CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: Marathon is to race as Hibernation is to 4537 0

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    Eat
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    Sleep
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    Wrong
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    Winter
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Dream
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Sleep"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Sleep Explanation: Marathon is to Race as Hibernation is to Sleep.   Marathon is a long race in the similar way Hibernation refers to a long sleep.

Q: When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born to me.The average age of my family during my marriage is same as today. What is the age of Father when he died ? 4526 0

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    50 yrs
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    60 yrs
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    70 yrs
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    65 yrs
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Answer : 2. "60 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 60 yrs Explanation: Let the Father be x years when he died Average Age 10 years ago be A Total Age 10 years ago = 6*A Total Age after 10 years(Just before father's Death) = 6A + 6*10 = 6A + 60 Father Died and Baby was born => the Total number of people in the family is Same (6) Baby born today so age of baby = 0 (6A +60 - x)/6 = 6A/6 => A + 10 -(x/6) = A => x/6 = 10 => x = 60 Therefore we can conclude that the father was 60 years old when he died.

Q: 21st letter of the alphabet is a Consonant. 4518 0

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    TRUE
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    FALSE
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Answer : 2. "FALSE"
Explanation :

Answer: B) FALSE Explanation: We know there are 26 alphabets in English. The 21st letter in the alphabet is 'U'. We have 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Vowels :: A, E, I, O, U. U is not consonant and is a vowel.   Hence, the given statement that 21st letter in the alphabet i.e, U is consonant is a FALSE.

Q: The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is 4515 0

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    Shakuntala Devi
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    Raja Ramanna
    Correct
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    Rina Panigrahi
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    Ramanujam
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Answer : 1. "Shakuntala Devi"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Shakuntala Devi Explanation:

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Answer : 4. "Rs. 15000"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Rs. 15000 Explanation: It won't requires that much solving. Here given the increase in weekly collection by Rs. 1,05,000 That is this increase denotes for all 7 days. => Gross Collection increase per day = Rs. 1,05,0007 = Rs. 15,000 Hence, the gross collection increase per day = Rs. 15,000.

Q: The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 4499 0

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    1
    Correct
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    0
    Correct
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    -1
    Correct
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    Infinity
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Answer : 1. "1"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 1 Explanation: The mutiplicative inverse of a number is nothing but a reciprocal of a number. Now, the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is always equal to 1.   For example : Let the number be 15 Multiplicative inverse of 15 = 1/15 The product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is = 15 x 1/15 = 1.

Q: Frugal : Parsimonious :: ? 4498 0

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    joy : ecstasy
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    rich : poor
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    love : hate
    Correct
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    poor : misery
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Answer : 1. "joy : ecstasy"
Explanation :

Answer: A) joy : ecstasy Explanation: Frugal and parsimonious are synonyms of each other and bear the meaning 'being stingy' or 'sparing'. Similarly, joy and ecstasy are related to happiness.

Q: I learnt from my experience that by______ my anger and resentment, and by avoiding _________ I could overcome opponents more successfully than could those who openly defied their adversaries. 4481 0

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    suppressing, conflict
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    expressing, hostility
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    stifling, temperance
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    rousing, wrath
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Answer : 1. "suppressing, conflict"
Explanation :

Answer: A) suppressing, conflict Explanation:

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