Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ?

A) 60%	B) 50%
C) 70%	D) 45%

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70%

Explanation:

Let C.P.= Rs. 100.
Then, Profit = Rs. 320,
S.P. = Rs. 420.

New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125
New S.P. = Rs. 420.

Profit = Rs. (420 - 125) = Rs. 295

Required percentage = (295/420) * 100
= 70%(approx)

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Q:

$T h e v a l u e o f l o g_{2} (l o g_{5} (625)) i s :$

A) 2	B) 5
C) 10	D) 15

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2

Explanation:

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Q:

Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA	B) Hollywood Foreign Press Association
C) Government of United States	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA

Explanation:

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Q:

Tehri dam is located on which of the following rivers?

A) Brahmaputra	B) Godavari
C) Ganga	D) Bhagirathi

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bhagirathi

Explanation:

Tehri dam is located on the river Bhagirathi.

It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.

It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex.

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Q:

Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness	B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness	D) self-awareness

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

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Q:

The compound interest on Rs. 8000 for 3 year at 10% p.a. is

A) 2648	B) 2145
C) 2587	D) 2784

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2648

Explanation:

8000 × 33.1% = 2648

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Q:

Eighteen years ago, a mother was three times as old as her daughter. Now the mother is only twice as old as her daughter. Then the sum of the present ages of daughter and the mother is ?

A) 84 yrs	B) 96 yrs
C) 116 yrs	D) 108 yrs

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 108 yrs

Explanation:

Let the present ages of the mother and daughter be 2x and x years respectively.
Then, (2x - 18) = 3(x - 18) => x = 36
Required sum = (2x + x) = 108 years.

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Q:

The newly appointed adviser to Odsha government on public health programmes, K. Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award ?

A) Padma Vibushan	B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Bhushan	D) Bharat Ratna

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