Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which best describes the meaning of the word politics?

A) It is the power of the executive branch to carry out the laws.	B) It is the process by which the President commands the military.
C) It is the power of the executive branch to conduct foreign policy.	D) It determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.

Explanation:

The word politics determines who will benefit from, and who will pay for, public policies.

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Filed Under: English
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1 1968

Q:

Supply curves tend to be

A) more elastic in the long run, because there is time for firms to enter or leave the industry.	B) less elastic in the long run, because there is time for firms to enter or leave an industry.
C) perfectly elastic in the long run, because consumer demand will have sufficient time to adjust fully to changes in supply. B.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) more elastic in the long run, because there is time for firms to enter or leave the industry.

Explanation:

Supply curves tend to be more elastic in the long run, because there is time for firms to enter or leave the industry.

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Filed Under: Indian Economy
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1 1968

Q:

What was the city of Timbuktu best known for?

A) Trade	B) Gold
C) Diamonds	D) Tea

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trade

Explanation:

The great Sahara Desert created an opportunity for wealth by trading to peoples who live in and around the region. The city of Timbuktu was built as a result of this trade.

Hundreds of years ago, salt was a very valuable commodity. It was valued for its taste as well as its ability to preserve food. One of the most productive areas for producing salt was the Sahara Desert, and the city of Timbuktu was built to capitalize upon this trade.

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Filed Under: Indian Geography
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1 1968

Q:

In each question two equations numbered I and II are given,you haveto solve both the equation and choose the correctanswer.

$I . 5 x^{2} + 28 x = - 15 II . 3 y^{2} + 11 y + 6 = 0$

A) X > Y	B) X ≥ Y
C) X < Y	D) X ≤ Y

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

5x^2+ 28x = -15x = (-3/5, -5)

II. 3y^2+ 11y + 6 = 0y = (-3, -2/3)

So Relationship cannot be established

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Filed Under: Simplification
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0 1967

Q:

Which tissue makes the plant hard and stiff?

A) Parenchyma	B) Sclerenchyma
C) Collenchyma	D) Xylem

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sclerenchyma

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Filed Under: Biology
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2 1967

Q:

The third proportional of two numbers 7 and 21 is

A) 35	B) 63
C) 42	D) 21

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 63

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Filed Under: Ratios and Proportions
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Q:

Data collected to date indicate that

A) New species of bacteria may be discovered in wild animals.	B) Humans and marine mammals cannot be infected by the same pathogens.
C) Marine mammals do not get infectious diseases	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

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Filed Under: General Science
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1 1967

Q:

Which RNA base pairs with the adenine in DNA?

A) Thymine	B) Cytosine
C) Both A & B	D) Uracil

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uracil

Explanation:

In DNA, adenine pairs with Thymine. Similarly, in RNA, due to absence of thymine in RNA and the same structure with uracil helps to pair with adenine.

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Filed Under: Biology
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1 1967

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