Placement preparation: C aptitude questions

Great C Aptitude Questions for placement preparations

Q Does C have boolean variable type?

Q Where may variables be defined in C?

Q What does the typedef keyword do?

Q What is the difference between constants defined through #define & the constant keyword?

Q What are Trigraph characters?

Q How are floating point numbers stored? Whats the IEEE format?

Q. When should the register modifier be used?

Q. When should a type cast be used?

Q. Can structures be assigned to variables & passed to & from functions?

Q What is the difference between the declaration & the definition of a variable?.

Q Do Global variables start out as zero?

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Q To what does the term storage class refer? What are auto, static, extern, volatile, const classes?

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Here, At Last…C C++ Satyam Aptitude questions frequently asked

 Most FAQ C C++ Satyam Aptitude questions

1. 
   
   Different types of polymorphism?
   
   
   
   
   
   1. types related by inheritance as polymorphic types because we can use many forms of a derived or base type interchangeably
      
   
   
   2. only applies to ref or ptr to types related by inheritance.
      
   
   
   3. Inheritance - lets us define classes that model relationships among types, sharing what is common and specializing only that which is inherently different
      
   
   
   4. 
      
      derived classes
      
      
      
      
      
      1. can use w/o change those operations that dont depend on the specifics of the derived type
         
      
      
      2. redefine those member functions that do depend on its type
         
      
      
      3. derived class may define additional members beyond those it inherits from its base class.
         
   
   
   5. Dynamic Binding - lets us write programs that use objects of any type in an inheritance hierarchy w/o caring about the objects specific types
      
   
   
   6. happens when a virtual function is called through a reference || ptr to a base class
      
   
   
   7. The fact that a reference or ptr might refer to either a base or derived class object is the key to dynamic binding
      
   
   
   8. calls to virtual functions made though a reference/ptr resolved @ runtime
      
   
   
   9. the function that is called is the one defined by the actual type of the object to which ref/ptr refers
      


2. How to implement virtual functions in C - keep function pointers in function and use those function ptrs to perform the operation
   


3. 
   
   What are the different type of Storage classes?
   
   
   
   
   
   1. automatic storage: stack memory - static storage: for namespace scope objects and local statics
      
   
   
   2. free store: or heap for dynamically allocated objects == design patterns
      


4. 
   
   What is a namespace?
   
   
   
   
   
   1. every name defined in a global scope must be unique w/in that scope
      
   
   
   2. name collisions: same name used in our own code or code supplied to us by indie producers == namespace pollution
      
   
   
   3. name clashing - namespace provides controlled mechanism for preventing name collisions
      
   
   
   4. allows us to group a set of global classes/obj/funcs
      
   
   
   5. in order to access variables from outside namespace have to use scope :: operator
      
   
   
   6. using namespace serves to assoc the present nesting level with a certain namespace so that objectand funcs of that namespace can be accessible directly as if they were defined in the global scope
      


5. Types of STL containers - containers are objects that store other objects and that has methods for accessing its elements - has iterator - vector
   


6. Difference between vector and array - -array: data structure used dto store a group of objects of the same type sequentially in memory - vector: container class from STL - holds objects of various types - resize, shrinks grows as elements added - bugs such as accessing out of bounds of an array are avoided
   


7. Write a program that will delete itself after execution. Int main(int argc, char **argv) { remove(argv[0]);return 0;}
   


8. 
   
   What are inline functions?
   
   
   
   
   
   1. treated like macro definitions by C++ compiler
      
   
   
   2. meant to be used if there's a need to repetitively execute a small block if code which is smaller
      
   
   
   3. always evaluates every argument once
      
   
   
   4. defined in header file
      
   
   
   5. avoids function call overload because calling a function is slower than evaluating the equivalent expression
      
   
   
   6. it's a request to the compiler, the compiler can ignore the request
      


9. What is strstream? defines classes that support iostreams, array of char obj
   


10. 
    
    Passing by ptr/val/refArg?
    
    
    
    
    
    1. passing by val/refvoid c::f(int arg) – by value arg is a new int existing only in function. Its initial value is copied from i. modifications to arg wont affect the I in the main function
       
    
    
    2. void c::f(const int arg) – by value (i.e. copied) the const keyword means that arg cant be changed, but even if it could it wouldnt affect the I in the main function
       
    
    
    3. void c::f(int& arg) - -by reference, arg is an alias for I. no copying is done. More efficient than methods that use copy. Change in arg == change in I in the calling function
       
    
    
    4. void c::f(const int& arg) - -by reference, int provided in main call cant be changed, read only. Combines safety with efficacy.
       
    
    
    5. void c::f(const int& arg) const – like previous but final const that in addition the function f cant change member variables of cArg passing using pointers
       
    
    
    6. void c::f(int *arg) – by reference changing *arg will change the I in the calling function
       
    
    
    7. void c::f(const int *arg) – by reference but this time the I int in the main function cant be changed – read only
       
    
    
    8. void c::f(int * const arg) – by reference the pointer arg cant be changed but what it points to (namely I of the calling function) can
       
    
    
    9. void c::f(const int * const arg) by reference the pointer arg cant be changed neither can what it points to

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TCS GD & HR INTERVIEW questions for 2017 preparation

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TCS GD & INTERVIEW - 2017 expected(exclusive)


First they will shortlist the students, for the GD.

IN each GD 10 students were participating and the topics given will be as follows:

1. Mobile phones should be allowed in educational institutions or not.
2. Do u support sania mirza on her dressing.
3. Comment on todays political parties.
4. Reservation system in india.
5. Hurricane in US.

The candidates who perform well are selected from the GD interview and Then a technical interview is held depending upon the branch of the candidate whether its ece, cse or eee.
1. What is ur favorite subject?
2.Tell me something about transformers?
3.Being a EEE why do u want to join satyam?
4. Do u know c more or jave more? (as i wrote java in my profile they asked me . i said C and they asked all questions from java).
5.What is polymorphism?
6.What are oops concepts?
7. What are access specifiers?
8. What are ejb contents?
9.Structure of JDBC?
10.If C is the mother language then y java has been developed and used?
11. Explain AND and OR gates with truth tables?

HR interview
1. Tell me about urself?
2. Are u the eldest?
3. What is ur life ambition?
4.If we post u in bihar for 5 years, then do u resign?
5. Where do u see urself after 5 years from now?
6.When will u get married?
7.What would be ur prefernece to ur job or to ur family?
8. R u ready to sign a bond for satyam?
9. Any questins to ask?

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46 Frequently asked SATYAM QUESTIONS for 2017

2.600,180,54...........complete the series.

3.sedane:pain :: solace:........ans: grief.

4.play:director :: newsans: editor.

5.river:dam :: traffic(a)signal (b)motin (c)vehicle (d)

6.find the greatest no. (a)half 50%of 50 (b)3times 40%of 40see the obtion & place 3times 40% of 40 blindly.

7.find the compound interest of 1000 rs. at the rate of 5% p.a. for 15 years.

8.find the greatest of 1000power of 1000,1001power of 999

9.product of two no is constt. if one no. is increased by 50% then other no is decreased how much.ans: 33.3

10.l.c.m & h.cf of two no is 84 & 21 respectively and the ratio of these two no is 1:4 findthe gretest no ans: 84 place blindly.

11.if x is 90% of y then y is how much % of x.

12.the cost of 15 apples & 20 mangoes is much as equal to the 15 mangoes & 20 apple then what is the relation between their cost..(a)apple is as much equal as mangoes.place blindly (a) obtion.

13.there r 20 men and 5 women then how much maximum couple can be made.....ans: 20c1*5c1=100. place 100 blindly.

14.a bag contains 8 white and 6 black balls find the prob. of drawing a white ball....ans: 4/7 place blindly.

15.if numerator is less than 2 by denominator and then if 1 is subtract from the numerator and 1 is added to the denominator then the ratio becomes half what is the no.....ans: 5/7 place blindly.

16.if a certain money becomes twice in 5 years.then the 300 rs. will become 2400 at the same rate in howmany years........

17.if the average of three numbers is 135.and the difference between others is 25 then find thelowest no.

18.if the thrice of three consecutive odd no is equal to the more three of twice the last no.then find the 3rd (largest odd no).ans: 11.

19.there are 5 questions in each of the two section.three questions must be attempt forpassing the exam how many ways a student will choose the questionans: 100 place blindly.

20.if the lenght of the rectangle is decreased by 4 and breath is increased by 3.then it becomes sqaurewhose areas is equal to that of rectangle.what is the perimeter of the original rectangle.

21.there is a hemisphere of radius of 2 cm how much litre will be occupied in the hemisphere.given 1 litre= 1000 cubic cm.

22.there is a water tank which has enough water to be consumed in 60 days.if there is a leakage water stays there for 40 days.if there are more similar leakage then how lomg water will consumed.

23.a man saves money 1000 in each year.and he gives this amount at the end of year for the compound interest at the rate of 5% how much he will save after 25 years.

24.after giving 35.66% discount. a saler makes a loss of 11.11 rs.

25 there is an intersection question cannot remember it but the answer is b

26.the sides of a rectangle is 100 cm and 60 cm if there is a path of 5 cm around the rectanle.it is included in that given rectangle.find the area of that path.

27.there is a number when diveded by 5 gives a remainder 3 and when divede by 7 gives a remainder of 5 Ans is 33.

Q28.a train when travelling from 2 station A and B when travelling a speed of 50km/hr is late by 10min,and when travelling at 30km/hr arrives a late by 50min. Find the diatance.

29.rational no. is a.........ans: real no. place blindly.

30.a boat is going along the stream and returning in the opposite direction of stream it travels 10 km along stream.the sppeed of stream is 3 km/hr,then find the speed of boat.

31.a boy leaves his home 15 minute before his shedule time.he takes 10 minutes to reach the bus stop.he arrive at the stop at 8:40 am when he leaves the home.

32.A and B runing around a circle of perimeter of 1200meter(may be differ).A is runing at 210 meter/minute and bB is runing190 metre/minute in oppsite direction to each other.at wich time they will meet.

33.a boy start to count from 32 in the descending order.and another boy start counting from 1 at the same time and he count only the odd no.then find which no they will count at the same time.there were 5 questions on syllogism. if inference is true then A is rightif inference is false then B is rightif inference is probably true then cotherwise D

34.all the wives are womenshe is women.inference:she is wife

35.some of the teachers are fool.A is a teacher.inference:A is a fool.

36.there is a ladder and 4 persons (A,B,C,D) on the ladder. A is further up than B and C.D is further up than A.Which is third from the bottom of the ladder? Ans: person A.

37.A person goes to the house of Sita who is the neighbour of Gita. Amar married with Anita who is the sister of Sita.Ashu is the father of Amar.(a) What is the relation between Sita and Amar?(b) What is the relation between Amar and Gita?

38.In an elevator either 12 adults or 20 children can go. If 15 children already occupied the space , how many adults can go with children?ans: 3

39.Amit's D.O.B. is 3rd March 1980. Amit is four day's older than Sumit. The Republic Day of 1980is Thrusday. What is the day of Sumit's D.O.B.?

40.A complete a race of 120m taking 4sec less than B. B takes one sec less than C. How much timetaken by A to complete the race?

41.A person pointing towards a lady says She is the only sister of my father. Find the no. of childs of grandfather?ans: can't say

42.If GEN = 9 , ABOUT = 15 then GENERAL = ?

43.If DUST is called AIR . AIR is called RAIN.RAIN is called WATER. WATER is called COLOUR.COLOUR is called ROAD. ROAD is called DUST.Where the Fish lives?

44.A is richer than B. B is richer than C. C is richer than D. D is richer than E. Then who is the middle of this relation.

45.there is question to find the code of SEARCH the ans is c.There are 5 or 6 questions based on coding and decoding.

46.A to Z. First letter A is swapped with Z, second letter B with Y, and so on. Which letter thetenth from right

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Satyam December 2017/18 placement paper(must read for satyam freshers)

December 2017 SATYAM Placement PAPER Interview

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 a offer(b) refuse to endure(c) shield from harm(d) exonerate
Ans. (b)<>
6. A Brown female could have hadI. a grandfather born RedII. a grandmother born RedIII. two grandfathers born Brown
(a) I only(b) II only(c) I & II only(d) II & III only(e) I,II & III
Ans. (c)
7. A male born into the Brown group may have
(a) a 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 among 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 & divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which among 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

John wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, & manchester 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 & Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday, Wednesday, & Fridayfrom 10 A.M to 12 noon.Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 12:30 to 2 P.M., or Tuesday & Thursdayfrom 10:30 A.M to 12:30 P.MCeltic 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 & 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on the hour.
10. Which combination is impossible for John?
(a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday & Thursday, & Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, Friday(b) Latin in the afternoon & Sanskrit & Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday.(c) Latin in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday,& Armenian Literature on Tuesday & Thursday(d) Latin in the morning & Sanskrit & Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday(e) Latin in the afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda & Friday, & manchester Literature on Tuesday
Ans. (d)

11. Which among following gives the greatest number of alternatives for scheduling manchester Literature, assuming that all other courses
(a) Latin in the afternoon & Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday & Friday(b) Sanskrit on Tuesday & Thursday & Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday & Friday(c) Latin in the afternoon & Armenian Literature Tuesday & Thursday(d) Latin in the morning & Sanskrit on Tuesday & Thursday(e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. & Armenian Literature on Tuesday & Thursday
Ans. (a)

12. If the manchester instructor insists on holding at least one session on Friday, in which among following can John enroll?(I) Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday(II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
(a) I only(b) II only(c) both I & II(d) I or II but not both(e) neither I nor II
Ans. (d)

13. Which among following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can John take?
(a) Maths--Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon(b) French--Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M(c) English--Tuesday & Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M(d) Japenese--Tuesday & 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 & west of Coshocton (2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland & west of Fredericktown(3) Dover is south & east of Ashland(4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown & east of Dover(5) Fredricktown is north of Dover & west of Ashland(6) Coshocton is south of Fredricktown & 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 & east of Fredricktown?(I) Ashland(II) Coshocton(III) East Liverpool
(a) I only(b) II only(c) III only(d) I & II(e) I & III
Ans. (e)

16. Which among following towns must be situated both south & west of at least one other town?
(a) Ashland only(b) Ashland & Fredricktown(c) Dover & Fredricktown(d) Dover,Coshocton & Fredricktown(e) Dover,Coshocton & East Liverpool
Ans. (d)

17. Which among 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 among numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more among 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, & 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, & 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 & III only(d) II & III only(e) I, II & III
Ans. (c)

20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never explored any among eightcaves before set up a tour of three caves, if she wishes to explore caves Abbott & Caesar?
(a) 2(b) 3(c) 4(d) 5(e) 6
Ans. (b)

21. What is the highest number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has previously explored only cave Benny may includein a single tour?
(a) 4(b) 5(c) 6(d) 7(e) 8
Ans. (b)

22. If x + y = 3 & 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 & 6 ft wide
(a) 24(b) 96(c) 3456(d) 13824(e) 14266

24. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, & 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% & 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 a automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part among 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 & 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)10Ans. (b)

29.If x=y=2z & 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 amongse
Ans. (a)

31. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes & Pipe B in 30 mins & Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all amongm work together, find the time taken to fill the tank
(a) 17 1/7 mins(b) 20 mins(c) 8 mins(d) none amongse
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 & product 1728
(a) 12(b) 20(c) 8(d) none amongse
Ans. (c)

34. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs & 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed among boat in still water & the speed among water current?
(a) 1/2 kmph(b) 7/12 kmph(c) 5 kmph(d) none amongse
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 CORRECTSOME QUESTIONS ALSO APPEARED FROM THE BARRON'S GMAT GUIDE.PAGE NO. 439 PASSAGE & QUESTIONS 1 TO 9PAGE NO. 440-441 PAGE 442 PASSAGE 2ALSO 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 microprocessor4. Convert 1024 (in decimal) to octa & hexadecimal form5. First microprocessor was (a) 8085(b) 8088(c) 8086(d) 804876. Give the name of a processor produced by mortorola?7. What is the full form of WindowsNT ? 8. What is the difference between 8087 & 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.

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Satyam Test paper 2006 selected questions

Satyam Test paper Gurgaon

Q. Does company have its own form or uses standard placement form?
A. Yes, the company uses the standard placement form.

Q. Does company apply the shortlist to the resumes submitted?
A. Yes, company applies shortlist to the resumes submitted.

Q. Is the shortlist qualifying in nature or eliminatory (merit based)?
A. The shortlist is mostly eliminatory in nature.

Q. What is normally the ratio of shortlist. (i.e. how many people are shortlisted vs. applied)?
A. The ratio varies depending on the requirement. General ratio is around 1:3.

Q. Is there advantage for work ex guys?
A. Yes, work experience is given due weightage.

Q. Is there a leaning towards particular background of students in the shortlist?
A. Yes, there is general preference for engineering background.

Q. Does grad matter in the shortlist?
A. Yes but not too much.

Q. What role does extra-curricular activities plays in the shortlist process?
A. Extra-curricular are not important

Q. What qualities should the candidate highlight in his/her resume?
A. Hardworking, technically sound, a tradeoff on communication skills is also there in lieu of strong tech skills

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make in his/her resume?
A. Highlighting Communication skills and other soft skills, people here are looking for hardcore technical skills.

Written Test

The company does not conduct any written test.

Group Discussions

GD is not a art of the recruitment process.

Case Studies

case studies are not a part of the recruitment process.

Group situation

recruitment process does not comprise of any group situation.

Preliminary Interview

Q. Does company conducts preliminary interviews?

A. Yes, there is one interview before the final Interview.

Q. Is this step qualifying or eliminatory? If eliminatory then normally what is the ratio of shortlist?
A. This is eliminatory in nature

Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
A. Generally interview lasts for around 20 minutes and the no. of panelists are around two-three.

Q. How does the interview start?
A. Interview starts by panelists asking you personal questions.

Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
A. Subject, technical skills, problem solving, puzzles are given to solve,

Q. Does company create situations akin to 'stress interview'? Describe some?
A. No, not really. Its quiet a relaxed atmosphere

Q. Is company trying to test the candidate's integrity( give a sample question if possible)?
A. Generally no specific questions, but yes through personal questions and other details your integrity is under scrutiny.

Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
A. Company tries to assess subject knowledge & analytical skills

Q. What type of environment is there during the interview ?
A. Interview is held in quiet relaxed and formal atmosphere.

Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company?
A. Be formal

Q. How does the interview end?
A. Interview panel thanks you for your time.

Q. Does the company repeat interview questions?
A. Not really, except the ones like, tell me about yourselff?

Q. How can a candidate better prepare hmself for the interview?
A. Refresh the technical fundamentals and other technical stuff

Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
A. Since this is a preliminary interview, no spot offers are made in this round,

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
A. Candidate should hesitant or stick to one point on an issue.

Final Interview

Q. What is the duration of interview /number of panelists?
A. Generally one-two panelists are there in an interview panel.

Q. How does the interview start?
A. The Interview normally takes off from the previous round.

Q. What types of questions are asked in the interview?
A. Personal, ethical, superficial technical ones.

Q. Does company create situations akin to 'stress interview'? Describe some?
A. No, stress interview is generally not there. But sometimes it might be there.

Q. Is company trying to test the candidate's integrity?
A. No

Q. What do you think the company trying to assess in the candidate during the interview?
A. Company tries to assess the Rechecking the cultural fit and the technical knowledge of the candidate.

Q. What type of environment is there during the interview (tense /relaxed /formal /non-formal)?
A. Relaxed atmosphere is there at the interview.

Q. What type of dress code is suitable for the company? (formal /semi formal /informal)?
A. Formal dress

Q. How does the interview end?
A. Interview ends with panelists wishing best of luck, leaving no clues about what was decided

Q. Are interview questions repeated by the company?
A. Generally no.

Q. How can a candidate better prepare himself for the interview?
A. Be Strong in the technical skills, lead the interviewer to skills which the candidate is strong on

Q. Does company make spot offer during the interview?
A. No, spot offers are not made.

Q. What is the biggest mistake a candidate can make during the interview?
A. showing a fixed attitude.
Higher entry

Q. Does company consider higher entry for the candidates with work ex?
A. Yes, there is a higher entry for people with general work experience.

Q. Does company apply any cut off for the work ex or age (if yes what are these?)
A. No, cut off is not applied by the company.

Q. What is the difference between entry level of people with and without work ex?
A. There is no difference of 2-3 years between people at entry level and people with work experience.

Q. In giving the weightage does company look for relevant work ex?
A. Very much, even shortlisting is done on the basis of relevant work ex.

Compensation

Q. What is the total compensation offered by the company at entry level? and after confirmation?
A. Functional team entry level Rs. 2.25 lakhs at entry level for Engg/graduate + MBA
Tech. Team entry level Rs. 1.6 lakhs for Engg. Graduate
The career path would be :
Functional team
Associate
Sr. Associate
Associate consultant
Consultant
Sr. Consultant
Prin. Consultant

Q. Is salary negotiable?
A. No, salary is not negotiable.

Q. Does company provide accommodation?
A. No

Q. What are the other benefits offered by the company?
A. Apart from the basic salary, all those in sales get performance incentives, which is earmarked as a % of the basic. This is done during the appraisal, which is done semi annually.

Q. What are the job locations? initially / after confirmation?
A. Functional guys are normally stationed at Hyderabad, Chennai and will have to move to client sites when ever projects need them to be there.
These sites may be domestic locations or international ones.

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Selected Aptitude questions for preparation 1

some questions of Aptitude are-

1)Avarage weight of p,q,r is given (cannot remember) the ratio of students in class p&q is 3:4.no of students in r is 25% more than p.Find the avarage of all the 3 classes.

2)Odd man out(5 options where given)

3)A,B,C,D,E are 5 in family.A& D are unmarried women & dont work.in family there are businessman,professor,artist.B is the brother of a & is not artist or businessman.E is husband.Who is professor?a)Ab)Bc)Dd)Ee)NONE OF THIS

4)pie chat is given for a salary 6000 what will be the ratio of radius with a salary of 1500.a)2:1b)1:2c)3:2d)none of these.

5)Sum in S.I. becomes 5 times its pincipal in 8 years what is the rate?a)5/2b)6/3c)d)none of these.

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2008 Aptitude paper Satyam Interview

Aptitude Questions: Satyam

1. A question on boat(upstream & downstream)..given the boat stream as 10kmph & it travels 91 km downstream & return back.what's the speed of stream if total time is 20hrs? ans. 3kmph

2.a question on pyramid shape nos. very easy.. just u have to add four to numbers to get the new one ans:607

3. some cities are there connected by some transports.easy one..just b patient to read the whole one

4.ques on probability...i can't solve that...tough to me

5.two voters were there....option given...which one is giving more proper ans to the given question.eng aptitude easy

6.100 teachers.10 knows nothing.85 knows physics & 73 chemistry.how many knows both physics & chem?

ans:68

7.a question on chart...easy one

other questions i don remember xactly but all are easy one...solve r.s. agarwal for those



i cleared the written test.there was cutoff of 7 i think.so don guess friends..



GD:

GD was the most interesting section.it was also the section where they cutoff most of the people.my topic was "was the incident took place at world cup final by Zidane justified?"

other topic were "should media be given so much priority", cricket:should be our national game

should we ban softdrinks in our country etc..

Be confident in GD interview..it is the place where tou can show ur leadership abilities..don't argue..be straight & let others speak.we were 7 in a group...the person taking our gd was very frank...he also co operated

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2008 Test Pattern For Satyam Interview (This is Awesome)

Test paper for Satyam Interview



A) GENERAL PASSAGE READING

This is the easiest part.anyone can do it if he/she has proficiency in English.Consult ur study materials 4 the CAT or any other similar exam.there was one on architects in India,others were on body immunity& hospitals.



B) QUANTITIVE APTITUDE

Manageable only if u r acquainted with the CAT pattern & books like R.S AGGRAWAL are amply suitable.sums were on dist,speed&time,boats&streams,pipes&cisterns,co-ordinate geometry,general geometry,pie-charts,age problems,etc.so u must go through R.S AGGRAWAL vividly. keep all formulae at the tips of ur fingers.



C) REASONING

The toughest part.plz be slow but steady 2 answer this section.practice 4m BARRON'S.but don't expect 2 get common q's.i remember dat one was on red&green hats.



ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES/Techniques

1) U needn't answer all q's.just do 7-8 correctly.cut-off is usually 7(may vary).

2) Decide which q's can be solved at single chance.don't waste ur time on a particular q.just go along with the rest if u get stuck at one.

3) Don't make wild guesses coz of -ve marking.

4) Think +ve & be confident.



D) GROUP DISCUSSION

Just speak logically & confidently 2 express ur views.Either start or conclude the topic.Make sure dat u contribute some good pts. They emphasise on ur communication&logical skill.each grp has 10 members.2-3 got selected 4m each grp coz Gd Interview is the main elimination round.our topic was easy-Population in India is an increasing manace.

E) HR

1) introduce urself.

2) wht's the meaning of ur name?(4tunately i knw the meaning of my own name!!!)

3) why Satyam?(plz try 2 knw the company profile very well.)

4) u r a student of ELECTRONICS&INSTR.so why do u wnt 2 enter software industry?(plz prepare this ans well if u r 4m hardcore stream.)

5)hobbies,achievements& aspirations.

6)r u ready 4 relocation?(i said dat i'll go even if i'm given ALASKA.)

7)few technical q's.they'll show interest abt ur project.plz be well informed abt ur vocational training&project.

8)if u join any software firm,wht wud u prefer as ur dream project?

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Test Pattern For Satyam Interview 2008 delhi

Test Paper6 for Satyam



WRITTEN TEST



You must be knowing that there will be 15 questions.U will be given a time of 30 mins...



Questions will be mainly from RS AGGARWAL.be thorough with that & u will find the paper very easy....



i dont remember the questions exactly but will try to give u a basic idea



1.a man thought that he would drop by some money everyday into temple's donation box for a year & everyday he will double the amount.if he starts with re.1 then how much money will he drop at the end of the seventh day?

(1+2+4+8+16+32+64)



2.u will have a pyramid problem..where u will b given a pyramid of numbers with either an error or a missing number.u have to solve as per the question.(just try to find the logic of the pyramid..he wudnt give u any big logic..check for simple ones)



3.if 0 is@

& if 1 is represented as $



then what is the value for $$@$



3,4 problems on reasoning..if u think u are really good at it then go for it other wise keep it for last.



5.there will be a pattern given to u..

like



a) a b

d c

b)e f

h g

c)i j

k l

d)m n

p o



pick the odd one out

(the answer is simple third one-just see the format).



6.there was a problem on ratio & proportion.(some percentages were given.question was regarding water & alcohol.it is in the text book.



7.there was a problem on trains.(very easy)know the concept its enough..



8.problem on profit & loss.(i didnt solve it)



well that is what i remember.sorrrrryyyyyy!!!!!!!

i would sugest u to solve atleast 8-9 questions.no guesswork plz as there is negative marking with satyam.first go through the paper.dont think that solving the paper from 1 st question will help u.i started from last page as the problems at the last page are damn easy..so have a look & solve questions that appear easy....

cut off is generally 6-7 so make sure u get atleast 9 correct.



clearing the written is easy.



then comes the main elimination round



GROUP DISCUSSION



see a lot of ppl get scared of this round..its not that tough as it is said to be.. but u have to know that this is not a contest...u r just askd to dicuss not to prove anything.basic topics will be given..if they ask u to selct topic then make sure that u go with ur groups opinion as they will be looking for team qualities.

be as polite as possible in ur approach.its good if u take intiative but if u wont dont think u will lose.just make sure that whatever point u make its a strong one..i didnt atke the initiative but i made a strong point.then my group actually started figthing which sends out a very wrong signal to the refree.so i asked them to calm down & told them that we are deviating from the actual point.try to bring ur group together & make sure that u dont appear dominating but still u have good hold on them..try to know all of thier names b4 u start.this would help.

sit properly ,behave professionally.onevery important thing is they are not looking for ur english or speaking skills all they look for is ur confidence & how well u r able to present urself.they look for the clarity of thought so plzz stop thinking that this is for those who r fluent in english...



my topic was ROLE OF IT IN GLOBAL ECONOMY..



i made it through (i didnt initiate or conclude).



once u get through gd interview u are finally there.if u carry urself well u r into the company.last round is very formal...



HR+ TR INTERVIEWS



In SATYAM technical & hr is combined so u shud cash on this oppurtunity so if u dont do well in tech but u do good in HR there is chance that u will be selected.so its abt ur confidence.

dont be nervous when u walk in.girls dont keep those handkerchiefs with u coz u will rub them out of tension.walk in with a sweet gentle smile.wish the panel..take ur seat when they say.place evarything that u have on the table.sit straight & wear a swet smile.dont look too eager for questions.be calm & composed



my questions were

tech:

1)write a program to print first ten even numbers(simple format)

2)what are ur sem subjects?explain each of them(just basic concepts)

3)what is software engineering?

4)what is the difference b/w c & c++(very basic nah?)

5)what is compiler & interpretor?

the technical round may not be this simple.prepare well.work hard.luck is the main factor...





HR

1)tell me abt urself(dont stop until they give any sign to stop)

2)tell me abt DAV(its the shool frm where i completed my 10th & 12th-was really intrested in this asked me around 4 questions on this topic)

3)what is ur father?

4)are u willing to be relocated?(default answer -yes)

5)where did u do ur inter from?(as i did my schooling frm north so he was impressed).

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2008 Test Pattern For Satyam Interview part 1

Test Paper 5 for Satyam

Written:

There will be 4 easy questions which can be answered in 5min, then try to do another 4 in 25 min, that’s all. This is for those who are fully confident of getting those 8 right, because cutoff will be < 7 at max 8. Others try to answer maximum & for some question we can eliminate 3 options easily. Be careful negative marking is there. One thing written test is easy.

some questions of aptitude are-

1)Avarage weight of p,q,r is given (cannot remember) the ratio of students in class p&q is 3:4.no of students in r is 25% more than p.Find the avarage of all the 3 classes.

2)Odd man out(5 options where given)

3)A,B,C,D,E are 5 in family.A& D are unmarried women & dont work.in family there are businessman,professor,artist.B is the brother of a & is not artist or businessman.E is husband.Who is professor?a)Ab)Bc)Dd)Ee)NONE OF THIS

4)pie chat is given for a salary 6000 what will be the ratio of radius with a salary of 1500.a)2:1b)1:2c)3:2d)none of these.

5)Sum in S.I. becomes 5 times its pincipal in 8 years what is the rate?a)5/2b)6/3c)d)none of these.



gd interview: for me it is the easiest, because we have attended a lot of gd interview’s before & we are fully aware of gd interview’s. It is cake walk if you have some practice before & able to speak for some time grabbing the chance. Leadership qualities are seen more. Try to give a chance for people who are sitting idle, that’s all it’s a part of leadership quality. Ours gd interview was a one which takes pace in fish market.We din have ap proper gd interview,moderator was very angry...Altough i showed the leadership Quality n fortunately i was selected. Our gd interview topic was “is indian cities ready for any disaster” all of us were againstthe topic & before the end we also covered some positive aspects regarding that & some preliminary measures for those

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Test Pattern For Satyam Interview 2007 delhi part 2

Test paper2 for Satyam



Questions:



1.Avarage weight of p,q,r is given (cannot remember 48 i think) the ratio of students

in class p&q is 3:4.no of students in r is 25% more than p.Find the avarage of all the 3 classes.



2. Odd man out. 1307, 8627 ,6792 ,7297.

Numbers were not exact but in this model



3. Can't remember



4. Pie chart problem. One chart was given on the expenditures of a person.His total income

is 6000/- .Now his income is 1500/- we have to find the ratio of radii of two pie charts.

a. 2:1 b.sqrt(2):1 c.1:sqrt(2) etc.



5. A,B,C,D,E are 5 in family.A& D are unmarried women & dont work.in family there are

businessman,professor,artist.B is the brother of a & is not artist or businessman.E is husband.

Who is professor?

a)A b) B c)D d)E e)NONE OF THIS

6.



7.



8. Stamp combination problem. There are 5,10,15 paise stamps with a boys grandmother

& the boy has to paste an equivalent of 45 paise stamps to post a letter.The total combinations are ?

a. 11 b. 12 etc.



9. Some long series of sentences were there I haven’t read them.Some reasoning type.



10. 3 work completion times were given regarding project preperation in hours by 3 teams & if each team person

is equicapable then find the time or days in which the complete some 18 hours or days work or project something

like that not sure.



11. Algorithm problem



Let R=2;

Let R=R+2;

Let K=K+1;

Let K=K*R;

Printf K

Let J= J+K;

If R <= 8

Goto step 2;

End.



Which of the fallowing output is not true.



a. 4 b. 36 etc



12. Simple problem on Simple Interest.

If the person gets one fifth of th sum after lending it for 8 years find the rate of interest



a. 2 ½ etc



13.Pets problem analytical one easy one.

Three persons sarada,sravani & suchitra have pets.The pets are pet1,pet2,pet3 They buy them in the months March,August ,& December.Sarada is busy in the month august & sravani baugt pet3 in December & Suchitra will buy in the month august but wont buy pet1.

What pet & which one will Sarada buy. Question is not exact,its only model



14. related to R.S Aggarwal Line-Graphs problems



15.Boats & streams

Given stram velocity x ,boat goes down stream by 30 KM & comes back.Total time is 4:30 Hours.Find the speed of the boat.

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Test Pattern For Satyam Interview 2007 part 1

Test Pattern For Satyam Interview

Pattern followed was: Written, GD, Technical & HR interview interviews

Written - 15 questions, time duration is 30 mints


1) Whats the angle diff betwn HR interview's mint's hands when clock is showing 19:55?
a)92 b) 92.5 c)93.5 4)93 5) none

2) If sum has doubled with compound interst in 3 yrs, how many years it will take to sum to become times
a)10 b)9 c)15 d)8 e) none

3) If u drive certain dist with 3kmph less speed then it takes 30 mints late . where as .. u'll be 30mints prior if ur speed is 4kmph more. Then whats the usual speed?
a)24kmph b)28kmph c) 12kmph d)14kmph e) none

4) Piramid problem ans is 68

5) Figures problem- asks u to identify the next(4th) figure

6) data-interpretation question - Very very very very very easy question, anybody can put the right answer

7) Series problem - 12,32,72,152,?,632 -- Ans is 312

8) U purchased 2 articles for a total of 2500/- . & u sold one of htem for 50% loss & other for 25% profit. Howmuch is ur actual profit or loss%ge?

9) Ten years ago avg of a family of 4 members is 24. Now 3 childs have born in that family out of them are twins & other is 2 yrs younger than thse twins. In such case also.. the avg haven't changed. Now guess the child's ages ?
a)10,10,12 b)12,12,10 c) 9,9,11 ..... Like wise

10) If $ represents '0' , % reprents '1' , %$ represents '2' , %% represents '3' & so on. Then how do u represent the LCM of 20,36,60. - Only thing is we have to represent the LCM value in BCD form (observe clearly the data - 3 was represented by '11' that is '%%' )

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