Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Company question papers 1

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VERBAL SECTION

Directions for questions 1-15: Find the synonyms of the following words

1. Merry

Ans. Gay, Happy

2. Alienate

Ans. Estrange

3. Solicit

Ans. To request

4. Heap

Ans. To pile

5. Cargo

Ans. Freight

6. Momentary

Ans. Transient

7. Volume

Ans. Quantity

8. Veer

Ans. Diverge

9. Dispel

Ans. Dissipate

10. Admonish

Ans. Cautious

11. Meager

Ans. Scanty

12. Latitude

Ans. Scope

13. Latent

Ans. Potential

14. Covet

Ans. Crave

15. Discretion

Ans. Prudence

QUANTITATIVE SECTION

1. If two pencils cost 8 cents, then how much do 5 pencils cost?

Ans. 20 cents

2. Some work is done by two people in 24 minutes. One of them can do this work alone in 40 minutes.

How much time does the second person take to do the same work?

Ans. 60 minutes

3. 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?

Ans.2 gallons

4. The lowest temperature in the night in a city A is 1/3 more than 1/2 the highest during the day.

Sum of the lowest temperature and the highest temperature is 100 degrees. Then what is the low temp?

Ans.40 degrees

5. Javagal, who decided to go to weekend trip should not exceed 8 hours driving in a day. The average

speed of forward journey is 40 miles/hr. Due to traffic on Sundays; the return journey's average speed

is 30 m/h. How far he can select a picnic spot?

a) 120 miles

b) between 120 and 140 miles

c) 160 miles

Ans. 120 miles

6. 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?

Ans. 3

7. A building with height D shadow up to G. What is the height of a neighboring building with a shadow of

C feet?

Ans. (C*D)/G

8. A person was fined for exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph. Another person was also fined for exceeding

the same speed limit by twice the same. If the second person was travelling at a speed of 35 mph, find the

speed limit.

Ans. 15 mph

9. A bus started from bus stand at 8.00am, and after staying for 30 minutes at a destination, it returned back

to the bus stand. The destination is 27 miles from the bus stand. The speed of the bus is 18mph. During the

return journey bus travels with 50% faster speed. At what time does it return to the bus stand?

Ans. 11.00 am

10. In a mixture, R is 2 parts and S is 1 part. In order to make S to 25% of the mixture, how much of R is to

be added?

Ans.One part of R

11. Wind flows 160 miles in 330 min, for traveling 80 miles how much time does it require?

Ans. 2 hrs 45 mins

12. With a 4/5 full tank a vehicle can travel 12 miles, how far can it travel with a 1/3 full tank

Ans. 5 miles

13. There are two trees in a lawn. One grows at a rate 3/5 of the other in 4 years. If the total growth

of trees is 8 ft. What is the height of the smaller tree after 2 years?

Ans. 1 1/2 feet

14. Refer to the figure below. A ship started from P and moves at a speed of I miles per hour and another

ship starts from L and moving with H miles per hour simultaneously. Where do the two ships meet?

||---g---||---h---||---i---||---j---||---k---||---l---||

PG H I J K L are the various stops in between denoted by || . The values g, h, i, j, k, l denote the distance

between the ports.

Ans. between I and J, closer to J

15. 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 m/sec?

Ans. 1 m/sec

CRITICAL REASONING SECTION

The critical reasoning section consists of some passages followed by 4 to 7 questions per passage. The questions

are such that they require ability to read fast and comprehend. The questions asked in this section have three

choices TRUE, FALSE, CAN'T SAY. Some examples of questions are given below. Please note that these passages are

not the exact passages asked. The passages used a good deal of difficult words which have been removed in this

reproduction. Also the passages appearing in the actual paper are much lengthier.

Directions: Answer the questions given below the passage or statement as true, false or can't say.

PASSAGE A: My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two child's each.

Answer 1-5 based on the passage A

1.My grandfather has two sons .

Ans. False

2. Three of my aunts have two sons

Ans. Can't say

3. My father is only child to his father

Ans. False

4. I have six cousins from my mother side

Ans. Can't say

5. I have one uncle

Ans. Can't say (uncle can be from the mother's side as well)

PASSAGE B: Ether injected into gallbladder to dissolve cholesterol based gallstones. This type one day

treatment is enough for gallstones not for calcium stones. This method is alternative to surgery for

millions of people who are suffering from this disease.

Answer questions 6-9 based on passage B

6. Calcium stones can be cured in one day

Ans. False

7. Hundreds of people contain calcium stones

Ans. Can't say

8. Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones

Ans. True

9. Ether will be injected into the gallbladder to cure the cholesterol based gall stones

Ans. True

PASSAGE C: Hacking is illegal entry into another computer. This happens mostly because of lack of knowledge

of computer networking. With networks one machine can access to another machine. Hacking go about without

knowing that each network is accredited to use network facility?

Answer questions 10-12 based on passage B

10. Hackers never break the code of the company which they work for

Ans. Can't say

11. Hacking is the only vulnerability of the computers for the usage of the data

Ans. False

12. Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of computer knowledge

Ans. False

PASSAGE C: Alpine tunnels are closed tunnels. In the past 30 yrs not even a single accident has been recorded

for there is one accident in the rail road system. Even in case of a fire accident it is possible to shift the

passengers into adjacent wagons and even the live fire can be detected and extinguished with in the duration of

30 min.

Answer questions 13-16 based on passage C

13. No accident can occur in the closed tunnels

Ans. True

14. Fire is allowed to live for 30 min

Ans. False

16. All the care that travel in the tunnels will be carried by rail shutters.

Ans.True

PASSAGE D: In the past helicopters were forced to ground or crash because of the formation of the ice on

the rotors and engines. A new electronic device has been developed which can detect the water content in

the atmosphere and warns the pilot if the temperature is below freezing temperature about the formation of

the ice on the rotors and wings.

Answer questions 17-20 based on passage D

17. The electronic device can avoid formation of the ice on the wings

Ans.False

18. There will be the malfunction of rotor & engine because of formation of ice

Ans.True

19. The helicopters were to be crashed or grounded

Ans.True

20. There is only one device that warn about the formation of ice

Ans.True

PASSAGE E: In the survey conducted in Mumbai out of 63 newly married house wives not a single house wife

felt that the husbands should take equal part in the household work as they felt they loose their power

over their husbands. In spite of their careers they opt to do the kitchen work themselves after coming back

to home. The wives get half as much leisure time as the husbands get at the week ends.

Answer questions 21-23 based on passage E

21. Housewives want the husbands to take part equally in the household

Ans.False

22. Wives have half as much leisure time as the husbands have

Ans. False

23. 39% of the men will work equally in the house in cleaning and washing

Ans. False

PASSAGE F: Copernicus is the intelligent. In the days of Copernicus the transport and technology development

was less & it took place weeks to communicate a message at that time, wherein we can send it through satellite

with in no time. Even with this fast development it has become difficult to understand each other.

Answer questions 24-27 based on passage F

24. People were not intelligent during Copernicus days

Ans.False

25. Transport facilities are very much improved in now a day

Ans.Can't say

26. Even with the fast developments of the technology we can't live happily.

Ans. Can't say

27. We can understand the people very much with the development of communication

Ans. False.

PASSAGE G: Senior managers warned the workers that because of the introductory of Japanese industry in

the car market. There is the threat to the workers. They also said that there will be the reduction in

the purchase of the sales of car in public. the interest rates of the car will be increased with the loss

in demand.

Answer questions 28-31 based on passage G

28. Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of Indian industry.

Ans.False

29. Managers said car interests will go down after seeing the raise in interest rates.

Ans.True

30. Japanese investments are ceasing to end in the car industry.

Ans. False

31. People are very interested to buy the cars.

Ans.False

PASSAGE H: In the Totalitarian days, the words have very much devalued. In the present day, they are

becoming domestic that is the words will be much more devalued. In those days, the words will be very

much affected in political area. but at present, the words came very cheap .We can say they come free

at cost.

Answer questions 32-34 based on passage H

32. Totalitarian society words are devalued.

Ans.False

33. Totalitarians will have to come much about words

Ans.True

34. The art totalitarian society the words are used for the political speeches.

Ans. False

PASSAGE I: There should be copyright for all arts. The reel has came that all the arts has come under

one copy right society, they were use the money that come from the arts for the developments . There may

be a lot of money will come from the Tagore works. We have to ask the benifiters from Tagore work to help

for the development of his works.

Answer questions 35-39 based on passage I

35. Tagore works are come under this copy right rule.

Ans. False

36. People are free to go to the public because of the copy right rule.

Ans: Can't say

38. People gives to theater and collect the money for development.

Ans: Can't say

39. We have asked the Tagore residents to help for the developments of art.

Ans: Can't say

PSYCHOMETRIC TEST

You don't need to fret much about this test. This test consists of 150 questions and is just a

psychology test which should be answered confidently and doesn't require any preparation. One must

try being consistent while answering as the same questions are repeatedly asked in different forms.

Also one must answer all questions. Questions are of yes, no or can't say kind.

1. Will you be interested in social activities?

2. While going upstairs do you move two steps at a time?

3. Can you make friends with people of the same sex or with opposite sex also

4. Your friends consider you as a leader in your group

5. People think that you’re serious minded.

6. There are times you feel dull without any reason.

7. You host several parties

8. When relatives come to your house do you entertain them?

9. You can work for long hours without tiredness.

10. In your company you want to lead the organization.