CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A tank-full petrol in Veeru’s Car last for 20 days. If he starts using 25% more every day, how many days will the tank-full petrol last? 3386 05b5cc774e4d2b41977750020
5b5cc774e4d2b41977750020- 118 daysfalse
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Answer : 4. "16 days"
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Answer: D) 16 days Explanation: The analogy here is like this: Veeru has 20 lt of petrol and he uses 1 lt per each day and consumes it in 20 days. If he uses 1.25 lt every day, in how many days it will be consumed?We considered 1.25 lt here because it’s 25% more than 1 lt. The answer would be 20/1.25=16 days.
Q: Pipe K fills a tank in 30 minutes. Pipe L can fill the same tank 5 times as fast as pipe K. If both the pipes were kept open when the tank is empty, how much time will it take for the tank to overflow ? 3386 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcc5
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcc5- 13 minutesfalse
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Answer : 4. "5 minutes"
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Answer: D) 5 minutes Explanation: Let the total capacity of tank be 90 liters.Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by K = 3 liters.Capacity of tank filled in 1 minute by L = 15 liters.Therefore, capacity of the tank filled by both K and L in 1 minute = 18 liters.Hence, time taken by both the pipes to overflow the tank = 90/18 = 5 minutes.
Q: Two goods trains each 520 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 42 km/hr and 36 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to cross the driver of the faster one ? 3380 05b5cc76fe4d2b4197774ff3f
5b5cc76fe4d2b4197774ff3f- 160 secfalse
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Answer : 2. "48 sec"
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Answer: B) 48 sec Explanation: Relative speed = 42 + 36 = 78 km/hr = 653 m/s Distance = (520 + 520) =1040 mts. Time = 1040×365= 48 sec
Q: What is the next number of the following sequence ? 21, 77, 165, 285, ...... 3378 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab8
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab8- 1404false
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Answer : 4. "437"
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Answer: D) 437 Explanation: The series follow the rule, 21 = 77 = 92-4165 = 132-4285 = 172-4 5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...In the same way next no. will be 212-4 = 441 - 4 = 437
Q: Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals ? 3376 15b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e86c
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e86c- 1Mercurytrue
- 2Zincfalse
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Answer : 1. "Mercury"
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Answer: A) Mercury Explanation:
Q: Find the next number in the series 143 143 136 110 ? 3374 05b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8
5b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8- 191false
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Answer : 3. "47"
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Answer: C) 47 Explanation: The next number in the series is 143 143 136 110 0 7 26 (Differences) 13 - 1 , 23 - 1, 33 - 1, 43 - 1,...Now the next number is given by110 - (43 - 1) = 110 - 63 = 47.
Q: The ratio of Karthik’s and Kalyan’s ages is 4: 5. If the difference between the present age of Kalyan and the age of Karthik 5 years hence is 3 years, then what is the total of present ages of Karthik and Kalyan? 3373 05b5cc77fe4d2b419777501a1
5b5cc77fe4d2b419777501a1- 156 yearsfalse
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Answer : 4. "72 years"
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Answer: D) 72 years Explanation: Let us consider Karthik as K1 and Kalyan as K2. Given k18+k1 and K2 - (K1 + 5) = 3 K2 - K1 = 8 K2 = 8 + K1 Now, k18+k1= 45 => K1 = 32 years Therefore K2 = 40 years. K1 + K2 = 72 years.
Q: If 34 men completed 2/5th of a work in 8 days working 9 hours a day. How many more man should be engaged to finish the rest of the work in 6 days working 9 hours a day ? 3366 05b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e807
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e807- 1101 menfalse
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Answer : 3. "102 men"
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Answer: C) 102 men Explanation: From the above formula i.e (m1 x t1/w1) = (m2 x t2/w2) so, [(34 x 8 x 9)/(2/5)] = [(M x 6 x 9)/(3/5)] so, M = 136 men Number of men to be added to finish the work = 136-34 = 102 men.