Cognizant GenC drive kicked-off on 4-September-2021 with the first slot happening on for the students

from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. This document details the Slot Analysis as well as Answers to Questions that
students recollected post the test. If you’re appearing for the drive, this FREE Slot Analysis PDF, covering
the Latest Recruitment Process, Test Pattern, Syllabus, and the Most Recently Asked Questions, will help
you.

Content Page
Cognizant GenC Roles and Packages 1
Cognizant GenC Recruitment Process 1
Cognizant GenC Online Test Pattern 1
Cognizant GenC Online Test Assessment Platform 2
Cognizant GenC Online Test Syllabus 2
Cognizant GenC Slot Analysis 3
Cognizant GenC Quantitative Ability Questions and Answers 4
Cognizant GenC Logical Ability Questions and Answers 9
Cognizant GenC English Comprehension Questions and
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Answers

Cognizant GenC Roles and Packages

Cognizant offers GenC Developer role through its GenC recruitment process.
• GenC Developer (4 LPA)

Cognizant GenC Recruitment Process

• Online Test
• GenC Interview (Technical + HR Interview)

Cognizant GenC Online Test Pattern

Section #Qs Duration (In Mins)

Quantitative Ability (Advanced) 25 35

English Comprehension 20 20

Logical Ability 35 45

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Cognizant GenC Online Test Assessment Platform

Assessment Platform Inter-sectional Intra-sectional Marking Scheme

Navigation Navigation

1. No negative marks
for incorrect response

2. Mark varies for the

AMCAT - SHL Not Allowed Not Allowed
correct response with
the question type

Note:
1. Previously answered questions cannot be revisited
2. Questions cannot be skipped and every question is mandatory.
3. AMCAT/SHL is an Adaptive platform - Difficulty level varies with response time and correct/incorrect
response.
4. The score of the candidate depends on the level of questions that he/she attempts correctly

Cognizant GenC Online Test Syllabus

Section Syllabus

Basic Mathematics

● Divisibility
● HCF and LCM
● Numbers
● Decimal fractions
● Power

Applied Mathematics
Quantitative Ability ● Profit and Loss
● Simple and Compound Interest
● Time, Speed and Distance
● Inverse

Engineering Mathematics

● Logarithms
● Permutation and Combinations
● Probability

Deductive Reasoning
Logical Ability
● Coding deductive logic
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 ● Data Sufficiency
● Directional Sense
● Logical Word Sequence
● Objective Reasoning
● Selection decision tables
● Puzzles
● Data Arrangement

Inductive reasoning

● Analogy Pattern Recognition

● Classification Pattern Recognition
● Coding Pattern Recognition
● Number Series Pattern Recognition

Vocabulary

● Synonyms
● Antonyms
● Contextual Vocabulary

English Comprehension Grammar

● Error Identification
● Sentence Improvement and Construction

Comprehension

● Reading Comprehension

Cognizant GenC Slot Analysis

• There was 100% topic repetition from the syllabus trained by FACE Prep in its Cognizant GenC
training programme.
• 90% of questions that appeared in the CTS GenC Actual Test were similar to those trained by FACE
Prep
• Difficulty level of Quantitative questions, Logical Ability and English Comprehension ranged from
easy to moderate.
• Most of the questions in Quantitative Ability section were from Permutations and Combinations,
Simplifications, Logarithms and LCM-HCF.
• Most of the questions in Logical Ability section were from Number Series, Coding and Decoding,
Data Arrangement, Odd One Out and Data Sufficiency.
• Most of the English Comprehension questions were form Error Identification, Sentence Improvement
and Vocabulary. There were questions form Reading comprehension as well.
• Overall Test Difficulty level settles around MODERATE.

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Cognizant GenC Quantitative Ability

1. What is the least number by which 16,800 must be divided to get a number perfect square?
A. 21
B. 42
C. 24
D. 40
Answer: B

2. The value of (1/512)1/9 is:

A. 1/2
B. 1/3
C. 1/4
D. 1/6
Answer: A

3. What is least perfect square, which is divisible by 24, 30, 60?

A. 1600
B. 3600
C. 14400
D. 32400
Answer: B

4. What is the largest power of 20 obtained in 100 factorials?

A. 20
B. 25
C. 24
D. 21
Answer: C

5. If 2228/2n = 512 then find the value of n.

A. 219
B. 218
C. 237
D. None of the above
Answer: D

6. Rajesh commutes daily by travelling 4/5 of the distance between his home and office by metro train,
3/20 by auto and remaining 1 km on foot. What is the distance between his home and office?
A. 20 km
B. 21 km
C. 29 km
D. 30 km
Answer: A

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7. Sangeeta invested Rs. 20,000 at 8 % p.a. If the interest is compounded half yearly, then total interest
earned by Sangeeta at the end of the year is:
A. Rs. 1829
B. Rs. 1632
C. Rs. 1923
D. Rs. 2020
Answer: B

8. The difference of two numbers is 14. Their L.C.M. and H.C.F. are 441 and 7. Find the numbers.
A. 21, 35
B. 35, 49
C. 49, 63
D. 63, 77
Answer: D

9. Riya sold her car for Rs. 50,000 less than what she bought if for and lost 8%. At what
price should she have sold the car, if she wanted to gain as much as she lost in the first
transaction?
A. Rs. 6,25,000
B. Rs. 6,50,000
C. Rs. 6,75,000
D. Rs. 6,37,000
E. Rs. 7,00,000
Answer: C

10. The average age of a cricket team of eleven is 22 years. The average age gets increased by 1 year,
when the coach age is also included. What is the age of the coach?
A. 34
B. 23
C. 30
D. 40
Answer: A

11. The permutations and combinations of abcd taken 3 at a time are respectively:
A. 12, 2
B. 24, 4
C. 36, 6
D. 48, 8
Answer: B

12. What is the value of (5⁻² x 10⁻⁴) / (2⁻⁵ x 5⁻⁶)

A. 0
B. 2
C. 5

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 D. 10
Answer: B

13. In a poultry farm, 50 hens give 200 eggs in 2 days. In how many days will 20 hens give 400 eggs?
A. 15
B. 10
C. 5
D. 8
Answer: B

14. A total profit of Rs. 36,000 is to be distributed among Rajesh, Salesh and Rajeev such tha Rajesh:
Salesh :: 5 : 4 and Salesh : Rajeev :: 8 : 9 . What is the share of Rajeev?
A. Rs. 12,000
B. Rs. 24,000
C. Rs. 10,000
D. Rs. 20,000
Answer: A

15. If from a deck of 52 cards, 4 cards are to be selected and one card of it should be a spade and another
card should be heart, in how many ways can these cards be selected?
A. 13² * 50C₂
B. 52C₄
C. 26 * 50C₂
D. 13C₄
Answer: A

16. A pie has to be divided amongst few kids. Puneet gets 2/7th portion of the pie and Sheela gets 5/8th
portion of the pie. Who amongst the two gets lesser share?
A. Puneet
B. Sheela
C. Both get equal share
D. Cannot be determined
Answer: A

17. When 235 is divided by 5, then the remainder is:

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 0
Answer: B

18. The LCM and HCF of two numbers are 2970 and 30 respectively. Prime factors of the product of
two numbers are:
A. 2, 3, 5, 11

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 B. 2, 3, 7, 11
C. 2, 4, 5, 11
D. 2, 3, 7, 13
Answer: A

19. The product of two numbers is 2208. If the LCM of the number is 552. What is their HCF?
A. 12
B. 4
C. 24
D. Data inconsistent
Answer: B

20. In an examination, a candidate is required to answer 5 questions in all, from 2 sections having 5
questions each. What is the total number of ways in which a candidate can select the questions,
provided that at least two questions are to be attempted from each section?
A. 200
B. 20
C. 100
D. 10
Answer: A

21. Identify the set of all the positive integers

A. {0, 1, 2, 3, …}
B. {1, 2, 3, 4, …}
C. {2, 4, 6, 8, …}
D. {2, 5, 7, 11, …}
Answer: B

22. What is the probability of making an even number of 4 digits using 1, 2, 3 and 4 without any digit
being repeated?
A. ½
B. ⅓
C. ⅔
D. 1/4
Answer: A

23. . A shopkeeper offers ‘Buy 1 Get 1 Free’ offer on t-shirt marked at Rs. 2,400. If after a sale, the
shopkeeper earns a profit of 33.33%. Then what is the actual price of the t-shirt?
A. Rs. 900
B. Rs. 800
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 C. Rs. 1200
D. Rs. 1000
E. Rs. 1500
Answer: A

24. Every year before the festive season, a shopkeeper increases the price of the products by 35% and
then introduces two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. What is his percentage
loss or gain?
A. 3.27% loss
B. 3.27% gain
C. No profit, no loss
D. 8.875% loss
E. 8.875% gain
Answer: B

25. Rahul can finish one-fifth of his homework in one hour. Neha can finish three-sevenths of her
homework in one hour thirty minutes and Riya can finish three fourths of her homework in three
hours thirty minutes. If all of them can start their homework at 12.00p.m. And can go to play as
soon as they all finish their homework, when can they start to play if they take a break at 3.30 p.m.
for thirty minutes?
A. 5.00 p.m.
B. 5.30 p.m.
C. 4.40 p.m.
D. 6.30 p.m.
E. 3.30 p.m.
Answer: B

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Cognizant GenC Logical Ability

1. Find the next number in the series.

3, 7, 13, 21, 31, ?
A. 43
B. 33
C. 41
D. 45
Answer: A

2. Find the next number in the series.

10, 14, 23, 39, 64, ?
A. 100
B. 125
C. 128
D. 148
Answer: A

3. Find the odd one out.

A. HIJK
B. KLNM
C. STVU
D. RSTU
Answer: D

4. Find the next number in the series.

2, 5, 26, ?
A. 152
B. 677
C. 50
D. 47
Answer: B

5. Fill the missing number in the sequence.

2, 3, 7, 8, 13, 14, ?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 20
D. 17
Answer: C

6. If COMPUTER is coded as GKQLYPIN, what is the code for SENATE?

A. WARWXQ
B. WAPWXA
C. WARWXA

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 D. WARWPA
Answer: C

7. One day, Raja left home and cycled 5 km southward. After then he turned left and cycled 2 km and
turned left again and cycled 3 km. After then he turned right and cycled 5 km. How many kilometres
will to cycle to reach his home straight?
A. Square root of 53
B. Square root of 54
C. Square root of 55
D. Square root of 56
Answer: A

8. Pick the odd man out

A. ABDC
B. MNPQ
C. PQSR
D. STVU
Answer: B

9. Decode the words/pattern in the questions:

If GULMOHAR is coded as TFONLSZI, PIPAL will be coded as
A. QJQBM
B. QJQBN
C. KRKZO
D. KIKZO
Answer: C

10. Find the suitable option for the given relation:

Building : Bricks :: Flower :
A. Seed
B. Fruit
C. Honey
D. Petals
Answer: D

11. If Mohan is the brother of Rohan's grandmother, how is Rohan related to Mohan?
A. Brother-in-law
B. Uncle
C. Grandson
D. Grandfather
Answer: C

12. Find the term that can replace '?' in the given analogy.
24 : 50 :: 102 : ?
A. 204
B. 206
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 C. 152
D. 156
Answer: B

13. Arrange the words given below in a meaningful sequence.

1) Furniture
2) Plant
3) Seed
4) Tree
A. 1234
B. 4321
C. 3241
D. 2314
Answer: C

14. X walks 6 km towards East from a point A and from the same point A, Y walks 8 km towards South.
How far are the two friends from each other now?
A. 19 km
B. 10 km
C. 12 km
D. 5 km
Answer: B

15. A person facing north walks 9 m towards his right, then again, he turns right and walks
4 m. He then turns right and walks for 6 m. What is the distance from the starting point?
A. 5 m
B. 6 m
C. 3 m
D. 12 m
Answer: A

16. X is the wife of Y. Y is the brother of Z. Z is the son of P. How is P related to X?

A. Sister
B. Aunt
C. Father-in-law
D. Brother-in-law
Answer: C

17. From the given choices find the odd one out.
A. ABIJ
B. DEHI
C. MNQR
D. STWX
Answer: A

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18. A is the only son of P. P is B’s mother’s mother-in-law. How is A related to B?
A. Father
B. Brother
C. Uncle
D. Sister
Answer: A

19. PROGRAM: QTRKWGT :: APPLIANCE : ?

A. BRSPNGUKO
B. BRSQNGUKN
C. BRSQNGUKO
D. BRSPNGUKN
Answer: D

20. Seeta who is the sister-in-law of Arvind, is the daughter-in-law of Sumedha. Deepak is the father
of Saarthak, who is the only brother of Arvind. How is Sumedha related to Arvind?
A. Mother-in-law
B. Mother
C. Aunt
D. Grandmother
Answer: B

21. Decode the word(s) / pattern given in the question

In a certain code. SPECIFY is written as 1916539625. How is ABOUT written in that code?

A. 13162120
B. 12162120
C. 12152019
D. 12152120

Answer: D

22. Mallika, Maneni, Pallavi, Nikita and Suhana are seated in a conference hall facing the stage which is
in the North. They are all scattered in such a manner that they do not occupy adjacent seats. The
seating arrangement is as given below:
1. Maneni is seated 10 seats away, to the right of Suhana.
2. Pallavi is seated 20 seats away, to the left of Nikita.
3. Mallika is seated 30 seats in front of Suhana.
4. Nikita is seated 15 seats to the right of Suhana.
Who amongst the given options are not seated in a linear pattern?
A. Pallavi, Suhana, Maneni
B. Pallavi, Maneni, Nikita
C. Mallika, Suhana, Maneni

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 D. Pallavi, Suhana, Nikita
Answer: C

23. A child walks 6 m towards the west and then 20 in towards south. He then turns east and
walks another 12 m. Then he walks 12 m towards the north. How far is he from his initial
position?
A. 10 m
B. 6 m
C. 12 m
D. 8 m
Answer: A

24. A child while coming home from his school first goes 4 kms towards south-east, then 8 kms toward
west. He then goes 4 kms towards north-west. In which direction is he from his school?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South-east
Answer: B

25. From the given select the odd one out.

A. EGK
B. BEN
C. CGP
D. AEU
Answer: C

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Cognizant GenC English Comprehension

Directions (Q1 to Q8) – Read the below given passage carefully and select the appropriate answer
option.

Give people power and discretion, and whether they are grand viziers or border guards, some will use their
position to enrich themselves. The problem can be big enough to hold back a country's development. For
most people in the world, though, the worry is not that corruption may slow down their country's GDP
growth. It is that their daily lives are pervaded by endless hassles, big and small. And for all the evidence
that some cultures suffer endemic corruption while others are relatively clean, attitudes towards corruption,
and even the language describing bribery, is remarkably similar around the world. In a testament to most
people's basic decency, bribe-takers and bribe-payers have developed an elaborate theater of dissimulation.
This is not just to avoid detection. Even in countries where corruption is so common as to be unremarkable
and on the prosecutor and even when the transaction happens far from snooping eyes bribe is almost always
dressed up as some other kind of exchange.Though most of the world is plagued by corruption, even serial
offenders try to conceal it.

One manifestation of this is linguistic. Surprisingly few people say: "You are going to have to pay me if you
want to get that done." Instead, they use a wide variety of euphemisms. One type is quasi-official
terminology. The term widely used at border crossings is "expediting fee". For a euphemism it is surprisingly
accurate: paying it will keep your bags, and perhaps your contraband, from being dumped onto a floor and
sifted through at a leisurely pace. (A related term, used in India, is "speed money": paying it can get essential
business permits issued considerably faster.)

The second type of euphemism dresses up a dodgy payment as a friendly favor done by the bribe-payer.
There is plenty of creative scopes. Nigerian policemen are known to ask for "a little something for the
weekend". Mexican traffic police will suggest that you buy them are fresco, a soft drink, as will Angolan and
Mozambican petty officials, who call it a gazebo in Portuguese.

Double meaning can help soothe the awkwardness of bribe-paying. Baksheesh, originally a Persian word
now found in many countries of the Middle East, can mean "tip", "alms" and "bribe". In Kenya a machine-
gun wielding guard suggested to a terrified Canadian aid worker: "Perhaps you would like to discuss this
over chai?" The young Canadian was relieved: the difficulty could be resolved with some chai, which means
both "tea" and "bribe".

Along with the obscurantist language, bribe-taking culture around the world often involves the avoidance
of physically handing the money from one person to another. One obvious reason is to avoid detection, which
is why bribes are known as "envelopes" in countries from China to Greece. But avoidance of a direct
handover is common even where there is no chance of detection. There will always be some officials who
will take money right from a bribe payer's hands, but most seem to prefer to find some way to hide the
money from view.

Rich Westerners may not think of their societies as plagued by corruption. But the definition of bribery clearly
differs from person to person. A New Yorker might pity the third-world businessman who must pay bribes
just to keep his shop open. But the same New Yorker would not think twice about slipping the $50 to sneak

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into a nice restaurant without a reservation. Poor people the world over are most infuriated by the casual
corruption of the elites rather than by the underpaid, "tip"-seeking soldier or functionary. Thus there is no
single cultural or social factor that inclines a society towards corruption, but economic factors play a big
part.Most clearly, poverty and bribery go together

1. What is the author likely to agree to in the following?

A. Some cultures suffer corruptions while others do not.
B. Social factors incline a society towards corruption.
C. Bribery is not a cultural phenomena.
D. None of these
Answer: C

2. Which of the following the author does not identify as linguistic manifestation of corruption?
A. Asking for a favour.
B. Use of double meanings.
C. Use of quasi-official terminology.
D. Relate to food item.
Answer: D

3. What is bribe generally called in China?

A. Hand-over
B. Refresco
C. Envelopes
D. Baksheesh
Answer: D

4. In summary what does the passage primarily suggest and provide evidence for?
A. Corruption is always concealed in some way, both linguistically and in the process.
B. Corruption exists only in developing economies.
C. Corruption is an unethical practice.
D. Corruption slows down GDP growth.
Answer: A

5. What could be the meaning of the word ‘dissimulation’, as can be inferred from the context it is used
in first line of the passage?
A. Hypocrisy
B. Clarity
C. Frankness
D. Insult
Answer: A

6. What best represents the author's attitude towards the rich people in the West?
A. Appreciative
B. Mildly critical
C. Heavily critical
D. Mildly appreciative
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 Answer: B

7. What is the author most likely to agree to?

A. People generally do not try to hide money taken as bribe.
B. People hide money taken as bribe primarily to avoid detection.
C. People hide money taken as bribe from view even if detection possibility is low.
D. None of these
Answer: C

8. What could be the meaning of the word 'obscurantist' as inferred from the passage?
A. Clear
B. Unclear
C. Nasty
D. Polite
Answer: B

Directions (Q9 to Q15) - Fill in the blank with the option that makes the sentence meaningfully complete.
9. The monk wanders here and there in search of silence and peace. He lives a _____ life.
A. Nomadic
B. Boring
C. Religious
D. Busy
Answer: A

10. This new technology has the potential to provide handsome returns even though it is at a ______
stage in India.
A. Turbulent
B. Peculiar
C. Nascent
D. Unknown
Answer: C

11. The labour union decided to go on strike because the management was adamant and did not agree
to their terms. The discussion had reached a /an _______.
A. Climax
B. Obstacle
C. Impetus
D. Impasse
Answer: D

12. Friends _____ the much-needed support when you are in trouble.
A. Are
B. Is
C. Distribute
D. Provide
Answer: D
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 13. Once he has signed the agreement, he won’t be able to _____.
A. Back out
B. Back up
C. Back in
D. Back at
Answer: A

Directions (Q31 to Q32) - In the below questions each passage consists of six sentences. The first and
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled
up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences.
14.
S1: Venice is strange and beautiful city
S6: This is because Venice has no streets.
P: there are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of the Venice.
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses, and no buses.
R: There are small islands near one another.
S: it is not an island, but hundred and seventeen islands
A. PQRS
B. PRQS
C. SRPQ
D. PQSR
Answer: C

15.
S1: Rajeev and his friends went for river rafting.
S6: Later they all came to know that he is aqua phobic.
P: Rajeev forced him to have some medicine.
Q: They tried persuading him to join them for rafting, but he had severe stomach ache.
R: Which he refused adamantly.
S: Among all his friends, Kunal backed out at the last moment.
A. PSQR
B. QPRS
C. RQSP
D. SQPR
Answer: C

16. Select the word of phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word
HINDER
A. Hold back
B. Motivate
C. Accomplish
D. Push
Answer: A

17. Select the word of phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word
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 VENT
A. Opening
B. Stodgy
C. End
D. Past tense of go
Answer: A

18. Select the option that is not the most nearly OPPOSITE word.
JAUNTY (OPPOSITE)
A. Youthful
B. Ruddy
C. Strong
D. Unravelled
E. Sedate
Answer: E

19. Select the option that is not the most nearly OPPOSITE word.
AFFABLE (OPPOSITE)
A. Rude
B. Ruddy
C. Needy
D. Useless
E. Conscious
Answer: A

20. In the question, a part of the sentence is italicized. Alternatives to the italicized part are given which
may improve the construction of the sentence. Select the correct alternative
They were going home when it was starting to rain.
A. When it started to rain
B. When it was raining
C. When it is starting to rain
D. No change
Answer: A

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