Common Admission Test (CAT) Questions and Answers with Explanation

Q:

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

A) Counter	B) Measurement of physical objects
C) Data projection	D) All of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

An example of quantitative data is counter which couts the number of people or objects, measurement of physical objects like place length or area, data projection like what value of increase in sales or decrease in production, etc...

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The following pie chart shows information on sales of a toy making company "XYZ" during 2017-18 financial year.

The total revenue made by sales of the toys was ? ₹ 38,72,0004 Which type of toys made highest revenue for the company?

A) Toddler toys	B) Musical toys
C) Soft toys	D) Learning blocks

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Musical toys

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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-?

A) Save Silent Valley Movement	B) Swadeshi Movement
C) Namantar Andolan	D) Chipko movement

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement

Explanation:

The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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Q:

Economic costs of production differ from accounting costs in that

Answer

Economic costs add the opportunity costs of a firm using its own resources while accounting costs do not.

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Q:

What is the value of (cot30°+ 2/√3) ?

A) 5/√3	B) (1+2√3)/2
C) 5/6	D) 2/√3

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5/√3

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Perspicacious

A) Foolish	B) Obscure
C) Shrewd	D) Indistinct

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shrewd

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence
given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

We are used to giving benefit of a doubt to people we are closest to, the ones who we know very well. This comes to us naturally as we know for a fact they are good people; and even more - we know they like/ love us so they wouldn't do anything against us.

A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.	B) Given that we are very attached to our relatives, we often try to hide their crimes and cover up for their lies.
C) Since humans are inherently doubting, there is a tendency to be sceptic about anyone.	D) Humans have nepotism ingrained in them, which means that they would favour only their relatives over and above a fool proof evidence against them.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since we love and trust our close ones, we often tend to believe them, even when we are not sure what they are saying is true.

Explanation:

To give a benefit of doubt means to decide that you will believe someone, even though you are not sure that what the person is saying is true.

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If 5x - 4 ≤ 2 - x and 4x + 5 > 2x - 5, then x can take which of the following values?

A) 3	B) 6
C) -7	D) -1

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