The sample question paper for Management Trainees post in Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd. (HOCL) is as follows:

1. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?
(1) 115
(2) 145
(3) 95
(4) 155
(5) 75 (ans)
Solutions : Only 75 is divisible by 3.

2. How many meaningful words can be made from the letters ADEL using each letter only once?
(1) None
(2) One
(3) Two
(4) Three (ans)
(5) More than three
Solutions : Three meaningful words
DEAL, LEAD, LADE

3. How many such pairs of letters are there in the word "ADVERTISE', each of which has as many letters between them in the word, as they have in the English alphabet ?
(1) None
(2) One (ans)
(3) Two
(4) Three
(5) More than three
Solutions : Only one such pair is 'DI'.

4. In a certain code, FUEL is written as $%#6 and KITE is written as @?7#. How is LIFE written in that code?
(1) 6%$#
(2) 6$%#
(3) 6?$#
(4) 6%?#
(5) None of these (ans)
Solutions : F U E L
? ? ? ?
$ % # 6
and K I T E
? ? ? ?
@ ? 7 #
So, L I F E
? ? ? ?
6 ? $ #

5. If in the word CUSTOMIZE all the consonants are replaced by the previous letter and all the vowels are replaced by the next letter in English alphabet and then all the letters are arranged alphabetically from left to right, which letter will be fourth from the right?
(1) R (ans)
(2) T
(3) L
(4) M
(5) None of these
Solutions : According to question,
New arrangement : B V R S P L J Y F
Alphabetically arranged : B F J L P R S V Y
So, R is fourth from right end.

Directions (Q. 6 -10) In each of the questions below are given four statements followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given statement to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

6. Statements All flowers are fruits. No fruit is juice. Some juices are proteins. All proteins are vitamins.
Conclusions I. Some vitamins are fruits.
II. Some juices are vitamins.
III. No flower is juice.
(1) Only I and II follow
(2) Only I and III follow
(3) All I, II and III follow
(4) Only II and III follow (ans)
(5) None of the above

7. Statements Some bags are suits. All suits are trousers. Some trousers are shirts. All shirts are coats.
Conclusions I. Some trousers are coats.
II. Some bags are trousers.
III. Some suits are coats.
(1) Only I and II follow (ans)
(2) Only I follows
(3) Only I and III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None of the above

8. Statements All books are novels. Some novels are poems. Some poems are stories. No story is a movie.
Conclusions I. Some books are poems.
II. Some movies are novels.
III. No movie is a novel.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only I and II follow
(3) Only either II or III follows (ans)
(4) None follows
(5) None of the above

9. Statements All cups are bowls. All bowls are trays. Some trays are plates. No plates is spoon.
Conclusions I. Some bowls are plates.
II. Some cups are spoon.
III. No cups is spoon.
(1) Only I follows
(2) Only II follows
(3) Only II and III follow
(4) All follow
(5) None of these (ans)

10. Statements Some towers are pillars. Some pillars are buildings. All buildings are flats. No flat is house.
Conclusions I. No building is house.
II. Some towers are houses.
III. Some towers are flats.
(1) None follows
(2) Only I follows (ans)
(3) Only II and III follows
(4) All follow
(5) None of the above

11. Statements V $ Y, Y @ Z, Z % X, X # T

Conclusions I. T # Z

II. X # Y

III. Z « Y

(1) None follows (ans)

(2) Only I follows

(3) Only II and III follow

(4) Only I and III follow

(5) None of the above

Solutions :

V $ Y ? V = Y

Y @ Z ? Y ? Z

Z % X ? Z ? X

X # T ? X > T

From all above statements,

V = Y ? Z ? X > T

Conclusions I. T # Z ? T > Z (False)

II. X # Y ? X > Y (False)

III. Z « Y ? Z < Y (False)

None follows.



12. Statements R @ J, J % F, F « E, E % M

Conclusions I. M # J

II. F % M

III. M « R

(1) Only I follows (ans)

(2) Only II follows

(3) Only III follows

(4) Only I and II follow

(5) All follow

Solutions :

R @ J ? R ? J

J % F ? J ? F

F « E ? F < E

E % M ? E ? M

From all above statements,

R ? J ? F < E ? M

Conclusions I. M # J ? M > J (True)

II. F % M ? F ? M (True)

III. M « R ? M < R (False)

Only (I) follows



13. Statements H # R, R @ L, L « W, W % F

Conclusions I. H # L

II. F # L

III. H $ F

(1) Only I follows

(2) Only I and II follow (ans)

(3) Only II and III follow

(4) Only either I or II follows

(5) All follow

Solutions :

H # R ? H > R

R @ L ? R ? L

L « W ? L < W

W % F ? W ? F

From all above statements,

H > R ? L < W ? F

Conclusions I. H # L ? H > L (True)

II. F # L ? F > L (True)

III. H $ F ? H = F (False)

So, only (I) and (II) follows.



14. Statements M # K, M $ F, F % Q, Q « H

Conclusions I. H # K

II. Q # K

III. Q @ M

(1) Only I and II follow

(2) Only either I or II follows

(3) All I, II and III follow (ans)

(4) Only II and III follow

(5) None of these

Solutions :

M # K ? M > K

M $ F ? M = F

F % Q ? F ? Q

Q « H ? Q < H

From all above statements,

K < M = F ? Q < H

Conclusions I. H # K ? H > K (True)

I. Q # K ? Q > K (True)

III. Q @ M ? Q ? M (True)

So, all follow.



15. Statements D « Q, Q $ L, L # T, T % H

Conclusions I. D « L

II. L @ H

III. H « L

(1) Only I follow

(2) Only I and II follow

(3) Only either II or III follows

(4) All I, II and III follow

(5) Only I and either II or III follow (ans)

Solutions :

D « Q ? D < Q

Q $ L ? Q = L

L # T ? L > T

T % H ? T ? H

From all above statements,

D < Q = L > T ? H

Conclusions I. D « L ? D < L (True)

II. L @ H ? L ? H (False)

III. H « L ? H < L (False)

Only (I) and either (II) or (III) follow.