CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: The Peacock Throne was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the ________ emperors of India. 2295 0

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    Mughal
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    Maurya
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    Gupta
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    Maratha
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Answer : 1. "Mughal"
Explanation :

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 0

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    1/7
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    8!
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    7!
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    1/14
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Answer : 4. "1/14"
Explanation :

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 0

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    Saddle
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    Engine
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    Cart
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    Stable
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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 0

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    5
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    4
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    20
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    28
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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 0

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    P. Chidambaram
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    Pranab Mukerji
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    R.V. Shanmukham chetty
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    Morarji Desai
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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 0

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    Venus
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    Jupiter
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    Uranus
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    Pluto
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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 0

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    Sunday
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    Monday
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    Tuesday
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    Wednesday
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Answer : 1. "Sunday"
Explanation :

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 0

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    efficiency and energy
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    efficiency and effectiveness
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    efficiency and attitude
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    effectiveness and resources
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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."

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