CAT Questions

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Caught - according to the sentence given caught means to become involved in something, often without wanting to.

Impasse - means a situation in which further development is impossible.

Let number of hit shots be 'X'
Let number of miss shots be 'Y'
Given X + Y = 40....(1)
50X - 10Y = 500.....(2)
Solving 1 and 2, we get
X = 15 and Y = 25
Therefore, number of hits = 15

As in this problem , buying any fruit is different case , as buying apple is independent from buying banana. so ADDITION rule will be used.

C19+C18+C16 = 23 will be answer.

Nautilus is a type of fish and teal is a type of duck.

Hence, Nautilus : Fish :: Teal : Duck.

A biosphere is the sum of all the ecosystems established on planet Earth.

An ecosystem is an area in which the plants and animals all interact to create a living environment. Therefore ecosystem is a smaller unit of earth, all ecosystems together form the earth.

One who sacrifices his life for a cause is called as Martyr.

Pluto dwells on the inner edge of the The Kuiper belt which is a belt of asteroids that lies on the outer edge of the solar system.

Pluto is a dwarf planet that is supposed to be no longer a planet and is still considered a planet because of its history in the solar system.

It takes 248 years to make one orbit around the sun. As to where it is, depends on time.

Let the principle amount be Rs. P

Interest rate = 12%

Total amount he paid after 5 years = Rs. 1280

ATQ, 

$$\begin{gathered} P + I = PTR100 + P \\ 1280 = PTR100 + 1 \\ 1280 = P5 x 12100 + 1 \\ 16P10 = 1280 \\ P = 80 x 10 = 800 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the amount he borrowed = P = Rs. 800.