CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 respectively and percentage of children among male and female is 25 and 20 respectively. If number of adult females is 156800, what is the total population of the city? 2949 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9- 14,12,480false
- 23,67,500true
- 35,44,700false
- 42,98,948false
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Answer : 2. "3,67,500"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 3,67,500 Explanation: Let the total population be 'p' Given ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 In that percentage of children among male and female is 25% and 20% => Adults male and female % = 75% & 80% But given adult females is = 156800 => 80%(8p/15) = 156800 => 80 x 8p/15 x 100 = 156800 => p = 156800 x 15 x 100/80 x 8 => p = 367500 Therefore, the total population of the city = p = 367500
Q: Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to 2947 05b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c855
5b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c855- 1Helpfulfalse
- 2Meanfalse
- 3Pettyfalse
- 4Gloomytrue
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Answer : 4. "Gloomy"
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Answer: D) Gloomy Explanation: The given words are related in a way that, an optimist is a person whose outlook is cheerful. Similarly, a pessimist is a person whose outlook is gloomy. The answer is not (b) because a pessimist does not have to be mean. Options (c) and (a) are incorrect because neither words describe the outlook of a pessimist. Hence, Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to Gloomy.
Q: Some mangoes are yellow. Some tixo are mangoes. Conclusions:(i) Some mangoes are green.(ii) Tixo is a yellow. 2945 05b5cc77fe4d2b4197775018d
5b5cc77fe4d2b4197775018d- 1Only conclusion (i) followsfalse
- 2Only conclusion (ii) followsfalse
- 3Either (i) or (ii) followsfalse
- 4Neither (i) nor (ii) followstrue
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Answer : 4. "Neither (i) nor (ii) follows"
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Answer: D) Neither (i) nor (ii) follows Explanation:
Q: The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is 2944 05b5cc675e4d2b4197774c0fc
5b5cc675e4d2b4197774c0fc- 1Carbon monoxidefalse
- 2Nitrous oxidefalse
- 3Nitrogen peroxidefalse
- 4Carbondioxidetrue
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Answer : 4. "Carbondioxide"
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Answer: D) Carbondioxide Explanation: 72% of the totally emitted greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide. Hence, Carbon dioxide (Co2) is predominantly responsible for Global warming.
Q: The circumferences of two circles are 264 meters and 352 meters. Find the difference between the areas of the larger and the smaller circles ? 2944 05b5cc6dee4d2b4197774ea79
5b5cc6dee4d2b4197774ea79- 12413 sq.mfalse
- 21234 sq.mfalse
- 34312 sq.mtrue
- 42143 sq.mfalse
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Answer : 3. "4312 sq.m"
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Answer: C) 4312 sq.m Explanation: Let the radii of the smaller and the larger circles be 's' m and 'l' m respectively. 2πs = 264 and 2πl = 352 s = 2642π and l = 3522π Difference between the areas =πl2-πs2 = π1762π2-1322π2 = 1762π-1322π = (176 - 132)(176 + 132) / π = (44 x 308) / (22/7) = 4312 sq.m
Q: 3125 256 ? 4 1 Which number replaces the "?" in the question? 2940 05b5cc77fe4d2b419777501dd
5b5cc77fe4d2b419777501dd- 127true
- 2128false
- 332false
- 464false
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Answer : 1. "27"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 27 Explanation: In the given series numbers are arranged following the rule, 55,44, 33, 22, 11 Therefore, the missing number is 27.
Q: A train moving at 2/3 rd of its normal speed reaches its destination 20 minutes late. Find the normal time taken ? 2938 05b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f57c
5b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f57c- 14/3 hrsfalse
- 22/3 hrstrue
- 33/2 hrsfalse
- 41/4 hrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "2/3 hrs"
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Answer: B) 2/3 hrs Explanation: Let the original speed and time is S and Tthen distance = S x TNow the speed changes to 2/3S and T is T+20As the distance is sameS x T = 2/3Sx(T+20)solving this we get t = 40 minutes =40/60 = 2/3 hour
Q: 96% of the population of a village is 23040. The total population of the village is ? 2936 05b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed92
5b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed92- 124000true
- 232256false
- 325478false
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Answer : 1. "24000"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 24000 Explanation: Let the total population be 'P' P x (96/100) = 23040 P = 240 * 100 P = 24000.