Hi Friends, I m S.Nagarjun from Kalasalingam University.

We had campus recruitment

on November 24th and 25th. TCS is the first recruiting company came for our batch and also first
company to visit after attaining university status, as we are the first batch of university.
TCS recruiting process at 8.00 am and ended at 7.30 pm. First session is presentation
session. They will give brief history, awards they got and most famous personalities in TCS and
other emerging and emerged industries. Its most important session for us. They may ask
questions on presentation session during our HR and Tech rounds. Try to tke some hints during
presentation session. Recruitment process done at 3 steps.
1. Apptitude test
2. Technical round and
3. HR round
It was a online aptitude test contain 35 questions should be answered in 80 minutes. We
had 20 min extra than usual aptitude test timings of TCS. Our sessional cut off also high. The
questions are very easy. Before appearing for TCS aptitude its useful to take openseesame model
aptitude test. All questions we faced are of same model only values were changed. Clearing
aptitude is the biggest thing. Then Technical and HR rounds are very easy. We faced many
probability questions but are very easy.
There is no verbal questions asked for us. A few analytical questions were asked ad that
too very easy. The questions were like 10 to 12 lines.But actual question was from last 3 lines.so
dont waste time for reading full question (only for aptitude , if all questions will be like that).
In my batch the questions was same with my friends questions ,but the values given in the
problem and the answers were diffrered each other. so do not memorize the answers. Usually
many candidates face insufficient time for solving. But for us its more than enough. For every
correct answer = +1 mark and every wrong answer = -0.33 mark (so dont answer all question.
Answer only if you know the answer 100%).
The computer based test had questions from:
1. Area and Perimeter
2. Probability (Many questions from this chapter only).
3. Problems on Ages & trains(Many questions from this chapter).
4. Pipes and Cisterns
5. Ratio and Proportion
6. Permutation and combination
and some logical questions
The will be option button called Clue in the page Where u can avail the clue for all question
and formula.But you have to choose which formula for which question.
The questions are pretty lengthy but with all irrelevant statements. I remember one question
where they told about a romantic story of Alice and Paul and then right at the end after 5-6
lines, they came up with a question on ages of Alice and Paul. I'd rather suggest everyone to
start reading the question from where they find any NUMERICAL DATA. I don’t know all my
questions but the pattern given under all same.

1: There is a toy train that can make 10 musical sounds. It makes 2 musical sounds
after being defective. What is the probability that same musical sound would be
produced 5 times consecutively? ( 1 of _____) ?
Answer: 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/32
32 will be the answer.
 
2: Peter and Paul are two friends. The sum of their ages is 35 years. Peter is twice as old
as Paul was when Peter was as old as Paul is now. What is the present age of Peter?

Answer: 20 years.

3: The ages of two friends is in the ratio 6:5. The sum of their ages is 66.After how many
years will the ages be in the ratio 8:7?
Answer: 12 years.
 
4: (There was a long story, I'll cut short it). There are 5 materials to make a perfume:
Lilac, Balsalmic, Lemon, Woody and Mimosaic. To make a perfume that is in demand the
following conditions are to be followed: Lilac and Balsalmic go together. Woody and
Mimosaic go together, Woody and Balsalmic never go together. Lemon can be added
with any material. (Actually they had also mentioned how much amount of one can be
added with how much quantity of the other; but that's not needed for the question.) All
of the following combinations are possible to make a perfume EXCEPT:
1) Balsalmic and Lilac
2) Woody and Lemon
3) Mimosaic and Woody
4) Mimosaic and Lilac
Answer: Mimosaic and Lilac.

 
5: A girl has to make pizza with different toppings. There are 8 different toppings. In how
many ways can she make pizzas with 2 different toppings.
Answer: 8 * 7 = 56
 
6: A triangle is made from a rope. The sides of the triangle are 25 cm, 11 cm and 31 cm.
What will be the area of the square made from the same rope?
Answer:280.5625
 
7: What is the distance between the z-intercept from the x-intercept in the equation
ax+by+cz+d=0. (I do not remember the values of a,b,c,d)
 
8: An athlete decides to run the same distance in 1/4th less time that she usually took.
By how much percent will she have to increase her average speed?
Answer: 33.33%
 
9: A horse chases a pony 3 hours after the pony runs. Horse takes 4 hours to reach the
pony. If the average speed of the horse is 35 kmph, what s the average speed of the
pony?

 
10: There is 7 friends (A1,A2,A3....A7).If A1 have to have shake with all with out repeat.
How many hand shakes possible?

11:  There are two pipes A and B. If A filled 10 liters in a hour B can fills 20 liters in same
time. Likewise B can fill 10, 20, 40, 80,160….if B filled in (1/16) th of a tank in 3 hours,
how much time will it take to fill completely?
Answer:7 hours

12: (Keywords): Sports readers,10 tables,4chairs per table, each table has different
number of people then how many tables will left without at least one person?
Ans : 6

13: The ages of two friends is in the ratio 5:6. After how many years will the ages
be in the ratio 7:8?
Answer: 10 years.

14: What is the distance of the z-intercept from the x-intercept in the equation
ax+by+cz+d=0. (I do not remember the values of a,b,c,d)

15: An athlete decides to run the same distance in 1/4th less time that she usually
took. By how much percent will she have to increase her average speed?
Answer: 33.33%

16. A man whose age is 45 yrs has 3 sons named John,jill,jack. He went to a
park weekly twice.he loves his sons very much. On a certain day he find #
shopkippers sailing  different things. An apple cost 1penny, 2chocalate costs
1penny.& 3 bananas cost 1 penny. He has bought equal no. of apple,
chocolate & banana for each son. If the total amount he invest is 7 penny
then how many he has bought from each piece for his son?

a)1app,1cho,1 banana

b)1 app,2cho,3 banana

c)1app,2cho,1banana
17. A scientist was researching on animal behavior in his lab. He was very
interested in analyzing the behavior of bear. For some reason he travelled  1mile
in north direction & reached at north pole.there he saw a bear .he then followed
the bear around 1 hr with a speed of 2km/hr in east direction.After that he
travelled in south direction & reached at his lab in2 hrs. Then what is the colour
of the bear? I think ans is white

a)white b)black c)gray d)brown

18. In a particular city there are 100 homes numbered from 1,2,3………..100.
Thecity was build by a builder from chennei. There  was 45 shop in the town
which was build by a builder from Mumbai. THE 2nd builder can build the in ½
time as compared to 1st builder. If the 2nd builder builds in 15 days,then how
many 2’s are used by the builder from Chennai in numbering the 100 homes?

a)17 b)18 c)19        ans d) 20          c)19

19.MR dash has 3 sons whose ages are respectively a,b,c. The grandfather
has bought a cycle for the eldest son, mother has bought a bag for the
youngest one which cost Rs150/.  The sum of two  age of the elder son & one
son is 15.The difference of age of sons is 3 & 2.Then what is the age of the
eldest son?

a)10, b)11, c) 12,d)13

20. We all know that Arya bhatta is the greatest mathematics belongs to
india . When his daughter Mayabati was in her teen age he discovered a
problem. At that time the age of mayabati is a prime number,let that age is a.
After some years  her age becomes b. then Arya Bhatta was able to solve that
problem wit the help of he daughter mayabati. If a-b=5 & product of a& b is
26 then what is the sum of two squares?

A)77 b) 45 c)89 d)67

21.how many 13 digit numbers are possible by using the digits 1,2,3,4,5
which are divisible by 4 if repetition of digits is allowed? Ans:5 to the power
12

 22. (40*40* 40-31*31*31)/(40*40+40*31+31*31)=?a simle calcutation

23. x/2y=2a,then 2x/x-2ay=?(some thing like this .very easy )

 
 

24. A big Question describing a story.After that a number is given eg 2880.by

what if we divide the number it ll become a perfect square?Ans:5

25. 1st a story. Then a simple ratio problem. The question was if the ratio of
age of two persons is 5:6,sum of present age is 33,then in how many years
the ratio of their age becomes 7:8?

a)3 b)4 c)5 d)6

26. Mr behera wants to build A house for his wife. In this there are 5 rooms
each having equal area. The length of each room is 4m,,breadth is 5 m. the
height of the rooms are 2m. if to make a sq meter we need 17 bricks ,then
how many bricks are needed to make the floor of  a particular room?

27. A very big story.on Tuesday  college parking place have only 4wheelers
&  bicycles,total no of wheels was 182,yhen what is the possible no of
bicycles?

a)20 b 19 c 18 d 17

28. Simple question bt big one on average age.sth like a,b,c weigheted
separately 1st a,b,c ,then a& b,then b&c ,then c&a at last abc,the last weight
was 167,then what will be the avg weight of the 7 weight?

29. Arrange the jumbled letters to make a perfect word RGTEI(sth like this).
Find to which category it belong?(not so easy,I was bt able 2 solve the
problem .the number of the question was 34)

A)town b)vegetable c)animal d) bird

30. 3 persons a,b,c were there A always says truth,B lies on Monday,tusday,&
Wednesday.but  C lies on thrusday,Friday & saturday .one day A said”that B
&  C said to  A that” B said “yesterday way one of the days when I lies”,C said
that”yesterday way one of the days when I lies too”.then which day was that?

Ans:   a Sunday  b thrusday  c  saterday d.Tuesday

31.a long story & with in it a mathematical series present like

 8  6  17  14  35  30  71   _  143.

32. One man want to build a wall the length and breadth of the wall are 20, 30
respectively. He need 35 bricks for one square centimeter then how many bricks
he need?

Ans:l*b*35(no of bricks needed for sqcm)

33. one person had three children.he has 7 pennis.then how he can distribute the
fruits among his child by folloing conditions.
a)he can get one water millon for 1 penny.

b)he can get 2 oranges for 1 penny.

c)he can get 3 grapes for 1 penny.

Ans:2 water millon 1 orange 1 grape

34. 1/3 rd of a number is more 3 than the 1/6th of a number then find the number?

Ans:18

35. In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings they
number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and 200 only
prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering?
Ans:
For 1 to 10 - 1 six
    2 to 20 - 1 six
Similarly upto 59 we utilise six, 5 times
from 60 to 69 (including 66) - 11 times
from 70 to 100 - 3, hence ans = 5+11+3 = 19
Ans:19.

These r some of the questions i prepared for TCS,

36. one grand father has 3 grand child.eldest one age is 3 times of the youngest child
age.sum of two youngest child age is more than two of eldest one age.find the eldest
one age?

Ans: 15(we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 15)

37.difrence b/w two nubers is 4.and their product is 17.then find the sum of their
squers?

Ans: 70 (By using (x-y)2=x2+y2-2xy)

38. I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the colour
of beer?
Ans: white.

39. find category from following Jumbled letters, parakeet(answer)

Ans: bird(category)

40. which is the smallest digit when devides the 2880 gives perfect squre.?

Ans:5(we can easily predict from options, as we devides them with 2880)

41. I don’t have any brothers and sisters.by pointing a picture that man said that his
father is my fathers .son then who is he?
Ans:his son.

42. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years their average
age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the current average age has
become 45. find the age of seventh person?
Solution: Here the question appear as an easy one, but carried a lot of unwanted
sentences and unwanted datas(i dint mention above) in exam which may confuse u on
solving technique.

So now we can compute x from above equation. (x = 41, 6x = 246)

Let now we compute y, ((6x+y)/7) = 45, as we have value of x, compute y.
Ans: 69

43.The ratio b/w the ages of two pwrsons is 6:5.and sum of there ages is 77 then how
many years later there ratio becomes 8:7?

Ans: we can easily predict from options

44. Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse started to ran
with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and two small pounds with
depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200 mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs
after sunset it got dog. compute the speed of dog?
Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance travelled by it...  
Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,
Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours earlier).
Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hr
Ans:16.5km/hr.
45..six friends go to pizza corner there r 2  types of pizzas.and six different flavors r
there they has to select 2 flavors from 6 flavors what’s chanses to select?

Ans:6C2

46.3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence manner,
but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci series and more over
question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first try to understand the question
well.
here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31)
Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence ans is 91.

47.cycles and 4 wheelors problem?

Ans: We can easily predict from options

48.some irrivvelent data.in last two lines problem will be there.

One man walks certain distance with 5 kmph.and walk back the same  

Ans: A

49.A and B tanks r there.1/8th of the tank B is filled in 22Hrs.what is time to fill
the tank full?

50.5 friends went for week end party to Mc donalds restrurent  and there they
measure there weights .some irrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrilevent data.finel measure is 155 kg
then find the average weight of 5 people?

Ans: 155/5=31

51.2 pots r there.1st pot is filled with ink and 2nd pot is filled with water.take 1
spoon of ink from 1st pot and pore it in 2nd pot.and take 1 spoon of mixture from
2nd pot and pore it in 2nd pot then which one of following is true?

Ans: Water in 1st pot  is less than the ink in 2nd pot.

52:One electronic problem?Ohm’s law

Ans: V=IR

53.There r ten spots in library and each spot has 4 tables and ten readers ar there .
sorry I don’t remember complete question?
Ans: None

54:lion and tiger r there.lion lies on Monday,tues,wends and tiger lies on

thurs,frid,sat.

Lion said that today is one of those days when I lies.

Tiger said that today is one of those days when I lie too.Then find today?

Ans: Thursday

55. 6 persons standing in queue with different age group, after two years
their average age will be 43 and seventh person joined with them. hence the
current average age has become 45. find the age of seventh person?

Solution:  it is given as after 2 yr average age wiil be 43 so now the average
is 2 yr.

After addition of 7th person avg is 45 so 7th person wiil be 45+(6*(45-4))

Ans: 69

56. Horse started to chase dog as it relieved stable two hrs ago. And horse
started to ran with average speed 22km/hr, horse crossed 10 mts road and
two small pounds with depth 3m, and it crossed two small street with 200
mts length. After traveling 6 hrs, 2hrs after sunset it got dog. compute the
speed of dog?

Ans: As we have speed and travel time of horse, we can get distance
travelled by it...  

Hence d = 22*6 = 132km,

Exactly this 132km was travelled by dog in 8 hours (as it started two hours
earlier).

Hence speed of dog = 132/8 = 16.5km/hr

Ans:16.5km/hr.

57. 3, 22 , 7, 45, 15, ? , 31

Solution: Here it appear simple, because it arranged in arranged in sequence
manner, but the actual question was some what twist mentioning fibonacci
series and more over question was in statements (no numbers).. hence first
try to understand the question well.

here let group alternate terms 3,7,15,31 (3+4 =7, 7+8 =15, 15+16=31)

Similarly for second group (22,45,? (22+23 = 45, 45+46 = 91) hence ans is
91.

58. In Tnagar many buildings were under residential category.for buildings

they number as 1 to 100. For shops, corporation numbered between 150 and
200 only prime numbers. how many time 6 will appear in building numbering?

Ans:

this type of question if it is asked how many 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 then you bindly
write the answer as 20.but for 1 answer wiil be 21 as 100 is included

59. ((4x+3y)+(5x+9y))/(5x+5y) = ? as (x/2y) = 2

Ans: as x=2y put the value and get the answer.

60: If we subract a number with y, we get 4 increase of number, once it got

divided by y itself.. Find that number??

Ans: 12 (we can easily predict from options, as we take y as 6)

61. I dont remember exactly the question, one logical problem stating the
colour of beer?
Ans: white.what ever the question about the color of beer means you wrote
the answer as white because polar beer.this question is very lengthy don’t
burther about that.

62. Jumbled letters, parakeet(answer)

Ans: bird(category)
63. Im only son for my parents. (some irrelevant statements in the middle to
distract u).The man in picture is my father's son.(some irrelevant
statements).who is he?

64.A toy train can make 10 sounds sound changes aftr every 4
min.................
.....................................
..........................................
now train is defective and can make only 2 sounds.................
.................................................................................
find probability that same sound is repeated 3 times consecutively(1 OUT OF
__)?
1.16
2.8
3.12
4.4
ANS:
(1/2)*(1/2)*(1/2)=(1/8)
thus 1 out of 8

65.
................................................
......................................................
................................................................................
..................................................................................
resistance is X ohm voltage Y then wat is current
1.
2.
3.
4.
ans:V=IR

66. I have 3 grandsons...........................................

 age  diff btw 2 of grandsons X yrs
1st grandson is twice elder than younger one
adiition off ages of all the three is y
thn what is age of eldest grandson??(there is some value in X and Y)

67. Ferrari is leading car manufacturer.*Ferrari S.p.A.* is an Italian sports

car ........................................

It has enjoyed great success.

If Mohan's Ferrari is 3 times faster than his old MERCEDES wich gave him 35
kmph
if Mohan travelled 490 km in his ferrari
the hw much time(hours) he took??
1.8
2.4
3.7
4.7.33
(options may be different)

68.lion rat stayin in jungle happily...........................................

....................................................................................
Lion lies on : MON TUE WED
RAT lies on :WED THURS SAT
if lion says : I didnt lie yesterday
RAT says : e1 i didnt lie yesterday
so what day is today??

 69. The ratio of current age of X and Y is 5:7,after hw many years der age
ratio will b 7:9?

70. Inspired by fibonacci series sanket decided to create is own series which
is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,....
lik dis,then what no come immediately before 63?

ans= 202

xpalnaton ;check altenate no.1,3,7,15=====>n*2+1

           similarly 2,7,22,67=======>n*3+1
so series is 1,2,3,7,7,22,15,67,31,202,63........

71. By using 1,2,3,4,5,how many 5 digit no. can be formed which is divisible
by 4,repetation of no. is allowed??

Ans-last 2 place should be divisible by 4

So possible values at last place are 12,24,32,44,52 this can be arranged in 5

ways

The rest 3 places can be filled in 5*5*5 way so total is 5^4

 72. The cost 1 plum is 1 cent ,2 apples is 1 cent,3 banana is 1 cent........

if rahul buys same amount of fruits for his 3 sons spending 7 cent den what amount of
fruit each child will get??
ans: 1 plum ,2 apple,1 banana
xplanation:7/3=2.333 cents for each child 
according to ans given for d sum each child will get 1 plum ,2 apple,1
banana