CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Formation of curd from milk is chemical reaction. 2680 05b5cc672e4d2b4197774c06f
5b5cc672e4d2b4197774c06f- 1TRUEtrue
- 2FALSE Answer & Explanation Answer:false
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Answer : 1. "TRUE"
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Answer: A) TRUE Explanation: Milk is converted into curd or yogurt by the process of fermentation. Milk consists of globular proteins called casein. It is biochemical change because here microorganism named lactobacillus react with milk and turn it to curd. Lactobacillus required favourable condition to grow. For it 37 degree temperature is needed. But sometimes when it does not get favourable condition, then other microorganism react and makes the curd taste different.
Q: A man pointing to a lady says, "Her brother is the father of my only son's sister." How is that lady related to the man ? 2666 05b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e
5b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e- 1sister of father-in-lawfalse
- 2daughter-in-lawfalse
- 3Sistertrue
- 4daughterfalse
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Answer : 3. "Sister"
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Answer: C) Sister Explanation:
Q: Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be ? 2665 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819- 1900 mtsfalse
- 2300 mtsfalse
- 3250 mtsfalse
- 4500 mtstrue
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
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Answer: D) 500 mts Explanation: Using pythagarous theorem,distance travelled by first train = 36x5/18x30 = 300mdistance travelled by second train = 48x5/18x30 = 400mso distance between them =√( 90000 + 160000) = √250000 = 500mts.
Q: If the sides of a triangle are 26 cm, 24 cm and 10 cm, what is its area ? 2663 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e988
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e988- 1108 sq.cmfalse
- 2112 sq.cmfalse
- 3116 sq.cmfalse
- 4120 sq.cmtrue
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Answer : 4. "120 sq.cm"
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Answer: D) 120 sq.cm Explanation: The triangle with sides 26 cm, 24 cm and 10 cm is right angled, where the hypotenuse is 26 cm. Area of the triangle =1/2 x base x height => 1/2 x 24 x 10 = 120 sq.cm
Q: A driver of auto rickshaw makes a profit of 20% on every trip when he carries 3 passengers and the price of petrol is Rs. 30 a litre. Find the % profit for the same journey if he goes for 4 passengers per trip and the price of petrol reduces to Rs. 24 litres ? 2662 05b5cc6fee4d2b4197774f157
5b5cc6fee4d2b4197774f157- 168%false
- 280%false
- 375%false
- 4100%true
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Answer : 4. "100%"
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Answer: D) 100% Explanation: When 3 passengers income was 3xexpense= Rs.30 profit =20% of 30 = Rs.6 That means his earning is Rs.36. so that per passenger fare must be Rs.12. When 4 passengersearning = 12x4=Rs.48.expense =Rs.24.profit = Rs.24 = 100%
Q: Sound following a flash of lightning is called 2662 05b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1bd
5b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1bd- 1Stoningfalse
- 2Boltingfalse
- 3Thundertrue
- 4Cloud clashfalse
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Answer : 3. "Thunder"
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Answer: C) Thunder Explanation: The Sound Following the flash of lighting is because of Thunder. Lightning is seen earlier than thunder because light travels much faster than sound. The roar of thunder is the result of a shock wave produced when lightning super-heats the air through which it passes, causing that air to expand very rapidly. This rapid expansion of air creates a shock wave that travels outward at close to the speed of sound.
Q: One major cause of floods is 2659 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6d7
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6d7- 1light rain over a large areafalse
- 2a decrease in stream dischargefalse
- 3rapid spring snowmelttrue
- 4increased capacity of stream channelsfalse
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Answer : 3. "rapid spring snowmelt"
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Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt Explanation: There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods. When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things. But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.
Q: Choose the pair which shows the same relation of the given pair from the following options ? BRISTLE : BRUSH 2659 05b5cc6eee4d2b4197774ef20
5b5cc6eee4d2b4197774ef20- 1arm : legfalse
- 2key : pianotrue
- 3recline : chairfalse
- 4stage : curtainfalse
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Answer : 2. "key : piano"
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Answer: B) key : piano Explanation: A bristle is a part of a brush; a key is a part of a piano.

