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 Syntel - Question paper - 01       Conducted On -- 2003   

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COMPANY NAME : Syntel
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DATE OF TEST : 2003
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PLACE OF TEST:
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MODE : Off-Campus
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DURATION :
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There were typical interview FAQs such as,
1. Tell me something about yourself.
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses.

and technical questions like,
1. What is your favourite programming language.
2. Which are the various sorting algorithms, which one
is most efficient and under what circumstances.
3. Write a C function for sorting.
4. Can you make this code more efficient.
5. When are link lists used. Give me a few examples
where link lists are practically used.
6. Normalization and denormalization.
7. Concept of foreign key.
8. Write a query for something that I dont remember
now(it was a complex one with more than 2 tables,
joins on all of them and a subselect)
9. How many phases are there in SDLC. Enumerate.
10. Waterfall model.

I dont remember few other questions.
A friend of mine was asked questions on SDLC and Java.

Dont worry, the interview is not quite tough.
All the best!!!

:)

 
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 Syntel - Question paper - 02    Conducted On -- 23-August-2003       Place : Shreds, Cochin

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COMPANY NAME : Syntel
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DATE OF TEST : 23 Aug 2003
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PLACE OF TEST: Shreds, Cochin
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MODE : Off-Campus
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SYNTEL QUESTIONS SHREDS COCHIN 23RD AUGUST
SECTION I: 25 QUESTIONS (ENGLISH) IN 15 MINUTES
SECTION II: 45 QUESTIONS (QUANTITATIVE) IN 45 MINUTES
SECTION III: 30 QUESTONS (REASONING) IN 30 MINUTES

we were first asked to do section II and then section I.....

SECTION II
QUANTITATIVE
(TIME IS A SEVERE CONSTRAINT)

Qn 1.) (this was the first question)
Maximum numbers that can be formed using all the 4 digits 6 4 8 1
without repetition and which is divisible by 9.( ans none)

2.) Find the number of sides of a regular convex polygon whose angle
is 40degrees.

3.) a+b+c=0, then roots of ax^2+bx+c=0 is
1.imag 2.real 3.coincidental 4.zero

4.) Difference b/w the compound interest and simple interest for
Rs.2500 for 2 years is given-----. find the rate of interest.

5.) there was one more question on S.I and C.I

6.) the minimum number by which 60 is to be multiplied to generate a
square.
ans 15

7.) A monkey climbs 6 mts and falls 3mts in alternate minutes.Then
time taken to climb a tree 60metres high?
a. 35 b.37 c.32 d.34 (think the answer is 37)

8.) (This was the second last question) A bucket contains z drops.
and it leaks x drops in t secs.then the time required to empty the
bucket(in minutes)?

9.) 6 pipes fill or empty the cistern. find the number of emptying
pipes iff it takes 18hrs to fill and 18 hrs to empty.... (don't
remember the question exactly)

10.) the largest no: which is a factor of 1080 and 729

11.) No: of spheres of radius 1 that can be got from sphere of radius
(or diameter don't recall) 8

12.) (think the last but three question)Travelling at 3/4th the speed
a man is 20 minutes later then speed is??

13.) there are 6 keys and 6 locks. then number of combinations to be
tried out to get the actual solution
a. 5^6 b.6^5 (don't remember the rest)

14.) choosing 2 people out of 10 in how many combinations can a
particular person(some name) be always included....

15.) from 6 white balls and 7 black balls probability that 2 balls
drawn at random are of the same color?

16.) if a sales man gets successive gain of 15% and 20% then his
actual gain?
ans. 38

17.) a string of pearls such that 1/3 is lost and of that 1/4th is
missing, remaining is 20 then actual number of pearls?
ans. 40

18.) a man gets a gain of x%. but if he had sold at twice the cost
price, what will be his gain?(question not sure)
a. 2x b.200-2x c.100+x (not sure of the options)

19.) a clock was 7mts behind the actual time on 3 p.m. on wednesday
and 8 mts ahead of actual time on (not sure) 4 p.m. friday. when will
it show the correct time?

20.) boat moves upstream in 6 hrs and covers the same distance
downstream in 5 hrs. then speed of a raft floating?(accuracy of
question not sure)

21.) (this was the last question) no idea what it stands for........
some kind of notation like S(P(M((D(a,b),2))):P(M(S(D(a,b),........
options were
1. ab 2.(a-b)^2 3.(a+b)^2 4.none

22.) if x men working x hrs per day can do x units of work in x days,
then y men working y hrs/day would be able to complete how many units
of work i y days?
ans. y^3/x^2 (question in R.S. Agarwal)

23.) ( this was a question in the first page of the section II
booklet) a cone with radius----- and height -----. a hemisphere
covers the cone such that base of hemisphere meets that of the cone.
then the enclose volume.....(R.S. Agarwal consists of similar
questions)

24.) there was one more question on volume and surface area.....

25.) 1 Rs, 50 ps , 25 ps coins are in the ratio ---------, then the
number of 50 ps coins if they sum to ------Rs. (similar question in
R.S.Agarwal)

26.) there was one more question on coins i.e. abt getting a change
of 10ps and 25 coins for ------Rs.(how many possible combinations or
so possible)

27.) x/y+y/x=40/21(don't remember the exact value, believe this is
the one) find x and y

there were 2 questions on train and one was like:
28.) a goods train starts and after 2 hrs a passenger train at
4km/hr starts and overtakes the goods train after 4 hrs, then the
speed of goods train?

29.) 15hrs of boys work=6 hrs of women's work. 3/5 of the work is
done by -----boys and -----women. How much time would be
the question)

32.) there was one question on triangle

33.) a figure was given a square with four corners shaded and asked
to find the area of the shaded portion.... ie area of square-area of
the regular octagon.....

This is all i can remember from section II

SECTION I
ENGLISH
(EASY)
PATTERN:

1.) few questions on finding out the segment of sentence
which is wrong....

2.) analogy.
(few i can remember)
1.) celebrate::marriage
ans. lament::bereavement
2.) bouquet::flowers
ans. chain::link
3.) germ::disease
ans. war::destruction
4.) (remember only the answer)
ans. book::pages

3.) to fill up the blanks in the sentences with the most
appropriate words.....

4.) to find the word opposite in meaning
(few qns i can remember)
1.) equanamity
2.) sequester
3.) dormant
4.) apathetic

SECTION III
REASONING

(TIME IS A CONSTRAINT)

1.) (last question and the easiest) a simple flowchart whose steps
are as follows. value of r and h are given, a and b=0 m=pi*r*r*h
n=(pi*r*r*h)/3 if (m==n) do ------else b=4*pi*r*h print a and b
[DON'T REMEMBER IF conditon is m==n or m
2.) (second last question this was also easy) it was abt a set of
people talking 4 languages and then qns were abt who could act as a
translator to whom ........

3.) there were 3 questions based on an argument given... questions
were to find out which statement in the objectives given could
strengthen the argument or to weaken the argument....(bit confusing)

4.) blood relationship question( i remember all the statements given,
though not the question)
10 people in a family A B C are husbands D E F are wives
altogether there are only 4 women. each family can have atmost 2
children and C has atleast 1 child. D and G are related to A. E
cannot be related to H and I and J are not related.....

5.) (this consists of the most confusing set of questions)
a set of statements are given and then questions were asked, the
statements were like
All A B C D E F are Q's
All A's are B's
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---------(better leave this question for the last)

6.) Alice works on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
B does not work on Wed
C works only on Tuesday and someotherday(don't remember)
D does not work on Friday
E works on all days except on the first Monday and Thursday
then questions like who all will be available on which days .....

7.) question based on venn diagram given ......read the question
properly and then answer

8.) (first question) abt 4 buses with different seating capacity.and
different charges. and questions were to find out the minimum number
of trips required, the maximum charge, the second highest charge
etc....

 
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 Syntel - Question paper - 03    Conducted On -- 18-July-2003       Place : JNTU, Hyderabad

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COMPANY NAME : Syntel
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DATE OF TEST : 18 th july 2003
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PLACE OF TEST: JNTU, Hyderabad
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MODE : Campus
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1.English ( 25 ques, 15 mins) synonyms( for the given word there are 3 synonyms and one odd one is given find the odd)

- fill in the blanks with the suitable word.(5 ques)

- sentence correction.(10 ques)

- analogies(5 ques)

2. Aptitude.(45 ques, 30 mins)

3. Reasoning and a flowchart(30 ques, 30 mins)

few ques remembered:

synonyms: (not sure)

abridge:
abash
abase
aberration
abstract

analogies:

1. intimidness: fear

2. crust: wave

3. assist: save

4. affirm: hint

APTITUDE:

1.
one pipe fills in 4 hrs and another in 5hrs when they both work alternately how much time will be taken to fill the tank.

2.
LCM of 3 nos is 120 which of the following no must not be their HCF

a. 8 , b.24 c.12 d.24 and 30

3.
two trains from the points A and B moving in opposite direction , at the point they meet the second train travels 120 kms more than the first. The speeds are 50kmph and 60kmph respectively find the distance between A and B?

4.
One monkey climbs a poll at the rate of 6mts/min and fell down 3mts in the alternately. Length of the poll is 60 mts , how much time it will take to reach the top?

a. 31 b.33 c.37 d.40 (ans: 37)

5.
a number when multiplied by 7/18 instead of 7/8 and got the result 770 less than the actual result , find the original number?

6.
The volume and the radius of both cone and sphere are equal , then find the ratio of height of the cone to the diameter of the sphere?

7.
A and B started a business with 1500 and 2500 and got a profit 800 rs. Half of the profit is shared equally the remaining is shared according to their investment. Find their profits.

8.
The difference between the simple interest and compound interest for 2 years?

A:B =2:3 and B:C=5:6 then find A:B:C

9.
an amount of 64 Rs has to become 125 in 3 years in compound interest , find the rate of interest?

10.
a similar to the above problem find the time(rate of interest is given)

11.
the prime no., which is greater than 6 when divide by 6 will always gives the remainder

ans: 1 or 5

12.
Length of a rectangle is increased by 50% and breadth is decreased by 25% what is the difference in the area

13.
Mr X position in a class is 13th from first and 17th from last, and 8th from the first and 13th from last in passed candidates list, then how many candidates failed in the exam

14.
Two successive discounts of 20% and 15% is equal to a net discount of .....

15.
A two digit number is 4 times to its sum of digits , when 9 is added to the number, the digits will get reversed. Then what is that number?

Ans: 12

16.
The length of the following rectangle is '4a' and its breadth is '2a'. Radius of the two circles is 'a'. Then find the ratio of total area of the rectangle to the area not covered by the two circles with in the rectangle

17.
A person starts with the speed of u/1 kmph and returns with the speed of u/2 kmph, what is his average speed.

18.
A cistern will be filled in 9 hrs, but becoz of an outlet it is filled in 10 hrs, if the cistern is filled, then how much time the outlet takes to empty the cistern.

19.
In a right angled triangle ABC angle B = 90 , BM is the median to AC , then AB2 + BC2 (in terms of BM)

20.
Three circles with same radius r are drawn with centres as three vertices of a triangle. What is the sum of areas of the intersections of these circles with the triangle.

21.
X men work for X days to produce X products, then Y men can produce Y products in ---- days.

22.
The compound interest for first and second years is 200 and 220 on a certain amount. Find the sum.

23.
Marked price of a commodity is 35% above the cost price. If he gives a discount of 15%, how much he gains on the deal.

24.
5 mangoes + 4 oranges = 7 mangoes + 1 orange.

Find the ratio of mango to orange.

25.
A man starts a work, after some time some one joins him..............like this

26.
Food is sufficient for 100men for 60days. For how many days the food is sufficient for 500men?

27.
If 8men 8hrs per day works for 8days get 45/- then how many men required if the work is 5hrs per day for10days they get 60/-?

28.
A person sold an item at a profit of 12% .If he sold it at a loss of 12% then he would get Rs.6/- less. What is the cost price?

29.
(1 ½ /((3/4-2/5 )/(2/3+4/5))) * ((2 ¾/((4/3-2/5 )/(5/3+6/5))) (Numbers different)

30.
Avg age of X number of adults in a class is 30yrs. If 12 new adults with avg age of 32 joined with them then the avg age increases by one. Find X?

31.
A sphere of radius 2cms is dropped into a cylinder of radius 4 cms containing water upto certain level. The raise in the water level is (not sure)

32.
find the average of reciprocals of x and y :

33.
In a school there are 1000 students in the year 1999. The number of students increased by 20% in the year 2000. And it is increased by 15% in the year 2001. But it is decreased by 18% in 2002. Then what is the strength in 2002.(numbers may differ)

REASONING

1. Odd man out

a) stem b) fruits c) flowers d) tree e) root

2. 9, --, 15, 18, 21, 24

3. seating arrangement(2 puzzles)

4. books arrangement (puzzle)

5. flowchart

6. If 3rd day of a month is Monday. Then what is the 5th day after 21st of that month?

7. blood relation

 
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