CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A characteristic of this era was the introduction of pottery. 1692 05b5cc69ae4d2b4197774c7b3
5b5cc69ae4d2b4197774c7b3- 1Mesolithictrue
- 2Paleolithicfalse
- 3Neolithicfalse
- 4None of abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "Mesolithic"
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Answer: A) Mesolithic Explanation:
Q: If 5 men and 2 boys working together, can do four times as much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Find the ratio of the work done by a man and that of a boy for a given time ? 1692 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec4d
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec4d- 11:2false
- 21:3false
- 33:1false
- 42:1true
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Answer : 4. "2:1"
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Answer: D) 2:1 Explanation: 5M + 2B = 4(1M + 1B) 5M + 2B = 4M + 4B 1M = 2B The required ratio of work done by a man and a boy = 2:1
Q: Which of the following is a compound sentence? 1691 05b5cc666e4d2b4197774becb
5b5cc666e4d2b4197774becb- 1We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat.true
- 2When you get there, please remember to call me.false
- 3Mohan bought some new shoes and wore them to a party.false
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 1. "We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat."
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Answer: A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat. Explanation: A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought. Here except option A) other two options dependent. Hence, A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat is a compound sentence.
Q: The area of a square is 1024 sq.cm. What is the ratio of the length to the breadth of a rectangle whose length is twice the side of the square and breadth is 12 cm less than the side of this square ? 1691 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f76e
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f76e- 114:9false
- 213:12false
- 316:5true
- 417:13false
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Answer : 3. "16:5"
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Answer: C) 16:5 Explanation: Area of a square SxS = 1024 => S = 32 cmLength of the rectangle = 32x2 cm = 64 cmBreadth of the rectangle = 32 - 12 = 20 cmRequired ratio = 64 : 20 = 16 : 5
Q: In a box, there are four marbles of white color and five marbles of black color. Two marbles are chosen randomly. What is the probability that both are of the same color? 1691 05b5cc6a3e4d2b4197774cc15
5b5cc6a3e4d2b4197774cc15- 12/9false
- 25/9false
- 34/9true
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Answer : 3. "4/9"
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Answer: C) 4/9 Explanation: Number of white marbles = 4 Number of Black marbles = 5 Total number of marbles = 9 Number of ways, two marbles picked randomly = 9C2 Now, the required probability of picked marbles are to be of same color = 4C2/9C2 + 5C2/9C2 = 1/6 + 5/18 = 4/9.
Q: Which online security campaign has been launched by Google India to safeguard internet users? 1690 05b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d17e
5b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d17e- 1#SecurityCheckKiyatrue
- 2#InternetSafetyKiyafalse
- 3#OnlineSecurityKiyafalse
- 4#SecureInternetKiyafalse
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Answer : 1. "#SecurityCheckKiya"
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Answer: A) #SecurityCheckKiya Explanation: Google has launched new online security campaign #SecurityCheckKiya in India to promote security awareness among general public. The purpose of the campaign is to protect young and first-time web users from account hijacking, safeguard Android devices from malicious apps and secure all their personal data if they lose their device.
Q: A & B invest Rs. 1,16,000 & 1,44,000 respectively. B invests for 6 months. At the end of the year, B’s share is Rs. 9000, find the overall profit? 1690 05b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d877
5b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d877- 1Rs. 23,500true
- 2Rs. 19,780false
- 3Rs. 21,700false
- 4Rs. 20,050false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 23,500"
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Answer: A) Rs. 23,500 Explanation: Given A & B in partnership A Invests 116000 for 12 months => A's share = 116000 x 12 = 13,92,000 B Invests for 6 months => B's share = 144000 x 6 = 8,64,000 Their Ratio = 1392 : 864 = 29 : 18 Let the Annual profit = P Given B's share = Rs. 9000 => 18/47 x P = 9000 => P = 9000 x 47/18 => P = 23,500 Hence, Overall profit = P = Rs. 23,500
Q: Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of 1690 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b82f
5b5cc626e4d2b4197774b82f- 1Streptomycintrue
- 2Chloromycetinfalse
- 3Pencillinfalse
- 4Neomycinfalse
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Answer : 1. "Streptomycin"
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Answer: A) Streptomycin Explanation: In 1952, Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin," the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

