CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'? 3574 05b5cc670e4d2b4197774c007
5b5cc670e4d2b4197774c007- 1Partition of Indiafalse
- 2Dandi Marchtrue
- 3Operation Bluestarfalse
- 4Quit India Movementfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Dandi March"
Explanation :
Answer: B) Dandi March Explanation: In Indian History, Dandi March or Salt Sathyagraha or The Salt March, also known as the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater. It is also called as 'White Flowing River'.
Q: Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to 3569 05b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cba8
5b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cba8- 1Slanderfalse
- 2Extoltrue
- 3Criticizefalse
- 4Assurancefalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Extol"
Explanation :
Answer: B) Extol Explanation: Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle. Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion. So, they are opposites. Similarly, Malign means slander or criticize. Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns. Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence
Q: In a queue, Amrita is 10th from the front while Mukul is 25th from behind and Mamta is just in the middle of the two. If there be 50 persons in the queue. What position does Mamta occupy from the front ? 3562 05b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f068
5b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f068- 114thfalse
- 216thfalse
- 318thtrue
- 420thfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "18th"
Explanation :
Answer: C) 18th Explanation: Number of persons between Amrita and Mukul = 50 - (10 + 25) = 15. Since Mamta lies in middle of these 15 persons, so Mamta`s position is 8th from Amrita i.e. 18th from the front.
Q: If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ? 3556 05b5cc723e4d2b4197774f672
5b5cc723e4d2b4197774f672- 145 metric tonnestrue
- 247 metric tonnesfalse
- 355 metric tonnesfalse
- 434 metric tonnesfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "45 metric tonnes"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 45 metric tonnes Explanation: 2 engines of former type for one hour consumes (2 x 24)/(6 x8) = 1 metric ton i.e. 3 engines of latter type consumes 1 ton for one hour Hence 9 engines consumes 3 tons for one hour For 15 hours it is 15 x 3 = 45 metric tonnes.
Q: Find the odd one out of the following options. 3541 05b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e679
5b5cc6d6e4d2b4197774e679- 1Sapphirefalse
- 2Rubyfalse
- 3Topazfalse
- 4Granitetrue
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "Granite"
Explanation :
Answer: D) Granite Explanation: Except Granite all other options belong to the group of precious stones.
Q: The longest ship canal in the world is the 3539 05b5cc69fe4d2b4197774c9fb
5b5cc69fe4d2b4197774c9fb- 1Suez canal, Egyptfalse
- 2Kiel canal, Germanyfalse
- 3Panama canal, Central Americafalse
- 4St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)true
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 4. "St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)"
Explanation :
Answer: D) St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada) Explanation:
Q: In a race of 1000 m, A can beat by 100 m, in a race of 800m, B can beat C by 100m. By how many meters will A beat C in a race of 600 m ? 3537 05b5cc6e5e4d2b4197774ed42
5b5cc6e5e4d2b4197774ed42- 1127.5 mtrue
- 2254 mfalse
- 3184 mfalse
- 4212 mfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "127.5 m"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 127.5 m Explanation: When A runs 1000 m, B runs 900 m and when B runs 800 m, C runs 700 m. When B runs 900 m, distance that C runs = (900 x 700)/800 = 6300/8 = 787.5 m. In a race of 1000 m, A beats C by (1000 - 787.5) = 212.5 m to C. In a race of 600 m, the number of meters by which A beats C = (600 x 212.5)/1000 = 127.5 m.
Q: छाया क्षेत्र मौजूद है क्योंकि 3532 05b5cc607e4d2b4197774b55d
5b5cc607e4d2b4197774b55d- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer :
Explanation :
छाया क्षेत्र किसी दिए गए भूकंप से १०४ से १४० डिग्री की कोणीय दूरी से पृथ्वी का वह क्षेत्र है जिसे कोई सीधी पी तरंगें प्राप्त नहीं होती हैं। छाया क्षेत्र S तरंगों के तरल कोर द्वारा पूरी तरह से बंद होने और P तरंगों के तरल कोर द्वारा मुड़े (अपवर्तित) होने के परिणामस्वरूप होता है। शैडो ज़ोन दो प्रकार के होते हैं: एक P तरंगों के लिए और दूसरा S तरंगों के लिए। पी तरंग छाया 104-140 डिग्री, दोनों तरफ; S तरंग छाया एक तरफ के 105 से दूसरी तरफ 105 तक।

