CAT LOGIC

CAT
1. Verbal Ability

2. Reasoning Ability
3. Quantitative Ability

1. Verbal Ability
Vocabulary
1. The __________, those cellular bodies which contain the __________ particles, the genes, provide us with basic facts of genetic transmission. (a) protoplasm, microscopic

(b) globules, fat

(c) cytoplasm, minute (d) chromosomes, hereditary

Answer: 1. The first blank should have a plural. Hence either b or d is the right choice. And genes are hereditary particles, making d the right option.

1. Verbal Ability
Grammar
Direction: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from among the four options given for each question.
Question: (a) The Excel Company has greatly enhanced its advertising expense. (b) The Excel Company has greatly increased its advertising expense. (c) The Excel Company has greatly enhanced its advertising expense. (d) The Excel Company has greatly increased its advertising expense.

Answer : (b) Enhanced means to increase or improve the quality or value of something. The correct usage here would be increased. The contracted form its and not its shows the possessive form of the pronoun.

1. Verbal Ability
Inference Based Questions
1. Reading Comprehension
2. Paragraph Completion 3. Para-jumbles 4. Fact-Inference-Judgement

5. Critical Reasoning
6. Sentence Correction

Key: 1. Develop good reading habits

2. Learn at least 15 new words every day

3. Learn at least 5 new grammar rules every day

2. Reasoning Ability
Analytical Reasoning
Q. In a group of exactly 10 persons some are liars and some are truthful persons. First person says: Exactly 1 of us is a liar, Second person says: Exactly 2 of us are liars and so on Tenth person says: All of us are liars. Who is speaking truth? (a) First (b) Second (c) Ninth (d) Can not be determined

Answer: (c) Ninth

2. Reasoning Ability
Mathematical Reasoning
Q. In a knockout tournament exactly 1024 players are participating. How many matches will be played? (a) 512 (b) 1024 (c) 1023 (d) Can not be determined

Answer: (c) 1023

2. Reasoning Ability
Data Interpretation
1. Calculation Based 2. Observation Based 3. Counting Based 4. Formula Based 5. Diagram Based 6. Reasoning/Logic Based 7. Combination of any two or more of the above

Keys: 1. Work on calculation skills 2. Solve puzzles

3. Practice (at least 10 questions every day)

2. Reasoning Ability
Data Sufficiency
Directions: Each of the following questions is followed by two statements. MARK, (a), if the question can be answered with the help of statement I alone, (b), if the question can be answered with the help of statement II alone, (c), if both, statement I and statement II are needed to answer the question, and (d), if the statement cannot be answered even with the help of both the statements. Q. What is the value of x? I. x is from the set of {1, 2, 3, 4, .... } II. 4 < x < 6

Answer: (c)

3. Quantitative Ability
Numbers
Q. When a two digit number is multiplied with the digit on left the product is 280. But when the sum of the two digits is multiplied with the digit on left the product is 55. Which of the following is the two digit number? (a) 56 (b) 45 (c) 28 (d) None of the above

Answer: (a) 56 Different topics in numbers are: HCF/LCM, Divisibility, Remainders, Power cycle, Factorial, Base System etc.

3. Quantitative Ability
Arithmetic
Q. Usually I travel at a speed of 4 km/hr from my home to my school but if I travel at a speed of 5 km/hr, I can save one hour of the journey time. How far from my home, my school is? (a) 20 kms (b) 30 kms (c) 25 kms

(d) 35 kms

Answer: (a) 20 Different topics in arithmetic are: Percentages, Ratio-Proportion, Average, Mixtures-Solutions, Time-Speed-Distance etc.

3. Quantitative Ability
Algebra
Q. If x2 = y + z; y2 = z + x and z2 = x + y then what is the value of
{1/[1 + x]} + {1/[1 + y]} + {1/[1 + z]}? (x, y, z are greater than 0) (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

Answer: (Put x = y = z = 2) (b) 1 Different topics in algebra are: Equations, Inequalities, Functions, Graphs, Maxima-Minima etc.

3. Quantitative Ability
Geometry
Q. Perimeter of integer-sided isosceles triangle is 7 units. How many such triangles are possible?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3

(d) 4

Answer: (Sum of any two sides in a triangle is always greater than the third side) (b) 2 Different topics in geometry are: Triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, mensuration, trigonometry etc.

3. Quantitative Ability
Modern Mathematics
Q. In a class of 100 people 60 like Amitabh Bachchan and 50 like Shahrukh Khan. How many of them like both of them if it is given that each one of the 100 people likes at least one of the above two?
(a) 10 (b) 20

(c) 30
(d) 40

Answer: (b) 10 Different topics in modern mathematics are: Permutation, Combination, Probability, Set theory etc.

11 Questions from CAT

Q1-2 : In a game played by two people there were initially N match sticks kept on the table. A move in the game consists of a player removing either one or two matchsticks from the table. The one who takes the last matchstick loses. Players make moves alternately. The player who will make the first move is A. The other player is B. 1. The smallest value of N (greater than 5) that ensures a win for B is (a) 7 (a) 46 Hint: 1. Assume Smaller Values (If N is 1, A will lose. If N is 2, A will win) 2. Use Answer Options (b) 6 (b) 47 (c) 10 (c) 48 (d) 8 (d) 49 2. The largest of N (less than 50) that ensures a win for B is

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3. What is the sum of the following series: 1/(1 2)+ 1/(2 3)+ 1/(3 4)+ ....... + 1/(100 101) (a) 99/100 (b) 1/100

(c) 100/101
(d) 101/102
Hint: 1. Calculate sum of one term, two terms, three terms......!!

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4. 116 people participated in a singles tennis tournament of knock out format. The players are paired up in the first round, the winners of the first round are paired up in second round, and so on till the final is played between two players. If after any round, there is odd number of players, one player is given a bye, i.e. he skips that round and plays the next round with the winners. Find the total number of matches played in the tournament. (a) 115
Hint:
1. Calculate number of matches round by round....!!

(b) 53

(c) 232

(d) 116

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5. Gopal went to a fruit market with certain amount of money. With this money he can buy either 50 oranges or 40 mangoes. He retains 10% of the money for taxi fare. If he buys 20 mangoes, then the number of oranges he can buy is (a) 25 (b) 18

(c) 20
(d) None of these
Hint: 1. Assume the amount of rupees with him.....!!

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6. A, B and C individually can finish a work in 6, 8 and 15 hours respectively. They started the work together and after completing the work got Rs.94.60 in all. When they divide the money among themselves, A, B and C will respectively get (in Rs.) (a) 44, 33, 17.60 (b) 43, 27, 20, 24.40 (c) 45, 30, 19.60 (d) 42, 28, 24.60
Hint: 1. Assume the number of units of work and also see if the values in the answer options add up to 94.60.....!!

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7. Iqbal dealt some cards to Mushtaq and himself from a full pack of playing cards and laid the rest aside. Iqbal then said to Mushtaq If you give me a certain number of your cards, I will have four times as many cards as you will have. If I give you the same number of cards, I will have thrice as many cards as you will have Of the given choices, which could represent the number of cards with Iqbal? (a) 9
Hint:
1. Use answer options logically....!!

(b) 31

(c) 12

(d) 35

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8. Three times the first of three consecutive odd integers is 3 more than twice the third. What is the third integer? (a) 15

(b) 9
(c) 11 (d) 5
Hint:
1. Use answer options logically....!!

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9. The sum of two integers is 10 and the sum of their reciprocals is 5/12. Then the larger of these integers is (a) 2

(b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
Hint:
1. Use answer options logically....!!

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10. A third standard teacher gave a simple multiplication exercise to the kids. But one kid reversed the digits of both the numbers and carried out the multiplication and found that the product was exactly the same as the one expected by the teacher. Only one of the following pairs of numbers will fit in the description of the exercise. Which one is that? (a) 14, 22 (c) 19, 33
Hint:
1. Use answer options logically....!!

(b) 13, 62 (d) 42, 28

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11. If 8 + 12 = 2, 7 + 14 = 3 then 10 + 18 = ? (a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 18
Hint: 1. Use answer options logically....!!

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