TCS – 2001 paper 1

TCS TALENT TEST

QUESTION ALPHABHET- "F"

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PART - I
VERBAL REASONING
SYNONYMS:
1. CIRCUMSPECT
(i)CONDITION (ii)INSPECT (iii)CAUTIOUS (iv)RECKLESS
2. ABYSMAL
1.SLIGHT 2.DEEP
3. ILLUSTRIOUS
4. PROLIFIC
5. DILIGENT
1.INTELLIGENT 2...
6. VEHEMENT
1.PASSIONATE 2.CONFESY 3.NOISY 4.MOQULIS
7. IMPETUS
1.CONNECT 2. CRUCIAL 3.STIMULUS 4. IMMEDIATE
8. ACRONYM
1. ABBREVIATION 2. SIMILAR
9. DISSEMINATE
1.FORECAST 2.SPREAD 3.BRANSP
10. HARBINGER
1.NAVAL 2. UNCOMMON 3.FORE RUNNER 4.GLORY

ANTONYMS:
11. TRACTABLE
1.OBJECTIONABLE 2.ENJOYABLE 3.ADAPTABLE 4.OBSTINATE
12. COVERT
1.MANIFEST 2.INVISIBLE3.SCARED 4.ALTER
13. PENSIVE
1.REPENTENT 2.SAD 3. THOUGHTLESS 4.CARELESS ANS: 3
14. MITIGATE
1.AGGRAVATE 2.RELIEVE 3.ELEMINATE 4.EXHUMAN
15. DIVERGENT
1.CONTRARY 2.COMING TOGETHER 3.CONVERSANT 4.CONTROVERSY
16. DOGMATIC
1.SCEPTICAL 2.RESILIENT 3.STUBBORN 4.SUSPICIOUS
17. CLUTCH
1. HOLD 2. GRAB 3.RELEASE 4.SPREAD
18. MOTLEY
1.BULKY 2. SPECKLED 3.HOMOGENEOUS 4.DIFFERENT
19. RELINQUISH
1.PURSUE 2.VANQUISH3.DESTROY 4.DEVASTATE
20. TRANSIENT
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1.PERMANENT 2.REMOVED
20- 26: FILL IN THE APPROPRIATE SENTENCES BETWEEN THE PASSAGE
27-32: READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION
PART - II
1. WHICH IS THE NEXT NO?
5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14? ANS: 18
2. BFGE CODED AS CEHD THEN CODE PVHDJ. ANS: QUICK
3. FIND THE NO. OF Y FOLLOWED BY W BUT THAT IS NOT
FOLLOWED BY Z.
Y W R U D D Y W Z...............

4. WHAT IS THE LARGEST PRIME NO THAT IS STORED IN 8

BIT PATTERN. ANS: 251

5.WHICH WILL GIVE GOOD STANDARD DEVIATION

1. (7,0,-7,0,7) 2. (7,-7,7,-7,7) 3. (1,0,-1,0,1)
6. WHICH IS NOT A SIDE OF A RECTANGULAR
1. (2,3,4) 2.(3,4,7) 3. (3,5,9)
7.WHICH SHAPE WILL BE OBTAINED BY USING THESE VALUES
OF X ,Y
X Y
0 0.00001
10 1.02
100 1.72
1000 3.00
9999 4.72
8. WHICH EQUATION THAT BEST SUITS THIS CURVE
A LINE CUTS X AT -1 WHEN Y=0 AND X=0 WHEN Y=3 AND
GOES UPWARD
Y

X
9. A MAN , WOMAN AND A BOY JOINDLY DID A JOB IN 6
DAYS. A MAN ALONE FINISHES IN 10 DAYS, A WOMEN ALONE
FINISH IN 24 DAYS. THEN HOW MANY DAYS THE BOY CAN
TAKE TO FINSH?

10. FOR TEMPERATURE A FUNCTION IS GIVEN ACCORDING TO

TIME : ((t**2)/6) + 4t +12
WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE RISE OR FALL BETWEEN
4.AM TO 9 AM

11. AN AEROPLANE STARTS FROM A (SOME LATITUDE IS GIVEN

ACCORDING TO PLACE)AT 2 AM LOCAL TIME TO B(SOME
LATITUDE). TRAVELLLING TIME IS 10 HOURS. WHAT IS THE
LOCAL TIME OF B WHEN IT REACHES B
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12. A FILE IS TRANSFERRED FROM A PLACE TO

ADESTINATION CAPABLE OF 10 KB . THEY GIVEN SOME RATE
OF TRANSFER. U HAVE FIND A EQUATION THAT BEST SUIT
THIS.

13. IN A PLANAR CUBE , THE NO. OF VERTICES, NO OF

EDGES AND NO OF FACES ARE
1. 6,6,6 2. 4,8,12 3.... 4.........

14. VENN DIAGROM below

1. HOW MANY PERSON KNOW ENGLISH MORE THAN FRENCH
2. HOW MUCH % OF PEOPLE KNOWS ALL THE 3 LANGUAGES
3. HOW MUCH % OF PEOPLE THOSE WHO KNOWS FRENCH AND
GERMAN AND NOT ENGLISH

FRENCH

15. CORRECT CHART WITH CORRECT VALUES

X- YEAR
Y- NO OF PERSONS
1. AVERAGE NO. OF PERSONS FROM 1995 - 1999
2. WHICH YEAR HAS LARGE DIFFERENCES IN NO OF PERSONS
3. IF 10% OF PEOPLE LEAVES THE OFFICE IN 1998 THEN,
HOW MANY FRESH CANDIDATES CAN BE ADDED IN THE NEXT
YEAR

16. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF

M(373, 7) + R(6.8) -T(3.4) + R( 3.4)
M- MODULAS R- ROUNDOFF T- TRUNCATE

17. WHAT IS THE VALUE OF

% # % (5) + # % # (2)
WHERE % - DOUBLING #- RECIPROCAL

18. MATCH THE FOLLOWING

A B
1. SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH 1. TYPE OF
2. BASMATI, WHEAT 2. A PART OF
3. BROTHER, SISTER 3. NOT A TYPE OF
4. BREIGAL, DOG 4. SIBLING
ANS: 1-> 2 2->1 3->3 4->4

19. G (0) =1 G (1)= -1 IF G (N)=2* (G (N-1))- 3(G

(N-2)) THEN WHAT IS THE VALUE OF G (4)?
20. A 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
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B 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
C 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
(AUB)PC

21. TIME DEGREE

2 7 ° 6' 43.15"
4 5° 31' 4.3"
THEN WHAT WILL BE THE DEGREE WHEN TIME IS 3 O CLOCK

22. THREE COMPANIES WORKING INDEPENDENTLY AND GET

SAVINGS 10%, 20%, 25%. IF THE COMPANIES WORK JUST OPPOSITE THEN
WHAT WILL BE THE NET SAVING?

23. WHICH ONE WILL BE THE EXACT POWER OF 3

(i) 2768 (ii)2678 (III) 2187

24. SOME RELATION THAT IS DEDUCE TO

A (POW 2) DIRECT PROPORTIONAL TO X (POW 3)
B (POW 2) DIRECT PROPORTIONAL TO Y (POW 3)
SOME FOUR ANSWERS WERE GIVEN
ANS: ALL OF THE ABOVE

25. 900 M WIDE 3000 M WIDTH

SOMETHING I CAN'T REMEMBER SOME VALUES ARE GIVEN
BY AIR PER M Rs. 4 BY GROUND PER M Rs. 5
THEN WHERE U WILL CUT ADD MAN OUT

26. 1.JAVA 2.SMALLTALK 3.LISP 4.EIFFEL

27. 1.SAP 2.ARP 3.WAP 4.TCP IP

28. WHICH IS THE PERFECT ONE AMONG THE 4

1. 2x +3y=4 2. x + y= -1 3. Y=2x+ 3

29-32. I FORGOT

PART III
CRITICAL REASONING

Q1-Q 3
A,B,C - PROGRAMMERS D,E,F,G,H- DATABASE HANDLERS
NEW OFFICE IS GOING TO BE STARTED WITH 2 PROGRAMMERS
AND 3 DATABASE HANDLERS
A AND C CANNOT GO TOGETHER
C AND E CANNOT GO TOGETHER
D AND F CANNOT GO TOGETHER
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Q4 - Q6
Q7 - Q10
Q11 AND Q12

1. CIRCUMSPECT=PRUDENT, CAUTIOUS
2. ABYSMALL= BOTTOMLESS, UNCLEAR
3.ILLUSTROUS=HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED, NOBAL
4.PROLIFIC=ABUNDANTLY FRUITFUL
5.DELIGHT=HIGH PLEASURE
6.VEHIMENT=VIOLENT,URGENT,FORCEFUL
7.IMPETUS=MOVING FORCE,STIMULUS,INCENTIVE
8.ACRONYM=A WORD FORMED BY FIRST LETTER OF OTHER WORDS
9.DESSIMINATE=DISTRIBUTE,SPREAD,SCATTER
10.HARBINGER=FORERUNNER, ANNOUNCER
11.TRACTIBLE=DOCILE, MANAGEBLE
12.COVERT=SECRET, HIDDEN, IMPLIED
13.PENSIVE=SADNESS, CONTEMPLATE
14.MITIGATE=TO APPEASE, TO MODERATE
15.CLUTCH=TO HOLD
16.MOTLEY=MULTICOLOURED
17.RELINQUISH=TO GIVE UP, RENOUNCE
18.TRANSIENT=MOMENTARY, NOT LASTING

TCS Talent Test: (Time : 2 Hrs)

Part I English Synonyms etc. 34 Bits
Part II Arthimatic 32 Bits
Part III Critical Reasoning 12 Bits
Total 78 Bits 2 Hours Duration.
Part Part III and I are Multiple Choice Questions and Part II is filling up the Blanks model.
If your choice is B among A, B, C, D then put a cross mark on B.
PART I English Synonyms & Passages 34 Bits

Nearly 20 Bits on Synonyms:

1.Clutch
2.Divergent
3.Veracity
4.Indigenous
5.Hamper
Please go through Barrons GRE book -> High Frequency Words List (especially all words
starting with A and C.)
Next two passages are given consisting of some underlines in between. Below passage, its
given some (7-8) sentences. We have to choose the correct sentence and put it in the
appropriate blank in the main passage. Passage 1 is on Mind Power (8 blanks)
Passage 2 is on Investing Shares in the Companies (6 Blanks)
Part II Arithmetic - 20 Bits
1. 5,6,7,8,10,11,14?
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2.
A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
B 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
C 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
(AuB)nC = ? [(A union B) intersection C =?]

3. Find the Odd word.

Java, Lisp, Smalltalk, Eiffel
(One more question of same type - Odd man out)

4.
Year 95 96 97 98 99
Members 100 1 70 10 50

i ) Which year has maximum members growth?

Two more questions on this. Please go
Through Barons GRE data interpretation problems

5. In Madras, temperature at noon varies according to -t^2/2 + 8t + 3 (READ as: -t

square /2 +...), where t is elapsed time. Find how much temp. More or less in 4pm to 9pm.
(May be we can solve it by Definite Integration. Check any way)

6. A man, a woman, and a child can do a piece of work in 6 days. Man only can do it
in 24 days. Woman can do it in 16 days and in how many days child can do the same work?
(Numbers are not correct. Problem model is important)

7. What is the highest prime number that can be stored in a 8-bit microprocessor?

8. In which of the system 384 is equal to 1234? (Numbers are not correct. Important is
only problem model)

9. If D_MUQZM is coded as CENTRAL then RBDJK can be coded as ---------

10. The size of a program is N. And the memory occupied by the program is given by
M = square root of 100N. If the size of the program is increased by 1% then how much
memory now occupied?

11. French, English, German

1.How many more or less speak English than French?
2.What % people speak all the three languages?
3.What % people speak German but not English?

12. The size of the bucket is N KB. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 KB per
millisecond. A programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10
Milliseconds. And response will be back to programmer in 20 milliseconds.
Based on above information one question is there.
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13. A power unit is there by the bank of the river 750 mts. A cable is made from power
unit to power a plant opposite to that of the river at 1500mts. The cost of the cable below
water is Rs. 15/- per meter ansd cost of cable on the bank is Rs. 12/- per meter.
Based on above information one question is there.

14. Match the following.

i. brother - sister a. Part of
ii. alsecian - dog b. Sibling
iii. sentence - paragraph c. Type of
iv. d.

15. If the vertex (5,7) is placed in the memory. First vertex (1,1) 's address is 1245 and
then address of (5,7) is ----------

16. A Planar solid cube contains how many vertices, how many corner points and how
many faces?

17. Which of the equation satisfies the graph? 4 equations given.

18. Square of the <<term>> is directly proportional to the cube of the <<another
term>> . If the <<term>> is 'a' and <<another term>> is 'b' then which one is correct?
4 options given like a square / b cube =const.

Part III Critical reasoning 4 passages and each 3 questions.

Passage 1 : Barrons GRE Analytical Ability ->Practice Excercise questions 7-11.

( passage is : The office staff of the XYZ corporation.....) In 1996 edition page number
377.
Any way I am giving the passage for those who do not have Barron’s book.
The office staff of the XYZ Corporation presently consists of three bookkeepers (A, B and
C) and five secretaries (D, E, F, G, and H). Management is planning to open a new office in
another city using 3 secretaries and 2 bookkeepers of the present staff. To do so they plan
to seperate certain individuals who do not function well together. The following
guidelines were established to set up the new office.

1. Book keepers A and C are constantly finding fault with one another and should not
be sent as a team to the new office.

2. C and E function well alone but not as a team. They should be seperated.

3. D and G have not been on speaking terms for many months. They should not go
together.

4. Since D and F have been competing for promotion, they should not be a team.

Questions :
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1. If A is to be moved as one of the book keeper which of the following CANNOT be

a possible working unit?
a. ABDEH b. ABDGH c. ABEFH d. ABEGH e. ABFGH ANS) b

2. If C and F are moved to the new office , how many combinations are possible?
a. 1 b.2 c.3 d. 4 e. 5 ANS) a

3. If C is sent to new office, which member of the staff CANNOT go with C?

a. B b. D c. F d. G e. H ANS) b

4. Under the guidelines developed, which of the following MUST go to the new
office?
a. B b. D c. E d. G e. H ANS) a

5. If D is going to the new office which of the

following is/are true?
I. C cannot go
II. A cannot go
III. H must also go
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only
e. I, II, III
ANS)d
NOTE : Question paper contains project leads and programmers not book keepers and
secretaries.

Passage 2 : Barrons GRE Analytical Ability ->Practice Exercise questions 14-17. In 1996
edition page number 377.

After months of talent searching for an administrative assistant to the president of

the college the field of applicants has been narrowed down to five (A,B,C,D and E). It was
announced that finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day group personal interviews
were held. The examining committee agreed upon the following procedure.
1. The interviews will be held once a week.
2. Three candidates will appear at any all-day interview session.
3. Each candidate will appear atleast once.
4. If it is necessary to call applicants for additional interviews, no more than one such
applicant should be asked to appear the next week.
5. Because of the details in the written applications, it was agreed that whenever
candidate B appears, A should also be present.
6. Because of the travel difficulties, it was agreed that C will appear for only one
interview.
Questions:
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1. At the first interview, the following candidates appear: A, B and D. Which of the
following combinations can be called for the interview to be held the next week?
a. BCD b. CDE c. ABE d. ABC e. ADE ANS) b

2. Which of the following is a possible combinations for interviews in two

consecutive interviews?
a. ABC ; BDE
b. ABD; ABE
c. ADE; ABC
d. BDE; ACD
e. CDE; ABC
ANS) c
3. If A, B and D appear at the interviw and D is called for additional interview the
following week, which the two candidates may be asked to appear with D?
I. A
II. B
III. C
IV. E
a. I and II
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. II and IV only
e. III and IV only
ANS)e
4. Which of the following correctly state(s) the procedure followed by the search
committee?
I. After the second interview, all appicants have appeared atleast once.
II. The committee sees each applicant a second time.
III. If a third session is held it is possible fir akk applicants to appear atleast twice.
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. III only
e. I and III only
ANS)a

Passage 3 is some thing like this. There are swimmers J,K,L,M,N,O,P and different
conditions given. Passage 4 is like . A former planted trees in 4X4 rows. No of plant
varieties are 6. Like red, green etc. Questions based on these arrangements.