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CTS PAPER - 07 JUL 2008 - ANANTAPUR
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COLLEGE:                 JNTU ANANTAPUR
  
DATE:                    06/07/08(WRITTEN)
  
     :                   07/07/08(INTERVIEW)
  
PACKAGE:                 3 LAKHS
  
EXAM CONDUCTED BY:        MERITTRAC 
  

  
TOTAL STUDENTS WROTE THE EXAM : >500
  
(TOP TEN STUDENTS OF EVERY BRANCH DOES NOT HAVE WRITTEN EXAM)
  

  
WRITTEN QUALIFIED: 122 + (90 TOPPERS) = 212
  

  
TOTAL SELECTED: 100
  

  
TWO ROUNDS:
  

  
1) WRITTEN
  

  
2) HR + TECH
  

  
One thing keep in mind that COGNIZANT people want only students who r confident
  

  
1) WRITTEN blue print
  

  
I SECTION:
  

  
APTITUDE: 25 minutes
  

  
1) VENN DIAGRAMS 5Q
  
2) SOME QUESTIONS LIKE YOU MEANS ADDITION etc....
  
3) DATA SUFFIENCY 5Q
  
4) BINARY LOGIC 5Q
  
5) CUBES 5Q
  

  
II SECTION:
  

  
VERBAL: 20 MINUTES
  

  
1) READING COMPREHESION I 5Q
  
2) READING COMPREHESION II 5Q
  
3) FINDING THE INCORRECT SENTENSES 5Q
  
4) FINDING THE CORRECT SENTENSES 5Q
  

  
(FOR PASSEGES READ THE QUESTION FIRST AND THEN READ THE PASSAGE)
  

  

  
III SECTION
  

  
REASIONING: 20 MINUTES
  

  
1) SYLLOSIUM 5q
  
2) LOGICAL CONNECTIVES 5q
  
3) FINDING THE ODD FIGURE 5Q
  
4) A SMALL PUZZEL 5Q
  

  
(FOR THIS R.S.AGARWAL VERBAL AND NON VERBAL REASONING IS MORE THAN ENOUGH)
  

  
**KEEP ONE POINT IN UR MIND THAT THIS PATTERN IS NOT GOING TO BE CHANGED
  

  
***FOR COGNIZANT COMPANY, MERITTRAC PEOPLE WILL NOT CHANGE THE PATTERN BUT QUESTION WILL BE CHANGED.
  

  
APTITUDE SECTION:
  

  
1) VENN DIAGRAMS
  

  
VERY SIMPLE QUESTION WILL BE GIVEN AND 5 QUESTIONS WIL BE ASKED
  
IF UR GOOD WITH MATHS BASICS THAT’S ENOUGH
  

  
2) DATA SUFFIENCY
  

  
GO THROUGH R.S AGARWAL
  
NUMBERS, TIME AND DISTANCE, TIME AND WORK, RATIO PROPORTION AND PERCENTAGES AND PROFIT AND LOSS
  

  
VERY VERY VERY SIMPLE QUESTIONS WILL BE GIVEN 5 QUESTIONS
  

  
IF UR COOL THEN U CAN SOLVE IT EASILY
  

  
3) BINAY LOGIC
  

  
5 QUESTIONS
  
MY SINCERE ADVICE IMMEDEATELY AFTER U RECEIVE THE PAPER U SOLVE THIS TYPE OF QUESTIONS
  

  
$ ----1
  
* ----0
  

  
FOR EXAMPLE
  
0000----****
  
0001---> ***$
  
0010---> **$*
  

  
1) AVG OF 20,30,40
  

  
A)   $*$$*$*
  
B)   $*$*$**
  
C)   **$$**$$
  
D)   $$$$$***
  

  
2) ($$$$)$*  - ($$**)$* 
  
A) $$.... B) *$...
  

  
SIMILARLY QUESITONS WILL BE SIMPLE SO FIRST SOLVE THIS QUESTION
  

  
4) CUBES
  

  
FOR THIS U HAVE TO USE YOUR INTELLIGENCE
  

  
THE QUESTION WAS
  


  
TWO CUBES WERE HORIZONTALLY PLACED AND WERE CUT INTO 8 SIMILAR CUBES EACH
  
THE TOP LAYER OF THE FIRST CUBE AND BOTTOM LAYER OF THE SECOND CUBE IS REMOVED AND PAINTED BLACK
  

  
1)   HOW MANY CUBES ARE PAINTED WITH COLOUR ON THREE FACES
  
2)   TWO FACES
  
3)   ONLY ONE FACE
  
4)   FOUR FACES
  
5)   NO COLOUR ON ANY FACE
  

  
VERBAL SECTION
  

  
TWO PASSAGES WILL BE GIVEN
  
AND 10 QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED
  

  
5 QUESTIONS ON FINDING THE INCORRECT SENTENSES
  
5 QUESTIONS ON FINDING THE CORRECT SENTENSES
  

  
REASONING
  

  
5 QUESTIONS WERE ON SYLLOSIUM
  

  
Q) ALL DOGS ARE CATS
  
   ALL CATS ARE PIGS
  

  
1) ALL DOGS ARE PIGS
  
2) ALL DOGS ARE DOGGIES
  
3) ALL CATS ARE NOT CATS
  
4) ALL CATS ARE NOT PIGS
  

  
GO THRU R.S.AGARWAL OR TIME MATERIAL (REASOINING BOOK ).
  

  
5 QUESTION WERE ON LOGICAL CONNECTIVES
  

  
IF IT RAINS THEN I LL DANCE
  

  
A)   IT IS RAINING
  
B)   I LL DANCE
  
C)   IT IS NOT RAINING
  
D)   I LL NOT DANCE
  
WHICH OPTION WILL LOGICALLY CONNECTS
  
1)   A,B
  
2)   B,C
  
3)   C,D
  
4)   A,C
  
GO THRU TIME MATERIAL YOU WILL EASILY UNDERSTAND
  

  
10 QUESTIONS ON ODD MAN OUT DIAGRAMS
  
R.S. AGARWAL NON VERBAL BOOK IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
  

  
ONE SMALL PUZZEL WILL BE GIVEN
  
4 TO 5 QUESTIONS WILL BE GIVEN
  

    
ALL BEST GUYS