CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: 5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ? 2708 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c- 14400true
- 23100false
- 32800false
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Answer : 1. "4400"
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Answer: A) 4400 Explanation: Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553 P = 4400.
Q: The Length of the Day is determined in 2707 05b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d183
5b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d183- 1length of the hoursfalse
- 2length of the yearfalse
- 3astronomical unitstrue
- 4solar termsfalse
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Answer : 3. "astronomical units"
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Answer: C) astronomical units Explanation: The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units. The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.
Q: What is better, to have 70% discount or 40 and 30% discount consequently ? 2707 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f38f- 140% is betterfalse
- 270% is bettertrue
- 3Both are samefalse
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Answer : 2. "70% is better"
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Answer: B) 70% is better Explanation: Let Price be Rs.100 1st CASE: Then 100 x 70/100 = 70=> price after discount = 100-70 = Rs.30 2nd CASE: Then 100 x 40/100 = 40=> price after discount = 100-40 = Rs.60then60 x 30/100 = 18=> price after 2 consequent discount = 60-18 = Rs.42 =>from 1 and 2 cases, 70% discount is better.
Q: In a hostel, there was food for 1000 students for one month. After 10 days, 1000 more students joined the hostel. How long would the students be able to carry on with the remaining food? 2706 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750025
5b5cc774e4d2b41977750025- 110 daystrue
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Answer : 1. "10 days"
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Answer: A) 10 days Explanation: After 10 days, the remaining food would be sufficient for the 1000 students for 20 more days -->If 1000 more students are added, it shall be sufficient for only 10 days (as the no. of students is doubled, the days are halved).
Q: Who invented Electric Generator? 2706 05b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d74d
5b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d74d- 1Michael Faradaytrue
- 2Thomas Alva Edisonfalse
- 3Graham Bellfalse
- 4Alfred Nobelfalse
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Answer : 1. "Michael Faraday"
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Answer: A) Michael Faraday Explanation: Michael Faraday invented Electric Generator in 1831. The operating principle of electromagnetic generators was discovered in the years of 1831–1832 by Michael Faraday. The principle later called Faraday's law, is that an electromotive force is generated in an electrical conductor which encircles a varying magnetic flux.
Q: During First World War(1914-1918) AD, The Raja of Chamba State, Raja Bhuri Singh .................... 2703 05b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e59b
5b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e59b- 1opposed the British Governmentfalse
- 2partcipated in the Ghaddar Movementfalse
- 3helped the British Governmenttrue
- 4remained Passivefalse
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Answer : 3. "helped the British Government"
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Answer: C) helped the British Government Explanation:
Q: Which 'Water Body' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ? 2698 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e8e6
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e8e6- 1Eleventh Degree Channelfalse
- 2Andaman Seafalse
- 3Bay of Bengalfalse
- 4Ten Degree Channeltrue
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Answer : 4. "Ten Degree Channel"
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Answer: D) Ten Degree Channel Explanation:
Q: Find the next number in the given series ? 3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, . . . 2696 05b5cc71be4d2b4197774f54e
5b5cc71be4d2b4197774f54e- 12false
- 20false
- 31false
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Answer : 4. "-1"
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Answer: D) -1 Explanation: 3, 7, 6, 5, 9, 3, 12, 1, 15, ... has two different series 1) 3, 6, 9, 12, 15..... 2) 7, 5, 3, 1, ..... -1 is the next number.

