TSC(NQT)

PREVISOUS QUESTION
• TCS NQT Test Pattern 2024 (Integrated Test Pattern)
• Package/CTC:
• Guidelines for TCS
 Section Duration (in Minutes)

PART-A (Foundation Section)

Numerical Ability 25

Verbal Ability 25

Reasoning Ability 25

PART -B (Advanced Section)

Advanced Quantitative & Reasoning Ability 25

Advanced Coding 90

Total Duration (in minutes) 190

•TCS NQT will be an integrated test consisting of two
sections: Foundation and Advanced.

•All candidates will be required to appear for both the sections

of the TCS NQT, in order to be eligible for the interviews.

•Based on the test performance, candidates will be shortlisted

for either Digital or Ninja or Prime interviews.

•TCS NQT will be conducted in TCS iON Centers.

TCS-NQT Important Topics and Syllabus
Numerical Ability Foundation Section:
•Statistics
•Percentage
•Time & Work
•Area & Mensuration
•Number System
•Linear Equations
•Data Interpretation
•HCF LCM
•Simple Interest
•Compound Interest
•Profit and Loss
•Speed, Distance, Time
•Ratio and Proportion
•Permutation and Combination
•Probability
•Partnership
•Mixtures
Level of Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Reasoning Ability Foundation Section:
•Coding and Decoding
•Cuts and unfolds
•Attention to detail
•Unboxing a cube
•Analogies
•Blood Relation
•Data Arrangements
•Visual Reasoning
•Venn Diagrams
•Syllogisms
•Statement Assumption
•Statement Conclusion
Level of Difficulty: Medium
Verbal Ability Foundation Section:
•Reading comprehension
•Sentence correction
•Sentence completion
•Error Identification
•Synonyms & Antonyms
•Sentence/Paragraph Re-arrangements
•Fill in the blanks
•(Prepositions/Articles Tenses/Conjunctions)
Level of Difficulty: Easy-Medium
Advanced Quantitative Aptitude (Advanced Section):
•Averages
•Profit Loss
•HCF LCM
•Permutation and Combination
•Probability
•Geometry
•Mensuration
•Puzzles
•Partnership
•Number System
•Time & Work
•Time, Speed, Distance
•Simple & Compound Interest
•Progressions
•Logarithms
Level of Difficulty: Hard
Advanced Reasoning Ability (Advanced Section):
•Data Arrangements
•Visual Reasoning
•Venn Diagrams
•Syllogisms
•Statement Assumption
•Statement Conclusion
•Seating Arrangements
•Spatial Reasoning
•Puzzles
•Cuts, Folds, Cubes-based questions
Level of Difficulty: Hard
Advanced Coding:
•Operators
•Looping statements
•Object-Oriented Programming (OOPS)
•Threading
•Functions
•Recursion
•Algorithms
•Arrays
•Control statements
•Strings
•Data Structures: Linked List, Stack, Queue, Trees, and Graphs
•Scenario and Logical Based Problems are asked
•Matrix Operations and Set Theory
•String Operations: Backward and Forward Shift
•Multidimensional Arrays
•Flow Control Loops
•Number Series, Pattern Series
•Shortest Path Calculation Logic
•Algorithms
•Data Structures
•Time and Space Complexity
Level of Difficulty: Hard
1)Two positions of a dice are shown below. Which
number will appear on the face opposite to the
face with the number 5?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 3
d) 6
2Q)Two positions of dice are shown below. What
number will appear on the opposite to the face
containing ’5‘?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 1
d) 6
3Q) From the four positions of a dice given below,
find the color which is opposite to yellow?

a) Violet
b) Red
c) Rose
d) Blue
4Q) Which of the following is possible based on the
give dice?
5Q. P is Q‘s brother. R is Q‘s mother. S is R‘s father. T is S‘s
mother. How is P related to T?

A)Granddaughter
B) Great grandson
C) Grandson
D) Grandmother
6Q. Sita is the niece of Ashok. Ashok‘s mother is Lakshmi.
Kalyani is Lakshmi‘s mother. Kalyani‘s husband is Gopal.
Parvathi is the mother in law of Gopal. How is Sita related to
Gopal?
A) Great grandson‘s daughter
B) Gopal is sita‘s father
C) Sita is Gopal‘s great grand daughter
D) Grand niece
7Q. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the
daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the girl
related to the Boy?

1) Son-in-law
2) 2) Sister
3) Nephew
4) Uncle
 4Q. Pointing to a man in a photograph a woman says “He is
thefather of my only daughter-in-law's father-in-law." How is
man related to woman?

1) Father
2) Brother
3) Husband
4) Father-in-law
3Q.In a joint family there are father, mother, 3 married sons
and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, 2 have 2 daughters
each, and one has a son. How many female members are
there in the family?

A)2
B)3
C)6
D)9
2Q.
Statements:
1) All the harmoniums are instruments.
2) All the instruments are flutes.

Conclusions:
1.All the flutes are instruments.
2.All the harmoniums are flutes
1)Only (1) conclusion follows
2)Only (2) conclusion follows
3)Either (1) or (2) follows
4)Neither (1) nor (2) follows
5)Both (1) and (2) follow
4Q.
Statements:
Some ants are parrots.
All the parrots are apples.

Conclusions:
1.All the apples are parrots.
2.Some ants are apples.
1)Only (1) conclusion follows
2)Only (2) conclusion follows
3)Either (1) or (2) follows
4)Neither (1) nor (2) follows
5)Both (1) and (2) follow
7Q.
Statements:
All the windows are doors.
No door is a wall.

Conclusions:
1.Some windows are walls.
2.No wall is a door.
1)Only (1) conclusion follows
2)Only (2) conclusion follows
3)Either (1) or (2) follows
4)Neither (1) nor (2) follows
5)Both (1) and (2) follow
Statements:
All buildings are chalks.
No chalk is toffee.
Conclusions:
No building is toffee
All chalks are buildings.

1. Only (1) conclusion follows

2. Only (2) conclusion follows
3. Either (1) or (2) follows
4. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
5. Both (1) and (2) follow
Statements:
Most CPUs are keyboards.
No keyboard is a Mouse.
All Mouses are CPU.
Conclusions:
1.Some keyboards are CPU
2.All CPU’s are Mouse
3.No mouse is a keyboard
4.Some Mouse are keyboard

5. Only (1) conclusion follows

6. Only (2) conclusion follows
7. Either (1) or (2) follows
8. Neither (1) nor (2) follows
9. Both (1) and (2) follow
2. Balaji starts walking towards East, turns left,
again turns right, turns Right, turns left, turns
left, finally turns left. In which direction is Balaji
is facing now ?

1)North
2)South
3)West
4)South-East
4Q. Karthik is standing facing north. He goes 30
metres ahead and turns left and goes for 15
metres. Now he turns right and goes for 50
metres and finally turns to his right and walks. In
which direction is he heading?

1)North
2)East
3)South
4)West
6Q. One morning, mahesh started to walk toward
the Sun 3 km, then he turned to his right walked 2
km. He again to his right walked 2 km he again
turned right walked 7 km and to walk west. In
which direction is he facing?

1)South
2)East
3)West
4)North
2.
Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.

Assumptions:
1.At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready
to learn.
2.The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

a) Only assumption I is implicit

b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
e) Both I and II are implicit
Statement: A warning in a train compartment - "To stop train, pull chain.
Penalty for improper use Rs. 500."

Assumptions:

Some people misuse the alarm chain.

On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

a) Only assumption I is implicit

b) Only assumption II is implicit
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Neither I nor II is implicit
e) Both I and II are implicit
Q- 1. Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F seating in a circle facing
towards center. E is the left of D. C seats between A and B and F
is between E and A.

(a) Who is seating immediate right of C?

(a) A
(b) C
(c) B
(d) E

(b) Who is sitting immediate left of B?

(a) C
(b) D
(c) F
(d) None of these
Q-2. P, Q, R, S and T are seating around a circular table. R is to
the right of P and second to the left of S. T is not between Pand
S. Who is second to the left of R?

(a) L
(b) s
(c) T
(d) Data inadequate
Q-4. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a circle. B
is between D and C, A is between E and C. F is to the right of
D. Who is between A and F?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
Q-6. Five people are sitting in a row facing you. Y is at
the left of X, W is sitting at the right of Z. V is sitting at
the right of X and W is sitting at the left of Y. If Z is
sitting at one end who is in the middle?
(a) V
(b) X
(c) Y
(d) Z
1)Q
Each of the following question consists of a set of three figures X,Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a piece of paper.
Figure Z shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. Choose a figure which most closely resembles the
unfolded form of figure Z from the four answer figures given below.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
3)Q
Each of the following question consists of a set of three figures X,Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a piece of paper.
Figure Z shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. Choose a figure which most closely resembles the
unfolded form of figure Z from the four answer figures given below.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
5)Q
Each of the following question consists of a set of three figures X,Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a piece of
paper. Figure Z shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. Choose a figure which most closely resembles
the unfolded form of figure Z from the four answer figures given below.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
11)Q
Each of the following question consists of a set of three figures X,Y and Z showing a sequence of folding of a piece of paper.
Figure Z shows the manner in which the folded paper has been cut. Choose a figure which most closely resembles the
unfolded form of figure Z from the four answer figures given below.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
9Q. In a certain code language, "SAVE" is written
as "24" and "TO" is written as "2". How is "WATER"
written in that code language? BANK

1) 150
2) 80
3) 120
4) 100
8Q. If MENTAL is written LNDFMOSUZBKM, then
how would TEST be written in that code?

1) UVFGTUUV
2) RSCDQRRS
3) SUDFQRSU
4) SUDFRTSU
7Q. In a certain code language TALENT can be
written as GZOVMG and what can be written
as EXAM?

1) VCSW
2) VCZN
3) CVZM
4) OTPS
6Q. If BOMBAY is written as MYMYMY, how will
TAMILNADU be written in that code?

1) TIATIATIA
2) IATIATIAT
3) MNUMNUMNU
4) ALDALDALD
12Q. In a certain code “Green is Blue”, “Blue is
Yellow”, “Yellow is Red”, “Red is Black”, “Black is
“White”, “White is Brown”. What is the color of the
blood according to the given code?

1)Black
2)Red
3)Blue
4)Brown
11Q. In a certain code language, "UNIVERSAL" is
written as "20" and "EDUCATION" is written as "20".
How is "IMPORTFUN" written in that code language?

1) 16
2) 18
3) 9
4) 11
13Q. If 'blue' means 'green', 'green' means 'white',
'white' means 'yellow', 'yellow' means 'black',
'black' means 'red' and 'red' means 'brown' then
what is the colour of milk?

1) Black
2) Blue
3) Yellow
4) Green
10Q. In a certain code language, "STOP" is
written as "61" and "REASON" is written as "63".
How is " EDUCATION " written in that code
language?

1) 15
2) 18
3) 19
4) 11
1Q. Car : Road :: Ship : ?

1) Water
2) Air
3) Road
4) Both Air and Water
5Q. Night : Stars :: Day : ?

1) Sun
2) Blue
3) Work
4) Planet
12. AKP : 1121256 :: LNO : ?

1) 196125144
2) 144196225
3) 144225196
4) 415211
3Q. 9143 : 9963 :: 6731 : ?

1) 1368
2) 5666
3) 8964
4) 9694
1Q) 5 : 124 :: 6 : ?

1) 215
2) 216
3) 217
4) 220
7. MOQ : NLJ :: SUW : ?

1) IGE
2) CEG
3) KJI
4) HFD
.

1. GLOW : FJNU :: PTEL : ?

1) ORFN
2) ORDJ
3) ORJD
4) OPNF
MODEL:1

1Q. If minute hand makes an angle 240

(degrees) then the hour hand shows how much
angle?

A)85
B)80
C)22
D)35
3Q. What angle does the minute hand and hour
hand makes an angle in 15 minutes?

A)88.5
B)85.5
C)86.7
D)82.5
5Q. Speed of hour hand how many times of
speed of minute hand?

A)15
B)19
C)12
D)17
7Q. A Clock shows 9 hours 45 minutes what
does its mirror images show?

A)1:55
B)2:48
C)2:15
D)6:50
8. If a clock shows time 8:40 then what time be
shown in the water in front of that clock?

A)1:55
B)7:48
C)9:50
D)7:50
10Q. If a clock shows time 5:30 then what time
be shown in the water in front of that clock?

A)12:60
B)11:48
C)1:00
D)12:50
New

13Q. what is the angle of 7:20 in a clock?

A)150
B)109
C)100
D)170
11Q. what is the angle of 9:45 in a clock?

A)15 1/5
B)22 1/2
C)12 1/5
D)19 1/7
13Q. what is the angle of 7:20 in a clock?

A)150
B)109
C)100
D)170
New

13Q. what is the angle of 7:20 in a clock?

A)150
B)109
C)100
D)170
17Q. Find the time between 4 to 5 O’clock when
the angle 90?

A)38 2/11
B)40 4/11
C)35 3/11
D)11 1/11
17Q. 20, 30, 42, 56, 72, ?

A)73
B)89
C)90
D)70
11Q. 17, 19, 33, 67, 129 ?

A)225
B)245
C)227
D)245
51Q. 124, 160, 224, 324, 468 ?

A)456
B)512
C)500
D)664
85Q. 50, 52, 47, 57 ?

A)30
B)45
C)90
D)40
17Q. 12, 15, 16, 19, 18, 25, 26, 21, 36, 33, 24, ?

A)73
B)77
C)49
D)47
107Q. 4, 4, 6, 9, 18, ?

A)73
B)89
C)90
D)70
Q1. Who is the tallest among the brothers A, B, C, D ?

Statement 1 : C is shorter than only B

Statement 2 : D is taller than only A

I) Statement 1 alone is sufficient

II) Statement 2 alone is sufficient
III) Both statement 1 and statement 2 together are sufficient
IV) Both statement 1 and statement 2 even together are not sufficient
Q2. What is the value of ‘x’

Statement 1 : x2 + x – 6 = 0
Statement 2 : x ≥ 0

I) Statement 1 alone is sufficient

II) Statement 2 alone is sufficient
III) Both statement 1 and statement 2 together are sufficient
IV) Both statement 1 and statement 2 even together are not sufficient
Q4. Is triangle ABC an equilateral triangle?

Statement 1: The length of AB is equal to the length of AC.

Statement 2: The length of BC is equal to twice the length
of AB.

I) Statement 1 alone is sufficient

II) Statement 2 alone is sufficient
III) Both statement 1 and statement 2 together are sufficient
IV) Both statement 1 and statement 2 even together are not sufficient
1. If Srujana has a red pen, a blue pen, and a green pen, how many different
ways can she arrange them in a row on her desk?

a. 3 ways

b. 6 ways

c. 9 ways

d. 12 ways

e. 24 ways
2. In a game of chess, which piece can move diagonally and capture
opponents?

a. Bishop

b. Knight

c. Rook

d. Queen

e. King
3. If a rectangle has a length of 8 units and a width of 4 units, what is its
perimeter?

a. 12 units

b. 16 units

c. 24 units

d. 32 units

e. 64 units
4. If you flip a fair coin twice, what is the probability of getting
heads on both flips?

a. 1/4

b. 1/2

c. 3/4

d. 1/3

e. 2/3
3Q) Find out from the four alternatives as how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the
dotted line.

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) e
3Q) Find out from the four alternatives as how the
pattern would appear when the transparent sheet is
folded at the dotted line.

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) e
3Q) Find out from the four alternatives as how the pattern
would appear when the transparent sheet is folded at the
dotted line.

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) e
3Q) Find out from the four alternatives as how
the pattern would appear when the transparent
sheet is folded at the dotted line.

1) a
2) b
3) c
4) d
5) e
1Q. A cold-blooded vertebrate animal, such as a
salamander, that lives both in water and on land.
Which of the following animals is an example of an
Amphibian?
A) Lion
B) Penguin
C) Frog
D) Snake
4Q. A mountain or hill with a crater or vent through which
lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been
erupted from the Earth’s crust.
Which geological feature has a crater or vent from which lava
and gases erupt?

A) Desert
B) Volcano
C) River
D) Canyon
5Q. A system of government in which the people exercise authority
through elected representatives.
Which form of government allows people to wield authority through
their chosen representatives?

A) Monarchy
B) Autocracy
C) Democracy
D) Dictatorship
1. Rahul ranked ninth from the top and thirty eighth
from the bottom in a class. How many students are there
in the class?

1) 45
2) 46
3) 47
4) 48
5) None of these
3. A class of boys stands in a single line. One boy is
nineteenth in order from both the ends. How many
boys are there in the class?

1) 27
2) 37
3) 38
4) 39
5) None of these
5. In a row of boys, Deepak is 7th from the left and Madhu is
12th from the right. If they interchange their positions, Deepak
becomes 22nd from the left. What is the total number of boys
in the row?

1) 34
2) 31
3) 33
4) Cannot be determined
5) None of these
Q: In a row of certain persons, Pradip is sitting 463 from
the left end and 531 from the right end. Find out the total
number of persons in that row?

1) 963
2) 942
3) 993
4) Can’t be determined
5) None of the above
1Q. Suresh ranks eleventh in a class of 54 students.
What is his rank from last?

1) 43
2) 44
3) 42
4) 40
5) None of these
2Q. In a row of boys, A is fifteenth from the left and B
is fourth from the right. There are three boys between A
and B. How many boys are there in the row

1)9
2) 14
3) 22
4)13
5)18
1.
Statements:
1.The prices of petrol and diesel in the domestic market have remained
unchanged for the past few months.
2.The crude oil prices in the international market have gone up substantially
in the last few months.

a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
c) Both the statements I and II are independent causes
d) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
e) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
2.
Statements:
1.The government has recently fixed the fees for professional courses offered
by the unaided institutions which are much lower than the fees charged last
year.
2.The parents of the aspiring students launched a severe agitation last year
protesting against the high fees charged by the unaided institutions.

a. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

b. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
c. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
d. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
e. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
4.
Statements:
1.All the schools in the area had to be kept closed for most part of the week.
2.Many parents have withdrawn their children from the local schools.

a) Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

b) Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
c) Both the statements I and II are independent causes
d) Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
e) Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
5.
Statements:
1.The police authority has recently caught a group of house breakers.
2.The citizens group in the locality have started night vigil in the area.

3. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

4. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
5. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
6. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
7. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
6.
Statements:

1.The school authority has asked the X Std. students to attend special classes
to be conducted on Sundays.
2.The parents of the X Std. students have withdrawn their wards from
attending private tuitions conducted on Sundays.

3. Statement I is the cause and statement II is its effect

4. Statement II is the cause and statement I is its effect
5. Both the statements I and II are independent causes
6. Both the statements I and II are effects of independent causes
7. Both the statements I and II are effects of some common cause
1. There are two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a
duck and a duck in the middle. How many ducks are there?

(a)1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
2. Five people were eating apples, A finished before B, but behind C.
D finished before E, but behind B. What was the finishing order?

(a) ABDEC
(b) CABDE
(c) ABCDE
(d)DCBEA
Q1. Find the missing number of “?” questions below

a) 35
b) 37
c) 45
d) 47
Q4. Find the missing number question given below

a) 5
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
Q5. Find the missing number of below box

a) 5
b) 9
c) 10
d) 2
Q6. Find the missing number of a given question

a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 16
Q7. Find the number in the place of “?”

a) 32
b) 25
c) 20
d) 42
Q8. Find the missing number of given below box

a) F12
b) H8
c) E31
d) E12
Q9. Find the missing number of circle, the question is given below ?

a) 15
b) 19
c) 17
d) 13
1Q. 1)8 2)27 3)100 4)125

1)8
2)27
3)100
4)123
3Q. 1) 216 2) 125 3) 343 4) 510

1)2
2)1
3)4
4)3
8. 1) 253 2) 473 3) 143 4) 633

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
15. 1) 1 2) -2 3) -(-3) 4) 5

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
1. 1) FUGT 2) KPLO 3) DWEV 4) CWDX
1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
4. 1) B 2) N 3) P 4) W

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
6. 1) Knife 2) Fork 3) Plate 4) Spoon

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
8. 1) Hills 2) Valleys 3) Trees 4) Mountains

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4
5. 1) Chair 2) Bench 3) Bed 4) Sofa

1)1
2)2
3)3
4)4