Tata Consultancy Services    Pattern 2003-2004
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Question pattern 
1.Verbal-à 32    20min 
        10 syn,10 ant ,5 sentence completion(with multiple blanks) ,7 reading comp 
2.Quantz à 38     40 min 
3.Critical  reasoning similar to Anals à 12 to 15  Ques 30 min 
      (3 puzzles each 4 Questions) 
4.Psychometry à 150     30 min 
  
The questions have been changed completely. 
The paper was very  similar to GRE.  
Prepare well………Best of Luck…   
Verbal :(ref Barrons) (Synonyms and Antonyms)                                                 
  
Ponderous 
Hamper 
Nebulous 
Mundane 
Icon 
Brackish 
Mollify 
Deprecation 
Equanimity 
Transient 
Miet 
Gist 
Gaudy 
Contraband(ant) 
Repellant(ant) 
Awry 
Goltish 
Frugality-Economy 
Repartee 
Boisterous 
Ungainly 
Whimsical(ant&syn) 
Asperity 
Cavil 
Quixotic 
Profound 
Incorrigible 
Musty 
Waif 
Irk 
Interdict-prohibit 
Cohere-hold together 
Rupture-break 
Moribund-dying 
Décolleté-low necked 
Callow-youthful 
Repugnane 
Compose x disturb 
Pristine x sullied 
Turbid x limpid 
Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory                                                           
Revere x threaten 
Hamper x facilitate 
Slur x 
Protean x 
Fascinate x mundane 
Fickle x loyal 
Synergy x  
Hidebound 
Monetary 
Incompatible Choices-Indifferent, Faulty 
  
Sentence completion 
  
A passage is given with multiple blanks. 
There was a passage abt Artists,abt Money mgmt,abt Cleanliness……   
Quantz: 
1.   3 angles or 3 sides r given.Which will form a triangle? 
2.   units of basic quantities : 
1.       (energy * time * time )/(mass * dist) = distance                    
2.       (momentum * velocity)/(force * time) = velocity 
           3.”&” is for doubling the value “%” is for change of sign then what is the value  5-&%&5 Ans-30 (Check) 
3.       58,27,12,x,2,1. Find x. 
4.       R-rounding off, M-modulus, T-truncate 
M(893,10)+r( )+t( ) is asked 
  
5.vertices edges and surfaces of a cube Ans-8,12,6 
6.Sums on Recursive functions 
7.Questions on General computer awareness 
Pick the odd one….. 1.http 2.arp 3.snmp 4.sap    Ans-sap 
1.linux 2.windows NT 3.sql server 4.Unix Ans-Sql server                   
Another…..ans-Smtp                    Ans-MVS 
8. Which of the following is a singular matrix. (Determinant must be zero) 
9. Aeroplane is flying at a particular angle and latitude,after some time another latitude is given..(8 hrs later), u r asked to find the local time of the place. 
10.a series of letters are given 
how many Ws r followed by F and preceded by T. 
11. 7,9,13,_,27,37. Ans-19 
12.SURFW Code is translated as SHEET…..these kinda ques r there…..      13.194 base 10 = ____ base 5 (1234) 
14.Largest prime no. in a 6 bit,8 bit (Ans 127),9 bit microprocessor 
15.Venn Diagram kinda ques. 
Some know English, some French,some German……how many know two languages….. 16.Bar Diagram, Pie Chart (similar to Data interpretation) 
17.Code Interchanging, A word is given…. Letters are reversed..u r asked to find the nth letter from right or left…. Eg. 
DESTABILIZATION Ans-T 
18. Sums on logarithms, e power x curves.                                            
19.n=68 x 12 x 51 
Which of the follg is not an integer Ans- n/122 
20.Which is a/not a power of 2 or 3. 
Power of 4 Ans-4096 
21. A-- 1 0 10 10 (Not exact values) 


Question pattern 
1.Verbal-( 32    20min 
        10 syn,10 ant ,5 sentence completion(with multiple blanks) ,7 reading comp 
2.Quantz ( 38     40 min 
3.Critical  reasoning similar to Anals ( 12 to 15  Ques 30 min                
1)      (3 puzzles each 4 Questions) 
4.Psychometry ( 150     30 min 
The questions have been changed completely. 
This time the paper was very very similar to GRE.  
It is a HUGE database and the intersection of questions was very very less. So what am sending is a wee bit of t that lemon juice cures jaundice. 
 Questions: 1) C has how many controls? 

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