CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The letters of the word PROMISE are to be arranged so that three vowels should not come together. Find the number of ways of arrangements? 1903 05b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0f9
5b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0f9- 14320true
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Answer : 1. "4320"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 4320 Explanation: Given Word is PROMISE. Number of letters in the word PROMISE = 7 Number of ways 7 letters can be arranged = 7! ways Number of Vowels in word PROMISE = 3 (O, I, E) Number of ways the vowels can be arranged that 3 Vowels come together = 5! x 3! ways Now, the number of ways of arrangements so that three vowels should not come together = 7! - (5! x 3!) ways = 5040 - 720 = 4320.
Q: Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ? 1903 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e946
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e946- 1Brahmifalse
- 2Kharoshtitrue
- 3Nandnagarifalse
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Answer : 2. "Kharoshti"
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Answer: B) Kharoshti Explanation: The Kharoshi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to write the Gandhari language (a dialect of Prakrit) and the Sanskrit language.
Q: What should come next in the following number series? 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1902 05b5cc7f2e4d2b41977751ea7
5b5cc7f2e4d2b41977751ea7- 19false
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Answer : 4. "6"
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Answer: D) 6 Explanation: Here the series is: 987654321, 87654321, 7654321, 65...
Q: 5/9 of the part of the population in a village are females. If 30 % of the females are married. The percentage of unmarried males in the total males is ? 1902 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7a1
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7a1- 162.5 %true
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Answer : 1. "62.5 %"
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Answer: A) 62.5 % Explanation: Let total population = p number of females = 5p/9number of males =(p-5p/9) = 4p/9married females = 30% of 5p/9 = 30x5p/100x9 = p/6married males = p/6unmarried males =(4p/9-p/6) = 5p/18Percentage of unmarried males in the total males = {(5p/18)/4p/9}x100 = (5p/18)x(9/4p) = 125/2 % = 62.5%
Q: Find the odd man out in the following number series? 71, 88, 113, 150, 203, 277 1900 05b5cc678e4d2b4197774c158
5b5cc678e4d2b4197774c158- 1277true
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Answer : 1. "277"
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Answer: A) 277 Explanation: The given number series is 71 88 113 150 203 277 +17 +25 +37 +53 +74 +8 +12 +16 +21 +4 +4 +5 The series should be 71 88 112 150 203 276 i.e, the differences of the difference should be +4. Hence, the odd man in the given series is 277.
Q: The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country ? 1899 05b5cc6d5e4d2b4197774e61f
5b5cc6d5e4d2b4197774e61f- 1Myanmarfalse
- 2Bhutantrue
- 3Indiafalse
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Answer : 2. "Bhutan"
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Answer: B) Bhutan Explanation: The Jigme Dorji National Park is the second-largest National Park of Bhutan. The park provides sanctuary for 37 known species of mammals including several endangered, threatened or vulnerable species, such as the takin, snow leopard, clouded leopard, Bengal tiger, bharal or Himalayan blue sheep, etc. It is also home to the Indian leopard, serow, sambar, barking deer, goral, marmot, pika and more than 300 species of birds. It is also the only park in Bhutan where the national animal (takin), flower (blue poppy), bird (raven) and tree (cypress) exist together.
Q: The ratio of investments of two partners A and B is 7:5 and the ratio of their profits is 7:10. If A invested the money for 5 months, find for how much time did B invest the money ? 1897 05b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774eaf3
5b5cc6dfe4d2b4197774eaf3- 111 monthsfalse
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Answer : 4. "10 months"
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Answer: D) 10 months Explanation: 7x5: 5xk = 7:10k = 10 months
Q: Mr. X sold two properties P1 and P2 for Rs 1,00,000 each. He sold property P1 for 20% less than what he paid for it. What is the percentage of profit of property P2, so that he is not in gain or loss on the sale of two properties? 1896 05b5cc6aae4d2b4197774cf6f
5b5cc6aae4d2b4197774cf6f- 133.33%true
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Answer : 1. "33.33%"
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Answer: A) 33.33% Explanation: Let 'A' be the cost price of property P1. Then from the given data, the selling price of P1 = Rs. 1,00,000 He got 20% loss on selling P1 ⇒A - 20A100 = 100000⇒A = 1,25,000 Therefore, the amount he lossed on selling P1 = 25,000 As ge he got no loss or gain on sale of P1 and P2, the gain on selling P2 = 25,000 But the selling price of P2 = 1,00,000 => Cost price of P2 = 75,000 Hence, the profit percentage on P2 = GainCPx 100 = 2500075000x100 = 1003= 33.33%

