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CTS aptitude questions




SECTION I - 8 questions based on series.



1. These questions involve interchange of letters in a word

at particular locations and also interchanging letters

adjacent to those particular locations.Certain other

conditions may also be given



For eg.

Let the word be ABBAABA

If we apply 25 on this, it means we have to interchange the

letters at positions 2 and 5, also we have to change the

letters adjacent to positions 2 and 5 i.e.from A to B and B

to A.

A B B A A B after Step 1 i.e interchange of 2 and 5 becomes

AABABB

Now change adjacent elements of 2 and 5...finally answer

becomes



Ans: B A A B B A





Questions 1-5 are based on the pattern with changed numbers

as described above



Questions 6-8 are of the following type



To get AAABBD from BBBAAA what number should be applied:-

a) 25

b) 34

c) 25 & 34

d) none









SECTION II

CTS numerical ability questions



1. Given the following functions

(1) f(n a b c ) = ac if n=1

(2) f(n a b c) = f( n-1 a c b) + f( 1 a b c) + f( n-1 b a

c ) if n > 1

Then what is the value f( 2 a b c ) = ?



Ans: f( 2 a c b ) = ab + ac + bc.



2. Similar question on functions.



3. [ Based on the function in the first question] For the

function f( 4 a b c ) the number of terms is...?

Hint f( 4 a b c ) = f( 3 a c b ) + f( 1 a b c ) + f( 3 b a

c ) etc.



4. What is the value of the function f( 5 a b c ) = ?





SECTION III

CTS mathematical questions

Permutations and Combinations.

8 Questions.





1. r = number of flags;n = number of poles;

Any number of flags can be accommodated on any single pole.

1) r=5,n=5 The no. of ways the flags can be arranged ?



Questions 2-5 are based on the above pattern



6. r = 5 n = 3 . If first pole has 2 flags, third pole has

1 flag

How many ways can the remaining be arranged?

Questions 7.& 8. are similar to Question 6.





SECTION IV

Question consisting of figures - Pattern-matching type.

Refer R.S Agarwal's book on Analytical Reasoning & TMHs

Quantitative ability book by Edgar Thorpe.





SECTION V

Aptitude questions





In this section first part of compound word is given.

Select meaning of the second part from the choice given:

1. Swan

2. Swans

3. Fool

4. Fools

5. Stare

6. Lady



For all above 4 choices are given.....

Eg. Swan ---> Swansong (compound word)

a) category b) music c) television d) none



Ans: Swansong is compound word. But song is not given as an

option. so (b) music is the answer.

PLACEMENT PAPERS 11

2010 Accenture Placement Paper





1)APTITUDE TEST:



Questions = 55 ; time limit = 60 minutes...along with that an essay to write in the

same sheet in another 10 minutes. No sectional cut off , no negative marking. Offline

(paper & pen) test

Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.



1. I will be here __________- Thursday and Friday.

A. During

B. for

C. until

D. after



Ans: A





2. I have been here ______ three years

A. since

B. from

C. for

D. none of the above



Ans: C





3. The sun rose ______the horizon.

A. below

B. over

C. in

D. above



Ans: D





Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in

ITALICS from the given options.





4. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

A. Range

B. Acrimony

C. Asperity

D. Passion



Ans: A





5. Malice is a feeling that we should always avoid.

A. Spite

B. Envy

C. Hatred

D. Cruelty



Ans: A





6. He was punished for shirking his official work

A. Delegating

B. Slowing

C. avoiding

D. Postponding



Ans: C





Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the

blank.





7. Seiko is______ practicing Buddhist

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. none of these



Ans:C





8. ___________ awards ceremony at Kremlin would not normally have attracted so

much attention .

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. All the above



Ans: B





9.He spilled ___________ milk all over the floor

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. none of these





10. I saw _________ movie last night. _____ movie was entertaining.

A. the,A

B. A,the

C. An,A

D. the,the





Directions for Questions 11-14: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of

heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a

millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of

the air is close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these

differences might be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air

near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and

lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind

mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and

consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed

understanding of this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum

from wind to water, which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and

complicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfers

important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the

production of turbulence.





11. This passage principally intends to:

A. resolve a controversy

B. attempt a description of a phenomenon

C. sketch a theory

D. reinforce certain research findings

E. tabulate various observations



Answer : B





12. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following according

to the given passage?

I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.

II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean

and the air.

III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

E. I, II, and III



Answer : A





13. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and

moisture transfer from the ocean to air as

A. revolutionary

B. inconsequential

C. outdated

D. derivative

E. incomplete



Answer : E





14. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until

there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur?

A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated

with water vapor.

B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface.

C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air

closest to the ocean surface.

D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture

transfer.

E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air

higher up would be the same.



Answer : A





Directions for Questions 15-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many

previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than sociopolitical

criteria to its subject. Rosenblatt points out that criticism of Black writing has very

often served as a pretext for an expounding on Black history. The recent work of

Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clearly political

standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it

propounds.

Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in

ideological ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories

primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise.

Affinities and connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenblatt's

literary analysis; these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored

by solely political studies.

The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving

satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a

sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping

together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from

other modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work

Rosenblatt demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an

identifiable, coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and

designs, which are independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past

eighty years. These concerns and designs are thematic, and they come form the

central fact of the predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the

novel are situated irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or

they rebel against it.

Rosenblatt's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis

allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to

judge the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially

since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example,

certain novels have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the

authors working out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart

from this, the style of certain Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on

expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the

prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a

theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expressions?

Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenblatt talks about in his work makes for

an astute and worthwhile study. His book very effectively surveys a variety of

novels, highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon

Johnson's Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Black Fiction is tightly

constructed, and levelheaded and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its

forthright and lucid style.





15. The author of the passage raises and objection to criticism of Black fiction like

that by Addison Gayle as it:

A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works

B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction

C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction

D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction

E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black

identity exhibited in such fiction.





Answer : D





16. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is:

A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism

B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject

C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism

D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism

E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of criticism.



Answer : A





17. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been

improved had Rosenblatt:

A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and

historical aspects of Black Fiction

B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black

authors

C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in

Black fiction throughout its history

D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique

literary tradition

E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed

thematically.



Answer : E



18. Rosenblatt's discussion of Black Fiction is :

A. Pedantic and contentious

B. Critical but admiring

C. Ironic and deprecating

D. Argumentative but unfocused

E. Stilted and insincere.



Answer : B





19. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to

approve of which among the following?

A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology

of Black writers

B. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to

the autobiographies of Black authors

C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems

according to the political acceptability of their themes

D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the

context of Black history

E. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic

qualities unique to Black fiction.



Answer : C





20. From the following options, which does the author not make use of

while discussing Black Fiction?

A. Rhetorical questions

B. Specific examples

C. Comparison and contrast

D. Definition of terms

E. Personal opinion.



Answer : D





Section 2 -Analytical Ability



No. of Questions: 20

Duration in Minutes: 20



21. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can

complete the same work in 12 days. If all

the 10 men and 15 women work together , in how many days will the

work get completed?

A. 6

B. 6 1/3

C. 6 2/3

D. 7 2/3



Ans: C







22. if Kamal says ," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my

mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?

A. grandfather

B. father

C. brother

D. none of these



Ans: D





23. If Ramola ranks 14th in a class of 26, what is her rank from the

last?

A. 13

B. 14

C. 15

D. 12



Ans: A





24. If Kalpana remembers that her mother's birthday is after 11th

August but before 15th August and her brother

Ramesh remembers that the birthday is before 20th August but

after 13th August. If both of them are correct,

when does the birthday of their mother fall?

A. 14th August

B. 15th August

C. 13th August

D. 16th August



Ans: A





25. A fort has enough food for 45 days for 175 soldiers. If after 15 days 100 soldiers

leave the fort, for how many

more days the food will last?

A. 60

B. 70

C. 80

D. 75



Ans: B





26. The price of petrol is increased by 10%. By how much percent

the consumption be reduced so that the

expenditure remains the same?

A. 8.5

B. 7

C. 10

D. 9



Ans:D





27 A train 120 meters long passes an electric pole in 12 seconds and

another train of same length traveling in

opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train is

A. 60 Km

B. 66 Km

C. 72 Km

D. 80 Km



Ans: C





28.A person travels through 5 cities - A, B, C, D, E. Cities E is 2 km

west of D. D is 3 km north-east of A. C is 5

km north of B and 4 km west of A. If this person visits these

citiesin the sequence B - C - A - E - D, what is

the effective distance between cities B and D?

A. 13 km

B. 9 km

C. 10 km

D. 11 km



Ans: A





29. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes dry

in how many minutes will the

remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ?

A. 5 minutes

B. 10 minutes

C. 15 minutes

D. 20 minutes

E. None of the above



Ans : C





30. If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of

p would r2 = s2?

A. 1q/5

B. 10 - 3q/2

C. q - 1

D. 3q

E. 9q/2 - 9



Ans : A





Direction(31-34): In each question below are given three statement

followed by 4 conclusions-I,II,III and IV. You have to take the given

statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with

commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and then decide

which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given

statements disregarding commonly known facts.



31. Statements

Some books are pens.

all pens are chairs

some chairs are tables

Conclusions

I. some books are chairs

II. Some chairs are books

III. all tables are chairs

IV. Some tables are chairs

A. All follow

B. Only I,II, and III follow

C. Only I,II, and IV follow

D. Only I,III, and IV follow



Ans: C





32. Statements

All cars are jeeps

All jeeps are buses

All buses are trucks

Conclusions

I. All trucks are buses

II. All buses are jeeps

III. All jeeps are cars

IV. All cars are trucks

A. None follows

B. all follow

C. Only III and IV follow

D. Only IV follow





Ans: D





33. Statements

Some trees are flowers

Some flowers are pencils

Some pencils are tables

Conclusions

I. Some tables are flowers

II. Some pencils are trees

III. Some tables are trees

IV. Some trees are pencils

A. All follow

B. Only I and III follow

C. Only IIand IV follow

D. None follows



Ans: D



34. Statement

All towns are villages

No village is forest

Some forests are rivers

Conclusions

I. Some forests are villages

II. Some forests are not villages

III. Some rivers are not towns

IV. All villages are town

A. all follow

B. Only either I or II follow

C. Only either I or II or III follow

D. none of these





Ans: D





35. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to be

transferred to cube-shaped

tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are needed?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 16

D. 21

E. 39



Ans : B





36. The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 years. When

the weight of the teacher is also included, the

average weight increases by 1kg. What is the weight of the

teacher?

A. 60 kgs

B. 61 kgs

C. 37 kgs

D. None of these



Ans : B





37. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3.

A mixture comprising of equal quantities of

all 3 samples is made. The proportion of milk and water in the

mixture is

A. 2:1

B. 5:1

C. 99:61

D. 227:133



Ans : D





38. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in

the ratio 3 : 2. 10 litres of the mixture is removed

and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once

more. At the end of the two removal and

replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant

mixture?

A. 17 : 3

B. 9 : 1

C. 3 : 17

D. 5 : 3



Ans : B





39. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which

one can seat 5 and the other only 4. In how

many ways can they travel?

A. 9

B. 26

C. 126

D. 3920



Ans : C





40. One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The

servant leaves after 9 months and recieves Rs.

120 and a shirt.Then find the price of the shirt.

A. Rs. 80

B. Rs. 100

C. Rs. 120

D. Cannot be determined



Ans :C





Directions for Questions 41-45: Follow the directions given below to

answer the questions that follow. Your answer for each question

below would be: A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are

exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly

ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if

only the SECOND and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL

THREE items are DIFFERENT.





41)LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans: A





42) 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E



Ans: A





43) NIINIININN, NIININNINN ,NIINIININN

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





44) 4665.8009291, 4665.7999291, 4665.8009291

A) A

B) B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





45)808088080.8080, 808008080.8080, 808088080.8080

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





46) If * stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +,

then 9/8*7+5-10=?

A) 13.3

B) 10.8

C) 10.7

D) 11.4





47) If* stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +,

then 9/15*9+2-9=?

A) 14.7

B) 15.3

C) 14.1

D) 16.2





48) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +,

then which of the following is TRUE?

A) 36/12*4+50-8 =-106

B) 12*8/4+50-8 =45.5

C) 36*4/12+36-8 = 4.7

D) 8*36/4+50-8 = 300





49. If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z,

which of the following must be a positive odd integer?

A. xyz

B. (x - y) (y - z)

C. x - yz

D. x(y + z)

E. x + y + z



Ans : B





50. The average age of a group of 12 students is 20years. If 4 more students join the

group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the new students is

A. 24

B. 26

C. 23

D. 22



Ans : A





Directions for Questions 51-55: Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S and R -

are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B and C, and

each candidate should serve on exactly one of the committees.Committee A

should consist of exactly one member more than committee B.

It is possible that there are no members of committee C.

Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.

Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.

Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.



51. In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of

the nine individuals should serve on committee C?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. 7





Ans : B





52. Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on

committee C is

A. 9

B. 8

C. 7

D. 6

E. 5



Ans : D





53. In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among

the following should serve on committee A?

A. W and S

B. V and U

C. V and T

D. U and S

E. T and S



Ans : E





54. In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among

the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A?

A. Z

B. Y

C. W

D. T

E. S



Ans : C





55. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the

total membership of committee C should be:

A. Z and Y

B. Z and W

C. Y and V

D. Y and U

E. X and V





Ans : A

PLACEMENT PAPERS 10

Accenture Placement Paper in KCT Coimbatore






1)APTITUDE TEST:



Questions = 55 ; time limit = 60 minutes...along with that an essay to write in the

same sheet in another 10 minutes. No sectional cut off , no negative marking. Offline

(paper & pen) test

Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.





1. I will be here __________- Thursday and Friday.

A. During

B. for

C. until

D. after



Ans: A





2. I have been here ______ three years

A. since

B. from

C. for

D. none of the above



Ans: C



3. The sun rose ______the horizon.

A. below

B. over

C. in

D. above



Ans: D





Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in

ITALICS from the given options.





4. Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

A. Range

B. Acrimony

C. Asperity

D. Passion



Ans: A





5. Malice is a feeling that we should always avoid.

A. Spite

B. Envy

C. Hatred

D. Cruelty



Ans: A





6. He was punished for shirking his official work

A. Delegating

B. Slowing

C. avoiding

D. Postponding



Ans: C





Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the

blank.





7. Seiko is______ practicing Buddhist

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. none of these



Ans:C





8. ___________ awards ceremony at Kremlin would not normally have attracted so

much attention .

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. All the above



Ans: B





9.He spilled ___________ milk all over the floor

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. none of these





10. I saw _________ movie last night. _____ movie was entertaining.

A. the,A

B. A,the

C. An,A

D. the,the





Directions for Questions 11-14:



Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat

and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter

of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is

close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these differences might

be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface

mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water

vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind mixes the air. As

the speed of wind increases, so does the turbulence, and consequently the rate

of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of this

phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water,

which occurs when waves are formed is an interacting-and complicated phenomenon.

When waves are made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy,

which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence.





11. This passage principally intends to:

A. resolve a controversy

B. attempt a description of a phenomenon

C. sketch a theory

D. reinforce certain research findings

E. tabulate various observations



Answer : B





12. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following

according to the given passage?

I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface.

II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean

and the air.

III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II only

D. II and III only

E. I, II, and III



Answer : A





13. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and

moisture transfer from the ocean to air as

A. revolutionary

B. inconsequential

C. outdated

D. derivative

E. incomplete



Answer : E





14. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until

there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur?

A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated

with water vapor.

B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean

surface.

C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air

closest to the ocean surface.

D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture

transfer.

E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air

higher up would be the same.



Answer : A





Directions for Questions 15-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that

follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many

previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than sociopolitical

criteria to its subject. Rosenblatt points out that criticism of Black writing has very

often served as a pretext for an expounding on Blackhistory. The recent work of

Addison Gayle's passes a judgement on the value of Black fiction by clearly polit ical

standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it

propounds.

Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in ideological

ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories primarily as

instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Affinities and

connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenblatt's literary analysis;

these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored by solely political

studies.

The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving

satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a

sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping

together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from other

modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work Rosenblatt

demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an identifiable,

coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and designs, which are

independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past eighty years. These

concerns and designs are thematic, and they come form the central fact of the

predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the novel are situated

irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or they rebel against

it.

Rosenblatt's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis

allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to judge

the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an

attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example, certain novels

have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the authors working

out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart from this, the style

of certain Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on expressionism or

surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that

portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by

more naturalistic modes of expressions?

Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenblatt talks about in his work makes for an

astute and worthwhile study. His book very effectively surveys a variety of novels,

highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson's

Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Black Fiction is tightly constructed, and

levelheaded and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its forthright and lucid style.





15. The author of the passage raises and objection to criticism of Black

fiction like that by Addison Gayle as it:

A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works

B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction

C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction

D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction

E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black

identity exhibited in such fiction.



Answer : D





16. The primary conce rn of the author in the above passage is:

A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism

B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject

C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism

D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism

E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of

criticism.



Answer : A





17. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been

improved had Rosenblatt:

A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and

historical aspects of Black Fiction

B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by

Black authors

C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in

Black fiction throughout its history

D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique

literary tradition

E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed

thematically.



Answer : E





18. Rosenblatt's discussion of Black Fiction is :

A. Pedantic and contentious

B. Critical but admiring

C. Ironic and deprecating

D. Argumentative but unfocused

E. Stilted and insincere.



Answer : B





19. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to

approve of which among the following?

A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal

ideology of Black writers

B. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to

the autobiographies of Black authors

C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits

of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes

D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the

context of Black history

E. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic

qualities unique to Black fiction.



Answer : C





20. From the following options, which does the author not make use of

while discussing Black Fiction?

A. Rhetorical questions

B. Specific examples

C. Comparison and contrast

D. Definition of terms

E. Personal opinion.



Answer : D





Section 2 -Analytical Ability

No. of Questions: 20

Duration in Minutes: 20





21. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the

same work in 12 days. If all

the 10 men and 15 women work together , in how many days will the work get

completed?

A. 6

B. 6 1/3

C. 6 2/3

D. 7 2/3



Ans: C





22. if Kamal says ," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal

related to Ravi ?

A. grandfather

B. father

C. brother

D. none of these



Ans: D





23. If Ramola ranks 14th in a class of 26, what is her rank from the last?

A. 13

B. 14

C. 15

D. 12



Ans: A





24. If Kalpana remembers that her mother's birthday is after 11th August but before

15th August and her brother

Ramesh remembers that the birthday is before 20th August but after 13th August.

If both of them are correct,

when does the birthday of their mother fall?

A. 14th August

B. 15th August

C. 13th August

D. 16th August



Ans: A





25. A fort has enough food for 45 days for 175 soldiers. If after 15 days 100 soldiers

leave the fort, for how many

more days the food will last?

A. 60

B. 70

C. 80

D. 75



Ans: B





26. The price of petrol is increased by 10%. By how much percent the consumption be

reduced so that the

expenditure remains the same?

A. 8.5

B. 7

C. 10

D. 9



Ans:D





27 A train 120 meters long passes an electric pole in 12 seconds and another train of

same length traveling in

opposite direction in 8 seconds. The speed of the second train is

A. 60 Km

B. 66 Km

C. 72 Km

D. 80 Km



Ans: C





28.A person travels through 5 cities - A, B, C, D, E. Cities E is 2 km west of D. D

is 3 km north-east of A. C is 5

km north of B and 4 km west of A. If this person visits these citiesin the

sequence B - C - A - E - D, what is

the effective distance between cities B and D?

A. 13 km

B. 9 km

C. 10 km

D. 11 km



Ans: A





29. Two identical taps fill 2/5 of a tank in 20 minutes. When one of the taps goes

dry in how many minutes will the

remaining one tap fill the rest of the tank ?

A. 5 minutes

B. 10 minutes

C. 15 minutes

D. 20 minutes

E. None of the above



Ans : C





30. If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of p would r2

= s2?

A. 1q/5

B. 10 - 3q/2

C. q - 1

D. 3q

E. 9q/2 - 9



Ans : A





Direction(31-34): In each question below are given three statement followed by 4

conclusions-I,II,III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if

they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusion and

then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements

disregarding commonly known facts.



31. Statements

Some books are pens.

all pens are chairs

some chairs are tables

Conclusions

I. some books are chairs

II. Some chairs are books

III. all tables are chairs

IV. Some tables are chairs

A. All follow

B. Only I,II, and III follow

C. Only I,II, and IV follow

D. Only I,III, and IV follow



Ans: C





32. Statements

All cars are jeeps

All jeeps are buses

All buses are trucks

Conclusions

I. All trucks are buses

II. All buses are jeeps

III. All jeeps are cars

IV. All cars are trucks

A. None follows

B. all follow

C. Only III and IV follow

D. Only IV follow



Ans: D





33. Statements

Some trees are flowers

Some flowers are pencils

Some pencils are tables

Conclusions

I. Some tables are flowers

II. Some pencils are trees

III. Some tables are trees

IV. Some trees are pencils

A. All follow

B. Only I and III follow

C. Only IIand IV follow

D. None follows



Ans: D





34. Statement

All towns are villeges

No village is forest

Some forests are rivers

Conclusions

I. Some forests are villages

II. Some forests are not villages

III. Some rivers are not towns

IV. All villages are town

A. all follow

B. Only either I or II follow

C. Only either I or II or III follow

D. none of these



Ans: D





35. A rectangular tank 10" by 8" by 4" is filled with water. If all of the water is to

be transferred to cube-shaped

tanks, each one 3 inches on a side, how many of these smaller tanks are

needed?

A. 9

B. 12

C. 16

D. 21

E. 39



Ans : B





36. The average weight of a class of 24 students is 36 years. When the weight of

the teacher is also included, the

average weight increases by 1kg. What is the weight of the teacher?

A. 60 kgs

B. 61 kgs

C. 37 kgs

D. None of these



Ans : B





37. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3. A mixture

comprising of equal quantities of

all 3 samples is made. The proportion of milk and water in the mixture is

A. 2:1

B. 5:1

C. 99:61

D. 227:133



Ans : D





38. A 20 litre mixture of milk and water contains milk and water in the ratio 3 : 2.

10 litres of the mixture is removed

and replaced with pure milk and the operation is repeated once more. At the

end of the two removal and

replacement, what is the ratio of milk and water in the resultant mixture?

A. 17 : 3

B. 9 : 1

C. 3 : 17

D. 5 : 3



Ans : B





39. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat

5 and the other only 4. In how

many ways can they travel?

A. 9

B. 26

C. 126

D. 3920



Ans : C





40. One year payment to the servant is Rs. 200 plus one shirt. The servant leaves

after 9 months and recieves Rs.

120 and a shirt.Then find the price of the shirt.

A. Rs. 80

B. Rs. 100

C. Rs. 120

D. Cannot be determined



Ans :C





Directions for Questions 41-45: Follow the directions given below to answer the

questions that follow. Your answer for each question below would be: A, if ALL THREE

items given in the question are exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items

are exactly ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if only

the SECOND and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL THREE items are

DIFFERENT.



41)LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans: A





42) 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E



Ans: A





43) NIINIININN, NIININNINN ,NIINIININN

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





44) 4665.8009291, 4665.7999291, 4665.8009291

A) A

B) B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





45)808088080.8080, 808008080.8080, 808088080.8080

A) A

B)B

C)C

D)D

E)E



Ans:C





46) If * stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then 9/8*7+5-

10=?

A) 13.3

B) 10.8

C) 10.7

D) 11.4





47) If* stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then 9/15*9+2-

9=?

A) 14.7

B) 15.3

C) 14.1

D) 16.2





48) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +, then which of

the following is TRUE?

A) 36/12*4+50-8 =-106

B) 12*8/4+50-8 =45.5

C) 36*4/12+36-8 = 4.7

D) 8*36/4+50-8 = 300





49. If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z, which of the

following must be a positive odd integer?

A. xyz

B. (x - y) (y - z)

C. x - yz

D. x(y + z)

E. x + y + z



Ans : B





50. <![endif]>The average age of a group of 12 students is 20years. If 4 more

students join the group, the average age increases by 1 year. The average age of the

new students is

A. 24

B. 26

C. 23

D. 22



Ans : A







Directions for Questions 51-55: Nine individuals - Z, Y, X, W, V, U, T, S

and R - are the only candidates, who can serve on three committees-- A, B

and C, and each candidate should serve on exactly one of the

committees.Committee A should consist of exactly one member more than

committee B.

It is possible that there are no members of committee C.

Among Z, Y and X none can serve on committee A.

Among W, V and U none can serve on committee G.

Among T, S and R none can serve on committee C.





51. In case T and Z are the individuals serving on committee B, how many of

the nine individuals should serve on committee C?

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

E. 7



Ans : B





52. Of the nine individuals, the largest number that can serve together on

committee C is

A. 9

B. 8

C. 7

D. 6

E. 5



Ans : D





53. In case R is the only individual serving on committee B, which among the

following should serve on committee A?

A. W and S

B. V and U

C. V and T

D. U and S

E. T and S



Ans : E





54. In case any of the nine individuals serves on committee C, which among

the following should be the candidate to serve on committee A?

A. Z

B. Y

C. W

D. T

E. S



Ans : C





55. In case T, S and X are the only individuals serving on committee B, the

total membership of committee C should be:

A. Z and Y

B. Z and W

C. Y and V

D. Y and U

E. X and V



Ans : A

PLACEMENT PAPERS 09

CTS aptitude questions






SECTION I - 8 questions based on series.





1. These questions involve interchange of letters in a word

at particular locations and also interchanging letters

adjacent to those particular locations.Certain other

conditions may also be given



For eg.

Let the word be ABBAABA

If we apply 25 on this, it means we have to interchange the

letters at positions 2 and 5, also we have to change the

letters adjacent to positions 2 and 5 i.e.from A to B and B

to A.

A B B A A B after Step 1 i.e interchange of 2 and 5 becomes

AABABB

Now change adjacent elements of 2 and 5...finally answer

becomes





Ans: B A A B B A



Questions 1-5 are based on the pattern with changed numbers

as described above





Questions 6-8 are of the following type



To get AAABBD from BBBAAA what number should be applied:-

a) 25

b) 34

c) 25 & 34

d) none









SECTION II

CTS numerical ability questions



1. Given the following functions

(1) f(n a b c ) = ac if n=1

(2) f(n a b c) = f( n-1 a c b) + f( 1 a b c) + f( n-1 b a

c ) if n > 1

Then what is the value f( 2 a b c ) = ?



Ans: f( 2 a c b ) = ab + ac + bc.



2. Similar question on functions.





3. [ Based on the function in the first question] For the

function f( 4 a b c ) the number of terms is...?

Hint f( 4 a b c ) = f( 3 a c b ) + f( 1 a b c ) + f( 3 b a

c ) etc.





4. What is the value of the function f( 5 a b c ) = ?





SECTION III



CTS mathematical questions



Permutations and Combinations.

8 Questions.





1. r = number of flags;n = number of poles;

Any number of flags can be accommodated on any single pole.

1) r=5,n=5 The no. of ways the flags can be arranged ?



Questions 2-5 are based on the above pattern



6. r = 5 n = 3 . If first pole has 2 flags, third pole has

1 flag

How many ways can the remaining be arranged?

Questions 7.& 8. are similar to Question 6.





SECTION IV





Question consisting of figures - Pattern-matching type.

Refer R.S Agarwal's book on Analytical Reasoning & TMHs

Quantitative ability book by Edgar Thorpe.





SECTION V





Aptitude questions



In this section first part of compound word is given.

Select meaning of the second part from the choice given:

1. Swan

2. Swans

3. Fool

4. Fools

5. Stare

6. Lady

For all above 4 choices are given.....



Eg. Swan ---> Swansong (compound word)

a) category b) music c) television d) none





Ans: Swansong is compound word. But song is not given as an

option. so (b) music is the answer.













CTS Sample Test Paper#3






Analogies



1. slur : speech : : smudge :?



Ans. writing





2. epaulet : shoulder : : ring :?



Ans.finger





3. vernacular : place : : fingerprint : ?



Ans.identical





Opposites



Q. corpulent

Ans: emaciated



Q. officious

Ans: pragmate



Q. dextrous

Ans: clumsy



The following sentences are broken into 4 sections- A, B, C, D



Choose the part which has a mistake

Mark (E) if you find no mistake.





Q.A)psychologists point out that B)there are human processes C)which does not involve

D) the use of words



Ans. (C) which does not involve (do)





Q.A)jack ordered for B)two plates of chicken C)and a glass D)of water



Ans. (A)jack ordered for





The following is a group of questions is based on a passage or a set of conditions for

each question.



Select the best answer choice given.



(i). If it is fobidden by law if the object of agreement is the doing of an act,

that is forbidden by law the agreement is void.



(ii). If it is of the nature that,it would defeat the provision of any law

is the agreement is void.if the object of agreement is such that thing got

directly forbidden by law it would defeat the provision of statuary law.



(iii). If the object of agreement is fraddulent it is void.



(iv). An object of agreement is void if it involves or implies to the personnal property of

another.



(v). An object of agreement is void where the constant regards as ignored.



(vi). An object of agreement is void where the constant regards is as opposed to public

policy.





Q. An algorithm follws a six step process za,zb,zc,zd,ze,zf, it is governed by the

following

(i) zd should follow ze

(ii) the first may be za,zd or zf

(iii) zb and zc have to be performed after zd

(iv) zc must be immediately after zb







Q. If za is the first set zd must be

a) 3rd

b) 5th

c) 2nd

d) 4th





Q. If zb must follow za then za can be

a) third or fourth

b) first or second

c) can not be third

d) fouth or fifth

e) none





Q. If ze is third term the number of different operations possible are

The following questions are based on the given statements

Ravi plants six seperate saplings -- x,y,z,w,u,v in rows no 1 to 6 ,according to the

follwing conditions

He must plant x before y and u

He must plant y and w

The third has to be z





Q. Which of the following is acceptable

a) xuywzv

b) xvzyuw

c) zuyxwv

d) zvxuwy

e) wyzuvx





Q. Which of the following is true

a) z before v

b) z before x

c) w before u

d) y before u

e) x before w







Q. If he plants v first, then which can be planted second

a) x

b) y

c) z

d) w

e) u









Q. Which of the following describes a correct combination of sapling and row?

a) x,3

b) y,6

c) z,1

d) w,2

e) u,6







Q. If he plants b 6th which would be planted first and second

a) x and w

b) x and y

c)y and x

d)w and z

e) w and u









Q. If he plants w before u and after v he should plant w at

a) first

b) second

c) fourth

d) fifth

e) sixth









Q. At a certain moment a watch shows 2 min lag although it is running fast.

If it showed a 3 min lag at that moment, but also gains by 1/2 min more a day than its

current speed

it would show the true time one day sooner than it usually does.

How many mins does the watch gain per day.

a).2

b).5

c).6

d).4

e).75







Q. In 400m race A gives B a start of 7 sec and beats him by 24 sec.

In another race A beats B by 10 sec.the speeds are in the ratio

a)8:7

b)7:6

c)10:8

d)6:8

e)12:10







Q. 3x+4y=10

x3 + y3=6

What is the minimum value of 3x+11y=?







Q. There are 600 tennis players

4% wear wrist band on one wrist

Of the remaining, 25% wear wrist bands on both hands

How many players don't wear a wrist band?



Ans. 432







Q. Three types of tea the a,b,c costs Rs. 95/kg,100/kg and70/kg respectively.

How many kgs of each should be blended to produce 100 kg of mixture worth Rs.90/kg,

given that the quntities of band c are equal

a)70,15,15

b)50,25,25

c)60,20,20

d)40,30,30



Ans. (b)





Q. Two distinct no's are taken from 1,2,3,4......28

Find the probability that their sum is less than 13

PLACEMENT PAPERS 08

2010 Latest CTS (Cognizant) Placement Paper St Thomas Engineering college


Hi, friends It when Cognizant came to our college. It was a great experience. I am sharing my

experience with u all.

there are four steps for cognizant for recruitment:-

1)PPT(about the company and the facilities and the package they are providing with a video.the

presentation was quite interesting.After ppt they asked some questions from the ppt and also given

some gifts.)

2)Aptitute Test

3)Interview(Technical and Hr all together)

4)selection.

Total Candidates Appeared for the Written Test: 197

Short Listed Candidates for Interview: 153

Shortlisted Candidates to become a part of COGNIZANT:71(big cut here.)

Written test consists of three sections

First Paper (Numerical) (25 questions-30min)

Second paper VERBAL SECTION (25 questions-20min)

Third Part (Logical) (20 questions-20 min)

Total 60 minutes, No Negative marks

The papers will be taken back after the allotted time for each section.

First the MeritTrac People will give you the Instruction Sheet and The OMR sheet. Please read the

instructions carefully it will help you a lot. Then You will have to fill some information infact a lot.

Please remember all the Semester Percentages and have them calculated on a sheet of paper. Have

your Resume and a Photograph with you they will be pinned to your OMR sheet. So take an EXTRA

RESUME.

Questions in the OMR SHEET:

• Name:

• Temporary address :

• Permanent address :

• Phone no.

• Mobile no.

• Email id1 email id2

• X & XII ACADEMIC PROFILE TABLE

• UG ACADEMIC PROFILE TABLE(1st to 8th sem)

• PG ACADEMIC PROFILE TABLE

• Any arrears?

• Reason if any?

• Have you cleared all your papers in the first attempt?

• Software orientation: (I put C,Core JAVA & J2EE)

• Hobbies and extra curricular activities:

• Strengths and weakness:

(Please mention them with the reason following, this helped me reduce the interview time. They will

cross check by asking you the same questions in Interview so be careful to answer the same one's

when asked no new once added to that.)

• What do you expect from cognizant? (answer in 3-4 precise points)

• What is your short term and long term goals? (answer one in each)

• What are the qualities you think that is necessary for successful software professional?

(Just answer in 3 points and just tell them that you think you have them in you to be a successful

Sofware Professional. Be good in your language and avoid mistakes)

So be prepared to answer above because they will give only 10 min. so prepare well before.

I prepared on it and it took me correctly10 min only. If u cannot answer it within 10 min they will give

you answer sheets and you will have to spare you written test time. So be cautious and prepare for

the last three as well and notable. Because they can ask questions In HR round from it.

But Time is an important factor here. make sure that u first solve those questions which u can solve

easily. and for those u can not solve give option C, because for cognizant most of the questions they

set the ans c.

I can not recollect all questions, but some are like,

There was actually 4 sets.A,B,C and D.mine was A.

There were 4 questions.but each one were lengthy.

Most of questions in my set were from Venn Diagram. like,

1)ayan, shyam and Tanay are friends. when we asked about them to 100 people,only 3 of them knew

all of them. Only 7people knew ayan and shyam both,15people knew shyam and tanay.and 12people

knew ayan and tanay.and 20people knew ayan,48 knew shyam and 39 knew tanay.20 were unknown

to every one.25 did not know any one of them.

i)how many know ayan only?

ii) how many know tanay only?

iii) how many know none of them only?

…………….

…………….

Like these…

2)six books of maths,history,geography,economics,English and environmental science are arranged in

a series.math is not on the top and bottom.history is in between economics and and

English.geography is 3rd from top.economics is not in between English and history…like this..

Then some questions like…

i)which one is on the top?

ii)which one is 3rd from left?

……………

There were no questions from cube..but I suggest you to prepare for that.

And remember the equations like to solve cube problems:-1)one side painted ((x-2)^2)*6 2)two side

painted (x-2)*12 3)three side painted always 8 is ans(i.e. 8 corner of cube) 4)unpaintd ((x-2)^3)

where x- side of cube

VERBAL SECTION

This section was bit tough and lengthy..i suggest u to start from select correct sentence/incorrect

sentence or from fill in the blanks.because they r easy and takes little time to solve.

And then go for paragraph.there was two paragraph.they were lengthy.

Logical section

1)logic questions like

1)All Fans are Coolers

Some Coolers are AC's

2)No Politician is Honest

No honest person is intelligent

3)All fruits are vegetables

All vegetables are green

choose the conclusion from following…….

2)Some figure odd man out matching questions (10 questions).they were very easy..u can start the

paper from it also.

Nonverbal from RS Agarwal will help you a lot.Some easy questions in picture based to look forward

will be the figures which are closed and open figures.There will be only one Closed figure and other

open and surely and ODD man Out.

3) One puzzles Question is also there. 3 Questions asked from this puzzle. (I don’t remember

Questions)

After two hours the sortlist was declared by them . cleared the aptitude

There was no negative marking that’s why I answered all the questions. I saw my score at the time of

interview. It was

numerical=15

Verbal=10

Logical=12

Total = 37 out of 70

HR+TECHNICAL

there was 15 panels and there were 10 students in each panel.i was 7 th in my panel.they took almost

2hrs to call my name.i was very tired then.but don’t show the interviewer you fatigue.Be confident

and always have a smiling face. because it matters.

Me:may I come in sir?

INTERVIEWER:yes please.

Me:good evening sir.(it was almost evening when I was in the room)

INTERVIEWER:good evening.hv your sit.

Me:thank u sir.

INTERVIEWER:so why your marks are not so good in x th standard?

Me:(It was shocking for me.he even did not told me to introduce my self.because it is thecomm0oon

question.)I answered.

INTERVIEWER:so you are a player.which game do you prefer.

Me:football.

INTERVIEWER:so tell me what is Denormalization?

Me:answered.

INTERVIEWER:what is your final year project?

Me:sir,Hospital management information system.

INTERVIEWER:tell me the architecture of your project

Me:told(and also made him under stand.try your best to convence him.)

INTERVIEWER:why do you choose JSF,Hibernate and oracle for your project?

Me:answered

INTERVIEWER:what is the difference between jsf and jsp?

Me:answered

INTERVIEWER:Are you flexible?

Me:yes sir.

INTERVIEWER:if you are appointed as and programmer and then u are told to shift to testind

department where you don’t hv any interest and knowledge how would you react?

Me:I wll take the challenge and will give my 100% to learn that.as you can in my final year project I

hv chosen the recent most technology,though there is no one to help me.so I learn my self and trying

to implement.(he was impressed by that ans)

INTERVIEWER:ok.do you have any questions for me?

Me:sir,that are the softwares that are used in cognizant?

INTERVIEWER:he explained and then said It was nice talking to you .

Me:same here.thank you very much sir.

Some important tips for cognizant,you must take care of:

1)never say cts infront of interviewer.they don’t prefer the word.always mention the name as

Cognizant.

2)always hv the smiling face during interview but it should not look like artificial.

3)don’t show over confidence or lack of confidence during interview. Be what you are and be natural.

Take one thing into mind “Confidence is the key of success for every interview.”

After 3hours of waiting they published their list of selected candidates at 10.30pm.only 71 were

selected from 197 students.I was one of them.

Hope to see u in Cognizant....best of luck....

BEST OF LUCK GUYS......

Thank you…
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Accenture Placement Paper - 3





Hi friends!!!



I got selected on 15th march for accenture thanks to freshersworld and the almighty!!! there was

joint campus. there were around 800 ppl from 10 different colleges. they had called us at 8.30am.

and they were on time. so better be on or b4 time for accenture placements. i was a bit late and so

i missed the power point presentation. but friends never dare to do so coz u need info abt the

company in HR interview. so starting with i would like to give some useful tips .

there are 4 rounds through which u have to go through



1. APTITUDE

2.G.D

3.HR

4.TECHNICAL INTERVIEW



1> APTITUDE.

the paper for aptitude which we had was typically similar to the whole test paper posted by

sridhar at MJCET college. pls see that paper. our paper was similar to that. do solve the papers

given on freshersworld. they help u a lot. basically there were 3 sections



1. analytical ability. under this section we had 5-6 problems based on venn diagram, then 1

question based on realationship, then 1 q based on " there are 50 ppl. if i stand 17th from front.

then what will be my number from back". a little difficult type on it. also we had some problems

on data sufficiency in this type. some problems were based on directions.



2.verbal

quite easy section .we had to fill in the blanks using articles. then 2 passages and all. was quite

easy and scoring



3. i dont remember the section name. but the problems were like if $=1 and *=0 then what will

be thew represention of following. see paper posted by shridhar same pattern of questions. find

which of the three quantities are alike. eg 122256664,122256644, 122256664. so quite easy. the

other questions were based on * stands for +,/ stands for-, = stands for*, - satnds for /..then find

the value of foll exp 5/6*2+2-4.. these questions were most diff part for me. as they were time

consuming and u need little practice for them. so practice such prob.also there was an essay to be

witten. my topic was" MY FIRST DAY AT COLLEGE". TIME LIMIT WAS 5 MIN AND

ESSAY SHOULD BE OF 100 WORDS.

out for 62 students from each classroom 15 were selected. and i was happy to find that i was 1

among them. them immidiately we had gd. now comes the GD. my topic for gd was "AMITABH

IN KBC V/S SHAHRUKH IN KBC"

it is imporatnt that for gd u speak some valid points. and convey them properly to ur collegues.

be confident and speak well. my gd was like a fish market. during gd session of 10 min i hardly







spoke 2 points. but atlast that mam gave 2 min each for conclusion. my conclusion was good so i

got selected. out of 15 ppl she selected 10 ppl





HR interview

tips. read abt the companys profile nicely. it is very important.

she asked me questions like





1. tell me about urself and ur family background.



2.what do u do in

free time.



3. other than music what do u do? do u read any technnical magazines.



4. what did u

decide to come into software field. who inspired u? who is ur role model.





5 ur marriage

plans.6.how imp is teamwork for u?.



7 have u ever managed any event in college.



8. who is

important for u supervisor or counciler.



9. what do u think how will be ur first day in accenture.



10. are u ready to relocate.



11. have u helped anyone grow.





Technical Interview





only 1 question was asked. write a program for sequential linked list and insert a node into a

already sorted linked list. the prog was really difficult for me as i had not prepared. but then i

wrote some part of program and as i knew the complete logic of program i explained him the

logic.

then he told me "u can go home" and "by the way u are selected". i was so happy . that atlast

after so many rejections i got a job into accenture..

let me tell u 1 thing...ALWAYS BELIEVE IN ALMIGHTY...WHATEVER HE DOES IS FOR

UR BEST. NEVER LOSE HOPE. I WAS DOWN AND OUT WHEN I WAS REJECTED BY

LNT AND INFOSYS. BUT NEVER EVER GIVE UP..SOMETHING BETTER IS WAITING

FOR U!!!!!





BEST OF LUCK ...... AND HOPE TO MEET U ALL SOON IN ACCENTURE.

PLACEMENT PAPERS 07

2010 Cognizant Interview Experience at MVSR Hyderabad






Hi friends i am K.Srinivas,presently dng my final yr in MVSR Engg college,Hyderabad. i attended cts

company. i firstly thnk freeplacementpapers.com as this site helped me a lot to get placed :) These

are my experiences with CTS



The CTS company conducts

Written test

Technical interview





Mark verification regarding written test all guys well known about pattern My suggestion is, in my

written i had Venn diagram,cube,binary logic code like 1 is represented as & like this 0 is* like

this,data sufficiency





The paper for was easy and a good preparation of R.S.Agarwal quant and aptitute can make u get

through in aptitude part.Except cubes,i did everything. Please make sure u get 15 above in quant.

Regarding verbal .... i felt some difficulties here ., the passsage we got was a bit difficult, but a bit of

concentration can make u get through in that too. A good basics of grammar is necessary for u to get

through. then analytical section every one can do it without any preparation...

The results were declared in 2 hours. n for god's grace my name was called. This is how my interview

went

Interview experiences:





int: Good afternoon Srinivas

me: GA sir

int :had lunch?

me: yes sir(with a broad smile)

int: what did u hv??

me: Chicken Biryani

int: SO u killed a hen and ate??

me: hehe....

int: oh!! he killed the hen n u had the chicken...right??

me: yes sir!!!

int: well srinivas,tell something abt ur family

me: told...(some questions related to my answer..told confidently)

int: R u gud in C??(i replied yes)

int: what is an array?

me: told

int: what is function overloading?

me: Doono sir

int: what is software development life cycle?

me: i donno sir(full stunned by d question.)

int: ohh...u r from ece right...sry sry...

me: Its ok sir(i dont know y i told so)

int: what is eddy current?

me: i donno sir

int: jus try to recollect

me: tried n told "sry sir i cannot recollect.it was 2 yrs when i read tht"

int: thats nt d rite answer.U studied A,B,C... 12 yrs bac but u remember...y cudnt u remember this??

me: told some bakwaas

int" asked my fav subj i told mc...asked abt mc

me: told

int: why into software

?

me: told

int: hw can u cope up wid IT ppl?

me: told

int: u cudnt remember a question of 2 yrs bac...hw can i recruit u??

me: gave a gud answer

int: any questions?

me: asked n he answered

int: thnk u...













jus be thorough with ur technical skills and be confident in everything....even ur walking style...ur way

of speech and all...and above all....believe in god and urself....u ll be in CTS...all d best n c u all in CTS

:) bye
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2010 CTS Cognizant - Placement Paper 21 Jan JSSATE Bangalore










Hi friends,







I'm soumya from JSSATE,bangalore. Am here to share a bit of cognizant selection process.....CTS

came to our college on 21st jan 2010 as a very first company for campus recruitment...First we had a

nice ppt. Then on the same day we faced written test of which 300 students were participated and 200

cleared the written test........In written it comprises of

total 70 questions



1)25 analytical

2)25 verbal

3)20 non verbal



it started at 9:05 they gave quant paper, after 25min they will take it back and u wl not be given

again,time management is important,that is at 9:30 they gave verbal for 20min .

types of questions





1)angles and distance (goes north some distance turns right...at what distance he is from starting

point )





2)seating arrangement (like there will be 7 persons of diff professions sleeping in three diff tyres in

train, this type is available in R.S.agarwal (15 marks)



3)venn diagram(6marks)



4)paragraph(10marks)



5)finding correct and incorrect sentence(10 marks)



6)odd man out(7 marks)



7)series(3marks)



8)deriving conclusions(10 marks)(its available in R.S,agarwal verbal book)



9)cubes que were not there ,but they are important

study for apptitude properly,if u clear this, interview wl be very cool,not to worry at all.

my interview lasted for 20 min.(ECE students)

she asked me basics of



1)microprocessor

architecture,registers,coprocessr



2)microcontroller

basic program,advantages,app



3)logic design

FF,counters,applications



4)basic electronics

from diodes to FET



5)basics of c,c++

fibonacci,factorial,binary search,buuble sort,linear search,selection sort programs.

All the best,do well.

Passion Makes the Life Difference !!!

PLACEMENT PAPERS 06

                                                          CTS Sample Test Paper#2




This is only a sample paper. We are not providing you with all the questions - just

some questions to give you a general idea of the test pattern.







SECTION I - 8 questions based on series.



1. These questions involve interchange of letters in a word at particular locations and also

interchanging letters adjacent to those particular locations.Certain other conditions may

also be given





For eg.

Let the word be ABBAABA

If we apply 25 on this, it means we have to interchange the letters at positions 2 and 5,

also we have to change the letters adjacent to positions 2 and 5 i.e.from A to B and B to

A.

A B B A A B after Step 1 i.e interchange of 2 and 5 becomes AABABB

Now change adjacent elements of 2 and 5...finally answer becomes





Ans: B A A B B A





Questions 1-5 are based on the pattern with changed numbers as described above

Questions 6-8 are of the following type



To get AAABBD from BBBAAA what number should be applied:-

a) 25

b) 34

c) 25 & 34

d) none









SECTION II



1. Given the following functions

(1) f(n a b c ) = ac if n=1

(2) f(n a b c) = f( n-1 a c b) + f( 1 a b c) + f( n-1 b a c ) if n > 1

Then what is the value f( 2 a b c ) = ?





Ans: f( 2 a c b ) = ab + ac + bc.





2. Similar question on functions.





3. [ Based on the function in the first question] For the function f( 4 a b c ) the number of

terms is...?



Hint f( 4 a b c ) = f( 3 a c b ) + f( 1 a b c ) + f( 3 b a c ) etc.



4. What is the value of the function f( 5 a b c ) = ?







SECTION III

Permutations and Combinations.

8 Questions.







1. r = number of flags;n = number of poles;

Any number of flags can be accommodated on any single pole.





1) r=5,n=5 The no. of ways the flags can be arranged ?



Questions 2-5 are based on the above pattern





6. r = 5 n = 3 . If first pole has 2 flags, third pole has 1 flag

How many ways can the remaining be arranged?

Questions 7.& 8. are similar to Question 6.





SECTION IV





Question consisting of figures - Pattern-matching type.

Refer R.S Agarwal's book on Analytical Reasoning & TMHs Quantitative ability book by

Edgar Thorpe.









SECTION V



In this section first part of compound word is given. Select meaning of the second part

from the choice given:

1. Swan

2. Swans

3. Fool

4. Fools

5. Stare

6. Lady

For all above 4 choices are given.....





Eg. Swan ---> Swansong (compound word)

a) category b) music c) television d) none







Ans: Swansong is compound word. But song is not given as an option. so (b) music is the

answer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 Set I






Aptitude Questions





1. A person losses and gains 10% on selling a object for 200.



Ans: he losses





2. Sum of 1 to 100 is divisible by 1. 1,2,4,8 2. 2 & 4 3. 2 4 none



Ans: 2





3. How many nos start and end with 2 b/w 100 and 300?





4. If a sphere of dia 3 cm is melted & formed into 3 spheres , the diameter of 1st is 1.5cm and

that of second is 2.0 cm ,

what is the diameter of the third?





5. If prizes are increased by 25% , by how much should i reduce the consumption to keep the

expenditure same??





6. "COURTESY" - how many words can be constructed with C in the begining and Y at the end





7. My mother's husband's father in laws son's child->what is the relation?





8.. 3 glasses containing mixture of water and alco in ratio 2:3 , 3:4 , 5:9 when all 3 are mixed

what is the new ratio??





9. A father has 8 children ,he takes 3 at a time to a zoo.probability of a child going to the zoo.





10. A ball is dropped from a height of 10 feet.Every time it rebounces to half of the height.

how many feet it travelled?





11. There are 3 jars. The ratio of spirit to water in each of these jars is 3:2,4:5,5:7. the three

jars are mixed into a single jar.

What is the ration of spirit to water in single jar.



12.. What is the relation with your mothr's sister's brother's wife's child with you.?





13. A father has six children .all the children are born at regular intervels.if the sum of their

ages of

all the children and father is 186. calculate the age of the elder son, when the younger sons

age is 3.





14. logical reasoning :





All elephants are trained a few animals are trained



1. What is the 7th digit of (202)3?



2. To type the digits from 1-1000 how many key strokes are needed?



3. A problem on the margin of votes involving winning percentage between two candidates.



4. Time & Distance- A is running faster than B by ….. kms. How much increase of speed is

needed by B to become first?



5. Problem on three pipes- two of them loading water into a tank the other one emptying,

what time will it take to fill the tank? (2 problems)



6. Four horses are tied up by rope on four corners of a square grass field. What would be the

ungrazed area by them?



7. If a person gets A% profit on cost price A. Determine the cost price? Four alternatives were

given --Ans. 40. As the thing was sold at 56/cost price--40.



8. Determine the angle between the hour & minute hand when the time is 40 past 3.



9. There is a Square. One Circle which is touching all the arms of the square is inscribed in it.

Another smaller square which ahs all corners touching the circle is inscribed inside the circle.

Obtain the ratio of the area of the two squares.



10. In a zoo there are animals & birds. No of heads are ………, No of legs …..., obtain the

number of birds & animals.



11. Simple aptitude type problems on probability. (2 problems)



12. Problems on percentage.



13.The C’ program was on simple binary tree.







GD Topic



1. Westernization of INDIA-- right or wrong



2. IT boom in INDIA—blessing or curse.





1. we have to count the 3 letter,4letter and 5letter words from a file and print the number of 3

letter,4letter and 5letter words. Delimiter is space, tab, hifen. Also we should not consider the

line in the file after we encounter # in that line. (ie after # we should not consider the portion

of line)





2. In file count the number of characters, number of words, number of line. Delimiter between

words is given as command line argument.

1hour 15 min is given for the test. we have to answer both aptitude and program with in this

time.











Some of the aptitude questions.





1. the is a meeting organized, every person shake hands with the other only once. if there are

60 shake hands, how many persons are there in the meeting?.



2.A faster has 8 children ,he takes 3 at a time to a zoo. probability of a child going to the zoo.



3. a father has six children .all the children are born at regular intervels. if the sum of their

ages of all the children and father is 186. calculate the age of the elder son, when the younger

sons age is 3.



4.count the numbers between 100 and 300, that starts with 2 and ends with 2. Ans: 10.

Some reasoning questions



1. there are six steps,5 people a,b,c,d,e . conditions are , a is two steps below c,no two people

are on same step,b is next to d. 4 Questions based on this.



2. 5 people participating in the race .conditions are given about the positions.



3.a ball is dropped from a height of 10 feet. Every time it rebounces to half of the height. how

many feet it traveled?



4.There are 3 jars. The ratio of spirit to water in each of these jars is 3:2,4:5,5:7. the three

jars are mixed into a single jar. What is the ration of spirit to water in single jar.



5. What is the relation with your mothr's sister's brother's wife's child with you.?



6.what is the relation with your mother's husband's father-in-law's son's child with you?



7.we were asked to fill the series, alphabet series 4 questions are given.



8. 5 questions are given, we are asked to find the logical connection between them. like all

managers are drinkers, all drinker are smokers ,questions like this.











Simple Mathematics:





1. A triangle on a grid was given : find the area of it.



Ans : 2





2. out of the four options which is not a right angle .



Ans :D (12,9,16)





3.In a class of 100 members 50 plays soccer 45 badminton 50 volley ball and 15 plays all the

three then how many of them play two games.



Ans: can't be determined (D) verify





4.In a class the no. of boys are more than that of girls by 25% of the total strength of the

class then the ratio of boys to girls.



Ans: (5:3)(d)





5. the radius of the circle is reduced from 5cm to 4cm then the % change of area .



Ans: 36%





6.two workers can type two pages in two minuets then how many persons can type 18 pages

in 6 minuets



Ans: 6





7.if p+q+r=0 then p^2/qr+q^2/pr+r^2/pq=? (ans:3)(d)







8.the sum of 7 consecutive numbers is 1617 then the number of prime numbers in it.(ans:2)





9.in a nock out tournament the total no. of games played are 63 then the no. of participants



Ans: 64





10. fresh mango consists of 70% water and dry mango consists of 10% water then 20Kg of

fresh mango is equivalent to how much of dry mango



Ans: 6.66 kg





11.the no. of 3 digit numbers which when divide by 7 or 8 gives a reminder of 4

a) 16 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19



Set II









1)A man sold a product for rs.56 and gained x% .Its original cost is rs. x ,what is the cost?



2)2power 300,3 power200 which is greater?



3)how many zeros are there from 1 to 10000



4)if a and b do a job together in 6 daysb and c together in 10 days a and c together in 7.5

days then: no of days when

i) a,b,c together

ii) if a alone does the job.



5)there are 12 yes/no types of questions ,in how many ways can they be answered?



6)find odd one out of 125,8 power 3,521,729



7) One got 20 % marks and failed by 10 marks, other got 42% marks and got 12 % more

than the passing requirement What is the maximum marks?



8) --,32,224,…



9)Rs 50000 is divided into two parts One part is given to a person with 10% interest and

another part is given to a person with 20 % interest. At the end of first year he gets profit

7000 Find money given by 10%?





10)Time shown by a watch is 2.20 Find the angle between them



11) Avg cost of 5apples+4 mangoes=rs.36 Avg cost of 7 apples + 8 mangoes=rs.48 Find total

cost of 24 mangoes and 24 apples



12)Management : How ways it can be arranged without 2 a’s as continuous







GD TOPICs







1)Working in MNCs (+ve and –ve)



2)Working with Spouse in the same company (+ve and -ve)





1. An expression was given like B + A .B + !A .B + . . . . . and what will be the

final expression o/p :- ( Easy )





2. state diagram was given and what state will be detected ?



3. Counter and three states were given( 13 , 15 , 14 , 10 ) what will be the next value ?

ans. 11 – Gray counter



4. For one circuit inputs are ABCD and output is zero for first eight inputs and 1 for nexteight .

What will be the expression for circuit ? ( ans :- A)





5. What is octal representation of 01010101 ? ( ans. 125 )



6. D flip-flop with inverted feedback was given and question was based on maximumfrequency

allowed ( setup , hold etc. times were given )



7. Question based on instruction T states and CPI was asked .



8. What happens when HALT instruction is executed? ( Enter wait state and waits forinterrupt

or reset , Enters in to sleep state , etc. ( ans. Waits for interrupt or reset )



9. What happens when PUSH instruction is executed : ( content of accumulator is

saved,content of PC is changed , stack pointer is decremented and value value is saved )



10. Two bulbs of 40 Watt and 60 Watts were added in series . What will happen ? ( 40

watt will be brighter , 60 watts will be brighter , both will have same brightness , none ) ( Ans.

40 watt)



11. If widths of all PMOS an NMOS are doubled in any circuit then what will be effect onnoise

margin ? ( ans. No effect)



12. If gate and one end of NMOS are connected to Vdd , what will be the output at second end

of NMOS ? ( Vdd- Vth – NMOS are bad 1 ‘s)



13. a band limited signal is sampled at Nyquist rate , to reconstruct it the output will begiven

to : ( RC filter , Envelope detector , LPF with -- )



14. What is expression for Noise figure ?



15. always @ ( B or C) if( B) D=C Circuit will work as ( Mux, Tri state buffer , Latch , None ) (

Ans. --- Tri state Buffer)





1. A man crosses a circle of perimeter 35 m in 44 sec and he runs a hexagon of 42 m side. In

how many second he finishes the complete perimeter of the hexagon.



2. A+b do a work in 6 days. A+c do the work in 10 days, c+a in 7.5 days. How many days will

it take for a+b+c to do the work and also find the number of days required by a alone.



3. Totally there are 12 yes or no questions. In how many different ways can he attend?





4. Complete the series 7 49 56 392………….



5. Complete the series 36 252 63 441 110.25..



6. Find the odd one out: 8 125 512 729?



7. Number of zeros between 0 and 10000



8. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle. What is the perimeter of the hexagon in relation

with the radius of the circle?





9. A circular path has a perimeter of 120m.a, b,c travel at 5 7 15m/s respectively. They start

simultaneously. At what time do they meet next?





10. Totally there are 12 pipes. Some pipes fill the tank and some empties the tank (data will

be given). If all the pipes are opened simultaneously when will the tank be filled?





11. Which is greater 2^300 or 3^200?





12. Average age of 24 students is 36. When the age of teacher is added the average age is

increased by 1 year. What is the age of the teacher?





13. Water and milk are mixed in the ratio 2:1,5:3 and 9:4.when all the mixtures of equal

volume are mixed together what is the ratio water and milk in the resulting solution.







14. Average rate of five orange and four apples is 12 and 7 orange and 8 apples are 86. Find

the total rate of 24 orange and 24 apples.





15. In how many ways the letters in the word MANAGEMENT can be arranged such that A’s

does not come together.





16. A give B a start of 20 sec and leads by 20m. When he starts off 25 sec he finishes at the

same time. What is the speed of A. (wordings not sure).







17. An array of integer is given. Write a pseudo code to find the sub array with the largest

sum.





18. A string is given. Write an algorithm to implement the backspace from the end of the

string. The string contains 1 byte and 2-byte character. For 1 byte char first bit is 0 and for 2

byte char first bit is 1.