Tata Communications placement papers consist of a written section which is of medium to high difficulty level. You need to thoroughly practice the previous year questions to solve faster in the actual aptitude exam.
Have a look at Tata Communication Recruitment Process to understand the stages on goes through and Tata Communications Interview Questions to have a look at the type of questions asked in the final round i.e Interview Round. This article will further help you in easily clear the Tata Communications Placement papers.
In Tata communications Placement Papers, it is essential to understand the topics and number of questions asked. The Tata communications test pattern consists of two sections – Aptitude and Technical. The number of questions and time duration of the test are given below.
APTITUDE QUESTIONS – 25
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS – 50
It is the most important section of the written test as maximum questions are from this section. The important topics and some questions from previous year Tata Communications Placement papers are given below.
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1. A student divided a number by 2/3 when he required to multiply by 3/2. Calculate the percentage of error in his result.
a. 10%
b. 75%
c. 50%
d. 0%
Answer
Option 4.
2. Birju, Bankim, and Boney begin to jog around a circular stadium. They complete their revolutions in 36 seconds, 48 seconds and 63 seconds respectively. After how many seconds will they be together at the starting point?
a. 1008
b. 956
c. 848
d. Cannot be determined
e. None of these
Answer
Option 1.
Explanation :
Required time 36, 48 and 63 seconds LCM of =2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 4 x 7= 1008 seconds
3. The sum of the two digits of a two digit number is 15 and the difference between the two digits of the two digit number is 3. What is the product of the two digits of the two digit number?
a. 72
b. 56
c. 54
d. Cannot be determined
e. None of these
Answer
Option 3.
Explanation:
Let x and y are the two digits. Given that x+y=15 and x-y=3 Adding the above equations , we get 2x=18, 0r x=18/2=9 Substituting the value of x in any of the equation, we get y=6 Product of x and y = 9*6=54
4. Seema obtained 674 marks out of the total 750 marks. What approximate percentage did she obtain in the examination?
a. 79
b. 90
c. 81
d. 85
e. 95
Answer
Option 2.
Explanation :
Seemas marks percentage= 674/750 x 100 = 90
5. A car covers a distance of 744 km. in 12 hours. What is the speed of the car in km/hr?
a. 62
b. 58
c. 65
d. 60
e. None of these
Answer
Option 1.
Explanation:
Speed = distance / time taken
T=12 hrs
D=744 km
S=744/12=62kph
6. The population of a country increases every year by 10%. If the population in January 2006 was 15.8 Lakhs, what was the population in January 2008?
a. 19,11,800
b.18,96,000
c. 19,11,600
d. 18,94,000
e. None of these
Answer
Option 3.
7. Production of Company A is 120% of the production of company B and 80% of the production of company C. What is the ratio between the productions of companies A, B and C respectively?
a. 6 : 5 : 9
b. 6 : 5 : 4
c. 12 : 10 : 15
d. 10 : 12 : 15
e. None of these
Answer
Option 4.
Explanation:
Production of Company C = 120*100 = 120*100/80 = 150 .Therefore, 10:12:15
8. Giridhar purchased 100 sarees @ Rs.450 per piece. While selling he offered 10% discount on the labeled price and earned a profit of 20%. What was the labeled price of each saree?
a. Rs.540
b. Rs.650
c. Rs.590
d. Rs.600
e. None of these
Answer
Option 4.
Explanation:
90% of X = 120 x 450/100
Labeled price of saree, X = 600
9. Cost of 35 shirts and 28 trousers is Rs.28,000. What will be the cost of 45 shirts and 36 trousers?
a. Rs.32,500
b. Rs.36,000
c. Rs.35,000
d. Cannot be determined
e. None of these
Answer
Option 2.
Explanation:
35x + 28y = 28000=> 5x + 4y = 4000
Solving the equations, we get answer as 36,000
10. Pure milk costs Rs.16 per liter. After adding water the milkman sells the mixture Rs.15 per litre and thereby makes a profit of 25%. In what respective ratio does he mix milk with water?
a. 3 : 1
b. 4 : 3
c. 3 : 2
d. 5 : 3
e. 4 : 1
Answer
Option 1.
Explanation:
Let X is the cost of pure Milk.Cost of Mixture,
X + 25% of X = 15
100X + 25X = 15*100
125X = 15 *100
X = (15 *100)/125 = Rs. 12.
So, Milk of Rs. 12 sold at Rs. 15.
Part of Milk buyer gets in 12,
In Rs. 16 = 1 lit milk.
So, in 12 = 12/16 = 3/4 part milk he gets and 1/3 part water.
Therefore ratio Milk: water
3/4: 1/3
= 3 : 1.
This is the next section of the written test where the candidate’s logical thinking capability will be checked. The important topics and some questions from previous year Tata Communications Placement paper are given below.
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1. 37 ? 103 169 257 367
Answer
Option 2.
2. 4 6 34 ? 504 1234
Answer
Option 2.
3. Pointing to a boy, Richa said, “He is the son of the wife of my grandmother’s grandson”. How is the boy related to Richa’s mother?
Answer
Option 2.
4. A tennis marker is trying to put together a team of four players for a tennis tournament out of seven available. Males – a, b and c; females-m, n, o and p. All players are of equal ability and there must be at least two males in the team. For a team of four, all players must be able to play with each other under the following restrictions:
Answer
Option 1.
5. Five boys were climbing a hill. J was following H. R was just ahead of G. K was between G & H. They were climbing up in a column. Who was the second?AnswerG is the second one6.Eight friends Harsha, Fakis, Balaji, Eswar, Dhinesh, Chandra, Geetha, and Ahmed are sitting in a circle facing the center. Balaji is sitting between Geetha and Dhinesh. Harsha is third to the left of Balaji and second to the right of Ahmed. Chandra is sitting between Ahmed and Geetha and Balaji and Eshwar are not sitting opposite to each other. Who is third to the left of Dhinesh?AnswerFakis7. If every alternative letter starting from B of the English alphabet is written in small letter, rest all are written in capital letters, how the month September be written.
Answer
None of the above
This is the next section of the written test where the candidate’s logical thinking capability will be checked. The important topics and some questions from previous year Tata Communications Placement paper are given below.
One can even practice some verbal ability questions by clicking this link.
1) Vinita trained for several years to accomplish tight rope walking but found it was __________, as she could not get over her fear of heights.
Answer
Option 2.
2) Which of these words refer to a for biddance especially by law?
Answer
Option 3.
3) 80 BC – The Olympics move to Rome after the Greek mainland is added to the Empire.If this event was reported by Ramesh to his classmates, it would be:
Answer
Option 2.
4) Krishna asked her mother if she thought it was greedy to eat more than two chocolates at a time.The direct form of a narration of the above sentence is:
Answer
Option 3.
5) A lawyer needs to think on his feet. The underlined expression refers to a person who thinks
Answer
Option 3.
6) He never saw it again. This sentence in the Passive voice is:
Answer
Option 4.
7) Which answer makes the statement given below informational?Crocodiles ____________ to sleep with their mouths open.
Answer
Option 1.
8) Which pair of words correctly completes this sentence?______ the ladybird ______ the bluebottle is a bird.
Answer
Option 3.