Satyam Test paper

Paper 1--General Aptitude 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 an offer (b) refuse to endure (c) shield from harm (d) exonerate Ans. (b) 6. A Brown female could have had I. a grandfather born Red II. a grandmother born Red III. two grandfathers born Brown (a) I only (b) II only (c) I and II only (d) II and III only (e) I,II and III Ans. (c) 7. A male born into the Brown group may have (a) an 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 of the 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 and divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which of the 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 Tom wishes to enroll in Latin AA, Sanskrit A, Armenian Literature 221, and Celtic 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 and Thursday from 12 noon to 3 P.M., or Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 A.M to 12 noon. Armenian Literature 221 meets either Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:30 to 2 P.M., or Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 A.M to 12:30 P.M Celtic 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 and 4 P.M from Monday to Friday, beginning on the hour. 10. Which combination is impossible for Tom? (a) Latin in the morning, Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday, and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, Friday (b) Latin in the afternoon and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. (c) Latin in the afternoon, Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday (d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (e) Latin in the afternoon, Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesda and Friday, and Celtic Literature on Tuesday Ans. (d) 11. Which of the following gives the greatest number of alternatives for scheduling Celtic Literature, assuming that all other courses (a) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Monday, Wednesday and Friday (b) Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday and Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (c) Latin in the afternoon and Armenian Literature Tuesday and Thursday (d) Latin in the morning and Sanskrit on Tuesday and Thursday (e) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. and Armenian Literature on Tuesday and Thursday Ans. (a) 12. If the Celtic instructor insists on holding at least one session on Friday, in which of the following can Tom enroll? (I) Armenian Literature on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (II) Sanskrit on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (a) I only (b) II only (c) both I and II (d) I or II but not both (e) neither I nor II Ans. (d) 13. Which of the following additional courses, meeting as indicated, can Tom take? (a) Maths--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10A.M to 12 noon (b) French--Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11A.M to 12:30 P.M (c) English--Tuesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 P.M (d) Japenese--Tuesday and 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 and west of Coshocton (2) Bowling Green is north of Ashland and west of Fredericktown (3) Dover is south and east of Ashland (4) East Liverpool is north of Fredricktown and east of Dover (5) Fredricktown is north of Dover and west of Ashland (6) Coshocton is south of Fredricktown and 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 and east of Fredricktown? (I) Ashland (II) Coshocton (III) East Liverpool (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I and II (e) I and III Ans. (e) 16. Which of the following towns must be situated both south and west of at least one other town? (a) Ashland only (b) Ashland and Fredricktown (c) Dover and Fredricktown (d) Dover,Coshocton and Fredricktown (e) Dover,Coshocton and East Liverpool Ans. (d) 17. Which of the 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 of the numbered statements gives information that can be deduced from one or more of the 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, and 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, and 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 and III only (d) II and III only (e) I, II and III Ans. (c) 20. In how many different ways may a class 1 spelunker who has never explored any of the eightcaves before set up a tour of three caves, if she wishes to explore caves Abbott and Caesar? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 6 Ans. (b) 21. What is the maximum number of caves that a class 3 spelunker who has previously explored only cave Benny may include in a single tour? (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) 8 Ans. (b) 22. If x + y = 3 and 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 and 6 ft wide (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 3456 (d) 13824 (e) 14266 24. If a=2/3b , b=2/3c, and 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% and 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 an automobile can hold g liters.If a liters was removed when the tank was full, what part of the 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 and 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)10 Ans. (b) 29.If x=y=2z and 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 of these Ans. (a) 31. Pipe A can fill in 20 minutes and Pipe B in 30 mins and Pipe C can empty the same in 40 mins.If all of them work together, find the time taken to fill the tank (a) 17 1/7 mins (b) 20 mins (c) 8 mins (d) none of these 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 and product 1728 (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 8 (d) none of these Ans. (c) 34. A boat travels 20 kms upstream in 6 hrs and 18 kms downstream in 4 hrs.Find the speed of the boat in still water and the speed of the water current? (a) 1/2 kmph (b) 7/12 kmph (c) 5 kmph (d) none of these 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 CORRECT SOME QUESTIONS ALSO APPEARED FROM THE BARRON'S GMAT GUIDE. PAGE NO. 439 PASSAGE AND QUESTIONS 1 TO 9 PAGE NO. 440-441 PAGE 442 PASSAGE 2 ALSO 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 microprocessor 4. Convert 1024 (in decimal) to octa and hexadecimal form 5. First microprocessor was (a) 8085 (b) 8088 (c) 8086 (d) 80487 6. Give the name of a processor produced by mortorola? 7. What is the full form of WindowsNT ? 8. What is the difference between 8087 and 8086 BESIDES THESE 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.

Satyam company profile & Test Pattern

• Written Test
  
  The Satyam paper provided here is a two year old paper. The pattern could have changed by now. We will try to get the latest papers as soon as possible. The paper is primarily divided into 2 sections:
  
  Section #1
  This section tests a candidate's logical and analytical ability along with the vocabulary.The questions asked in this section are based on the CAT pattern.
  For the quantitative part,it is advisable to solve speed and distance, pipes and cisterns and time and work problems from R.S. Aggarwal's Mathematicatics for MBA or any other management entrance coaching material.
  
  Other refrences:Barron's GMAT preparation guide.
  
  Section#2
  This is the technical section.Along with the candidate's grasp on the subject, the section also tests the general awareness of the candidate in his/her technical field.
  You may also be asked to write basic programs like finding the factorial of a number,squares of n natural numbers , etc.
• Interview
  
  The interview consists of two stages :Technical and HR .In the technical interview candidates can be asked questions on:
  1.Operating Sytems
  2.Data Structures.
  3. C.
  4.DBMS
  (for computer students)
  
  1.Microprocessors architecture of 8085.
  2.Digital Circuits and Logic Design.
  3.Basic Electronics.
  4.Communications(questions pertaining to AM,FM,etc.)
  5.Computer Networks.
  (for electronics students)

Profile

Satyam, a SEI-CMM Level 5 company, offers a range of expertise in the areas of Information Technology: software development Services, Systems Integration, ERP Solutions, Product Development, Internet access & hosting services, Electronic Commerce and Consulting. Satyam has nearly 6,000 IT professionals, who operate out of its state-of-the-art software development centers located in India, the USA, Japan, Singapore and the UK. These Centers work as an extended enterprise (IT partner) for over 150 Fortune 500 and multinational clients worldwide

Satyam, a multifaceted, totally integrated IT solutions provider is engaged in application development and maintenance, systems integration, datamarts, conversion and migration, Euro currency and engineering services (CAD/CAM/CAE).

It specializes in customized IT solutions for industries in the areas of Manufacturing, Financial services, Insurance, Transportation, Telecom, Healthcare and Power. The company also offers Network and network-enabled services in India. It provides internet access & hosting services, Intranet, e-mail, EDI, store & forward, and online information services.

For more information about this company visit their homesite at www.satyam.com

LG paper

1. main()
   {
   int i;
   printf("%d", &i)+1;
   scanf("%d", i)-1;
   }
   
   a. Runtime error.
   b. Runtime error. Access violation.
   c. Compile error. Illegal syntax
   d. None of the above
   

2. main(int argc, char *argv[])
   {
   (main && argc) ? main(argc-1, NULL) : return 0;
   }
   
   a. Runtime error.
   b. Compile error. Illegal syntax
   c. Gets into Infinite loop
   d. None of the above

3. main()
   {
   int i;
   float *pf;
   pf = (float *)&i;
   *pf = 100.00;
   printf("%d", i);
   }
   
   a. Runtime error.
   b. 100
   c. Some Integer not 100
   d. None of the above

4. main()
   {
   int i = 0xff;
   printf("%d", i<<2);
   }
   
   a. 4
   b. 512
   c. 1020
   d. 1024

5. #define SQR(x) x * x
   main()
   {
   printf("%d", 225/SQR(15));
   }
   
   a. 1
   b. 225
   c. 15
   d. none of the above

6. union u
   {
   struct st
   {
   int i : 4;
   int j : 4;
   int k : 4;
   int l;
   }st;
   int i;
   }u;
   
   main()
   {
   u.i = 100;
   printf("%d, %d, %d",u.i, u.st.i, u.st.l);
   }
   
   a. 4, 4, 0
   b. 0, 0, 0
   c. 100, 4, 0
   d. 40, 4, 0

7. union u
   {
   union u
   {
   int i;
   int j;
   }a[10];
   int b[10];
   }u;
   
   main()
   {
   printf("%d", sizeof(u));
   printf("%d", sizeof(u.a));
   printf("%d", sizeof(u.a[0].i));
   }
   a. 4, 4, 0
   b. 0, 0, 0
   c. 100, 4, 0
   d. 40, 4, 0

8. main()
   {
   int (*functable[2])(char *format, ...) ={printf, scanf};
   int i = 100;
   
   (*functable[0])("%d", i);
   (*functable[1])("%d", i);
   (*functable[1])("%d", i);
   (*functable[0])("%d", &i);
   }
   
   a. 100, Runtime error.
   b. 100, Random number, Random number, Random number.
   c. Compile error
   d. 100, Random number

9. main()
   {
   int i, j, *p;
   i = 25;
   j = 100;
   p = &i; /* Address of i is assigned to pointer p */
   printf("%f", i/(*p)); /* i is divided by pointer p */
   }
   
   a. Runtime error.
   b. 1.00000
   c. Compile error
   d. 0.00000

10. main()
    {
    int i, j;
    scanf("%d %d"+scanf("%d %d", &i, &j));
    printf("%d %d", i, j);
    }
    
    a. Runtime error.
    b. 0, 0
    c. Compile error
    d. the first two values entered by the user

11. main()
    {
    char *p = "hello world";
    p[0] = 'H';
    printf("%s", p);
    }
    
    a. Runtime error.
    b. “Hello world” c. Compile error
    d. “hello world”

12. main()
    {
    char * strA;
    char * strB = “I am OK”; memcpy( strA, strB, 6);
    }
    
    a. Runtime error.
    b. “I am OK” c. Compile error
    d. “I am O”

13. How will you print % character?
    a. printf(“\%”) b. printf(“\\%”) c. printf(“%%”) d. printf(“\%%”)

14. const int perplexed = 2;
    #define perplexed 3
    main()
    {
    #ifdef perplexed
    #undef perplexed
    #define perplexed 4
    #endif
    printf(“%d”,perplexed); }
    
    a. 0
    b. 2
    c. 4
    d. none of the above

15. struct Foo
    {
    char *pName;
    };
    
    main()
    {
    struct Foo *obj = malloc(sizeof(struct Foo));
    strcpy(obj->pName,"Your Name");
    printf("%s", obj->pName);
    }
    
    a. “Your Name” b. compile error
    c. “Name” d. Runtime error

16. struct Foo
    {
    char *pName;
    char *pAddress;
    };
    main()
    {
    struct Foo *obj = malloc(sizeof(struct Foo));
    obj->pName = malloc(100);
    obj->pAddress = malloc(100);
    strcpy(obj->pName,"Your Name");
    strcpy(obj->pAddress, "Your Address");
    free(obj);
    printf("%s", obj->pName);
    printf("%s", obj->pAddress);
    }
    
    a. “Your Name”, “Your Address” b. “Your Address”, “Your Address” c. “Your Name” “Your Name” d. None of the above

17. main()
    {
    char *a = "Hello ";
    char *b = "World";
    printf("%s", stract(a,b));
    }
    
    a. “Hello” b. “Hello World” c. “HelloWorld” d. None of the above

18. main()
    {
    char *a = "Hello ";
    char *b = "World";
    printf("%s", strcpy(a,b));
    }
    
    a. “Hello” b. “Hello World” c. “HelloWorld” d. None of the above

19. void func1(int (*a)[10])
    {
    printf("Ok it works");
    }
    
    void func2(int a[][10])
    {
    printf("Will this work?");
    }
    
    main()
    {
    int a[10][10];
    func1(a);
    func2(a);
    }
    
    a. “Ok it works” b. “Will this work?” c. “Ok it works Will this work?” d. None of the above

20. main()
    {
    printf("%d, %d", sizeof('c'), sizeof(100));
    }
    
    a. 2, 2
    b. 2, 100
    c. 4, 100
    d. 4, 4

21. main()
    {
    int i = 100;
    printf("%d", sizeof(sizeof(i)));
    }
    
    a. 2
    b. 100
    c. 4
    d. none of the above

22. main()
    {
    int c = 5;
    printf("%d", main|c);
    }
    
    a. 1
    b. 5
    c. 0
    d. none of the above

23. main()
    {
    char c;
    int i = 456;
    c = i;
    printf("%d", c);
    }
    
    a. 456
    b. -456
    c. random number
    d. none of the above

24. oid main ()
    {
    int x = 10;
    printf ("x = %d, y = %d", x,--x++);
    }
    
    a. 10, 10
    b. 10, 9
    c. 10, 11
    d. none of the above

25. main()
    {
    int i =10, j = 20;
    printf("%d, %d\n", j-- , --i);
    printf("%d, %d\n", j++ , ++i);
    }
    
    a. 20, 10, 20, 10
    b. 20, 9, 20, 10
    c. 20, 9, 19, 10
    d. 19, 9, 20, 10

26. main()
    {
    int x=5;
    for(;x==0;x--) {
    printf(“x=%d\n”, x--); }
    }
    a. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
    b. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    c. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
    d. none of the above

27. main()
    {
    int x=5;
    for(;x!=0;x--) {
    printf(“x=%d\n”, x--); }
    }
    a. 5, 4, 3, 2,1
    b. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0
    c. 5, 3, 1
    d. none of the above

28. main()
    {
    int x=5;
    {
    printf(“x=%d ”, x--); }
    }
    a. 5, 3, 1
    b. 5, 2, 1,
    c. 5, 3, 1, -1, 3
    d. –3, -1, 1, 3, 5

29. main()
    {
    unsigned int bit=256;
    printf(“%d”, bit); }
    {
    unsigned int bit=512;
    printf(“%d”, bit); }
    }
    
    a. 256, 256
    b. 512, 512
    c. 256, 512
    d. Compile error

30. main()
    {
    int i;
    for(i=0;i<5;i++)
    {
    printf("%d\n", 1L << i);
    }
    }
    a. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
    b. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
    c. 0, 1, 2, 4, 8
    d. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

31. main()
    {
    signed int bit=512, i=5;
    
    for(;i;i--)
    {
    printf("%d\n", bit = (bit >> (i - (i -1))));
    }
    }
    512, 256, 128, 64, 32
    b. 256, 128, 64, 32, 16
    c. 128, 64, 32, 16, 8
    d. 64, 32, 16, 8, 4
    

32. main()
    {
    signed int bit=512, i=5;
    
    for(;i;i--)
    {
    printf("%d\n", bit >> (i - (i -1)));
    }
    }
    
    a. 512, 256, 0, 0, 0
    b. 256, 256, 0, 0, 0
    c. 512, 512, 512, 512, 512
    d. 256, 256, 256, 256, 256

33. main()
    {
    if (!(1&&0))
    {
    printf("OK I am done.");
    }
    else
    {
    printf(“OK I am gone.”); }
    }
    
    a. OK I am done
    b. OK I am gone
    c. compile error
    d. none of the above

34. main()
    {
    if ((1||0) && (0||1))
    {
    printf("OK I am done.");
    }
    else
    {
    printf(“OK I am gone.”); }
    }
    
    a. OK I am done
    b. OK I am gone
    c. compile error
    d. none of the above

35. main()
    {
    signed int bit=512, mBit;
    
    {
    mBit = ~bit;
    bit = bit & ~bit ;
    
    printf("%d %d", bit, mBit);
    }
    }
    
    a. 0, 0
    b. 0, 513
    c. 512, 0
    d. 0, -513
    

Flextronics Test Paper as on 14th july 2006

Here is the pattern of Flex on 14 July '06

SECTION 1 - Verbal
It includes very simple english. 3 questions on the correct usage of a, an, the, for, to. (15 questions in 10 minutes)

SECTION 2 - APTITUDE
3 pattern matching questions like 3 digits are given and find out which 3 are similar. Then general maths like if * is replaced by -, - is replaced by + , + is replced by / and / is replaced by *. then whcih is true.
The only good questions from this sections was
---There is a red cube and it is cut into 12*12*12 small cubes. Now corner columns of front face is taken out and remaining structure is painted black. Now 5 questions were there to calculate no of cubes having 1,2,3 red faces and 1,2,3 black faces.

SECTION 3 -- RC
A passage on USB was given. It was taked from howstuffworks.com.

SECTION 4 -- ENGLISH
It was having very easy general english. At end there was a RC on SQL.

SECTION 5 -- TECH
No added benefit for taking the tough paper. 20 questions in 20 mins. Questions were of particular cases.
Though some were very easy but around 10 of them were like that you can't apply general rules to them.

SECTION 6 -- E-Mail writing
You are tech executive of a telecom company. You are known for your excellent customer services. One customer has written that ha is facing problems. He also wrote ealier and got no response. Write an email to him apaologizing for that and offering him support.