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Cognizant Question And Solution – Full Pattern, Eligibility, Previous Year Question

Cognizant Previous Year Question and Solution: The IT Service Desk is a centralised team providing technical support, focusing on troubleshooting and resolving IT issues to ensure effective system operations. A team of 15,000 supports around 90 global clients. Advancements in technology have transformed the Service Desk, with many organisations adopting AI chatbots to automate responses to common inquiries and manage simple tasks, reducing the burden on human analysts. Additionally, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is popular for automating repetitive tasks, allowing analysts to focus on more complex issues.

Mandatory documents for registration

Resume attached with the latest passport-size photograph,
Industry-accredited certificate, if available, to be uploaded mandatorily.

Mandatory documents for the interview

All academic documents, including the college ID card, X, XII, Diploma, UG & PG marksheets.

Cognizant PYQ (2026):

TOPICS & NUMBER OF QUESTIONS:

Total Questions: 30, Total Time: 30 minutes

Percentage & Profit of Loss –> 7-8Questions
Data Interpretation -> 5 Questions
Compound Interest -> 2-3 Questions
Probability -> 6-7 Questions
Time and work -> 4-5 Questions

GAME-BASED APTITUDE SIMILAR TO CAPGEMINI

Grid Challenge.
Switch Challenge
Motion Challenge
Digit Challenge
Deductive Logical Thinking
Inductive Logical Thinking

Around 4 Sections-Around 24 Questions-Time Per Section Around 6 Minutes.

Cognizant Previous Year Question And Solution

1. The scores of Mimi and Lucy in a class test are in the ratio 11:13. If their total score is 480, find Mimi’s score.
Ops:
A.220
B.260
C.165
D.195

Ans: A

2. Bonny gained 20% by selling a novel at $120. Find the price at which she purchased the novel.
A. $140
B. $100
C. $120
D. $155

Ans: B

3. P and Q appeared in an exam. Sum of P’s score and thrice Q’s score is 350 and difference of twice P’s score and Q’s score is 63. Find the ratio of score obtained by P and Q.
A. 12:11
B. 13:12
C. 11:13
D. 13:11

Ans: C

4. Benedict’s salary before he got an increment was 17.5% of the total income of his friend. His increment was one-third of his salary before the increment. What percentage of the total income of his friend is his new salary?
(Note: There was no increment in the salary of his friend)
A.22.25%
B.None of the mentioned options
C.27.57%
D.15.33%
Ε.23.33%

Ans:

5. Two numbers are selected among 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 at random. What is the probability that their sum is odd?
A. 4/9
B. 2/9
C. None of the mentioned options
D. 5/9

Ans:

6. Harish, a bank officer, invests $7600 per month. He spends 50% of it on stock market and 40% of the remaining on cryptocurrency market. Out of the remaining amount, he invests in mutual funds. What amount does he invest in mutual funds?
A. $2340
B. $2280
C. $2160
D. $2250

Ans:

7. If words are formed from rearranging the letters of word ‘CONTRACT’, then which word is the 6301th ?
A.RACNTTOC
B.RANCCTOT
C.ORACNOTCT
D. RACCNOTT

Ans:

8. Find the minimum value of (k + 1/k), if k > 0.
A.2
B.0
C.-2
D.1

Ans:

9. John reaches his destination which is 24 km away, 30 minutes late, if he travels at 8 km/hr. What should his speed be if he wishes to reach 30 minutes early of the right time?
A. 6 km/hr
B. 12 km/hr
C. 8 km/hr
D. 10 km/hr

Ans:

10. A delivery truck covers a distance of 270 km at two different speeds. The first 120 km is covered in 60 kmph and the rest is covered in 75 kmph. What is the average speed of the truck (in kmph)?
A. 70.2 kmph
B. 67.5 kmph
C. 64.5 kmph
D. 60.6 kmph

Ans:

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12. 11 players are chosen from a group of 15 players to play cricket. If 5 particular players are always selected then, how many distinct teams can be formed?
A. 210
B. 455
C. 231
D. 252

Ans:

13. Ally borrowed 34,000 from a bank at a 20% p.a. rate of interest, compounded annually. Find the amount that she has to pay to the bank after 4 years.
A.₹47,916
B.₹45,254
C.₹70,502
D.₹79,511

Ans:

14. Varun spends 36% of his salary on rent and groceries. From the remaining, he spends one-fifth on medicines and then spends half of remaining on travel. If he is left with $4320, then what was his salary?
A. $16,875
B. $15,600
C. $16,275
D. $17,625

Ans:

15. There are two pipes A and B connected to a tank of 500 litres capacity. A fills the tank at the rate of ‘x’ litres/hour, while B drains the tank at 8 litres/hour. If the total time taken by both the pipes to fill the tank is 80 hours, then find the value of x.
A. 12.33
B. 14.25
C. 16.67
D. 18.25

Ans:

16. In a certain district, the number of people who finished high school and to the people who finished only elementry school were in the ratio 2: 1. After 3 years 50 more people finished high school and 200 more people finished elementry school and ratio changed to 3: 4. What will be the difference in the number of people who finished high school and the ones who finished elementry school?
A. 60
B. 80
C. 100
D. 40

Home Work

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