CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ % ? 4335 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e909
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e909- 15.2 yrsfalse
- 27 yrsfalse
- 37.9 yrsfalse
- 46.3 yrstrue
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Answer : 4. "6.3 yrs"
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Answer: D) 6.3 yrs Explanation: P = Rs. 900, R = 3 ½ % = 7/2 %, T = 2 years. Therefore, S.I. = PTR/100 S.I. = Rs. (900 x 7/2 x 2/100) = Rs. 63 Now, P = Rs. 200, S.I. = Rs. 63, R = 5 % Time = ((100 x 63) / (200 x 5) ) years = 6.3 years.
Q: The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member ? (Assume no death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest) 4301 05b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed8d
5b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed8d- 119 yearsfalse
- 216 yearsfalse
- 318 yearsfalse
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Answer : 4. "20 years"
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Answer: D) 20 years Explanation: Present total age of the members = 26(5) = 130 years. Present age of the youngest member = 10 years Present total age of the remaining four members = 130 -10 = 120 years Their average age at the time of the birth of the youngest member = 120-4×104 = 30 - 10 = 20 years.
Q: In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ? 4292 05b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e5cf
5b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e5cf- 1Rs. 4680true
- 2Rs. 4420false
- 3Rs. 4960false
- 4Rs. 5480false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 4680"
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Answer: A) Rs. 4680 Explanation: Let the expenditure on the 95 students be 'x' Then, 95x + 500 = 120(x – 5)95x + 500 = 120x - 600120x - 95x = 110025x = 1100=> x = 44 Therefore, total expenditure of the hostel becomes95 x 44 + 500 = 4680.
Q: Which Company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry ? 4282 45b5cc6c0e4d2b4197774dada
5b5cc6c0e4d2b4197774dada- 1AMDfalse
- 2IBMfalse
- 3Motorolafalse
- 4Inteltrue
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Answer : 4. "Intel"
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Answer: D) Intel Explanation:
Q: In a certain code language, 'how can you go' is written as 'ja da ka pa', 'can you come here' is written as 'na ka sa ja' and 'cone and go' is written as 'ra pa sa'. How is 'here' written in that code ? 4279 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca7
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca7- 1natrue
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Answer : 1. "na"
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Answer: A) na Explanation: From the given information : how can you go = ja da ka pa....(1)can you come here = na ka sa ja...(2)come and go = ra pa sa....(3)from (1)&(2), can you = ja ka...(4)from (2)&(3), come = sa...(5)Using (4)&(5) in (2), we get here = na.
Q: Smallest gulf in the world is 4268 05b5cc666e4d2b4197774bf1c
5b5cc666e4d2b4197774bf1c- 1Gulf of Mexicofalse
- 2Persian Gulffalse
- 3Gulf of Omanfalse
- 4Gulf of Californiatrue
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Answer : 4. "Gulf of California"
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Answer: D) Gulf of California Explanation: A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. The second smallest sea on Earth is the Sea of Cortez, more commonly called the Gulf of California. This sea is about 62,000 square miles. It lies between Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.
Q: By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%.At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%? 4267 05b5cc7bbe4d2b419777509d2
5b5cc7bbe4d2b419777509d2- 1Rs.720false
- 2Rs.640false
- 3Rs.540false
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Answer : 4. "Rs.480"
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Answer: D) Rs.480 Explanation: SP = Rs.800 ; Profit = 25% CP = SP x 100100+P% = 800 x 100100+25 = 640 Now, CP = Rs.640 Loss = 25% = 25% of Rs.640 = Rs.160 Thus, SP = CP - Loss = Rs.640 - Rs.160 = Rs.480
Q: Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie. 4261 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd5a
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd5a- 1had threated to burnfalse
- 2had threatened to burntrue
- 3had threatened to burningfalse
- 4had threats of burningfalse
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Answer : 2. "had threatened to burn"
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Answer: B) had threatened to burn Explanation: