TCS Placement Paper5

PRE-PLACMENT TALK-
On 25th we had a pre-placement talk. The TCS officials gave a presentation and told us about their company and services. Listen to this talk carefully. I might help you in the interview.




ONLINE TEST INSTRUCTIONS-
We had an online test. The instructions will be given by the TCS officials. Listen VERY CAREFULLY to the instructions. A silly mistake will prove very costly.
1. Open the internet explorer and type the address, given by TCS official, in the address bar.
2. The site opens and asks you login id and password. Those will also be provided to you.
3. Once you login, you might get a page ‘SAMPLE TEST’. Ignore it and click ‘GO TO MAIN TEST’ on that same page. Now your test starts.
4. The test has 3 sections of 20 mins, 30 mins and 40 mins. Test starts with section 1.
5. On the right top corner you will have a timer counting down and links to ques of that section. From the timer you can see the time left for that section and through the ques links you can move to any ques within that section only.
6. The ques links have 3 color codes- RED – NOT VISITED
ORANGE- VISITED BUT NOT ATTEMPTED
GREEN- ATTEMPTED
7. There will be two buttons at the bottom of the page- EXIT and SUBMIT
8. After answering a ques click the SUBMIT button to register your answer. You can always come back and change it within the stipulated time.
9. EXIT button takes you out of the section. So click it ONLY after you have attempted all ques of a section.
10. After you finish all 3 sections CLICK EXIT. DON’T close the main window WITHOUT clicking EXIT!




ONLINE TEST-
The test is divided into 3 sections. There is NO negative marking and NO sectional cut off.
1. Verbal ability-
This has 26 ques (10 synonym 10 antonym and 2 passages). Time limit is 20 minutes. Go through the following synonyms and antonyms

SYNONYMS
1. Physiognomy the practice of trying to judge character and mental qualities by observation of bodily, esp. facial, features
2. Repudiate disinherit, banish, renounce; discard, oust.
3. Mitigate alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, attenuate
4. Inundate overwhelm, overpower, overburden, overflow, overrun
5. Bilk cheat, defraud, exploit, fleece, deceive, trick
6. Nettle irritates, provoke, try someone's patience, annoy, incense
7. Impugn question, dispute, query, berate, criticize, denounce, censure
8. Mulch fertilize, fertilizer
9. Tenacity firmness, fastness, tightness, strength, force, forcefulness, power.
10. Sobriety soberness, seriousness, solemnest, solemnity, thoughtfulness, gravity, graveness, earnestness, calmness,
11. Misanthrope a person who hates or distrusts all people
12. Waif stray, foundling, orphan.
13. Hamper obstruct, impede, hold back, inhibit, retard, slow down
14. Retrograde worsening, deteriorating, declining
15 Despondent hopeless, downcast, cast down, down, low, disheartened
16. Debacle downfall, collapse
17. Tarry delay, dawdle, dally, wait; linger loiter.
18. Incontinent. unrestrained, unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned,
19. Nebulous shapeless, unformed, amorphous, shadowy, dim, indistinct
20. Paradox mystery, enigma, ambiguity; puzzle
21. Hidebound narrow-minded, narrow, intolerant, conventional
22. Lacklustre bland, insipid, vapid, dull, flat, dry, prosaic
23. Moribund near death, near the end, breathing one's last, fading fast



WHIMSICAL: unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying.
CENSURE: criticism
OPTIMUM: the best possible
MISAPPREHENSION: wrong idea bout sth
CANDID: frank, saying wat u feel openly, not hiding ones thought
TERSE: using few words and often not seeming polite or friendly
CITE: to mention sth as a reason or eq to support wat u r saying
EFFUSIVE: showing too much of emotion, overenthusiastic
IRRADIATE: Radiate (darken)
TENACIOUS: firm, stubborn
VOLUBLE: talkative
BANAL: commonplace, trite, saying sth too often so that it becomes common
RUPTURE: a situation in which sth breaks
STANDING: status, existing or arranged permanently
NASCENT: emerging, budding
TRANSIENT: continuing fr a short time
CLUTCH: to hold sth tightly
GENERIC: general, (specific)
EMPIRICAL: based on exp n experiments rather than ideas
ANOMALY: abnormality, glitch
CIRCUITOUS: long n not direct
HAMPER: hinder
SURVEILLANCE: observation, watch
OBJECTIVE: purpose
RAUCOUS: harsh, rasping
VORACIOUS: greedy, hungry
PEDIGREE: ancestry, derivation
FIDELITY: loyalty, commitment
AUGMENT: to increase the amnt, value of sth
PRECARIOUS: not safe or certain, dangerous, uncertain (stable)
ALACRITY: great willingness or enthusiasm
DEROGATORY: insulting
ONUS: the responsibility fr sth
ANALOGUE: thing similar to another thing
EXPEDIENT: useful fr a particular purpose but not always fair or rite
ANALOGOUS similar in some way therefore able to be compared
ASSUAGE: to make un unpleasant feeling less severe
COMPLIANCE: practice or obeying rules or request made by the authority
DIFFIDENT: shy (bold)
PLAINTIVE: sounding sad, lamenting
INSINUATE: hint, intimate
MISDEMEANOR: an action that is bad or unacceptable but not serious
EXONERATE: to officially state that sb is not responsible fr sth they ve been blamed fr
GREGARIOUS: sociable
ANATHEMATIZE: curse (bless)
BENIGN: kind n gentle
ATTENUATE: to make sth weaker of less effective
SONOROUS: having a pleasant full deep sound
BOLSTER: to improve sth or make it more stronger
DIVERGENT: to go in a diff way..opinion
DECOLLATE: the top edge of womens dress etc
HETERODOX: not following the usual opinion (unorthodox)
RESTIVENESS: able to stay still
IGNONIMOUS: dishonor, deep disgrace
PLAGIARIZE: steal another's ideas and pass them as one's own
EFFIGY: a statue of famous person
TENACIOUS: determined, persistent
RETROGRADE: making a situation worse or returning to how sth was in past
SACROSANCT: that is considered to be too important to change or question
DANGLE: to hang or swing freely
CRYPTIC: with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood
DEBILITATE: to make sth weak
DIVULGE: reveal. to give some info that is considered to be secret
SCEPTIC: a person that usually doubts claims that r true specially that others believe in
SPENDTHRIFT: who spends too much money
SPECULATE: to form opinion without knwing the details or facts
INDIGENOUS: native
ERRONIUS: not correct
EQUIVOCATE: to talk bout sth in a way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth
MINION: servant
VERACITY: truthfulness, quality of telling truth
MITIGATE: to make sth less harmful or serious, alleviate
APEX: top or highest part of sth
APPAL: to shock sb very much
BRACKISH: salty in unpleasant way
COGENT strongly n clearly expressed in a way that influences wat people believe in
CONCEDE: to admit that sth is true, logical
CONCEIT: too much pride in urself n wat u do
CONCEAL: to hide sth
CONCEIVE: to form an idea in ur mind
LETHARGY: the state of not having energy to do things
TACITURN: tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly
Dwindle: to become less gradually.
Efface: to make sth disappear
Indignity: humiliation
Inept: acting or done with no skill
Infirmity: weakness or illness fr a long period of time
Harbinger forerunner, precursor, usher, announcer
Cacophony discord, dissonance, discordance, jarring, stridency
Divulge disclose, reveal, make known, tell, impart, communicate, publish
Clutch grasp, clasp, hold; grip
Prolific fertile, fruitful, fecund, luxuriant, abundant, profuse
Jaded fatigued, worn-out, wearied; bored, tired
Mite parasite, bug, tick; insect, vermin
Buxom obust, vigorous; healthy ,fat
Foray venture; attack , venture
Deponent witness
admonish : usurp
meager : scanty
alienate: estrange
merry : gay
brim: boarder
obstinate: stubborn
adhesive: tenacious
tranquil : serene
solicit: urge
furtive : stealthy
misery: distress
volume: quantity
hamper : obstruct
veer : diverge
belief: conviction
incentive: merit
inert: passive
concur: acquise
cargo: freight
dispel: scatter
caprice: whim
heap: to pile
covet: crave
emancipate: liberate
instigate: incite
latitude: scope
lethargy: stupor
divulge: discretion
hover: linger
embrace: effigy
baffle: frustate
lament:
stiffle: snithy
subside: wane
confiscate: appropriate
discretion: prudence
efface: deliberate
latent: potential



1. Depreciation: deflation, depression, devaluation, fall, slump
2. Deprecate: feel and express disapproval,
3. Incentive: thing one encourages one to do (stimulus)
4. Echelon: level of authority or responsibility
5. Innovation: make changes or introduce new things
6. Intermittent: externally stopping and then starting
7. Detrimental: harmful
8. Conciliation: make less angry or more friendly
9. Orthodox: conventional or traditional, superstitious
10. Fallible: liable to error
11. Volatile: ever changing
12. Manifest: clear and obvious
13. Connotation: suggest or implied meaning of expression
14. Reciprocal: reverse or opposite
15. Agrarian: related to agriculture
16. Vacillate: undecided or dilemma
17. Expedient: fitting proper, desirable
18. Simulate: produce artificially resembling an existing one.
19. Access: to approah
20. Compensation: salary
21. Truncate: shorten by cutting
22. Adherence: stick
23. Heterogeneous: non similar things
24. Surplus: excessive
25. Assess: determine the amount or value
26. Cognizance: knowledge
27. Retrospective: review
28. Naive: innocent, rustic
29. Equivocate: tallying on both sides, lie, mislead
30. Postulate: frame a theory
31. Latent: dormant, secret
32. Fluctuation: wavering,
33. Eliminate: to reduce
34. Affinity: strong liking
35. Expedite: hasten
36. Console: to show sympathy
37. Adversary: opposition
38. Affable: lovable or approachable
39. Decomposition: rotten
40. Egregious: apart from the crowd, especially bad
41. Conglomeration: group, collection
42. Aberration: deviation
43. Augury: prediction
44. Credibility: ability to common belief, quality of being credible
45. Coincident: incidentally
46. Constituent : accompanying
47. Differential : having or showing or making use of
48. Litigation : engaging in a law suit
49. Maratorium: legally or offficiallly determined period of dealy before fulfillment of the agreement of paying of debts.
50. Negotiate: discuss or bargain
51. Preparation: act of preparing
52. Preponderant: superiority of power or quality

53. Relevance: quality of being relevant
54. Apparatus: appliances
55. Ignorance: blindness, in experience
56. Obsession: complex enthusiasm
57. Precipitate: speed,active



Pillage – steal , loot , plunder
Cleft - split , crack
Incesment –
Brazen - bold , shameless
Awry - skewed , twisted , crooked
Remiss – careless , negligent
Defection - desertion
Ensue - follow
Avid - keen , eager
Rupidiate Repudiate - reject,deny
Gauche - clumsy, vulgar
Intrinsic - essential
Gaudy – flashy , showy
Hidebound – narrow minded
Incognitent -
Intermittent – irregular,broken
Clastrophobia - fear
Contraband – illegal trade
Pagm concealed rapt
Voracious – avid,hunger,greedy
Seedy – sleazy,seamy
Omniscience – knowing all
Diatribe – attack,criticism
Felicitous – fortunate,luck

Relish – enjoy,savor
Aloofness – unfriendliness, remoteness
Ambiguity - unknown
Pattry
Baleful – threatening, malevolent
Odium – hatred, disgust
Lapidarian
Gambol - skip
High handed – dominant,imperious
Retrospection - perception
Antithe
Pagan
Genuflect – kneel,bow
coerce – force,compel
Indubitably – undoubtedly, certainly
Extraneous – irrelevant , unrelated
Corpulent – fat,pump
Transient – momentary
Spurious – false,fake
Whimsical - fancy
Braggadocio -
Chimerical
Callow – inexperience,naive
Menial – unskilled,boring
Indigenous – native,original
Ambiguity
Foil – frustrate,halt



Censure - fault, criticize
Optimum- best, most favorable
Candid- frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right
Cite - quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to
Effusive - demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic,vociferous, extroverted
Voluble - articulate, vociferous, talkative
Banal - commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed
Standing - rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence
Nascent - budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic
Clutch - grasp, grab, hold
Generic - general, basic, common
Empirical -experimental, pragmatic, practical
Anomaly - irregularity, glitch, difference
Circuitous - roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous
Surveillance - observation, watch, shadowing
Objective - aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal
Raucous - rough, wild, hoarse, guttering
Voracious - insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy
Pedigree - rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage
Fidelity - loyalty, reliability
Augment - supplement, boost, add to, bump up
Precarious - unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain
Derogatory - disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive
Onus - responsibility, burden, obligation, duty
Analogous - similar, akin, related
Expedient - measure, convenient, device, maneuver
Compliance - fulfillment, obedience
Diffident - shy, insecure, timid
Plaintive - mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting
Insinuate - imply, suggest, make-out, ingratiate yourself
Misdemeanor - wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate - clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious - outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
Benign - kind, benevolent, compassionate
Attenuate - satisfy, calm, soothe, ease
Sonorous - loud, deep, resonant, echoing
Bolster - boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage
Heterodox - unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief,heretical, deviating
Restiveness - impatience, restlessness, nervousness
Effigy - image, statue, model
Retrograde - retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic, forward-looking (antonym)
Sacrosanct - sacred, holy, revered
Dangle - hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend
Cryptic -mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden
Debilitate - incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder
Divulge - reveal, disclose
Spendthrift - wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
Indigenous -native, original, local
Erroneous - mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion - follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity - reality, truth, sincerity.




Q No. 1 GARRULOUS

(a) Arid (b) Hasty (c) Sociable (d) Quaint (e) Talkative




Q No. 2 INTER

(a) Bury (b) Amuse (c) Relate (d) Frequent (e) Abandon




Q No. 3 CHIMERICAL

(a) Developing (b) Brief (c) Distant (d) Economical (e) Fantastic




Q No. 4 BROCHURE

(a) Opening (b) Pamphlet (c) Censor (d) Bureau (e) Pin




Q No. 5 EQUANIMITY

(a) Clamour (b) Disparity (c) Composure (d) Propensity (e) Indivisibility




Q No. 6 GALLEON

(a) Liquid measure (b) Ship (c) Armada (d) Company (e) Printer’s proof




Q No. 7 REGAL

(a) Oppressive (b) Royal (c) Major (d) Basic (e) Entertain




Q No. 8 MUSTY

(a) Stale (b) Necessary (c) Indifferent (d) Nonchalant (e) Vivid




Q No. 9 INDIGNITY

(a) Pomposity (b) Bombast (c) Obeisance (d) Insult (e) Message




Q No. 10 CANDID

(a) Vague (b) Outspoken (c) Experience (d) Anxious (e) Sallow




Q No. 1 CONTROVERT

(a) Turn over (b) Contradict (c) Mind (d) Explain (e) Swing




Q No. 2 MIRAGE

(a) Dessert (b) Illusion (c) Water (d) Mirror (e) Statement




Q No. 3 INTERDICT

(a) Acclaim (b) Dispute (c) Prohibit (d) Decide (e) Fret




Q No. 4 INCONTINENT

(a) Insular (b) Complaisant (c) Grass (d) Wanton (e) Faults




Q No. 5 GADFLY

(a) Humourist (b) Nuisance (c) Scholar (d) Bum (e) Thief




Q No. 6 DECIMATE

(a) Kill (b) Disgrace (c) Search (d) Collide (e) Deride




Q No. 7 MESMERIZE

(a) Remember (b) Hypnotize (c) Delay (d) Bore (e) Analyze




Q No. 8 SEDATE

(a) Unify (b) Immunize (c) Tranquilize (d) Stimulate (e) Injure




Q No. 9 DECOROUS

(a) momentary (b) Emotional (c) Suppressed (d) Proper (e) Unexpected



Q No. 10 REPUGNANCE

(a) belligerence (b) Tenacity (c) Renewal (d) Pity (e) Loathing




Q No. 1 CLEFT

(a) Split (b) Waterfall (c) Assembly (d) Adherence (e) Surplus




Q No. 2 ISOTROPIC

(a) Feeling cold (b) Being isolated (c) Showing warm (d) Having uniformity (e) Creating wealth




Q No. 3 TAWDRY

(a) Orderly (b) Meretricious (c) Reclaimed (d) Filtered (e) Proper




Q No. 4 FURTIVE

(a) Underhanded (b) Coy (c) Brilliant (d) Quick (e) Abortive




Q No. 5 EQUANIMITY

(a) Clamour (b) Disparity (c) Composure (d) Propensity (e) Indivisibility




Q No. 6 INCRIMINATE

(a) Exacerbate (b) Involve (c) Intimidate (d) Lacerate (e) Prevaricate




Q No. 7 INTREPID

(a) Cold (b) Hot (c) Understood (d) Callow (e) Courageous




Q No. 8 INNOCUOUS

(a) Not capable (b) Not dangerous (c) Not eager (d) Not frank (e) Not peaceful




Q No. 9 TRANSLUCENT

(a) Clear (b) Opaque (c) Movement (d) Efficient (e) Telepathy




Q No. 10 BRACKISH

(a) Careful (b) Salty (c) Chosen (d) Tough (e) Wet




ANTONYMS:

Q No. 11 REPUDIATE

(a) Hesitant (b) Neutrality (c) Admit (d) Polite (e) Incongruity




Q No. 12 CREDIT

(a) Believe false (b) Treat as equal (c) Make more difficult (d) Underemphasize (e) Irresolute




Q No. 13 TENACIOUS

(a) Fast-running (b) Intention (c) Obnoxious (d) Holding fast (e) Irresolute




Q No. 14 PRECIPITATE

(a) Intricate (b) Devious (c) Posthumous (d) Dilatory (e) Contradictory




Q No. 15 QUIXOTIC

(a) Slow (b) Abstemious (c) Pragmatic (d) Benevolent (e) Grave




Q No. 16 ADMONITION

(a) Premonition (b) Hallucination (c) Escape (d) Commendation (e) Trepidation




Q No. 17 PROCLIVITY

(a) Prodigality (b) Avoidance (c) Credence (d) Calumny (e) Inception




Q No. 18 OMNISCIENCE

(a) Power (b) Extravagance (c) Magnanimity (d) Conscience (e) Ignorance




Q No. 19 PRECIPITIOUS

(a) Cooperative (b) Cautious (c) Inaccurate (d) Formal (e) Simplistic




Q No. 20 PROTRACT

(a) Defy (b) Supplement (c) Postpone (d) Shorten (e) Design




Q No. 11 TANTAMOUNT

(a) Not negotiable (b) not equivalent (c) Not ambitious (d) Not evident (e) Not relevant




Q No. 12 ABIDE

(a) Retract an offer (b) Refuse to endure (c) Shield from harm (d) Exonerate (e) Welcome




Q No. 13 PROSPEROUS

(a) Disengage (b) Impoverished (c) Refute thoroughly (d) Answer hypothetically (e) Consider genuinely




Q No. 14 VOUCHSAFE

(a) Postpone (b) Dissemble (c) Endanger (d) Prohibit (e) Justify




Q No. 15 CAVIL

(a) Discern (b) Disclose (c) Introduce (d) Flatter (e) Commend




Q No. 16 BOORISH

(a) Juvenile (b) Well mannered (c) Weak minded (d) Unique (e) Concealed




Q No. 17 ANTITHETICAL

(a) Qualitative (b) Unnatural (c) Deceptive (d) Supportive (e) Noncommittal




Q No. 18 REVILE

(a) Compose (b) Awake (c) Deaden (d) Praise (e) Secrete




Q No. 19 DESULTORY

(a) Apologetic (b) Independent (c) Laudatory (d) Questionable (e) Methodical




Q No. 20 ASSUAGE

(a) Wane (b) Belie (c) Worsen (d) Intervene (e) Presume




Q No. 11 COMPLY

(a) Simplify (b) Strive (c) Rebel (d) Unite (e) Appreciate




Q No. 12 RETROSPECTION

(a) Introversion (b) Deliberation (c) Anticipation (d) Gregariousness (e) Equivocation




Q No. 13 HAPLESS

(a) Fortuitous (b) Fortunate (c) Fortifield (d) Forbidden (e) Forestalled




Q No. 14 PRECIPITATE

(a) Intricate (b) Devious (c) posthumous (d) Dilatory (e) Contradictory




Q No. 15 SEDULOUS

(a) Tangential (b) Rampant (c) Esoteric (d) Morose (e) Indolent




Q No. 16 HAMPER

(a) Feed (b) Animate (c) Facilitate (d) Treat lightly (e) Caution tactfully




Q No. 17 URBANE

(a) Civic (b) Remote (c) Deceptive (d) Conventional (e) Naive




Q No. 18 DISINGEOUS

(a) Naive (b) Accurate (c) Hostile (d) Witty (e) Polite




Q No. 19 TRACTABLE

(a) Incoherent (b) Advisable (c) Simplistic (d) Influential (e) Uncooperative




Q No. 20 PROPITIOUS
(a) Adjacent (b) Clandestine (c) Contentious (d) Unfavourable (e) Coy



2. Quantitative analysis:
All ques were repeated from previous years. Practice all previous years ques and you will sail through by this section only. Prepare the following ques well:
1. Standard deviation problem
2. g(0)=1 g(1)= -1 g(6)=?
3. File transfer in bucket problem
4. Aero plane with latitude and longitude problem
5. River and power cable problem

6. Orthogonal pair problem

7. Power of 2/ power of 3 problem

8. x and y values are given. Relation between them

9. Edges, faces, vertices of a cube

10. Class mark final mark problem

11. Picking odd ones out from computer terms

12. Modular, truncation, round off problem

13. Division of physics terms and finding end unit

14. Word coding

15. Largest prime number to fit in a given bit memory



3. Critical reasoning:
Go through Barron’s 12th edition mock tests for reasoning. Go through all the reasoning ques. IGNORE THEM AT YOUR OWN PERIL! Some important passages are:
Model test 1: Section5 - qns 1-4 (motorist), qns 13-16 (red and brown) Section6 - qns 1-4 (conservative,democratic), qns 8-11 (latin, sanskrit), qns 12-18 (joe,larry,ned), qns 19-22 (a causes b)
Model test 2: Section1 - qns 19-22 (wallachia and rumelia) ---i got this qn, but the names were changed as london and paris , and a,b,c etc were changed as french, italian etc.Section6 - qns 8-12 ( ashland , liverpool), qns 13-16 (spelunker) ---i got this qn, qns 17-22 (pesth) ---i got this one too
Model test 3: Section6 - qns 1-4 (all Gs are Hs)
Model test 4: Section5 - qns 8-11 (horizontal row), qns 19-22 (a,b,c cause d) Section6 - qns 8-12 (spanish, italian), qns 13-16 (all As, Bs), qns 17-22 (progressive federal party)
Model test 5: Section3 - qns8-11 (museum), qns 19-22 (A is the father) Section7- qns 1-5 (prahtu, brahtu), qns 21-25 (scurvy)




INTERVIEW-
We had just 1 combined tech and HR interview. You might have 2 rounds. For tech interview my sincere advice is that BE THOROUGH WITH YOUR BRANCH SUBJECTS! Out of the 4 computer subjects(c, c++, ds and rdbms) prepare any one thoroughly and atleast the basics of other 3.




For HR interview prepare some general ques like:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Strength and weakness
3. Why TCS
4. Why IT (for non-stream students)
5. Where you see yourself after 5 years
6. Hobbies and interests
7. Your idol and why




INTERVIEW TIPS-

1. Dress properly

2. ALWAYS have a smile on your face

3. Be confident and enthusiastic

4. ALWAYS be polite and humble

5. NEVER bluff. If you don’t know something tell them politely

6. ALWAYS try to lead the interview

7. During tech interview, ALWAYS explain them the concept. This will also show them your communication skill.

8. NEVER EVER argue with the interviewer