CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which two months in a year have the same calendar? 6726 0

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    October, December
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  • 2
    April, November
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    June, October
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    April, July
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "April, July"
Explanation :

Answer: D) April, July Explanation: If the period between the two months is divisible by 7, then that two months will have the same calender . Now,(a). October + November = 31 + 30 = 61 (not divisible by 7) (b). Apr. + May + June + July + Aug. + Sep. + Oct. = 30 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 31 +30 + 31 = 213 (not divisible by 7) (c). June + July + Aug. + Sep. = 30 + 31 + 31 + 30 = 122 (not divisible by 7) (d). Apr. + May + June = 30 + 31 + 30 = 91 (divisible by 7)   Hence, April and July months will have the same calendar.

Q: Which is the next number in the sequence: 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ?? 6696 0

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    49
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    56
    Correct
    Wrong
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    64
    Correct
    Wrong
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    70
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "70"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 70 Explanation: Here the given series is 1, 3, 6, 11, 20, 37, ??, and the logic behind the series is 1 x 2 + 1 = 3 3 x 2 + 0 = 6 6 x 2 + (-1) = 11 11 x 2 + (-2) = 20 20 x 2 + (-3) = 37 37 x 2 + (-4) = 70   Hence, the next number in the given series is 70.

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Answer : 3. "Raju"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Raju Explanation: Suppose Sweety is sitting between Rohan and Karthik such that she is to the right of him.....then as Raju is opposite to Rohan then Raju must be to the left of Karthik.

Q: A boat takes 19 hours for travelling downstream from point A to point B and coming back to a point C which is at midway between A and B. If the velocity of the stream is 4 kmph and the speed of the boat in still water is 14 kmph, what is the distance between A and B ? 6640 1

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    180 km
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  • 2
    160 km
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  • 3
    140 km
    Correct
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  • 4
    120 km
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Answer : 1. "180 km"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 180 km Explanation: Speed in downstream = (14 + 4) km/hr = 18 km/hr; Speed in upstream = (14 – 4) km/hr = 10 km/hr. Let the distance between A and B be x km. Then, x/18 + (x/2)/10 = 19 ⇔ x/18 + x/20 = 19 ⇒ x = 180 km.

Q: The second day of a month is Sunday, What will be the last day of the next month which has 31 days  ? 6633 0

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    Friday
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  • 2
    Saturday
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Sunday
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Can't be determined
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Answer : 4. "Can't be determined"
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Answer: D) Can't be determined Explanation: We cannot find out the answer because the number of days of the current month is not given.

Q: Which region in India is known as the "Rice Bowl of India"? 6620 2

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    Indo-Gangetic plain
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    Krishna-Godavari Delta region
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    North-East region
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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Answer : 2. "Krishna-Godavari Delta region"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Krishna-Godavari Delta region Explanation: In India, the Krishna-Godavari Delta region is called as "Rice Bowl of India".   Coming to the Indian State, Chhattisgarh is known as Rice Bowl of India.

Q: First Indian woman to win Man Booker Prize? 6607 0

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    Kiran Desai
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    V.S. Naipaul
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  • 3
    Salman Rushdie
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    Arundhati Roy
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Answer : 4. "Arundhati Roy"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Arundhati Roy Explanation: Arundhati Roy was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize in the year 1997. An Indian writer, Arundhati Roy, was awarded England's prestigious Booker Prize this evening for her first novel, ''The God of Small Things,'' a soaring story about a set of twins struggling to make sense of the world, themselves and their strange and difficult family in southern India.   Kiran Desai was the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize. Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970. Man Booker Prize is one of the world's richest literary prizes.

Q: Afreena walks 8 km towards East and then walks 13 km back, then she turns left and walks 4 km; then walks 5 km after turning left; she turns left again and walks 3 km. How far is she from the starting point ? 6546 0

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    3 km
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  • 2
    2 km
    Correct
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  • 3
    1 km
    Correct
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  • 4
    6 km
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Answer : 3. "1 km"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 1 km Explanation:

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