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Sunday, February 24, 2008

Satyam Placement Paper-6

Aptitude Paper:

PAPER 1--GENERAL APTITUDE

Directions:Each question given below consists of a word, followed by four words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the question.

ANTONYMS

1. Disregarded

(a) heed

(b) hopeful

(c) evade

(d) dense

Ans. (a)

2. Obviate

(a) becloud

(b) necessitate

(c) rationalize

(d) execute

Ans. (b)

3. Superficial

(a) profound

(b) exaggerated

(c) subjective

(d) spirited

Ans. (a)

4. Abide

(a) retract an offer

(b) refuse to endure

(c) shield from harm

(d) exonerate

Ans. (b)

5. Acerbity

(a) noteworthiness

(b) hypocrisy

(c) mildness of temperament

(d) lack of anxiety

Ans. (c)

Directions: Each question or group of questions is based on a passage or set of conditions. For each question, select the best answer choice given.

Quesitions 6-9

In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wife's group: women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden.

6. A Brown female could have had

I. a grandfather born Red

II. a grandmother born Red

III. two grandfathers born Brown

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I and II only

(d) II and III only

(e) I,II and III

Ans. (c)

7. A male born into the Brown group may have

(a) an uncle in either group

(b) a Brown daughter

(c) a Brown son

(d) a son-in-law born into the Red group

(e) a daughter-in-law in the Red group

Ans. (a)

8. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated?

(a) A Brown male marrying his father's sister

(b) A Red female marrying her mother's brother

(c) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his brother's widow

(d) A widower marrying his wife's sister

(e) A widow marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband

Ans. (b)

9. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which of the following would have been permissible?(Assume no previous marriages occurred)

(a) A woman marrying her dead sister's husband

(b) A woman marrying her divorced daughter's ex-husband.

(c) A widower marrying his brother's daughter

(d) A woman marrying her mother's brother, who is a widower

(e) A divorced male marrying his ex-wife's divorced sister

Ans. (d)

Questions 10-13

Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic Literature 701.

Latin AA meets five days a week, either from 9 to 11 A.M or from 2 to 4 P.M.

Sanskrit A meets either Tuesday and Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

from 10 A.M to 12 noon.

Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30 to 2 P.M., or Tuesday and Thursday

from 10:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M

Celtic Literature 701 meets by arrangement with the instructor, the only requirement being that it meet for one four-hour session or two two-hour sessions per week, between 9A.M and 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on the hour.

10. Which combination is impossible for Tom?

(a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday, and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, Friday

(b) Latin in the afternoon and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

(c) Latin in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday

(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

(e) Latin in the afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda and Friday, and Celtic Literature on Tuesday

Ans. (d)

11. Which of the following gives the greatest number of alternatives for scheduling Celtic Literature, assuming that all other courses

(a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and Friday

(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

(c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Tuesday and Thursday

(d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday

(e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday

Ans. (a)

12. If the Celtic instructor insists on holding at least one session on Friday, in which of the following can Tom enroll?

(I) Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

(II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) both I and II

(d) I or II but not both

(e) neither I nor II

Ans. (d)

13. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can Tom take?

(a) Maths--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon

(b) French--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M

(c) English--Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M

(d) Japenese--Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 P.M

(e) Old Norse-Icelandic--Monday only from 12 to 3 P.M

Ans. (b)

Questions 14-18

(1) Ashland is north of East Liverpool and west of Coshocton

(2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredericktown

(3) Dover is south and east of Ashland

(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown and east of Dover

(5) Fredricktown is north of Dover and west of Ashland

(6) Coshocton is south of Fredricktown and west of Dover

14. Which of the towns mentioned is furthest to the northwest ?

(a) Ashland

(b) Bowling Green

(c) Coshocton

(d) East Liverpool

(e) Fredericktown

Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following must be both north and east of Fredricktown?

(I) Ashland

(II) Coshocton

(III) East Liverpool

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) III only

(d) I and II

(e) I and III

Ans. (e)

16. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of at least one other town?

(a) Ashland only

(b) Ashland and Fredricktown

(c) Dover and Fredricktown

(d) Dover,Coshocton and Fredricktown

(e) Dover,Coshocton and East Liverpool

Ans. (d)

17. Which of the following statements, if true, would make the information in the numbered statements more specific?

(a) Coshocton is north of Dover

(b) East Liverpool is north of Dover

(c) Ashland is east of Bowling Green

(d) Coshocton is east of Fredericktown

(e) Bowling Green is north of Fredericktown

Ans. (a)

18. Which of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more of the other statement?

(a) (1)

(b) (2)

(c) (3)

(d) (4)

(e) (6)

Ans. (c)

Questions 19-22

Spelunkers International offers exploring tours in eight caves: Abbott, Benny, Caeser, Dangerfield, Ewell, Fields, Guinness, and Hope

(1) Class 1 spelunkers may not attempt cave Ewell, Fields or Hope

(2) Class 2 spelunkers may not attempt Hope

(3) Class 3 spelunkers may attempt any cave

(4) Cave Caesar may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave Benny

(5) Cave Fields may be attempted only by spelunkers who have previously explored cave Ewell

(6) Only two of caves Benny, Caeser, Ewell, Fields, and Hope may be attempted by any explorer in a single tour

19. A class 2 spelunker who has previously explored cave Ewell may be restricted in choosing a tour by which rule(s)?

(I) Rule(4)

(II) Rule(5)

(III) Rule(6)

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

(e) I, II and III

Ans. (c)

20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never explored any of the eightcaves before set up a tour of three caves, if she wishes to explore caves Abbott and Caesar?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5

(e) 6

Ans. (b)

21. What is the maximum number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has previously explored only cave Benny may include

in a single tour?

(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 7

(e) 8

Ans. (b)

22. If x + y = 3 and y/x= 2 then y = ?

(a) 0

(b) 1/2

(c) 1

(d) 3/2

(e) 2

Ans. (e)

23. How many squares with sides 1/2 inch long are needed to cover a rectangle that is 4 ft long and 6 ft wide

(a) 24

(b) 96

(c) 3456

(d) 13824

(e) 14266

24. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and c=2/3d what part of d is b/

(a) 8/27

(b) 4/9

(c) 2/3

(d) 75%

(e) 4/3

Ans. (b)

25. Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of

(a) 30%

(b) 32%

(c) 34%

(d) 35%

(e) 36

Ans. (b)

26. The petrol tank of an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the full tank was removed?

(a)g-a

(b)g/a

(c) a/g

(d) (g-a)/a

(e) (g-a)/g

Ans. (c)

27.If x/y=4 and y is not '0' what % of x is 2x-y

(a)150%

(b)175%

(c)200%

(d)250%

Ans. (b)

28.If 2x-y=4 then 6x-3y=?

(a)15

(b)12

(c)18

(d)10

Ans. (b)

29.Ifx=y=2z and xyz=256 then what is the value of x?

(a)12

(b)8

(c)16

(d)6

Ans. (b)

30. (1/10)18 - (1/10)20 = ?

(a) 99/1020

(b) 99/10

(c) 0.9

(d) none of these

Ans. (a)

31. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank

(a) 17 1/7 mins

(b) 20 mins

(c) 8 mins

(d) none of these

Ans. (a)

32. Thirty men take 20 days to complete a job working 9 hours a day.How many hour a day should 40 men work to complete the job?

(a) 8 hrs

(b) 7 1/2 hrs

(c) 7 hrs

(d) 9 hrs

Ans. (b)

33. Find the smallest number in a GP whose sum is 38 and product 1728

(a) 12

(b) 20

(c) 8

(d) none of these

Ans. (c)

34. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current?

(a) 1/2 kmph

(b) 7/12 kmph

(c) 5 kmph

(d) none of these

Ans. (b)

35. A goat is tied to one corner of a square plot of side 12m by a rope 7m long.Find the area it can graze?

(a) 38.5 sq.m

(b) 155 sq.m

(c) 144 sq.m

(d) 19.25 sq.m

Ans. (a)

SOME QUESTIONS WHEREIN TWO STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN ARE ALSO THERE WHERE YOU HAVE TO TELL WHICH STATEMENT IS CORRECT

SOME QUESTIONS ALSO APPEARED FROM THE BARRON'S GMAT GUIDE.

PAGE NO. 439 PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS 1 TO 9

PAGE NO. 440-441

PAGE 442 PASSAGE 2

ALSO REFER TO BARRON'S GRE BOOK FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYTICAL QUESTIONS.

PAPER 2--GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Who is the father of computers

2. Expand HTML,DMA,FAT,LAN,WAN,FDDetc

3. Which was intel's first microprocessor

4. Convert 1024 (in decimal) to octa and hexadecimal form

5. First microprocessor was

(a) 8085

(b) 8088

(c) 8086

(d) 80487

6. Give the name of a processor produced by mortorola?

7. What is the full form of WindowsNT ?

8. What is the difference between 8087 and 8086

BESIDES THIS QUESTIONS WERE ALSO BASED ON IBM PC CLONES, BASIC QUESTIONS ON GUI

SIMPLE PROGRAMS LIKE FINDING FACTORIALS, LARGEST OF THREE NUMBERS ETC HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED IN THE PAST.

Satyam Placement Paper-7

Satyam Placement Paper-5

SATYAM
Aptitude Paper:

1.

sam , sue & sally stayed in the same road. Their house nos are in between 1-99. They are not living in consecutive houses. Sue asked sam "is your house no a square" and "is it greater than 50". He answered 2nd question correctly.but she thought he had answered all questions correctly, and went to a wrong address. Sally asked sam "is your house no a cube" and "is it greater than 25". He answered 2nd question correctly. but she thought he had answered all questions correctly, and went to a wrong address.
What is the house no of SAM , SUE and SALLY.
ANS:sam 55, Sue 81 and Sally 64
2.

amel staying across the 1000-mile desert. It grows 3000 bananas. It eats 1 banana each mile.if it has to asle these bananas. It has to cross the 1000-mile desert . it can carry 1000 bananas each time. Then how many bananas would it sale.Ans:none
3.

Camel staying across the 1000-mile desert. It grows 3000 bananas. It eats 1 banana each mile.if it has to asle these bananas. It has to cross the 1000-mile desert . it can carry 1000 bananas each time. Then how many bananas would it sale.Ans:none
4.

R,T, P, R , N , P , _? ANS: L
5.

52,51,48,43,34,27,18 this sequence is wrong . could you tell because of which no it is going wrong. Ans: 34
6.

means add , = means equal to , % means multiply. Like this many more which expression is right. They had given 4
expressions
7.

If he wears cap, then no slippers. If he wears slippers then no glasses. If not true neither he is wearing slippers or CAP, then he wars PYJAMAS. He has worn glass , then is he wearing PYJAMAS.
8.

they had given 10 secentences giving 10 conditions. 5 students have to get appointment with a PROFESSOR.
What is the order in which they meet.
9.

13. 82 , 97, 114, 133 , _? Ans : 154
10.

You will be given about 9 sentences like..
1) This sentence is.
2) After this sentence,4 sentences may follow
3) This sentence is being referred to by 2 other sentences
4) This is the first sentence in the paragraph
You had to identify the correct sequence of sentences.For eg:,its damn sure that (4) is the first sentence..likewise you had to writte the complete order
11.

A sentence was given and you had to calculate the number of a's, b's. c's.
12.

There was some material in bags of different weights...like 18kg,15kg,20kg etc...Two persons bought a total of 5 bags,but the total weight bought by one was double the weights of other person.Find out the weights of individual persons.
Hint:dont go for complex formulas and all.Check out the choices given and see which choice corresponds to "one person having double the weight of other"
13.

A large paragraph was given.And the numbers in it was given in base 3.You had to calculate the number of 0's,1's,2's and express them in base 3 itself.
14.

A supermarket tagged the item price ,based on the following code(iam giving you a sample only,i cant remember the exact values)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Q P V T A C O R S D
For eg:Rs769 was coded as ROD.Now one day,they changed the code to:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
U Z F P B L W S T G
Next 4 questions were based on this.
Under the new code system,whats the code for Rs 482?-->BTF
15.

A salesman made a mistake and coded the system according to old-code-system.You had to find the difference in price if it was coded in the new-code-system
16.

There are a few alphabets common to both the systems.Identify those[ans:here it isTSP]
17.

The owner of the house has been murdered. The visitors to the mansion were Allen,bixby and Crain.
a) The murderer ,who was one of the three visitors,arrived at the mansion later than atleast one of the other two visitors.
b)A detective,who was one of the three visitors,arrived at the mansion earlier than atleast one of the other two visitors
c)The detective arrived at the mansion at midnight.
d)Neither Allen nor Bixby arrive at the mansion after midnight
e)the earlier arriver of Bixby and crain wasnot the detective
f)the later arriver of allen and crain was not the murderer
Who was the murderer?
18.

Some farm tools and farm equipments have been stolen..3 farm workers were interrogated..Each one makes 2 statements.(i dont remember the statements)One of the statements made by each of them is right while the other is wrong. We have to tell who stole them
19.

There is 4-digit number..the second digit is 2 more than the first..the last digit is five more than the third..something like this..it is very simple..jus have to go from the choices given.
20.

A man is walking inside the tunnel AB. when he is 3/8th of the distance from A, he hears a train coming from behind him..he sees that when he moves towards B, the train just catches him at B, and similar logic if he tried to reach A..the man walks at a steady rate of 8m/h..what is the speed of the train?
21.

Fifty minutes ago if it was four times as many minutes past four o clock, how many minutes is it to six o clock?

Satyam Placement Paper-4

SATYAM
Aptitude Paper:

1.

get the correct arrangment of sentences.
i. This is.
ii.This is sentence with 4 references.
iii.This is to say that this sentence is a lonf sentence.
iv.This is not the last sentence of the paragraph.
v. The previous sentence to this is the longest sentence.
vi.This is first sentence of last paragraph.
vii.This refers to last sentence.
There were 2 more sentncs similar 2 this. For the correct soln look at the answers & get it. By lookin at the stmts u wont get anythin.
2.

A third of this value is 1/2. What is the value. Ans: 3/2
3.

How to measure 4 l by using 5 l & 3 l vessels only. Choices were 5 l - 520254 3 l - 032.....u will get it by look in at answers.
4.

Ther are 10 red balls,6 white and 5 blue. How many balls should i pick to make sure that i have atleast 1 of each.
5.

There are 1 way routes from A to G, Mto H, A to F....(A, G etc are given as some place)
Which is the shortest route from A to F.
6.

A Fence was being erected by Jatin. The poles were to be 5 ft apart, but as Jatin(the fool that he is) forgot to bring 4 poles, he erected them 7 ft apart. The q is how much distance was the fence to cover.
Choice: 70 ft 92 ft 100 ft 75 ft....Ans: 70 ft.
7.

a- this is first sentence of
b- this sentence follow second sentence
c- this sentence shows that this is logest among
all the sentences
d- ____
e- ____
f- this sentence is last sentence of the paragrahph
now arrange the above self descriptive sentences to form a paragraph.
8.

there are this many numbers of i.___ a's, ii 1 b ,
iii ___ c's, iv i d's, v __ e's, vi __ f's, vii __
g's, viii___ h's, ix ___ i's in this sentence.
( all the numbers are in roman numerals )
ans- so u have to count number of a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
in the sentence simple
9.

some xyz has to fence his field , he planned to do it by putting the fences 5 ft apart, but when he actually started putting fences he found that he has got 4 no. of pole less so he put them 7ft apart to cover the whole boundary.
what is the total length of the boundary to be fenced.
ans: 5x = 7(x-4) x=14 .... implies boundary = 14x 5 = 70 ft
10.

There r some code given for some company.like
P Q R S T G H J K J
4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 0 9
Due to some security reasons the codes r changed .
G O P E B Z X C V L
1 2 3 9 0 6 7 8 5 4
four ques based on it.. which can be simple solved by comparing alphabets to their corresponding numbers.
11.

If there r five students ( A B C D E ) who can comunicate through emails.. then some routes r given
like A- B
A - E
B - D
........
que is to find how can B comunicate with c in min number of stoppages.( remebr if ther is direct route from b to c then that is not the one with min stoppage. min means atleast one, so don't consider as direct from b to c)
12.

One was like that there r certain number wroitten to the base 3 ... then to identify some relations between no..
it was a question with 4 subparts n full page question. as 15 ques has to be done in 30 mins . so better leave such long ques .. as they can't be solved in less then 1.5 mins.
13.

2 nos: , LCM=693 , GCM=11 one no: 77 find the other ? ans: 99
14.

5 children,youngest 3yrs old and no 2 children hve the same age ,sum of their age is 26.Find the age of eldest.
7,8,10,... ans:8
15.

Second no is twice the first no and first no is thrice the third no Their avg is 20. Find the greatest no: ans: 36
16.

RS232 cable - bit transfer rate ?0-50000,5000-50000..
17.

If CPU wants to stop the IO process and continue with main processing ,then which device it uses :
Control Unit,IO Divertor,Channel Divertor,None

Satyam Placement Paper-3

SATYAM
Aptitude Paper:

1.

Another Problem with
# define TRUE 0
some code
while(TRUE)
{
some code
}
This won't go into the loop as TRUE is defined as 0
2.

The following variable is available in file1.c
static int average_float;
all the functions in the file1.c can access the variable
3.

A question in structures where the memebers are dd,mm,yy.
mm:dd:yy
09:07:97
4.

INFILE.DAT is copied to OUTFILE.DAT
5.

A question with argc and argv .
Input will be
c:\TEMP.EXE Ramco Systems India
6.

main()
{
int x=10,y=15;
x=x++;
y=++y;
printf("%d %d\n",x,y);
}
7.

int x;
main()
{
int x=0;
{
int x=10;
x++;
change_value(x);
x++;
Modify_value();
printf("First output: %d\n",x);
}
x++;
change_value(x);
printf("Second Output : %d\n",x);
Modify_value();
printf("Third Output : %d\n",x);
}
Modify_value()
{
return (x+=10);
}
change_value()
{
return(x+=1);
}
8.

main()
{
int x=20,y=35;
x = y++ + x++;
y = ++y + ++x;
printf("%d %d\n",x,y);
}
9.

main()
{
char *p1="Name";
char *p2;
p2=(char *)malloc(20);
while(*p2++=*p1++);
printf("%s\n",p2);
}
10.

main()
{
int x=5;
printf("%d %d %d\n",x,x<<2,x>>2);
}
11.

#define swap1(a,b) a=a+b;b=a-b;a=a-b;
main()
{
int x=5,y=10;
swap1(x,y);
printf("%d %d\n",x,y);
swap2(x,y);
printf("%d %d\n",x,y);
}
int swap2(int a,int b)
{
int temp;
temp=a;
b=a;
a=temp;
return;
}
12.

main()
{
char *ptr = "Ramco Systems";
(*ptr)++;
printf("%s\n",ptr);
ptr++;
printf("%s\n",ptr);
}
13.

#include
main()
{
char s1[]="Ramco";
char s2[]="Systems";
s1=s2;
printf("%s",s1);
}
14.

#include
main()
{
char *p1;
char *p2;
p1=(char *) malloc(25);
p2=(char *) malloc(25);
strcpy(p1,"Ramco");
strcpy(p2,"Systems");
strcat(p1,p2);
printf("%s",p1);
}

Satyam placement paper-2

Aptitude Paper:

Total 15 questions(1 mark each) r given 30 mins with 1/4 -ve marking. All r objective.

1.

If SCOTLAND = 12345678, SAT=453, DON=128, and SALT=3782 then C = ?SAT,DON,SALT are not the exact words that were given but similar .LOGIC : C is not ther in any of the words other than 'scotland' and also 6. so C = 6.
2.

3 persons travelling in a train.Mr.SMITH,Mr.JONES n Mr.ROBINSON they r ENGINEER, FIREMAN n
BRAKESMAN, but not respectively. Also travelling r 3 ladies with same names Mrs.SMITH, Mrs.JONES
n Mrs.ROBINSON.
1. Mr.ROBINSON lives in DETROIT.
2. BREAKSMAN lives in midway of CHICAGO n DETROIT.
3. Mr.SMITH beats fireman in a game of billiards.
4. Mr. JONES earns $20000 per annum.
5. BREAKSMAN's nearest neighbour earns exactly 3 times that of BREAKSMAN.Like this conditions r given and question asked is who is the ENGINEER? Question is just tricky but not so tough to analyze
3.

A question on number series. Using the relation of the first series find out E?
57 58 118 357 1432
205 A B C D E
4.

A large question almost a page. Very simple to answer. Some 20 facts r given n a question below which is not relevant to facts. So answer is NONE. Just go thru the facts in rapid fire n answer. Answer this question only at the last if time permits or else u will be stuck with it.
5.

Inference question. Children r frequently used in drug business.
I. Children r smarter than grown ups.
II. Children can be easily convinced n r not suspected.
III. when they become young they can be easily trained.
Like this 3 stmts r given and asked that which of the stmts r implicit.
6.

A square , rectangle, circle n triangle r drawn in a overlapped manner n some number r given in the intersection parts( like venn digrams).
square - cultivated area
rectangle - desert area
circle - electricity present
triangle - medical facilities
how much area is cultivated with electricity present but have no medical facilities.
7.

1. A = B+C
2. D = A+F
3. E = B+D
4. G = C+E
5. B = D+A
6. C = G+F
like this 6 stmts r given(not exactly the same) n asked which of the stmts can be executed parallely.
8.

A C prog to shift an array towards left is given with some blanks in the place of while conditions.
Have to fill the blanks.
9.

A problem which can be solved easily using venn diagrams.
10.

A sequence of 4 diagrams is given n have to find out the next diagram in the sequence.
they test ur logic thats it.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Satyam placement paper

About Company

Satyam is a leading global business and information technology company, delivering consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing solutions to clients in over 20 industries.

Written Test:

There will be around 15 questions with 1/4 negative marking

1) Logical question about the arrangement of cards.
2) Blood Relation.
3) Pyramids.
4) C program will be given-output will be asked.
5) Age (father & son ).
6) Logical application question.
7) Speed & Distance.
8) Probability.
9) Passage (3).
10)Time & work
11) Compound interest.
12) Analytical question.

other topics from which questions may be asked:
1)Calendar problem
2)probability
3)mixtures
4)ci and si
5)conditional
6)missing no.
7)area

Essay writing or group discussion:

Earlier they used to conduct a group discussion. But now a days they are giving an essay of around 350 words. 3 or 4 essay topics would be given to you and you will have to choose one. The topics generally given are:

Topics for Essay:
1) India relation with china
2) Cricket racism
3) Nuclear deal
4) Globalization etc.
So read all the current topics carefully.

Interview:

Interview is generally cool. The interview will be basically hr.For HR interview please refer the section HR interview question.They would also ask questions regarding essay you wrote like why did you choose this topic etc.? You should have knowledge of any basic language c or c++.

Books recommended:
1.R S aggarwal-Quantitative Aptitude
2.R S aggarwal-Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning
3.Let us c By Yashwant kanetkar
4.Turbo C++ by Robert lafore

Best of luck .............