CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Twelve percent of Kalyan's monthly salary is equal to the sixteen per cent of Nandu's monthly salary. Sarnesh's monthly salary is half that of Nandu's monthly salary. If sarnesh's annual salary is Rs. 1.08 lacs, What is Kalyan's monthly salary ? 2020 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f746
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f746- 115,000false
- 236,000false
- 324,000true
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Answer : 3. "24,000"
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Answer: C) 24,000 Explanation: Let K = Kalyan's monthly salaryN = Nandu's monthly salaryS = Sarnesh's monthly salary.Then from given data, 12% of K = 16% of NS = N/2 => N = 2SK = 16/12 x N = 16/12 x 2S= 16/6 x 1.08/12 = 16/6 x 0.09 = 0.24 lacs = 24,000
Q: If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ? 2020 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80- 1100 mtsfalse
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Answer : 3. "98 mts"
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Answer: C) 98 mts Explanation: Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.Let actual time to reach be 't'.Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)Solving equation (1) and (2)=> x = 98 mts.
Q: 5/9 of the part of the population in a village are females. If 30 % of the females are married. The percentage of unmarried males in the total males is ? 2018 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7a1
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7a1- 162.5 %true
- 2125 %false
- 384.32 %false
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Answer : 1. "62.5 %"
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Answer: A) 62.5 % Explanation: Let total population = p number of females = 5p/9number of males =(p-5p/9) = 4p/9married females = 30% of 5p/9 = 30x5p/100x9 = p/6married males = p/6unmarried males =(4p/9-p/6) = 5p/18Percentage of unmarried males in the total males = {(5p/18)/4p/9}x100 = (5p/18)x(9/4p) = 125/2 % = 62.5%
Q: Who among the following is set to become the youngest-ever "Messenger of Peace," for 'United Nations' ? 2018 05b5cc6fbe4d2b4197774f0b0
5b5cc6fbe4d2b4197774f0b0- 1Rashi Anandfalse
- 2Shikha Patrafalse
- 3Bedadyuti Jhafalse
- 4Malala Yousafzaitrue
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Answer : 4. "Malala Yousafzai"
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Answer: D) Malala Yousafzai Explanation:
Q: Choose apropriate words which gives a complete meaning to the sentence from the given options. we were thinking ______ it _______ something like a requiem for our age. 2017 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9c7
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9c7- 1for, becausefalse
- 2for, asfalse
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Answer : 3. "of, as"
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Answer: C) of, as Explanation:
Q: One fathom is equal to how many meters ? 2017 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9b0
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9b0- 11.7699false
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- 31.8288true
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Answer : 3. "1.8288"
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Answer: C) 1.8288 Explanation: One fathom = 1.8288 meters = 6 feet A fathom is a unit of length used especially for measuring the depth of water.
Q: In a certain Business, the profit is 220% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ? 2017 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45- 161%true
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Answer : 1. "61%"
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Answer: A) 61% Explanation: Let C.P.= Rs. 100. Then, Profit = Rs.220, S.P. = Rs.320. New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125 New S.P. = Rs.320. Profit = Rs. (320 - 125) = Rs. 195 Required percentage = 195320×100== 60.9 =~ 61%
Q: 6 boys and 8 girls can do job in 10 days , 26 boys & 48 women do work in 2 days. Find time taken by 15 boys and 20 girls to do same work ? 2016 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fadb
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fadb- 12 daysfalse
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Answer : 3. "4 days"
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Answer: C) 4 days Explanation: One day work of 6 boys and 8 girls is given as 6b + 8g = 1/10 -------->(I) One day work of 26 boys and 48 women is given as 26b + 48w = 1/2 -------->(II) Divide both sides by 2 in (I) and then multiply both sides by 5 Now we get, 15b + 20g = 1/4. Therefore, 15 boys and 20 girls can do the same work in 4 days.