CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'HAPPYHOLI' be arranged? 1632 05b5cc6a7e4d2b4197774ce0e
5b5cc6a7e4d2b4197774ce0e- 189,972false
- 290,720true
- 372,000false
- 481,000false
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Answer : 2. "90,720"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 90,720 Explanation: The given word HAPPYHOLI has 9 letters These 9 letters can e arranged in 9! ways. But here in the given word letters H & P are repeated twice each Therefore, Number of ways these 9 letters can be arranged is┬а 9!2!┬аx┬а2!┬а=┬а9┬аx┬а8┬аx┬а7┬аx┬а6┬аx┬а5┬аx┬а4┬аx┬а32┬а=┬а90,720┬аways.
Q: Which is the first country in the world to pay a basic income to randomly picked citizens on a national level, with the aim of dismissing poverty, motivate people to join work force and decrease unemplyment ? 1632 05b5cc771e4d2b4197774ff99
5b5cc771e4d2b4197774ff99- 1Canadafalse
- 2USAfalse
- 3Finlandtrue
- 4Germanyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Finland"
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Answer: C) Finland Explanation:
Q: The length of two superfast trains are 140 mts and 160 mts respectively. If they run at the speed of 60 km/hr and 80 km/hr respectively in opposite direction, find the time in which they will cross each other ? 1632 05b5cc6cde4d2b4197774e1ae
5b5cc6cde4d2b4197774e1ae- 17.71 sectrue
- 210.48 secfalse
- 39.36 secfalse
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Answer : 1. "7.71 sec"
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Answer: A) 7.71 sec Explanation: Given L1 = 140 m L2 = 160 m S1 = 60 km/hr S2 = 80 km/hr From the question we get, S1 + S2 = (L1 + L2) / T => (60 + 80) 5/18 m/s = 140 + 160/T => T = 54/7 = 7.71 sec
Q: Anti-emergency day is observed on 1630 05b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c22f
5b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c22f- 1June 26true
- 2January 26false
- 3September 26false
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Answer : 1. "June 26"
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Answer: A) June 26 Explanation: The government has decided to observe anti-Emergency day on June 25-26 and asked all its ministers to hold programmes across the country to remind people how Emergency was clamped by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.
Q: The belief in one god is called 1630 05b5cc62ce4d2b4197774b8f2
5b5cc62ce4d2b4197774b8f2- 1Polytheismfalse
- 2Monotheismtrue
- 3Holytheismfalse
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Answer : 2. "Monotheism"
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Answer: B) Monotheism Explanation: Belief in the existence of one god, or in the oneness of God is called Monotheism.
Q: The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age og the youngest child ? 1630 05b5cc718e4d2b4197774f49a
5b5cc718e4d2b4197774f49a- 18 yrsfalse
- 216 yrsfalse
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Answer : 4. "4 yrs"
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Answer: D) 4 yrs Explanation: Let the age of the youngest child is 'X' years.Then the child elder than the yongest is 'X + 3' yrsSince each have 3yrs difference upto 5 childrenAnd given that=> X + X+3 + X+6 + X+9 + X+12 = 50=> 5X + 30 = 50=> X = 4 yrs.
Q: A laborer is engaged for 30 days on the condition that he receives Rs.25 for each day he works and is fined Rs.7.50 for each day is absent. He gets Rs.425 in all. For how many days was he absent ? 1629 05b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774ead0
5b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774ead0- 110 daystrue
- 214 daysfalse
- 311 daysfalse
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Answer : 1. "10 days"
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Answer: A) 10 days Explanation: For 30 days he receives 30 x 25 = 750┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а ┬а Actually he gets 425 Therefore, Fine is 750 - 425 =┬а 325 ┬а => No of days absent = 325/(25+7.50)= 10
Q: At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Harish is 4:3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Harish at present ? 1629 05b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebfc
5b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebfc- 115 yearstrue
- 216 yearsfalse
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Answer : 1. "15 years"
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Answer: A) 15 years Explanation: Let the present ages of Arun and Harish be 4x and 3x years respectively. Then, 4x + 6 = 26 => x = 5 Harish's age = 3x = 15 years.

