TCS Solved Placement Papers

Dear Reader,

Below are three simple to complex puzzles involving time calculations.

Question 1

A group of boys bought cloth and rope to make a tent. The length of the rope is 250 feet. They want to cut it into pieces of 1 foot length. How many cuts are required to cut the rope into 250 pieces?

a) 250 b) 1 c) 249 d) 100

Answer : c) 249

Dear Reader,
Below are three problems which are dealing with the concept of averages while measuring temperatures.

Question 1

Dear Reader,
Below are three questions on numbers on concepts dealing with odd and even and a new class called "even-odd" numbers.

Question 1

If n is an even-odd number then which of the following must be false?
(A number is called "even-odd" if it is halfway between an even integer and an odd integer.)

Dear Reader,

Below are three problems which are based on triangle, square and circle.

Question 1

A circle has 4 equal-length chords such that the points of intersection form a square and the diagonals of the square are the diameter of the circle, the number of points equidistant from all the 4 chords is
a)1 b)2 c) 0 d) 4

Answer : a)1

Dear Reader,
Below are three problems on a dartboard and each is based on a different concept (from probability).

Question 1

Dear Reader,
Below are three problems on ages. Each is of different nature.

Question 1

5 Men are living in a home. The average age of the five men before 5 years was 55. After P years, one new man aged 50 joins with others in the house which makes the average age 60. Find the value of P.
a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d)7

Answer : a) 4

Dear Reader,

Below are 4 sample synonym questions to practice for TCS. The words generally asked are neither too hard nor too easy.

Choose the appropriate meaning from among the options.

Question 1

Fluent

a. Voluble b. Loud c. Audible d. Shout

Answer : a. Voluble

Being voluble means to be very fluent in speaking.

Dear Reader,
Below are three problems based on probability / random events.

Question 1

A boy has several coloured balls in his bag - 12 white, 15 orange and 25 pink. The lights are out and it is totally dark. Now, how many balls he must take out to make sure that he has a pair of each color?
a)40 b)42 c)6 d)12

Answer : b)42

Dear Reader,

Below are three problems involving very simple arithmetic problems. Though placement questions are known to be filled with tough questions, you can expect one or two super simple questions like those below.

Question 1

One-fourth of sum of a number and 5 is 1/3rd of the same number. What is the number ?
a)15 b) 7 c) 34 d) 55

Dear Reader,
Below are easy problems dealing with areas. These problems can be solved by knowing basic area formulas.

Question 1