CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: The term stagflation refers to a situation where ? 4137 0

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    Growth has no relation with the change in prices
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    Rate of growth is faster than the rate of price increase
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    Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase
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    Rate of growth and prices both are decreasing
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Answer : 3. "Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase"
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Answer: C) Rate of growth is slower than the rate of price increase Explanation: Stagflation is a blend of stagnation (in economic growth) and inflation (rise in prices).

Q: In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ? 4119 0

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    SHAFT
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    SHOOT
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    RAFTS
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    ROOTS
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Answer : 2. "SHOOT"
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Answer: B) SHOOT Explanation: AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8 Now in 21448, go number by number2 is the code for S1 is the code for H4 is the code for Oand 8 is the code for T hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT

Q: In an election only two candidates contested. A candidate secured 70% of the valid votes and won by a majority of 172 votes. Find the total number of valid votes  ? 4117 0

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    446
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    415
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    404
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    430
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Answer : 4. "430"
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Answer: D) 430 Explanation: Let the total number of valid votes be 'V'. 70% of V = 70/100 x V = 7V/10 Number of votes secured by the other candidate = V - 7V/100 = 3V/10 Given, 7V/10 - 3V/10 = 172 => 4V/10 = 172 => 4V = 1720 => V = 430.

Q: If a soldier fires 7 shots from a gun in 12 minutes then find the total number of shots fired by the man in 3/2 hrs. 4115 0

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    45
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    44
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    46
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    47
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Answer : 3. "46"
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Answer: C) 46 Explanation: Here given soldier shots 7 shots in 12 min => 1 shot doen't take any time in 12 min  => Only 6 shots take 12 min  12 min ------ 6 shots  90 min ------ ? shots  => 90 x (6/12) = 45  Therefore, total shots fired in 90 minutes = 45 + 1 = 46 shots.

Q: 5 years ago Sushma was 5 times as old as her Son. 5 years hence her age will be 8 less than three times the corresponding age of her Son. Find their ages ? 4108 0

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    24 and 13 years
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    48 and 24 years
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    35 and 11 years
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    33 and 15 years
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Answer : 3. "35 and 11 years"
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Answer: C) 35 and 11 years Explanation: Let the age of sushma be x and the age of her son is yThen five years before x-5=5(y-5) ...(1)Five years hence x+5 = 3(y+5)-8 .....(2) By soving (1) & (2), we get5y - 15 = 3y + 7y = 11 => x = 35 Therefore, the age of Sushma = 35 and her son = 11.

Q: What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly? 4099 0

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    Schezwan
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    Yorker
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    Incorrectly
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    Psycologically
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Answer : 3. "Incorrectly"
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Answer: C) Incorrectly Explanation: INCORRECTLY is the only English word which is always spelled incorrectly.

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Answer :
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1. Answer (2) G 2. Answer (1) BE All other pairs are in same class. 3. Answer (3) ADF in class 9. 4. Answer (4) Linc pen.

Q: The two trains of lengths 400 m, 600 m respectively, running at same directions. The faster train can cross the slower train in 180 sec, the speed of the slower train is 48 kmph. Then find the speed of faster train  ? 4087 0

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    68 kmph
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    52 kmph
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    76 kmph
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    50 kmph
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Answer : 1. "68 kmph"
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Answer: A) 68 kmph Explanation: Let the speed of the faster train be 'X' kmph, Then their relative speed= X - 48 kmphTo cross slower train by faster train, Distance need to be cover = (400 + 600)m = 1 km. and Time required = 180 sec = 180/3600 hr = 1/20 hr.Time = Distance/Speed => 1/20 = 1/(x-48)X = 68 kmph

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