TCS APTITUDE QUESTIONS

1. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 km/hr and including stoppages, it is 45 km/hr. For how
many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 20

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.

Time taken to cover 9 km = 9/54 * 60 = 10 min.

2. A jogger running at 9 km/hr along side a railway track is 240 m ahead of the engine of a 120 m long
train running at 45 km/hr in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?

A. 3.6 sec

B. 18 sec

C. 36 sec

D. 72 sec

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Speed of train relative to jogger = 45 - 9 = 36 km/hr.

= 36 * 5/18 = 10 m/sec.

Distance to be covered = 240 + 120 = 360 m.

Time taken = 360/10 = 36 sec.

3. Kim can do a work in 3 days while David can do the same work in 2 days. Both of them finish the
work together and get Rs. 150. What is the share of Kim?

A. Rs. 30

B. Rs. 60

C. Rs. 70

D. Rs. 75

Answer: Option B

Solution:

Kim's wages : David's wages = Kim's 1 day work : David's 1 day work = 1/3 : 1/2 = 2:3

Kim's share = 2/5 * 150 = Rs. 60

4. A and B start a business, with A investing the total capital of Rs.50000, on the condition that B pays
A interest @ 10% per annum on his half of the capital. A is a working partner and receives Rs.1500 per
month from the total profit and any profit remaining is equally shared by both of them. At the end of
the year, it was found that the income of A is twice that of B. Find the total profit for the year?

A. 53000

B. 58000

C. 50000

D. 59000

Answer: Option D

Solution:

Interest received by A from B = 10% of half of Rs.50000 = 10% * 25000 = 2500.

Amount received by A per annum for being a working partner = 1500 * 12 = Rs.18000.
Let 'P' be the part of the remaining profit that A receives as his share. Total income of A = (2500 + 18000
+ P)

Total income of B = only his share from the remaining profit = 'P', as A and B share the remaining profit
equally.

Income of A = Twice the income of B

(2500 + 18000 + P) = 2(P)

P = 20500

Total profit = 2P + 18000

= 2*20500 + 18000 = 59000

5. Salaries of Ravi and Sumit are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new
ratio becomes 40:57. What is Sumit's present salary?

A. Rs. 17,000

B. Rs. 20,000

C. Rs. 25,500

D. None of these
Answer: Option D

Solution:

Let the original salaries of Ravi and Sumit be Rs. 2x and Rs. 3x respectively.

Then, (2x + 4000)/(3x + 4000) = 40/57

6x = 68000 => 3x = 34000

Sumit's present salary = (3x + 4000) = 34000 + 4000 = Rs. 38,000.

6. A man can row 6 kmph in still water. When the river is running at 1.2 kmph, it takes him 1 hour to
row to a place and black. What is the total distance traveled by the man?

A. 6.24 km

B. 6 km

C. 5.76 km
D. 5.66 km

Answer: Option C

Solution:

M=6

S = 1.2

DS = 7.2

US = 4.8

x/7.2 + x/4.8 = 1

x = 2.88

D = 2.88 * 2 = 5.76

7. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be 2/5 of the amount in
10 years?
A. 4%

B. 5 2/3 %

C. 6%

D. 6 2/3 %

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Let sum = x. Then, S.I. = 2x/5, Time = 10 years.

Rate = (100 * 2x) / (x * 5 * 10) = 4%

8. If the area of a circle is 616 sq cm then its circumference?

A. 78 m

B. 88 m

C. 75 m

D. 70 m

Answer: Option B

Solution:

22/7 r2 = 616 => r = 14

2 * 22/7 * 14 = 88

9. The mean of 50 observations was 36. It was found later that an observation 48 was wrongly taken
as 23. The corrected new mean is:

A. 35.2

B. 36.1

C. 36.5

D. 39.1

Answer: Option C

Solution:
Correct sum = (36 * 50 + 48 - 23) = 1825.

Correct mean = 1825/50 = 36.5

10. The H.C.F and L.C.M of two numbers are 84 and 21 respectively. If the ratio of the two numbers is
1:4, then the larger of the two numbers is:

A. 12

B. 48

C. 84

D. 108

Answer: Option C
Solution:

Let the numbers be x and 4x. Then, x * 4x = 84 * 21 x2 = (84 * 21)/4 = x = 21.

Hence, larger number

TCS ENGLISH QUESTIONS

1. It is ------ absurd story

A. an

B. a

C. the

D. no article

Answer: Option B

2. Despair

A. desperate

B. despairing
C. despairingly

D. none of these

Answer: Option A

3. She is not interested in ----- sweets.

A. eat

B. eaten

C. eating

D. to be eating

Answer: Option C

4. He ----- well when he was at school.

A. rote

B. wrote

C. rout

D. route

Answer: Option B

5. The class / is having / forty students / on the rolls.

A. the class

B. is having

C. forty students

D. on the rolls

Answer: Option B

6. She is rich but arrogant.

A. simple

B. negative

C. compound

D. complex

Answer: Option C

7. Belief

A. beliefs

B. believes

C. belives

D. beliefings

Answer: Option A
8. Competition

A. compete

B. complete

C. competent

D. competence

Answer: Option A

9. Select the odd one out

A. Kitchenware

B. Chair

C. Sofa

D. Table

Answer: Option A

10. University

A. pre

B. under

C. over

D. sub
Answer: Option A

11. Don’t point ----- my mistakes.

A. in

B. at

C. out

D. for

Answer: Option C

12. My sister speaks English very well

A. SOA

B. SVO

C. SV

D. SVOA

Answer: Option D

13. Exist

A. ing

B. ance

C. on
D. ice

Answer: Option B

14. I never drink Coke.

A. did I?

B. will I?

C. do I?

D. don't I?

Answer: Option C

15. Are you playing tennis?

A. simple present

B. simple past

C. present continuous

D. past continuous

Answer: Option C