CAT Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Directions: A string of words is fed into a computing machine. It processes the input and gives an output in the following manner: Input: Honesty is the best policy. Step 1: is Honesty the best policy Step 2: is the Honesty best policy Step 3: is the best Honesty policy Step 4: is the best policy Honesty Output: is the best policy Honesty Now, If the input is "A rolling stone gathers no moss", what will be the fifth word in the string after 4 steps? 2729 05b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2
5b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2- 1Mossfalse
- 2Nofalse
- 3Stonefalse
- 4Atrue
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Answer : 4. "A"
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Answer: D) A Explanation: For the input "A rolling stone gathers no moss", the steps followed are: Step 1: rolling A stone gathers no moss Step 2: rolling stone A gathers no moss Step 3: rolling stone gathers A no moss Step 4: rolling stone gathers no A moss After 4 steps the fifth word is "A".
Q: A batsman scores 26 runs and increases his average from 14 to 15. Find the runs to be made if he wants top increasing the average to 19 in the same match ? 2724 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22- 174true
- 279false
- 372false
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Answer : 1. "74"
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Answer: A) 74 Explanation: Number of runs scored more to increse the ratio by 1 is 26 - 14 = 12To raise the average by one (from 14 to 15), he scored 12 more than the existing average.Therefore, to raise the average by five (from 14 to 19), he should score 12 x 5 = 60 more than the existing average. Thus he should score 14 + 60 = 74.
Q: Which city is located on the banks of the river Mula-Mutha? 2724 05b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d309
5b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d309- 1Punetrue
- 2Nagpurfalse
- 3Ahmedabadfalse
- 4Suratfalse
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Answer : 1. "Pune"
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Answer: A) Pune Explanation: The Mula-Mutha is a river in India, formed by the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers in the city of Pune, which later meets the Bhima River, which itself later meets the Krishna River and finally emptying to the Bay of Bengal.
Q: Which statement best describes Arteries? 2722 05b5cc6a5e4d2b4197774ccb0
5b5cc6a5e4d2b4197774ccb0- 1They have thin walls and transport blood away from the heartfalse
- 2They have thick walls and transport blood toward the heartfalse
- 3They have thin walls and transport blood toward the heartfalse
- 4They have thick walls and transport blood away from the hearttrue
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Answer : 4. "They have thick walls and transport blood away from the heart"
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Answer: D) They have thick walls and transport blood away from the heart Explanation: Because arteries have to have thick walls for use of protection. Its when you get to veins where the walls get thinner. And the use of the heart is to pump blood to all of the cells and organs in the body so it would be to transport blood away from the heart. i.e. Arteries = Away from the Heart Veins = Back to the Heart.
Q: Find the next number in the series 143 143 136 110 ? 2721 05b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8
5b5cc6b6e4d2b4197774d5a8- 191false
- 235false
- 347true
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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: What has teeth but cannot bite? 2717 05b5cc666e4d2b4197774befe
5b5cc666e4d2b4197774befe- 1Combtrue
- 2Sawfalse
- 3Zipperfalse
- 4Gearfalse
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Answer : 1. "Comb"
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Answer: A) Comb Explanation: Saw, Zipper and Gear have teeth but can bite us. Comb have teeth but cannot bite.
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 ? 2716 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: What will come in place of question mark(?) in the following number series ? 6859 5832 ? 4096 3375 2715 05b5cc6c0e4d2b4197774db1e
5b5cc6c0e4d2b4197774db1e- 14589false
- 24913true
- 35013false
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Answer : 2. "4913"
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Answer: B) 4913 Explanation: The given series follows a pattern that, 19 x 19 x 19 = 6859 18 x 18 x 18 = 5832 17 x 17 x 17 = 4913 16 x 16 x 16 = 4096 15 x 15 x 15 = 3375 So, the missing number in the given series = 4913