TCS placement paper 24

Part III Critical reasoning

4 passages and each 3 questions.

Passage 1 : Barrons GRE Analytical Ability ->Practice
Excercise questions 7-11. ( passage is : The office
staff of the XYZ corporation.....) In 1996 edition
page number 377.
Any way Iam giving the passage for those who do not
have Barrons book.

The office staff of the XYZ corporation presently
consists of three book keepers (A, B and C) and five
secretaries (D,E,F,G, and H). Management is planning
to open a new office in another city using 3
secretaries and 2 book keepers of the present staff.
To do so they plan to seperate certain individuals
who do not function well together. The following
guidelines were established to set up the new office.

1. Book keepers A and C are constantly finding fault
with one another and should not be sent as a team to
the new office.

2. C and E function well alone but not as a team. They
should be seperated.

3. D and G have not been on speaking terms for many
months. They should not go together.

4. Since D and F have been competing for promotion,
they should not be a team.

Questions :
1. If A is to be moved as one of the book keeper which
of the following CANNOT be a possible working unit?
a. ABDEH b. ABDGH c. ABEFH d. ABEGH e.
ABFGH
ANS) b
2. If C and F are moved to the new office , how many
combinations are possible?
a. 1 b.2 c.3 d. 4 e. 5
ANS) a
3. If C is sent to new office, which member of the
staff CANNOT go with C?
a. B b. D c. F d. G e. H
ANS) b
4. Under the guidelines developed, which of the
following MUST go to the new office?
a. B b. D c. E d. G e. H
ANS) a
5. If D is going to the new office which of the
following is/are true?
I. C cannot go
II. A cannot go
III. H must also go
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. I and III only
e. I, II, III
ANS)d
NOTE : Qustion paper contains project leads and
programmers not book keepers and secretaries.

Passage 2 : Barrons GRE Analytical Ability ->Practice
Excercise questions 14-17. ( passage is : After
months of talent searching for an .....) In 1996
edition page number 377.
Any way Iam giving the passage for those who do not
have Barrons book.
After months of talent searching for an
administrative assistant to the president of the
college the field of applicants has been narrowed down
to five (A,B,C,D and E). It was announced that
finalist would be chosen after a series of all-day
group personal interviews were held. The examining
committee agreed upon the following procedure.
1. The interviews will be held once a week.
2. Three candidates will appear at any all-day
interview session.
3. Each candidate will appear atleast once.
4. If it is necessary to call applicants for
additional interviews, no more than one such applicant
should be asked to appear the next week.
5. Because of the details in the written applications,
it was agreed that whenever candidate B appears, A
should also be present.
6. Because of the travel difficulties, it was agreed
that C will appear for only one interview.
Questions:
1. At the first interview, the following candidates
appear: A, B and D. Which of the following
combinations can be called for the interview to be
held the next week?
a. BCD b. CDE c. ABE d. ABC e. ADE
ANS) b
2. Which of the following is a possible combinations
for interviews in two consecutive interviews?
a. ABC ; BDE
b. ABD; ABE
c. ADE; ABC
d. BDE; ACD
e. CDE; ABC
ANS) c
3. If A, B and D appear at the interviw and D is
called for additional interview the following week,
which the two candidates may be asked to appear with
D?
I. A
II. B
III. C
IV. E
a. I and II
b. I and III only
c. II and III only
d. II and IV only
e. III and IV only
ANS)e
4. Which of the following correctly state(s) the
procedure followed by the search committee?
I. After the second interview, all appicants have
appeared atleast once.
II. The committee sees each applicant a second time.
III. If a third session is held it is possible fir akk
applicants to appear atleast twice.
a. I only
b. II only
c. I and II only
d. III only
e. I and III only
ANS)a

Passage 3 is some thing like this. There are swimmers
J,K,L,M,N,O,P and different conditions given.
Passage 4 is like . A former planted trees in 4X4
rows. No of plant verieties are 6. Like red, green
etc. Questions based on these arragements.