TCS Placement Paper - Technical Assistant

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1. This train travels from London ______ Paris.
   (a) at
   (b) to (Ans)
   (c) over
   (d) below
2. We stood at the back ______ the theater.
   (a) of (Ans)
   (b) on
   (c) in
   (d) for
3. I will work _________ five o'clock.
   (a) until (Ans)
   (b) up
   (c) in
   (d) to
4. The antidote to these problems is hard to find.
   (a) Cause for
   (b) Result of
   (c) Remedy for (Ans)
   (d) Consequence of
   (e) None of these
5. Because of a family feud, he never spoke to his wife's parents.
   (a) Crisis
   (b) Trouble
   (c) Problem
   (d) Quarrel (Ans)
   (e) None of these
6. The article is written in a very lucid style.
   (a) Elaborate
   (b) Clear (Ans)
   (c) Intricate
   (d) Noble
   (e) None of these
7. ______ man ran into the street. A car hit ____ man.
   (a) A, the
   (b) An, the
   (c) The, the
   (d) A, the (Ans)
8. The interesting thing about _____ Romans is all the roads that they built in Britain.
   (a) A
   (b) An
   (c) None of these
   (d) The (Ans)
9. Albert Einstein was _____ famous scientist. Einstein won _______ Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Einstein left his country and lived in _______ States until he died in 1955.
   (a) A, the, an
   (b) A, the, the (Ans)
   (c) A, an, the
   (d) An, an, the
10. Are you shopping for ________ health club to join so you can get in shape? Shop wisely! You could end up choosing _______ wrong club and losing more money than pounds.
    (a) The, an
    (b) The, the
    (c) A, the (Ans)
    (d) An, the
11. If f(x) = (x² - 50), what is the value of f(-5)?
    (a) 75
    (b) 25 (Ans)
    (c) 0
    (d) -25
    (e) -75
12. Helpers are needed to prepare for the fete. Each helper can make either 2 large cakes or 35 small cakes per hour. The kitchen is available for 3 hours and 20 large cakes and 700 small cakes are needed. How many helpers are required?
    (a) 10 (Ans)
    (b) 15
    (c) 20
    (d) 25
    (e) 30
13. If f(x) = (x + 2) / (x-2) for all integers except x=2, which of the following has the greatest value?
    (a) f(-1)
    (b) f(0)
    (c) f(1)
    (d) f(3) (Ans)
    (e) f(4)
14. A perfect cube is an integer whose cube root is an integer. For example, 27, 64 and 125 are perfect cubes. If p and q are perfect cubes, which of the following will not necessarily be a perfect cube?
    (a) 8p
    (b) pq
    (c) pq + 27 (Ans)
    (d) -p
    (e) (p - q)6
15. A piece of ribbon 4 yards long is used to make bows requiring 15 inches of ribbon for each. What is the maximum number of bows that can be made?
    (a) 8
    (b) 9 (Ans)
    (c) 10
    (d) 11
    (e) 12