The written Test consists of 4 sections.

1) Verbal (20 questions 15 minutes)

2) Analytical (20questions 30 minutes)
3) Mental Ability (25 questions 30 minutes)
4) Technical(10 questions 15 minutes)
Time Duration: 90 Minute
No of questions :75
They will give us one answer sheet. But after every section they will collect
the question paper back
Verizon Placement Paper:1-10 questions of the type
Rose is _______ beautiful flower.
Options: a, an, the, none
11-16 Reading comprehension... on computer protection and security
17-20 Reading comprehension on Databases (Actually you don't need to
read the passage you will be able to answer without reading it--- its so
trivial)
Analytical: ( 30 questions 30 minutes)
21. Sheena is 16th from first. 29th from last in a test. 6 boys did not come. 3
failed what is the strength of the class 22-26 problems on sets.. eg 15
speak Tamil 25 speak Tamil and Hindi out of 53 people how many speak
Tamil alone. etc( Do not remember exact figures)
27-32 Problems on sets eg 54 boys play cricket.61play football,66 play
tennis. 24 play all three, 32 play football and cricket, 15 play foot ball and
tennis. How many players played only cricket, football, tennis same kind of
problem on white ,green and yellow kites
33-37 Typical annals question( u find in RS Agarwals)
6 movies need to be screened in a movie festival. The slots are 9.30,10.30,1
3.30 5.30, 7
A can screen in afternoon or morning B cannot screen before C nobody

else can screen when D is screening..( similar conditions.. Watch out we all
ran out of time trying to attempt this question)
38-40 Question on cube. A cube is painted with three colures namely Red,
yellow ,green its [anted in such a way that colors are on the adjacent sides
are not same. The cube is cut into 27 small cubes. How many cubes with
one color, two color, three color etc.
41-45 One question and Two statements would be given Mark A if statement
1 alone is enough to get the answer. B if statement 2 alone is enough, C if
statement 1 and 2 are necessary. D if answer cannot be arrived at
eg 1.P-X>0
2., pX>0
is p positive.
46-50 Question on cube.. 16 cubes are kept on top of which 4 cubes r kept
at the centre , on top of that 2 cubes are kept and on top of that one cube is
kept. It is painted from top to bottom. How many cubes with 1,2,3,4, 0,sides
painted.
Mental Ability (15 questions 25 minutes)
51-53 Questions on pattern matching. Like mark A if first and third are
identical, B if second and third are identical, C if first and second are
identical D if they are different.
54-59 Questions of the form if +is - and - is * . * is / and / is + then find
12/3*5-2+5
60-62 A set of conditions for admissions of a school student is given like he
should be in top 20 in the entrance test or should have sports excellence
etc.. and questions of different cases are given and we need to find if the
candidate can be admitted or not.
63-65 Similar questions for recruitment of cook. He should be 25 years of
age with 3 years experience if he has lesser exp. he should meet the head
cook . if he is below 25 years he should meet the manager and questions
on various cases.
Technical (C and DS) :
66. Of the following select a code to print a singly link list in a reverse
order.
67. select a code to print elements of a DE queue

68. a=3,b=3,c=3
a-=b-- - --c;
printf (a, b, c);
69. Find a declaration of ADT of a polynomial.
70. Select code that shows DFS of a graph
71. Select the statement that appropriately fills the DFS algorithm
Directions for question No:1-6
Your answers for each questions below would be
A, if all 3 items given in the questions 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) 5344544445 5344544445 5344543445

a)A b)B c)C d)D

2) 8472.9200602 8472.9200602 8472.9200602

a)A b)B c)C d)D

3)6461.4421129 6461.4421129 6461.4421129

a)A b)B c)C d)D

4) 2001.7886162 2001.7786162 2001.7885162

a)A b)B c)C d)D

5) KVKVKVKVVV KVKVKKVVVV KVKKVVVVVV

a)A b)B c)C d)D

6) Arizona Desert Arizona Desert Arizona Desert

a)A b)B c)C d)D
52) If * stands for -, /stands for +, +stands for *, then which of the following
is TRUE?
A) 32/14*6+40-8=44.8
B) 14*8/6+40-8=16.8
c) 32*6/14+32-8=9.9
D) 32/6*14+32-8=18.9

53) If * stands for /, /stands for -, +stands for * and stands for +, then
17/5*4+19-8?
A)1.25
B) 24.5
C) 12.8
D) 22.4

54) If + stands for division, * stands for multiplication and / stands for
subtraction, then which of
the following equations is CORRECT?
A) 36*6+7/2-6=20
B) 36/6+3*5-3=45

c) 36+6-3*5/3=24
D) 36-6+3*5/3=74

55) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for *, - stands for +, then which
of the following equations
is TRUE?
A) 28/10*6+80-12=20
B) 10*12/6+80-12=49.3
c) 28*6/10+28-12=3.1
D) 12*28/6+80-12=448

56) If * stands for +, / stands for *, + stands for -, - stands for /, then which
of the following equations
is TRUE?
A) 8*12/8+40-12=32.7
B) 20*8/8+20-12=8
c) 12*20/8+40-12=-16
D) 20/8*8+40-12=164.7

57) If * stands for -, / stands for +, + stands for /, - stands for *, then which
of the following equations
is TRUE?
A) 20/16*4+90-12=35.58*12/8+40-12=32.7
B) 16*12/4+90-12=3.5
c) 20*4/16+20-12=-8

D) 12*20/4+90-12=4

Directions for Questions 1-4:

The following criteria have laid down for admission to professional PG
course in the university. The candidate must:
i) be between 18-27 years of age as on 1 march 2004
ii) have secured not less than 60% out of 900 marks in the entrance
examination and not less than 50% in the interview of 100 marks
iii) be ready to deposit Rs. 75000 as annual course fee.
iv) Must have secured 65% in graduation.
However, in case the candidate fulfills all conditions EXCEPT:
a.condition
(iii),but has a score of more than 70% in the entrance examination and
more than 55% in the interview, refer to the director.
condition
(iv),but has more than 55% in graduation and can deposit rs.100000 per
annum as tuition fees, refer to the admissions in charge.
1)Samarth is a B com with 65% marks. He is ready to pay rs75000 per
annum as tuition fees. He was born on 30 may 1976 and has scored more
than 64% in the both the entrance examination and the interview. He is:
a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

2)Chitra secured more than 66% in both the entrance examination and in
the interview. She was born on the 14th of April 1979 . she completed her
Bsc with botany as her specialization with 70% marks.
She is:
a)not admitted
b)admitted
c) referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

3)Arjun completed BA, English literature with 63%marks. He scored 552 in

the entrance examination and 64 marks in the interview. He was born on 10
December 1984 and is ready to deposit rs.100000 per
annum as tuition fees. He is:
a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

4)Supriya completed her graduation with 66% marks. She is 21 years old.
She cannot the requisite tution fee at the time of admission. She secured
62 marks in the interview and 637 marks in the entrance test. She is:
a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director
Directions for questions1-4 :

a rating company needs to appoint financial analysts in an organization.

The candidate must:
i. be a graduate in any discipline with at least 60% marks
ii. not more than 30 years of age as on 1 may 2003
iii. be either a CA ,ICWA, or MBA Finance or CFA as professional
qualification
iv. have at least 4 years of work experience
v. have cleared the written examination conducted by the organization with
at least 50% marks
however, if a candidate fulfills all conditions EXCEPT:
a.

condition

(iii), but has done B com with at least 55% marks, refer to the director.
b.

Condition

(iv), but has a Phd degree along with the professional qualification, refer to
the chairman.

1)Puneet was born on 10 august 1974. he joined an organization

immediately after completing his CA. He secured 55% and 67% marks in
the graduation and the written examination conducted by the
organization respectively. He is:
a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate

2)Ajay got 70% and 60% marks in graduation and the written examination
conducted by the organization respectively. He has been working for the
last 2 years after completing his CFA and Phd in
2000 at the age of 27. he is:
a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate

3) Nitin completed his ICWA and has been working ever since. He was born
on 28 june 1977 . he scored 70% and 50% marks in the graduation and the
written examination conducted by the organization . he is:
a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate
4) Jayesh did his Mcom with 60% marks at the age of 24 in the year 1998.
he secured 55% marks in graduation and 60%in the written examination
conducted by the organization. He is:
a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate
Interview Questions
a.
b.
c.
d.

Why paging is used ?

Which is the best page replacement algo and Why ?
What is software life cycle ?
How much time is spent usually in each phases and why ?

e.
What is testing ?
f.
Which are the different types of testing ?
g.
Which are the different phases in Software life cycle (asked again)
h.
Why is analysis and testing phases very important ?
i.
Why networks are layered ? What is the advantage of that ?
j.
How many layers are there in OSI ? Why is it called OSI model ?
k.
Network topologies ?
l.
Which are the different network toplogies ?
m. An example of bus type network.
n.
What is the Bandwidth of ethernet ?
o.
Explain the advantage and disadvantage of ethernet ?
p.
Which is the protocol used in ethernet. (CSMA/CD) Why is it called
so ?
q.
What is the advantage of Ring network ?
r.
Compare it with ethernet.
s.
What is inheritance, encapsulation etc.
t.
If there are too many page faults what is the problem?
u.
To ensure one pgm. doesnt corrupt other programme. in a Multiprogramme. environment what you should do?
v.
Which one you will use to implement critical section? Binary
Semaphore
w. Which one is not needed for Multi-programme enviornment?
x.
options are: virtual memory,security,time sharing,none of the
above.
y.
Which one is not done by Data link layer ? bit stuffing,
LRC,CRC,parity check
z.
Which one is not related to Data link layer?

a.

Which one is not suitable for client-server application?

tcp/ip,message passing,rpc,none of the above.
b.
Term stickily bit is related to a)kernel b)undeletable file c) d)none
c.
Semaphore variable is different from ordinary variable by ?
d.
Unix system is
multi processing
multi processing ,multiuser
multi processing ,multiuser,multitasking
multiuser,multitasking
e) protocol encapsulates the follwing layers

a)network
b)datalink
c)physical
d)all of the above
e)none of the above

f)TCP/IP can work on

a)ethernet
b)tokenring
c)a&b
d)none

g)A node has the IP address 138.50.10.7 and 138.50.10.9.But it is

transmitting data from node1 to node2only. The reason may be
a)a node cannot have more than one address
b)class A should have second octet different
c)classB " " " " "
d)a,b,c

h)The OSI layer from bottom to topvfor an application which exceeds 64k
the memory model should be
a)medium
b)huge
c)large

d)none

i)The condition required for dead lock in unix sustem is set-user-id is

related to (in unix)
bourne shell has
a)history record

d) wrong statement about c++

a)code removable
b)encapsulation of data and code
c)program easy maintenance
d)program runs faster
j)which is true
a)bridge connects dissimilar LAN and protocol insensitive
b)router " " " " "
c)gateway " " " " "
d)none of the above
e)const char *
char * const
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

f)What is the difference between the above tow?.

In Unix inter process communication take place using?.
About i-node numbers
Max relax able permission value with out giving write permission
to others?.
About ln(linking)
Linking across directories?.
Process id for kernell process
Very first process created by kernell

i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.

Function to repaint a window immediately?.

Function entry for DLL in win3.1 win 3.1 is awin 3.1 supports
which type of multi tasking?.
Message displayed when a window is destroyedAbout fork()?
About send message and post message
Message to limit the size of window
System call executable binary file into a process
About GDI object?.
API used to hide window
Initialize contents of a dialog?.

C SKILL SET
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o)

How do you write a program which produces its own source code
as its output?
How can I find the day of the week given the date?
Why doesn't C have nested functions?
What is the most efficient way to count the number of bits which
are set in a value?
How can I convert integers to binary or hexadecimal?
How can I call a function, given its name as a string?
How do I access command-line arguments?
How can I return multiple values from a function?
How can I invoke another program from within a C program?
How can I access memory located at a certain address?
How can I allocate arrays or structures bigger than 64K?
How can I find out how much memory is available?
How can I read a directory in a C program?
How can I increase the allowable number of simultaneously open
files?

What's wrong with the call "fopen("c:\newdir\file.dat", "r")"?

Verizon Technical Paper 1

Section I Unix Programming
1) works as a command interpretor
A) Hardware B) Kernal C) Shell D) CPU
2) The major no for a floppy disk device is
A) 1 B) 3 C) 2 D) 4
3) chown

A) Changes the mode of operation to kernel mode

B) Creates a thread
C) Changes the users and/or group ownership of each given file
D) Creates a child process
4) lilo
A) Uninstalls the boot loader
B) Installs the boot loader
C) Is a login utility
D) Invokes a daemon to logoff
5) netdevice
A) Provides low level access to Linux network devices
B) Provides low level access to Linux storage devices
C) Provides an interface to communicate with graphic devices
D) None of the other option listed for this question
6) The process which terminates before the parent process exits, is called
as
A) Zombie
B) Orphan
C) Child
D) None of the other option listed for this question
7) Context switch means
A) Kernel switches from executing one process to another.
B) Process switches from kernel mode to user mode.
C) Process switches from user mode to kernel mode.

D) None of the other option listed for this question

8) The following socket provides two way, sequenced, reliable and
unduplicated flow of data with no
record boundaries.
A) Sequential packet socket
B) Datagram socket
C) Stream socket
D) Raw socket
9) Identify the point(s) that is not true w.r.t. signals
A) Signals are software generated interrupts that are sent to a process
when an event happens
B) Signal delivery is analogous to hardware interrupts in that a signal can
be blocked from being
delivered in the future.
C) Most signals are synchronous by nature.
D) Most signal cause termination of the receiving process if no action is
taken by the process in
response to the signal.
10) Identify the point(s) that is true wrt Semaphore
A) Only one process at a time can update a semaphore.
B) All the other options listed for this question
C) They are often used to monitor and control the availability of system
resources such as shared memory segments.
D) Is a process with exclusive use of a semaphore terminates abnormally
and fails to undo the operation or free the semaphore, the semaphore stays
locked in the state the process left it.
RDBMS

1) When a single entity is related to itself then the relationship is termed as

A) ONE TO-ONE
B) ONE-TO-MANY
C) RECURSIVE
D) MANY-TO-MANY
2) means allowing objects of different types to be considered as examples
of higher level set
A) AGGREGATION
B) SPECIALIZATION
C) GENERALIZATION
D) DECOMPOSITION
3) The primary characteristic of a key field as that it must be
A) A NAME
B) TEXT
C) UNIQUE
D) ALL OF THE OTHER OPTION LISTED FOR THIS QUESTION
4) What kind of relationship exist between customers and salespersons if
each customer may have one
or more salespersons, and each salesperson may have one or more
customers?
A) one-to-one
B) one to many
C) many to many
D) many to one
5) The following is a valid SET operation.

A) Join
B) Insert
C) Select
D) Difference
6) means allowing objects of different types to be considered as example of
a higher level set.
A) Aggregation
B) Specialization
C) Generalization
D) Decomposition
7) A relation R is said to be in the , if it is in BCNF and there are non-trivial
multi valued dependencies.
A) 1st NF
B) 2nd NF
C) 3rd NF
D) 4th NF
8) A occurs when a weak entity does not have a candidate key and its
instances are indistinguishable without a relationship with another entity.
A) Existence dependency
B) Identifier dependency
C) Referential dependency
D) None of the other option listed for this question
9) is / are sample(s) of data model.
A) Relational
B) Rational

C) Entity- relationship
D) None of the other option listed for this question
10) In hierarchical database,
A) There is one to many relationship
B) A child may have more than one parent
C) A parent may have more than one child
D) There is no restriction on the number of parents a child may have or the
number of children a parent
may have
11) The term inner join refers to:
A) Joins between two tables in the same schema.
B) An equality join based on one column from each table.
C) A table joined with itself.
D) A Cartesian product join.
12) Which type of join is used in this query?
SELECT last_name Name, hire_date Hire Date, loc Location
FROM employee, department
WHERE employee.deptno = department.deptno.
A) Outer join
B) Self join
C) Equijoin
D) Non-equijoin
13) A sales database has two table SALESPERSON and CUSTOMERS as
below:

SALESPEOPLE
-----------------------------------------------------snum NUMBER
sname VARCHAR2(10)
CUSTOMER
-----------------------------------------------------snum NUMBER
cname VARCHAR2(10)
The management wants to know the mapping of salespersons to their
customers without excluding those salespersons that are not currently
assigned. What would be the most appropriate condition, which can be
applied on the Query to accomplish the above task?
A) salespeople.snum(+) = customers.snum
B) salespeople.snum = customers.snum(+)
C) salespeople.snum = customers.snum
D) salespeople.snum(+) = customers.snum(+)
14) join returns those rows from a table which have no direct match in the
other table.
A) Outer join
B) inner join
C) Equijoin
D) Self join
15) To produce a meaningful result set without any Cartesian products,
what is the minimum number of conditions that should appear in the
WHERE clause of a four table join?
A) 1

B) 4
C) 2
D) 8
Of the following select a code to print a singly link list in a reverse
order.Select a code to print elements of a dequeue
a=3,b=3,c=3
a-=b-- - --c;
printf (a, b, c);
Find a declaration of ADT of a polynomial.
Select code that shows DFS of a graph
Select the statement that appropriately fills the DFS algorithm
File *fp1,*fp2;
fp1=fopen ("a","w");
fp2=fopen ("a","w");
and operations using these two file pointers . and 4 options based on that
int *px;
do{
*px=f(1);
} while( i<10 && *px<900);
f(int a)
{
int x= a*50;
return &x;
}
And four options about value of *px also has options on error conditions
DBMS:
1.

What are different types of databases

2.

Difference between RDBMS and File based databases

3.

Even in RDBMS the data is stored as files , so why go for it

4.

Three layered architecture

5.

Can you change physical design

6.

Write a simple employee and dept table

7. Then he asked me to retrieve all employees working in MCA dept( i

wrote a nested sub query)
8. What is the advantage of nested sub query. will it improve or reduce
the performance
9.

What is inheritance?

10.

What is a constructor?

11.

Can a constructor be private?

12.

Can we OVERRIDE a constructor?

13.

Are there pointers in java?

14.

Why is there no pointers in java?

15.

Identify classes...for bus, car, cycle tricycle?

16.

What is quality

17.

What is quality management

18.

Difference between software engineering and SQM

Actual interview
Step 1: We were asked to write a 100 word write-up on " Your greatest
strength (s) that would help Verizon".
The interviewing team introduced themselves.( there were two people - One
person was asking technical questions and other person was asking HR
questions) Both were asking questions alternating.
They went through my write-up, and the HR person asked me an
hypothetical situation
" Assume you are working on a bidding . You quote a price after lot of
analysis. At the last moment your boss says that you should quote a lower
price. what will you do"

he kept asking subsequent questions to corner me and was focused on

making me accept that I did not have the quality that i mentioned in the
write-up.
Technical person asked me what I was comfortable with C, C++ or Java. I
told Java.
The HR person took over and asked
1.

Instances where I have exhibited my leadership qualities?

2.

How do I motivate my team members?

3.

What is my biggest achievement in life so far?

4.

What is my biggest failure and what I learnt from it?

The HR person took over and

1. He saw that I have won prize in Marketing in Login and asked me what
the event was and asked me how we won the event.
2. What I have learnt in college or what the college has taught me apart
from subjects
The technical person asked me what other subjects I have learnt so far in
curricular and he interrupted me when I said "Software quality
Management"
The HR person took over and asked me one last question
1.

I just want to know why you are wearing a tie.

2.

Tell me everything about yourself in 10 minutes?

3.

Weaknesses?

4.

Will u be comfortable in relocation?

5.

The best thing u noticed in company presentation?

6.

Any other offer u have?

7.

Any backlog u have?

8.

Finally asked about my family

VERIZON Aptitude Questions for practice

1) If * stands for -, /stands for +, +stands for *, then which of the following is
TRUE?

A) 32/14*6+40-8=44.8
B) 14*8/6+40-8=16.8
c) 32*6/14+32-8=9.9
D) 32/6*14+32-8=18.9

2) If * stands for /, /stands for -, +stands for * and stands for +, then
17/5*4+19-8?

A)1.25
B) 24.5
C) 12.8
D) 22.4

3) If + stands for division, * stands for multiplication and / stands for

subtraction, then which of he following equations is CORRECT?

A) 36*6+7/2-6=20
B) 36/6+3*5-3=45
c) 36+6-3*5/3=24
D) 36-6+3*5/3=74

4) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for *, - stands for +, then which of
the following equations is TRUE?

A) 28/10*6+80-12=20
B) 10*12/6+80-12=49.3
c) 28*6/10+28-12=3.1
D) 12*28/6+80-12=448

5) If * stands for +, / stands for *, + stands for -, - stands for /, then which of
the following equations is TRUE?

A) 8*12/8+40-12=32.7
B) 20*8/8+20-12=8
c) 12*20/8+40-12=-16
D) 20/8*8+40-12=164.7

6) If * stands for -, / stands for +, + stands for /, - stands for *, then which of
the following equations is TRUE?

A) 20/16*4+90-12=35.58*12/8+40-12=32.7
B) 16*12/4+90-12=3.5
c) 20*4/16+20-12=-8
D) 12*20/4+90-12=4

Directions for QUESTIONS 7-10:

The following criteria have laid down for admission to professional PG

course in the university. The candidate must:

i) be between 18-27 years of age as on 1 march 2004

ii) have secured not less than 60% out of 900 marks in the entrance
examination and not less than 50% in the interview of 100 marks
iii) be ready to deposit rs. 75000 as annual course fee.
iv) Must have secured 65% in graduation.
However, in case the candidate fulfiils all conditions EXCEPT:

a.condition(iii),but has ascore of more than 70% in the entrance

examination and more than 55% in the interview, refer to the director.

b.condition(iv),but has more than 55% in graduation and can deposit

rs.100000 per annum as tuition fees, refer to the admissions in charge.

7)samarth is abcom with 65% marks. He is ready to pay rs75000 per annum
as tuition feees. He was born on 30 may 1976 and has scored more than
64% in th both the entrance examination and the interview. He is:

a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

8)chitra secured more than 66% in both the entrance examination and in
the interview. She was born on the 14th of april 1979 . she completed her
bsc with botany as her specialization with 70% marks.
She is:
a)not admitted
b)admitted
c) referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

9)arjun completed ba, English literature with 63%marks. He scored 552 in

the entrance examination and 64 marks in the interview. He was born on 10
december 1984 and is ready to deposit rs.100000 per annum as tution fees.
He is:

a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

10)supriya completed her graduation with 66% marks. She is 21 years old.
She cannot the requisite tution fee at the time of admission. She secured
62 marks in the interview and 637 marks in the entrance test. She is:

a)not admitted
b)admitted
c)referred to the admissions in charge
d)referred to the director

directions for questions11-14 :

a rating company needs to appoint financial analysts in an organization.

The candidate must:
i. be a graduate in any discipline with at least 60% marks
ii. not more than 30 years of age as on 1 may 2003
iii. be either a ca,icwa,or mba finance or cfa as professional qualification
iv. have at least 4 years of work experiance
v. have cleared the written examination conducted by the organization with
at least 50% marks however, if a candidate fulfills all conditions EXCEPT:

a. condition (iii), but has done bcom with at least 55% marks, refer to the
director.
b. Condition (iv), but has a phd degree along with the professional
qualification, refer to the
chairman.

11)puneet was born on 10 august 1974. he joined an organization

immediately after completing his ca. he secured 55% and 67% marks in the
graduation and the written examination conducted by the organization
respectively. He is:

a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate

12)ajay got 70% and 60% marks in graduation and the written examination
conducted by the
organization respectively. He has been working for the last 2 years after
completing his cfa and phd in 2000 at the age of 27. he is:

a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate

13) nitin completed his icwa and has been working ever since. He was born
on 28 june 1977 . he scored 70% and 50% marks in the graduation and the
written examination conducted by the organization . he is:

a)selected
b)rejected

c)referred to the chairman

d)data inadequate

14) jayesh did his mcom with 60% marks at the age of 24 in the year 1998.
he secured 55% marks in graduation and 60%in the written examination
conducted by the organization. He is:

a)selected
b)rejected
c)referred to the chairman
d)data inadequate

15). Two trains are on the same track a distance 300 km apart heading
towards one another, One at a speed of 150 km/h and other at a speed of
50 km/h. A fly starting out at the front of one train, flies towards the other at
a speed of 600 km/h. Upon reaching the other train, the fly turns around
and continues towards the first train. How many kilometers does the fly
travel before getting squashed in the collision of the two trains?

16) The major no: for a floppy disk device is

A) 1

B) 3

C) 2

D) 4

17) chown is:

A) Changes the mode of operation to kernel mode

B) Creates a thread

C) Changes the users and/or group ownership of each given file

D) Creates a child process

18) lilo is:

A) Uninstalls the boot loader

B) Installs the boot loader
C) Is a login utility
D) Invokes a daemon to logoff

19) netdevice

A) Provides low level access to Linux network devices

B) Provides low level access to Linux storage devices
C) Provides an interface to communicate with graphic devices
D) None of the other option listed for this question

20) The process which terminates before the parent process exits, is called
as

A) Zombie
B) Orphan
C) Child
D) None of the other option listed for this question

21) Context switch means

A) Kernel switches from executing one process to another.

B) Process switches from kernel mode to user mode.
C) Process switches from user mode to kernel mode.
D) None of the other option listed for this question

22) The following socket provides two way, sequenced, reliable and
unduplicated flow of data with no record boundaries.
A) Sequential packet socket
B) Datagram socket
C) Stream socket
D) Raw socket

23) Identify the point(s) that is not true w.r.t. signals

A) Signals are software generated interrupts that are sent to a process

when an event happens
B) Signal delivery is analogous to hardware interrupts in that a signal can
be blocked from being delivered in the future.
C) Most signals are synchronous by nature.
D) Most signal cause termination of the receiving process if no action is
taken by the process in response to the signal.

24) Identify the point(s) that is true wrt Semaphore

A) Only one process at a time can update a semaphore.

B) All the other options listed for this question
C) They are often used to monitor and control the availability of system
resources such as shared memory segments.
D) Is a process with exclusive use of a semaphore terminates abnormally
and fails to undo the operation or free the semaphore, the semaphore stays
locked in the state the process left it. RDBMS

25) When a single entity is related to itself then the relationship is termed
as

A) ONE TO-ONE
B) ONE-TO-MANY
C) RECURSIVE
D) MANY-TO-MANY

26) means allowing objects of different types to be considered as examples

of higher level set

A) AGGREGATION
B) SPECIALIZATION
C) GENERALIZATION
D) DECOMPOSITION

27) The primary characteristic of a key field as that it must be

A) A NAME
B) TEXT
C) UNIQUE
D) ALL OF THE OTHER OPTION LISTED FOR THIS QUESTION

28) What kind of relationship exist between customers and salespersons if

each customer may have one or more salespersons, and each salesperson
may have one or more customers?

A) one-to-one
B) one to many
C) many to many
D) many to one

29) The following is a valid SET operation.

A) Join
B) Insert
C) Select
D) Difference

30) means allowing objects of different types to be considered as example

of a higher level set.

A) Aggregation
B) Specialization
C) Generalization
D) Decomposition

31) A relation R is said to be in the , if it is in BCNF and there are non-trivial

multi valued dependencies.

A) 1st NF
B) 2nd NF
C) 3rd NF
D) 4th NF

32) A occurs when a weak entity does not have a candidate key and its
instances are indistinguishable without a relationship with another entity.

A) Existence dependency
B) Identifier dependency
C) Referential dependency
D) None of the other option listed for this question

33) is / are sample(s) of data model.

A) Relational
B) Rational
C) Entity- relationship
D) None of the other option listed for this question

34) In hierarchical database,

A) There is one to many relationship

B) A child may have more than one parent
C) A parent may have more than one child
D) There is no restriction on the number of parents a child may have or the
number of children a parent may have

35) The term inner join refers to:

A) Joins between two tables in the same schema.

B) An equality join based on one column from each table.
C) A table joined with itself.
D) A Cartesian product join.

36) Which type of join is used in this query?

SELECT last_name Name, hire_date Hire Date, loc Location
FROM employee, department WHERE employee.deptno =
department.deptno.

A) Outer join
B) Self join
C) Equijoin
D) Non-equijoin

37) A sales database has two table SALESPERSON and CUSTOMERS as

below:

SALESPEOPLE
-----------------------------------------------------snum NUMBER
sname VARCHAR2(10)
CUSTOMER
-----------------------------------------------------snum NUMBER
cname VARCHAR2(10)

The management wants to know the mapping of salespersons to their

customers without excluding those salespersons that are not currently
assigned. What would be the most appropriate condition, which can be
applied on the Query to accomplish the above task?

A) salespeople.snum(+) = customers.snum

B) salespeople.snum = customers.snum(+)
C) salespeople.snum = customers.snum
D) salespeople.snum(+) = customers.snum(+)

38) join returns those rows from a table which have no direct match in the
other table.

A) Outer join
B) inner join
C) Equijoin
D) Self join

39) To produce a meaningful result set without any Cartesian products,

what is the minimum number of conditions that should appear in the
WHERE clause of a four table join?

A) 1
B) 4
C) 2
D) 8

40).Tea worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third
variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, the price
of the third variety per kg will be:

41). You have to measure exactly 4 liters of water, but you only have a 3liter bottle and a 5-liter bottle. How do you do it?

42). You have 9 balls,equally big,equally heavy-except for one, which is a

little heavier.How would you identify the heavier ball if you could use a pair
of balance scales only twice?

43) What is the output of the following function if the following parameter is
passed into the function as shown below function(" 12345");

long function(char *a)

int n=O; int sign; sign =(*s==,,)?1 : 1; if(*S == .2 11 *8
S++;
for(;*s >=,0,&& *s <=V; s++) n 10 * n + (*s V);
return sign n;

A) String 54321
54321

B) String 12345

C) Long int 12345

D) Long int

44) A function called total, sums up the elements of an integer array passed
to it (as the first parameter). It returns the total value as an integer. The
second parameter to the function is an integer, which contains the number
of elements of the array.
Identify the correct code snippet(s) which accomplishes the above task.

A) int total( int numberso, int elements int total = 0, loop; for( loop = 0; loop
< elements; loop++ total = total + numbers[loopl; return total; I

B) int total( int numbers[l, int elements int total = 0, loop; for( loop = 01 loop
<= elements; loop++ total = total + numbersiloopl, return total;
C) int total( int numbersfl, int elements int total, loop, for( loop = 0; loop >
elements: loop++ total = total + numbers[loopl; return total;
D) int total( int numbers[], int elements int total, loop; for( loop = 0; loop <
elements; loop++ total = total numbers[loop], return total,

45) Which of the following does not print the numbers from I to 10?

A) maino
int i;
while (i<=10)
printf("%d\n", i); j++;

B) main()
int i;
i=O; do
Printf("%d\n". ++i), while (i<10);

C) maino
int i; for (i=l ; i<=1 0; i++) printf("%d\n", i); I D) maino
int i;
i=O; do I printf("%d\n", ++i); while (i<=10);

46) char sl [] = 1"rhis is a string"; char s2a = "pqrs";

Identify the code snippet which returns the first location in the String sl
where any character from the String s2 occurs
Output:
Searching for one of "pqrs" in the string ,7his is a string" Located in
position:3
A) for (i=O s2[ij !=AO,, i++) for 0 = 0; ~1 U1 1=AO, if (s2[ij = sl Uj) ( if (POS =
111 j < p0s) pos = j;

B) for (i=O; s2fi] !=AO,; i++) for 0 = 0; sl Ul !=AO,; j++) if (s2[ij s 1 Uj) ( if
(Pos 111 j < pos) POS = j;

C) for(i=Qs2[ij!=,O,;i++){ for 0 = 0; S, U1 !=V: j++) if (s2li] sl Uj) ( if (Pos 111 j

< pos) pos = j;

D) for (i=O; s2fil 1= W; I++) for a = 0; slUl !=AO,; j++) if (s2[ij sl U]) ( if (pos
111 j < pos) pos = j. I

47) What could be the output of the following program?

ffinclude < stdio.h > maino struct r
char city[10]; Int pin;
static struct r p =("mysore",20); static char nj] ="bangalore"; FILE *fp; fp=
fopen("TRLAL",wb");

Directions for Questions 48-53:

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 item are exactly ALIKE. C if only the FIRST and THIRD
item are exactly ALIKE. D if only the SECOND and THIRD item are exactly
ALIKE. E if ALL THREE items are DIFFERENT

48) 7181.0984612, 7181.0984612, 7181.0984612

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E

D) D

E) E

D) D

E) E

49)5444644444, 64"644444 ,5444644444

A) A

B) B

C) C

50)3211133222, 3211133222, 3212232222

A) A

B) B

C) C

51) discuteeren,, discuteren ,discuteeren

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E

52) 744.2903519, 744.2903419 ,7".2903519

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E

53) Wadhodhia Raste, Wadhodhia Raste, Wadhobhia Raste

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

E) E

Directions to solve(54-63)
Read the given below data & answer the following qustions
one hundred and twenty five small cube of equal size are
arranged in a solid pile of dimension 5*5*5 .Then from one corner
one cube is removed from the top.From the opposite corner 8 cubes
(2*2*2)r removed from the third corner a column of three cubes and
from the fourth corner a column of 4 cubes r removed the remaining
solid r coloured red on all the exposed faces...

54. How many cubes in the secomd layer fron the top do not have any
coloured face ?

ans : 6

55. How many cubes in the third layer have at least two coloured faces
each ?

ans :8

56. how many cubes in the fourth layer from the top have only one colour
face each?

ans :10

57. How many cubes in the bottom layer have at least one coloured face
each

ans :16

58. How many cubes in the top four layers taken together have only one
coloured
face each

ans:29

59. How many cubes donot have any colour face

ans : 32

60. How many cubes have three colour faces each

ans :12

61.how many cubes have only two colour faces each?

ans :24

62.How many cubes have only one colour faces each?

ans : 41

63. How many cubes are there in the top layer ?

ans : 18

64. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather.
Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of
flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:
A. 1 hour

B. 2 hours

C. 3 hours

D. 4 hours

65. he difference between a two-digit number and the number obtained by

interchanging the positions of its digits is 36. What is the difference
between the two digits of that number?
A. 3

B. 4

C. 9

D. Cannot be determined

E. None of these

Directions to solve(66-70)

In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which
can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

66. That which cannot be seen

A. Insensible

B. Intangible

C. Invisible

D. Unseen

67.To slap with a flat object

A. Chop

B. Hew

C. Gnaw

D. Swat

68. Habitually silent or talking little

A. Serville

B. Unequivocal

C. Taciturn

D. Synoptic

69. One who cannot be corrected

A. Incurable

B. Incorrigible

C. Hardened

D. Invulnerable

70. Be the embodiment or perfect example of

A. Characterise

B. Idol

C. Personify

D. Signify

Directions to solve(70-75)

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank
to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

71. When varun left the cocktail party he was as ...... as a judge.
A. sober

B. drunk

C. brave

D. wise

72. The criminal seems to have acted in ...... the three others.
A. collusion

B. coalition

C. collision

D. cohesion

73. Soft minded individuals are ...... to embrace all kinds superstitions.
A. disposed

B. eager

C. reluctant

D. prone

74. The stenographer is very efficient. He is ...... to his firm.

A. a boon
C. a blessing

B. a credit
D. an asset

75. However, the group's long-term strategy is to ...... on core sector

business connected with infrastructure and energy.
A. breed
C. concentrate

B. develop
D. depend

The aptitude consists of 4 sections.

1) Verbal
2) Analytical
3) Mental Ability
4) Technical
Time Duration: 90 Minute
They will give us one answer sheet. But after every section they will collect
the question paper back
There may/may not be negative marking
Verbal: (20 Questions 15 Minutes)
1-10 questions of the type
Rose is _______ beautiful flower.
Options: a, an, the, none
11-16 Reading comprehension... on computer protection and security
17-20 Reading comprehension on Databases (Actually you don't need to
read the passage you will be able to answer without reading it--- its so
trivial)
Analytical: ( 30 questions 30 minutes)
21. Sheela is 16th from first. 29th from last in a test. 6 boys did not come. 3
failed what is the strength of the class 22-26 problems on sets.. eg 15
speak Tamil 25 speak Tamil and Hindi out of 53 people how many speak
Tamil alone. etc( Do not remember exact figures)
27-32 Problems on sets eg 54 boys play cricket.61play football,66 play
tennis. 24 play all three, 32 play football and cricket, 15 play foot ball and
tennis. How many players played only cricket, football, tennis same kind of
problem on white ,green and yellow kites
33-37 Typical annals question( u find in RS Agarwals)
6 movies need to be screened in a movie festival. The slots are 9.30,10.30,1
3.30 5.30, 7

A can screen in afternoon or morning B cannot screen before C nobody

else can screen when D is screening..( similar conditions.. Watch out we all
ran out of time trying to attempt this question)
38-40 Question on cube. A cube is painted with three colours namely Red,
yellow ,green its [anted in such a way that colors are on the adjacent sides
are not same. The cube is cut into 27 small cubes. How many cubes with
one color, two color, three color etc
41-45 One question and Two statements would be given Mark A if statement
1 alone is enough to get the answer. B if statement 2 alone is enough, C if
statement 1 and 2 are necessary. D if answer cannot be arrived at
eg 1.P-X>0
2., pX>0
is p positive.
46-50 Question on cube.. 16 cubes are kept on top of which 4 cubes r kept
at the centre , on top of that 2 cubes are kept and on top of that one cube is
kept. It is painted from top to bottom. How many cubes with 1,2,3,4, 0,sides
painted.
Mental Ability (15 questions 25 minutes)
51-53 Questions on pattern matching. Like mark A if first and third are
identical, B if second and third are identical, C if first and second are
identical D if they are different.
54-59 Questions of the form if +is - and - is * . * is / and / is + then find
12/3*5-2+5
60-62 A set of conditions for admissions of a school student is given like he
should be in top 20 in the entrance test or should have sports excellence
etc.. and questions of different cases are given and we need to find if the
candidate can be admitted or not.
63-65 Similar questions for recruitment of cook. He should be 25 yrs of age
with 3 yrs experience if he has lesser exp. he should meet the head cook . if
he is below 25 yrs he should meet the manager and questions on various
cases.
Technical (C and DS) :
66. Of the following select a code to print a singly link list in a reverse
order.
67. select a code to print elements of a dequeue

68. a=3,b=3,c=3
a-=b-- - --c;
printf (a, b, c);
69. Find a declaration of ADT of a polynomial.
70. Select code that shows DFS of a graph
71. Select the statement that appropriately fills the DFS algorithm
72. File *fp1,*fp2;
fp1=fopen ("a","w");
fp2=fopen ("a","w");
and operations using these two file pointers . and 4 options based on that
73. int *px;
do{
*px=f(1);
} while( i<10 && *px<900);
f(int a)
{
int x= a*50;
return &x;
}
And four options about value of *px also has options on error conditions
74. Some question on strings.4 codes given and we need to select an
appropriate code.
75. I think code for printing an array
Time Duration of the Interview: 45 Minutes
Step 1: We were asked to write a 100 word write-up on " Your greatest
strength (s) that would help Verizon".
We were asked to take the write-up with us when we go to the interview..
Step 2: Actual interview
The interviewing team introduced themselves.( there were two people - One
person was asking technical questions and other person was asking HR
questions) Both were asking questions alternating.
They went through my write-up, and the HR person asked me an
hypothetical situation

" Assume you are working on a bidding . You quote a price after lot of
analysis. At the last moment your boss says that you should quote a lower
price. what will you do"
he kept asking subsequent questions to corner me and was focused on
making me accept that I did not have the quality that i mentioned in the
write-up.
Technical person asked me what I was comfortable with C, C++ or Java. I
told Java.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What is inheritance?
What is a constructor?
Can a constructor be private?
Can we OVERRIDE a constructor?
Are there pointers in java?
Why is there no pointers in java?
Identify classes...for bus, car, cycle tricycle?

The HR person took over and asked

1.
2.
3.
4.

Instances where I have exhibited my leadership qualities?

How do I motivate my team members?
What is my biggest achievement in life so far?
What is my biggest failure and what I learnt from it?

The Technical person saw my Area of interest to be " DBMS" and started
asking on
DBMS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What are different types of databases

Difference between RDBMS and File based databases
Even in RDBMS the data is stored as files , so why go for it
Three layered architecture
Can you change physical design
Write a simple employee and dept table
Then he asked me to retrieve all employees working in MCA dept( i
wrote a nested sub query)
8. What is the advantage of nested sub query. will it improve or reduce
the performance
The HR person took over and
1. He saw that I have won prize in Marketing in Login and asked me
what the event was and asked me how we won the event.

2. What I have learnt in college or what the college has taught me apart
from subjects
The technical person asked me what other subjects I have learnt so far in
curricular and he interrupted me when I said "Software quality
Management"
1. What is quality
2. What is quality management
3. Difference between software engineering and SQM
The HR person took over and asked me one last question
1. I just want to know why you are wearing a tie.

Verbal Ability (20 qus 20 min)

Directions for Questions 1-3 : Choose the option which will correctly fill the
blank.
1) I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference
room at the hotel on the 2nd of September.
A) Of
B) About
C) Into
D) After
2) _________ having her lunch, she stood - the tree and waited _______
him.
A) With, below, for
B) After, under, for
C) Inside, further, to
D) About, across, into
3) The microscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their
decline has meant that fewer fish are making it to adulthood to be
caught_________ trawler men.
A) In
B) Into
C) By
D) With

Directions for Questions 4-6 : Choose the word nearest in meaning to the
word from the given options.
4) The jacket is impervious to water.
A) Dirty
B) Pure
C) Impenetrable
D) Favourable
5) Chandan was chagrined with the continuous disruption of the power
supply to his home.
A) Delighted
B) Creation
C) Peeved
D) Security
6) The latest ordinance issued by the government has provided the bank
with two options.
A) Decision
B) Law
C) Opinion
D) Verdict
Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will
correctly fill the blank.
7)_________ great writer is convinced that whatever he says is not an echo
or imitation of what others have said.
A) An
B) The
C)A
D) No article required
8) ________ Reserve Bank of India directed banks to closely watch
_______spending through International Debit Cards.
A) A,the
B) The, the
C) The, a
D) -\n, the
9) The officer received _____ official letter from _____ Ministry of IT in
_____ Central Government.

A) A, the, an
C) An, the, the
B) A, an, the
D) An, an, the
10) You CANNOT send out ______uneducated man into ______ world of
technology and expect him to perform.
A) An, an
B) A, an
C ) An, the
D) The, an
Directions for Questions 11-15: Read the passage and answer the
questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the
passage.
Microprocessor is an electronic computer Central Processing Unit (CPU)
made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single
semiconductor Integrated Circuit (IC). Before the advent of
microprocessors, electronic CPUs were made from individual small-scale
Integrated Circuits containing the equivalent of only a few transistors. By
integrating the processor onto one or a very few large-scale Integrated
Circuit packages (containing the equivalent of thousands or millions of
discrete transistors), the cost of processor power was greatly reduced. The
evolution of microprocessors has been known to follow Moore's Law when
it comes to steadily increasing performance over the years. This law
suggests that the complexity of an Integrated Circuit with respect to
minimum component cost will double in about 18 months. From humble
beginnings as the drivers for calculators, the continued increase in power
has led to the dominance of microprocessors over every other form of
computer; every system from the largest mainframes to the smallest
handheld computers now uses a microprocessor at their core. .As with
many advances in technology, the microprocessor was an idea wbose time
had come. Three projects arguably delivered a complete microprocessor at
about the same time: Intel's 4004, Texas Instruments' TMS1000, and Garrett
AiResearch's Central Air Data Computer. . A computer-on-a-chip is a
variation of a microprocessor, which combines the microprocessor core
(CPU), some
memory, and I/O (input/output) lines, all on one chip. The proper meaning
of microcomputer is a computer using a (number of) microprocessor(s) as
its CPU(s), while the concept of the patent is somewhat more similar to a
micro controller.

11) Which of the following descriptions would NOT fit a microprocessor?

A) Electronic computer
B) Central Processing Unit
C) Memory disk
D) A single integrated chip circuit.
12) Select the TRUE statement from the following.
A) Microprocessors and computers on a chip are variations of each other.
B) Integration of processing power on chips has made processing power
cheaper.
C) Before microprocessors, CPUs were not made from individual small
scale ICs.
D) A microprocessor circuit only has transistors in it.
13) Which of the following was NOT the first to develop a microprocessor?
A) Microsoft
B) Intel
C) Texas Instruments
D) Garret
14) According to the passage, which of these is NOT a use of
microprocessors?
A) Drivers for calculators
B) Core for large mainframes
C) Advanced mobile phones
D) Used for small handheld computers
15) "A number of microprocessors at its CPU" is an apt description of a:
A) 11icro-controller
B) Micro-computer
C) Micro-processor
D) Micro-transistor
Directions for Questions 16-20: Read the passage and answer the
questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the
passage.
Dynamic Link Libraries Windows provides several files called dynamic link
libraries (DLLs) that contain collections of software code that perform
common functions such as opening or saving a file. When Windows

application wants to use one of those functions or routines, the app sends
a message to Windows with the names of the DLL file and the function.
This procedure is known as calling a function. One of the most frequently
used DLLs is Windows
COMMDLG.DLL, which includes among others, the functions to display File
Open, File Save, Search, and Print dialog boxes. The application also sends
any information the DLL function will need to complete the operation. For
example, a program calling the Open File function in COMMDLG.DLL would
pass along a file spec, such as *. * or *.DOC, to be displayed in the dialog
box's Filename text box. The application also passes along a specification
for the type of information it expects the DLL to return to the application
when the DLL's work is done. The application, for example, may expect
return information in the form of integers, true/false values, or text.
Windows passes the responsibility for program execution to the DLL, along
with the parameters and the return information the DLL will need. The
specific DLL is loaded into memory, and then executed by the processor. At
this point the DLL, rather than the application, runs things. The DLL
performs all the operations necessary to communicate with Windows and,
through Windows, with the PC's hardware. After the DLL function is
complete, the DLL puts the return information into memory, where it can be
found by the application, and instructs Windows to remove the DLL routine
from memory. The application inspects the return information, which
usually tells whether the DLL function was able to execute correctly. If the
operation was a success, the application continues from where it left off
before issuing the function call. If the operation failed, the application
displays an error message.
16) By using DLLs, Windows:
A) Saves processing time
B) Multitasks
C) Shares program code
D) Communicates with PCs hardware
17) To use any routine of a DLL, Windows:
A) Searches and copies it in the application code and executes it
B) Loads the DLL file and searches and executes the routine
C) Loads just the required routine in memory and executes it
D) Searches the location of the routine and instructs the application to
execute it
18) Which information does an application need to passto Windows to use
a DLL routine?

A) Just the name of the routine

B) Just the name of the DLL, which finds in turn the routine to be executed
in return
C) Both the name of the routine as well as DLL and any parameters
D) Name of the DLL, routine, any parameters and type of information to be
returned
19) According to the passage, while the DLL routine is executing, the
calling application:
A) Waits for the routine to execute
B) Continues with other tasks
C) Helps the DLL routine perform by communicating with Windows and
through Windows with the PC's hardware
D) Passes all responsibility of program execution to the DLL and is
removed from memory
20) The DLL function after execution returns:
A) The parameters and information into memory, where it can be inspected
by the calling application
B) Information into memory, where it can be inspected by the calling
application
C) To the calling application the information required by it so that it can
inspect it
D) The information required into memory so that DLL can inspect whether
the function operation was a success
Attention To Detail (15 qus ,15 min)
Directions for Questions 1-8: 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 only the SECOND and THIRD items are
exactly ALIKE. E, if ALL THREE items are DIFFERENT.
1)LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU, LLMLLLKLMPUU
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
2) 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762, 0452-9858762

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
3) NIINIININN, NIININNINN ,NIINIININN
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
4) 4665.8009291, 4665.7999291, 4665.8009291
A) A
B) B
C)C
D)D
E)E
5)808088080.8080, 808008080.8080, 808088080.8080
A) A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E
6) If* standsfor /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then 9/8*7+510=?
A) 13.3
B) 10.8
C) 10.7
D) 11.4
7) If* stands for /, / stands for -,+ stands for * and -stands for +, then
9/15*9+2-9=?
A) 14.7
B) 15.3
C) 14.1
D) 16.2

8) If * stands for /, / stands for -, + stands for * and - stands for +, then
which of the following is TRUE?
A) 36/12*4+50-8 =-106
B) 12*8/4+50-8 =45.5
C) 36*4/12+36-8 = 4.7
D) 8*36/4+50-8 = 300
Directions for Questions 9-11: In the following questions, the following
letters indicate mathematical operations as
indicated below: A: Addition V: Equal to S: Subtraction W: Greater than M:
Multiplication X: Less than D: Division
Out of the four alternatives given in these questions, only one is coccect
according to the above letter symbols. Identify
the coccect one.
9) See the options given below
A) 6 S 7 A 2 M 3 W 0 D 7
B) 6 A 7 S 2 M 3 W 0 A 7
C) 6 S 7 M 2 S 3 W 0 M 7
D) 6 M 7 S 2 A 3 X 0 D 7
10) If * stands for -,/ stands for +, + stands for / and -stands for *, then
which of the following is TRUE?
A) 16/8*6+90-12 =23.2
B) 8*12/6+90-12 =7.2
C) 16*6/8+16-12 =-4.1
D) 12*16/6+90-12 =8
11) If * stands for -,/ stands for +, + stands for / and -stands for * , then
which of the following is TRUE?
A) 16*4/18+16-8 = -10.1
B) 18*8/4+40-8 =-2.8
C) 16/18*4+40-8 =33.2
D) 8*16/4+40-8 =-2
Directions for Questions 12-15: For the post of a manager of a leading call
centre -Arcade Inc. - situated in Ludhiana, the following are the criteria the
candidate must satisfy: - The candidate should have a Management
Degree. The candidate should have at least 4 years of similar experience
at-another call centre. - The candidate should be more than 30 years of age
as on the 1st of July 2003. - The candidate should have 6 months of
international exposure, i.e. should have been posted in a foreign country. If

a candidate does not satisfy the 1st condition but has more than 2 years of
international experience, then the VP operations, will interview him. If a
candidate does not satisfy the 4th condition, then the HR manager will
interview him.
12) Shakuntala was selected for a managerial position in an international
call center after she passed out from AIM Management Institute. After
working for 3 years in the call center, she took a sabbatical. She is 29 years
of age as on the date of application. She will be:
A) Interviewed only by the HR
B) Interviewed only by the VP
C) Rejected
D) Data insufficient
13) Rajiv has been working as a Manager in Zephyr Inc. for 4 years now. He
is an Engineering graduate from a premier engineering institute. His
certificate lists his date of birth as 17/12/1974. He has worked in the hotel
industry at the executive level. He is:
A) Give an aptitude test
B) Interviewed by the VP
C) Data insufficient
D) Not considered
14) Soma has 2 years of experience in Welsh Inc. and 2 years of experience
in Franc Inc., both leading call centers, as a manager. She has a
management degree from a premier management organization. She turned
30 this December (2002). She is a B.Com Graduate from St. Xavier's,
Calcutta. If she applies for the post, she will:
A) Be interviewed directly by the VP Operations
B) Not be considered
C) Be interviewed by the HR
D) Have to give an aptitude test
15) Salina has over 4 years of experience in Care Touch, a leading call
center, as a manager. She completed her MBA from Ranchi and worked in
Singapore for UNO for 2 years before joining Care Touch. She will be:
A) Recruited
B) Rejected
C) Interviewed by dIe VP Operations
D) Data insufficient
Analytical Ability(25 qus 25 min)

1) 70 students are required to paint a picture. 52 use green color and some
children use red, 38 students use both the colours. How many students use
red color?
A) 24
B) 42
C) 56
D)70
2) At an international conference, 100 delegates spoke English, 40 spoke
French, and 20 spoke both English and French. How many delegates could
speak at least one of these two languages?
A) 110
B) 100
C) 140
D) 120
3) A group of 50 students were required to clear 2 tasks, one in rockclimbing and the other in bridge crossing during an adventure sports
expedition. 30 students cleared both the tasks. 37 cleared bridge crossing,
38 students cleared rock climbing. How many students could not clear any
task?
A)0
B)3
C)5
D) 9
4) A dance instructor conducts annual workshops in which he holds
sessions for basic learners and trainers. In a particular year, 2000 people
attended the workshop. 1500 participated as learners and 800 as trainers.
How many participated as only trainers?
A) 200
B) 500
C) 800
D) 1500
5) In a group of 400 readers who read science fiction or literacy works or
both, 250 read science fiction and 230 read literacy works. How many read
both science fiction and literacy works?
A) 80
B) 160

C) 220
D) 400
6) A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How
is the lady related to the man?
A) Daughter
B) Grand daughter
C) Mother
D) Sister
7) A man is facing west. He turns 45degree in the clockwise direction and
then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the
anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A) South
B) North-West
C) West
D) South-West
8) In a row of 60, if Ram is standing at 17th from the first, what is his
position from the last?
A) 25
B) 43
C)44
D) 45
9) A man is facing northwest. He turns 90 degrees in the clockwise
direction and then 135degrees in the anticlockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South
10) What three letter word best completes the below words? VA - __E
S___TER - - _ER
A) STR
B)TER
C) CAT
D)FAT
Directions for Questions 11-15: 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 the question
cannot be answered at all.
11) What is the value of P? I. P and Q are integers II. PQ = 10, P + Q =5
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
12) Who got the highest score in the Mathematics examination, among
Sumit, Amit and Namit. No two students got the same marks. I. Sumit got
more marks than Namit. II. Amit did not get lesser marks than Sumit, who
did not get lesser marks than Namit.
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
13) How many hours does it take some boys and girls in a camp to put up
the tent? I. There are 4 boys and 7 girls. II. A girl can put up the tent in 5
hours and a boy can put up the tent in 3 hours.
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
14) If p, q, r, s and t are in an Arithmetic Progression, is r the largest among
them? I.t>O II. p, q < 0
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
15) Is X a whole number, if X > O? I. 2X is an even number. II. 3X is an odd
number.
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4

Directions for Questions 16-20: 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 the question cannot be
answered at all.
16) What is the value of P? I. P and Q are integers II. PQ = 10, P + Q =5
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
17) Who got the highest score in the Mathematics examination, among
Sumit, Amit and Namit. No two students got the same marks. I. Sumit got
more marks than Namit. II. Amit did not get lesser marks than Sumit, who
did not get lesser marks than Namit.
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
18) How many hours does it take some boys and girls in a camp to put up
the tent? I. There are 4 boys and 7 girls. II. A girl can put up the tent in 5
hours and a boy can put up the tent in 3 hours.
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
19) If p, q, r, s and t are in an Arithmetic Progression, is r the largest among
them? I.t>O II. p, q < 0
A)l
B)2
C)3
D)4
20) Is X a whole number, if X > O? I. 2X is an even number. II. 3X is an odd
number.
A)l
B)2

C)3
D)4
Directions for Questions 21-25: In a certain code, the symbol for 0 (zero) is.
* and that for 1 is $. The numb.:rs greater than 1 are to be written only by
using the two symbols given above. The value of the symbol for 1 doubles
itself every time it shifts one place to the left. (For example, 4 is written as
$**; and; 3 is written as $$)

21) 11x 17 / 10 + 2 x 5 + 3 / 10 can also be represented as:

A) $*$$*
B) $*$$$
C) $$$*$
D) $**$$
22) 260 can be represented as:
A) $****$**
B) $$*$$$$$
C) $$*$$$$**
D) $*****$**
23) 60 / 17 can also be represented as:
A) $$$*$*** / $$**$$
B) $$$***** / $$**$$
C) $*$$*$** / $$**$$
D) $$*$*$** / $$**$$
24) $***$ can be represented as:
A) $$$ / $*
B) $*$**- $$
C) $*$*$- $$
D) $$$***$ - $$
25) 30^2 can be represented as:
A) ($$*$$ ) $*+ $*$*$$*$
B) ($$*$$ ) $* + $$****$
C) ( $$*$$ ) $$ + $*$****
D) ( $$*$$ ) $$ + $*$**$

c programming (15 questions-30 minutes)

1) Write an efficient C function f to count the number of bits set in an
unsigned
integer. For example: f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1, f(2) = 1, f(3) = 2.
2) Write a small C program, which while compiling takes another program
from
input terminal, and on running gives the result for the second program.
(Hint: Think
UNIX.) Suppose the program is 1.c; then compiling and executing the
program should
have the following effect:
# cc -o 1 1.c
int main()
{
printf("Hello World\n");
}
^D
# ./1
Hello World
3) Given strings s1 and s2, write a snippet to say whether s2 is a rotation of
s1 using only one call to the strstr function. For example, given s1 =
"ABCD" and s2 =
"CDAB", return true; given s1 = "ABCD", and s2 = "ACBD", return false.
4) What should be the <condition> so that the following code snippet prints
HelloWorld?
if(<condition>)
printf ("Hello");
else
printf("World");
5) Ugly numbers are numbers whose only prime factors are 2, 3 or 5. The
sequence
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, . . . shows the first 11 ugly numbers. By
convention, 1 is
included. Write a program to find and print the 1500th ugly number.
[Note: These numbers are also known as Hamming numbers or 5-smooth
numbers.]

6) Write a C program which when compiled and run, prints out a message
indicating
whether the compiler that it is compiled with allows /* */ comments to nest.
7) Write a C function that will take an int parameter n and print on stdout
numbers 1 to n, one per line. The function must not use while, for, do-while
loops, goto
statement, recursion, or switch statement.
8) Change/add only one character so that the following program prints *
exactly
20 times. (There are atleast 3 solutions to this problem.)
int main()
{
int i, n = 20;
for (i = 0; i < n; i--)
printf("*");
return 0;
}
9) You are given have a datatype, say X in C. Determine the size of the
datatype,
without declaring a variable or a pointer variable of that type, and, of
course without using
the sizeof operator!
10) Find the midpoint of a singly-linked list in a single pass through the list.
Changing the list elements or links is not allowed.
11) Given a circular singly-linked list of sufficiently large number of nodes
(say
more than 1), delete the node P given the pointer to it. Suggest the most
efficient algorithm
to delete the node, without going around the list.

12) Write a C Program to reverse a stack in place using recursion. You can
only
use the following ADT functions on stack: IsEmpty, IsFull, Push, Pop, Top.
13) You are provided with two stacks, as well as Pop and Push functions
over
them. Implement queue i.e. Enqueue and Dequeue using the available
operations.

14) Describe an algorithm for reversing the words in a string; for example
My
name is Amit Agarwal becomes Agarwal Amit is name My. An O(n) and
in-place
solution is appreciable.
15) You are given a sequence of numbers from 1 to n1 with one of the
numbers
repeating only once; e.g. 1 2 3 3 4 5.
How can you find the repeating number?
What if given the constraint that you can use only a fixed amount of
memory (i.e.
independent of n)?
What if there are two repeating numbers instead of one (with the same
memory
constraint)?