Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Rs. 2600 is divided into three parts A, B and C. How much A is more than C if their ratio is 1/2:1/3:1/4 ?

A) 600	B) 300
C) 150	D) 75

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 600

Explanation:

1/2:1/3:1/4 = 6:4:3

As the difference is 3

=> 3/13x2600 = 600

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Q:

If $\log_{7} (2)$ = m, then $\log_{49} (28)$ is equal to ?

A) 1/(1+2m)	B) (1+2m)/2
C) 2m/(2m+1)	D) (2m+1)/2m

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) (1+2m)/2

Explanation:

$\log_{49} (28) = \frac{1}{2 \log_{7} (7 \times 4)}$

= $\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} (2 \log_{7} (2))$
= $\frac{1}{2} + \log_{7} (2)$
= $\frac{1}{2} + m$
= $\frac{1 + 2 m}{2}$ .

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Q:

Madhu started a business and he invested in 76000, After some month, Amar came to join with him and invest 57000.The end of the year the total profit was divided among them into ratio form 2 : 1.Find after how many months Amar join.

A) 7 months	B) 8 months
C) 3 months	D) 4 months

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4 months

Explanation:

we can assume that Amar join into business after x months. So Amar money was invest into (12 – x ) months.

$\frac{76000 \times 12}{57000 \times (12 - x)} = \frac{2}{1}$

--> 912000 = 114000 ( 12 – x ) = 114 ( 12 – x ) = 912

--> x = 4

After 4 months amar join the business.

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Q:

40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% of ?

A) 383	B) 338
C) 84.5	D) 253.5

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 338

Explanation:

We know that 40% = $\frac{2}{5}$

40% of 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?

$\frac{2}{5}$ x 265 + 35% of 180 = 50% ?

We know that (35% of 180 = 180% of 35) & 180% = $\frac{9}{5}$

$\frac{2}{5}$ x 265 + $\frac{9}{5}$ x 35 = 50% ?

106 + 63 = 50% ?

?= 2 x 169 = 338.

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Q:

Pipe A can fill a tank in 16 minutes and pipe B cam empty it in 24 minutes. If both the pipes are opened together after how many minutes should pipe B be closed, so that the tank is filled in 30 minutes ?

A) 21 min	B) 24 min
C) 20 min	D) 22 min

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21 min

Explanation:

Let the pipe B be closed after 'K' minutes.

30/16 - K/24 = 1 => K/24 = 30/16 - 1 = 14/16

=> K = 14/16 x 24 = 21 min.

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Q:

Which tank will fill first?

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A) 8	B) 7
C) 10	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

From the given diagram,

Tank 10 will be first filled because from tank 1 it will go through tank 4 and tank 10.

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Q:

If 25% of a number is subtracted from a second number, the second number reduces to its four-sixth. What is the ratio of the first number to the second number ?

A) 4:3	B) 2:3
C) 3:2	D) 5:3

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4:3

Explanation:

Let the numbers be p & q

q-p/4 = 4q/6

=> q-4q/6 = p/4

=> 2q/6 = p/4

=> p/q = 4/3

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Q:

A girl counted in the following way on the fingers of her left hand : She started by calling the thumb 1, the index finger 2, middle finger 3, ring finger 4, little finger 5 and then reversed direction calling the ring finger 6, middle finger 7 and so on. She counted upto 1995. She ended counting on which finger ?

A) Thumb	B) Index finger
C) Ring finger	D) Middle finger

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Middle finger

Explanation:

Clearly, while counting the numbers associated to the thumb will be 1,9,17,25,.........
i.e., numbers of the form (8n + 1 ).
where n=1,2,3...
Since 1994 = 249 × 8 + 2, so 1993 shall correspond to the thumb and 1994 to the index finger and 1995 to the middle finger.

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