CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Bijapur is known for its what? 3677 05b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d414
5b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d414- 1Statue of Gomateshwarafalse
- 2Heavy rainfallfalse
- 3Gol Gumbaztrue
- 4Severe Drought areafalse
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Answer : 3. "Gol Gumbaz"
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Answer: C) Gol Gumbaz Explanation: Bijapur is known for its Gol Gumbaz. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. What is Gol Gumbaz :: 1. It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah. This is the most famous monument in Bijapur. 2. It is the largest dome ever built in India. 3. A particular attraction in this monument is the central chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times. 4. Another attraction at the Gol Gumbaz is the Whispering Gallery, where even minute sounds can be heard clearly 37 metres away. Statue of Gomateshwara - Shravanabelagola in Karnataka. Heavy Rainfall - Cherrapunji in Meghalaya.
Q: Find the next number in the series 143 143 136 110 ? 3676 05b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8
5b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8- 191false
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Answer : 3. "47"
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Answer: C) 47 Explanation: The next number in the series is 143 143 136 110 0 7 26 (Differences) 13 - 1 , 23 - 1, 33 - 1, 43 - 1,...Now the next number is given by110 - (43 - 1) = 110 - 63 = 47.
Q: Mother’s age today is thrice as her daughter’s. After 10 years it would be just double. How old is the daughter today ? 3664 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcde
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcde- 18 yearsfalse
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Answer : 3. "10 years"
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Answer: C) 10 years Explanation: Let the age of the daughter today be ‘x’ years. Mother’s age today = 3x years After 10 years, we have 3x + 10 = 2(x + 10) x = 10 years.
Q: What is 90 days from today? Hints : Today is 20th January 2017, Sunday 3662 05b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d516
5b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d516- 118th April, Fridayfalse
- 220th April, Saturdaytrue
- 321th April, Sundayfalse
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Answer : 2. "20th April, Saturday"
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Answer: B) 20th April, Saturday Explanation: Given Today is 20th January 2017, Sunday In january, we have 31 days February - 28 days (Non leap year) March - 31 days April - 30 days => Remaining days => 31 - 20 = 11 in Jan + 28 in Feb + 31 in Mar = 11 + 28 + 31 = 70 days More 20 days to complete 90 days => upto 20th April Therefore, after 90 days from today i.e, 20th Jan 2017 is 20th Apr 2017. Now, the day of the week will be 90/7 => Remainder '6' As the day starts with '0' on sunday 6 => Saturday. Required day is 20th April, Saturday.
Q: A tank-full petrol in Veeru’s Car last for 20 days. If he starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last? 3661 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750020
5b5cc774e4d2b41977750020- 118 daysfalse
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Answer : 4. "16 days"
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Answer: D) 16 days Explanation: The analogy here is like this: Veeru has 20 lt of petrol and he uses 1 lt per each day and consumes it in 20 days. If he uses 1.25 lt every day, in how many days it will be consumed?We considered 1.25 lt here because it’s 25% more than 1 lt. The answer would be 20/1.25=16 days.
Q: Ratio of the ages of Mahesh and Nilesh is 5 : x. Mahesh is 18 years younger to Ramesh. After nine years Ramesh will be 47 years old. If the difference between the ages of Mahesh and Nilesh is same as the age of Ramesh, what is the value of x ? 3661 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9bf
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9bf- 111.8false
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Answer : 4. "14.5"
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Answer: D) 14.5 Explanation: Let the present ages of Mahesh, Nilesh and Ramesh be k, l and m respectively.k/l = 5/x ------ (1)k = m - 18 ------ (2)m + 9 = 47 ------ (3)k - l = m ----- (4)(3) => m = 47 - 9 = 38 years(2) => k = 38 -18 = 20 years(1) => 20/l = 5/x => l = 4x(4) => 4x - 20 = 38=> 4x = 58 => x = 14.5
Q: Chipko movement was basically against 3660 05b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc76
5b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc76- 1Cultural pollutionfalse
- 2Deforestationtrue
- 3Water pollutionfalse
- 4Noise pollutionfalse
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Answer : 2. "Deforestation"
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Answer: B) Deforestation Explanation: The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan refers to a forest conservation movement or deforestation. In modern india, it began in 1973 in the state of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand). Sunderlal Bahuguna and 84 villagers risked their lives to protect the forest trees from being felled on the order of the maharaja (king) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world it created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Above all, it stirred up the existing civil society in India, which began to address the issues of tribal and marginalized people. Chipko type movement dates back to 1730 AD when in a khejarli village of Rajasthan, 363 people sacrificed their lives to save khejari trees.
Q: The value of a machine depreciates at the rate of 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago. If its present value is Rs. 8,748, its purchase price was ? 3658 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc2f
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc2f- 1Rs.14,000false
- 2Rs.12,000true
- 3Rs. 12,800false
- 4Rs. 15,000false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.12,000"
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Answer: B) Rs.12,000 Explanation: We have P = 8748, R = -10 and n = 3Therefore, the purchase price of the machine= P1+R100n= 87481-101003= 8748 x (100/90) x (100/90) x (100/90)= 12,000. Therefore, the purchase price of the machine was Rs. 12,000.

