Job Cutting in INdia

Worsening financial crisis: Global financial firms like Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura, UBS, HSBC cutting jobs in India



Global financial companies have begun cutting jobs in India as the worsening financial crisis in the West dims business outlook, forcing companies to scrap fund-raising and M&A plans. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Nomura, UBS and HSBC are among the companies sacking employees in the third wave of financial market job cuts since the Asian crisis of 1997.

More than 200 have been laid off in investment banking in the past few weeks in corporate banking and retail divisions as the banks strive to remain meaningful amidst a general slowdown. "We are seeing selective cost rationalisation, as a reaction to market outlook," said Sonal Agrawal, head of executive search firm Accord India. "Some firms that were building out businesses have a diminished appetite for further investment at the moment, due to global woes."

For the Indian financial services industry, this is the third time that global banks are rolling back investments after making optimistic statements about the growth opportunities. The Asian crisis of 1997 led many, including Dresdner and Societe Generale, to close their Indian subsidiaries leaving scores jobless. A decade later came the subprime crisis that forced many, such as Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse, to cut headcount.

The European financial crisis may have just begun to impact India, in terms of financial services jobs. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corp, which plans to eliminate more than 30,000 jobs worldwide, told over 120 employees engaged in the recovery of sticky loans in India to find new jobs.

Barclays India, meanwhile, has sacked 12 executives from its small and medium enterprises business. "For our group, we have seen 30,000 rolls which will disappear," says Stuart Davis, HSBC India chief executive.

"If you translate that into Asia-Pacific, we would be reviewing the level of bureaucracy and efficiency. We will be doing in India as we would do in other parts of the world." Credit Suisse AG, the second-biggest Swiss financial services company, laid off more than 14 people in its India wealth management team some weeks ago.


BofA-Merrill Lynch recently fired five members of its investment banking team, and two from its prop trading and global market division, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The bank's India operations employ about 1,000. Some more layoffs are expected in the bank's investment banking division.

Swiss financial firm UBS, whose global CEO Oswald Gruebel resigned on Saturday over rogue trading loss, recently handed pink slips to six India staffers. The firm has a sword hanging over its global investment banking division and more job cuts are expected to be announced soon, people familiar with the development said.

Japanese firm Nomura, too, is not immune and has asked three members from its investment banking division and an analyst to go. Fears of a worsening European sovereign debt crisis have shaken the global financial services industry. The expected spurt in regulatory measures to deal with the problem could crimp profits and keep growth muted.

JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon recently suggested that the US should reject the so-called Basel III, the newest set of bank regulations. "The current scenario is a function of what is happening globally. Most multinational companies have become more cautious and slow with their investment and expenditure decisions," said Deepak Gupta, country head and managing director at executive search firm Korn/Ferry International. 



Source: Economics Times

Embedded systems and Robotics Company shortlist among Top 8 New Tech Advancement(2011)

New Technology Advancement - Shortlisted Companies  By Nasscom


Gridbots 
Innovation description Gridbots, in 2009, developed India’s first underwater robot that can perform operations underwater
The robot, SAUSR, can be used for either underwater inspections or as an underwater cleaning
The robot’s utility is to clean industrial tanks to levels where the water stored in them can be effectively reused: the robot only wastes 10-15% of water in a given tank

After B.tech. ? ? ?

Before we go any further and talk about Career Planning, let’s just look at the change in the job scenario in the last decade:
The market for intelligent systems--those enabled with high-performance microprocessors, connectivity, and high level operating systems--will grow from 19% of all major electronic system unit shipments in 2010 to more than one third of all systems by 2015, according to the latest report on the emerging intelligent systems market from International Data Corporation (IDC).
“IDC believes this new generation of intelligent systems and its ecosystem will have broad reach and establish the next wave in computing over the next five years”
According to the forthcoming report, Intelligent Systems: The Next Big Opportunity, the market for intelligent systems is developing rapidly, with over 1.8 billion units and more than $1 trillion in revenue today. By, 2015, the market will double to nearly 4 billion units and more than $2 trillion in revenue. Overall, embedded systems will consume nearly 14.5 billion microprocessor cores in 2015. Equally notable is that the segment of intelligent systems based on shipments from the traditional embedded system markets already exceeds the segment based on shipments from combined PCs, servers, and mobile phones.


• Growth of service sector, especially IT and Electronics. In spite of the recent recession in the US economy, Embedded systems and robotics has been growing at an explosive rate with the requirement for skilled manpower in this sector desperately falling short of demand. As a result, countries that face such a shortage are busy recruiting manpower (on work permits) from countries, which have an adequate supply.

• In this era of global village, a person today is a global citizen going and living where his/her career aspirations take him/her. One’s country of birth is no longer the default choice to pursue a career in. Thus, we have people born in one corner of the world migrating and pursuing successful careers in another part of the world.

• Knowledge about Information, Communication and Entertainment, commonly referred to as the ICE Age has become increasingly important, rather inevitable for the students, specifically with the onset of IT.

• The focus today is on acquiring multiple skills and cross functionality rather than specializations: Today organizations are not made up of different departments each of them having a focused task and a limited role; instead today they are made up of teams. These teams consist of people who although have specialized skills but have to synergize their efforts in achieving a common goal.

• Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) are also opening new opportunities for different people. Procedures like deli censing encourage entrepreneurial activity, which leads to a lot more people taking initiative and exploiting their talents to their fullest potential. It is astonishing how many 21-year-old millionaires exist today and it is anybody’s guess how many more are expected tomorrow.

• Increasing presence of women in the working force plus increasing presence of women in areas traditionally considered male bastions for e.g. the armed forces.

• As the standard of living is increasing throughout the world; people are moving away from pure monetary considerations while considering a career. True, monetary considerations are still very important, but the weight age of other factors like emotional satisfaction, spiritual fulfillment etc. is increasing. Furthermore acceptance of these factors in a career decision is universally increasing and today a parent is more considerate and open, if his/her teenager states the desire to become a DJ, instead of a Chartered Accountant.


• Increase in pay packages plus increase in working hours but with increased flexibility.

• It has been propounded by most of the management gurus that emphasis of the next decade would shift from design and technology to happiness and aesthetics, clearly indicating the trend that one's job should match one's potential and interest rather than be decided on one's whims and fancies and dictates of peers and the available norms. Consequently there has been increased job/career switching for various reasons ranging from growth prospects to personal factors like need for creativity etc.
What does it all mean and where does it lead?

Simply put, with so much happening so quickly, most of us do not know what to do. Taking the information mentioned above into consideration and other factors like Parental Pressure, Peer Pressure, Environmental and Social Norms, the issue (i.e. your career decision) gets all the more complicated.
Another very crucial need also exists and that is an opportunity to identify and then develop those traits of your personality, which with respect to today’s scenario is absolutely necessary irrespective of one’s profession. Some of these traits are the ability to work in teams, leadership, creativity, communication skills etc.

This simply means that there is definitely a need for one to go through a process, which will not only enlighten and inform the individual with respect to the various career options, but will also be a journey of discovery of one’s own Interests, Aptitude and Personality which are the very critical components of any career decision. Added to this, one also needs to identify areas of personal development and needs to work on them before embarking on his/her career roadmap.

So, it is necessary for one to decide their career. Now that you have entered into B.Tech. So, now you have to start looking into your future.

Study or Job ?

There are two options you prefer after you complete your B.Tech degree. If you are economically efficient and don’t need a job, it is better you go for your further studies. A specialization will always earn you more salary as well as priority during interviews and of course sound grip over subject. Otherwise you can find some job.


Further Studies:
If you prefer to continue to studies, you can do Post graduate courses and then obtain a Ph.D. You have lots of options during this P.G course like M.S/ M.Tech, IAS/IPS, Navy/NDA and Finance related courses like MBA.

M.S/M.Tech:

If you prefer doing P.G in your field of study, you can go for M.S/M.Tech. If you are ready to go outside India and financially sound you can prefer M.S. You need to appear for GRE/TOEFL for doing M.S in Foreign countries.

GRE: The Graduate Record Examination or GRE is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in English speaking countries. It is created and administered by the Educational Testing Service and is similar in format and content to the SAT. It is a computer based Online Test. The percentile scored in this exam will decide your future in doing M.S in foreign nations

TOEFL: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (or TOEFL®, pronounced "toe-full" or sometimes "toffle") evaluates the potential success of an individual to use and understand Standard American English at a college level. It is required for non-native applicants at many English-speaking colleges and universities. A TOEFL score is valid for two years and then is deleted from the official database.

The TOEFL® test is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS®) and is administered worldwide. The test was first administered 1964 and has since been taken by nearly 20 million students.

Since its introduction in late 2005, the Internet-based test (iBT) has progressively replaced both the computer-based (CBT) and paper-based (PBT) tests. The iBT has been introduced in phases, with the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Italy in 2005 and the rest of the world in 2006, with test centers added regularly.

The demand for test seats remains very high even after almost a year after the introduction of the test: Candidates have to wait for months since short-term test dates are fully booked. The four-hour test consists of four sections, each measuring mainly one of the basic language skills (although some tasks may require multiple skills) and focusing on language used in an academic, higher-education environment. Note-taking is allowed in the iBT.

GATE: Conducted by one of seven Indian Institutes of Technology in rotation, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an annual exam for admission to M.Tech and M.S. programmes in most engineering institutes in India[citation needed]. It is regarded as a benchmark test for engineering graduates in India [citation needed]. This examination is coordinated by a committee, comprising of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and seven Indian Institutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordinating Board - GATE, Department of Education, and Government of India. The pattern and syllabus are usually based on a candidate's B.Tech. Or BE syllabus. Minimum eligibility for appearing in this exam is usually a B.Tech, BE, B. Arch. or Masc. The exam is usually conducted on second Sunday of February.

PSU's like BARC, NPCIL, HAL etc. give importance to GATE scores for various job positions in their organizations.

It is not worthy for anyone doing P.G in some college other than Foreign/Indian University Colleges, and Premiere Private Engineering Colleges

MBA:

If you prefer doing P.G in some finance related courses you can definitely go for MBA.

GMAT: The Graduate Management Admissions Test, better known by the acronym GMAT (pronounced G-mat), is a standardized test for determining aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. The GMAT is used as one of the selection criteria by most respected business schools globally, most commonly for admission into an MBA program.

The GMAT is one of many factors schools use when reviewing applications for admission; it is typically balanced with work experience, grades in previous schools, recommendation letters and other admissions criteria.

The fee to take the GMAT is currently US$250, worldwide.

Global institutes like ISB require the entries to write GMAT.

CAT: Common Admission Test is conducted by IIMs in India for entry to various IIMs present in India. Admissions are based on the scores in CAT exam.

Indian Civil Service:


The Indian Civil Service serves as the backbone of India and carries great respect and responsibilities. India's best brains vie for entry into the Indian Civil Services as officers. Even though corporate jobs may offer the best of salaries and perks, a majority of youngsters and their parents still crave entry to the prestigious Indian Civil Services held by the UPSC. The very fact that a big share of every year's top posts in the civil services exams are bagged by professionals from various streams, shows that the IAS is still the dream job for many

These are most preferred routes by engineering students in education after B.Tech

Job/ work:

Software industry:

What ever the branch you are in during your engineering you can get into a software industry with simply communication skills. It is good if you get a job during the campus placements itself because it is really difficult to find a job after you come out of the college. However there are various kinds of jobs in Software industry which you get accordingly as your course of study or your specialization. It is ok if you do job for sometime and start studying again for your P.G courses.

Own Company:

If you are financially sound, you can start your own company with a little experience in some other company.

Still there are various choices in jobs like lecturer in some famous engineering college, call center jobs, etc.

Conclusion:

So decide your career now it self and prepare accordingly to reach your goal.

HR Interview Question

These are some common asked question during campus visits or when you are a fresher.... so guys be prepare for these type of question to answer. ALL THE BEST
Tell me about yourself.
Why should I hire you?
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Why do you want to work at our company?
What is the difference between confidence and over confidence?
What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
Can you work under pressure?
Are you willing to relocate or travel?
What are your goals?
What motivates you to do good job
What makes you angry?
Give me an example of your creativity.
How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
Are not you overqualified for this position?
Describe your ideal company, location and job.
What are your career options right now?
Explain how would be an asset to this organization?
What are your outside interests?
Would you lie for the company
Who has inspired you in your life and why?
What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
Have you considered starting your own business?
How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?
If you won 10 million lottery, would you still work?
Tell me something about our company. How much salary do you expect?
Where do you see yourself five years from now?
On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer. Do you have any questions for me?

Intelligent Systems Transforming the Embedded Industry

The market for intelligent systems--those enabled with high-performance microprocessors, connectivity, and high level operating systems--will grow from 19% of all major electronic system unit shipments in 2010 to more than one third of all systems by 2015, according to the latest report on the emerging intelligent systems market from International Data Corporation (IDC).
“IDC believes this new generation of intelligent systems and its ecosystem will have broad reach and establish the next wave in computing over the next five years”
According to the forthcoming report, Intelligent Systems: The Next Big Opportunity, the market for intelligent systems is developing rapidly, with over 1.8 billion units and more than $1 trillion in revenue today. By, 2015, the market will double to nearly 4 billion units and more than $2 trillion in revenue. Overall, embedded systems will consume nearly 14.5 billion microprocessor cores in 2015. Equally notable is that the segment of intelligent systems based on shipments from the traditional embedded system markets already exceeds the segment based on shipments from combined PCs, servers, and mobile phones.
These results indicate that the evolution of embedded systems from fixed function and disconnected systems to intelligent systems continues to gain momentum and puts intelligent systems on track to bring the "Internet of Things" to reality. Further, the report indicates that momentum will accelerate beyond 2015 as the ecosystem of hardware, software, and services vendors bring more intelligence into systems through higher levels of performance and programmability, more forms of connectivity, increasing penetration of sensors, and a growing base of cloud-based applications and data.
"IDC believes this new generation of intelligent systems and its ecosystem will have broad reach and establish the next wave in computing over the next five years," said Mario Morales, vice president of Semiconductor research at IDC. "Cloud-based applications and analytic workloads will extract significant business value from all of the end-user data."
"The cloud is the essential link that enables the conceptual 'Internet of Things' to be pervasive," said Kevin Dallas, general manager of the Windows Embedded Business at Microsoft Corp. "When the availability of cloud computing is coupled with remarkable advances in specialized devices and an ever-growing number of touch points for collecting data throughout a company, a critical mass of capabilities emerges. We see devices breaking new ground for the collection of data, and we are excited to expand the possibilities for where that data is sent and how it is used through intelligent systems."
"At Intel, we believe the growth in intelligent systems signals the unprecedented transformation of a new wave of intelligent, connected solutions emerging from within the embedded industry with literally billions of devices connecting to the Internet every day," said Ton Steenman, vice president and general manager of Intel's Embedded Communications Group. "We are passionately engaged in making the intelligent connected world a reality by working to create end-to-end solutions from the device to the communications infrastructure to the cloud and data center."
"Embedded processors that pack more performance and integration into ever-shrinking form factors and power envelopes are fueling intelligent systems and enabling entirely new and highly compelling product categories," said Lisa Su, senior vice president and general manager of Freescale Semiconductor's Networking & Multimedia Group. "Freescale is pleased to play a pioneering role in the intelligent systems category by creating groundbreaking products and solutions. We look forward to driving further innovation and growth as intelligent systems accelerate in the industry."
"Today's smart embedded technologies do more than just control and contribute features to a system," said Reynette Au, executive partner for GTIA L.L.C. "These technologies enable systems to connect, offer security and manageability, and open the door to new applications and innovation that are fundamentally changing the way we work, live, create and consume. How products in the Intelligent Systems category evolve and get to market will be an extremely dynamic process. It will require new levels of cross-industry collaboration with new business models emerging. This will make the ecosystem critical and it will be an exciting and value rich environment."
The report, Intelligent Systems: The Next Big Opportunity (forthcoming), provides a comprehensive worldwide forecast for the size and growth of the intelligent systems market and the microprocessors inside, analyzing the major trends that will drive this market. The coverage encompasses seven major industries (Communications, Computing, Consumer, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, and Transportation) and all major processor architectures, including ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, x86, and Others.
About IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community to make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business strategy. More than 1,000 IDC analysts provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends in over 110 countries worldwide. For more than 47 years, IDC has provided strategic insights to help our clients achieve their key business objectives. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. You can learn more about IDC by visiting www.idc.com.



Contacts

IDC
Shane Rau, 650-350-6437
srau@idc.com
or
Michael Shirer, 508-935-4200
press@idc.com

GMAT Verbal section

Three types of multiple-choice questions are used in the Verbal section of the GMAT® exam—Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction.

The Verbal section of the GMAT exam measures your ability to:
  • read and comprehend written material,
  • reason and evaluate arguments, and
  • correct written material to conform to standard written English.

Reading Comprehension Questions

Reading Comprehension passages are up to 350 words long. Topics contain material from the social sciences, physical or biological sciences, and business-related areas (marketing, economics, human resource management, etc.).
Because the Reading Comprehension section of the GMAT exam includes passages from several different content areas, you may be generally familiar with some of the material; however, no specific knowledge of the material is required.  All questions are to be answered on the basis of what is stated or implied in the reading material.
Reading Comprehension passages are accompanied by interpretive, applied, and inferential questions.
What Is Measured
Reading Comprehension questions measure your ability to understand, analyze, and apply information and concepts presented in written form. 
This section evaluates the following abilities:
  • Understanding words and statements in reading passages:  Questions of this type test your understanding of and ability to comprehend terms used in the passage and your understanding of the English language.
  • Understanding the logical relationships between significant points and concepts in the reading passages:  Questions of this type ask you to determine the strong and weak points of an argument or to evaluate the importance of arguments and ideas in a passage.
  • Drawing inferences from facts and statements in the reading passages:  Questions of this type ask you to consider factual statements or information and, on the basis of that information, reach a general conclusion.
  • Understanding and following the development of quantitative concepts as they are presented in verbal material:  Questions of this type involve the interpretation of numerical data or the use of simple arithmetic to reach conclusions about material in a passage.

Critical Reasoning Questions

ical Reasoning questions are designed to test the reasoning skills involved in making arguments, evaluating arguments, and formulating or evaluating a plan of action.  Questions are based on materials from a variety of sources.  No familiarity with the specific subject matter is needed.
What Is Measured
This section measures your ability to reason effectively in three areas:
  • Argument construction:  Questions of this type may ask you to recognize the basic structure of an argument, properly drawn conclusions, underlying assumptions, well-supported explanatory hypotheses, or parallels between structurally similar arguments.
  • Argument evaluation:  Questions of this type may ask you to analyze a given argument, recognize factors that would strengthen or weaken an argument, reasoning errors committed in making an argument, or aspects of the methods by which an argument proceeds.
  • Formulating and evaluating a plan of action:  Questions of this type may ask you to recognize the relative appropriateness, effectiveness, or efficiency of different plans of action; factors that would strengthen or weaken a proposed plan of action; or assumptions underlying a proposed plan of action.

Sentence Correction Questions

Sentence Correction questions ask you which of the five choices best expresses an idea or relationship. The questions will require you to be familiar with the stylistic conventions and grammatical rules of standard written English. You must also demonstrate your ability to improve incorrect or ineffective expressions.
What Is Measured
This section tests two broad aspects of language proficiency:
  • Correct expression:  A correct sentence is grammatically and structurally sound. It conforms to all the rules of standard written English, e.g., noun-verb agreement, pronoun consistency, pronoun case, and verb tense sequence. A correct sentence will not have dangling, misplaced, or improperly formed modifiers, unidiomatic or inconsistent expressions, or faults in parallel construction.
  • Effective expression:  An effective sentence expresses an idea or relationship clearly and concisely, as well as grammatically. This does not mean that the choice with the fewest and simplest words is necessarily the best answer. It means that there are no superfluous words or needlessly complicated expressions in the best choice. In addition, an effective sentence uses proper diction—the standard dictionary meanings of words and the appropriateness of words in context. In evaluating the diction of a sentence, you must be able to recognize whether the words are well chosen, accurate, and suitable for the context.

accenture placement paper 3

Accenture placement paper 6th April, 2011 at Bangalore, mailed me by one of my friend, and I am sharing here for you people.







Aptitude:-

1. The average of 8 quantities is 10. The average of 5 of them is 6. What is the avg. of the remaining 3 numbers?

2. The avg of a group of 15 students is 21years.If 5 more students join the group,the avg age increases by 2 year.The avg age of the new student is?

3. If the value of ApbLtd company stock drops from 48$ per share to 30$ per share, what is the percent of decrease?

4. Avg cost of 10 pens and 5 pencils isRs. 45.The avg cost of 9 pens and 6 pencils is Rs.79.Find the total cost of 10 pens and 13 pencils?

5. If 4/a=9 & 2/b=1 then a-b=? 

Section 2 -Analytical Ability

1) 70 students are required to paint a picture. 52 use green color and some children use red, 38 students use both the colors. How many students use red color?

A) 24
B) 42
C) 56
D)70

2) At an international conference, 100 delegates spoke English, 40 spoke French, and 20 spoke both English and French. How many delegates could speak at least one of these two languages?

A) 110
B) 100
C) 140
D) 120

3) A group of 50 students were required to clear 2 tasks, one in rock-climbing and the other in bridge crossing during an adventure sports expedition. 30 students cleared both the tasks. 37 cleared bridge crossing, 38 students cleared rockclimbing.

How many students could not clear any task?

A)0
B)3
C)5
D) 9

4)A dance instructor conducts annual workshops in which he holds sessions for basic learners and trainers. In a particular year, 2000 people attended the workshop. 1500 participated as learners and 800 as trainers. How many participated as only trainers?

A) 200
B) 500
C) 800
D) 1500

5) In a group of 400 readers who read science fiction or literacy works or both, 250 readscience fiction and 230 read literacy works. How many read both science fiction and literacy works?

A) 80
B) 160
C) 220
D) 400

6) A man said to a lady, ''Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt." How is the lady related to the man?

A) Daughter
B) Grand daughter
C) Mother
D) Sister

7) A man is facing west. He turns 45degree in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A) South
B) North-West
C) West
D) South-West

8) In a row of 60, if Ram is standing at 17th from the first, what is his position from the last?

A) 25
B) 43
C)44
D) 45

9) A man is facing northwest. He turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and then 135degrees in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South

10) What three letter word bestcompletes the below words?

VA - __E
S___TER
- - _ER
A) STR
B)TER
C) CAT
D) \\fAT 

HR ROUND

Tell me about yourself ?
why you selected ACCENTURE?

Where are you from ?
Where do you stay?
Why should i SELECT YOU ?
How good are you in programming thinking?
Who is your role model in life ? 

accenture placement paper 2

This are some more question which are shared by one of my friend who was in the engg. college in mumbai, so you should also prepare for this type of question too. ALL THE BEST  





1. What is the output of the program
void main()
{
char s[]="oracle is the best";
char t[40];
char *ss,*tt;
while(*tt++=*ss++);
printf("%s",t);
getch();
}
// A. oracle is the best
// B. Core dump
// c. Error Message
// D. Goes into infinite loop
Ans: B. core dump (Garbage value)

2. .//What is the output of the program
void main()
{
fork();
printf(" Hello World");
getch();
}
// A. Hello World
// B. Hello World Hello World
// c. Error Message
// D. None of these
Ans: B

3.  What is the output of the program
void main()
{
int i,j,k;
i=2;
j=4;
k=i++>j&2;
printf("%d\n",k);
if(++k && ++i<--j|| i++)
{
j=++k;
}
printf(" %d %d %d",i,-j--,k);
getch();
}
// A. 4,-3,2
// B. 5,-3,2
// c. 4,-2,2
// D. 5,-2,2
Ans: D

4. public void static main(String []args)
{
String s1=new String("test");
String s2=new String("test");
if(s1==s2)
System.out.println("Both are equal");
Boolean b1=new Boolean("true");
Boolean b2=new Boolean("false");
if(b1.equals(b2))
System.out.println("some message");
}
output=?

9.
x=7;
y=0;
if(x=y)y=7;
else
y=5;
what is the value of y

5.The ratio between the radius and height of a cone is 3:4. What is the curved surface area of the cone?
1) 15p m2
2) 12p m2
3) 9p m2
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

6. A man stands on the top of a pole and makes an angle of 60° on the surface of a ground. He slides 20 m down and makes an angle of 30°at the same point. If he takes 10 seconds to reach the ground from here, find his speed.
1) 6 km/hr
2) 5 km/hr
3) 10 km/hr
4) 8 km/hr
5) 10.80 km/hr

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

8. 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.

9. 5 mangoes + 4 oranges = 7 mangoes + 1 orange. Find the ratio of mango to orange.

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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. When do you say that a digraph is acyclic
A)if and only if its first search does not have back arcs
B)a digraph is acyclic if and only if its first search does not have back vertices
C)if and only if its first search does not have same dfnumber
D)None of these

15.A function ‘q’ that accepts a pointer to a character as argument and returns a pointer to an array of integer can be declared as:
A)int (*q(char*)) []
B)int *q(char*) []
C)int(*q)(char*) []
D)None of the Above


16.study the code:
#include
void main()
{
const int a=100;
int *p;
p=&a;
(*p)++;
printf("a=%dn(*p)=%dn",a,*p);
}
What is printed?

A)100,101 B)100,100 C)101,101 D)None of the above

17. in how many ways can a lock be opened if that lock has three digit number lock if
i) the last digit is 9
ii) and sum of the first two digits is less than or equal to the last digit. numbers are from 0-9

18. 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?

19. (1 ½ /((3/4-2/5 )/(2/3+4/5))) * ((2 ¾/((4/3-2/5 )/(5/3+6/5))) (Numbers different)

20. 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?

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Directions for Questions 1-3 :
Choose the option which will correctly fill the blank.
 
1) I am writing to enquire _________the possibility of hiring a conference room at the hotel on the 2nd of September.
       A)Of
       B)About
       C)Into
        D) After 
        Ans: B
2) _________ having her lunch, she stood ______ the tree and waited _______ him.
       A)With,below,for
       B)After,under,for
       C)Inside,further,to
        D) About, across, into 
        Ans:B
3) The microscopic animals are the primary food for larval cod and their decline has meant that fewer fish are making it to adulthood to be caught_________ trawlermen.
       A)In
       B)Into
        C) By 
        Ans: C
Directions for Questions 4-6 :Choose the word nearest in meaning to the word in ITALICS from the given options.
   
4) Reading of poetry is not congenialto his taste
        A) Helpful 
       B)Preferable
       C)suited
        D) Beneficial 
         Ans: C
5)He was waned at the outset of his career
        A) Middle 
       B)Entrance
       C)end
        D) Beginning
        Ans: D 
6)Apervading sense of ennuigrips Gaurav
        A) weariness
        B)melancholy
        c)anger
        D)Anxiety
        Ans: A
Directions for Questions 7-10: Choose the answer option which will correctly fill the blank.
7)It is the grasping of power-combined ______ the thirst______ fame, which constitutes ambition.

       A)with,for
       B)An,the
       C)with,the
        D) No article required
        Ans: A
8) ________ Reserve Bank of India directed banks to closely watch _______spending through International Debit Cards.
       A)A,the
       B)The,the
       C)The,a
        D) in, the
        Ans : B
9) The officer received _____ official letter from _____ Ministry of IT in _____ Central Government.
       A)A,the,an
       B)An,the,the
       C)A,an,the
        D) An, an, the
        Ans: B
10) You CANNOT send out ______uneducated man into ______ world of technology and expect him
       toperform.
       A)An,an
       B)A,an
       C)An,the
        D) The, an
        Ans: C
Directions for Questions 11-15:Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
The existence of mammals on the earth can be traced back to at least the Triassic time. The rate of development was retarded, till evolutional change suddenly accelerated in the oldest Paleocene. This resulted in an increase in average size, larger mental capacity, and special adaptations for different modes of life, during the Eocene time. Further improvement was seen during the Oligocene Epoch, with the appearance of some new lines and extinctionof others. The Miocene and Pliocene times are especially significant as they mark the culmination of various groups and a continued approach toward modern characters. It is in the Miocene time that the mammals reached their peak with reference to variety and size.
The ability of the mammals to adapt to various modes of life finds a parallel in the reptiles of the Mesozoic time, and apart form their greater intelligence, the mammals apparently have not done much better than the corresponding reptilian forms. Undoubtedly the bat is a better flying animal than the pterosaur, but at the same time the dolphinand whale are hardly more fish like than the ichthyosaur. Quite a few of the swift-running mammals inhabiting the plains, like the horse and the antelope, must excel any of the dinosaurs. Although the tyrannosaur was a more weighty and robust carnivore than perhaps any carnivorous mammal, the lionand the tiger, by virtue of their superior brain are far more efficient and dangerous beasts of prey. It is significant to note that various species of mammals gradually adapted themselves to various kinds of lifestyles, some took to grazing on the plains and were able to run swiftly (horse, deer, bison), others started living in rivers and swamps (hippopotamus, beaver), inhabiting trees (sloth, monkey), burrowing underground (rodent, mole), feeding on flesh (tiger, wolf), swimming in the water (dolphin, whale, seal), and flying in the air (bat). Human beings on account of their superior brain have been able to harness mechanical methods to conquer the physical world and adapt to any set of conditions.
Such adaptation to different conditions leads to a gradual change in form and structure. This is a biological characteristic of the youthful, plastic stage of a group. It is seen that early in its evolutional cycle animalspossess the capacity for change, but as the animal progresses in its cycle becoming old and fixed, this capacity for change disappears. The generalized types of organisms retain longest the ability to make adjustments when required, and it is from them that new, fecund stocks take origin-certainly not from any specialized end products. With reference to mammals, we see their birth, plastic spread in many directions, increased specialization, and in some cases, extinction; this is a characteristic of the evolution of life, which can be seen in the geologic record of life.
11. From the following, choose the most appropriate title for the above passage?
    1. From Dinosaur to Man
    2. Adaptation and Extinction
    3. The Superior Mammals
    4. The Geologic Life Span
    5. Man, the Vanquisher of the Physical World.
Answer : B
12. According to the passage the chronological order of the geologic periods is:
    1. Paleocene, Miocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
    2. Paleocene, Triassic, Mesozoic, Miocene
    3. Miocene, Paleocene, Triassic, Mesozoic
    4. Mesozoic, Oligocene, Paleocene, Miocene
    5. Mesozoic, Paleocene, Eocene, Miocene
Answer : E
13. From the above passage, we can infer that, the pterosaur
    1. resembled the bat
    2. was a Mesozoic mammal
    3. was a flying reptile
    4. inhabited the seas
    5. evolved during the Miocene period
Answer : C
14. As inferred from the passage, the largest number of mammals were found in which of the following
      periods?

    1. Triassic period
    2. Eocene period
    3. Oligocene epoch
    4. Pliocene period
    5. Miocene period
Answer : E
15. Among the following statements, which statement, if true, would weaken the argument put forth in the
      first sentence of Paragraph 1?

    1. It has been found that the tryannosaur had a larger brain, than was previously known.
    2. Within the next thousand years, mammals will become extinct.
    3. Recently certain forms of flying ichthyosaurs have been discovered.
    4. It has now been proved, that the tiger is more powerful than the carnivorous reptiles.
    5. It is now possible to double human mental capacity, by the use of certain recently developed computers.
            Answer : A
Directions for Questions 16-20: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
 But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.


16)  The main point from the author's view is that
  1. Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.
  2. Man's destiny is not fully clear or visible.
  3. Man's soul and spirit are immortal.
  4. Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.
  5. Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
       Ans : E

17)  The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means
  1.  Retreating from extreme danger.
  2.  Declare war on each other.
  3. Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.
  4. Negotiate for peace.
  5. Commit suicide.
    Ans:C

18)  In the author's opinion
  1. Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.
  2. Superpowers have at last realized the need for abandoning the production of lethal weapons.
  3. Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.
  4. Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.
  5. There is a Silver lining over the production of deadly weapons.
     Ans:D

19)  'Irrepressible' in the second line means
  1.  incompatible
  2. strong
  3. oppressive
  4. unrestrainable
  5. unspirited
     Ans : D

 20) A suitable title for the above passage is
  1. Destruction of mankind is in evitable.
  2. Man's desire to survive inhibits use of deadly weapons.
  3. Mounting cost of modern weapons.
  4. Threats and intimidation between super powers.
  5. Cowardly retreat by man
    Ans : B
Section 2 -Analytical Ability
No. of Questions: 20
Duration in Minutes: 20

21) A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt". How is the lady related to the man?
    A) Daughter
    B) Grand daughter
    C) Mother
    D) Sister

    Ans:D
22) In a row of 60, if Ram is standing at 17th from the first, what is his position from the last?
    A) 25
    B) 43
    C)44
    D) 45
Ans: C
23 A man is facing northwest. He turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction and then 135degrees in the
      anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
    A) East
    B) West
    C) North
    D) South
    Ans: B
Directions for Questions 24-26: Two statements are followed by 2 possible inferences. You have to point out which of the following answer choices applies to each of the following questions :  
  1. Only inference  I is followed.
  2. Only inference II is followed.
  3. Both inference I & II are followed.
  4. Neither inference I nor II followed.
 24. All horses are donkeys.  All donkeys are monkeys.
    1. All horses are monkeys.
    2. All monkeys are horses  
           Ans:A
25. No rice is food, No food is bread.
    1. No bread is rice
    2. No rice is bread
         Ans: D
26. All papers are books,  Some papers are files.
    1. Some files are books
    2. Some books are files 
            Ans: B
Directions for Questions 27-30:Each row of letters or numbers has a rule connecting them. Write the next number or letter
in the brackets.
27.    K  ,  A  ,  J  ,  B  ,  I  ,  C  ,  H  ,  (_ _ _) Ans: D
28.    N  ,  O  ,  M  ,  P  ,  L  ,  Q  ,  K  ,  R  ,  (_ _ _) Ans:J
29.    124  ,  62  ,  60  ,  30  ,  28  ,  14  ,  (_ _ _)Ans: 12
30.    1  ,  4  ,  9  ,  16  ,  25  ,  36  ,  (_ _ _)Ans: 49
31) A box contains 90 mts each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg., then the
     weight of the empty box is :

    1. 10 kg
    2. 10.5 kg
    3. 11 kg
    4. 11.5 kg
    5. None of the above
Ans : D
32) In a group of 8 semifinalists, all but 2 will advance to the final round. If in the final round only the top 3 will be
       awarded medals, then how many groups of medal winners are possible?

  1. 20
  2. 56
  3. 120
  4. 560
  5. 720
        Ans:B 
33) The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the new product is how much
       greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers?

  1. p-2
  2. p
  3. p+2
  4. p+4
  5. 2p+4
        Ans:D 
34)  A father is three times as old as his son. After fifteen years the father will be twice as old as his son's age at that time. Hence the father's present age is
    1. 36
    2. 42
    3. 45
    4. 48
    5. None of the above
               Ans : C
         35) If .2t = 2.2 - .6s and .5s = .2t + 1.1, then s =
    1. 1
    2. 3
    3. 10
    4. 11
    5. 30
Ans : B
36) At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They
      passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the 
      average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of
      the faster train, in miles per hour?
    1. 38
    2. 40
    3. 44
    4. 48
    5. 50
Ans :C
  1. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday was 240. If the temperature on Saturday was 270, what was the temperature on Wednesday?
    1. 240
    2. 210
    3. 270
    4. 300
Ans : D
  1. What will Rs.1500 amount to in three years if it is invested in 20% p.a. compound interest, interest being compounded annually?
    1. 2400
    2. 2592
    3. 2678
    4. 2540
             Ans :B
  1. If the diagonal and the area of a rectangle are 25 m and 168 m2, what is the length of the rectangle?
    1. 17 m
    2. 31 m
    3. 12 m
    4. 24 m
Ans : D
  1. The proportion of milk and water in 3 samples is 2:1, 3:2 and 5:3. A mixture comprising of equal quantities of all 3 samples is made. The proportion of milk and water in the mixture is
    1. 2:1
    2. 5:1
    3. 99:61
    4. 227:133
              Ans :D
Questions 41 - 42
Successfully adjusting to one's environment leads to happiness. War at a universal level war destroys the weaker people, who are the most unable to adjust to their environment. Thus, war at the universal level puts weaklings out of their misery and allows more space for their predators to enjoy life in a better manner. As those actions have to be performed, which maximize the level of happiness of the greatest number, war at a universal level should take place.
41. What response would the author of the above discussion come up with, in the case of the objection that the
       weaklings far exceed strong people?

    1. He would respond with the statement that the person making the objection is a weakling.
    2. He would respond by saying that weaklings will be miserable no matter what happens.
    3. He would respond with the statement that the strong would be frustrated if the weaklings are destroyed.
D.     I only
E.      II only
F.      III only
G.     I and II only
H.     II and III only
Ans : E
  1. The author's discussion would be greatly if he agreed to which of the following?
                                      Technology could change the environment.
                              II.            War at the universal level would be an integral part of the environment.
                             III.            It is possible for the strong to survive without suppressing the weak.
                             C.            I only
                             D.            II only
                              E.            III only
                              F.            I and III only
                             G.            I, II and III only
Ans : A
Questions 43- 45
Three men (Tom, Peter and Jack) and three women (Eliza, Anne and Karen) are spending a few months at a hillside. They are to stay in a row of nine cottages, each one living in his or her own cottage. There are no others staying in the same row of houses.
  1. Anne, Tom and Jack do not want to stay in any cottage, which is at the end of the row.
  2. Eliza and Anne are unwilling to stay besides any occupied cottage..
  3. Karen is next to Peter and Jack.
  4. Between Anne and Jack's cottage there is just one vacant house.
  5. None of the girls occupy adjacent cottages.
  6. The house occupied by Tom is next to an end cottage.
  1. Which of the above statements can be said to have been derived from two other statements ?
    1. Statement 1
    2. Statement 2
    3. Statement 3
    4. Statement 5
    5. Statement 6
Ans : D
  1. How many of them occupy cottages next to a vacant cottage ?
    1. 2
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 5
    5. 6
Ans : C
  1. Which among these statement(s) are true ?
                                I.            Anne is between Eliza and Jack.
                             II.            At the most four persons can have occupied cottages on either side of them. .
                           III.            Tom stays besides Peter.
                             D.            I only
                              E.            II only
                              F.            I and III only
                             G.            II and III only
                             H.            I, II and III
Ans : C
  1. Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division. Find the original number divided.
          Ans:18
  1. Three men - Sam, Cam and Laurie - are married to Carrie, Billy and Tina, but not necessarily in the same order.
    Sam’s wife and Billy’s Husband play Carrie and Tina’s husband at bridge. No wife partners her husband and Cam does not play bridge.
    Who is married to Cam?
         Ansr: Carrie is married to Cam.
  1. At 6′o a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds. How long does it tick at 12′o.
         Ans:   66 seconds
  1. If you take a marker & start from a corner on a cube, what is the maximum number of edges you can trace across if you never trace across the same edge twice, never remove the marker from the cube, & never trace anywhere on the cube, except for the corners & edges?
           Ans: 9
 50.  If the radius of a circle is increased by 20% then the area is increased by :
    1. 44%
    2. 120%
    3. 144%
    4. 40%
    5. None of the above
              Ans :A
51.  If 3/p = 6 and 3/q = 15 then p - q = ?
    1. 1/3
    2. 2/5
    3. 3/10
    4. 5/6
    5. None of the above
Ans : C
52.   If x, y, and z are consecutive negative integers, and if x > y > z, which of the following must be a positive odd         integer?
  1. xyz
  2. (x - y) (y - z)
  3. x - yz
  4. x(y + z)
  5. x + y + z
Ans : B