IIFT 2012 Question Paper
For the following questions answer them individually
Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
dionot means oak tree
blyonot means oak leaf
blycrin means maple leaf
Which word could mean “maple syrup”
Gita is older than her cousin Mita. Mita’s brother Bhanu is older than Gita. When Mita and Bhanu are visiting Gita, all three like to play a game of Monopoly. Mita wins more often than Gita does. Which of the following can be concluded from the above?
Priya is taller than Tiya and shorter than Siya.
Riya is shorter than Siya and taller than Priya.
Riya is taller than Diya, who is shorter than Tiya.
Arrange them in order of descending heights.
Statement 1: All chickens are birds.
Statement 2: Some chickens are hens.
Statement 3: Female birds lay eggs.
If the above statement are facts, then which of the following must also be a fact?
I. All birds lay eggs.
II. Hens are birds.
III. Some chickens are not hens.
Statement 1: Pictures can tell a story.
Statement 2: All storybooks have pictures.
Statement 3: Some storybooks have words.
If the above statement are facts, then which of the following must also be a fact?
I. Pictures can tell a story better than words can.
II. The stories in storybook are very simple
III. Some storybooks have both words and pictures.
Some information is provided in the paragraph below. Answer the questions based on this information
A weekly television show routinely stars six actors, J, K, L, M, N and O. Since the show has been on the air for a long time, some of the actors are good friends and some do not get along at all. In an effort to keep peace, the director sees to it that friends work together and enemies do not. Also, as the actors have become more popular, some of them need time off to do other projects. To keep the schedule working, the director has a few things she must be aware of:
 J will only work on episodes on which M is working
 N will not work with K under any circumstances.
 M can only work every other week, in order to be free to film a movie.
 At least three of the actors must appear in every weekly episode.
In a show about L getting a job at the same company J already works for and K used to work for, all three actors will appear. Which of the following is true about the other actors who may appear?
Next week, the show involves N’s new car and O’s new refrigerator. Which of the following is true about the actors who may appear?
Some information is provided in the paragraph below. Answer the questions based on this information.
Era is in charge of seating the speakers at a table. In addition to the moderator, there will be a pilot, a writer, an attorney, and an explorer. The speakers’ names are Gaj, Hema, Jaya, Kumar, and Lalit
 The moderator must sit in the middle, in seat #3
 The attorney cannot sit next to the explorer
 Lalit is the pilot
 The writer and the attorney sit on either side of the moderator
 Hema, who is not the moderator, sits between Kumar and Jaya.
 The moderator does not sit next to Jaya or Lalit
 Gaj, who is attorney, sits in seat #4.
