CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially? 3739 05b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c
5b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c- 1153145 kgsfalse
- 2147890 kgsfalse
- 3152400 kgsfalse
- 4149600 kgstrue
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Answer : 4. "149600 kgs"
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Answer: D) 149600 kgs Explanation: Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs. According to the question, 50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900 87.5% of p = 130900 p = 130900 x 100/87.5 = 149600 kgs. Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.
Q: Sound waves cannot travel in 3732 05b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc1b
5b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc1b- 1Vacuumtrue
- 2Waterfalse
- 3Glassfalse
- 4Hydrogen gasfalse
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Answer : 1. "Vacuum"
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Answer: A) Vacuum Explanation: A Sound wave needs a medium for propogation. Hence, Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.
Q: The oldest type of energy known to man is _____? 3726 05b5cc6bfe4d2b4197774da1a
5b5cc6bfe4d2b4197774da1a- 1Geothermal Energytrue
- 2Solar Powerfalse
- 3Wind Powerfalse
- 4Tidal Powerfalse
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Answer : 1. "Geothermal Energy"
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Answer: A) Geothermal Energy Explanation: Geothermal energy is heat energy generated and stored in the Earth. Geothermal energy has been used for thousands of years in some countries for cooking and heating. It is simply power derived from the Earth's internal heat.
Q: A women goes to market with Rs.500 to buy oranges.the prices of the oranges have decreased by 10% so he could buy 2kg more with the amount she had.What was the original price of the oranges ? 3725 05b5cc7a5e4d2b4197775066a
5b5cc7a5e4d2b4197775066a- 122.77false
- 225.77false
- 327.77true
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Answer : 3. "27.77"
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Answer: C) 27.77 Explanation: If the price of the oranges decreases by 10%, the woman would save 10% of the money that is Rs.50 to buy the same amount as before.Now in Rs. 50 she can buy 2 kg more, therefore the current price of 1 kg of oranges is Rs25.Now, this current price is after 10% reduction. Therefore, the original price = 25/0.9 = Rs. 27.77
Q: If 12 men can reap 120 acres of land in 36 days, how many acres of land can 54 men reap in 54 days? 3724 05b5cc7bbe4d2b419777509be
5b5cc7bbe4d2b419777509be- 1710 acresfalse
- 2760 acresfalse
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Answer : 3. "810 acres"
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Answer: C) 810 acres Explanation: 12 men120 acres36 days54 men?54 days As 12 men can reap 120 acres, 54 men will be able to reap more acres in 36 days, 120 acres of land was reaped, so in 54 days, more land will be reaped. Thus, the numbers of acres that can be reaped by 54 men in 54 days = 5412x120x5436 = 810 acres
Q: In an exam, a candidate secured 504 marks out of the maximum mark of 'M'. If the maximum mark 'M' is converted into 800 marks, he would have secured 384 marks. What is the value of 'M' ? 3723 05b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee9b
5b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee9b- 1910false
- 21000false
- 3970false
- 4None of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "None of the above"
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Answer: D) None of the above Explanation: 504/M = 384/800 (504 x 800) / 384 = M M = 1050
Q: Minimum number of straight lines required to form the below figure ? 3720 05b5cc76fe4d2b4197774ff2b
5b5cc76fe4d2b4197774ff2b- 118false
- 217false
- 314true
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Answer : 3. "14"
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Answer: C) 14 Explanation: The given figure can be labelled as shown : The horizontal lines are AK, BJ, CI, DH and EG i.e. 5 in number.The vertical lines are AE, LF and KG i.e. 3 in number.The slanting lines are LC, CF, FI, LI, EK and AG i.e. 6 in number.Thus, there are 5 + 3 + 6 = 14 straight lines in the figure.
Q: A Certain sum of money an amounts to Rs 2500 in a span Of 5 years and further to Rs.3000 in a span of 7 years at simple interest The sum is ? 3718 05b5cc73de4d2b4197774f972
5b5cc73de4d2b4197774f972- 1Rs. 1800false
- 2Rs. 2000false
- 3Rs. 1400false
- 4Rs. 1250true
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 1250"
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Answer: D) Rs. 1250 Explanation: 2500 in 5th year and 3000 in 7th year So in between 2 years Rs. 500 is increased => for a year 500/2 = 250So, per year it is increasing Rs.250 then in 5 years => 250 x 5 = 1250Hence, the initial amount must be 2500 - 1250 = Rs. 1250