Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

A sum of Rs. 8,000 is deposited for 3 years at 5% per annum compound interest (compounded annually). The difference of interest for 3 years and 2 years will be

A) Rs. 387	B) Rs. 441
C) Rs. 469	D) Rs. 503

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 441

Explanation:

Given principal amount = Rs. 8000

Time = 3yrs

Rate = 5%

C.I for 3 yrs = $8000 x \frac{105}{100} x \frac{105}{100} x \frac{105}{100} - 8000 = Rs . 1261$

Now, C.I for 2 yrs = $8000 x \frac{105}{100} x \frac{105}{100} = Rs . 820$

Hence, the required difference in C.I is 1261 - 820 = Rs. 441

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Q:

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Riddle

What sentence contains all abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz?

Answer

The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over The Lazy Dog is the sentence which contains all 26 alphabets i.e, from a to z.

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Q:

Raju sold an article by giving a discount of 8% for Rs. 17,940 and earn profit of 19.6 %. If he did not give discount then how much profit percentage he gets ?

A) 27%	B) 30%
C) 32%	D) 25%

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30%

Explanation:

Let the M.R.P of an article be 100 %

Selling price of article =Rs. 17940

If he give a discount of 8 % then S.P = 92 %

92 % = 17490

100 % = 19500

Now C.P of the article is

17490 x 100/119.6 = 15000

If he did not give the discount, then

Required profit percentage =

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Q:

Rice worth Rs. 126 per kg and Rs. 135 per kg are mixed with a third variety in the ratio 1 : 1 : 2. If the mixture is worth Rs. 153 per kg, then the price of third variety of rice per kg?

A) Rs. 571.25	B) Rs. 175.5
C) Rs. 751.75	D) Rs. 850

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs. 175.5

Explanation:

Let the price of required variety = Rs. P/kg

Then, respective amounts were m kg, m kg and 2m kg

= 126m + 135m + 2pm = 153 x 4m

=> 2p = 351

p = 175.5 / kg

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Q:

What building has the most stories?

Answer

A Libraury. It has more number of story books in it to read.

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Q:

Which value is equal to 5% of 1,500?

A) 35	B) 55
C) 75	D) 45

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75

Explanation:

In the question it is asked for 5% of 1500

5 x 1500/100 = 15 x 5 = 75.

Hence, 5% of 1,500 is equal to 75.

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Q:

There are 209 doctors and nurses in a hospital. If the ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8, then how many nurses are there in the hospital?

A) 88	B) 96
C) 108	D) 121

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 88

Explanation:

Given,
The ratio of the doctors to the nurses is 11 : 8
Number of nurses = 8/19 x 209 = 88.

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Q:

If CGKQW is one sequence following a logic, and another five-letter sequence following similar type of logic is BFJPV, then one more variation of this type can be ?

A) VPCFT	B) DHLRX
C) CFKNT	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DHLRX

Explanation:

The logic behind the sequence given in the question is +4, +4, +6, +6
Therefore, the sequence which follows the same logic in the given options is DHLRX.

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