CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India. 2295 05b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d61a
5b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d61a- 1Mughaltrue
- 2Mauryafalse
- 3Guptafalse
- 4Marathafalse
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Answer : 1. "Mughal"
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Answer: A) Mughal Explanation: The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the Mughal emperors of India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Red Fort of Delhi.
Q: The first 8 alphabets are written down at random. what is the probability that the letters b,c,d,e always come together ? 2294 05b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4d7
5b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4d7- 11/7false
- 28!false
- 37!false
- 41/14true
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Answer : 4. "1/14"
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Answer: D) 1/14 Explanation: The 8 letters can be written in 8! ways.n(S) = 8!Let E be the event that the letters b,c,d,e always come together when the first 8 alphabets are written down.Now the letters a, (bcde), f, g and h can be arranged in 5! ways.The letters b,c,d and e can be arranged themselves in 4! ways.n(E) = 5! x 4!Now, the required P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 5! x 4!/8! = 1/14Hence the answer is 1/14.
Q: Tractor : Trailer :: Horse : ? 2294 05b5cc69de4d2b4197774c947
5b5cc69de4d2b4197774c947- 1Saddlefalse
- 2Enginefalse
- 3Carttrue
- 4Stablefalse
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Answer : 3. "Cart"
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Answer: C) Cart Explanation: Here the given words are related in such a way that, Trailer is pulled by Tractor and similarly, Cart is pulled by Horse. Hence, Tractor : Trailer :: Horse : Cart.
Q: If (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5 , then the value of ba is ? 2293 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd39
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd39- 15false
- 24false
- 320true
- 428false
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Answer : 3. "20"
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Answer: C) 20 Explanation: Given (2a + 3b)/(5a - 3b) = 23/5 => 10a + 15b = 115a - 69b=> 105a = 84b => 5a = 4b a/b = 4/5 => a=4 & b=5=> bxa = 5x4 = 20.
Q: Who among the following presented union budget maximum number of times ? 2291 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6f5
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6f5- 1P. Chidambaramfalse
- 2Pranab Mukerjifalse
- 3R.V. Shanmukham chettyfalse
- 4Morarji Desaitrue
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Answer : 4. "Morarji Desai"
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Answer: D) Morarji Desai Explanation: Morarji Desai, the former finance , prime minister had presented the Union budget for 10 times.
Q: The coldest planet in the solar system is ? 2291 05b5cc723e4d2b4197774f663
5b5cc723e4d2b4197774f663- 1Venusfalse
- 2Jupiterfalse
- 3Uranustrue
- 4Plutofalse
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Answer : 3. "Uranus"
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Answer: C) Uranus Explanation:
Q: If 5th March, 2005 is Monday, what was the day of the week on 5th March, 2004 ? 2291 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f74b
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f74b- 1Sundaytrue
- 2Mondayfalse
- 3Tuesdayfalse
- 4Wednesdayfalse
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Answer : 1. "Sunday"
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Answer: A) Sunday Explanation: The year 2004 is a leap year. So, it has 2 odd days. But, Feb 2004 not included because we are calculating from March 2004 to March 2005. So it has 1 odd day only. The day on 5th March, 2005 will be 1 day beyond the day on 5th March, 2004. Given that, 5th March, 2005 is Monday. 5th March, 2004 is Sunday (1 day before to 5th March, 2005).
Q: Productivity is the combination of 2290 05b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc07
5b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc07- 1efficiency and energyfalse
- 2efficiency and effectivenesstrue
- 3efficiency and attitudefalse
- 4effectiveness and resourcesfalse
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Answer : 2. "efficiency and effectiveness"
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Answer: B) efficiency and effectiveness Explanation: Productivity is a result of the way that a business operates – the result of the way that its people, business processes, different functional units and suppliers come together to meet the needs and wants of its customers. Productivity is the combination of intelligent planning and focused efforts and hence, it is a combination of Efficiency and Effectiveness. Efficiency : Efficiency is an internal measure of performance for companies that shows how well the company converts inputs into outputs. The more the ratio of outputs to inputs approaches 100 percent, the better the efficiency of the process will be. In simple terms, it is “doing things right” and comes from proper harnessing of time, cost and efforts. Effectiveness : Organizational effectiveness is an external measure of performance and indicates how well an organization fulfills the demands of various organizational stakeholders. Simply put, it is “doing the right things."

