IBM Placement Paper - Reasoning Test held Mumbai on 3rd Feb 2011

IBM Placement Paper - Reasoning Test held Mumbai on 3rd Feb 2011

1.Given below are five sentences, ie A), B), C), D) and E). Arrange them in proper order so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the following questions.
A) It assumes incorrectly that the amount of business activity in an economy is fixed.
B) Since that time, productivity in agriculture has increased tremendously.
C) It is tempting to conclude that if productivity increases, then employment must go down.
D) In fact, if workers are available, entrepreneurs can match them with new business ideas and investment capital and thus increase the total amount of business activity in an economy.
E) After all, 200 years ago virtually all people who could work worked in agriculture.

2. Which sentence will come at 'second' place in the paragraph?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E


3. Which sentence will come at 'last' place in the paragraph?
1) E
2) D
3) C
4) B
5) A

4. Which will be the 'first' sentence in the paragraph?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) E

5. Which will be the 'fourth' sentence in the paragraph?
1) E
2) D
3) C
4) B
5) A

6. Which sentence will come at 'third' place in the paragraph?
1) B
2) D
3) A
4) E
5) C