CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Read the arrangement carefully and give the answer of following questions ? K$23DBE8HM4@5JF4%K1+WR#AA*415 How many such symbols are there which is not immediately preceded by a letter but immediately followed by a number ? 4375 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd4b
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd4b- 11true
- 22false
- 33false
- 40false
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Answer : 1. "1"
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Answer: A) 1 Explanation: Only one such symbol is there in the given arrangement. It is 4@5.
Q: Which of the following is biodegradable? 4374 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bd19
5b5cc651e4d2b4197774bd19- 1Iron nailsfalse
- 2DDTfalse
- 3Silver foilfalse
- 4Leather bagstrue
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Answer : 4. "Leather bags"
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Answer: D) Leather bags Explanation: Biodegradable substances can be broken down into simpler, harmless substances in nature with due course of time by the biological process such as action of microbes. They can be recycled as a part of food chain. Here, Leather bags are biodegradable.
Q: John sells his laptop to Mark at a loss of 20% who subsequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25%. Kevin after finding some defect in the laptop, returns it to Mark but could recover only Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 he had paid. Find the amount of Kevin’s loss if John had paid Rs. 1,75,000 for the laptop ? 4371 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc84- 1Rs.16,500false
- 2Rs.17,500true
- 3Rs.14,200false
- 4Rs.15,520false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.17,500"
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Answer: B) Rs.17,500 Explanation: Let’s assume John bought the laptop for Rs. 100He then sells it to Mark at a loss of 20% => Rs. 80,Who consequently sells it to Kevin at a profit of 25% => Rs. 100Then, Kevin sells it back to Mark for Rs. 90 (Rs.4.50 for every Rs. 5 that he had paid initially), so he suffers a loss of Rs. 10Therefore, for Rs. 100 there is a loss of Rs. 10,Then for Rs. 1,75,000 there will be a loss of Rs. 17,500.
Q: Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially? 4356 05b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c
5b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c- 1153145 kgsfalse
- 2147890 kgsfalse
- 3152400 kgsfalse
- 4149600 kgstrue
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Answer : 4. "149600 kgs"
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Answer: D) 149600 kgs Explanation: Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs. According to the question, 50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900 87.5% of p = 130900 p = 130900 x 100/87.5 = 149600 kgs. Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.
Q: Find out which part of a sentence has an error and mark the answer corresponding to the appropriate letter (A, B, C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer. He flew( 4352 05b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e69d
5b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e69d- 1/ over extensively(false
- 2C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer. He flew(A) / over extensively(B)true
- 3. If a sentence is free from errors, mark (false
- 4as the answer. He flew(A) / over extensively(B) / the pacific last winter(C) / No error(D)false
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Answer : 2. "C). If a sentence is free from errors, mark (D) as the answer.
He flew(A) / over extensively(B)"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: 'Extensively' is describing the verb 'flew' and should be placed after the verb and thus the correct phrase should be 'extensively over'. The error is in the second part of the sentence.
Q: Which is a green planet in the solar system? 4349 05b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb5b
5b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb5b- 1Plutofalse
- 2Venusfalse
- 3Uranustrue
- 4Marsfalse
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Answer : 3. "Uranus"
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Answer: C) Uranus Explanation: Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun which looks green color. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. Colors of other planets:: Mercury - Gray or slightly brownish Venus - Pale yellow Earth - Blue with white clouds Mars - Mostly reddish brown Jupiter - Orange and white bands Saturn - Pale gold Uranus - Green Neptune - Pale blue Pluto - Light brown
Q: Difference between two numbers is 5, six times of the smaller lacks by 6 from the four times of the greater. Find the numbers ? 4348 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e979
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e979- 112 & 7true
- 213 & 8false
- 315 & 10false
- 414 & 9false
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Answer : 1. "12 & 7"
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Answer: A) 12 & 7 Explanation: x – y = 5 4x – 6y = 6 x = 12 y = 7
Q: At the university entrance exam, a candidate is admitted according to whether he has passed or failed the test. Of the candidates who are really capable, 80 % pass the test and of the incapable, 30 % pass the test. Given that 40 % of the candidates are really capable, then the proportion of the really capable students who can pass the test to the total students who can pass is about ? 4345 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa77
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa77- 111/24false
- 21/5false
- 316/25true
- 46/5false
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Answer : 3. "16/25"
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Answer: C) 16/25 Explanation: If there are total 100 candidates, 40 candidates are really capable and 60 candidates are incapable.Of the candidates who are really capable = 80% 40*(80/100)=32 pass the test andof the incapable= 30%60*(30/100)=18 pass the test.Total candidates who passed the test = 32+18 = 50The proportion of the really capable students who can pass the test to the total students who can pass = 32/50 = 16/25.