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Aptitude:

There are 75 questions in 5 sections with time duration of an hour. The cut off is 35. In section 1 there are some 10 questions on English. The questions are of types of fill in the blanks. The other two sections contain questions like English passage, finding grammatical mistakes.

The last two sections contain quantitative and non verbal questions.

Technical round:

This round consists of questions from your core subject as well as some questions from C and C++.
The written test is followed by an interview.

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hi friend,

i have given some questions just go through it

There were three main rounds..
1. Aptitude
2. Technical
3. H R

APTITUDE:

It had six sections: (60 mins)
1. Logical -verbal 35 questions
2. Logical-non-verbal 10 questions
3. Numerical Aptitude 25 questions
4. English 1 10 questions
5. English 2 10 questions
6. English 3 10 questions .

Total of 100 questions.

Logical verbal: very easy questions…
Like….6:12::10:?

A b c d ….. series……

Data representation problems…etc

Logical non verbal: easy I don’t remember much but problems were on RELATIONS (father mother… etc)
Numerical aptitude: all kinds of problems…..R S Agarwal is the best reference but not so difficult. the level was medium i.e., not very difficult but involved more calculations..

Eng 1: fill up the blanks, very easy questions

Eng 2: very difficult words were given and you had to guess their meanings. Some antonyms and synonyms…

Eng 3: Two to three passages were given and we had to answer the questions following them.

THE QUESTION PAPER WAS ONLINE; EACH STUDENT HAD DIFFERENT SET OF QUESTIONS. (IT WAS INDIVIDUALISTIC)

TECHNICAL ROUND:
Based on your previous semester subjects. I was asked about operating sys, data structs, data communicn, system software, unix….

Os: different scheduling algos (fcfs, sjf,..) which of these is more efficient ? Deadlocks-detection and prevention types. Representation of deadlocks using wait for graph.

Ds: typedef and linked list……

Dc: osi layers and where are MAC protocols situated( in which layer?)

Ss: linkers, loaders, compilers, how C pgm is compiled? Explain different steps involved in compiling the c pgm.

Unix: how unix works. You have to explain about background and foreground processes. Explain few commands you know.

Be thorough with your concepts be confident. Syntax doesn’t matter much. Your confidence and learnability, how you present yourself matters.

HR ROUND:
Was very easy based on my resume questions were asked. About my achievements and interests.


aptitude paper:


ARITHMETIC SECTION

This section consists of 29 problems. The questions are simple though time consuming.

1. If a boat is moving in upstream with velocity of 14 km/hr and goes downstream with a velocity of 40 km/hr, then what is the speed of the stream ?

(a) 13 km/hr
(b) 26 km/hr
(c) 34 km/hr
(d) none of these
Ans. A

2. Find the value of ( 0.75 * 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.001 ) / ( 0.75 * 0.75 - 0.075 + 0.01)

(a) 0.845
(b) 1.908
(c) 2.312
(d) 0.001

Ans. A

3. A can have a piece of work done in 8 days, B can work three times faster than the A, C can work five times faster than A. How many days will they take to do the work together ?

(a) 3 days
(b) 8/9 days
(c) 4 days
(d) can't say

Ans. B

4. A car travels a certain distance taking 7 hrs in forward journey, during the return journey increased speed 12km/hr takes the times 5 hrs.What is the distance travelled

(a) 210 kms
(b) 30 kms
(c) 20 kms
(c) none of these

Ans. B

5. Instead of multiplying a number by 7, the number is divided by 7. What is the percentage of error obtained ?


6. Find (7x + 4y ) / (x-2y) if x/2y = 3/2 ?

(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) data insufficient

Ans. C

7. A man buys 12 lts of liquid which contains 20% of the liquid and the rest is water. He then mixes it with 10 lts of another mixture with 30% of liquid.What is the % of water in the new mixture?


8. If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain?


9. Pipe A can fill a tank in 30 mins and Pipe B can fill it in 28 mins.If 3/4th of the tank is filled by Pipe B alone and both are opened, how much time is required by both the pipes to fill the tank completely ?


10. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.

(a) 40%
(b) 55%
(c) 35%
(d) 30%

Ans. D

11. A certain number of men can finish a piece of work in 10 days. If however there were 10 men less it will take 10 days more for the work to be finished. How many men were there originally?

(a) 110 men
(b) 130 men
(c) 100 men
(d) none of these

Ans. A

12. In simple interest what sum amounts of Rs.1120/- in 4 years and Rs.1200/- in 5 years ?


(a) Rs. 500
(b) Rs. 600
(c) Rs. 800
(d) Rs. 900

Ans. C

13. If a sum of money compound annually amounts of thrice itself in 3 years. In how many years
will it become 9 times itself.

(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12

Ans A

14. Two trains move in the same direction at 50 kmph and 32 kmph respectively. A man in the slower train
observes the 15 seconds elapse before the faster train completely passes by him.
What is the length of faster train ?

(a) 100m
(b) 75m
(c) 120m
(d) 50m

Ans B

15. How many mashes are there in 1 squrare meter of wire gauge if each mesh
is 8mm long and 5mm wide ?

(a) 2500
(b) 25000
(c) 250
(d) 250000

Ans B

16. x% of y is y% of ?

(a) x/y
(b) 2y
(c) x
(d) can't be determined

Ans. C

17. The price of sugar increases by 20%, by what % should a housewife reduce the consumption of sugar so that expenditure on sugar can be same as before ?

(a) 15%
(b) 16.66%
(c) 12%
(d) 9%

Ans B

18. A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary ?

(a) Rs.500
(b) Rs.1500
(c) Rs.1000
(d) Rs. 900

Ans C

20. The population of a city increases @ 4% p.a. There is an additional annual increase of 4% of the population due to the influx of job seekers, find the % increase in population after 2 years ?


21. The ratio of the number of boys and girls in a school is 3:2 Out of these 10% the boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders. % of students who are not scholarship holders.?


22. 15 men take 21 days of 8 hrs. each to do a piece of work. How many days of 6 hrs. each would it take for 21 women if 3 women do as much work as 2 men?

(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 19
(d) 29

Ans. A

23. A cylinder is 6 cms in diameter and 6 cms in height. If spheres of the same size are made from the material obtained, what is the diameter of each sphere?

(a) 5 cms
(b) 2 cms
(c) 3 cms
(d) 4 cms

Ans C

24. A rectangular plank (2)1/2 meters wide can be placed so that it is on either side of the diagonal of a square shown below.(Figure is not available)What is the area of the plank?

Ans :7*(2)1/2

25. The difference b/w the compound interest payble half yearly and the simple interest on a
certain sum lent out at 10% p.a for 1 year is Rs 25. What is the sum?

(a) Rs. 15000
(b) Rs. 12000
(c) Rs. 10000
(d) none of these

Ans C

26. What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a
perfect square ?

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

Ans. C

27. A father is 30 years older than his son however he will be only thrice as old as the son after 5 years
what is father's present age ?

(a) 40 yrs
(b) 30 yrs
(c) 50 yrs
(d) none of these

Ans. A


28. An article sold at a profit of 20% if both the cost price and selling price would be Rs.20/- the profit would be 10% more. What is the cost price of that article?


29. If an item costs Rs.3 in '99 and Rs.203 in '00.What is the % increase in price?

(a) 200/3 %
(b) 200/6 %
(c) 100%
(d) none of these

Ans. A



LOGICAL SECTION

Directions: For questions 30-39 fill the missing number or letter in the given series

30. a, c, e, g, _

(a) h
(b) i
(c) d
(d) j

Ans. B


31. a, e, i, m, q, u, _, _

(a) y,c
(b) b,f
(c) g,i
(d) none

Ans. A

32. ay , bz , cw , dx ,__

(a) gu
(b) ev
(c) fv
(d) eu

Ans. D


33. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __

(a) 15
(b) 9
(c) 13
(d) 12

Ans. C (series of prime numbers)

34. kp , lo , mn , __

(a) nm
(b) np
(c) op
(d) pq

Ans. A

35. R,M,__,F,D,__

(a) I, C
(b) A, Q
(c) L, N
(d) B, Q

Ans. A

36. ___, ayw, gec, mki, sqo

(a) awx
(b) usq
(c) prs
(d) lmn

Ans. B

37. 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 27, __

(a) 60
(b) 59
(c) 43
(d) 50

Ans D

38. 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 17, 24, 26,__

(a) 45
(b) 55
(c) 35
(d) 48

Ans. C

39. 2, 5, 9, 19, 37,__

(a) 64
(b) 55
(c) 75
(d) 40

Ans C

Directions for questions 40 to 45: Select the alternative that logically follows form the two given statements.

40. All scientists are fools. All fools are literates.

(a)All literates are scientists
(b) All scientists are literates
(c) No scientists are literates
(d) Both (a) and (b) are correct

Ans. B

41. No apple is an orange. All bananas are oranges.

(a) All apples are oranges
(b) Some apples are oranges
(c) No apple is a banana
(d) None of the above

Ans. A

42. All pens are elephants. Some elephants are cats.

(a) Some pens are cats
(b) No pens are cats
(c) All pens are cats
(d) None of the above

Ans. D

43. All shares are debentures.No debentures are deposits.

(a) All shares are deposits
(b) Some shares are deposits
(c) No shares are deposits
(d) None of the above

Ans. C

44. Many fathers are brothers. All brothers are priests.

(a) No father is a priest
(b) Many fathers are not priests
(c) Many fathers are priests
(d) Both (b) and (c)

Ans. B

45. Some green are blue. No blue are white.

(a) No green are white
(b) Some green are white
(c) No green are white
(d) None of the above

Ans. B

46. If the word "CODING" is represented as DPEJOH , then the word "CURFEW" can be represented?

(a) dvsgfx
(b) dvshfx
(c) dgshfx
(d) dtsgfy

Ans. A

47. If in a certain code "RANGE" is coded as 12345 and "RANDOM" is coded as 123678, then the code for the word "MANGO" would be

(a) 82357
(b) 84563
(c) 82346
(d) 82543

Ans. D

Directions for questions 48-50:The questions are based on the following data

In a class of 150 students 55 speak English;85 speak Telugu and 30 speak neither English nor Telugu

48. How many speak both English and Telugu?

(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 12

Ans. C

49.How many speak only Telugu?

(a) 55
(b) 45
(c) 65
(d) none of the above

Ans.C

50.How many speak at least one of the two languages?

(a) 120
(b) 100
(c) 250
(d) 50

Ans. A


Refer R.S Agarwal books for more questions of the same kind
Verbal -- Page 254 problems 53 to56
246 eg.2
Page 104 Exercise.3a (Series Questions)
Page 354-355 8,13,
Page 115

Nonverbal -- Pages 5,41,54,108,145,158


























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hi dear, I sending you sample paper of tech mahindra

i wish every earlier exam paper are just a sample of a paper
i or other don't know which kind question ask in exam( this exam )but it is related to previous exam paper

1.There are total 15 people. 7 speaks french and 8 speaks spanish. 3 do not speak any language. Which part of total people speaks both languages.
Ans: 1/5

2.A jogger wants to save ?th of his jogging time. He should increase his speed by how much %age.
Ans: 33.33 %

3.A is an integer. Dividing 89 & 125 gives remainders 4 & 6 respectively. Find a ?
Ans: 17

4.In a office work is distribute between p persons. If 1/8 members are absent then work increased for each person.

5.Question based on cubes. In which fill the blank box.

6.120, 315, 300, 345, ? ?- 390

7.2,1, 4, 3, 6, 6, 8, 10, 10, ?, ? ? 12, 15

8.Questions based on figure rotation

9.Questions based on figure rotation

10.A Child is saying numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. When he says 1 Another child puts white marble in a box. On saying 2 he puts Blue marble and on saying 3 he puts red ma rble. When child says 4 other child take out white and blue marble. Child says some no. in a sequence then questions are based on the no. of marbles in the box. Like this
1,1,2,3,1, 4, 1,1,3,2,2,4,111?
a) Find the no. of Blue marble in the box ? 2
b) Find the no. of White-2
c) No. of red marbles - 7

11.Questions based on logical reasoning (R. S. Agrawal)
a) all pens are hens. All hens are doctor.
(I) all pens are doctor.
(II) all doctors are pen.
Ans: Only first conclusion is correct

12. if M person r buying a thing costing D$ each,, if 3 person get away, how much each person has to spend so that total expenditure is same ???

13.which is smallest?
a. 1/7
b 1/8
c 2/9
d 3/13 or something similar having denominations as 11 and 13 in option ?d? and ?e?

14.f Rix can collect 45 pieces in 1 min.. and Rax take 1 and half minute for same,, what is time require d to collect 300 pieces when both working together??

15.One long quiz followed by 5 questions 3 cages having 3 tags on them, sum of digit of cage num not to exceed 10, and other cond.

16.one quest of grandfather-father-son type quest.

17.A is shorter than B but taller than E, D is tallest, C is just shorter than A, who is shortest or similar questions?

18.Rectangular box, 25*20*2 converted in to cylinder of dia 10? what is height in terms of ?pai?
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