Tata Consulting Service | Aptitude Test-Synonyms

1. what is the synonyms of ACUMEN

a. exactness
b. potential
c. shrewdness
d. bluntness
e. None of these
ans:c
2. what is the synonyms of BEHEST
a. behavior
b. hold down
c. hold up
d. relieve
e. condemn
ans:b
3. what is the synonyms of DISCRETION
a. prudence
b. consistency
c. precipice
d. disturbance
e. distemper
ans:a
4. what is the synonyms of ORDAIN
a. arrange
b. command
c. contribute
d. establish
e. control
ans:b
5. what is the synonyms of FLORID
a. ornate
b. thriving
c. artistic
d. elegant
e. None of these
ans:a

6. what is the synonyms of PENITENCE

a. liking
b. insightful
c. attractive
d. penetrable
e. compunction
ans:e
7. what is the synonyms of WHET
a. stimulate
b. humorous
c. inculate
d. dampen
e. None of these
ans:a
8. what is the synonyms of INCENTIVE
a. reflex
b. amplitude
c. inflection
d. provocation
e. escutcheon
ans:d
9. what is the synonyms of LATITUDE
a. scope
b. segment
c. globule
d. legislature
e. lamentation
ans:a
10. what is the synonyms of MORTIFY
a. make a cavity
b. displease
c. humiliate
d. relapse
e. murder
ans:c
11. what is the synonyms of ADAGE
a. advice
b. proverb
c. enlargement
d. advantage

e. usage
ans:b
12. what is the synonyms of TO DISPEL
a. to dissipate
b. to dissent
c. to distort
d. to disfigure
e. to dissect
ans:a
13. what is the synonyms of ERRATIC
a. unromantic
b. free
c. popular
d. steady
e. unknown
ans:e
14. what is the synonyms of TO MERIT
a. to embrace
b. to devote
c. to deserve
d. to combine
e. to display
ans:c
15. what is the synonyms of RAPT
a. lively
b. concealed
c. engrossed
d. prototype
e. None of these
ans:b
16. what is the synonyms of TO HEAP
a. to pile
b. to forbid
c. to proceed
d. to share
e. to stoop
ans:a
17. what is the synonyms of CAJOLE
a. coax
b. motivate

c. profound
d. mollify
e. evade
ans:a
OVULATE
a. penury
b. immunize
c. fertilize
d. reproduce
e. incisions
ans:c
18. what is the synonyms of ABODE
a. clay
b. obstacle
c. dwelling
d. bind
e. to beguile
ans:c
19. what is the synonyms of POTENTIAL
a. latent
b. hysterical
c. conventional
d. symmetrical
e. conscientious
ans:a
20. what is the synonyms of EXTRICATE
a. terminate
b. isolate
c. liberate
d. simplify
e. frustrate
ans:c
21. what is the synonyms of DISPARITY
a. inequality
b. impartiality
c. unfairness
d. twist
e. None of these
ans:a
22. what is the synonyms of TO CONFISCATE
a. to harass

b. to repulse
c. to console
d. to appropriate
e. to congregate
ans:d
23. what is the synonyms of PIOUS
a. historic
b. devout
c. multiple
d. fortunate
e. authoritative
ans:b
24. what is the synonyms of LETHARGY
a. reminiscence
b. category
c. fallacy
d. unanimity
e. stupor
ans:e
25. what is the synonyms of CARGO
a. cabbage
b. camel
c. lance
d. freight
e. flax
ans:d
26. what is the synonyms of OVATION
a. oration
b. gesture
c. emulation
d. applause
e. nourish
ans:d
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | Placement Paper - Jan

15, 2010
Company Name : TCS
Type : Fresher
Exam/Interview Date : 15-Jan-2010
No of Rounds : Aptitude Test, Techincal Round-1, Client/Manager
Interview
Job Interview, Question Paper Writeup. : there are 4 rounds took
place from which last three are interviews (some student faced 4 or 5
too. But 3 are must). First round is Aptitude. Unlike earlier TCS
aptitude, this contain only quantitative question. There were 35
quantitative questions for which 80 minutes are given. Questions are
somewhat lengthy. I think TCS has changed there are aptitude pattern.
After aptitude shortlisted student are faced three interviews. There
were no shortlisting between interviews. Although they told that first is
technical second is managerial and third is personal interview, first and
third interview are mostly on technical.
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Tata Consultancy Services | Vocabulary, Synonyms and

Antonyms
1. Depreciation = deflation,depression,devaluation,fall,slump
2. Depricate = feel and express disapproval
3. Incentive = thing one encourages one to do
4. Echelon = level of authority or responsibility
5. Innovation = make changes or introduce new things
6. Intermittant = externally stopping and then starting
7. Detrimental = harmful
8. Conciliation = make less angry or more friendly
9. Orthodox = conventional or superstitious
10. Fallible = liable to err
11. Volatile = ever changing
12. Manifestion = clear or obvious
13. Reciprocal = reverse, opposite

14. Agrarian = related to agriculture

15. Vacillate = undecided or dilemma
16. Experdent = fitting proper , desirable
17. Simulate = produce artificially resembling an existing one
18. Access = to approach
19. Compensation= salary
20. Truncate = shorten by cutting
21. Adherance = stick
22. Heterogenous = non-similar things
23. Surplus = excessive
24. Assess = determine the amount or value
25. Cognizance = knowledge
26. Retrospective = review
27. Naive = innocent , rustic
28. Equivocate = tallying on both sides
29. Postulate = frame a theory
30. Latent = dormant, secret
31. Fluctuate = wavering
32. Eliminate = to reduce
33. Affinity = strong liking
34. Expedite = hasten
35. Console = to show sympathy
36. Adversary = opposition
37. Affable = lovable, approchable
38. Decomposable = rotten
39. Agregious = apart from crowd,especially bad
40. Conglomeration = group
41. Aberration = deviation
42. Erudite = wise, profound
43. Augury = prediction
44. Credibility = ability to common belief,quality of being credible
45. Coincident = incidentally
46. Constituent = accompanying
47. Differential = having or showing or making use of
48. Distention = act out,strtching out ,swelling out
49. Litigation = engaging in a law suite
50. Moratorium = legally or officially determined period of delay before the
fulfilment of the agrement or payment of debts
51. Negotiate = discuss or bargain
52. Preparation = act of preparing
53. Preponderant = superiority of power or quality
54. Relevance = quality of being relevant
55. Apparatus = appliance
56. Ignorance = blindness or inexperiance
57. Obsession = complex enthusiasm
58. Precipitate = Quicken.

59. timid = lack of self confidence

60. Irksome =annoying, tiresome,exaspirating
61. remonstrate = protest
62. whimsical =capricious, un-predictable, unusual
63. retrograde =move backward,degenerate.
64. veracious = truthfull
65. glib = fluent
66. rubble = broken stone.
67. quixotic = extravagantly idealistic; impractical
68. ameliorate = improve
69. misanthrope = hater of humanity, pessimist
70. platitude = trite remark
71. Foray =raid,incursion,venture,sortie,attack,assault
72. scatny = meager,insufficient
73. Frugality= Economy
74. multilingal = many languages
75. arid = dry
76. cognizant = knowledge
77. latitude = freedom from narrow limitations
78. inimical = adverse,hostile
79. cliche = trite _expression

Synonyms

1) Choleric = Hot Tempered, Irritate

2) Waif = Urchin, Abandoned Person
3) Florid = Ornate, Showy
4) Servility = Surrender
5) Tepid = Luke warm, Half hearted
6) Melee = Fight, Combat
7) Aplomb = Self-confidence, composure
8) Mawkish = Over emotional, weepy
9) Voracious = Hungry, eager, greedy
10) Clich = Commonplace, Truism
11) Pithy = Strong
12) Celibacy = Chastity, State of not being married
13) Retrograde = Worsen, Move backward
14) Foil = metal sheet, Layer of aluminum paper
15) Chaste = Pure, Modest
16) Furtive = Secret, Stealthy
17) Paradox = Contradiction
18) Alacrity = Eagerness, Readiness
19) Remiss = Careless
20) Repartee = Witty Report
21) Mundane = Normal
22) Moribund = Dying, Expiring
23) Banal = Stale, Common place, Usual

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Tarry = Delay
Misapprehension = Improper Understanding
Cleft = Split
Virulent = Poisonous, Dangerous
Indulgent = Obliging, Complaint
Tantamount = Equivalent
Repudiate = Reject, Deny, Renounce
Reprobate = Degenerate
Acclivity = an upward slope
Baneful = Destructive, Harmful
Chide = Scold
Circuitous = Indirect in action or language
Churlish = Brutish, Cruel, Rude
Latitude = Freedom, Liberty
Jettison = throw away, get rid of

Antonyms

1) Mollify = Enrage, Provoke

2) Inundate = Drain
3) Equanimity = Agitation
4) Gauche = Tactful
5) Exhume = Inter
6) Baleful = Beneficent
7) Anathematize = Bless
8) Enigmatic = Unambiguous
9) Pariah = Idol
10) Turbid = Limpid
---------------------------------------------------------Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | Placement Paper Pattern 04.Jan.2010
Company Name : TCS
Type : Fresher
Exam/Interview Date : 04-Jan-2010
No of Rounds : Client/Manager Interview
TCS came to guru nanak dev university amritsar on 3,4,5 january 2010
in panel of 20 members. out 500 students 250 cleared the test and
finally 137 were selected after interviews. and glad to say that i was
among that 137. i think this is the highest hit ratio for tcs ever.
The pattern was like :
1. Online test (3 sections)
2. Interviews (3->>technical,mr,hr)

1. for online test :

three sections were :
a) verbal (synonyms, antonyms,comprehension )
{40 question,20 minutes}
b) quantitative aptitude
{38 ques,40 mints}
c) critical reasoning
{3 parts with 4 questions each,30 mints}
for the first time the level was higher than discussed in previous years.
but still no big deal for a student of non-medical background. for a and
c sections just do 12th edition barron's 5 model papers. for b section
quant try the previous papers or a go through of r.s aggarrwal . no
negative marking so just the section-wise time management is the key
to success here.
2. interviews
(my test was on 4th jan but my interview turn came next day)
a) technical interview :
this round really tested me though i was all prepared my questions
were more detail demanding than my other friends.
this round is to mark two of your subjects of core interest (like data
structure, dbms, software engineering,os, networks) c/c++ concepts
and programming capability is plus point in this round along with your
project. you will be asked to write simple programs like prime no.,
factorial etc... the level of questions is easy, just basics, if they are
asking you tough one, just give your best try, you can go through
without answering any of them exactly. key is that just basics of core
subjects must be clear to you. and dont let yourself down if you are not
able to answer properly, keep trying answering the questions.
b) MR :
this round is to check your management skills. level of the questions
depends upon how you performed in technical round (remarks are
carried to next interviewer) just every day life experiences and
common sense is to be applied to answer the questions. use step-wise
terminology to answer. puzzles of easy level may also be there.
c) HR:
this round is personal interview round. just be clear about yourself,
memorize your resume. be diplomatically honest :) you will have to
clarify yourself about what info you have provided to them by any
means.
all the interview rounds are to test your confidence with what they ask
you. planning for preparation is more important than preparation itself.

they select the people who are confident about themselves, and they
hardly make mistakes in selecting. knowing less is not a problem if you
are sure about what you know. my exams of 7th semester ended on
21st december so i found it hard to study for tcs. i was nill till 25th
december and had to do all what i mentioned above. it took me 8 days
to plan and prepare to be sure by 3rd january that i will surely make
into the TCS. and now i am in TCS.
take help of your seniors who did it bcoz the pattern hardly changes.
take the help of internet for previous year papers. and its all for the
preparation. rest all is planning. all the best!!!
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Placement Paper For TCS | July 2008 ( Campus

Recruitment)
1. In a class 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If
2/9 of the girls and ?
of the boys are absent. What parts of the total number of
students are present?
(1) 23/30
(2) 23/36
(3) 18/49
(4) 17/25
2. The maximum number of students among whom 1001 pens
and 910 pencils can be distributed in such a way that each
students
gets same number of pens and same number of pencils. is :
(1) 91
(2) 910
(3) 1001
(4) 1911
3. Unit digit in (264) ^102+ (264)^ 103+ is:
(1) 0
(2) 4
(3) 6
(4) 8
4. Which one of the following is the least?
(1) 71/10
(2) 4/2
(3) 5/4
(4) 1/2

5. A person who spends 66 2/3% of his income is able to save

Rs.1, 200 per month.
His monthly expenses (in Rs) is:
(1) 1,200
(2) 2,400
(3) 3,300
(4) 3,200
6. If 80% of A =50% of B and B =x% of A, then the value of x
is :
(1) 400
(2) 300
(3) 160
(4) 150
7. If x is 80% of y, what percent of x is y?
(1) 75%
(2) 80%
(3) 100%
(4) 125%
8. In a town, the population was 8000. In one year, male
population increased by 10% and female population increased
by 8% but the total population increased by 9%. The number of
males in the town was:
(1) 4000
(2) 4500
(3) 5000
(4) 6000
9. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60%
of the boys and 50% of the girls passed. Find the percent of
the candidates failed?
(1)42.6
(2) 48.4
(3) 44.4
(4) 49.6
10. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A: C is:
(1) 28: 25
(2) 26: 25
(3) 3: 2
(4) 3: 1
11. Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should
the consumption of
sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not changes?
(1) 20
(2) 10

(3) 16 2/3
(4) 15
12. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The number of
boys are 510. Then the
total number of students in the school is :
(1) 850
(2) 1700
(3) 1830
(4) 1900
13. Applied to a bill for Rs.1, 00,000 the difference between a
discount of 40% and
two successive discount of 36% and 4% is :
(1) Nil
(2) Rs.1,440
(3) Rs.2,500
(4) Rs,4,000
14. A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If
he allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price,
how much profit or loss does he make, if any?
(1) 1% gain
(2) 1%loss
(3) 5%gain
(4) No gain, no loss
15. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as discount of
20% on a second
Article. The costs of the two articles can be :
(1)Rs.85, Rs.60
(2)Rs.60, Rs.40
(3)Rs.40, Rs.20
(4).Rs.80, Rs.60
16. An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If
on a certain day, He gets Rs.12.50 as commission, the cloth
sold through him on that day is worth:
(1) Rs.250
(2) Rs.500
(3) Rs.750
(4) 1,250
17. Compound interest (compounded annually) on a certain
sum of money for 2 Years at 4% per annum is Rs.102.The
simple interest on the same sum for the same rate and for the
same period will be :
(1) Rs.99
(2) Rs.101

(3) Rs.100
(4) 98
18. A sum of money becomes 7/6 of itself in 3 years at certain
rate of simple interest. The rate per annum is :
(1)16%
(2) 6 %
(3) 18%
(4) 25%
19. The simple interest in a certain sum at 5% per annum for 3
years and 4 years differ by Rs.42. The sum is :
(1) Rs.210
(2) Rs.280
(3) Rs.750
(4) Rs.840
20. If 'M ? N' means 'M is the daughter of N', 'M + N' means 'M
is the father of N', M N' means ' 'M is the mother of N',
and 'M N' means 'M is the brother of N' then in the expression
'P Q + R- T ? K', how 'P is related to K'?
1) Daughter-in-law
2) Sister-in-law
3) Aunt
4) Mother
5) None of these
Passage
A few days ago when the alleged murderer of Meerut professor Kavita
Rani decided to turn himself in to the law, he chose a television studio
to enact his surrender. For the rest of the day, the 'dramatic' act was
played ceaselessly on the channel, the flashing ticker a constant
reminder that the channel had exclusive pictures of the surrender.
To be honest, it wasn't a surprise. A few months ago, we at IBN7 were
telephoned by another killer on the run offering to come to the studio
to 'announce' his surrender. We prevaricated, and even suggested to
the man that he might be better off going to the police station. Sure
enough, an hour later, the killer had surfaced in a rival studio just a few
hundred metres away. May be next time we won't be quite so diffident.
Maybe next time it won't just be a surrender, but an actual 'murder'
that takes place inside a television studio, with the obvious flash, only
on this channel.
I am being dead serious. In the maddening whirl of 24-hour news
television, no one is quite sure just what direction so-called 'Reality TV'
will take. Why should you want to watch Bigg Boss when the real thing
is here?
The year 2006 was when Reality TV on Indian news channels took off
making the car chases and courtroom dramas that have dominated
American television shows seem like yesterday's tired features. A Patna

professor and his teenaged lover played out their love story on prime
time. A retired IPS officer transformed himself into a real-life Radha for
the television cameras. An elderly man from Madhya Pradesh brought
an obscure village onto the national map by claiming that he could
predict the time of his death. An item girl fought a smalltime musician
over a public kiss. A village of snakes, a car that allegedly could be
driven without anyone at the wheels, sea water that had turned
sweet... there was no end, it seems, to the 'imagination' of the
television channels. Not to forget the 'prince' of reality television: a
little boy from Haryana who, by falling into a roadside pit, ensured that
his rescue became a 24x7 soap opera that appeared to bring an entire
nation to a standstill.
The self-appointed media critics have been quick to jump at these
stories, accusing television channels of being purveyors of 'tamasha
news'. The socialist-style condescension that marks so much of
television criticism is not without irony The very newspapers and
newsmagazines that will write dismissively about news channels will
not think twice before doing cover stories on Ten ways to achieve
celebrity status' or spurious sex surveys on the Indian male. Bottom
line this is not a battle between 'responsible' print versus 'tabloid'
television. Instead, this is symptomatic of a deeper crisis of content
that pervades the entire media, print and television.
As newspapers have many more supplements, as television channels
become more and more competitive, there is obvious pressure to fill
news space. The results are apparent trivia gets passed off as news,
titillation of the viewer/ reader takes precedence over solid
information. Nor is it easy for a news editor to make the right choices.
Just put yourself in the mind of a television news editor, especially in a
Hindi news channel, where the competitive are perhaps the greatest.
What does the editor do when week after week he finds that the
programmes that get him maximum ratings are those where he has
'found' or, worse still, 'created' some 'action', preferably live and
unedited?
If the choice is between a group of professors engaged in a minor
scuffle with the police, and a cabinet meeting on disinvestments, the
temptation to stay with the 'action' story is obvious. After all, as the
venerable British broadcaster, the late Sir Robin Day, once put it,
Television tends to be a tabloid medium, at its best, when there is war
and disaster.
And yet let's not dismiss reality television as is being played out on the
news channels as being necessarily harmful. What the television critics
keep missing out on is that Reality TV, like all technology, is uniquely
amoral. It is neither good nor bad. It simply exists, like the Internet. It
exists and funnels social and political power to far greater numbers of
people than before.

During the Socialist Raj, Doordarshan dispensed advice through Krishi

Darshan and the viewers were supposed to have no mind of their own.
Reality TV recognizes the viewer as king. Maybe this leads to
sensationalism; maybe this leads to tamasha news and to tabloid
bulletins. But it also empowers the viewer in a very unique way. It
empowers him to sensationalize his life, to become an activist for
justice and to participate in public debates as never before. In the
process, it is heralding a much-needed change in traditional news
'hierarchies'.
The classical question of 'What is news?' is now being subjected to its
sternest examination yet. Should every speech made by the Prime
Minister or the President in Vigyan Bhavan merit the top headline of
the day? Why should ministerial handouts and banal statements make
the only 'news' in this country?
As a power shift is effected from State to civil society, should 'news'
not reflect more and more of the energies of the new India? And why
should individual stories of hope and despair not be prime time news?
Take for example, the Prince story. At the end of the day, the struggle
of a little boy to live was not just 'of' public interest, but also was 'in'
public interest. It's a story that deserved to be told, and told well. The
real question is: did it deserve to be told non-stop for 48 hours as if
there was no other news across the country and the world for an entire
weekend?
It is also important to recognize that the interests of civil society are
enhanced only when the complexities of the world around us are
unraveled. Not all these stories have 'action' or are necessarily 'viewerfriendly'. But that alone cannot minimize their importance. So, while
the Indo-US nuclear deal might not seem like the ideal television story,
it's story that again must be told and vigorously debated.
Similarly, while 'little Prince in the pit' might be an ideal television
news 'event', just why so many children below the age of six are still
going hungry in this country as revealed in a recent study is also a
story that deserves the same commitment to news gathering. The
'hunger story' may not quite get the ratings of a reality show, but to be
a prisoner of ratings alone would be to destroy the very soul of
journalism.
Of course, this is easier said than done in today's market-driven media
environment. But as journalists look to the future, the time for
introspection has come.
Maybe in 2007, there will be more stage-managed studio surrenders,
and many more stories of crime and passion that will be played out.
We will cover them no doubt with frenetic energy. But maybe we need
to save some of the energy to ask why murderers are choosing
television studios to make their confessional statements. The answer
may be interesting, if discomfiting.

21. According to the passage, Reality TV is

1) a nomenclature that snacks of vagueness.
2) a befitting nomenclature.
3) a befitting nomenclature given the success of shows like Bigg Boss.
4) not a just name because acts on it are after all orchestrated.
5) not dependence on any script.
22. The author takes a dig at media critics because he feels
1) they should not sit in judgment on what their television counterparts
do.
2) the print media is a worse titillator.
3) they are as much guilty of highlighting trivia.
4) they fail to recognize the main issue of crisis of content.
5) they are harping on something that has now become a part of the
wave.
23. The author makes Krishi Darshan
1) a major demerit of Doordarshan.
2) a major demerit of the Socialist Raj.
3) a symbol of the Doordarshan dictatorship.
4) a symbol of the Socialist Raj.
5) an antithesis of democracy.
24. The author is of the view that Reality TV
1) will continue to rule the roost as this is what viewers want.
2) should be taken with a pinch of salt because reality is not the same
a portrayed on your TV.
3) deserves a place on the TV but it should not usurp space of
significant issues.
4) will not last long because fashion is a fleeting concept.
5) needs to be stopped if people are to be saved from turning into
morons.
25. Which of the following is a correct statement on the basis
of the passage?
1) The author is among the first to grab at an opportunity for a Reality
TV show.
2) Bigg Boss is the epitome of Reality TV.
3) Television is not as responsible as the print media.
4) Reality TV is not necessarily harmful.
5) Reality TV keeps us away from art that is far removed from reality.
ANSWERS: 1.(1) 2.(1) 3.(1) 4.(4) 5.(2) 6.(3) 7.(4)
8.(1) 9.(3) 10.(1) 11.(3) 12.(2)13.(2) 14.(2) 15.(4) 16.
(2) 17.(3) 18.(1) 19.(4) 20.(5) 21. (1) 22. (3) 23.
(4) 24. (3) 25. (4)

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Latest Sample Placement Paper Of TCS For Year-200910 (Mathematic,English)

1. (38 x 142) (4096) =?
1) 337.25
2) 269.8
3) 490
4) 84.3125
5) None of these
2. 3 + 33.3 + 3.03 + 333 =?
1) 666
2) 636.33
3) 372.33
4) 672.66
5) None of these
3. (17.52)2 =?
1) 280.9504
2) 290.5904
3) 306.9504
4) 280.5904
5) None of these
4. (37% of 2370) (41% of 2105) =?
1) 13.85
2) 12.56
3) 13.10
4) 12.15
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 5-14): In the following passage there are blanks, each
of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the
passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits
the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words. It is a 5 that
Communists are opposed to economic reforms. The fact of the life is
that Communists are the most 6 fighters for economic reforms, the
reforms that lead to self-reliant and democratic economic development
with social justice. To term the market-oriented changes as reform is a
7. The development strategy 8 under Structural Adjustment and
dictated by the World Bank, IMF and WTO is a strategy for the 9
development of capitalism under which the working people, who are
the main productive force, are made 10, kept unemployed, thrown out

of jobs, and so on. It has no social relevance. In the phase of

globalization, no country can develop in 11 and entry of the foreign
capital can not be12 altogether. Integration with world economy has to
ensure the free and speedy 13 of the national economy. Foreign capital
has to be allowed in the areas where we really need huge investment,
which our resources cannot meet, and where we need technology, not
available in the country. Economic14 should not mean license for
plunder by MNCs.
5.
1) problem
2) mysticism
3) curiosity
4) misconception
5) mistake
6.
1) liberal
2) demanding
3) strident
4) detrimental
5) horrible
7.
1) misnomer
2) terrible
3) danger
4) tragedy
5) shame
8.
1) reached
2) verified
3) assembled
4) hurled
5) envisaged
9.
1) westernised
2) unfettered
3) gross
4) accumulated
5) astounding
10.
1) labourers

2)
3)
4)
5)

culprit
redundant
escapists
icons

11.
1) unison
2) liberalisation
3) coalition
4) association
5) isolation
12.
1) forced
2) loaded
3) denied
4) stated
5) scrutinised
13.
1) development
2) empowerment
3) unity
4) mobilisation
5) cohesion
14.
1) growth
2) potential
3) strategy
4) reforms
5) vitality
Directions (Q. 15-24): Given below are two passages. Read them
carefully and answer the questions given below them.
Certain words are given in bold to help you to locate them while
answering some of the questions.
Passage - I
Americans have a variety of superstitions like walking under a ladder, a
black cat crossing your path and the number 13, none of which seem
to have a logical reason for being. However, there are no serious
taboos attached to them. Individuals may have an array of sensitivities
based on their personal beliefs. If you do offend someone
inadvertently, a sincere apology will usually go a long way toward
making amends. The one sensitivity that almost all Americans have is
about slights to their country. Either complaining about the US or

expressing an attitude that your culture is superior can cause

Americans to take offence. Americans do possess a great deal of
culture arrogance, and think that their way is the only right way. They
think that the US is the best place on earth, otherwise why would
everybody by trying to get here? Whether you agree or not, remember
that you are a guest in the US and it would be rude for a guest to insult
his host
15. Which of the following can be presumed about Americans
regarding superstition?
1) It is a cultural custom for them to believe in superstitions.
2) They can satisfy you by placing arguments about the validity of
superstitions.
3) Americans cannot justify their adherence to superstitions.
4) Americans are highly superstitious people.
5) None of these
16. If you offend an American inadvertently, a sincere apology
will
1) take a long time to repair the damage.
2) not necessarily by enough to amend it.
3) be turned down.
4) succeed in making amends.
5) None of these
17. Americans feel usually offended whenever there is a(n)
1) argument posed before them.
2) rude remark against their culture.
3) threat to their sovereignty.
4) attack on their religion.
5) None of these
18. What makes the Americans feel that their country is the
best in the world?
1) mad rush of people from other countries to America
2) the best facilities available there
3) their culture and custom which they feel is the best in the world
4) the economic superiority of America
5) None of these
19. What is the antonym of the word inadvertently as given in
bold in the passage?
1) intentionally
2) occasionally
3) unwittingly
4) avowedly
5) adroitly

Passage - II
Population is one resource that never depletes and is a living
development parameter. But it is at times interpreted as a hindering
factor for development. This happens because population is both a
consumer and producer. There are two schools of thought. One which
treats population as a resource, and the other as a burden to the
society. The truth, in fact, lies somewhere in between. The interplay of
factors responsible for population growth and those for development
decide the resourcefulness of population.
20. Why is it said that population is one resource that never
depletes?
1) because other resources deplete
2) because population is an ever-increasing phenomenon
3) because population is seen as a resource
4) because it is an easily available commodity
5) None of these
21. Why population is at the same time treated as a resource
and also as a burden to the society?
1) because population is the creator and at the same time it is also the
user
2) because a less number of people are engaged in production and a
large number of people are dependent on it
3) because population is not always a producer but it is always a
consumer
4) when the growth of population is checked it is a resource and when
it increases rapidly it is burden to the society
5) None of these
22. The resourcefulness of population can be decided by
(i) skilled manpower (ii) scale of development (iii) population
control measures (iv) scale of population growth
1) All of the above
2) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
3) Only (i) and (iii)
4) Only (ii) and (iv)
5) None of these
23.Which of the following is true in context of the passage?
1) It is not necessary that the population always grows.
2) Population is burdensome.
3) Most of the natural resources are exhaustible.
4) Population is a big consumer and a meager producer.
5) None of these

24.What will be the synonym of the word depletes as given in

bold in the passage?
1) disappears
2) sustains
3) worsens
4) evades
5) reduces
25. 65 x39 + 335 =?
1) 849225
2) 2200
3) 2870
4) 2870
5) None of these
ANSWERS : 1. (1) 2. (3) 3. (3) 4. (1) 5. (4) 6. (3) 7. (1)
8. (5) 9. (2) 10. (3) 11. (5) 12. (3) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15.
(3) 16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (1) 19. (1) 20. (2) 21. (1) 22. (3)
23. (3) 24. (5) 25.(2)
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Placement Paper For TCS | July 2008 ( Campus

Recruitment)
1. In a class 3/5 of the students are girls and rest are boys. If
2/9 of the girls and ?
of the boys are absent. What parts of the total number of
students are present?
(1) 23/30
(2) 23/36
(3) 18/49
(4) 17/25
2. The maximum number of students among whom 1001 pens
and 910 pencils can be distributed in such a way that each
students
gets same number of pens and same number of pencils. is :
(1) 91
(2) 910
(3) 1001
(4) 1911
3. Unit digit in (264) ^102+ (264)^ 103+ is:
(1) 0
(2) 4

(3) 6
(4) 8
4. Which one of the following is the least?
(1) 71/10
(2) 4/2
(3) 5/4
(4) 1/2
5. A person who spends 66 2/3% of his income is able to save
Rs.1, 200 per month.
His monthly expenses (in Rs) is:
(1) 1,200
(2) 2,400
(3) 3,300
(4) 3,200
6. If 80% of A =50% of B and B =x% of A, then the value of x
is :
(1) 400
(2) 300
(3) 160
(4) 150
7. If x is 80% of y, what percent of x is y?
(1) 75%
(2) 80%
(3) 100%
(4) 125%
8. In a town, the population was 8000. In one year, male
population increased by 10% and female population increased
by 8% but the total population increased by 9%. The number of
males in the town was:
(1) 4000
(2) 4500
(3) 5000
(4) 6000
9. In an examination, there were 1000 boys and 800 girls. 60%
of the boys and 50% of the girls passed. Find the percent of
the candidates failed?
(1)42.6
(2) 48.4
(3) 44.4
(4) 49.6
10. If A exceeds B by 40%, B is less than C by 20%, then A: C is:
(1) 28: 25

(2) 26: 25
(3) 3: 2
(4) 3: 1
11. Price of sugar rises by 20%. By how much percent should
the consumption of
sugar be reduced so that the expenditure does not changes?
(1) 20
(2) 10
(3) 16 2/3
(4) 15
12. In a school 70% of the students are girls. The number of
boys are 510. Then the
total number of students in the school is :
(1) 850
(2) 1700
(3) 1830
(4) 1900
13. Applied to a bill for Rs.1, 00,000 the difference between a
discount of 40% and
two successive discount of 36% and 4% is :
(1) Nil
(2) Rs.1,440
(3) Rs.2,500
(4) Rs,4,000
14. A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost price. If
he allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price,
how much profit or loss does he make, if any?
(1) 1% gain
(2) 1%loss
(3) 5%gain
(4) No gain, no loss
15. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as discount of
20% on a second
Article. The costs of the two articles can be :
(1)Rs.85, Rs.60
(2)Rs.60, Rs.40
(3)Rs.40, Rs.20
(4).Rs.80, Rs.60
16. An agent gets a commission of 2.5% on the sales of cloth. If
on a certain day, He gets Rs.12.50 as commission, the cloth
sold through him on that day is worth:
(1) Rs.250
(2) Rs.500
(3) Rs.750

(4) 1,250
17. Compound interest (compounded annually) on a certain
sum of money for 2 Years at 4% per annum is Rs.102.The
simple interest on the same sum for the same rate and for the
same period will be :
(1) Rs.99
(2) Rs.101
(3) Rs.100
(4) 98
18. A sum of money becomes 7/6 of itself in 3 years at certain
rate of simple interest. The rate per annum is :
(1)16%
(2) 6 %
(3) 18%
(4) 25%
19. The simple interest in a certain sum at 5% per annum for 3
years and 4 years differ by Rs.42. The sum is :
(1) Rs.210
(2) Rs.280
(3) Rs.750
(4) Rs.840
20. If 'M ? N' means 'M is the daughter of N', 'M + N' means 'M
is the father of N', M N' means ' 'M is the mother of N',
and 'M N' means 'M is the brother of N' then in the expression
'P Q + R- T ? K', how 'P is related to K'?
1) Daughter-in-law
2) Sister-in-law
3) Aunt
4) Mother
5) None of these
Passage
A few days ago when the alleged murderer of Meerut professor Kavita
Rani decided to turn himself in to the law, he chose a television studio
to enact his surrender. For the rest of the day, the 'dramatic' act was
played ceaselessly on the channel, the flashing ticker a constant
reminder that the channel had exclusive pictures of the surrender.
To be honest, it wasn't a surprise. A few months ago, we at IBN7 were
telephoned by another killer on the run offering to come to the studio
to 'announce' his surrender. We prevaricated, and even suggested to
the man that he might be better off going to the police station. Sure
enough, an hour later, the killer had surfaced in a rival studio just a few
hundred metres away. May be next time we won't be quite so diffident.
Maybe next time it won't just be a surrender, but an actual 'murder'

that takes place inside a television studio, with the obvious flash, only
on this channel.
I am being dead serious. In the maddening whirl of 24-hour news
television, no one is quite sure just what direction so-called 'Reality TV'
will take. Why should you want to watch Bigg Boss when the real thing
is here?
The year 2006 was when Reality TV on Indian news channels took off
making the car chases and courtroom dramas that have dominated
American television shows seem like yesterday's tired features. A Patna
professor and his teenaged lover played out their love story on prime
time. A retired IPS officer transformed himself into a real-life Radha for
the television cameras. An elderly man from Madhya Pradesh brought
an obscure village onto the national map by claiming that he could
predict the time of his death. An item girl fought a smalltime musician
over a public kiss. A village of snakes, a car that allegedly could be
driven without anyone at the wheels, sea water that had turned
sweet... there was no end, it seems, to the 'imagination' of the
television channels. Not to forget the 'prince' of reality television: a
little boy from Haryana who, by falling into a roadside pit, ensured that
his rescue became a 24x7 soap opera that appeared to bring an entire
nation to a standstill.
The self-appointed media critics have been quick to jump at these
stories, accusing television channels of being purveyors of 'tamasha
news'. The socialist-style condescension that marks so much of
television criticism is not without irony The very newspapers and
newsmagazines that will write dismissively about news channels will
not think twice before doing cover stories on Ten ways to achieve
celebrity status' or spurious sex surveys on the Indian male. Bottom
line this is not a battle between 'responsible' print versus 'tabloid'
television. Instead, this is symptomatic of a deeper crisis of content
that pervades the entire media, print and television.
As newspapers have many more supplements, as television channels
become more and more competitive, there is obvious pressure to fill
news space. The results are apparent trivia gets passed off as news,
titillation of the viewer/ reader takes precedence over solid
information. Nor is it easy for a news editor to make the right choices.
Just put yourself in the mind of a television news editor, especially in a
Hindi news channel, where the competitive are perhaps the greatest.
What does the editor do when week after week he finds that the
programmes that get him maximum ratings are those where he has
'found' or, worse still, 'created' some 'action', preferably live and
unedited?
If the choice is between a group of professors engaged in a minor
scuffle with the police, and a cabinet meeting on disinvestments, the
temptation to stay with the 'action' story is obvious. After all, as the
venerable British broadcaster, the late Sir Robin Day, once put it,

Television tends to be a tabloid medium, at its best, when there is war

and disaster.
And yet let's not dismiss reality television as is being played out on the
news channels as being necessarily harmful. What the television critics
keep missing out on is that Reality TV, like all technology, is uniquely
amoral. It is neither good nor bad. It simply exists, like the Internet. It
exists and funnels social and political power to far greater numbers of
people than before.
During the Socialist Raj, Doordarshan dispensed advice through Krishi
Darshan and the viewers were supposed to have no mind of their own.
Reality TV recognizes the viewer as king. Maybe this leads to
sensationalism; maybe this leads to tamasha news and to tabloid
bulletins. But it also empowers the viewer in a very unique way. It
empowers him to sensationalize his life, to become an activist for
justice and to participate in public debates as never before. In the
process, it is heralding a much-needed change in traditional news
'hierarchies'.
The classical question of 'What is news?' is now being subjected to its
sternest examination yet. Should every speech made by the Prime
Minister or the President in Vigyan Bhavan merit the top headline of
the day? Why should ministerial handouts and banal statements make
the only 'news' in this country?
As a power shift is effected from State to civil society, should 'news'
not reflect more and more of the energies of the new India? And why
should individual stories of hope and despair not be prime time news?
Take for example, the Prince story. At the end of the day, the struggle
of a little boy to live was not just 'of' public interest, but also was 'in'
public interest. It's a story that deserved to be told, and told well. The
real question is: did it deserve to be told non-stop for 48 hours as if
there was no other news across the country and the world for an entire
weekend?
It is also important to recognize that the interests of civil society are
enhanced only when the complexities of the world around us are
unraveled. Not all these stories have 'action' or are necessarily 'viewerfriendly'. But that alone cannot minimize their importance. So, while
the Indo-US nuclear deal might not seem like the ideal television story,
it's story that again must be told and vigorously debated.
Similarly, while 'little Prince in the pit' might be an ideal television
news 'event', just why so many children below the age of six are still
going hungry in this country as revealed in a recent study is also a
story that deserves the same commitment to news gathering. The
'hunger story' may not quite get the ratings of a reality show, but to be
a prisoner of ratings alone would be to destroy the very soul of
journalism.
Of course, this is easier said than done in today's market-driven media

environment. But as journalists look to the future, the time for

introspection has come.
Maybe in 2007, there will be more stage-managed studio surrenders,
and many more stories of crime and passion that will be played out.
We will cover them no doubt with frenetic energy. But maybe we need
to save some of the energy to ask why murderers are choosing
television studios to make their confessional statements. The answer
may be interesting, if discomfiting.
21. According to the passage, Reality TV is
1) a nomenclature that snacks of vagueness.
2) a befitting nomenclature.
3) a befitting nomenclature given the success of shows like Bigg Boss.
4) not a just name because acts on it are after all orchestrated.
5) not dependence on any script.
22. The author takes a dig at media critics because he feels
1) they should not sit in judgment on what their television counterparts
do.
2) the print media is a worse titillator.
3) they are as much guilty of highlighting trivia.
4) they fail to recognize the main issue of crisis of content.
5) they are harping on something that has now become a part of the
wave.
23. The author makes Krishi Darshan
1) a major demerit of Doordarshan.
2) a major demerit of the Socialist Raj.
3) a symbol of the Doordarshan dictatorship.
4) a symbol of the Socialist Raj.
5) an antithesis of democracy.
24. The author is of the view that Reality TV
1) will continue to rule the roost as this is what viewers want.
2) should be taken with a pinch of salt because reality is not the same
a portrayed on your TV.
3) deserves a place on the TV but it should not usurp space of
significant issues.
4) will not last long because fashion is a fleeting concept.
5) needs to be stopped if people are to be saved from turning into
morons.
25. Which of the following is a correct statement on the basis
of the passage?
1) The author is among the first to grab at an opportunity for a Reality
TV show.
2) Bigg Boss is the epitome of Reality TV.

3) Television is not as responsible as the print media.

4) Reality TV is not necessarily harmful.
5) Reality TV keeps us away from art that is far removed from reality.
ANSWERS: 1.(1) 2.(1) 3.(1) 4.(4) 5.(2) 6.(3) 7.(4)
8.(1) 9.(3) 10.(1) 11.(3) 12.(2)13.(2) 14.(2) 15.(4) 16.
(2) 17.(3) 18.(1) 19.(4) 20.(5) 21. (1) 22. (3) 23.
(4) 24. (3) 25. (4)
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Paper: TCS Talent Test Paper (Technical -C Test)

C Test
1. The C language terminator is
(a) semicolon (b) colon (c) period (d) exclamation mark
2. What is false about the following -- A compound statement is
(a) A set of simple statements (b) Demarcated on either side by curly
brackets
(c) Can be used in place of simple statement (d) A C function is not a
compound statement.
3. What is true about the following C Functions
(a) Need not return any value (b) Should always return an integer
(c) Should always return a float (d) Should always return more than one
value
4. Main must be written as
(a) The first function in the program (b) Second function in the program
(c) Last function in the program (d) Any where in the program
5. Which of the following about automatic variables within a function is
correct ?
(a) Its type must be declared before using the variable (b) They are
local
(c) They are not initialized to zero (d) They are global
6. Write one statement equivalent to the following two statements:
x=sqr(a); return(x);
Choose from one of the alternatives
(a) return(sqr(a)); (b) printf("sqr(a)");
(c) return(a*a*a); (d) printf("%d",sqr(a));
7. Which of the following about the C comments is incorrect ?
(a) Comments can go over multiple lines

(b) Comments can start any where in the line

(c) A line can contain comments with out any language statements
(d) Comments can occur within comments
8. What is the value of y in the following code?
x=7;
y=0;
if(x=6) y=7;
else y=1;
(a) 7 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 6
9. Read the function conv() given below
conv(int t)
{
int u;
u=5/9 * (t-32);
return(u);
}
What is returned
(a) 15 (b) 0 (c) 16.1 (d) 29
10. Which of the following represents true statement either x is in the
range of 10 and 50 or y is zero
(a) x >= 10 && x <= 50 || y = = 0 (b) x<50
(c) y!=10 && x>=50 (d) None of these
11. Which of the following is not an infinite loop ?
(a) while(1)\{ ....} (b) for(;;){...}
(c) x=0; (d) # define TRUE 0
do{ /*x unaltered within the loop*/ ...
.....}while(x = = 0); while(TRUE){ ....}
12. What does the following function print?
func(int i)
{
if(i%2)return 0;
else return 1;
}
main()
{
int =3;
i=func(i);
i=func(i);
printf("%d",i);
}
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2

13. How does the C compiler interpret the following two statements
p=p+x;
q=q+y;
(a) p= p+x; (b)p=p+xq=q+y; (c)p= p+xq; (d)p=p+x/q=q+y;
q=q+y; q=q+y;
For questions 14,15,16,17 use the following alternatives:
a.int b.char c.string d.float
14. '9'
15. "1 e 02"
16. 10e05
17. 15
18. Read the folllowing code
# define MAX 100
# define MIN 100
....
....
if(x>MAX)
x=1;
else if(x<MIN)
x=-1;
x=50;
if the initial value of x=200,what is the value after executing this code?
(a) 200 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 50
19. A memory of 20 bytes is allocated to a string declared as char *s
then the following two statements are executed:
s="Entrance"
l=strlen(s);
what is the value of l ?
(a)20 (b)8 (c)9 (d)21
20. Given the piece of code
int a[50];
int *pa;
pa=a;
To access the 6th element of the array which of the following is
incorrect?
(a) *(a+5) (b) a[5] (c) pa[5] (d) *(*pa + 5}

21. Consider the following structure:

struct num nam
{
int no;
char name[25];
}
struct num nam n1[]={{12,"Fred"},{15,"Martin"},{8,"Peter"},
{11,Nicholas"}};
.....
.....
printf("%d%d",n1[2],no,(*(n1 + 2),no) + 1);
What does the above statement print?
(a) 8,9 (b) 9,9 (c) 8,8 (d) 8,unpredictable value
22. Identify the in correct expression
(a)a=b=3=4; (b)a=b=c=d=0; (c)float a=int b= 3.5; (d)int a;
floatb;a=b=3.5;
23. Regarding the scope of the varibles;identify the incorrect
statement:
(a) automatic variables are automatically initialized to 0 (b) static
variables are are automatically initialized to 0
(c) the address of a register variable is not accessible (d) static
variables cannot be initialized with any expression
24. cond 1?cond 2?cond 3?:exp 1:exp 2:exp 3:exp 4;
is equivalent to which of the following?
(a) if cond 1
exp 1;
else if cond 2
exp 2;
else if cond 3
exp 3;
else exp 4;
(b) if cond 1
if cond 2
if cond 3
exp 1;
else exp 2;
else exp 3;
else exp 4;
(c) if cond 1 && cond 2 && cond 3
exp 1 |exp 2|exp 3|exp 4;

(d) if cond 3
exp 1;
else if cond 2 exp 2;
else if cond 3 exp 3;
else exp 4;
25. The operator for exponentiation is
(a) ** (b) ^ (c) % (d) not available
26. Which of the following is invalid
(a) a+=b (b) a*=b (c) a>>=b (d) a**=b
27. What is y value of the code if input x=10
y=5;
if (x==10)
else if(x==9)
else y=8;
(a)9 (b)8 (c)6 (d)7
28. What does the following code do?
fn(int n, int p, int r)
{
static int a=p;
switch(n)
{
case 4:a+=a*r;
case 3:a+=a*r;
case 2:a+=a*r;
case 1:a+=a*r;
}
}
(a) computes simple interest for one year (b) computes amount on
compound interest for 1 to 4 years
(c) computes simple interest for four year (d) computes compound
interest for 1 year
29. a=0;
while(a<5)
printf("%d\\n",a++);
How many times does the loop occurs?
(a) infinite (b)5 (c)4 (d)6
30. How many times does the loop iterated ?
for(i=0;i=10;i+=2)
printf("Hi\\n");
(a)10 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) None of these

31. What is incorrect among the following

A recursive function
(a) calls itself (b) is equivalent to a loop
(c) has a termination condition (d) does not have a return value at all
32. Which of the following go out of the loop if expn 2 becoming false
(a) while(expn 1)\{...if(expn 2)continue;} (b) while(!expn 1)\{if(expn
2)continue;...}
(c) do{..if(expn 1)continue;..}while(expn 2); (d) while(!expn 2)\{if(expn
1)continue;..\}
33. Consider the following program
main()
{
unsigned int i=10;
while(i>=0)
{
printf("%u",i)
i--;
}
}
How many times the loop will get executed
(a)10 (b)9 (c)11 (d) infinite
34.Pick out the odd one out
(a) malloc() (b) calloc() (c) free() (d) realloc()
35.Consider the following program
main()
{
int a[5]={1,3,6,7,0};
int *b;
b=&a[2];
}
The value of b[-1] is
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) -6 (d) none
36. # define prod(a,b)=a*b
main()
{
int x=2;
int y=3;
printf("%d",prod(x+2,y-10));
}
the output of the program is

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) None

37.Consider the following program segment
int n,sum=1;
switch(n)
{
case 2:sum=sum+2;
case 3:sum*=2;
break;
default:sum=0;
}
If n=2, what is the value of sum
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) None of these
38. Identify the incorrect one
1.if(c=1)
2.if(c!=3)
3.if(a<b)then
4.if(c==1)
(a) 1 only (b) 1&3 (c) 3 only (d) All of the above
39. The format specified for hexa decimal is
(a) %d (b) %o (c) %x (d) %u
40. Find the output of the following program
main()
{
int x=5, *p;
p=&x
printf("%d",++*p);
}
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) none of these
41.Consider the following C code
main()
{
int i=3,x;
while(i>0)
{
x=func(i);
i--;
}
int func(int n)
{
static sum=0;
sum=sum+n;

return(sum);
}
}
The final value of x is
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 1 (d) 3
43. Int *a[5] refers to
(a) array of pointers (b) pointer to an array (c) pointer to a pointer (d)
none of these
44.Which of the following statements is incorrect
(a) typedef struct new
{
int n1;
char n2;
} DATA;
(b) typedef struct
{
int n3;
char *n4;
}ICE;
(c) typedef union
{
int n5;
float n6;
} UDT;
(d) #typedef union
{
int n7;
float n8;
} TUDAT;
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Paper: TCS Placement Paper (Technical-C Test & Maths)

C test
1. if(fp == fopen(\"dfas\",\"r\") = = NULL), what is the value of fp
a. NULL
b. 0
c. 1
d. 0 or 1

2. #define sqr(x) x*x, what is value of j if j == 2 * sqr(3 + 4)

3. #define FILENAME(extension) test_##extension, how will it print
FILENAME(back)
a. test_back
b. test_#back
c. test_##back
d. none of these
4. char *p == \"hello world\"
p[0] == \'H\', what will be printf(\"%s\", p);
a. Hello world
b. hello world
c. H
d. compile error
5. int fun(), how do u define pointer to this function ??
6. what is ment by int (* xyz)[13]
7. what is true from
a. base call reference is compatible with child class
b. child class reference is compatible with base class
c. no reference to class
d. none of these
8. class b
{
}
class a
{
friend class b
}
then what is ture
a. a can access all protected and public members in b
b. b can access all protected and public members in a
c. a can access all members of a
d. b can access all members of b
9. What is the output
#include
main()
{
int n=0;
int i;
i=2;

switch(1)
{
case 0:do{
case 1:n++;
case 2:n++;
}
while(--i>0);
}
printf(\"n==%d\",n);
}
a. compile error
b. 4
c. 1
d. 0
Mathematics:
10. Two liquids A : B in ratio 7:5 and now 24 gallons drain out and b is
added the ratio becomes 5:7 what is containr capacity ? 30, 48 , 84,
none
11. man has rope of length 660 mtr to fence a area , what is the max
area he can fence ?
12. Son is about to celebrate 10th birthday. after 11 years his age will
be half the average of his parents. his mother is 17 years older to him.
what is the age of the father.
13. DI question where hotels project are given and no of rooms in each
hotels , investment , project yr . and company nam were asked to find
min cost per room is for which hotel , which avg cost per room etc.
14. Avg of 6 no is 8 what 7 th no shud be added to make avg 10;
15. Difference of cube of a no and its square is a perfect square , what
is the no. -> 5
16. Diff of three consecutive nos square and the nos is 214; find the
nos :
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Paper: TCS Placement Paper (Technical & HR Interview

Question)

After clearing the test there was Technical and HR interview. The
questions that were asked are as follows.
1. Tell us regarding your studies and qualifications ?
2. What are the courses that you are undergoing in IIITMK for your
PGDIT?
3. What is the duration of your PGDIT? What are the courses that you
are having in the final sem?
4. What are the additional courses that you are studying when
compared to your MCA?
5. Which version of UML you are using?
6. What are the differences between UML of the current version and
the previous version?
7. What are the diagrams in UML?
8. What are public, private and protected in Java?
9. How will you represent them in UML?
10. What is the additional access specifier in Java other than public
private and protected?
11. How default is different from private?
12. What type of diagram is the Use Case? (Is it structural or
behavioural)
13. How will you obtain Class diagrams from the Use Case diagram?
14. What are entity, Control and Boundary Classes?
15. What are the models that you use in the Requirement Analysis?
16. What are the different types of testing?
17. What are Black Box and white Box testing?
I had mentioned by hobbies as event management. Moreover I had
also mentioned that I was the founder president of a youth club.

18. What are the events that you have conducted?

19. Do you think that you will be able to lead a team?
20. Have you noticed any thing, which took your interest in our web
site?
I said, I was very much interested to know about your SMARTGovernance projects. Being a Central Govt employee having more
than 8 years of experience in the same, I think I will be better than
anybody else to get associated with such projects.
21. Do you think that the implementation of such projects is on
success?
Reply: Thats what I am hearing from my peers and friends.
22. Dont you think that if people are not accepting your project it will
be difficult to implement the same? How will you overcome it?
Reply: Being a software developer for the communication Ministry, I
was doing the Change Management too. I have been instrumental in
implementing our software in different parts of the country, where I
had faced opposition from the employees too. I was able to convince
them of the softwares importance, how it is going to help them and
last but not the least I was able to train them to successfully to use it. (
Thanks to Dr.MukundDas sir for having coined the word Change
Management for me)
23. TCS wont be considering your experience of 4 years as software
developer. Will you still be ready to work with us?
Reply: Yes ofcourse I will be most willing to work.
24. You may be posted anywhere in the country or the world? Will you
still accept the same?
Reply: Yes I will.
With that my first round of Technical/HR interview was over. I was little
surprised when my name was also listed among the 7 selected out of
15.
Next day though they told that it is some Validation Interview,
Technical questions and HR questions were asked. The interview board

consisted of Vice President Mr.Narayanan, Mr.Kesavaswamy and

Mr.Thomas. The questions asked are as follows
1. What are the electives that you have taken?
2. What is the difference between IT management and Project
management?
3. Why software is called a product? (ref Pressman 1st Chapter)
4. How pricing is being done on a software product? What are the
factors affecting the pricing of a software product?
5. What are the models that you use in the Requirement Analysis?
(Again repeated, which was asked previous day QnNo.15)
6. Name the different DBMS architectures?
7. What is an RDBMS? How it is different from others?
8. Why most of the softwares are developed using RDBMS when
compared to other types?
9. What is Raman Effect?
[ note: I had studied BSc Physics, that is why they asked that. My
friends, make sure that you know your basics of your degree before
going to any interviews]
10. When I told that Raman Effect is related to scattering, they asked
me how is it different from Reighlay scattering?
11. Do you know the name of the person who has predicted Raman
Effect a number of years before Raman?
12. Whether Raman got Nobel Prize for Raman Effect or something
else?
13. Why the sky appears red in the morning and evening?
14. If you were asked to improve IIITMK what suggestions you will give
me?
15. Being an experienced person if you have been asked with people
much below your age will not you be having the complex to work with
them?

These are all the questions that I remember my friends, which was
asked to me. Out of seven only two were selected, and I am very
happy to note that they are most deserving candidates.
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Paper: TCS Placement Paper (Aptitude Section)

Aptitude:
1. A family, planning a weekend trip, decides to spend not more than a
total of 8 hours driving. By leaving early in the morning, they can
average 40 miles per hour on the way to their destination. Due to the
heavy Sunday traffic, they can average only 30 miles per hour on the
return trip. What is the farthest distance from home they can plan to
go?
(a) 120 miles or less (b) Between 120and 140 miles (c) 140 miles (d)
Between 140 and 160 miles (e) 160 miles or more
2. A car is filled with four and half gallons of fuel for a round trip. If the
amount of fuel taken while going is 1/4 more than the amount taken for
coming, what is the amount of fuel consumed while coming back?
(a) Less than 2 gallons (b) 2 gallons (c) 2 1/2 gallons (d) 3 gallons (e)
More than 3 gallons
3. A 3-gallon mixture contains one part S and two parts R. In order to
change it to a mixture containing 25% S, how much R should be
added?
(a) 1/2 gallon (b) 2/3 gallon (c) 3/4 gallon (d) 1 gallon (e) 1 1/2 gallon
4. A tree grows only 3/5 as fast as the one beside it. In four years the
combined growth of the two trees is eight feet. How much does the
shorter tree grow in two years?
(a) Less than 2 feet (b) 2 feet (c) 2 1/2 feet (d) 3 feet (e) more than 3
feet.
5. Wind flows at 160 miles in 330 minutes, for traveling 80 miles how
much time does it require?
(a) 1 hour 30 minutes (b) 1 hour 45 minutes (c) 2 hours (d) 2 hours 45
minutes (e) 3 hours
6. A stationary engine has enough fuel to run 12 hours when its tank is
4/5 full. How long will it run when the tank is 1/3 full?

(a) Less than 2 hours (b) 2 hours (c) 3 hours (d) 4 hours (e) 5 hours
7. If A is traveling at 72 km per hour on a highway. B is traveling at a
speed of 25 meters per second on a highway. What is the difference in
their speeds in meters per second?
(a) 1/2 m/sec (b) 1 m/sec (c) 1 1/2 m/sec (d) 2 m/sec (e) 3 m/sec
8. A salesperson by mistake multiplied a number and got the answer
as 3, instead of dividing the number by 3. What is the answer he
should have actually got?
(a) 0 (b) 1/3 (c) 1 (d) 2 (e) 3
9. If the length of a rectangle is increased by 30% and the width is
decreased by 20%, then the area is increased by...
(a) 10% (b) 5% (c) 4% (d) 20% (e) 25%
10. In the class of 40 students, 30 speak Hindi and 20 speak English.
What is the lowest possible number of students who speak both the
languages?
(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 10 (e) 30
11. The most economical prices among the following prices is:
(a) 10 kilo for Rs.160 (b) 2 kilo for Rs.30 (c) 4 kilo for Rs.70 (d) 20 kilo
for Rs.340 (e) 8 kilo for Rs.130
12. A truck contains 150 small packages, some weighing 1 kg each
and some weighing 2 kg each. how many packages weighing 2 kg each
are in the truck if the total weight of all the packages is 264 kg?
(a) 36 (b) 52 (c) 88 (d) 124 (e) 114
13. A man was arrested for exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles an
hour. A second man was charged with exceeding the same limit by
twice as much. The second man was driving 35 miles per hour. What
was the speed limit?
(a) 10 miles per hour (b) 15 miles per hour (c) 20 miles per hour (d) 25
miles per hour (e) 30 miles per hour
14. One year ago Pandit was three times his sister's age. Next year he
will be only twice her age. How old will Pandit be after five years?
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 13 (e) 15
15. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do 5 pencils cost?
(a) 18 cents (b) 20 cents (c) 22 cents (d) 23 cents (e) 24 cents
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