Sharpen your CAT exam preparation with this balanced quiz featuring Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning questions. Assess your readiness across all major sections with targeted, exam-level questions designed to reflect common CAT patterns.
A fruit seller buys apples at 5 for ₹100 and sells them at 3 for ₹80. What is the percentage profit earned on each apple?
Explanation: The cost price per apple is ₹20, and the selling price per apple is approximately ₹26.67. The profit per apple is ₹6.67, so the percentage profit is (6.67/20) × 100 ≈ 33.33%. The distractors 60%, 25%, and 50% do not accurately reflect the correct calculation—60% and 50% overestimate, while 25% underestimates the actual profit.
In the passage, 'While renewable energy sources are sustainable, they may not always provide a stable supply due to varying weather patterns,' what is the author primarily emphasizing?
Explanation: The passage discusses how the supply from renewable sources can fluctuate due to changes in weather, making option B the best choice. Option A contradicts the passage, while option C makes an unrelated generalization. Option D introduces an idea (cost comparison) not mentioned in the passage.
If x + 1/x = 4, what is the value of x^2 + 1/x^2?
Explanation: By squaring both sides, we get x^2 + 2 + 1/x^2 = 16, so x^2 + 1/x^2 = 14. The other options do not result from the correct algebraic manipulation: 15 and 16 miscalculate the squaring step, while 12 ignores the added 2 in the equation.
A table shows the number of books sold in four months: January – 100, February – 200, March – 150, April – 250. In which month was the percentage increase in sales compared to the previous month the highest?
Explanation: The sales increased from 100 in January to 200 in February, which is a 100% increase—the highest among all months. The increase to March is 25% and to April is 66.67%. January cannot be an answer as there is no previous month. March and April's percentage increases are lower than February's.
Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph: A. This creates opportunities for new learning. B. The more you read, the more you expose yourself to information. C. Exposure to varied content increases your knowledge base. D. Learning is an ongoing process.
Explanation: D introduces the general theme. B builds on D by specifying reading as a way to learn. C further develops B’s point about content exposure. A logically concludes by linking exposure to new learning opportunities. The other arrangements fail to create a logical flow or have abrupt transitions between ideas.