Tata Consulting Service | Aptitude Test-Synonyms1. what is the synonyms of ACUMENa. exactnessb. potentialc. shrewdnessd. bluntnesse. None of theseans:c

2. what is the synonyms of BEHESTa. behaviorb. hold downc. hold upd. relievee. condemnans:b

3. what is the synonyms of DISCRETIONa. prudenceb. consistencyc. precipiced. disturbancee. distemperans:a

4. what is the synonyms of ORDAINa. arrangeb. commandc. contributed. establishe. controlans:b

5. what is the synonyms of FLORIDa. ornateb. thrivingc. artisticd. elegante. None of theseans:a

6. what is the synonyms of PENITENCEa. likingb. insightfulc. attractived. penetrablee. compunctionans:e

7. what is the synonyms of WHETa. stimulateb. humorousc. inculated. dampene. None of theseans:a

8. what is the synonyms of INCENTIVEa. reflexb. amplitudec. inflectiond. provocatione. escutcheonans:d

9. what is the synonyms of LATITUDEa. scopeb. segmentc. globuled. legislaturee. lamentationans:a

10. what is the synonyms of MORTIFYa. make a cavityb. displeasec. humiliated. relapsee. murderans:c

11. what is the synonyms of ADAGEa. adviceb. proverbc. enlargementd. advantagee. usageans:b

12. what is the synonyms of TO DISPELa. to dissipateb. to dissentc. to distortd. to disfiguree. to dissectans:a

13. what is the synonyms of ERRATICa. unromanticb. freec. populard. steadye. unknownans:e

14. what is the synonyms of TO MERITa. to embraceb. to devotec. to deserved. to combinee. to displayans:c

15. what is the synonyms of RAPTa. livelyb. concealedc. engrossedd. prototypee. None of theseans:b

16. what is the synonyms of TO HEAPa. to pileb. to forbidc. to proceedd. to sharee. to stoopans:a

17. what is the synonyms of CAJOLEa. coaxb. motivatec. profoundd. mollifye. evadeans:aOVULATEa. penuryb. immunizec. fertilized. reproducee. incisionsans:c

18. what is the synonyms of ABODEa. clayb. obstaclec. dwellingd. binde. to beguileans:c

19. what is the synonyms of POTENTIALa. latentb. hystericalc. conventionald. symmetricale. conscientiousans:a

20. what is the synonyms of EXTRICATEa. terminateb. isolatec. liberated. simplifye. frustrateans:c

21. what is the synonyms of DISPARITYa. inequalityb. impartialityc. unfairnessd. twiste. None of theseans:a

22. what is the synonyms of TO CONFISCATEa. to harassb. to repulsec. to consoled. to appropriatee. to congregateans:d

23. what is the synonyms of PIOUSa. historicb. devoutc. multipled. fortunatee. authoritativeans:b

24. what is the synonyms of LETHARGYa. reminiscenceb. categoryc. fallacyd. unanimitye. stuporans:e

25. what is the synonyms of CARGOa. cabbageb. camelc. lanced. freighte. flaxans:d

26. what is the synonyms of OVATIONa. orationb. gesturec. emulationd. applausee. nourishans:d

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | Placement Paper - Jan 15, 2010Company 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 Antonyms1. 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

Synonyms1) Choleric = Hot Tempered, Irritate2) Waif = Urchin, Abandoned Person3) Florid = Ornate, Showy4) Servility = Surrender5) Tepid = Luke warm, Half hearted6) Melee = Fight, Combat7) Aplomb = Self-confidence, composure8) Mawkish = Over emotional, weepy9) Voracious = Hungry, eager, greedy10) Clich = Commonplace, Truism11) Pithy = Strong12) Celibacy = Chastity, State of not being married13) Retrograde = Worsen, Move backward14) Foil = metal sheet, Layer of aluminum paper15) Chaste = Pure, Modest16) Furtive = Secret, Stealthy17) Paradox = Contradiction18) Alacrity = Eagerness, Readiness19) Remiss = Careless20) Repartee = Witty Report21) Mundane = Normal22) Moribund = Dying, Expiring23) Banal = Stale, Common place, Usual24) Tarry = Delay25) Misapprehension = Improper Understanding26) Cleft = Split27) Virulent = Poisonous, Dangerous28) Indulgent = Obliging, Complaint29) Tantamount = Equivalent30) Repudiate = Reject, Deny, Renounce31) Reprobate = Degenerate32) Acclivity = an upward slope33) Baneful = Destructive, Harmful34) Chide = Scold35) Circuitous = Indirect in action or language36) Churlish = Brutish, Cruel, Rude37) Latitude = Freedom, Liberty38) Jettison = throw away, get rid of

Antonyms1) Mollify = Enrage, Provoke2) Inundate = Drain3) Equanimity = Agitation4) Gauche = Tactful5) Exhume = Inter6) Baleful = Beneficent7) Anathematize = Bless8) Enigmatic = Unambiguous9) Pariah = Idol10) Turbid = Limpid

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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | Placement Paper Pattern - 04.Jan.2010Company Name : TCSType : FresherExam/Interview Date : 04-Jan-2010No 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 PaperFor 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 studentsgets 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 ofsugar 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 thetotal 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% andtwo 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 secondArticle. 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-law2) Sister-in-law3) Aunt4) Mother5) None of these

PassageA 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 'viewer-friendly'. 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 is1) 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 feels1) 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 Darshan1) 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 TV1) 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)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Latest Sample Placement Paper Of TCS For Year-2009-10(Mathematic,English)

1. (38 x 142) (4096) =?1) 337.252) 269.83) 4904) 84.31255) None of these

2. 3 + 33.3 + 3.03 + 333 =?1) 6662) 636.333) 372.334) 672.665) None of these

3. (17.52)2 =?1) 280.95042) 290.59043) 306.95044) 280.59045) None of these

4. (37% of 2370) (41% of 2105) =?1) 13.852) 12.563) 13.104) 12.155) 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) problem2) mysticism3) curiosity4) misconception5) mistake

6.1) liberal2) demanding3) strident4) detrimental5) horrible

7. 1) misnomer2) terrible3) danger4) tragedy5) shame

8. 1) reached2) verified3) assembled4) hurled5) envisaged

9. 1) westernised2) unfettered3) gross4) accumulated5) astounding

10. 1) labourers2) culprit3) redundant4) escapists5) icons

11.1) unison2) liberalisation3) coalition4) association5) isolation

12.1) forced2) loaded3) denied4) stated5) scrutinised

13.1) development2) empowerment3) unity4) mobilisation5) cohesion

14. 1) growth2) potential3) strategy4) reforms5) 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 - IAmericans 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 will1) 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 America2) the best facilities available there3) their culture and custom which they feel is the best in the world4) the economic superiority of America5) None of these

19. What is the antonym of the word inadvertently as given in bold in the passage?1) intentionally2) occasionally3) unwittingly4) avowedly5) adroitly

Passage - IIPopulation 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 deplete2) because population is an ever-increasing phenomenon3) because population is seen as a resource4) because it is an easily available commodity5) 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 user2) because a less number of people are engaged in production and a large number of people are dependent on it3) because population is not always a producer but it is always a consumer4) when the growth of population is checked it is a resource and when it increases rapidly it is burden to the society5) 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 growth1) All of the above2) 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) disappears2) sustains3) worsens4) evades5) reduces

25. 65 x39 + 335 =?1) 8492252) 22003) 28704) 28705) 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)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Placement PaperFor 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 studentsgets 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 ofsugar 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 thetotal 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% andtwo 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 secondArticle. 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-law2) Sister-in-law3) Aunt4) Mother5) None of these

PassageA 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 'viewer-friendly'. 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 is1) 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 feels1) 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 Darshan1) 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 TV1) 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)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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 belowconv(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 MAX)x=1;else if(x