TCS Smart Hiring Mock Test 2: full question bank

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Verbal Ability

Q1Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is closest in meaning to the highlighted word: The new dr...synonyms antonyms

Numerical Ability

Q2When a certain number is decreased by 36%, the result obtained is 288. What is 45% of that original number?percentages

Reasoning Ability

Q3In a certain code language, the word MANGO is written as LZMFN. Following the same coding pattern, how will the word PEA...coding decoding

Programming Basics

Q4Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...c output

Q5Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...c output

Reasoning Ability

Q6In a certain code language, the word WIRE is written as DRIV. Following the same coding pattern, how will the word GATE...coding decoding

Numerical Ability

Q7In an election contested by exactly two candidates, 10% of the total votes polled were declared invalid. The winning can...percentages

Verbal Ability

Q8Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is closest in meaning to the highlighted word: It is *pru...synonyms antonyms

Programming Basics

Q9Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...c output

Numerical Ability

Q10The price of petrol is increased by 25%. By what percentage must a car owner reduce his petrol consumption so that his t...percentages

Verbal Ability

Q11Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is closest in meaning to the highlighted word: The clause...synonyms antonyms

Reasoning Ability

Q12In a certain coding scheme, the code of a word is obtained by adding the alphabet positions of all its letters and then...coding decoding

Numerical Ability

Q13The price of milk is increased by 60%. By what percentage must a family reduce its milk consumption so that its total ex...percentages

Programming Basics

Q14Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...c output

Reasoning Ability

Q15In a certain coding scheme, the code of a word is obtained by adding the alphabet positions of all its letters and then...coding decoding

Verbal Ability

Q16Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is closest in meaning to the highlighted word: Her *dilig...synonyms antonyms

Numerical Ability

Q17A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a family to buy 6 kg more sugar for Rs. 1,440. What is the reduced pric...percentages

Reasoning Ability

Q18Q is the sister of R. R is the son of S. S is the wife of T. Based on these relationships, how is T related to Q?blood relations

Programming Basics

Q19Consider the following pseudocode carefully and trace its execution step by step. What will be printed when this pseudoc...pseudocode

Verbal Ability

Q20Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the highlighted wor...synonyms antonyms

Q21Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the highlighted wor...synonyms antonyms

Numerical Ability

Q22In a school, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 7 : 5. If the school has 1,080 students in total,...ratios

Reasoning Ability

Q23Pointing to a boy in a photograph, Divya says, 'His mother is the only daughter of my father, and I have no sisters.' Ho...blood relations

Programming Basics

Q24Consider the following pseudocode carefully and trace its execution step by step. What will be printed when this pseudoc...pseudocode

Q25Consider the following pseudocode carefully and trace its execution step by step. What will be printed when this pseudoc...pseudocode

Numerical Ability

Q26A money box contains one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins in the ratio 5 : 6 : 8. If the total value of the money in t...ratios

Reasoning Ability

Q27Pointing to a photograph, Vikram says, 'The woman in this photograph is the mother of my father's only son.' How is the...blood relations

Verbal Ability

Q28Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the highlighted wor...synonyms antonyms

Reasoning Ability

Q29In a certain notation, A + B means A is the mother of B, A x B means A is the father of B, and A / B means A is the sist...blood relations

Numerical Ability

Q30The monthly incomes of P and Q are in the ratio 5 : 4 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio 9 : 7. If each of...ratios

Programming Basics

Q31Consider the following pseudocode carefully and trace its execution step by step. What will be printed when this pseudoc...pseudocode

Verbal Ability

Q32Read the following sentence carefully and choose the word that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the highlighted wor...synonyms antonyms

Reasoning Ability

Q33Rahul starts walking from his home and walks 6 km towards the south. He then turns to his left and walks 8 km in a strai...directions

Verbal Ability

Q34Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and complete the sentence meaningfully: The success of the new cam...sentence completion

Numerical Ability

Q35The monthly incomes of two colleagues X and Y are in the ratio 4 : 3 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio 7 :...ratios

Programming Basics

Q36The numbers 8, 3, 10, 1 and 6 are inserted one by one, in exactly this order, into an initially empty binary search tree...data structures

Numerical Ability

Q37Two vessels A and B contain mixtures of milk and water in the ratios 4 : 1 and 3 : 2 respectively. The contents of the t...ratios

Programming Basics

Q38An office printer must process print jobs in exactly the order in which employees submitted them, with no job allowed to...data structures

Verbal Ability

Q39Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and complete the sentence meaningfully: No sooner had the invigila...sentence completion

Reasoning Ability

Q40Priya leaves her office and walks 3 km towards the north. She then turns to her right and walks 4 km, and after that she...directions

Numerical Ability

Q41A and B working together can complete a piece of work in 8 days. A working alone can complete the same work in 12 days....time and work

Programming Basics

Q42A database table is defined as students(id, name, marks). Which of the following SQL queries correctly lists the names o...sql

Reasoning Ability

Q43Amit leaves his house and cycles 5 km towards the east. He then turns to his left and cycles 12 km in a straight line. A...directions

Verbal Ability

Q44Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and complete the sentence meaningfully: If I ___ the chairman of t...sentence completion

Q45Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence: Despite the ___ weather, the rescue team ___ its search opera...sentence completion

Programming Basics

Q46A database table is defined as orders(customer_id, amount), where one customer can have many order rows. Which of the fo...sql

Reasoning Ability

Q47One morning just after sunrise, Suresh was standing on a straight road facing a lamp post. The shadow of the lamp post f...directions

Numerical Ability

Q48A can complete a piece of work in 10 days and B can complete the same work in 15 days. They work together and finish the...time and work

Reasoning Ability

Q49Consider the following statements and the two conclusions numbered I and II that are based on them. Statements: All lapt...syllogisms

Programming Basics

Q50Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...operators

Numerical Ability

Q51P can finish a task in 9 days and Q can finish the same task in 12 days. Working together they complete the task and are...time and work

Verbal Ability

Q52Choose the pair of words that best completes the sentence: The quarterly report was so ___ that the board asked the fina...sentence completion

Numerical Ability

Q53A contractor undertakes to construct a road in 30 days and employs 20 men on the work. After 20 days he finds that only...time and work

Verbal Ability

Q54The following sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read it carefully and identify the p...error spotting

Reasoning Ability

Q55Consider the following statements and the two conclusions numbered I and II that are based on them. Statements: Some doc...syllogisms

Programming Basics

Q56Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...operators

Numerical Ability

Q57Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 20 minutes and pipe B can fill the same tank in 30 minutes. Both pipes are opened toget...time and work

Programming Basics

Q58Consider the following C program carefully. What will be printed on the screen when this program is compiled and execute...operators

Reasoning Ability

Q59Consider the following statements and the two conclusions numbered I and II that are based on them. Statements: All cabl...syllogisms

Verbal Ability

Q60The following sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read it carefully and identify the p...error spotting

Reasoning Ability

Q61Six students P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight row, all of them facing north. T sits at the extreme left end...seating arrangement

Verbal Ability

Q62The following sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read it carefully and identify the p...error spotting

Numerical Ability

Q63Walking at five sixths of his usual speed, a student reaches his college 10 minutes later than usual. How much time does...time speed distance

Reasoning Ability

Q64Six students P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting in a straight row, all of them facing north. T sits at the extreme left end...seating arrangement

Numerical Ability

Q65Two trains, 140 metres and 160 metres long, are running on parallel tracks towards each other at speeds of 60 km/h and 4...time speed distance

Verbal Ability

Q66The following sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read it carefully and identify the p...error spotting

Numerical Ability

Q67The speed of a boat in still water is 9 km/h and the speed of the stream is 3 km/h. The boat travels to a jetty 36 km do...time speed distance

Verbal Ability

Q68The following sentence has been divided into three parts labelled (A), (B) and (C). Read it carefully and identify the p...error spotting

Reasoning Ability

Q69Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are seated around a circular table, all of them facing the centre of the table. A sits s...seating arrangement

Q70Six friends A, B, C, D, E and F are seated around a circular table, all of them facing the centre of the table. A sits s...seating arrangement

Numerical Ability

Q71A motorboat has a speed of 10 km/h in still water, and the river it sails on flows at 2 km/h. The boat goes to a village...time speed distance

Verbal Ability

Q72The four sentences labelled A, B, C and D, given below in jumbled order, together form a coherent paragraph. Arrange the...para jumbles

Reasoning Ability

Q73Study the following letter series carefully and choose the group of letters that should come next: BD, CE, DF, EG, ?letter series

Numerical Ability

Q74Excluding stoppages, a city bus maintains an average speed of 54 km/h. When its scheduled stoppages are included, its av...time speed distance

Verbal Ability

Q75The four sentences labelled A, B, C and D, given below in jumbled order, together form a coherent paragraph. Arrange the...para jumbles

Q76The four sentences labelled A, B, C and D, given below in jumbled order, together form a coherent paragraph. Arrange the...para jumbles

Numerical Ability

Q77The average of 8 numbers is 21. If each of the numbers is multiplied by 3, what will be the average of the resulting set...averages

Reasoning Ability

Q78Study the following letter series carefully and choose the letter that should come next: C, F, J, O, U, ?letter series

Verbal Ability

Q79Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows. Rooftop solar power has quietly changed the a...reading comprehension

Numerical Ability

Q80The average of 9 numbers is 50. The average of the first five of these numbers is 54 and the average of the last five of...averages

Q81The average temperature recorded in a city for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 36 degrees Celsius, while the average f...averages

Verbal Ability

Q82Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows. Rooftop solar power has quietly changed the a...reading comprehension

Q83Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows. Rooftop solar power has quietly changed the a...reading comprehension

Numerical Ability

Q84The average temperature in a town for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was 41 degrees Celsius, while the average for Tuesda...averages

Q85The average monthly salary of the 20 employees in a firm is Rs. 45,000. When the manager's salary is also included, the...averages

Verbal Ability

Q86Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows. Rooftop solar power has quietly changed the a...reading comprehension

Numerical Ability

Q87By selling a wrist watch for Rs. 1,140, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 5%. At what price should he sell the same watch i...profit and loss

Q88A wholesaler sells a chair to a retailer at a profit of 10%, and the retailer sells the same chair to a customer at a pr...profit and loss

Q89A furniture store marks a study table at Rs. 2,500 and then offers two successive discounts of 10% and 20% on it during...profit and loss

Q90An electronics showroom marks a mixer grinder at Rs. 3,200 and then allows two successive discounts of 25% and 15% on it...profit and loss

Q91A trader sold an article at a loss of 20%. Had he been able to sell it for Rs. 100 more, he would instead have made a pr...profit and loss

Q92Study the following number series carefully and choose the term that should come next: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?number series

Q93Study the following number series carefully and choose the term that should come next: 3, 6, 18, 72, 360, ?number series

Q94Study the following number series carefully and choose the term that should come next: 4, 6, 12, 30, 90, ?number series

Q95Study the following number series carefully and choose the term that should come next: 2, 3, 8, 27, 112, ?number series

Q96Study the following number series carefully and choose the term that should come next: 6, 13, 28, 59, 122, ?number series

Q97A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years, the man's age will be exactly twice the age of his son. What is the pr...ages

Q98The present ages of two sisters are in the ratio 6 : 5 and the sum of their ages is 66 years. After how many years will...ages

Q99Ten years ago, Anil's age was exactly half of Bhaskar's age at that time. If the ratio of their present ages is 3 : 4, w...ages

Q100In how many different ways can all the letters of the word PENCIL be arranged if each arrangement must use every letter...permutations combinations

Q101In how many different ways can the letters of the word SOFTWARE be arranged so that all the vowels always appear togethe...permutations combinations

Q102How many three digit numbers, each divisible by 5, can be formed using only the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, if no digit...permutations combinations

Q103A single card is drawn at random from a well shuffled standard deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability that th...probability

Q104A bag contains 6 white balls and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn from the bag at random, both at the same time. What...probability

Q105A box contains 5 red pens and 3 blue pens. Two pens are picked from the box at random, both at the same time. What is th...probability

Q106A mathematics problem is given independently to three students. Their individual chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3 and...probability

Q107The following table shows the number of candidates who appeared for a state scholarship examination from four coaching c...data interpretation

Q108The following table shows the number of candidates who appeared for a state scholarship examination from four coaching c...data interpretation

Q109The following table shows the number of candidates who appeared for a state scholarship examination from four coaching c...data interpretation

Q110The following table shows the number of candidates who appeared for a state scholarship examination from four coaching c...data interpretation