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Section 1 - Verbal Ability

No. Of Questions: 10 Duration in Minutes: 10 Directions for Questions 1-3: Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options. 1) The sporadic rise in his temperature has caused us much worry. A) Frequent B) Sudden C) Irregular D) Gradual

2) The tour was cancelled on account of incessant rain. A) Constant B) Heavy C) Intermittent D) Unexpected

3) I disdain those who tell lies. A) Spurn B) Dislike C) Loathe D) Condemn

Directions for Questions 4-6: Choose the answer option, which will CORRECTLY fill the blank. 4) We'll be in Australia for ____ year.

A) A 5) The Masais used shields _______ protection against their enemies. A) A 6) The Egyptian tomb was not only ______ resting place for the mummy A) A B) An C) The D) No article required B) An C) The D) No article required

B) An

C) The

D) No article required

Directions for Questions 7-8: Choose the option, which will CORRECTLY fill the blank. 7) The old bridge ________ that river is about to collapse.

A) above

B) of

C) over

D) off

8) Mom asked little Tim to clean up the mess ________ his room. A) in B) of C) from D) for

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Directions for Questions 9-10:

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Being Brown in America by Shashi Tharoor http://www.shashitharoor.com/articles/newsweek/brown.php Last Saturday I delivered the keynote speech at a benefit concert of Indian music, held to raise funds from New Yorks Indian community for the victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. Wed be thrilled if youd wear Indian clothes, said one of the organizers of the event. But we wouldnt want you to try to hail a cab in the street dressed like that. Well send a car. Perhaps caution is wise. In the wake of the unspeakable horrors of Sept. 11, signs have emerged of a lesser casualty: multiculturalism. Americans had grown used to sharing their streets with men in flowing beards and turbans and women covered from head to toe; mosques and temples sprouted like organic plants across the land. It was all part of the new multiethnic mosaic called America. No more. Public hostility to the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 attacksbrown-skinned Muslimshas transformed difference into diffidence. The killing of a Sikh in Arizona because his turban reminded an ignoramus with a gun of Osama bin Ladens headgear sent a chilling signal to anyone who could be seen as Arab. Manly Sikhs, proud of their unshorn hair sheepishly hang their locks in drooping ponytails. Observant Muslims, bearded as the Prophet, take razors to their chins. Police patrols have doubled outside mosques and Muslim community centers. Despite calls for tolerance from President George W. Bush, the American public appears to have developed a sudden taste for racial profiling. Ask the Pakistani-American who missed his brothers wedding when he was pulled off a plane because the pilot felt uncomfortable having him onboard. Or the Muslim passenger who was taken off a flight, intensively grilled and then put back onboard, only to find some of his fellow passengers bursting into tears at the prospect of sharing a plane with him. Or the number of otherwise liberal, white Americans who tell me in all seriousness that they would never take a flight with an Arab on the passenger list. My 17-year-old son, walking home from school, was cursed at in the street as a terrorist and Arab scum. Nor need I mention the reports of Arab stores being vandalized, or shoppers being coolly advised to go back to their own country. Such incidents are still relatively rare, thankfully, and to a degree they are understandable in a nation gripped by a sense of peril from people who look Middle Eastern. But while Americans are taking a newfound interest in the rest of the world, so far fear and ignorance seem to be fueling prejudices. A Louisiana politicians diatribe about the need to crack down on people wearing diapers around their heads saw his popularity polls shoot up. Its not a great time to be brown in America. 9) The organizers of the music concert did not want the author to hail a cab because: A) It would be disrespectful to make their main speaker arrive in a taxi B) They did not want his elegant Indian clothes to get dirtied C) They did not want him to be attacked, taking him to be a Muslim D) They had already made arrangements to pick him up in a private car 10) The main change that came over non-whites males after 9/11 can be best described thus: A) All of them started shaving their beards and removing their turbans B) They became frightened of getting into airplanes C) They knew they could be arrested at any time because of their religion D) They tried to look as un-Muslim as possible in their appearance

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Section 2 - Analytical Ability

No. Of Questions: 10 Duration in Minutes: 10

1) During a theatre festival, plays were staged at three venues - Red theatre, Blue theatre, and Green theatre. Out of the 800 visitors who came for the festival, 50 % went to the Red theatre. The number of visitors who went to the Blue and Green theatre was same. The number of visitors to the Green theatre only was 60 while those to the Red theatre only was 250. The number of visitors who went to the Blue theatre only was equal to half of those who visited all the three theatres. One-fourth of the visitors who went to the Red theatre visited all the theatres. How many visited only one of the three theatres? A) 90 B) 140 C) 220 D) 360

2) Students of a school are required to join at least one team - Table Tennis, Badminton or Cricket. Seventy three students join the Table Tennis team, 79 students join the Badminton team and 75 students join the Cricket team. Twenty eight students play Table Tennis and Badminton, 24 students play Cricket and Table Tennis, and 30 students play Cricket and Badminton. 16 students play all the three games. How many students are there in the school? A) 168 B) 161 C) 82 D) 74

3) Sita and Mona are Narain's wives and Bindu is Mona's stepdaughter. How is Sita related to Bindu? A) Sister B) Mother-in-law C) Mother D) None of the options

Directions for Questions 4-5: In the following questions mark: 1, if the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone. 2, if the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone. 3, if the question can be answered with the help of both I and II. 4, if none of the above options is true. 4) In a university, 60 students are required to choose between arts and music. How many students opt for arts but not music? Statement I: 20 students take both arts and music. Statement II: The number of students who opt for arts but not music is the same as the number of students who opt for music but not arts. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

5) In an office, an exam for a promotion was conducted for 100 eligible personnel. How many personnel took the exam? Statement I: 52% of the men took the exam. Statement II: 58% of the women took the exam. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

6) The month of January of a certain year had exactly 4 Mondays and 4 Fridays. Which day of the week was January 24th, that year? A) Sunday B) Monday C) Wednesday D) Thursday

In the following questions, three figures are given, that follow a certain sequence or pattern. Find the next figure in the sequence from the answer choices provided below. 7)

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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Choose the image, which completes the pattern.

8)

A)

B)

C)

D)

9) Find the next two numbers in the series: 124, 235, 346, 457, 568 __, __ A) 679, 680 B) 680, 779 C) 679, 780 D) 679, 790

10) Find the next two numbers in the series: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, __, __ A) 11, 13 B) 13, 17 C) 13, 21 D) 11, 15

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Section 3 - Attention to Detail

No. Of Questions: 10 Duration in Minutes: 10 Directions for Questions 1-3: Follow the directions given below to answer the questions that follow. Your answer for each question below would be: A, if ALL THREE items given in the question are exactly ALIKE. B, if only the FIRST and SECOND items are exactly ALIKE. C, if only the FIRST and THIRD items are exactly ALIKE. D, if None of the above. 1) 243HN90NMO1 A) A B) B C) C D) D 243HN90NMO1 243HN90NMO1

2) 98574120323 A) A B) B C) C D) D

98574120323

98574020323

3) Chandrashekar Pandey A) A B) B C) C D) D

Chandrashakar Pandey

Chandrashekar Pandey

4) If * stands for + ,/ stands for *, + stands for - and - stands for / , then which of the following is TRUE? A) 20/12*2+20-16 = 240.8 B) 12*16/2+20-16 = 32.8 C) 20*2/12+20-16 = 30 D) 16*20/2+20-16 = -2

5) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +, then which of the following is TRUE? A) 28/10*6+80-12 = -93.3 B) 10*12/6+80-12 = 49.3 C) 28*6/10+28-12 = 3.1 D) 12*28/6+80-12 = 448

Directions for Questions 6-8: Systrac Software wants to recruit 50 software engineers and has laid down the following conditions for the interview after a written test. An applicant can be called for the interview if he/she: i. Is a BE/BTech graduate, with minimum 60% marks ii. Has secured minimum 55% marks in the written test iii. Has at least 1 year of experience as a .net developer iv. Is willing to work for 12 hours a day v. Has handled projects independently in his/her earlier job. However, if any candidate fulfills all conditions EXCEPT: a. Condition (i), but a diploma in engineering and has work experience of 3 years, refer him to the Assistant manager. b. Condition (ii), but willing to work only 10 hours a day and has scored 70% in the written test, refer him to the director. 4

6) Rajat has worked as a .net developer for 4 years after completing his BE with 72% marks. He got 60% marks in the written test and is willing to work for 12 hours a day. He has independently handled projects in his previous job. He should be: A) Selected B) Rejected C) Refer to the director D) Data inadequate

7) Sudeep has independently handled projects in his previous job. He has 6 years of experience in the software industry. He was a meritorious student throughout, he has secured 68% in his BTech and 70% in the written test. A) Selected C) Referred to the director B) Referred to the Assistant Manager D) Data inadequate

8) Karthik is 26 years old and has been working as a .net developer for the past 4 years. He was an excellent performer and has successfully handled several projects independently. He secured 60% marks in his diploma in engineering, and 62% in the written test. He is willing to work 12 hours a day. He should be: A) Selected B) Referred to the Assistant Manager C) Referred to the director D) Data inadequate

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Directions for Questions 9-10:

For a beauty contest, the contestants shall be selected for the final round based on the following conditions. The candidate must: i. Possess graduation degree from any university with minimum 50% marks ii. Should possess a height of minimum 5.8 ft. iii. Be well versed in English and any other 3 languages iv. Have a minimum 4 years of full time experience in the modeling field If the contestant satisfies all the criterion she should be selected, However if a candidate satisfies all other conditions except: a. Condition (i), but has 45% marks in graduation and has also completed masters degree with minimum 50%, the candidate must be referred to the selection board members. b. Condition (ii), but is of height 5.6 ft and above, but has done atleast 2 TV commercials; the candidate must be referred to any 3 judges c. Condition (iii ), but has knowledge only 2 languages other than English, the candidate must be referred to the Secretary of the selection board d. Condition ( iv ), but has 6 years of part time experience in the ramp modeling, then the candidate should be referred to the director.

9) Ms. Ragini posses a masters degree from a well known university with 55% marks, has a height of 5.6 ft. and has been in the modeling arena on part-time basis from past 8 years. She also known 7 languages and has done 30 TV Commercials. She should be:

A) Selected 10) Mr. Praveen is from a reputed college and has completed his M.Tech with 80%. He has obtained 50% in the written test. He is ready to pay a deposit of Rs.25000 and he has been a hockey player in his college days. He is a fresher in the teaching field. He should be:

B) Referred to the selection board members

C) Data Insufficient

D) Rejected

A) Selected

B) Rejected

C) Referred to the

D) Data Insufficient

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Section 4 - Programming Fundamentals

No. Of Questions: 10 Duration in Minutes: 10 Directions for Questions 1-2: Study the following scenario: A class has a combination of girls and boys as students. The age of girls is less than 21 years and the age of boys is greater than 20 years. Use the following rules to assign the grades to students based upon the marks obtained by them: GRADE Obtained MARKS A Greater than 69% B Greater than 59 AND Less than 70% C Greater than 34 AND Less than 60% D Less than 35 Only students who got marks greater than 34% are eligible for the next semester. Assume that the class strength is 100. 1) Which of the following is the CORRECT algorithm to print the names and grades of all the students in the class?

A) STEP1: START STEP2: SET Count equals to 1 STEP3: IF Count is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 6 otherwise goto STEP 4 STEP 4: PRINT Student Count information(name,grade) STEP5: INCREMENT Count by 1 and goto STEP 3 STEP 6: END B) STEP1: START STEP2: SET Count equals to 0 STEP3: IF Count is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 6 STEP 4: PRINT Student Count information(name,grade) STEP5: INCREMENT Count by 1 and goto STEP 2 STEP 6: END C) STEP1: START STEP2: SET Count equals to 1 STEP3: IF Count is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 6 STEP 4: PRINT Student Count information(name,grade) STEP5: INCREMENT Count by 1 and goto STEP 3 STEP 6: END D) STEP1: START STEP2: SET Count equals to 0 STEP3: IF Count is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 5 otherwise goto STEP 6 STEP 4: PRINT Student Count information(name,grade) STEP5: INCREMENT Count by 1 and goto STEP 2 STEP 6: END

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2) Which is the CORRECT Algorithm which calculates the number of girls and boys separately?

A) STEP 1: START STEP 2: SET stud_num equals to 1 and Girls_Num equals to 0 and Boys_Num equals 0 STEP 3: IF stud_number is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 8 STEP 4: IF age of student stud_num is less than 21years THEN goto STEP 5 otherwise goto STEP 6 STEP 5: INCREMENT Girls_Num by 1 goto step 8 STEP 6: INCREMENT Boys_Num by 1 STEP 7: INCREMENT stud_num by 1 goto STEP 8: PRINT Boys number is Boys_Num STEP 9: PRINT Girls Number is Girls_Num STEP 10: END B) STEP 1: START STEP 2: SET stud_num equals to 1 and Girls_Num equals to 0 and Boys_Num equals 0 STEP 3: IF stud_number is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 8 STEP 4: IF age of student stud_num is less than 21years THEN goto STEP 5 otherwise goto STEP 6 STEP 5: INCREMENT Girls_Num by 1 goto step 7 STEP 6: INCREMENT Boys_Num by 1 STEP 7: INCREMENT stud_num by 1 goto STEP 3 STEP 8: PRINT Boys number is Boys_Num STEP 9: PRINT Girls Number is Girls_Num STEP 10: END C) STEP 1: START STEP 2: SET stud_num equals to 1 and Girls_Num equals to 0 and Boys_Num equals 0 STEP 3: IF stud_number is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 9 STEP 4: IF age of student stud_num is less than 21years THEN goto STEP 6 otherwise goto STEP 8 STEP 5: INCREMENT Girls_Num by 1 goto step 7 STEP 6: INCREMENT Boys_Num by 1 STEP 7: INCREMENT stud_num by 1 goto STEP 3 STEP 8: PRINT Boys number is Boys_Num STEP 9: PRINT Girls Number is Girls_Num STEP 10: END D) STEP 1: START STEP 2: SET stud_num equals to 1 and Girls_Num equals to 0 and Boys_Num equals 0 STEP 3: IF stud_number is less than 101 THEN goto STEP 4 otherwise goto STEP 7 STEP 4: IF age of student stud_num is less than 21years THEN goto STEP 5 otherwise goto STEP 8 STEP 5: INCREMENT Girls_Num by 1 STEP 6: INCREMENT Boys_Num by 1 STEP 7: INCREMENT stud_num by 1 STEP 8: PRINT Boys number is Boys_Num STEP 9: PRINT Girls Number is Girls_Num STEP 10: END

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3)

Based on the flowchart given above, which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The owner of the house can paint directly on exposed wood. B) Applying Caulk is conditional C) Scraping and Caulking may go hand in hand D) Using Primer is mandatory

4) Traditionally, the phases of software development lifecycle are in the order of: A) Requirements, Design, Verification, Coding, Testing, Maintenance B) Requirements Analysis, Design, Coding, Implementation, Testing, Operation & Maintenance C) Requirements, Design, Coding, Implementation, Testing, Maintenance D) Specification, Design, Coding, Testing, Implementation

5) __________ is a structure imposed on the development of a software product. A) Testing life cycle B) Requirement analysis C) Software life cycle D) Detailed design phase

6) Which of the following lifecycle models is used when Requirements are fixed? A) Waterfall Model B) V-Model C) Spiral Model D) Prototyping model

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7) Given below are the four popularly used Software Development models that are widely used all over the world by most software development firms. In which of the following models/methods does the software evolve as a result of a cyclic interchange of information between the customer and developer? A) Waterfall Method / Model B) Prototyping Model C) Rapid Application Development Model D) Component Assembly Model

8) Which of the following is related to the requirement phase of V-Model? A) Maintenance B) Development C) Testing D) Implementation

9) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is an important technique to assist software managers in making __________. A) Project Estimation B) Risk Management C) Reliability Estimation D) Quality Improvement

10) _____________ based methodologies allow executable software specification and by-passing of conventional coding. A) B-Method B) Petri nets C) Finite state machine D) Z-notation

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Section 5 - Learning Ability (Passage)

Duration in Minutes: 15 Directions for Questions 101-110: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage. Common Gateway Interface The Common Gateway Interface, or CGI, is a standard interface between an HTTP server and an application. CGI enables the webserver to generate dynamic content rather than just return static HTML files. In addition, because CGI can accept and process information submitted by the user, it can provide two-way interaction between the client and the web-server. For example, CGI is commonly used to create dynamic HTML pages from information in a database, or to process user input such as validating a credit card when a product is ordered online. Many popular internet search engines use CGI. These engines receive search criteria from the user, process the input, and return the search results. CGI was the first and continues to be the most popular method of building dynamic Web sites. Typically, CGI scripts are written in Perl, Tcl, C or a Unix shell, but almost any language can be used, including Java. A CGI application works in the following manner. When the web-server receives a request that maps to a CGI application, it executes a CGI program that runs in its own process space. The CGI program returns HTML to the web-server, and the web-server returns the HTML to the client. To illustrate, a typical CGI transaction might go like this: 1)The server receives a request for a resource called /cgi-bin/guestbook.cgi. 2)Either because the file has a .cgi extension or because it is located in the /cgi-bin directory, the server recognizes the file as a CGI request and launches the guestbook.cgi program, passing any parameters received from the client. 3)The guestbook.cgi program executes, processing any information passed as a parameter, and returns an HTML document to the web-server. 4)The web-server returns the HTML to the client. To the user, this process is completely transparent. The user simply requested a resource using a URL and received an HTML document in return. Other than the format of the URL, the user would have no way of knowing that the document was created dynamically on the server rather than simply stored in a static file. Using this process, the web-server can vary its response based on user input. Prior to CGI, this kind of two-way interaction on the web was not possible. One important note is that all CGI applications run as independent processes. Creating a new process for every CGI request hurts performance and is resource intensive. This is in contrast to 'servlets' that are loaded just once and thereby perform better.

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Section 5 - Learning Ability (Questions)

No. of Questions: 5 Duration in Minutes: 5 1) CGI revolutionized the internet because: i) Static HTML pages automatically became dynamic. ii) It provided a two-way interaction between the client and the server. iii) One could think beyond static HTML pages. iv) Web-servers were no longer required. A) ii only B) iv and i C) ii and iii D) iii only 2) Before the advent of CGI: A) Credit cards were invalid. B) Internet search engines could not exist. C) Since pages were static, they could not contain images. D) Perl, Tcl, C or a Unix shell were never used. 3) All CGI applications run as independent processes causing: A) Lower performance and optimal utilisation of resources. B) Enhanced performance and non-optimal utilisation of resources. C) Enhanced performance and optimal utilisation of resources. D) Lower performance and non-optimal utilisation of resources. 4) CGI made validation of credit cards possible because: A) The browser client could pass the credit card number to the server. B) Credit card companies accepted the feasibility of online systems. C) It is a standard interface between an HTTP server and an application. D) Internet became more secure and reliable. 5) If you are given the task of creating an online web application using CGI, you will definitely need to: i) Create guestbook.cgi. ii) Build dynamic HTML pages by making database requests. iii) Write CGI scripts in a language such as Perl, Tcl, C, Unix Shell, Java etc. iv) Channel client requests through the web-server A) iii and iv B) i, iii and iv C) iii only D) ii and iii

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Written English Test Instruction Sheet

No. of Questions: 1 Duration in Minutes: 5

The duration of this exercise is 5 minutes. Write the e-mail in your own words. The email should be between 75-100 words. An e-mail less than 50 words & more than 125 words will not be evaluated. Your email will be evaluated on four parameters: Grammar, Content, Vocabulary, Spelling & Punctuation. Do not use short-forms (u, 2, gr8, comm.). Only accepted abbreviations are allowed (etc, asap, e.g., i.e.). Do not write in all upper case (HI, I AM AN EXECUTIVE FROM ABC.) or all lower case (this is to inform you that i will do it.). Appropriate case structure is important. Proper punctuation (full-stops, commas) is important. Spell correctly. Any deviation from the correct spelling is an error. Respond to the scenario using the details/information provided. Digression from the main points will be rated down.

ALL THE BEST!!!

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Name: ____________________

Candidate ID No. ______________

Company: CountryWide Cable is the leading cable operator in the city. They have a dominant market share of 55%. The company has achieved this success due to the quality of broadcast and excellent customer service. Scenario: Mr. Dev Anand is one of your old customers, who has been using your cable connection for the past two years. Mr. Anand has written a letter to your company complaining of the decline in the quality of reception of certain channels. He has specifically complained that the reception of certain channels is erratic- they are good during certain hours of the day and bad during certain other hours. He has also complained that his earlier complaints over the phone have not been addressed. Task: You are the Executive handling Customer Service at CountryWide. Write an e-mail to Mr. Anand apologizing for the problem, and offering to send a technician to his house to rectify the problem.

Grammar

Content

Vocabulary

Spelling & Punctuation

S/R

Status

Evaluator

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