CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Who invented Bifocal Lens? 2158 05b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d6d5
5b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d6d5- 1John Adamsfalse
- 2Benjamin Franklintrue
- 3James Madisonfalse
- 4Thomas Jeffersonfalse
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Answer : 2. "Benjamin Franklin"
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Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin Explanation: Benjamin Franklin has long been credited with the invention of bifocal lenses and he was the first to wear bifocal lenses. He did not produce them himself but instead had some optician in London or France make them for him to overcome Presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. He was tired switching between lenses for far and near sightedness. And that resulted in inventing Bifocal Lenses.
Q: Light travels fastest in 2158 05b5cc672e4d2b4197774c09b
5b5cc672e4d2b4197774c09b- 1Airtrue
- 2Waterfalse
- 3Glassfalse
- 4Diamondfalse
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Answer : 1. "Air"
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Answer: A) Air Explanation: Light travels fastest in Vacuum. The fastest thing in the whole universe is the speed of light in a vacuum like outer space. It is about 2.99 x 108 m/s.
Q: A report generator is used to 2157 15b5cc69be4d2b4197774c801
5b5cc69be4d2b4197774c801- 1print files on papertrue
- 2data entryfalse
- 3update filesfalse
- 4All the abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "print files on paper"
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Answer: A) print files on paper Explanation: A report generator is a computer program whose purpose is to take data from a source such as a database, XML stream or a spreadsheet, and use it to produce a document in a format which satisfies a particular human readership. Hence, A report generator is used to print files on paper.
Q: What is the interest rate per annum, if a sum of money invested at compound interest amount to Rs. 2400 in 3 years and in 4 years to Rs. 2,520? 2156 05b5cc68be4d2b4197774c38a
5b5cc68be4d2b4197774c38a- 13.5%false
- 24%false
- 35%true
- 46.5%false
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Answer : 3. "5%"
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Answer: C) 5% Explanation: Let 'R%' be the rate of interest From the given data, 25202400 = 1 + R10041 + R1003⇒1 + R100 = 6360⇒R = 5 Hence, the rate of interest R = 5% per annum.
Q: K and L start a business jointly. L invests Rs.16000 for 8 months and L remains in the business for 4 months. Out of the total profit B claims 2/7th share. How much money is contributed by B ? 2156 05b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebe8
5b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774ebe8- 1Rs. 9040false
- 2Rs. 10,400false
- 3Rs. 12,800true
- 4Rs. 6350false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 12,800"
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Answer: C) Rs. 12,800 Explanation: 16x8 : Px4 = 5:2 P = 12.8 => Rs.12,800
Q: Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with 2155 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ce
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ce- 1the purpose of lifefalse
- 2which religions are true and which are falsefalse
- 3learning the will of Godfalse
- 4patterns of religious activity and their effect on social lifetrue
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Answer : 4. "patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life"
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Answer: D) patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life Explanation: Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology. Hence, Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life.
Q: What was true about the progressive movement? 2155 05b5cc611e4d2b4197774b665
5b5cc611e4d2b4197774b665- 1Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.true
- 2Members were essentially ruralfalse
- 3progressives held no issues in common with populist movementfalse
- 4All of the abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement."
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Answer: A) Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement. Explanation: The Progressive Era took place in the US from the 1890s to the1920s. The movement was an effort to reform the government andeliminate the corruption within it. Social activists also wanted toreform the educational system, the insurance industry, thechurches, and many other things they felt were out of control, andnot working in the best interests of the citizens.
Q: The Simon commission visited India in the year? 2155 05b5cc6a1e4d2b4197774caa9
5b5cc6a1e4d2b4197774caa9- 11933false
- 21939false
- 31921false
- 41927true
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Answer : 4. "1927"
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Answer: D) 1927 Explanation: The British government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon to report on India's constitutional progress for introducing constitutional reforms as had been promised in 1927.

