CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Who is known as the Father of Geometry? 2098 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca4c
5b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca4c- 1Aryabhatafalse
- 2Thales of Miletusfalse
- 3Pythagoras of Samosfalse
- 4Euclidtrue
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Answer : 4. "Euclid"
Explanation :
Answer: D) Euclid Explanation: Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.
Q: The simple interest on a sum of money will be Rs.600 after 10 years. If the principal is trebled after 5 years what will be the total interest at the end of the tenth year ? 2098 05b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebf7
5b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebf7- 1Rs. 1100false
- 2Rs. 1200true
- 3Rs. 1000false
- 4Rs. 1840false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 1200"
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Answer: B) Rs. 1200 Explanation: P --- 10 ----- 600 P --- 5 ----- 300 3P --- 5 ----- 900 __________ 1200
Q: The series of differences between consecutive prime numbers is represented as Cp1, Cp2, Cp3, .... Cpn , Whare Cp1 is the difference between the second and the first prime number. Find the sum of series when n = 23, given that the 23rd prime number is 83 ? 2097 05b5cc6fbe4d2b4197774f09f
5b5cc6fbe4d2b4197774f09f- 187true
- 281false
- 383false
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Answer : 1. "87"
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Answer: A) 87 Explanation: Cp1 = p2 - p1 , Cp2 = p3 - p2 ......Cp23 = p24 - p23Sum of series = (p2-p1) + (p3-p2) + .....(p23-p22) + (p24-p23)All terms get cancelled, except p1 = 2 and p24 = 89 So Sum = -p1 + p24Sum of series = -2 + 89 = 87
Q: India's first amphibious bus project has been launched by which state government ? 2097 05b5cc783e4d2b4197775020f
5b5cc783e4d2b4197775020f- 1Telanganafalse
- 2Assamfalse
- 3Punjabtrue
- 4Gujaratfalse
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Answer : 3. "Punjab"
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Answer: C) Punjab Explanation:
Q: Which of the following statements is correct? 2096 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d20b
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d20b- 1I am very happy to start this Programtrue
- 2I am too happy to start this Programfalse
- 3Both A & Bfalse
- 4Nonefalse
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Answer : 1. "I am very happy to start this Program"
Explanation :
Answer: A) I am very happy to start this Program Explanation: Here I am very happy to start this Program is correct statement. "Too" is not used with pleasant adjectives. It means 'more than required' and is usually used with unpleasant adjectives. So, 'too healthy', 'too happy', 'too glad' etc are wrong.
Q: How many birthdays does the average person have? 2096 05b5cc670e4d2b4197774c05f
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Any person can have only 1 birthday i.e, the day he was born. And every year we celebrate it's anniversaries.
Q: If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ? 2094 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80- 1100 mtsfalse
- 296 mtsfalse
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Answer : 3. "98 mts"
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Answer: C) 98 mts Explanation: Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.Let actual time to reach be 't'.Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)Solving equation (1) and (2)=> x = 98 mts.
Q: Pluto dwells on the inner edge of the 2094 05b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc30
5b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc30- 1Main asteroid beltfalse
- 2Oort cloudfalse
- 3Kuiper belttrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Kuiper belt"
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Answer: C) Kuiper belt Explanation: Pluto dwells on the inner edge of the The Kuiper belt which is a belt of asteroids that lies on the outer edge of the solar system. Pluto is a dwarf planet that is supposed to be no longer a planet and is still considered a planet because of its history in the solar system. It takes 248 years to make one orbit around the sun. As to where it is, depends on time.

