CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: If two dice are thrown together, the probability of getting an even number on one die and an odd number on the other is  ? 1186 0

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    1/2
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    0
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    3/5
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Answer : 2. "1/2"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 1/2 Explanation: The number of exhaustive outcomes is 36.Let E be the event of getting an even number on one die and an odd number on the other. Let the event of getting either both even or both odd then = 18/36 = 1/2P(E) = 1 - 1/2 = 1/2.

Q: The number of permutations of the letters of the word 'MESMERISE' is  ? 2868 0

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    9!/(2!)^{2}x3!
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    9! x 2! x 3!
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    0
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    None
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Answer : 1. "9!/(2!)^{2}x3!"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 9!/(2!)^{2}x3! Explanation: n items of which p are alike of one kind, q alike of the other, r alike of another kind and the remaining are distinct can be arranged in a row in n!/p!q!r! ways.The letter pattern 'MESMERISE' consists of 10 letters of which there are 2M's, 3E's, 2S's and 1I and 1R.Number of arrangements = 9!(2!)2×3!

Q: How many Indian got a place in 100 most influential people in the world list 2017 by Time magazine ? 1137 0

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    4
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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 2 Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Q: National Civil Services Day is celebrated on _____________. 1307 0

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    21 April
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    23 April
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    21 March
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    22 March
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Answer : 1. "21 April"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 21 April Explanation: Civil Services Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st April. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day program (20-21 April) in New Delhi.

Q: A boatman can row 3 km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in 18 minutes. Find the rate of current ? 6081 0

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    1/3 kmph
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    2/3 kmph
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    1/4 kmph
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    1/2 kmph
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Answer : 4. "1/2 kmph"
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Answer: D) 1/2 kmph Explanation: Speed in upstream = Distance / Time = 3 x 60/20 = 9 km/hr. Speed in downstream = 3 x 60/18 = 10 km/hr Rate of current = (10-9)/2 = 1/2 km/hr.

Q: A sold an article to B at 40% profit and B sold it to C at 50% profit, then what will be profit percent with respect to A ? 2184 0

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    97 %
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    110 %
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    135 %
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    115 %
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Answer : 2. "110 %"
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Answer: B) 110 % Explanation: % Profit with respect to A = 40 + 50 + (40 x 50)/100 = 90 + 20 = 110 %.

Q: A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C which is at midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ? 6712 1

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    180 km
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    160 km
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    140 km
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    120 km
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Answer : 1. "180 km"
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Answer: A) 180 km Explanation: Speed in downstream = (14 + 4) km/hr = 18 km/hr; Speed in upstream = (14 – 4) km/hr = 10 km/hr. Let the distance between A and B be x km. Then, x/18 + (x/2)/10 = 19 ⇔ x/18 + x/20 = 19 ⇒ x = 180 km.

Q: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. In which part of the sentence there is an error ? 1368 0

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    He is
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    Not agreeing
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    To me.
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    No error
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Answer : 3. "To me."
Explanation :

Answer: C) To me. Explanation: Replace 'to' by 'with'.

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