TCSLatestPlacementPaperQuestionswithsolutions

2014(18)
1.2ab5isafourdigitnumberdivisibleby25.Ifanumberformedfromthetwodigitsabisamultipleof13,thenab
is
a.52
b.45
c.10
d.25
Sol:Foranumbertobedivisibleby25,lasttwodigitsofthatnumbershouldbedivisibleby25.Sobmustbeeither
2or7
itisgiventhatabmustbedivisibleby13andintheoptionsonly52isdivisibleby13.

2.TheaveragetemperatureofTuesdayWednesdayandThursdaywas37C.Theaveragetemperatureof
WednesdayandThursdayandFridaywas38C.ifthetemperatureonFridaywas39C.
FindthetemperatureonTuesday.
a.37.33
b.38.33
c.36
d.Noneoftheabove
Sol:
(Tues+Wed+Thurs)/3=37
Tues+Wed+Thurs=111...(1)
(Wed+Thurs+Fri)/3=38
(Wed+Thurs+Fri)=114...(2)
Givenfridayis39.
Then,(2)(1)FriTues=3
So39Tues=3
Tuesday=36
3.Thereare5boxesinacargo.Theweightofthe1stboxis200KG,theweightofthe2ndboxis20%higherthan
thethirdbox,whoseweightis25%higherthanthe1stboxweight.The4thboxwhichweighs350KGis30%lighter
thanthe5thbox.Findthedifferenceinaverageweightofthe4heaviestboxesandthefourlightestboxes.
Sol:weightof1stbox=200
weightof3rdbox=(125/100)*200=250
weightof2ndbox=(120/100)*250=300
weightof4thbox=350
weightof5thbox=(10/7)*350=500
averageof4highestweightedboxes=(500+350+300+250)/4=350
averageof4lightestboxes=(350+300+250+200)/4=275
thereforedifference=350275=75

4.Thelength,breadthandheightofaroomareintheratio3:2:1.Ifthebreadthandheightarehalved,whilethe
lengthisdoubled.Thenthetotalareaofthe4wallsoftheroomwillbedecreasedby
a.30%
b.18.75%
c.15%
d.13.6%
Sol:Givenl:b:h=3:2:1
leth=10,b=20,andl=30
area=2(l + b)h
area=2*(3x+2x)*x=2(30 + 20)10 = 1000
Nowafterthoseadjustmentsinthemeasurements,
l=60,b=10,h=5
area=2(l + b)h =2(60 + 10)5 = 700
Percentagedecrease=

1000 700
1000 = 30%
1000

5.Acirclecircumscribesthreeunitcirclesthattoucheachother.Whatistheareaofthelargercircle?Notethatpis
theratioofthecircumferencetothediameterofacircle(3.14159265).
Sol:

Byjoiningcentersof3unitcircleswewillgetanequilateraltriangleoflength2unit.Wehavetofindthelengthof
theorangeline.
Andcenteroftheequilateraltrianglewillbethecenterofthebigcircle.
Soradiusofthebigcirclewillbe=(1+Circumradiusoftheequilateraltriagle)
FormulaforCirculradiusoftheequilateraltriangle=

3
2
(
a)
3
2

here

3
a istheheightofthetriangle.aisthe
2

sideofthetriangle

2 3
2

2=
3
2
3
2
4
4
Areaofbigcirclewillbe=r 2 = 3.14 (1 +
) 2 =3.14 (1 +
+ )
3
3 3
4
4
7
4
)
= 3.14 (1 +
+ )
=3.14 ( +
3 3
3 3
7 + 4 3
)
= 3.14 (
3
Circumradiusofequilateraltriangle=

6.Rajeshcalculatedhisaverageoverthelast24testsandfoundittobe76.Hefindsoutthatthemarksforthree
testshavebeeninvertedbymistake.Thecorrectmarksforthesetestsare87,79and98.Whatistheapproximate
percentagedifferencebetweenhisactualaverageandhisincorrectaverage?
Sol:NoChange
Incorrectvalueis:78,97,89
correctvaluesare:87,79,98
differencebetweencorrectandincorrectvalueis=9+918=0

7.JokeisfasterthanPaul,JokeandPauleachwalk24KM.Thesumoftheirspeedis7Kmperhour.Andthe
sumoftimestakenbythemis14hours.Then,Jokespeedis
a.3KM/Hr
b.4KM/Hr
c.5KM/Hr
d.7KM/Hr
Sol:

Speed =

Distance
Time

letthespeedofjokexthenspeedofpaulwillbe7x

24
24
+
= 14
x
7x
Trytopluginthevaluesfromtheoptions.IfJokespeedis4thepaulis3.
8.Thecrewofarowingteamof8membersistobechosenfrom12men(M1,M2,.,M12)and8women(W1,
W2,.,W8),suchthattherearetworows,eachrowoccupyingonethetwosidesoftheboatandthateachside
musthave4membersincludingatleastonewomen.FurtheritisalsoknownW1andM7mustbeselectedforone
ofitssideswhileM2,M3andM10mustbeselectedforotherside.Whatisthenumberofwaysinwhichrowing
teamcanbearranged.
SoL:
Weneedtwopersonforonesideand1womenfortheanotherside.Weselectthatwomenin7ways.Nowthat
secondsidepeoplecansitin7x4!ways.
Nowforthefirstsideweneedtwopeoplefromtheremaining14.Sothiscanbedonein14 C 2 waysandthisside
peoplecansitin4 C 2 4! ways.
Againthefirstgroupmaytakeanyofthetwosides.Sototalwaysare2 7 4! 14 C 2 4!
9.Inacertaincity,60%oftheregisteredvotersarecongresssupportersandtherestareBJPsupporters.Inan
assemblyelection,if75%oftheregisteredcongresssupportersand20%oftheregisteredBJPsupportersare
expectedtovoteforcandidateA,whatpercentoftheregisteredvotersareexpectedtovoteforcandidateA?
Sol:letthepeopleinthecitybe100
Congresssupporters=60%of100=60
40%areBJP=40%of100=40
outof60,75%votedforcongress=75%(60)=45
outof40%,20%votedforcongress=20%(40)=8
Total=45+8=53
Totalpercent=53%

10.Anusha,BanuandEsharunarunningraceof100meters.AnushaisthefastestfollowedbyBanuandthen
Esha.Anusha,BanuandEshamaintainconstantspeedsduringtheentirerace.WhenAnushareachedthegoal
post,Banuwas10mbehind.WhenBanureachedthegoalpostEshawas10mbehind.Howfarwasbehind
Anushawhenthelatterreachedthegoalpost.
option
a)70
b)81
c)90
d)80
Sol:
BythattimeAnushacovered100m,Bhanucovered90m.Soratiooftheirspeeds=10:9
BythattimeBhanureached100m,Eshacovered90m.Soratiooftheirspeeds=10:9
Ratioofthespeedofallthethree=100:90:81
BythattimeAnushacovered100m,EshaCoversonly81.

11.Sevendifferentobjectsmustbedividedamongthreepersons.Inhowmanywaysthiscanbedoneifatleast
oneofthemgetsexactlyoneobject.
Sol:Divisionofm+n+pobjectsintothreegroupsisgivenby

(m + n + p)!
m! n! p!

But7=1+3+3or1+2+4or1+1+5
SoThenumberofwaysare

(7)!
(7)!
(7)!
1
1

+
+

=70+105+21=196
1! 3! 3!
2!
1! 2! 4!
1! 1! 5!
2!

12.Georgewhiledrivingalongthehighwaysawroadmarkerswhichareatequaldistancesfromeachother.He
crossesthemarkersevery20seconds.Ifheincreaseshisspeedbyxmeterspersecond,hecrossesthemarkers
atevery15seconds.Butifheincreaseshisspeedbyymeterspersecond,hecrossesthemarkeratevery10th
second.Ifyx=40meterspersecond,thenwhatisthedistancebetweentwomarkers.
Sol:Letspeedbe=zm/sthenDistance=20zm
(z+x)15=20z(z+y)10=20z
Alsogiventhatyx=40
solvingweget20z=1200

13.Howmanydifferent9digitnumberscanbeformedfromthenumber223355888byrearrangingitsdigitsso
thattheodddigitsoccupyevenposition?
Sol:Oddplacesare4andtheseareoccupiedby3355.Sothiscanbedonein4!/(2!2!)=6
Thereare5evennumberswhichhavetobeplacedat5oddplaces.So5!/(2!3!)=10ways
sototalnumberofwaysofarrangingallthesenumbersare10*6=60ways
14.Inavessel,thereare10litresofalcohol.Anoperationisdefinedastakingoutfivelitresofwhatispresentin
thevesselandadding10litresofpurewatertoit.Whatistheratioofalcoholtowateraftertwooperations?
a)1:5
b)2:3
c)1:6

d)3:2
Sol:Finalconcentration=Initialconcentration(1

10
1
)=
15
3
1
10
1
Finalconcentration= (1 ) =
3
20
6
Finalconcentration== 1 (1

Soratioofalcohol:water=1:5

replacementquantity
)
finalvolume