ICICI Interview procedure


Aptitude Question Paper (2003)

Date: Duration: 90 minutes Max. Marks:

Instructions: 1) All the questions are compulsory.

1. Figures to the right indicate the marks for each 
question of that section. 
2. Answer the questions by drawing a circle around the 
option that you think is correct 

I.ICICI   English Language Ability  questions:

A. Part I [1 x 7 = 7 Marks] 

Questions 1-7 are incomplete sentences. Beneath each 
sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A), 
(B), (C) and (D). Choose the one word or phrase that best 
completes the sentence. 

1. After the funeral, the residents of the apartment 
building __________ 
a. sent faithfully flowers all weeks to the cemetery. 
b. sent to the cemetery each week flowers faithfully. 
c. sent flowers faithfully to the cemetery each week. 
d. sent each week faithfully to the cemetery flowers.
2. Because the first pair of pants did not fit properly, he 
asked for ________ 
a. another pants 
b. others pants 
c. the others ones 
d. another pair
3. The committee has met and _________ 
a. they have reached a decision 
b. it has formulated themselves some opinions 
c. its decision was reached at 
d. it has reached a decision
4. Alfred Adams has not ________ 
a. lived lonelynessly in times previous 
b. never before lived sole 
c. ever lived alone before 
d. before lived without the company of his friends
5. John?s score on the test is the highest in the class; 
___________ 
a. he should study last night 
b. he should have studied last night 
c. he must have studied last night 
d. he must had to study last night
6. Henry will not be able to attend the meeting tonight 
because _________ 
a. he must to teach a class 
b. he will be teaching a class 
c. of he will teach a class 
d. he will have teaching a class
7. Having been served lunch, __________ 
a. the problem was discussed by the members of the 
committee 
b. the committee members discussed the problem 
c. it was discussed by the committee members the problem 
d. a discussion of the problem was made by the members of 
the committee
A.
Part II [1 x 7 = 7 Marks] 

In question 8-14, each sentence has four underlined words 
or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are 
marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Identify the one underlined 
word or phrase that must be changed in order for the 
sentence to be correct. 
1. The main office of the factory can be found in Maple 
Street in New York City. 
a. the main 
b. be found 
c. in 
d. in
2. Because there are less members present tonight than 
there were last night, we must wait until the next meeting 
to vote. 
a. less 
b. than 
c. were 
d. to vote
3. David is particularly fond of cooking, and he often 
cooks really delicious meals. 
a. particularly 
b. fond of 
c. often cooks 
d. really
4. The progress made in space travel for the early 1960s is 
remarkable. 
a. progress 
b. made 
c. in space 
d. for
5. Sandra has not rarely missed a play or concert since she 
was seventeen years old. 
a. not rarely 
b. a play 
c. since 
d. was seventeen years old
6. The governor has not decided how to deal with the new 
problems already. 
a. The 
b. has 
c. how to deal with 
d. already
7. There was a very interesting news on the radio this 
morning about the earthquake in Italy. 
a. there was 
b. a 
c. on the 
d. about
A.

B. Part III [1 x 6 = 6 Marks] 

In question 15-20, the given pair of words contains a 
specific relationship to each other. Select the best pair 
of choices which expresses the same relationship as the 
given.

1. PROCRASTINATOR : DELAY :: 
a. flatterer : undermine 
b. genius : creativity 
c. tyrant : influence 
d. general : salute
2. APIARY : BEE :: 
a. mountain : skier 
b. airport : flight 
c. schedule : event 
d. stable : horse
3. OVATION : APPLAUSE :: 
a. grief : loss 
b. rout : defeat 
c. triumph : failure 
d. pathway : ruin
4. DOLPHIN : FLIPPER :: 
a. insect : antenna 
b. burglar : mask 
c. gull : wing 
d. plane : radar
5. WATERTIGHT : MOISTURE :: 
a. hermetic : air 
b. combatant : strife 
c. somnolent : boredom 
d. ocean : shore
6. PLAYWRIGHT : SCRIPT :: 
a. composer : score 
b. physician : diagnosis 
c. verse : poet 
d. king : parliament
A. Part IV [1 x 5 = 5 Marks] 

In question 21-25, choose the best word, which is most 
opposite in the meaning to the given word.

1. LUCID 
a. underlying 
b. complex 
c. luxurious 
d. tight
2. LATITUDE 
a. frenzy 
b. attitude 
c. altitude 
d. restriction
3. GRATUITOUS 
a. Noticeable 
b. Useful 
c. Needful 
d. Original
4. MERITORIOUS 
a. Simple 
b. Inferior 
c. Unrewarding 
d. Young
5. VOUCHSAFE 
a. steal 
b. postpone 
c. refuse 
d. injure
A. ICICI Passage Comprehension questions

[1 x 7 = 7 Marks] 
Line 1. A recent investigation by scientists at the U.S. 
Geological Survey shows that strange animal behavior might 
help predict earthquakes. Investigators found such 
occurrences within a ten-kilometer radius of the epicenter 
of a fairly recent quake. Some birds screeched and flew 
about wildly; dogs yelped and ran around uncontrollably.
Line 5. Scientists believe that animals can perceive 
environmental changes several hours or even days before the 
mishaps. Animals were notes as being restless for several 
weeks before a Tashkent, Uzbekistan, earthquake. An hour 
before the disaster, domestic animals refused to go indoors 
and dogs howled and barked furiously. In 1960, an 
earthquake struck Agadir in Morocco. Survivors recall that 
stray animals, including dogs, were seen streaming out of 
town before the earthquake. In a safari zoo near San 
Francisco, llamas would not eat the evening before a 1979 
quake, and they ran around wildly all night.
Line 12. Unusual animal behavior preceding earthquakes has 
been noted for centuries. British Admiral Robert Fitzroy 
reported huge flocks of screaming seabirds over Conception, 
Chile, in 1835. An hour and half later, dogs were seen 
fleeing, and ten minutes later the town was destroyed. 
Similar stories of chickens running around in apparent 
states of panic, horses trembling and dogs barking 
incessantly were recorded throughout the eighteenth and 
nineteenth centuries by survivors of earthquake destruction 
in India, Yugoslavia, Peru, Mexico and the Unites States.
Line 18. In 1976, after monitoring bizarre animal behavior, 
the Chinese predicted a devastating earthquake. Although 
hundreds of thousand of people were killed, the government 
was able to evacuate millions of others people and thus 
keep the death toll at a lower level.
1. What prediction may be made by observing animal 
behavior? 
a. An impending earthquake 
b. The number of people who will die 
c. The ten-kilometer radium from the epicenter 
d. The fact that an earthquake has occurred.
2. The author implies that animals are aware of an 
impending earthquake because 
a. Of their intelligence 
b. They have certain instinctive abilities to perceive that 
human do not possess 
c. They are generally closer to the epicenter than the 
human observers 
d. They react to other animal behaviors
3. The word "evacuate" in line 20 closest in meaning to 
a. remove 
b. exile 
c. Destroy 
d. emaciate
4. All of the following statement are true EXCEPT 
a. some animals may be able to sense an approaching 
earthquake 
b. by observing animal behavior scientist perhaps can 
predict earthquakes 
c. the Chines have successfully predicted an earthquake and 
saved may lives 
d. only dogs and horses seem to possess the special 
perception that allows them to predict earthquakes
5. In line 3 the word " epicenter" is nearest in meaning to 
a. stratosphere 
b. Contour 
c. Periphery 
d. Core
6. The passage implies that if scientist can accurately 
predict earthquakes there will be 
a. fewer animal going crazy 
b. a lower death rate 
c. fewer people evacuated 
d. fewer environmental changes
7. In line 18 "devastating" means most nearly the same as 
a. destructive 
b. voracious 
c. intense 
d. forthcoming

I.ICICI  Logical and Analytical Reasoning Ability questions


A. Part I : Logical Reasoning Ability [1 x 9 = 9 Marks] 

For Question 1-5 : Six actors ? Bob, Carol, Dave. Ed, 
Frank, and Grace ? are auditioning for a part in an off-
Broadway play. The auditions for a part in an off-Broadway 
play. The auditions will take place over four consecutive 
days, starting on a Thursday. Each actor will have one 
audition. The days on which the different actors will 
audition must conform to the following conditions :
At least one audition will take place on any day.
No more than two auditions will take place on any day
No more than 3 auditions will take place on any two 
consecutive days
Bob?s audition must take place on Saturday
Carol?s audition must take place on the same day as another 
audition
Frank?s audition must take place on a day before grace?s 
audition 
Dave?s audition must take place on a day after Ed?s audition
1. if only one audition takes place on Thursday, which 
actor could have that audition 
a. Bob 
b. Carol 
c. Dave 
d. Frank 
e. Grace
2. If Bob?s and frank?s auditions are on the same day, 
which of the following must be true 
a. Dave?s audition will take place on Thursday 
b. Dave?s audition will take place on Friday 
c. Grace?s audition will take place on Thursday 
d. Carol?s audition will take place on Sunday 
e. Ed?s audition will take place on Sunday

3. If the director decides to two hold the auditions on 
Thursday and two on Sunday, how many actors would be 
eligible to audition on Friday 
a. 1 
b. 2 
c. 3 
d. 4 
e. 5
4. If Ed and Grace have their auditions on the same day, 
which of the following must be true? 
a. Ed?s audition will take place on Thursday 
b. Frank?s audition will take place on Thursday 
c. Carol?s audition will take place on Saturday 
d. Grace?s audition will take place on Saturday 
e. Carol?s audition will take place on Sunday
5. If Ed?s audition is on Saturday, which of the following 
actors cannot audition on the same day as any other actor? 
a. Bob 
b. Carol 
c. Ed 
d. Frank 
e. Grace
For Question 6-9 : As part of their sports physicals, seven 
collegiate athletes ? F, G, H, I, J, K & L ? are being 
weighed. In announcing the results of the physical exams, 
the coach has given the following information:
None of the athletes is exactly the same weight as another 
athlete
K is heavier than L, but lighter than H
I is heavier than J
Both F and G are heavier than H.
6. Each of the following could be true EXCEPT 
a. F is the heaviest 
b. G is the heaviest 
c. I is the heaviest 
d. More than three athletes are heavier than K 
e. More than three athletes are lighter than K

7. Which of the following, if true, would be sufficient to 
determine which athlete is the lightest? 
a. I is the heaviest 
b. I is lighter than K 
c. K is heavier than J 
d. J is heavier than K 
e. Exactly five students are lighter than F
8. If J is heavier than F, how many different rankings, by 
weight, of the athletes are possible? 
a. 1 
b. 2 
c. 4 
d. 6 
e. 8
9. If H is heavier than I, which of the following CANNOT be 
true? 
a. I?s weight is equal to the average of F?s weight and G?s 
weight 
b. I?s weight is equal to the average of K?s weight and L?s 
weight 
c. J?s weight is equal to the average of K?s weight and L?s 
weight 
d. J is the second lightest 
e. J is the lightest
A. Part II : Logical Reasoning Questions [2 x 8 = 16 Marks] 
Select the best answer for each of the following questions.
1. Someone wishes to deduce the conclusion that there are 
at least two men in Calcutta who have exactly the same 
number of hair on their heads. He begins with a premise 
that there are more men in Calcutta than there are hair on 
the head of any person in the entire world(whether men or 
women). 
The desired conclusion can be validly deduced
a. From the original premise just as it stands 
b. If we add a premise that no man in Calcutta is 
completely bald, but not from the original premise as it 
stands. 
c. If we add the premise that there are at least as many 
men in Calcutta as women, but not from the original premise 
as it stands. 
d. Only if we add the premise that no man in Calcutta is 
completely bald, but not from the premise as it exactly 
stands. 
e. Only if we add the premise that there are at least as 
many men in Calcutta as women, but not from the original 
premise as it stands.
2. Department stores range from two to eight floors in 
height .If a store has more than three floors, it has an 
elevator.
If the statements above are true, which of the following 
must also be true?
a. Second floors do not have elevators 
b. Seventh floors have elevators 
c. Only floors above the third floors have elevators 
d. All floors may be reached by elevators 
e. Some two-floor department stores do not have elevators
1. A valid argument is often defined as one in which it is 
not possible for all the premises to be true and the 
conclusion false. A circular argument is sometimes defined 
as one on which one of the premises is identical to the 
conclusion.
From these definitions we can infer that?
a. Every circular argument is valid 
b. Every argument is circular. 
c. No circular argument is valid 
d. Some circular arguments are valid, and some are not. 
e. Some circular arguments are not valid, and some valid 
arguments are not circular.
Questions 13 and 14 refer to the following scenario:
In a horse race involving six horses, three of the entries 
were Bag O?Bones, Cold Molasses, and Three-Leg Charlie. All 
six horses finished, one after the other.
1. No horse finished ahead of Cold Molasses, and no horse 
finished behind Bag O?Bones. Also, no horse finished 
between Cold Molasses and Three-Leg Charlie. Therefore,
a. Cold Molasses finished second or third. 
b. Bag O?Bones came in fourth or better. 
c. Three-Leg Charlie finished second or third. 
d. Three-Leg Charlie may have finished first, but atleast 
he did not finish last. 
e. Bag O?Bones finished ahead of Cold Molasses. 
1. Four horses finished between Bag O?Bones and Cold 
Molasses. Therefore,
a. Cold Molasses finished last. 
b. Bag O?Bones finished second or third. 
c. Bag O?Bones finished fifth. 
d. Three-Leg Charlie did not finish last. 
e. Either Bag O?Bones finished fifth, or Three-Leg Charlie 
came in third. 
1. Administrators and executives are members of the most 
stable occupation.
The stability mentioned in the above statement could be 
dependent on each of the following factors except
a. Training and skills. 
b. Nature of the occupation. 
c. Status 
d. Relatively high income 
e. Rate of turnover
1. A recent newspaper feature story listed several factors, 
as "predictors" of likelihood of premature death .Two of 
these factors were a sedentary life style without regular 
physical exercise, and sleeping more than 12 hours daily.
If a person were to respond to this news by both joining as 
an exercise club and buying an alarm clock, that person 
would probably be
a. Mistaking an explanation for an argument 
b. Mistaking an argument for an explanation 
c. Mistaking a premise for a conclusion 
d. Mistaking a cause for an indicator 
e. Mistaking an indicator by a cause
1. Ellen : "All three of Shirley?s children have the 
measles!"
Lois: "As a matter of fact, all three of Shirley?s children 
are fine!"
Accepting the assumption that nobody who has measles is 
fine, which of the following is true about this exchange?
a. It is possible that both Ellen and Lois are right about 
Shirley?s children. 
b. It is possible that both Ellen and Lois are mistaken 
about Shirley?s children. 
c. Either Ellen is right about Shirley?s children, or Lois 
is right about them, but they are not both right. 
d. Ellen and Lois might be both right about Shirley?s 
children, and they might both be wrong about them. 
e. None of these alternatives correctly identifies the 
possibilities for this scenario.

I. ICICI Problem Solving Ability questions

A. Part I : Problem Solving Ability [1 x 25 = 25 Marks] 
1. A truck departed from Newton at 11:53a.m. and arrived in 
Far City, 240 miles away, at 4:41 p.m. on the same day. 
What was the approximate average speed of the truck on this 
trip?
a. 16/1,200 MPH 
b. 40/288 MPH 
c. 1,494/240 MPH 
d. 50 MPH
1. If m,n,o and p are real numbers, each of the following 
expressions equals m(nop) EXCEPT
a. (op)(mn) 
b. ponm 
c. (mn)(mo)(mp) 
d. (mp)(no)
1. If the ratio of women to men in a meeting is 4 to 1, 
what percent of the persons in the meeting are men?
a. 20% 
b. 25% 
c. 33 1/3% 
d. 80%
1. Tom received 89, 94, 86, and 96 on the first algebra 
tests. What grade must he receive on his last test to have 
an average of 92?
a. 92 
b. 94 
c. 91 
d. 95
1. If the measures of the three angles of a triangle are 
(3x + 15), (5x - 15), and (2x + 30), what is the measure of 
each angle?
a. 75 
b. 60 
c. 45 
d. 25
1. Which of the following equations can be used to find a 
number x, if the difference between the square of this 
number and 21 is the same as the product of 4 times the 
number?
a. x - 21 = 4x 
b. x2- 21 = 4x 
c. x2 = 21-4x 
d. x + 4x2=21
1. Emile receives a flat weekly salary of Rs.240 plus 12% 
commission of the total volume of all sales he makes. What 
must his rupees volume be in a week if he is to make a 
total weekly of Rs.540?
a. Rs.2,880 
b. Rs.3,600 
c. Rs.6,480 
d. Rs.2,500
1. A and B undertake to do a work for Rs.56. A can do it 
alone in 7 days and B in 8 days. If with the assistance of 
a boy they finish the work in 3 days then the boy gets Rs.--
a. 11 
b. 45 
c. 43 
d. 21
1. A postal truck leaves its station and heads for Chicago, 
averaging 40mph. An error in the mailing schedule is 
spotted and 24 minutes after the truck leaves, a car is 
sent to overtake the truck. If the car averages 50mph, how 
long will it take to catch the postal truck?
a. 1.6 hours 
b. 3 hours 
c. 2 hours 
d. 1.5 hours
1. In a class of 40 students, 30 speak French and 20 speak 
German. What is the lowest possible number of students who 
speak both languages?
a. 5 
b. 20 
c. 15 
d. 10
1. The value of B in the equation a = (h/2)(B+b) is
a. (2a - b)/h 
b. 2h/a - b 
c. 2a - b 
d. 2a/h ? b
1. 
2. The perimeter of a square inscribed in the circumference 
of radius R is
a. 4R 
b. 8R 
c. 2R(2)1/2 
d. 4R(2)1/2
1. If R,S, and Q can wallpaper a house in 8 hours and R and 
S can do it in 12 hours, how long will it take Q alone to 
wallpaper the house ?
a. 12 hours 
b. 24 hours 
c. 8 hours 
d. 20 hours
1. An old picture has dimensions 33 inches by 24 inches. 
What one length must be cut from each dimension so that the 
ratio of the shorter side to the longer side is 2:3?
a. 2 inches 
b. 6 inches 
c. 9 inches 
d. 10 1/2 inches

1. In a group of 30 people the average height is 6 feet and 
2 inches. Therefore, we can assume that
1. everyone is 6ft and 2 inches
2. most of the people are 6ft and 2 inches.
3. not all could be taller than 6ft and 2 inches.
a. 2 only 
b. 3 only 
c. 1 and 2 only 
d. 1, 2 and 3
1. One wall being made entirely of bricks is 40% built. If 
we need 1,200 more bricks to complete the wall, how many 
bricks will the wall have ?
a. 1,500 
b. 1,800 
c. 2,000 
d. 2,400
1. In a College Bookstore where all books are the same 
price, a + b books are selling for Rs.1,000. Myron buys 12 
books and for each one has a discount of Rs.1. How much 
does Myron need to pay ?
a. [(a + b) - 1] x 12 
b. [(a + b)/1000 - 1] x 12 
c. [(1000/(a + b)) - 1] x 12 
d. [a + b] x 1
1. A square is inscribed in a circle of area 18p. What is 
the length of a side of the square ?
a. 6 
b. 3 
c. 3(2)1/2 
d. 6(2)1/2
1. A box contains 6 red marbles and 4 blue marbles. What is 
the probability that if 2 marbles are simultaneously drawn 
from the box, both will be red ?
a. 2/3 
b. 1/3 
c. 1/2 
d. 1/5
1. If it is 250 kms from Delhi to Chandigarh and 120 kms 
from Delhi to Jaipur, what percentage of the distance from 
Delhi to Chandigarh is the distance from Delhi to Jaipur?
a. 12 
b. 24 
c. 36 
d. 48
1. A car goes 15 kms on a litre of petrol. When it is 
driven at 60 kms per hour it only goes 80% as far. How many 
litres of petrol will it take to travel 120 kms driving at 
60 kms per hour?
a. 2 
b. 6.4 
c. 8 
d. 9.6
1. The solution of the equation 4 - 5(2y + 4) = 4 is
a. 1.-2/5 
b. 8 
c. 4 
d. -2
1. I went to Lucky Duck Casino and in the first game I lost 
one-third of my money, in the second game I lost half of 
the rest. If I still have Rs.1,000, how much money did I 
have when I arrived at the Casino?
a. Rs.1,000 
b. Rs.2,000 
c. Rs.3,000 
d. Rs.6,000 
e. 
1. For each Rupee spent by the sales department, the 
research department spends 20 paise. For every Rs. 4 spent 
by the research department, the packing department spends 
Rs.1.50. The triple ratio of the money spent by the sales 
department to the money spent by the research department to 
the money spent by the packing department can be expressed 
as
a. 40 : 8 : 3 
b. 20 : 4 : 1 
c. 8 : 4 : 1 
d. 1 : 1 : 5 
e. 2 : 1 : 5
1. From the beginning to the end of 1996, the price of a 
rare book rose 20 percent. In 1997, it dropped 25 percent. 
In 1998, it rose 20 percent. What percent of 1996`s 
starting price is 1998`s starting price?
a. 90 
b. 95 
c. 100 


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