Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

A passage with three blanks, followed by five options, each containing one word, is given. Choose the word that can fill all the three blanks.
The ability of humans to ___________ the landscape and recognize the consequences of doing so puts us in a peculiar position. There are several animals on earth that show this same kind of intelligence. Some animals have extensions to ___________ their environment and some do not. As a species we are assigned the duty to provide and proliferate. Our goal is to achieve stability for ourselves and our kin. However, we also have an obligation to maintain the environment, as we depend on the resources and services it provides. The question then becomes:
what is our role in nature? Do we have the right to _________ the land, factory farm animals, and pollute waterways? Or do we have an obligation to reduce our numbers and merely subsist? In order to answer these questions, we must rely on our knowledge of Earth, evolution, and our influence on the environment.

A) Aspects	B) Pollutants
C) Employ	D) Operate

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

‘Aspects’ mean a particular part or feature of something. ‘Pollutants’ mean a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere. ‘Employ’ means give work to (someone) and pay them for it. ‘Operate’ means (of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system). ‘Manipulate’ means control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly or unscrupulously. The passage hints towards unscrupulous usage of the environment for our own betterment. Thus, option E is the best fit answer for the given blanks.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Ask for trouble

A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties.	B) Be the self appointed guardian of your neighbourhood.
C) A clumsy person who keeps making mistakes.	D) A person who has no work is bound to create trouble for others.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties.

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Find the value of $\frac{6 \sqrt{2}}{5 \sqrt{3}} (\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{18})$

A) 1635	B) 2635
C) 3635	D) 4635

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1635

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Stagflation is a period of _______.

A) Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment	B) Persistent high inflation combined with low unemployment
C) Persistent low inflation combined with high unemployment	D) Persistent low inflation combined with low unemployment

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Persistent high inflation combined with high unemployment

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How much amount is available to one account holder of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana per household after six months of satisfactory conduct of the account?

A) Rs 5,000	B) Rs 10,000
C) Rs 2,000	D) Rs 15,000

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 10,000

Explanation:

A bank account under financial inclusion scheme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) can be opened in any bank branch or business correspondent outlet. PMJDY is a government-run financial inclusion scheme aimed at ensuring access to services such as banking, savings, deposits, remittance, credit, insurance and pension at an affordable price. Bank accounts under the Jan Dhan scheme can be opened with zero balance. In other words, the account holder need not maintain any particular account balance to keep the account account. The government recently doubled the overdraft limit on Jan Dhan accounts. The overdraft limit of Jan Dhan accounts now stands at Rs 10,000, double than the previous limit of Rs 5,000, according to an official statement released last week.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) Many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear.	B) Increased motorization started to make some lines disappear after the1960s until when many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.
C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s.	D) Until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear, many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s.

Explanation:

‘has’ is incorrectly used since the sentence is in past tense. Moreover, the subject is cities, which is plural.

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Who is the author of 'Million Mutinies Now'?

A) Aurobindo Ghosh	B) K P S Gill
C) Nirad Chaudhuri	D) V S Naipaul

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V S Naipaul

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The pie chart shows the breakup of expenditure of a mining company for the year 2017. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

What is the total expenditure (in Rs lakhs)?

A) 1200	B) 900
C) 1000	D) 1100

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