CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Statements : In a recent survey report, it has been stated that those who undertake physical exercise for at least half an hour a day are less prone to have any heart ailments. Conclusions : a) Moderate level of physical exercise is necessary for leading a healthy life.b) All people who do desk-bound jobs definitely suffer from heart ailments. 2722 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa31
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa31- 1Only a followstrue
- 2Both a & b followsfalse
- 3Only b followsfalse
- 4Neither a nor b followsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only a follows"
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Answer: A) Only a follows Explanation: The statement mentions that chances of heart ailments are greatly reduced by a regular half-hour exercise. So, a follows. However, it talks of only reducing the probability which does not mean that persons involved in sedentary jobs shall definitely suffer from heart ailments. So, b does not follow. Hence, concusion a only follows the given statement.
Q: A person takes a loan of Rs. 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs.100 at the end of one year. In order clear his dues at the end of 2 years, he would pay : 2720 05b5cc77fe4d2b419777501d8
5b5cc77fe4d2b419777501d8- 1Rs. 100false
- 2Rs. 105false
- 3Rs. 115true
- 4Rs. 110false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 115"
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Answer: C) Rs. 115 Explanation: Amount to be paid = Rs.100+200×5×1100+100×5×1100= Rs. 115.
Q: P alone can complete a piece of work in 6 days. Work done by Q alone in one day is equal to one-third of the work done by P alone in one day. In how many days can the work be completed if P and Q work together ? 2718 05b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e737
5b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e737- 15 (2/3)false
- 26 (3/4 )false
- 34 (1/2)true
- 43false
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Answer : 3. "4 (1/2)"
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Answer: C) 4 (1/2) Explanation: Work done by P alone in one day = 1/6th of the total work done by Q alone in one day = 1/3(of that done by P in one day) = 1/3(1/6 of the total) = 1/18 of the total. Work done by P and Q, working together in one day = 1/6 + 1/18 = 4/18 = 2/9 They would take 9/2 days = 4 (1/2) days to complete the work working together.
Q: Chinese writers mention India by the name of 2716 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c71a
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c71a- 1Yin-tutrue
- 2Si-Yu-Kifalse
- 3Sikia-Ponofalse
- 4Fo-Kwo-Kifalse
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Answer : 1. "Yin-tu"
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Answer: A) Yin-tu Explanation: The Chinese writers mention India by the name of "Yin-tu".
Q: Who invented the high level language C? 2714 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b811
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b811- 1Dennis M. Ritchietrue
- 2Donald Kunthfalse
- 3Niklaus Writhfalse
- 4Seymour Papertfalse
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Answer : 1. "Dennis M. Ritchie"
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Answer: A) Dennis M. Ritchie Explanation: C, an early systems programming language, was developed by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson at Bell Labs between 1969 and 1973.
Q: What is the defining right of a representative democracy? 2712 05b5cc63de4d2b4197774bb1a
5b5cc63de4d2b4197774bb1a- 1the right to votetrue
- 2the right to freedom of speechfalse
- 3the right to petition the governmentfalse
- 4the right to freedom of religionfalse
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Answer : 1. "the right to vote"
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Answer: A) the right to vote Explanation: The defining right of a representative democracy is the ability to vote for representatives to make decisions on their behalf. In democratic government, elections are held regularly, in which voters vote for someone who will serve in the levels of local, state, and federal government.
Q: "Compounding frequency" refers to 2710 05b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb57
5b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb57- 1What type of interest your account earnsfalse
- 2How often your interest is calculated and added back into your accounttrue
- 3What interest rate you can expect from your accountfalse
- 4How easily you can add money into your accountfalse
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Answer : 2. "How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account"
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Answer: B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account Explanation: Compounding frequency : The time periods when interest will be calculated on top of the original loan amount (or) The number of compounding periods in one year. The greater the compounding frequency, the more often your interest is calculated and added back into your account.
Q: 5% people of a village in India died by dengue, 15% of the remainder left the village on account of fear. If now the population is reduced to 3553, how much was it in the beginning ? 2707 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb5c- 14400true
- 23100false
- 32800false
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Answer : 1. "4400"
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Answer: A) 4400 Explanation: Let 'P' be the original population at the beginning P x (95/100) x (85/100) = 3553 P = 4400.

