List of top Questions asked in CAT- 2014

What is the meaning of the phrase "burn the midnight oil"?
Choose the correct sentence:
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "She walked _confidently_ into the room."
Which word is the antonym of "benevolent"?
A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above cost price and offers a 10% discount. If the cost price is Rs. 500, what is the profit?
A man can row 6 km/h in still water. If the river flows at 2 km/h, how long will it take him to row 16 km upstream?
The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression is 1023, and the first term is 1. What is the common ratio?
If $x^2 - 4x + 3 = 0$, what is the value of $x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}$?
A man buys 10 kg of rice at Rs. 30 per kg and 15 kg of wheat at Rs. 20 per kg. He sells the mixture at Rs. 28 per kg. What is his profit or loss percentage?
A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6.5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
If $\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \sqrt{2}$, what is $\sin \theta \cos \theta$?
A sum of Rs. 2000 is invested at 10% per annum compound interest. What is the amount after 2 years?
If $f(x) = x^2 + 2x + 1$, what is $f(3)$?
The cost price of an article is Rs. 400. If it is sold at a profit of 25%, what is the selling price?
The ratio of the ages of A and B is 3:4. Five years hence, the ratio will be 4:5. What is the present age of A?
A train travels 360 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/h more, it would have taken 1 hour less. What is the speed of the train?
If $x + y = 10$ and $xy = 21$, what is the value of $x^2 + y^2$?