Placement Papers of CTS

I want to prepare for placement in CTS (Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd) so please provide me previous years placement papers?

[Kiran Chandar]

Here I am providing you previous years placement papers for CTS (Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd) for your preparation.

Question 1
Some numbers of bags were bought at Rs.4992 per dozen and sold at 18 bags for Rs.8208. What is the approximate gain or loss percent?
a) 9.6% gain b) 10.9% loss c) 9.6% loss d) 10.9% gain
Answer : a) 9.6% gain


Question 2
A girl bought a bunch of flowers at the rate of 14 for Rs.180 and sold all of them at the rate of 16 for Rs.220. In this transaction, he gained Rs.50. How many flowers did the bunch contain?
a) 48 b) 52 c) 56 d) 50
Answer : c) 56

Question 3
A man sells his articles in such a way that even after allowing 25% discount on cash purchase, he gains 10 5/14 %. If the cost price of the articles is Rs.280 then the labeled price is:
a) Rs.199.25 b) Rs.285.5 c) Rs.315 d) Rs.206
Answer : d) Rs.206

Question 4
In the first floor of a shopping mall, there are 150 electric lights numbered from 1 to 150. Each light has its own switch and is currently switched off. Suppose a man switch on all the lights and then switch off every second light. Then, for every third light, he off each light which in the state of on and turn on each light which in the state of off. He follows the same pattern for every fourth light, every fifth light, and so on up to every 150th light. Which numbered lights will be in the state of on when the trials are complete?
a) square numbers b) prime numbers c) odd numbers d) even numbers
Answer : a) square numbers

Question 5
An exhibition hall has exactly 500 windows and 500 members. In the first day of the exhibition, the first member will enter the hall and will open all of the windows. In the second day, the second member will enter and close every window of an even number. In the third day, third member will then "reverse" every third window; that is, if the window is closed, he will open it; if it is open, he will close it. In the fourth day, the fourth member will "reverse" every fourth window, and so on until all 500 members in turn have entered the hall and "reversed" the proper windows. How many windows will finally remain open?
a) 31 b) 22 c) 14 d) cannot be determined.
Answer : b) 22.


Question 6
There are 50 doors in a tower and there are 50 tourists; the first one opens all 50 doors of the tower; next the second one closes the doors 2,4,6,8,10 and so on to door 50; the third one changes the state (opens the door closed, closes the door opened) on doors 3,6,9,12,15 and so on; the fourth one changes the state of doors 4,8,12,16 and so on. This goes on until every tourist had their turn. How many doors were touched exactly twice?
a) 49 b) 1 c) 15 d) 35
Answer : c) 15.

Question 7
The digits 2,3,8,7 and 6 are arranged to form 5 digit numbers in such a way that the repetition of the digits are not allowed. Then find the exact sum of all such possibilities:
a) 6031214 b) 9031214 c) 6933264 d) 5933264
Answer : c) 6933264.

Question 8
The sum of 4 digit numbers that can be formed by using the digits 3, 2 , 4 and 1 such that the digits 2 and 1 always comes together is: (note that the repetition of digits are not allowed)
a) greater than 34000 b) less than 34000 c) none of these d) cannot be determined
Answer : a) greater than 34000


Question 9
Find the sum of the 4 digit numbers which are the multiples of 5 and are formed by using the digits 5, 3, 2 and 6.
a) 24450 b) 22250 c) 23350 d) 26450
Answer : a) 24450.

Question 10
If N is a prime number and 8N is less than 160 and greater than 72 then 12N-7 is
a) 197 b) 239 c) 97 d) 251
Answer : a) 197

Question 11
What is the first prime number that enters in the series 12, 21, 30,... ?
a) 67 b) 73 c) 83 d) cannot be determined.
Answer : d) cannot be determined.

Question 12
A man saves Rs.16,500 in 10 years. If he increases savings amount every year by Rs.100 then what will be his savings amount during the first year ?
a) Rs.1200 b) Rs.500 c) Rs.1500 d) Rs.1700
Answer : a) Rs.1200

Question 13
In every hour, a wall clock makes a beep as many as the time it shows. Find how many beeps the clock will make in a day ?
a) 78 b) 156 c) 180 d) 39
Answer : b) 156

Question 14
Sunil parents gave him Rs.50 in the first month and asked him to save that. In the second month they repeated with Rs.55, then with Rs.60 in the third month and so on. This continued for 10 long years. Every year he gave certain amount from his savings to his parents for his expenses. The amount was increased by 10% every year. At the end of 5 years, only Rs.5069.40 was remaining. Find the amount he gave for his expenses during the first year.
a) Rs.5000 b) Rs.6826.40 c) Rs.6000 d) Rs.5295.20
Answer : c) Rs.6000


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