SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMOS
admonish = usurp (reprove) merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate) instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss) belief = conviction
covet= crave (desire) belated = too late
solicit = beseech (seek) brim = border
subside = wane (drop) renounce= reject
hover = linger (stay close) divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect) adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn) hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse) to merit= to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother) inert = passive
latent = potential (inactive) latitude = scope
concur = acquiesce (accept) momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm) admonish = cautious
lethargy = stupor (lazy) volume = quantity
furtive= stealthy (secret) meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load) baffle = frustrate
efface = obliterate(wipe out) misery = distress
pretentious = ostentatious(affected) discretion = prudence
compunction = remorse (regret) amiable = friendly
cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk) incentive = provocation
Embrace = hug (hold-cuddle) latent = potential
Confiscate = appropriate (to take charge) emancipate = liberate
lament = mourn confiscate = appropriate
obstinate = stubborn acumen = exactness
metamorphosis = transform scrutiny = close examination
annihilate = to destroy fuse = combine
whet = sharpen behest = request
adage = proverb penitence = to repeat
ovation = applause overt = obvious
Efface = obliterate
Vocabulary Section:
Synonyms -
1.Moribund – declining, dilapidated, waning
2.Repudiate – reject, disclaim, renounce, deny
3.Translucent – transparent, semi- transparent, lucid, lucent, clear, see through
4. Mitigate- alleviates, lessen, ease, alley, tune down, dull, Assuage
5. Inundate – flood, overwhelm, swamp
6. Bilk – deceive, trick, swindle, con
7.Nettle – annoy, irritate, vex
8.Impugn – hold responsible, charge, censure, accuse
9.Mulch
10.Tenacity – stubbornness, resolve, firmness, persistence, insistence, determination
11.Sobriety – temperance, moderation, abstemiousness, soberness
12.Degrade – shame, disgrace, mortify, humiliate
13.Hidebound - narrow-minded, conservative, prejudiced
14.Waif – stray, sole, thing
15.Hamper – basket, hinder
16.Retrograde – nostalgic, retrospective, traditional and conservative
17.Despondent – hopeless, low, dejected
18.Debacle – disaster, tragedy, catastrophe
19.Nebulous – vague, hazy, unformulated, tenuous
20.Inconsistent – conflicting, contradictory, unreliable , incompatible, inhoherent
21.Paradox – inconsistency, irony, absurdity
synonym
1. dwindle – decrease, decline, fall, fall off, drop, drop off
2. efface - wipe out, obliterate, eradicate, destroy
3. inept – incompetent, inexpert, clumsy
4. infirmity - ill-health, sickness
5. candid- open, frank
6. dangle - hang, swing, sway
Antonym
1. Irksome * pleasant
2. Jaunty * sorrowful, sad
3. Nebulous * precise
4. Misapprehension * comprehension * understanding
5. Obese * thin
6. Whimsical * ordinary
Synonym and antonym
1.Harbinger – forerunner, portent, indication
2.Cacophony – dissonance, disharmony
3.Divulge – reveal, disclose
4.Clutch – grasp, grab, clasp, hold
5.Acronym – short form, contraction, ellipsis
6.Illustrious – memorable, well–known, famous
7.Prolific – productive, abundant
8.Divergent – different, deviating, conflicting
9.Jaded – world-weary, tired, lackluster, worn-out, exhausted, bored, fed up
10. Mien – appearance, demeanor
11. Mitigate – alleviate, ease, lessen, soften, allay, moderate
12. Ambitious – determined, grand, striving
13. Aberration – deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, oddness
14. Foray – raid, sortie, incursion, attack, venture
15. Denounce – condemn, accuse, criticize
Synonyms:
Ponderous – heavy, tedious, cumbersome
Mundane – ordinary, dull, monotonous, dreary
Icon – image, idol, emblem, symbol
Brackish – salty, briny
Mollify – placate, pacify, calm, appease, soothe
Depreciation – reduction, decline
Equanimity – composure, poise, calmness, self-control
Gist – general idea, substance, essence
Gaudy – garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colorful
Awry – skewed, crooked, wrong
Repartee – banter, joking, word play
Boisterous – energetic, animated
Ungainly – clumsy, awkward, ungraceful, miserly, mean, inelegant, gawky
Whimsical – fanciful, unusual, quirky, capricious
Asperity – roughness, severity, brusqueness
Cavil – quibble, complain, niggle, split hairs, carp
Quixotic – idealistic, romantic, dreamy, unrealistic, impracticable
Profound – deep, intense, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, weighty, insightful
Incorrigible - habitual, persistent, inveterate, hopeless
Musty – mildewed, moldy, stale, rank, fusty, stuffy
Waif – stray, thing, lose, urchin, orphan
Irk – displease, vex, annoy, trouble, bother, nag, rile
Interdict – prohibit, veto, injunction, bar, embargo
Cohere - hold together
Rupture - break
Moribund – dying, declining, waning
D̩collet̩ Рlow necked, revealing
Callow – inexperienced, immature, youthful
Balmy – mild, clement, pleasant
recalcitrant – unruly, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn
guile – cunningness, deviousness, slyness, cleverness, wiliness, astuteness
ANTONYMOS:
1.Compose x disturb
2.Pristine x sullied
3.Turbid x limpid
4.Monetary x non-economical
5.Revere x threaten
6.Hamper x facilitate
7.Transient x permanence
8.Fascinate x mundane
9.Fickle x loyal
10.Contraband x legal goods
11.Repellent x attractive
12.Slur x grace
13.Protean x constant
14.Hidebound x broadminded
15.Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
Censure – fault, criticize
Optimum – best, most favorable
Candid – frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right
Cite – quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to
Effusive – demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic, vociferous, extroverted
Voluble – articulate, vociferous, talkative
Banal – commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed
Standing – rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence
Nascent – budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic
Clutch – grasp, grab, hold
Generic – general, basic, common
Empirical – experimental, pragmatic, practical
Anomaly – irregularity, glitch, difference
Circuitous – roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous
Surveillance – observation, watch, shadowing
Objective – aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal
Raucous – rough, wild, hoarse, guttering
Voracious – insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy
Pedigree – rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage
Fidelity – loyalty, reliability
Augment – supplement, boost, add to, bump up
Precarious – unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain
Derogatory – disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive
Onus – responsibility, burden, obligation, duty
Analogous - similar, akin, related
Expedient – measure, convenient, device, maneuver
Compliance – fulfillment, obedience
Diffident – shy, insecure, timid
Plaintive – mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting
Insinuate – imply, suggest, make-out, ingratiate yourself
Misdemeanor – wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate – clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious – outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
Benign – kind, benevolent, compassionate
Attenuate – satisfy, calm, soothe, ease
Sonorous – loud, deep, resonant, echoing
Bolster – boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage
Heterodox – unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief, heretical, deviating
Restiveness – impatience, restlessness, nervousness
Effigy – image, statue, model
Retrograde – retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic,forward-looking(antonym)
Sacrosanct – sacred, holy, revered
Dangle – hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend
Cryptic – mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden
Debilitate – incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder
Divulge – reveal, disclose
Spendthrift – wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
Indigenous –native, original, local
Erroneous – mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion – follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity – reality, truth, sincerity
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Tata Consultancy Services :MOCK Test
Tata Consultancy Services
Gives You Confidence
Quantitative Ability
1) Bhanu spends 30% of his income on petrol on scooter. ¼ of the remaining on house rent and the balance on food. If he spends Rs.300 on petrol then what is the expenditure on house rent?
a) Rs.525
b) Rs.1000
c) Rs.675
d) Rs.175
2) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4. What is the original value?
a) 3/5
b) 4/5
c) 7/8
d) 3/7
3) The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what % would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
a) 30%
b) 60%
c) 75%
d) 37.5%
4) The value of ¾ + 5 / 36 + 7 / 144 + …….+17 / 5184 + 19 / 8100 is
a) 0.99
b) 0.98
c) 0.95
d) None of these
5) A sporting goods store ordered an equal number of white and yellow balls. The tennis ball company delivered 45 extra white balls, making the ratio of white balls to yellow balls 1/5 : 1/6. How many white tennis balls did the store originally order for?
a) 450
b) 270
c) 225
d) None of these
6) A student's grade in a course is determined by 6 quizzes and one examination. If the examination counts thrice as much as each of the quizzes, what fraction of final grade is determined by the examination?
a) 1/6
b) 1/5
c) 1/3
d) ¼
7) A sum of money is divided among A, B and C such that for each rupee A gets, B gets 65paise and C gets 35paise. If C's share is Rs.560, the sum is …
a) 2400
b) 2800
c) 3200
d) 3800
8) Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference between his father's and mother's age?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
9) A traveler walks a certain distance. Had he gone half a kilometer an hour faster \, he would have walked it in 4/5 of the time, and had he gone half a Kilometer an hour slower, he would have walked 2 ½ hr longer. What is the distance?
a) 10 Km
b) 15 Km
c) 20 Km
d) Data Insufficient
10) Two oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3 oranges, 2 bananas and 1 apple cost Rs.10. I bought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay?
a) 10
b) 8
c) 15
d) Cannot be determined
11) A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consists of 65 characters. This report is retyped into sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The % reduction in the number of sheets is closest to
a) 20
b) 5
c) 30
d) 35
12) A ship leaves on a long voyage. When it is 18 miles from the shore, a seaplane, whose speed is 10 times that of the ship is sent to deliver mail. How far from the shore does the seaplane catch upo with the ship?
a) 24 miles
b) 25 miles
c) 22miles
d) 20 miles
13) Anand finishes a work in 7 days, Bittu finishes the same job in 8 days and Chandu in 6 days. They take turns to finish the work. Anand on the first day, Bittu on the second and Chandu on the third day and then Anand again and so on. On which day will the work get over?
a) 3rd
b) 6th
c) 9th
d) 7th
14) 3 men finish painting a wall in 8 days. Four boys do the same job in 7 days. In how many days will 2 men and 2 boys working together paint two such walls of the same size?
a) 6 6/13 days
b) 3 3/13 days
c) 9 2/5 days
d) 12 12/13 days
15) There are 5 distinct pairs of white socks and 5 pairs of black socks in a cupboard. In the dark, how many socks do I have to pull out to ensure that I have at least 1 correct pair of white socks?
a) 3
b) 11
c) 12
d) 16
16) In a circular race track of length 100 m, three persons A, B and C start together. A and B start in the same direction at speeds of 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. While C runs in the opposite at 15 m/s. When will all the three meet for the first time on the after the start?
a) After 4 s
b) After 50 s
c) After 100 s
d) After 200 s
17) If the distance traveled (s) in time (t) by a partile is given by the formula s = 1+ 2t+3t2+4t3 , then what is the distance travelled in the 4th second of its motion?
a) 141m
b) 171m
c) 243m
d) 313m
18) There is a circular pizza with negligible thickness that is cut into 'x' pieces by 4 straight line cuts. What is the maximum and minimum value of 'x' respectively?
a) 12,6
b) 11,6
c) 12,5
d) 11,5
19) When ¾ of a unit's digit is added to the ten's digit of a two number, the sum of the digits becomes 10. If ¼ of the ten's digit added to the unit's digit, then the sum of the digits is 1 less than the previous. Find the number.
a) 94
b) 84
c) 48
d) 88
20) LCM of x and y is 36 and HCF of x and y is 4. If x = 4 then which of the following is definitely not true?
a) Y is divisible by 3
b) Y is divisible by 6
c) Y is divisible by 9
d) X+Y is divisible by
21) Amal bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an amount which was half more than what Amal had paid. What % of the total amount paid by Amal was paid for pens?
a) 37.5%
b) 62.5%
c) 50%
d) None of these
22) A non stop bus to Amritsar overtakes an auto also moving towards Amritsar at 10 am. The bus reaches Amritsar at 12.30 pm and starts on the return journey after 1 hr. On the way back it meets the auto at 2 pm. At what time the auto will reach Amritsar?
a) 2.30pm
b) 3.00pm
c) 3.15pm
d) 3.30pm
23) The total expense of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly variable with the number of boarders. The charge is Rs.70 per head when there are 25 boarders and Rs.60 when there are 50 boarders. Find the charge per head when there are 100 boarders.
a) 65
b) 55
c) 50
d) 45
24) How many positive integer solutions does the equation 2x+3y = 100 have?
a) 50
b) 33
c) 16
d) 35
25) A person had to multiply two numbers. Instead of multiplying by 35, he multiplied by 53and the product went up by 540. What was the raised product?
a) 780
b) 1040
c) 1590
d) 1720
VERBAL ABILITY
Directions (26-35): Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters
26) IMPROMPTU
a) Carefully rehearsed
b) Widely recognized
c) Narrowly focussed
d) Purposefully vague
27) BALLOON
a) Regain completely
b) Decrease slowly
c) Respond rapidly
d) Request humbly
28) AVID
a) Independent
b) Inquisitive
c) Swift
d) Indifferent
29) MOROSE
a) Fast talking
b) Quick witted
c) Lighthearted
d) Casual
30) ANOMALY
a) Predicted occurrence
b) Temporary solution
c) Easy problem
d) Continuous process
31) NEOLOGISM
a) Syllogism
b) Idealism
c) archaism
d) ostracism
32) RAREFY
a) Condense
b) Conceive
c) Consign
d) Conduct
33) CAUSTIC
a) Nonflammable
b) Anesthetic
c) Antiseptic
d) Innocuous
34) SOLVENT
a) Catalyst
b) Detergent
c) Reactant
d) Precipitant
35) ESTIMABLE
a) Recalcitrant
b) Mendacious
c) Infamous
d) Obstinate
Directions (36-45): Each question has four items. Select the item that does not belong to this group
36.
(a) Spiritual
(b) Devout
(c) Pious
(d) Atheist
37.
(a) Prohibit
(b) Warrant
(c) Permit
(d) Allow
38.
(a) Extrovert
(b) Reticent
(c) Amiable
(d) Gregarious
39.
(a) Repose
(b) Doze
(c) Slumber
(d) Agitation
40.
(a) Jeer
(b) Scoff
(c) Sweep
(d) Deride
41.
(a) Steadfast
(b) Staunch
(c) Unswerving
(d) Treacherous
42.
(a) Moan
(b) Beat
(c) Tremble
(d) Cry
43.
(a) Astronaut
(b) Galaxy
(c) Comet
(d) Argot
44.
(a) Collage
(b) Pieces
(c) Art form
(d) Presentation
45.
(a) Pride
(b) Cub
(c) Roar
(d) Whine
Directions (46-55): Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
46. DISCRETION
a. prudence
b. consistency
c. precipice
d. disturbance
47. ORDAIN
a. arrange
b. command
c. contribute
d. establish
48. PENITENCE
a. liking
b. insightful
c. compunction
d. penetrable
49. INCENTIVE
a. reflex
b. amplitude
c. inflection
d. provocation
50.OVULATE
a. penury
b. immunize
c. fertilize
d. reproduce
51.CAJOLE
a. coax
b. motivate
c. profound
d. mollify
52. TO HEAP
a. to pile
b. to forbid
c. to proceed
d. to share
53.RAPT
a. lively
b. concealed
c. engrossed
d. prototype
54. TO MERIT
a. to embrace
b. to devote
c. to deserve
d. to combine
55. ERRATIC
a. unromantic
b. free
c. unknown
d. steady
CRITICAL REASONING
Directions (56-84): In the following set of paragraphs, each of the questions following the paragraph has the same answer choice i.e.
a) Yes
b) No
c) Cannot Say
Mark the appropriate choice for each of the questions.
Passage A: My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two childs each.
56.My grandfather has two sons.
57. Three of my aunts have two sons
58. My father is only child to his father
59. I have six cousins from my mother side
60. I have one uncle
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.
61.Calcium stones can be cured in one day
62. Hundreds of people contains calcium stones
63. Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones
64. Ether will be injected into the gallbladder to cure the cholesterol-based gallstones
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 withoutknowing that each network is accredited to use network facility.
65. Hackers never break the code of the company that they work for
66. Hacking is the only vulnerability of the computers for the usage of the data
67.Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of computer knowledge
PASSAGE D: Alphine 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.
68. No accident can occur in the closed tunnels
69. Fire is allowed to live for 30 min
70. All the care that travel in the tunnels will be carried by rail shutters.
PASSAGE E: 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.
71.The electronic device can avoid formation of the ice on the wings
72. There will be the malfunction of rotor & engine because of formation of ice
73. The helicopters were to be crashed or grounded
74. There is only one device that warn about the formation of ice
PASSAGE F: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. Inspite 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 weekends.
75.Housewives want the husbands to take part equally in the household
76. Wives have half as much leisure time as the husbands have
77. 39% of the men will work equally in the house in cleaning and washing
PASSAGE G: 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 developments it has become difficult to understand each other.
78. People were not intelligent during Copernicus days
79. Transport facilities are very much improved in now a days
80. Even with the fast developments of the technology we can't live happily.
81. We can understand the people very much with the development of communication
PASSAGE H: Senior managers warned the workers that because of the introduction of Japanese industry in the car market there is the threat to the workers. They also said that there would 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.
82. Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of Indian industry.
83. Managers said car interests would go down after seeing the raise in interest rates.
84. Japanese investments are ceasing to end in the car industry.
85. People are very interested to buy the cars.
Key to Mock Test
1. d 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. c 11. a 12. d 13. d 14. d 15. c 16. c 17. b 18. d 19. c 20. d 21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. c 26. a 27. b 28. d 29. c 30. a 31. c 32. a 33. d 34. d 35. c 36. d 37. b 38. b 39. d 40. c 41. d 42. b 43. d 44. b 45. d 46. a 47. b 48. c 49. d 50. c 51. a 52. a 53. c 54. c 55. c 56. c 57. c 58. b 59. c 60. c 61. b 62. c 63. a 64. a 65. c 66. b 67. b 68. a 69. b 70. c 71. b 72. a 73. a 74. a 75. b 76. b 77. b 78. b 79. c 80. c 81. b 82. b 83. a 84. b 85. b
Gives You Confidence
Quantitative Ability
1) Bhanu spends 30% of his income on petrol on scooter. ¼ of the remaining on house rent and the balance on food. If he spends Rs.300 on petrol then what is the expenditure on house rent?
a) Rs.525
b) Rs.1000
c) Rs.675
d) Rs.175
2) If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 25% and denominator decreased by 20%, the new value is 5/4. What is the original value?
a) 3/5
b) 4/5
c) 7/8
d) 3/7
3) The length of a rectangle is increased by 60%. By what % would the width have to be decreased to maintain the same area?
a) 30%
b) 60%
c) 75%
d) 37.5%
4) The value of ¾ + 5 / 36 + 7 / 144 + …….+17 / 5184 + 19 / 8100 is
a) 0.99
b) 0.98
c) 0.95
d) None of these
5) A sporting goods store ordered an equal number of white and yellow balls. The tennis ball company delivered 45 extra white balls, making the ratio of white balls to yellow balls 1/5 : 1/6. How many white tennis balls did the store originally order for?
a) 450
b) 270
c) 225
d) None of these
6) A student's grade in a course is determined by 6 quizzes and one examination. If the examination counts thrice as much as each of the quizzes, what fraction of final grade is determined by the examination?
a) 1/6
b) 1/5
c) 1/3
d) ¼
7) A sum of money is divided among A, B and C such that for each rupee A gets, B gets 65paise and C gets 35paise. If C's share is Rs.560, the sum is …
a) 2400
b) 2800
c) 3200
d) 3800
8) Joe's father will be twice his age 6 years from now. His mother was twice his age 2 years before. If Joe will be 24 two years from now, what is the difference between his father's and mother's age?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
9) A traveler walks a certain distance. Had he gone half a kilometer an hour faster \, he would have walked it in 4/5 of the time, and had he gone half a Kilometer an hour slower, he would have walked 2 ½ hr longer. What is the distance?
a) 10 Km
b) 15 Km
c) 20 Km
d) Data Insufficient
10) Two oranges, 3 bananas and 4 apples cost Rs.15. 3 oranges, 2 bananas and 1 apple cost Rs.10. I bought 3 oranges, 3 bananas and 3 apples. How much did I pay?
a) 10
b) 8
c) 15
d) Cannot be determined
11) A report consists of 20 sheets each of 55 lines and each such line consists of 65 characters. This report is retyped into sheets each of 65 lines such that each line consists of 70 characters. The % reduction in the number of sheets is closest to
a) 20
b) 5
c) 30
d) 35
12) A ship leaves on a long voyage. When it is 18 miles from the shore, a seaplane, whose speed is 10 times that of the ship is sent to deliver mail. How far from the shore does the seaplane catch upo with the ship?
a) 24 miles
b) 25 miles
c) 22miles
d) 20 miles
13) Anand finishes a work in 7 days, Bittu finishes the same job in 8 days and Chandu in 6 days. They take turns to finish the work. Anand on the first day, Bittu on the second and Chandu on the third day and then Anand again and so on. On which day will the work get over?
a) 3rd
b) 6th
c) 9th
d) 7th
14) 3 men finish painting a wall in 8 days. Four boys do the same job in 7 days. In how many days will 2 men and 2 boys working together paint two such walls of the same size?
a) 6 6/13 days
b) 3 3/13 days
c) 9 2/5 days
d) 12 12/13 days
15) There are 5 distinct pairs of white socks and 5 pairs of black socks in a cupboard. In the dark, how many socks do I have to pull out to ensure that I have at least 1 correct pair of white socks?
a) 3
b) 11
c) 12
d) 16
16) In a circular race track of length 100 m, three persons A, B and C start together. A and B start in the same direction at speeds of 10 m/s and 8 m/s respectively. While C runs in the opposite at 15 m/s. When will all the three meet for the first time on the after the start?
a) After 4 s
b) After 50 s
c) After 100 s
d) After 200 s
17) If the distance traveled (s) in time (t) by a partile is given by the formula s = 1+ 2t+3t2+4t3 , then what is the distance travelled in the 4th second of its motion?
a) 141m
b) 171m
c) 243m
d) 313m
18) There is a circular pizza with negligible thickness that is cut into 'x' pieces by 4 straight line cuts. What is the maximum and minimum value of 'x' respectively?
a) 12,6
b) 11,6
c) 12,5
d) 11,5
19) When ¾ of a unit's digit is added to the ten's digit of a two number, the sum of the digits becomes 10. If ¼ of the ten's digit added to the unit's digit, then the sum of the digits is 1 less than the previous. Find the number.
a) 94
b) 84
c) 48
d) 88
20) LCM of x and y is 36 and HCF of x and y is 4. If x = 4 then which of the following is definitely not true?
a) Y is divisible by 3
b) Y is divisible by 6
c) Y is divisible by 9
d) X+Y is divisible by
21) Amal bought 5 pens, 7 pencils and 4 erasers. Rajan bought 6 pens, 8 erasers and 14 pencils for an amount which was half more than what Amal had paid. What % of the total amount paid by Amal was paid for pens?
a) 37.5%
b) 62.5%
c) 50%
d) None of these
22) A non stop bus to Amritsar overtakes an auto also moving towards Amritsar at 10 am. The bus reaches Amritsar at 12.30 pm and starts on the return journey after 1 hr. On the way back it meets the auto at 2 pm. At what time the auto will reach Amritsar?
a) 2.30pm
b) 3.00pm
c) 3.15pm
d) 3.30pm
23) The total expense of a boarding house are partly fixed and partly variable with the number of boarders. The charge is Rs.70 per head when there are 25 boarders and Rs.60 when there are 50 boarders. Find the charge per head when there are 100 boarders.
a) 65
b) 55
c) 50
d) 45
24) How many positive integer solutions does the equation 2x+3y = 100 have?
a) 50
b) 33
c) 16
d) 35
25) A person had to multiply two numbers. Instead of multiplying by 35, he multiplied by 53and the product went up by 540. What was the raised product?
a) 780
b) 1040
c) 1590
d) 1720
VERBAL ABILITY
Directions (26-35): Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters
26) IMPROMPTU
a) Carefully rehearsed
b) Widely recognized
c) Narrowly focussed
d) Purposefully vague
27) BALLOON
a) Regain completely
b) Decrease slowly
c) Respond rapidly
d) Request humbly
28) AVID
a) Independent
b) Inquisitive
c) Swift
d) Indifferent
29) MOROSE
a) Fast talking
b) Quick witted
c) Lighthearted
d) Casual
30) ANOMALY
a) Predicted occurrence
b) Temporary solution
c) Easy problem
d) Continuous process
31) NEOLOGISM
a) Syllogism
b) Idealism
c) archaism
d) ostracism
32) RAREFY
a) Condense
b) Conceive
c) Consign
d) Conduct
33) CAUSTIC
a) Nonflammable
b) Anesthetic
c) Antiseptic
d) Innocuous
34) SOLVENT
a) Catalyst
b) Detergent
c) Reactant
d) Precipitant
35) ESTIMABLE
a) Recalcitrant
b) Mendacious
c) Infamous
d) Obstinate
Directions (36-45): Each question has four items. Select the item that does not belong to this group
36.
(a) Spiritual
(b) Devout
(c) Pious
(d) Atheist
37.
(a) Prohibit
(b) Warrant
(c) Permit
(d) Allow
38.
(a) Extrovert
(b) Reticent
(c) Amiable
(d) Gregarious
39.
(a) Repose
(b) Doze
(c) Slumber
(d) Agitation
40.
(a) Jeer
(b) Scoff
(c) Sweep
(d) Deride
41.
(a) Steadfast
(b) Staunch
(c) Unswerving
(d) Treacherous
42.
(a) Moan
(b) Beat
(c) Tremble
(d) Cry
43.
(a) Astronaut
(b) Galaxy
(c) Comet
(d) Argot
44.
(a) Collage
(b) Pieces
(c) Art form
(d) Presentation
45.
(a) Pride
(b) Cub
(c) Roar
(d) Whine
Directions (46-55): Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
46. DISCRETION
a. prudence
b. consistency
c. precipice
d. disturbance
47. ORDAIN
a. arrange
b. command
c. contribute
d. establish
48. PENITENCE
a. liking
b. insightful
c. compunction
d. penetrable
49. INCENTIVE
a. reflex
b. amplitude
c. inflection
d. provocation
50.OVULATE
a. penury
b. immunize
c. fertilize
d. reproduce
51.CAJOLE
a. coax
b. motivate
c. profound
d. mollify
52. TO HEAP
a. to pile
b. to forbid
c. to proceed
d. to share
53.RAPT
a. lively
b. concealed
c. engrossed
d. prototype
54. TO MERIT
a. to embrace
b. to devote
c. to deserve
d. to combine
55. ERRATIC
a. unromantic
b. free
c. unknown
d. steady
CRITICAL REASONING
Directions (56-84): In the following set of paragraphs, each of the questions following the paragraph has the same answer choice i.e.
a) Yes
b) No
c) Cannot Say
Mark the appropriate choice for each of the questions.
Passage A: My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two childs each.
56.My grandfather has two sons.
57. Three of my aunts have two sons
58. My father is only child to his father
59. I have six cousins from my mother side
60. I have one uncle
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.
61.Calcium stones can be cured in one day
62. Hundreds of people contains calcium stones
63. Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones
64. Ether will be injected into the gallbladder to cure the cholesterol-based gallstones
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 withoutknowing that each network is accredited to use network facility.
65. Hackers never break the code of the company that they work for
66. Hacking is the only vulnerability of the computers for the usage of the data
67.Hacking is done mostly due to the lack of computer knowledge
PASSAGE D: Alphine 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.
68. No accident can occur in the closed tunnels
69. Fire is allowed to live for 30 min
70. All the care that travel in the tunnels will be carried by rail shutters.
PASSAGE E: 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.
71.The electronic device can avoid formation of the ice on the wings
72. There will be the malfunction of rotor & engine because of formation of ice
73. The helicopters were to be crashed or grounded
74. There is only one device that warn about the formation of ice
PASSAGE F: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. Inspite 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 weekends.
75.Housewives want the husbands to take part equally in the household
76. Wives have half as much leisure time as the husbands have
77. 39% of the men will work equally in the house in cleaning and washing
PASSAGE G: 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 developments it has become difficult to understand each other.
78. People were not intelligent during Copernicus days
79. Transport facilities are very much improved in now a days
80. Even with the fast developments of the technology we can't live happily.
81. We can understand the people very much with the development of communication
PASSAGE H: Senior managers warned the workers that because of the introduction of Japanese industry in the car market there is the threat to the workers. They also said that there would 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.
82. Japanese workers are taking over the jobs of Indian industry.
83. Managers said car interests would go down after seeing the raise in interest rates.
84. Japanese investments are ceasing to end in the car industry.
85. People are very interested to buy the cars.
Key to Mock Test
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TCS SAMPLE PAPERS
NOTE:EACH OF THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW APPEAR AS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN THE ACTUAL PAPER.
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 weekened 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 upto G. What is the height of a neighbouring 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 bustand at 8.00am, and after staying for 30 minutes at a destination, it returned back to the busstand. The destination is 27 miles from the busstand. 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 busstand?
Ans. 11.00am
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 travelling 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 travelling at 72 km per hour on a highway. B is travelling 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 childs 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 gallablader to dissolve colestrol 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 oneday
Ans. False
7. Hundreds of people contains calcium stones
Ans. Can't say
8. Surgery is the only treatment to calcium stones
Ans. True
9. Ether will be injected into the gallbleder to cure the cholestrol 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: Alphine 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 watercontent 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. Inspite 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 comunicate a message at that time,wherein we can send it through satellite with in no time.Even with this fast developments 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 noe a days
Ans.Can't say
26. Even with the fast developments of the techonology 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 intfoductors 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 totalitariturican 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 that days, the words will be very much effected 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 totalitatian society the words are used for the political speeches.
Ans. False
PASSAGE I:There should be copyright for all arts. The reele 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 came 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 ask the Tagore resedents to help for the developments of art.
Ans.Can't say
PYSCHOMETERIC TEST
You don't need to fret much about this test. This test consists of 150 questions and is just a pyshcology 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 your'e 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 tireness.
10. In your company you want to lead the organisation.
Tata Consultancy Services Sample Test#2
NOTE:EACH OF THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW APPEAR AS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN THE ACTUAL PAPER.
VERBAL SECTION
Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words
1. Depreciation
Ans. Deflation, Depression, Devaluation, fall, slump in value
2. Deprecate
Ans. Feel and express disapproval of
3. Incentive
Ans. Thing one encourages a person to do something
4. Echelon
Ans. Level of authority or responsibility
5. Innovation
Ans.To make changes or introduce new things
6. Intermittant
Ans. Externally stopping and then starting
7. Detrimental
Ans.Harmful
8. Aberration
Ans. Deviation
9. Conciliation
Ans.To make less angry or more friendly
10. Orthodox
Ans.Conventional or superstitious
11. Fallible
Ans.Liable to err
12. Volatile
Ans.Ever changing
13. Manifestion
Ans.Clear or obvious
14. Connotation
Ans. Suggest in addition to the fundamental meaning
15. Reciprocal
Ans. Reverse, Opposite
QUANTITATIVE SECTION
1. There are 150 weights .Some are 1 kg weights and some are 2 kg weights. The sum of the weights is 260.What is the number of 1kg weights?
Ans. 40
2. A is driving on a highway when the police fines him for overspeeding and exceeding the limit by 10 km/hr.At the same time B is fined for overspeeding by twice the amount by which A exceeded the limit.If he was driving at 35 km/hr what is the speed limit for the road?
Ans. 15 kmph
3. A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?
Ans. 13 kms
4. A car travels 12 kms with a 4/5th filled tank.How far will the car travel with 1/3 filled tank?
Ans. 5 kms
5. The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 8. When 18 is added to the number, the digits are reversed. Find the number?
Ans. 35
6. The cost of one pencil, two pens and four erasers is Rs.22 while the cost of five pencils, four pens and two erasers is Rs.32.How much will three pencils, three pens and three erasers cost?
Ans. 27
7. Fathers age is 5 times his son's age. 4 years back the father was 9 times older than son.Find the fathers' present age.
Ans. 40 years
8. What number should be added to or subtracted from each term of the ratio 17 : 24 so that it becomes equal to 1 : 2.
Ans. 10 should be subtracted
9. What is the 12th term of the series 2, 5, 8, ....
Ans. 35
10. If 20 men take 15 days to to complete a job, in how many days can 25 men finish that work?
Ans. 12 days
11. In a fraction, if 1 is added to both the numerator at the denominator, the fraction becomes 1/2. If numerator is subtracted from the denominator, the fraction becomes 3/4. Find the fraction.
Ans. 3/7
12. If Rs.1260 is divided between between A, B and C in the ratio 2:3:4, what is C's share?
Ans. Rs. 560
13. A shopkeeper bought a watch for Rs.400 and sold it for Rs.500.What is his profit percentage?
Ans. 25%
14. What percent of 60 is 12?
Ans. 20%
15. Hansie made the following amounts in seven games of cricket in India: Rs.10, Rs.15, Rs.21, Rs.12, Rs.18, Rs.19 and Rs.17(all figures in crores of course).Find his average earnings.
Ans. Rs.16 crore
CRITICAL REASONING SECTION
This section is basically just a reading comprehension 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 passages are given in test 1.For further practice you may go through any GRE or CAT book which will provide you with ample practice regarding these kinds of questions.
PYSCHOMETERIC TEST
This test consists of 150 questions and is just a pyshcology 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 or no kind.
example:
Are you sincere?
If you find a purse in the market with loads of money would you return it to the rightful owner?
While climbing up the stairs do you take two steps at a time?
Do you drink and smoke more than you think you should?
Are you the life of the party you attend?
Are you shy?
Tata Consultancy Services C Sample Test
This test consists of 50 questions.The Set Code for this paper is D.
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 statments
(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) Tthey are local
(c) They are not initialised 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) Ccommentscan 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;
do{
/*x unaltered within the loop*/
.....}
while(x = = 0);
(d) # define TRUE 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;
q=q+y
(b)p=p+xq=q+y
(c)p=p+xq;
q=q+y
(d)p=p+x/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
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; float b; a=b=3.5;
23. Regarding the scope of the varibles;identify the incorrect statement:
(a)automatic variables are automatically initialised to 0
(b)static variables are are automatically initialised to 0
(c)the address of a register variable is not accessiable
(d)static variables cannot be initialised 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 exponencation 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 interst 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 add 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
(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) pointerto 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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