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DURATION: 80 Minutes 1. From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done? a) 564 b) 645 c) 735 d)756

2. Two pipes A and B can separately fill a cistern in 60 minutes and 75 minutes respectively. There is a third pipe in the bottom of the cisterns to empty it. If all the three pipes are simultaneously opened, then the cistern is full in 50 minutes. In how much times, the third pipe alone can empty the cistern? a) 90min b) 100min c) 110min d) 120 min

3. Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 15 hours and 20 hrs respectively. While a third pipe C can empty the full tank in 25 hours. All the three pipes are opened in the beginning. After 10 hrs C is closed. In how much time will tank be full? a) 12hrs b) 13 hrs c) 16 hrs d)18 hrs

4. A supply 20 men who work for 8 hrs a day for six days. B supplies 15 men working 9 hrs a day for 7 days. And C supplies 10 men working 6hrs a day for 8 days to certain job. If Rs.636 is paid for all labors, what is Cs share? a) Rs.102 b) Rs. 128 c) Rs.136 d) Rs.144

5. In the firing range 4 shooters are firing at the respective target. The first, second, third and the fourth shooter hits the target once in every 5s 6s, 7s and 8s respectively. If all
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of them hit their target at 10 a.m. when will they hit their target together again? a) 10.14a.m b)10.28 a.m c) 10.30 a.m d) 10.31 a.m

6. 2, 9, 23, 3, 8, 25, 4 27 a) 7 b) 29 c) 23 d) 14

7. In a group of persons traveling in a bus, 6 persons can speak tamil, 15 can speak hindi and 6 can speak gujarati. In that group none can speak any language. If 2 persons can speak 2 languages and 1 person can speak all the 3 languages. And then how many persons are there in the group? a) 21 b) 22 c) 23 d) 24

8. 6 girls are sitting in a circle, Sonia is sitting opposite to radhika. Poonam is sitting right to radhika but left to deepthi. Monica is sitting left to radhika. Kamini is sitting right of Sonia and left of monica. Now deepthi and kamini, monica and radhika mutually exchange their positions. Who will be sitting left of kamini? a) Poonam b) Deepthi c) Radhika d) Sonia

9. Starting from a point, raju walked 12 m north, he turned right and walked 10m, he again turn right and walked 12m then he turned left and walk 5m, how far he is now and in which direction from the starting point? a)27m towards east b) 5m towards east c) 10m towards west d) 15m towards east

10. There are two bags one of which contains 3 black and 4 white balls, while other contains 4 black and 4 white balls. A dice is cast, if the face 1 or 3 turns up, a ball is taken from 1st bag and if any other face turns up, a ball is chosen from 2 nd bag. The

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probability of choosing of black ball is A) 11/21 b) 21/11 c) 12/21 d) 21/12

11. Out of 9 persons, 8 persons spent Rs.30 each for their meals. The 9 th one spent rs.20 more than the average expenditure of all nine. The total money spent by all of them was A) 260 B)290 C)292.50 D)400.50

12. A truck travelling at 70 kms per hr uses 30 % more diesel to travel a certain distance than it does when it travels at the speed of 50 kms per hr. If the truck can travel 19.5 kms on a litre of diesel at 50 kms per hr, how far can the truck travel on 10 litres of diesel at a speed of 70 kms per hour? a) 130 b) 140 c) 150 d) 175

13. How many three digit number can be formed from the digit 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9 which are divisible by 5 and none of the digits is repeated? a) 5 b) 10 c) 15 d) 20

14. A and B can complete a piece of work in 80 and 120 days respectively. They together start the work but A left after 20 days. After another 12 days C joined B and now they complete the work in 28 more days. In how many days C can complete the work, working alone? a) 92 days b) 102 days c) 112days d)124 days

15. A watch which gains uniformly is 2 mins low at noon on Monday and is 4 mins 45
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secs fast at 2 p.m. on the following Monday. When was it correct? a) 2 p.m. on Tuesday p.m. on Friday b) 2 p.m. on Wednesday c) 2 p.m. on Thursday d) 2

16. Five courses A, B, C, D and E each of one month duration are to be taught from January to May one after the other though not necessarily in the same order by lecturers P, Q, R, S and T. P teaches course B but not in the month of April or May. Q teaches course A in the month of March. R teaches in the month of January but does not teaches course C or D. Which course is taught by S? a) C b) E c) Either C or D d) D

17. Three machine M1, M2 and M3 produce identical items. Of their respective output 5%, 4% and 3% of items are faulty. On a certain day, M1 has produced 25% of the total output, M2 has produced 30% and M3 the remainder. An item selected at random is found to be faulty. What are the chances that It was produced by the machine with the highest output? a) 0.155 b) 0.255 c) 0.355 d) 0.455

18. Three runner A, B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 meters ahead of runner B and 18 meter ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race? a) 36meters b)48meters c) 60meters d) 72 meters

19. In how many ways can 21 books in English and 19 books on hindi be placed in a row on a shell so that two books on hindi may not be together?

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a) 3990

b) 1540

c) 1995

d) 3672

20. If 20 percent managers are technocrats, the probability that a random committee of 5 managers consists of exactly 2 technocrats is a) 0.2048 b) 0.4000 c) 0.4096 d) 0.9421

21. In a class 30% of the students offered English, 20% offered hindi and 10% offered both. If a student is selected at random, what is the probability that he has offered English or hindi? a) 2/5 b) c) 3/5 d) 3/10

22. How many numbers greater than 0 and less than a million can be formed with the digit of 0, 7 and 8? a) 486 b) 1086 c) 728 d) None of these

23. Eight friends A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting in a circle facing the Centre. B is sitting between G and D. H is third to the left of B second to the right of A. C is sitting between A and G and B and E are not sitting opposite to each other. Who is the third to the left of D? a) F b) E c) A d) Cannot be determined

24. Tap:Pummel a)Talk:chat b) Lumber:Stumble c) Hit:Hurt d) Tiptoe: Stamp

25. Dutch bargain a)Extravagant b) Immoderate c)Superfluous d)Brew

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26. ..measles is .contagious disease. a) The/a b) an/a c) an/the d) no article required.

27. The Tsunami incident .a large number of people a) Annihilate b) decipher c) zeitgeist d) waltz

28. Replace the underlined part of the sentence with the right option. Not like Byron, Shelleys poetry struggles to romanticize an increasingly prosaic world a) Not unlike Byron, shelleys poetry struggles b) Not unlike Byrons shelleys poetry struggles c) Like Byrons shelleys through his poetry struggles d) Not unlike Byrons poetry, shelleys poetry struggles.

29. Spot the error in the given sentence. a) There is still b)Little tea c) Left in the cup d) No error

Direction for Q30 to Q34: Read the passage and answer the questions below. Many years ago, through interview, questionnaires and the reminiscences of outstanding creative thinkers, Graham Wallas studied the steps involved in their thinking. He found that though there were individual differences in the ways these creative people thought, there was a recurring pattern. One way of looking at creative thinking is that it proceeds in five stages preparation, TCS 70 PATTERN QUESTION PAPER SET-1 Page 6

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incubation, illumination, evaluation and revision. A good modern-day example of creative thinking, in which these stages can be found, is the account of the discovery of the structure of the genetic molecule stages can be found, is the account of the discovery of the structure of the genetic molecule Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) by Watson and Crick. Watson described this discovery in his book. The Double Helix. In stage 1, preparation, the thinker formulates the problem and collects the facts and materials considered necessary for the new solution. Very frequently the creative thinker, like Watson, finds that the problem cannot be solved after days, weeks or months of concentrated effort. Failing to solve the problem, the thinker either deliberately or involuntarily turns away from it, initiating stage2, incubation. During this period some of the ideas that were interfering with the solution tend to fade. In addition, the creative thinker may have experiences that (although the thinker does not realize it at the time) provide clues to the solution. The unconscious thought processes involved in creative thinking are also at work during this period of incubation. If the thinker is lucky, stage 3, illumination, occurs with its aha! insight experience; an idea for the solution suddenly wells up into consciousness. Next at stage 4, evaluation, the apparent solution is tested to see if it satisfactorily solves the problem. Frequently, the insight turns out ot be unsatisfactory and the thinker is back at the beginning of the creative process. In other cases, the insight is generally satisfactory but needs some modifications or the solution of minor problems to be a really good new idea. Thus stage 5, revision, is reached. 30 The central theme of the passage is (a)detailing the thought processes of great thinkers. (b)describing the steps involved in creative thinking. (c)discussing how the brains of great thinkers function. (d)describing the discovery of the structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) molecule by Watson and Crick. 31 The DNA molecule owes its discovery to (a) The creative thinking of Watson and Crick. (b) Fortuitous discovery on the part of Watson. (c) The incubation phase of Watsons thinking. (d) The deliberate attempts made by the two discoverers to follow the thinking patterns of great TCS 70 PATTERN QUESTION PAPER SET-1 Page 7

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creative thinkers. 32 which of these is untrue according to the passage? (a) There are five stages in which creative thinking proceeds. (b)Discovery of DNA involved the exercise of the creative thinking pattern. (c)Graham Wallas discovered that all outstanding creative thinkers thought exactly alike. d) None of these.

33. What happens in the incubation stage of the creative thinking process? a) The thinker receives divine premonition and is able to bode a solution to the vexing problem through this divine intervention. B )The thinker mulls over the vexing problem from all angles and comes up with a solution to the problem. c) The thinker deliberately or involuntarily turns away from the problem, though is unconscious thought process still actively pursues the issue. d) The thinker neglects the problem in totality and moves on to another core or problem. 34. Which of the following is true according to the passage? a) Strict adherence to five stage thinking process always results in Success. b) The incubation phase involves in luck on the thinkers part (only). c) The evaluation stage is the shortest of all the stages in the creative thinking pattern. d) None of these.

Direction for35:A statement followed by two courses of actions. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or further action in regard to problem, policy etc., on the basis of the information given in the statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the two given suggested courses of TCS 70 PATTERN QUESTION PAPER SET-1 Page 8

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action logically follows for pursuing . Statement: We must improve the productivity.- The chief Executive addresses a meeting of Managers. Course of action I) Production must be extended to all the three shifts. II) Seminars on productivity must be arranged for the workers. a) Only (I) Follows b)only(II)follows c) either (I) or(II) follows d)Neither (I)nor(II) follows

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