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HCL Latest Placement Paper 2010

1. A millionaire bought a job lot of hats 1/4 of which were brown. The
millionaire sold 2/3 of the hats including 4/5 of the brown hats. What
fraction of the unsold hats were brown.
(A) 1/60     (B) 1/15     (C) 3/20     (D) 3/5    (E) 3/4
Ans : c) 3/20

2. A merchant sells an item at a 20 percent discount. but still makes a

gross profit of 20 percent of the cost. What percent of cost would be
gross profit on the item have been if it had been sold without the
discount?
(A) 20%    (B) 40%    (C) 50%    (D) 60%    (E) 66.6%
Ans : c) 50%

3. How many integers n greater than and less than 100 are there such
that, if the digits of n are reversed, the resulting integer is n+9 ?
(A)5 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8 (E)9
Ans) 8

4. An investor purchased a shares of stock at a certain price. If the stock

increased in price Rs 0.25 per share and the total increase for the x
shares was Rs 12.50, how many shares of stock had been purchased ?
(A) 25    (B) 50    (C) 75    (D) 100    (E) 125
Answer : B) 50

5. At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets.

If 5 tickets are purchased at the sale, the amount saved will be what
percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?
(A) 20% (B) 33.3% (C) 40% (D) 60% (E) 66.6%
Ans : c)40%
6. Working independently, Tina can do a certain job in 12 hours.
Working independently, Ann can do the same job in 9 hours. If Tina
works independently at the job for 8 hours and then Ann works
independently, how many hours will it take Ann to complete the
remainder of the jobs?
(A) 2/3     (B) 3/4     (C) 1     (D) 2    (E) 3
Ans : E)3

7. A decorator bought a bolt of d m number of red chips in any one stack

?
(A) 7    (B) 6     (C) 5     (D) 4     (E) 3
Ans : C) 5

1) In a murder case there are four suspects P,Q,R,S. Each of them makes
a statement. They are
p: “I had gone to the theatre with S at the time of the murder”.
q: “I was playing cards with P at the time of the murder”.
r: “Q didn’t commit the murder”.
s: “R is not the murderer”.
Assuming the only one of the above statement is false and that one of
them is the murderer, who is the murderer?
a) P
b) Q
c) R
d) Cann’t be concluded
e) S
Ans: E r and s are true as first two statements are contradictory. thus
either P or S is murderer. as q is not murderer, he is telling truth that P
was with him. hence S is murderer.

2) Mohan earned twice as much as Deep. Yogesh earned rs.3/- more

than half as much as deep. If the amounts earned by
Mohan,Deep,Yogesh are M,D,Y respectively, Which of the following is
the correct ordering of these amounts?
a) M < D < Y
b) M < Y < D
c) D < M < Y
d) It cann't be determined from the information given
e) D < Y < M
Ans : d

3) Statistics indicate that men drivers are involved in more accidents

than women drivers. Hence it may be concluded that
a) sufficiently information is not there to conclude anything
b) Men are actually better drivers but drive more frequently
c) Women Certainly drive more cautiously than Men
d) Men chauvinists are wrong about women’s abilities.
e) Statistics sometimes present a wrong picture of things

4) What does the hex number E78 correspond to in radix 7 ?

a) 12455    b) 14153   c) 14256        d) 13541    e) 13112
Ans : d)

5)Given that A,B,C,D,E each represent one of the digits between 1 and 9
and that the following multiplication holds:
ABCDE
X4
EDCBA

what digit does E represent ?

a) 4    b) 6    c) 8   d) 7
Ans: c

6) HCL prototyping machine can make 10 copies every 4 seconds. At

this rate, How many copies can the machine make in 6 min.?
a) 900   b) 600     c) 360     d) 240        e) 150
Ans: a

7) if a=2,b=4,c=5 then a+b c c a+b

a) 1      b) 11/30     c) 0     d) -11/30    e) -1
Ans: b

8) 10^2(10^8+10^8) =10^4
a) 2(10)^4     b) 2(10)^6    c) 10^8     d) 2(10)^8       e) 10^10

Ans: b

9) Worker W produces n units in 5 hours. Workers V and W, workers

independently but at the same time, produce n units in 2 hours. how long
would it take V alone to produce n units?
a) 1 hr 26 min    b) 1 hr 53 min      c) 2 hr 30 min      d) 3 hr 30 min    e)
3 hr 20 min

Ans: d (e)

10) if q <> 0 and k = qr/2 -s, then what is r in terms of k,q,s?

a) 2k+s q    b) 2sk q     c) 2(k-s) q     d) 2k+sq q      e) 2(k+s) q
Ans: e

Six knights – P,Q,R,S,T and U – assemble for a long journey in two

traveling parties. For security, each travelingparty consists of at least
two knights. The two parties travel by separate routes, northern and
southern. After one month, the routes of the northern and southern
groups converge for a brief time and at that point theknights can, if they
wish, rearrange their traveling parties before continuing, again in two
parties along separatenorthern and southern routes. Throughout the
entire trip, the composition of traveling parties must be in accord with
the following conditions:
P and R are deadly enemies and, although they may meet briefly, can
never travel together. p must travel in the same party with S Q can’t
travel by the southern route U can’t change routes

11) If one of the two parties of knights consists of P and U and two other
knights and travels by the southern route, the other members of this
party besides P and U must be
a) Q and S    b) Q and T   c) R and S    d) R and T      e) S and T
Ans: e

12) If each of the two parties of knights consists of exactly three

members, which of the following is not a possible traveling party and
route?
a) P,S,U by the northern route
b) P,S,T by the northern route
c) P,S,T by the southern route
d) P,S,U by the southern route
e) Q,R,T by the southern route
Ans: b

13) If each of the two parties of knights consists of exactly three

members of different pX-Mozilla-Status: 0009by the northern route,
then T must travel by the
a) southern route with P and S
b) southern route with Q and R
c) southern route with R and U
d) northern route with Q and R
e) northern route with R and U
Ans: a

14) If one of the two parties of knights consists of U and two other
knights and travels by the northern route, the other members of this party
besides U must be
a) P and S    b) P and T      c) Q and R     d) Q and T    e) R and T
Ans: c

15) If, when the two parties of knights encounter one another after a
month, exactly one knight changes from one traveling party to the other
traveling party, that knight must be
a) P      b) Q    c) R    d) S       e) T
Ans: e
PAPER – II

1. How many of the integers between 25 and 45 are even ?

(A) 21    (B) 20     (C) 11     (D) 10      (E) 9
Ans: d)10

2. If taxi fares were Rs 1.00 for the first 1/5 mile and Rs 0.20 for each
1/5 miles thereafter. The taxi fare for a 3-mile ride was
(A) Rs 1.56     (B) Rs 2.40    (C) Rs 3.00      (D) Rs 3.80     (E) Rs 4.20
Answer :d)Rs 3.80

3. A computer routine was developed to generate two numbers (x,y) the

first being a random number between 0 and 100 inclusive, and the
second being less than or equal to the square root of the first. Each of the
following pair satisfies the routine EXCEPT
(A) (99.10)  (B) (85.9)   (C) (50.7)   (D) (1.1)    (E) (1.0)
Answer : A) (99.10)

4. A warehouse had a square floor with area 10,000 sq.meters. A

rectangular addition was built along one entire side of the warehouse
that increased the floor by one-half as much as the original floor. How
many meters did the addition extend beyond the original buildings ?
(A) 10    (B) 20     (C) 50    (D) 200    (E) 500
Ans: c)50

5. A digital wristwatch was set accurately at 8.30 a.m and then lost 2
seconds every 5 minutes. What time was indicated on the watch at 6.30
p.m of the same day if the watch operated continuously that time ?
(A) 5:56     (B) 5:58    (C) 6.00    (D) 6.23      (E) 6.26
Ans : E) 6.26

6. A 5 litre jug contains 4 litres of a salt water solution that is 15 percent

salt. If 1.5 litres of the solution spills out of the jug, and the jug is then
filled to capacity with water, approximately what percent of the resulting
solution in the jug is salt?
(A) 7.5%     (B) 9.5%       (C) 10.5%     (D) 12%    (E) 15%
Ans : A) 7.5%

7. A plane travelled K miles in the first 96 miles of flight time. If it

completed the remaining 300 miles of the trip in 1 minute, what was its
average speed in miles per hour for the entire trip ?
Ans 300+k)/97 * 60

8. A merchant sells an item at a 20 percent discount. but still makes a

gross profit of 20 percent of the cost. What percent of cost would be
gross profit on the item have been if it had been sold without the
discount?
(A) 20%     (B) 40%    (C) 50%     (D) 60%    (E) 66.6%
Ansr :c) 50%

10. How many integers n greater than and less than 100 are there such
that,if the digits of n are reversed, the resulting integer is n+9 ?
(A) 5    (B) 6    (C) 7     (D) 8     (E) 9
Ans : (D) 8

10. A millionaire bought a job lot of hats 1/4 of which were brown. The
millionaire sold 2/3 of the hats including 4/5 of the brown hats. What
fraction of the unsold hats were brown.
(A)1/60   (B)1/15     (C)3/20    (D)3/5   (E)3/4
Ans :c)3/20

11. An investor purchased a shares of stock at a certain price.If the stock

increased in price Rs 0.25 per share and the total increase for the x
shares was Rs 12.50, how many shares of stock had been purchased ?
(A) 25     (B) 50    (C) 75      (D) 100   (E) 125
Ans :B)50

12 At a special sale, 5 tickets can be purchased for the price of 3 tickets.

If 5 tickets are purchased at the sale, the amount saved will be What
percent of the original price of the 5 tickets?
(A) 20%    (B) 33.3%   (C) 40%   (D) 60%   (E) 66.6%
Ans : c)40%

13. Working independently, Tina can do a certain job in 12 hours.

Working independently, Ann can do the same job in 9 hours. If Tina
Works independently at the job for 8 hours and then Ann works
independently, how many hours will it take Ann to complete the
remainder of the jobs?
(A) 2/3    (B) 3/4    (C) 1   (D) 2    (E) 3
Ans :E)3

14. A sink has 12 lits of water some quantity of water is taken out. if the
remainng water is 6 litres less then the water taken out then quantity of
water taken out is.
a. 3   b. 6   c. 9   d. 1

15. A decorator bought a bolt of d m number of red chips in any one

stack ?
(A) 7    (B) 6    (C) 5   (D) 4   (E) 3
Ans: C) 5

16. which is the 4 digit number whose second digit is thrice the first digit
and 3'rd digit is sum of 1’st and 2'nd and last digit is twice the second
digit.
1. 2674     2. 1349   3. 3343   4. 3678

17. In a straight highway 2 cars starts from the same point in opposite
directions each travels for 8 Kms and take left turn then travel for 6 Kms
what is the distance between them now.
1. 16      2. 20     3. 25    4. 10
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HCL TECHNOLOGIES PAPER - 2003
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Full paper 2003

Section A

1. Which of the following involves context switch,

(a) system call

(b) priviliged instruction
(c) floating poitnt exception
(d) all the above
(e) none of the above

Ans: (a)

2. In OST, terminal emulation is done in

(a) sessions layer

(b) application layer
(c) presentation layer
(d) transport layer

Ans: (b)

3. For a 25MHz processor , what is the time taken by the instruction

which needs 3 clock cycles,

(a)120 nano secs

(b)120 micro secs
(c)75 nano secs
(d)75 micro secs
4. For 1 MB memory, the number of address lines required,

(a)11
(b)16
(c)22
(d) 24

Ans. (b)

5. Semaphore is used for

(a) synchronization
(b) dead-lock avoidence
(c) box
(d) none

Ans. (a)

6. Which holds true for the following statement

class c: public A, public B

a) 2 member in class A, B should not have same name

b) 2 member in class A, C should not have same name
c) both
d) none

Ans. (a)

7. Question related to java

8. OLE is used in
a) inter connection in unix
b) interconnection in WINDOWS
c) interconnection in WINDOWS NT

9. Convert a given HEX number to OCTAL

10. Macros and function are related in what aspect?

(a)recursion
(b)varying no of arguments
(c)hypochecking
(d)type declaration

11.Preproconia.. does not do which one of the following

(a) macro
(b) conditional compliclation
(c) in type checking
(d) including load file

Ans. (c)

12. Piggy backing is a technique for

a) Flow control
b) Sequence
c) Acknowledgement
d) retransmition

Ans. (c)

13. In signed magnitude notation what is the minimum value that can be
represented with 8 bits
(a) -128
(b) -255
(c) -127
(d) 0
14. There is an employer table with key fields as employer number data
in every n'th row are needed for a simple following queries will get
required results.
(a) select A employee number from employee A , where exists from
employee B where A employee no. >= B
employee having (count(*) mod n)=0
(b) select employee number from employe A, employe B where A
employe number>=B employ number
group by employee number having(count(*) mod n=0 )
(c) both (a) & (b)
(d) none of the above

15. Type duplicates of a row in a table customer with non uniform key
field customer number you can see

a) delete from costomer where customer number exists( select distinct

customer number from customer having count )
b) delete customer a where customer number in b rowid
c) delete customer a where custermor number in( select customer
number from customer a, customer b )
d) none of the above

Section B

1. Given the following statement

enum day = { jan = 1 ,feb=4, april, may}
What is the value of may?

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 11
(e) None of the above
2. Find the output for the following C program

main
{int x,j,k;
j=k=6;x=2;
x=j*k;
printf("%d", x);

3. Find the output for the following C program

fn f(x)
{ if(x<=0)
return;
else f(x-1)+x;
}

4. Find the output for the following C program

i=20,k=0;
for(j=1;j<i;j=1+4*(i/j))
{k+=j<10?4:3;
}
printf("%d", k);

Ans. k=4

5. Find the output for the following C program

int i =10
main()
{int i =20,n;
for(n=0;n<=i;)
{int i=10;
i++;
}
printf("%d", i);
Ans. i=20

6. Find the output for the following C program

int x=5;
y= x&y

7.Find the output for the following C program

Y=10;
if( Y++>9 && Y++!=10 && Y++>10)
{printf("%d", Y);
else
printf("%d", Y);
}

Ans. 13

8. Find the output for the following C program

f=(x>y)?x:y
a) f points to max of x and y
b) f points to min of x and y
c)error

Ans. (a)

9. What is the sizeof(long int)

(a) 4 bytes
(b) 2 bytes
(c) compiler dependent
(d) 8 bytes

10. Which of the function operator cannot be over loaded

(a) <=
(b) ?:
(c) ==
(d) *

11. Find the output for the following C program

main()
{intx=2,y=6,z=6;
x=y==z;
printf(%d",x)
}

Section C (Programming Skills)

Answer the questions based on the following program

STRUCT DOUBLELIST
{ DOUBLE CLINKED
INT DET; LIST VOID
STRUCT PREVIOUS; (BE GIVEN AND A PROCEDURE TO
DELETE)
STRUCT NEW; (AN ELEMENT WILL BE GIVEN)
}
DELETE(STRUCT NODE)
{NODE-PREV-NEXT NODE-NEXT;
NODE-NEXT-PREV NODE-PREV;
IF(NODE==HEAD)
NODE
}

Q. In what case the prev was

(a) All cases

(b) It does not work for the last element
(c) It does not for the first element
(d) None of these

Answer the questions based on the following program

VOID FUNCTION(INT KK)
{KK+=20;
}
VOID FUNCTION (INT K)
INT MM,N=&M
KN = K
KN+-=10;
}

Q. What is the output of the following program

main()
{ int var=25,varp;
varp=&var;
varp p = 10;
fnc(varp)
printf("%d%d,var,varp);
}

(a) 20,55
(b) 35,35
(c) 25,25
(d)55,55

Section D

1. a=2, b=3, c=6

Find the value of c/(a+b)-(a+b)/c
11/30

2. What does the hexanumber E78 in radix 7.

(a) 12455
(b) 14153
(c) 14256
(d) 13541
(e) 131112

Ans. (d)

3. 10 : 4 seconds :: ? : 6 minutes

Ans. 900

4. Q is not equal to zero and k = (Q x n - s)/2.What is n?

(a) (2 x k + s)/Q
(b) (2 x s x k)/Q
(c) (2 x k - s)/Q
(d) (2 x k + s x Q)/Q
(e) (k + s)/Q

5. From the following statements determing the order of ranking

M has double the amount as D

Y has 3 rupess more than half the amount of D
Ans. Data insuffiecient

Questions 6 - 10 are to be answered on the following data

A causes B or C, but not both

F occurs only if B occurs
D occurs if B or C occurs
E occurs only if C occurs
J occurs only if E or F occurs
D causes G,H or both
H occurs if E occurs
G occurs if F occurs
6. If A occurs which of the following must occurs

I. F and G
II. E and H
III. D

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) III only
(d) I,II, & III
(e) I & II (or) II & III but not both

Ans. (e)

7. If B occurs which must occur

(a) D
(b) D and G
(c) G and H
(d) F and G
(e) J

Ans. (a)

8. If J occurs which must have occured

(a) E
(b) either B or C
(c) both E & F
(d) B
(e) both B & C
Ans. (b)

9. Which may occurs as a result of cause not mentioned

I. D
II. A
III. F

(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I & II
(d) II & III
(e) I,II & III

Ans. (c)

10. E occurs which one cannot occurs

(a) A
(b) F
(c) D
(d) C
(e) J

Ans. (b)

General Tips To Overcome An Interview

Campus So what if you are not a mountaineer. Or a keen hiker. You still
cannot treat your interview like a careless morning trot along a jogger's
path. Your jaw-jaw at the interview table is nothing less than a cautious
climb up a mountain trail--which begins around your early childhood
and meanders through the years at the academia before reaching a new
summit in your career.And as you retrace your steps down memory lane
make sure that you post flags at important landmarks of your life and
career, so that you can pop them before the interview panel scoops them
out of you. You don't want to be at the receiving end, do you?

Face the panel, but don't fall of the chair in a headlong rush-and-skid
attempt to tell your story. Take one step at a time. If you place your foot
on slippery ground, you could be ejecting out on a free fall.

So prepare, fortify your thoughts, re-jig your memory, and script and
design your story (without frills and falsity). Without the right
preparation and storyboard, you could be a loser at the interview. Here
are a few preparation tips that books on interviews sometimes overlook.

Before the interview

1. Chronological Outline of Career and Education Divide your life into

"segments" defining your university, first job, second job. For each
stage, jot down :

The reason for opting certain course or profession; Your job

responsibilities in your previous/current job; Reason of leaving your
earlier/current job. You should be clear in your mind where you want to
be in the short and long term and ask yourself the reason why you would
be appropriate for the job you are being interviewed for and how it will
give shape to your future course.

2. Strengths and Weaknesses

You should keep a regular check on your strengths and weaknesses.

Write down three (3) technical and three (3) non-technical personal
strengths. Most importantly, show examples of your skills. This proves
more effective than simply talking about them. So if you're asked about
a general skill, provide a specific example to help you fulfil the
interviewer's expectations. It isn't enough to say you've got "excellent
leadership skills". Instead, try saying:
"I think I have excellent leaderships skills which I have acquired through
a combination of effective communication, delegation and personal
interaction. This has helped my team achieve its goals."

As compared to strengths, the area of weaknesses is difficult to handle.

Put across your weakness in such a way that it at leaset seems to be a
positive virtue to the interviewer. Describe a weakness or area for
development that you have worked on and have now overcome.

3. Questions you should be prepared for

Tell us about yourself.

What do you know about our company?
Why do you want to join our company?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
How have you improved the nature of your job in the past years of your
working? Why should we hire you?
What contributions to profits have you made in your present or former
company? Why are you looking for a change?

Answers to some difficult questions :

Tell me about yourself ?

Start from your education and give a brief coverage of previous
experiences. Emphasise more on your recent experience explaining your
job profile.

What do you think of your boss?

Put across a positive image, but don't exaggerate.

Why should we hire you? Or why are you interested in this job?
Sum up your work experiences with your abilities and emphasise your
strongest qualities and achievements. Let your interviewer know that
you will prove to be an asset to the company.

How much money do you want?

Indicate your present salary and emphasise that the opportunity is the
most important consideration.

Do you prefer to work in a group?

Be honest and give examples how you've worked by yourself and also
with others. Prove your flexibility.

4. Questions to As

At the end of the interview, most interviewers generally ask if you have
any questions. Therefore, you should be prepared beforehand with 2-3
technical and 2-3 non-technical questions and commit them to your
memory before the interview.

Do not ask queries related to your salary, vacation, bonuses, or other

benefits. This information should be discussed at the time of getting
your joining letter. Here we are giving few sample questions that you
can ask at the time of your interview.

Sample Questions

Could you tell me the growth plans and goals for the company?
What skills are important to be successful in this position?
Why did you join this company? (optional)
What's the criteria your company uses for performance appraisal?
With whom will I be interacting most frequently and what are their
responsibilities and the nature of our interaction?
What is the time frame for making a decision at this position?
What made the previous persons in this position
successful/unsuccessful?
5. Do your homework

Before going for an interview, find out as much information on the

company (go to JobsAhead Company Q and A) as possible. The best
sources are the public library, the Internet (you can check out the
company's site), and can even call the company and get the required
information. The information gives you a one-up in the interview
besides proving your content company or position.

Clearing the interview isn't necessarily a solitary attempt. Seek

assistance from individuals who are in the profession and whose counsel
you value most. Be confident in your approach and attitude; let the panel
feel it through your demeanour, body language and dressing.

Getting prepared for your interview is the best way to dig deep and
know yourself. You will be surprised that it would breed a new
familiarity become more familiar with your own qualifications that will
be make you present yourself better. All the best and get ready to give a
treat.