HCL-Placement
Paper-29 May 2006-Chennai
The written test consist of two sections
1. Aptitude(35)
2.Technical(20)
The Aptitude part had all unexpected topics
like Data sufficiency, some puzzles, passages
and very few question on aptitude but tough. But
the technical part was easy with questions
covering on all topics like C (programs on
pointers), C++, OS, Software Engineering,
Computer fundamentals.
There were negative markings, +1 for every correct answer, -1 for incorrect and 0 for unanswered one with 1 hr and 30 mints time. There was also section cut-off.
Technical Questions
1. Language extension is
i). Pre-processor
ii). complier
2. what is thrashing
3. what type of testing is testing the function interface.
4. Const *ptr, *const prt difference?
5. number of links need to connect all nodes in mesh network.
6. black patching is done in which phase?
7. 1 question on C using malloc()
8. number of * that will be printed for the call fun(5)
fun(int a)
{
If( a > 1)
{
Fun(a/2)
Fun(a/2)
}
Else
Cout<<"*"
}
Aptitude
1. Arrangement problem dealing with position of 6 people standing in front of an ATM
1. Who is standing at first in the queue?
2. Who stands at the 4th position in the queue?
The problem was very easy
1. Another problem in arrangement. There r 4 people who take single job and play 2 games. Rules were given for assigning the jobs and games to them.
1. Who is the accountant?
2. who does not swim and 2 more question like that
3. There was a problem in data sufficiency. A table for the cricket tournament was given with some attributes left. Rules were given on how to fill the table, after filling the table we have to answer the question
1.Did srilanka played against bangladesh?
2.whats India highest score in an innings?
And 4 more questions
This problem was very tough.
4. The given is the interger series. Where a1=1,a2=2 and amn=anam
find a3, a5,a1800.
5. Dravid scored 1/3 total score for India in a match. Sachin scored 80% of the runs excluding dravid and others. While other batsmen managed to take 32 in total. Whats is the score of dravid?
6. Ramu and Raja can finish a project 'X' in 3 and 4 days. Ramu and Somu can finish the project 'Y' in 4 and 5 Day. They can all do the project 'Z' in 12 days.
1. What is the number of days taken by ramu to finish project Z all alone?
There were negative markings, +1 for every correct answer, -1 for incorrect and 0 for unanswered one with 1 hr and 30 mints time. There was also section cut-off.
Technical Questions
1. Language extension is
i). Pre-processor
ii). complier
2. what is thrashing
3. what type of testing is testing the function interface.
4. Const *ptr, *const prt difference?
5. number of links need to connect all nodes in mesh network.
6. black patching is done in which phase?
7. 1 question on C using malloc()
8. number of * that will be printed for the call fun(5)
fun(int a)
{
If( a > 1)
{
Fun(a/2)
Fun(a/2)
}
Else
Cout<<"*"
}
Aptitude
1. Arrangement problem dealing with position of 6 people standing in front of an ATM
1. Who is standing at first in the queue?
2. Who stands at the 4th position in the queue?
The problem was very easy
1. Another problem in arrangement. There r 4 people who take single job and play 2 games. Rules were given for assigning the jobs and games to them.
1. Who is the accountant?
2. who does not swim and 2 more question like that
3. There was a problem in data sufficiency. A table for the cricket tournament was given with some attributes left. Rules were given on how to fill the table, after filling the table we have to answer the question
1.Did srilanka played against bangladesh?
2.whats India highest score in an innings?
And 4 more questions
This problem was very tough.
4. The given is the interger series. Where a1=1,a2=2 and amn=anam
find a3, a5,a1800.
5. Dravid scored 1/3 total score for India in a match. Sachin scored 80% of the runs excluding dravid and others. While other batsmen managed to take 32 in total. Whats is the score of dravid?
6. Ramu and Raja can finish a project 'X' in 3 and 4 days. Ramu and Somu can finish the project 'Y' in 4 and 5 Day. They can all do the project 'Z' in 12 days.
1. What is the number of days taken by ramu to finish project Z all alone?
And similar questions.
Next Technical interview and HR interview.
Technical Interview
Question from the resume and about the project.
HR Interview
some questions like
1. Are u willing to relocate?
2. Why HCL should not select u?
3. Divide a square into five equal parts?