CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: Sponge is to Porous as Rubber is to 2551 0

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    Inflexible
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    Elastic
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    Solid
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    Massive
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Answer : 2. "Elastic"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Elastic Explanation: A sponge is a porous material. Rubber is an elastic material.  Since Rubber is not a Massive or solid and not an inflexible thing, it is elastic.

Q: Which of these investments may pay dividends? 2550 0

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    Savings account
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    Stocks
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    Bonds
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    Certificates of deposit
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Answer : 2. "Stocks"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Stocks Explanation: Stock investment may pay the dividends. The amount of dividend will be depended on how many stocks you own and how much is that's company net income in that year For example : If you own 15 % of the company, and the company announced that they will pay Rs. 1,00,000 as dividend this year, you will get dividend payment of Rs. 15,000.

Q: What is the probability of an impossible event? 2545 0

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    0
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    -1
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    0.1
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    1
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Answer : 1. "0"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 0 Explanation: The probability of an impossible event is 0. The event is known ahead of time to be not possible, therefore by definition in mathematics, the probability is defined to be 0 which means it can never happen.   The probability of a certain event is 1.

Q: Fumble is to Finesse as Malign is to 2542 0

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    Slander
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    Extol
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    Criticize
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    Assurance
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Answer : 2. "Extol"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Extol Explanation: Fumble means grope, mishandle, drop, mistake, blunder, bungle. Finesse means skill, grace, elegance, assurance, diplomacy, discretion. So, they are opposites.   Similarly, Malign means slander or criticize. Extol means being kind or good-natured. A person without finesse often fumbles. A person without extol in his heart often maligns. Extol means praise or exalt, benevolence

Q: Statement: There has been a significant drop in the water level of all the lakes supplying water to the city.Courses of action:I. The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.II. The government should appeal to all the residents though mass media for minimal use of water. 2541 0

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    Only I follows
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    Only II follows
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    Both I & II follows
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    Neither I nor II follows
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Answer : 3. "Both I & II follows"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Both I & II follows Explanation: The situation can be tackled by periodic cuts in supply, and urging people to conserve water. So both the courses follow.

Q: Optimist is to cheerful as Pessimist is to 2537 0

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    Helpful
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    Mean
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    Petty
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    Gloomy
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Answer : 4. "Gloomy"
Explanation :

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: Simplify the following : 373+353+283-3x37x35x28372+352+282-37x35-35x28-37x28 ? 2533 0

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    100
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    1
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    4
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    0
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Answer : 1. "100"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 100 Explanation: Given 373+353+283-3x37x35x28372+352+282-37x35-35x28-37x28   It is in the form of  a3+b3+c3-3abca2+b2+c2-ab-bc-ca= a + b + c   Here a = 37, b = 35 & c = 28    => a + b + c = 37 + 35 + 28 = 100       Therefore,   = 100

Q: The 1911 Chinese revolution ended the rule of the 2531 0

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    Ming dynasty
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    Mongolians dynasty
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    Song dynasty
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    Manchus dynasty
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Answer : 4. "Manchus dynasty"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Manchus dynasty Explanation: It was the Qing Dynasty, who was a Manchu Dynasty whose rule ended in 1911 Chinese revolution.

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