List of top Questions asked in CAT

Choose the correct sequence of sentences:
[I.] But she gained courage as she went on
[II.] She was a little nervous about it just at first
[III.] and opened their eyes and mouths so very wide
[IV.] the two creatures got so close to her, one on each side \bigskip
Match the dictionary definitions of the word "Catch" with its correct usage:
[A.] Capture
[B.] Grasp with senses or mind
[C.] Deception
[D.] Thing or person worth trapping Usage:
[E.] All her friends agreed that Prasad was a good catch.
[F.] The proposal sounds very good but where is the catch?
[G.] Hussain tries to catch the spirit of India in this painting.
[H.] Sorry, I couldn’t catch you. \bigskip
______ of different categories of problems often leads to design of improper solutions that fail to address the complexities of the problem. \bigskip
The ______ of the country should take a greater interest in promoting the indigenous works that are rooted in the deep traditions of scholarship across the world. \bigskip
Match the dictionary definitions of the word "Infer" with its correct usage:
[A.] To derive by reasoning or implication
[B.] To surmise
[C.] To point out
[D.] To hint Usage:
[E.] We see smoke and infer fire
[F.] Given some utterance, a listener may infer from it all sorts of things which neither the utterance nor the utterer implied
[G.] I waited all day to meet him. From this you can infer my zeal to see him.
[H.] She did not take part in the debate except to ask a question inferring that she was not interested in the debate. \bigskip
During the heated discussion, the leader of the group ______ refuted all the claims brought by his opponents. Later everybody acknowledged that he survived by most ______ luck. \bigskip
Justice Minister Bola Ige, confronted with the general incivility of local police, placed a ______ on the cads. Said the Hon. Bola Ige, “I pray that God will make big holes in their pockets.” \bigskip
Choose the correct phrasal usage of the given words:
[I.] Indict to
[II.] Intrigue on
[III.] Endow with
[IV.] Trample on \bigskip
Choose the correct phrasal usage of the given words:
[I.] Trace to
[II.] Sparing of
[III.] Replete with
[IV.] Wonder at \bigskip
Choose the option that points out sentence(s) with grammatical error(s):
[I.] I love the man dancing on the table.
[II.] I love the man’s dancing on the table.
[III.] In 1986 Elie Wiesel was named the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, an honour established by Alfred Nobel.
[IV.] Neither of the recommendations works as well as we thought they would.
[V.] Either the Minister or the Minister’s wife will have to excuse themselves from the reception to speak to the caterer. \bigskip
Let \( S \) denote the infinite sum: \[ S = 2 + 5x + 9x^2 + 14x^3 + 20x^4 + \ldots \quad \text{where } |x|<1 \] and the coefficient of \( x^n \) is \( \frac{1}{2}n(n+3) \). Then \( S \) equals:
The sum of the areas of two circles which touch each other externally is \( 153\pi \). If the sum of their radii is 15, find the ratio of the larger to the smaller radius.
If the industry sectors are ranked on the basis of 'Tax paid as a proportion of sales' in the ascending order, then which industry will be placed at rank 3?
T School of Management is a management institute involved in teaching, training and research. Currently it has 37 faculty members. They are involved in three jobs: teaching, training and research. Each faculty member working with IT School of Management has to be involved in at least one of the three jobs mentioned above: • A maximum number of faculty members are involved in training. Among them, a number of faculty members are having additional involvement in the research. • The number of faculty members in research alone is double the number of faculty members involved in all the three jobs. • 17 faculty members are involved in teaching. The number of faculty members involved in teaching alone is less than the number of faculty members involved in research alone. • The faculty members involved in the teaching are also involved in at least one more job.
There are four racks numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and four books numbered 1, 2, 3, 4. If an even rack has to contain an odd numbered book and an odd rack contains an even numbered book, then what is the position of book 4?
T School of Management is a management institute involved in teaching, training and research. Currently it has 37 faculty members. They are involved in three jobs: teaching, training and research. Each faculty member working with IT School of Management has to be involved in at least one of the three jobs mentioned above: • A maximum number of faculty members are involved in training. Among them, a number of faculty members are having additional involvement in the research. • The number of faculty members in research alone is double the number of faculty members involved in all the three jobs. • 17 faculty members are involved in teaching. The number of faculty members involved in teaching alone is less than the number of faculty members involved in research alone. • The faculty members involved in the teaching are also involved in at least one more job.
Based on the information given above, the minimum number of faculty members involved in both training and teaching, but not in research is:

By what per cent did the number of temporary workers employed by M/s Mega Corp Limited increase from April 1 to May 1?

The cost of production of both items together by company E is equal to the total cost of production of both items together by which of the two companies?
What is the ratio of the cost of production of item I by company A to the cost of production of item I by company D?
What is the total profit earned by company G for items I and II together?

Cost of production of item I by company F is what percent of the cost of production of item II by company D?

If the ranking is based on Profit Before Tax in descending order, subject to the condition that 'other expenses' of all the industry sectors equals zero, then which of the following statements is wrong?
What was the total number of units shipped by M/s Mega Corp Limited for the months of January, February and March (approximately)?
What was the difference, if any, between the number of permanent workers employed by M/s Mega Corp Limited on March 1 and the number of permanent workers employed on April 1?
What is the total of the cost of production of item I by company A and the cost of production of item II by company B?
T School of Management is a management institute involved in teaching, training and research. Currently it has 37 faculty members. They are involved in three jobs: teaching, training and research. Each faculty member working with IT School of Management has to be involved in at least one of the three jobs mentioned above: • A maximum number of faculty members are involved in training. Among them, a number of faculty members are having additional involvement in the research. • The number of faculty members in research alone is double the number of faculty members involved in all the three jobs. • 17 faculty members are involved in teaching. The number of faculty members involved in teaching alone is less than the number of faculty members involved in research alone. • The faculty members involved in the teaching are also involved in at least one more job.
After some time, the faculty members who were involved in all the three tasks were asked to withdraw from one task. As a result, one of the faculty members each opted out of teaching and research, while remaining ones involved in all the three tasks opted out of training. Which one of the following statements, then necessarily follows: