List of top Questions asked in CAT- 1998

A is the set of positive integers such that when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 leaves the remainders 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 respectively. How many integers between 0 and 100 belong to set A?
How many numbers can be formed from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, without repetition, when the digit at the unit’s place must be greater than that in the ten’s place?
Number of students who have opted for subjects A, B and C are 60, 84 and 108 respectively. The examination is to be conducted for these students such that only the students of the same subject are allowed in one room. Also the number of students in each room must be same. What is the minimum number of rooms that should be arranged to meet all these conditions?

Part of this sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

Many people mistake familiarity for a vulgar style, and suppose that to write without affectation is to write at random speed.

In the question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select the pair of sentences that relates logically to the given statement.

Whenever Ram reads late into the night, his father beats him.
A. His father does not beat Ram.
B. Ram reads late into the night.
C. Ram reads early in the morning.
D. Ram's father beats him in the morning.

In the question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select the pair of sentences that relates logically to the given statement.

Either Sita is sick or she is careless.
A. Sita is not sick.
B. Sita is not careless.
C. Sita is sick.
D. Sita is careless.

Part of this sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

The appetite of banks for funds was lost under the onslaught of the slowdown, corporates refused to borrow even as bank deposits flourished.
 

Part of this sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

The 8th-century revival of Byzantine learning is an inexplicable phenomenon, and its economic and military precursors have yet to be discovered.

In the question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select the pair of sentences that relates logically to the given statement.

Either the employees have no confidence in the management or they are hostile by nature.
A. They are not hostile by nature.
B. They are hostile by nature.
C. They have confidence in the management.
D. They have no confidence in the management.

Part of this sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

British Airspace has been focusing on building European links.

In the question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select the pair of sentences that relates logically to the given statement.

Ram gets a swollen nose whenever he eats hamburgers.
A. Ram gets a swollen nose.
B. Ram does not eat hamburgers.
C. Ram does not get a swollen nose.
D. Ram eats hamburgers.

Part of this sentence given below has been underlined. You have to select the option that best replaces the underlined part.

The management can still hire freely but cannot scold freely.
 

In the question, the main statement is followed by four sentences. Select the pair of sentences that relates logically to the given statement.

All irresponsible parents shout if their children do not cavort.
A. All irresponsible parents do not shout.
B. Children cavort.
C. Children do not cavort.
D. All irresponsible parents shout.

Production pattern for number of units (in cubic feet) per day

For a truck that can carry 2,000 cubic ft, hiring cost per day is Rs. 1,000. Storing cost per cubic feet is Rs. 5 per day.

If all the units should be sent to the market, then on which days should the trucks be hired to minimize the cost?

Five-digit numbers are formed using only 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 exactly once. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum number that can be formed?

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. There was nothing quite like a heavy downpour of rain to make life worthwhile.
B. We reached the field, soaked to the skin, and surrounded it.
C. The wet, as far as he was concerned, was ideal.
D. There, sure enough, stood Claudius, looking like a debauched Roman emperor under a shower.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. Alex had never been happy with his Indian origins.
B. He set about rectifying this grave injustice by making his house in his own image of a country manor.
C. Fate had been unfair to him; if he had had his wish, he would have been a count or an Earl on some English estate, or a medieval monarch in a chateau in France.
D. This illusion of misplaced grandeur, his wife felt, would be Alex's undoing.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. The influence is reflected the most in beaded evening wear.
B. Increasingly, the influence of India's colours and cuts can be seen on western styles.
C. And even as Nehru jackets and Jodhpurs remain staples of the fashion world, designers such as Armani and McFadden have turned to the sleek silhouette of the churidar this year.
D. Indian hot pink, paprika and saffron continue to be popular colours, year in and year out.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. An essay which appeals chiefly to the intellect is Francis Bacon's Of Studies.
B. His careful tripartite division of studies expressed succinctly in aphoristic prose demands the complete attention of the mind of the reader.
C. He considers studies as they should be; for pleasure, for self-improvement, for business.
D. He considers the evils of excess study: laziness, affectation, and preciosity.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. His left-hand concealed a blackjack, his right-hand groped for the torch in his pocket.
B. The meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock, and his watch showed the time to be a quarter to nine.
C. The man lurked in the corner, away from the glare of light.
D. His heart thumped in his chest, sweat beads formed themselves on his forehead, his mouth was dry.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. Such a national policy will surely divide and never unite the people.
B. In fact, it suits the purpose of the politicians; they can drag the people into submission by appealing to them in the name of religion.
C. In order to inculcate the unquestioning belief they condemn the other states, which do not follow their religion.
D. The emergence of the theocratic states, where all types of crimes are committed in the name of religion, has revived the religion of the Middle Ages.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. By reasoning we mean the mental process of drawing an inference from two or more statements or
going from the inference to the statements, which yield that inference.
B. So logical reasoning covers those types of questions, which imply drawing an inference from the problems.
C. Logic means, if we take its original meaning, the science of valid reasoning.
D. Clearly, for understanding arguments and for drawing the inference correctly, it is necessary that we should understand the statements first.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. However, the real challenge today is in unlearning, which is much harder.
B. But the new world of business behaves differently from the world in which we grew up.
C. Learning is important for both people and organisations.
D. Each of us has a 'mental model' that we've used over the years to make sense.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. He was carrying his jacket and walked with his head thrown back.
B. As Annette neared the lamp she saw a figure walking slowly.
C. For a while Michael walked on and she followed 20 paces behind.
D. With a mixture of terror and triumph of recognition she slackened her pace.

In following questions, a paragraph has been split into four parts. You have to rearrange these parts to form a coherent paragraph.

A. The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States.
B. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them.
C. While speaking out against Hitler's atrocities, the American people generally favoured isolationist policies and neutrality.
D. The complete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the allies, caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another World War.