Solve the questions based on this data. Ten objects o1, o2, …, o10 were distributed among Amar, Barat, Charles, Disha, and Elise. Each item went to exactly one person. Each person got exactly two of the items, and this pair of objects is called her/his bundle. The following table shows how each person values each … Read more
Directions for questions (16 to 20): In the following, a year corresponds to 1st of January of that year. A study to determine the mortality rate for a disease began in 1980. The study chose 1000 males and 1000 females and followed them for forty years or until they died, whichever came first. The 1000 males … Read more
Directions for questions (6 to 10): Pulak, Qasim, Ritesh, and Suresh participated in a tournament comprising of eight rounds. In each round, they formed two pairs, with each of them being in exactly one pair. The only restriction in the pairing was that the pairs would change in successive rounds. For example, if Pulak formed a … Read more
Directions for question (1 to 5): All the first-year students in the computer science (CS) department in a university take both the courses (i) AI and (ii) ML. Students from other departments (non-CS students) can also take one of these two courses, but not both. Students who fail in a course get an F grade; others … Read more
Question Numbers (16 to 20): A speciality supermarket sells 320 products. Each of these products was either a cosmetic product or a nutrition product. Each of these products was also either a foreign product or a domestic product. Each of these products had at least one of the two approvals – FDA or EU.The following facts … Read more
Question Numbers (6 to 10): The two plots below show data for four companies code-named A, B, C, and D over three years – 2019, 2020, and 2021. The first plot shows the revenues and costs incurred by the companies during these years. For example, in 2021, company C earned Rs.100 crores in revenue and spent … Read more
Question Numbers (1 to 5): Every day a widget supplier supplies widgets from the warehouse (W) to four locations – Ahmednagar (A), Bikrampore (B), Chitrachak (C), and Deccan Park (D). The daily demand for widgets in each location is uncertain and independent of each other. Demands and corresponding probability values (in parenthesis) are given against each … Read more
Question (6 to 10) – There are 15 girls and some boys among the graduating students in a class. They are planning a get-together, which can be either a 1-day event, or a 2-day event, or a 3-day event. There are 6 singers in the class, 4 of them are boys. There are 10 dancers … Read more
Directions for the questions 1 to 5: A journal plans to publish 18 research papers, written by eight authors (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H) in four issues of the journal scheduled in January, April, July and October. Each of the research papers was written by exactly one of the eight authors. Five … Read more
Question (1 to 5) : The management of a university hockey team was evaluating performance of four women players – Amla, Bimla, Harita and Sarita for their possible selection in the university team for next year. For this purpose, the management was looking at the number of goals scored by them in the past 8 … Read more
The local office of the APP-CAB company evaluates the performance of five cab drivers, Arun, Barun, Chandan, Damodaran, and Eman for their monthly payment based on ratings in five different parameters (P1 to P5) as given below:P1: timely arrivalP2: behaviourP3: comfortable rideP4: driver’s familiarity with the routeP5: value for moneyBased on feedback from the customers, … Read more
In a certain board examination, students were to appear for examination in five subjects: English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. Due to a certain emergency situation, a few of the examinations could not be conducted for some students. Hence, some students missed one examination and some others missed two examinations. Nobody missed more than … Read more
There are only four neighbourhoods in a city – Levmisto, Tyhrmisto, Pesmisto and Kitmisto. During the onset of a pandemic, the number of new cases of a disease in each of these neighbourhoods was recorded over a period of five days. On each day, the number of new cases recorded in any of the neighbourhoods … Read more
Adhara, Bithi, Chhaya, Dhanavi, Esther, and Fathima are the interviewers in a process that awards funding for new initiatives. Every interviewer individually interviews each of the candidates individually and awards a token only if she recommends funding. A token has a face value of 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, or 13. Each interviewer awards tokens … Read more
Type Topic Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Total CR Argument 4 1 1 6 CR Cause Effect 1 2 1 4 CR Conclusion 1 1 2 CR Inference 2 3 7 12 CR Similarity 2 2 2 6 CR Strengthening 1 2 3 CR Claim / Truth 4 2 1 7 CR Total … Read more
Solve the following CAT 2020 questions using “x” maro G strategy. Question 1: If f(5 + x) = f(5 – x) for every real x and f(x) = 0 has four distinct real roots, then the sum of the roots is Question 2: If log4 5 = (log4 y) (log6 √5), then y equals Question … Read more
All of the following, if true, would weaken the narrative presented in the passage EXCEPT that: Hard 1. before British rule, peasants and tribal groups were denied access to forest resources by Indian rulers and their administrations. 2. certain tribal groups in India are responsible for climate change because their sustenance has historically depended on … Read more
When considering keyword selection for this question, it’s crucial to avoid simply choosing an option because the words appear in the passage. The key criterion should be whether these words hold significance within the context. In essence, our decision should hinge on the importance of these terms rather than their mere presence in the text. … Read more
The passages below is accompanied by Similarity based CAT questions. Based on the passage, choose the best answer for each question. To which one of the following instruments would the characterisations of instruments in the passage be least applicable? Easy 1. Saxophone 2. Milestone 3. Kitchen oven 4. Scalpel The passage refers to “democratization”. Choose … Read more
Introduction to CER CER questions are common in CAT RC. They test if you can follow the passage’s chain of logic, beyond facts. These questions often ask: What led to this situation? Author said this because? What is the author’s reasoning for this claim? What is a likely consequence of this idea? What is a … Read more