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Tata Consultancy Services Pattern 2003-2004
Question pattern 
1.Verbal-à 32 20min 
10 syn,10 ant ,5 sentence completion(with multiple blanks) ,7 reading comp 
2.Quantz à 38 40 min 
3.Critical reasoning similar to Anals à 12 to 15 Ques 30 min 
(3 puzzles each 4 Questions) 
4.Psychometry à 150 30 min 

The questions have been changed completely. 
The paper was very similar to GRE. 
Prepare well………Best of Luck… 
Verbal :(ref Barrons) (Synonyms and Antonyms) 

Ponderous 
Hamper 
Nebulous 
Mundane 
Icon 
Brackish 
Mollify 
Deprecation 
Equanimity 
Transient 
Miet 
Gist 
Gaudy 
Contraband(ant) 
Repellant(ant) 
Awry 
Goltish 
Frugality-Economy 
Repartee 
Boisterous 
Ungainly 
Whimsical(ant&syn) 
Asperity 
Cavil 
Quixotic 
Profound 
Incorrigible 
Musty 
Waif 
Irk 
Interdict-prohibit 
Cohere-hold together 
Rupture-break 
Moribund-dying 
Décolleté-low necked 
Callow-youthful 
Repugnane 
Compose x disturb 
Pristine x sullied 
Turbid x limpid 
Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory 
Revere x threaten 
Hamper x facilitate 
Slur x 
Protean x 
Fascinate x mundane 
Fickle x loyal 
Synergy x 
Hidebound 
Monetary 
Incompatible Choices-Indifferent, Faulty 

Sentence completion 

A passage is given with multiple blanks. 
There was a passage abt Artists,abt Money mgmt,abt Cleanliness…… 
Quantz: 
1. 3 angles or 3 sides r given.Which will form a triangle? 
2. units of basic quantities : 
1. (energy * time * time )/(mass * dist) = distance 
2. (momentum * velocity)/(force * time) = velocity 
3.”&” is for doubling the value “%” is for change of sign then what is the value 5-&%&5 Ans-30 (Check) 
3. 58,27,12,x,2,1. Find x. 
4. R-rounding off, M-modulus, T-truncate 
M(893,10)+r( )+t( ) is asked 
5.vertices edges and surfaces of a cube Ans-8,12,6 
6.Sums on Recursive functions 
7.Questions on General computer awareness 
Pick the odd one….. 1.http 2.arp 3.snmp 4.sap Ans-sap 
1.linux 2.windows NT 3.sql server 4.Unix Ans-Sql server 
Another…..ans-Smtp Ans-MVS 
8. Which of the following is a singular matrix. (Determinant must be zero) 
9. Aeroplane is flying at a particular angle and latitude,after some time another latitude is given..(8 hrs later),u r asked to find the local time of the place. 
10.a series of letters are given 
how many Ws r followed by F and preceded by T. 
11. 7,9,13,_,27,37. Ans-19 
12.SURFW Code is translated as SHEET…..these kinda ques r there….. 13.194 base 10 = ____ base 5 (1234) 
14.Largest prime no. in a 6 bit,8 bit (Ans 127),9 bit microprocessor 
15.Venn Diagram kinda ques. 
Some know English, some French,some German……how many know two languages….. 16.Bar Diagram, Pie Chart (similar to Data interpretation) 
17.Code Interchanging, A word is given…. Letters are reversed..u r asked to find the nth letter from right or left…. Eg. 
DESTABILIZATION Ans-T 
18. Sums on logarithms, e power x curves. 
19.n=68 x 12 x 51 
Which of the follg is not an integer Ans- n/122 
20.Which is a/not a power of 2 or 3. 
Power of 4 Ans-4096 
21. A-- 1 0 10 10 (Not exact values) 


Question pattern 

1.Verbal-( 32 20min 
10 syn,10 ant ,5 sentence completion(with multiple blanks) ,7 reading comp 
2.Quantz ( 38 40 min 
3.Critical reasoning similar to Anals ( 12 to 15 Ques 30 min 
1) (3 puzzles each 4 Questions) 
4.Psychometry ( 150 30 min 
The questions have been changed completely. 
This time the paper was very very similar to GRE. 
It is a HUGE database and the intersection of questions was very very less. So what am sending is a wee bit of t that lemon juice cures jaundice. 
Questions: 1) C has how many controls?