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3rd August 2014, 03:32 PM
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Re: Cognizant (CTS) placement question papers of previous years

As you want to get the Cognizant (CTS) placement question papers of previous years so here it is for you:

1. Out of forty students, there are 14 who are taking Physics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class?
Ans: 0.6 = 60%.

2. In town of 500 people, 285 read Hindu and 212 read Indian express and 127read Times of India 20 read Hindu and times of India and 29 read hindu and Indian express and 35 read times of India and Indian express. 50 read no news paper. Then how many read only one paper?
Ans: 45

3. In a group of persons traveling in a bus, 6 persons can speak Tamil, 15 can speak Hindi and 6 can speak Gujarati. In that group, none can speak any other language. If 2 persons in the group can speak two languages and one person can speak all the three languages, then how many persons are there in the group?
A) 21 B) 23 C) 22 D)24
Ans: B

4. Out of a total of 120 musicians in a club , 5% can play all the three instruments- Guitar, violin and Flute. It so happens that the number of musicians who can play any two and only two of the above instruments is 30. The number of musicians who can play the guitar alone is 40. What is the total number of those who can play violin alone or flute alone ?
A) 30 B) 38 C) 44 D) 45
Ans: C

5. In a town 65% people watched the news on television , 40% read a newspaper and 25% read a newspaper and watched the news on television also. What percent of the people neither watched the news on television nor read a news paper ?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20
Ans: D

Questions 6-10:
6. A secret can be told only 2 persons in 5 minutes .the same person tells to 2 more persons and so on . How long will take to tell it to 768 persons ?
a)47.5 min b)50 min c) 500 min d)49 min
Ans: 47.5 min

7. When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born to me.The average age of my family during my marriage is same as today. What is the age of Father when he died?
Ans: 70.

8. A son and father goes for boating in river upstream . After rowing for 1 mile son notices the hat of his father falling in the river. After 5 min. he tells his father that his hat has fallen. So they turn round and are able to pick the hat at the point from where they began boating after 5min. Tell the speed of river?
Ans: 6 miles/hr

9. There are three departments having students 64,58,24 .In an exam they have to be seated in rooms such that each room has equal number of students and each room has students of one type only (No mixing of departments. Find the minimum number rooms required?
Ans : 73

10. Argentina had football team of 22 player of which captain is from Brazilian team and goalki from European team. For remaining player they have picked 6 from Argentinean and 14 from European. Now for a team of 11 they must have goalki and captain so out of 9 now they plan to select 3 from Argentinean and 6 from European. Find out number of methods available for it.
Ans : 160600( check out for right no. 6C3 * 14C6)

Directions for Questions 11-15: Each question given below has a problem and two statements numbered I and II giving certain information. You have to decide if the information given in the statements are sufficient for answering the problem. Indicate your answer as
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(b) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(c) If the data in either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;
(d) If the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;
(e) If the data in both the statements together are needed;
11. How many visitors saw the exhibition yesterday?
I. Each entry pass holder can take up to three persons with him / her.
II. In all, 243 passes were sold yesterday. Ans

12. How much was the total sale of the company?
I. The company sold 8000 units of product A each costing Rs. 25.
II. The company has no other product line
Ans: E

13. In what proportion would Raj, Karan and Altaf distribute profit among them
I. Raj gets two-fifth of the profit.
II. Karan and Althaf have made 75% of the total investment.
Ans: D

14. What time did the train leave today.
I. The train normally leaves on time
II. The scheduled departure is at 14.30.
Ans: D

15. On which day in January, Subhas left for Germany
I. Subhas has so far spent 10 years in Germany.
II. Subhas’ friend Anil left for Germany on 15th February and joined Subhas 20 days after Subhas’ arrival.
Ans: D.

Directions for Questions 16-20 :Convert the given binary numbers.
16. (1110 0111)2 = ( )16
Ans: (E7)16

17. (01011010)2=( )8
Ans: (132)8

18. (11110000)2= ( )10
Ans240)10

19. (11000101010000111)2=( )16
Ans: (18A87)16

20. (01001110)2 = ( )8
Ans: (116)8

Directions(21-25): a cube is coloured orange on one face , pink on the opposite face, brown on one face and silver on a face adjacent to the brown face. The other two faces are left uncoloured. It is then cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal size. now, answer the following questions based on the above statements:
21. How many cubes have at least one face coloured pink ?
A) 1 B)9 C) 16 D) 25
Ans: D

22. How many cubes have all the faces uncoloured ?
A) 24 B)36 C) 48 D) 64
Ans:C

23. How many cubes have atleast two faces coloured ?
A) 19 B)20 C) 21 D) 23
Ans: C

24 How many cubes are coloured orange on one face and have the remaining faces incoloured ?
A) 8 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16
Ans: D

25 How many cubes one coloured silver on one face , orange or pink on another face and have four uncoloured faces ?
A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16
Ans: A

Reasoning section (20 Questions – 20 mins)
Directions for Questions 1-4: In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
Give answer (A) if only conclusion I follows; (B) if only conclusion II follows; (C) if either I or II follows;
(D) if neither I nor II follows and (E) if both I and II follow.
1. Statements : Some shirts are biscuits
No biscuit is book
Conclusions : I Some shirts are books
II. Some books are biscuits
Ans: D.

2. Statements : No women can vote
Some women are politicians
Conclusions : I Male politicians can vote
II. Some politicians can vote
Ans: D

3. Statements : No man is a donkey
Rahul is a man
Conclusions : I Rahul is not a donkey.
II.All men are not Rahul
Ans: A

4. Statements : All poles are guns
Some boats are not ploes
Conclusions : I All guns are boats
II. Some boats are not guns
Ans: D

Directions for Questions 5-6: In each questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. read the conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.
5. Statements: All rats are cows
No cow is white.
Conclusions: I No white is rat.
II. No rat is white
III. Some whites are rats
IV All cows are rats
A) None follows B) Only I and IV follow.
C) Only II and IV follow. D) Only IV follow
E) None of these
Ans: E

6. Statements: All apples are brinjals
All brinjals are ladyfingures
All ladyfingures are oranges
Conclusions: I. Some oranges are brinjals
II. All brinjals are apples
III. some apples are oranges
IV. All ladyfingures are apples
A) None follows B) All follow
C) Only I and III follow D) Either I or III follows
E) None of these
Ans: A.

Directions(7-15): In each of the following questions one word is different from the rest. Find out the word which does not belong to the group
Practice free mock placement papers | Latest pattern
7. (A) Ginger (B) Tomato (C) Carrot (D) Beet (E) Potato
Ans : B

8. (A) BFD (B) NRP (C) HLG (D) QUS (E) UYW
Ans : (C)

9. (A) ML (B) TS (C) FG (D) PO (E) XW
Ans : (C)

10. (A) Cheese (B) Butter (C) Ghee (D) Milk (E) Curd
Ans : (D)

11. (A) GTSH (B) BYXC (C) ETUF (D) LONM (E) KPIR
Ans : (C)

12. (A) PQ (B) CD (C) MN (D) DF (E) RS
Ans : (D)

13. (A) FLOK (B) CROWD (C) HERD (D) SWARM (E) TEAM
Ans : (E)

14. (A) 64 (B) 54 (C) 42 (D) 31 (E) 20
Ans: D

15. A) mania B) pneumonia C) Influenza D) Cholera
Ans: A

16. Five children are sitting in a row. S is sitting next to P but not T. K is sitting next to R who is sitting on the extreme left and T is not sitting next to K. Who are sitting adjacent to S?
A) K and P B) R and P C) Only P D) P and T E) Insufficient Information.
Ans: D

17. In the Olympic Games, the flags of six nations were flown on the masts in the following way. The flag of America was to the left of Indian tricolour and to the right of the flag of France. The flag of Australia was on the right of the Indian flag but was to the left of the flag of Japan, which was to the left of the flag of China. Find the two flags which are in the centre.
A) India and Australia B) America and India C) Japan and Australia D) America and Australia
Ans: A

18. One boy can eat 100 chocolates in half a minute, and another can eat half as many in twice the length of time. How many chocolates can both boys eat in 15 seconds?
Ans: 62.5 chocolates.

19. Potatoes are made up of 99% water and 1% “potato matter.” Jack bought 100 pounds of potatoes and left them outside in the sun for a while. When he returned, he discovered that the potatoes had dehydrated and were now only made up of 98% water. How much did the potatoes now weigh?
Ans: 50 pounds.

20. You own a pet store. If you put in one canary per cage, you have one canary too many. If you put in two canaries per cage, you have one cage too many. How many canaries and cages do you have?
Ans: four canaries and three cages.
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Re: Cognizant (CTS) placement question papers of previous years

I want to get Placement in Cognizant (CTS) so please provide me Previous Years Placement Question Papers of written exam for preparation?
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24th March 2015, 10:05 AM
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Re: Cognizant (CTS) placement question papers of previous years

Here I am providing you Previous Years Placement Question Papers of Written Exam of Cognizant (CTS) for preparation of exam.

Cognizant (CTS) Placement Papers:

Read the following sentence to find out if there are any grammatical errors or idiomatic error. If there are any errors, it will be in one part of the sentence. The answer is the numbered part of it. The answer is (E) if there is no error in any of the sentence. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

1)
A. union leader was
B. shot at by three masked men
C. while taking an evening stroll
D. in the park
E. No error

2)
A. The auditions for the biggest ever
B. reality show Roadies, is
C. going on in full swing,
D. with thousands of entries came in.
E. No error

3)
A. To stopping the spread of violence,
B. State police brought under curfew
C. more regions in the city, where
D. 4 people were killed.
E. No error

4)
A. Not only was Tom Cruise over the moon
B. after being declared as a winner, but was
C. also heavily touched by the support
D. he got from the industry.
E. No error

5)
A. Crazy and hectic life can
B. have a bad effect on a person and
C. the only way to solve this is
D. a quick getaway to an exotic location.
E. No error

Fill in the blanks by selecting right answer from the options provided below.

6) We are ___ to have him ____ here to make this event a fun and interactive.
A. pleased, over
B. surprised, come
C. happy, again
D. joyed, come

7) Western railway staff ___ threatened they would go on an indefinite strike from Monday to ___ their demands.
A. can, fulfil
B. were, meet
C. have, press
D. will be, get

8) The public speech in Azad Maindan ___ with subtle threats has resulted in ___ tension.
A. replete, increased
B. followed, continuous
C. started, reduced
D. full, escalating

9) With really long queues and horrible weather, the shoppers__ their way to the shopping mall ___ a lot.
A. going, dropped
B. making, suffered
C. encouraged, prepared
D. daunted, made

In the below mentioned questions, some are given which are based on the same theme. Decide which sentence is the most accurate with respect to meaning, grammar and suitable for formal writing in English. Find the correct sentence. From the options provided.

10.
A. My team had won the match if only we have worked harder.
B. My team would have won the match if only we would worked harder.
C. My team would win the match if only we had worked harder.
D. My team had won the match if only we would have worked harder.
E. My team would have won the match if only we had worked harder.

11.
A. Raj will pay unless he is not forced to.
B. Raj will pay unless he will be forced to.
C. Raj will pay unless he is forced to.
D. Raj will not pay till he is forced to.

12.
A. Since Mukesh did not have any money, he never turned down anyone who needed support.
B. Mukesh was not rich by any standards, although he never turned down anyone who needed support.
C. Not rich by any means, Mukesh never turned away anyone.
D. He wasn't rich by any means, but he never turned away anyone who needed help.
E. Since Mukesh wasn't rich by any means, he never turned away anyone who wanted help.

13.
A) the odds are against him.
B) Let me thread the needle.
C) A nurse is taking care of him.
D) I don't know if snow is falling.

14.
A. The angry professor asked the student with a scar on his face, to leave the classroom.
B. The angry professor asked with a scar on his face the student to leave the classroom.
C. With a scar on his face, the professor asked the student to leave the classroom.
D. The professor asked the student to leave the classroom with a scar on his face.

15. Most classmates have kept in touch with each other, despite having passed out from college over 15 years ago,
A. had kept in touch
B. keep touched
C. is keeping touch
D. are kept touched
E. No correction required

16. A _______ is to magazine as a director is to drama.
a. Printer
b. Reader
c. Publisher
d. Editor

17. The cashier at the counter was very busy and ____ not pay any ___ to the buyer’s request.
A. would, respect
B. was, help
C. had, money
D. did, attention

18. Antonym of rebuff
a. Disagree
b. Welcome
c. Accept
d. Cancel

19. ______ is not the synonym for pertinent?
a. relevant
b. irrelevant
c. material
d. suitable.

20. What is the opposite of dextrous?
a. dissociation
b. clumsy
c. identical
d. pragmatism
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