Q1:

Indices

Easy

If 3a=4,4b=5,5c=6,6d=7,7e=83^{a}=4,4^{b}=5,5^{c}=6,6^{d}=7,7^{e}=8 and 8f=98^{f}=9, then the value of the product abcdef \textit{abcdef } is

2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 1

Q2:

Modulus

Medium

The number of distinct integer solutions (x,y)(x, y) of the equation ∣x+y∣+∣x−y∣=2|x + y| + |x - y| = 2, is

8
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 2

Q3:

Circles

Medium

A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length 10310\sqrt{3} meters such that the chord subtends an angle of 120∘120^\circ at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 3

Q4:

Time, Speed & Distance

Medium

A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 66 km per hour more, it would have needed 44 hours less. Had the speed been 66 km per hour less, it would have needed 66 hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 4

Q5:

Ratio, Proportion & Variation

Easy

Rajesh and Vimal own 2020 hectares and 3030 hectares of agricultural land, respectively, which are entirely covered by wheat and mustard crops. The cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Vimal are in the ratio of 5:35 : 3. If the total cultivation area of wheat and mustard are in the ratio 11:911: 9, then the ratio of cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Rajesh is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 5

Q6:

Simple & Compound Interest

Medium

Aman invests Rs 40004000 in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. If the ratio of the value of the investment after 33 years to the value of the investment after 55 years is 25:3625: 36, then the minimum number of years required for the value of the investment to exceed Rs 2000020000 is

9
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 6

Q8:

Mean, Median & Mode

Medium

The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64. Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is

70
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 8

Q9:

Set Theory

Medium

In a group of 250250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44%44\% and at most 60%60\%. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If 50%50\% of the boys and 80%80\% of the girls opted for swimming while 70%70\% of the boys and 60%60\% of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 9

Q10:

Identities

Medium

If (a+b3)2=52+303(a + b\sqrt{3})^2 = 52 + 30\sqrt{3}, where aa and bb are natural numbers, then a+ba + b equals

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 10

Q11:

Triangles

Hard

The midpoints of sides ABAB, BCBC, and ACAC in △ABC\triangle ABC are MM, NN, and PP, respectively. The medians drawn from AA, BB, and CC intersect the line segments MPMP, MNMN and NPNP at XX, YY, and ZZ, respectively. If the area of △ABC\triangle ABC is 14401440 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of △XYZ\triangle XYZ is

90
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 11

Q12:

Logarithms

Hard

The sum of all distinct real values of xx that satisfy the equation 10x+410x=81210^x + \frac{4}{10^x} = \frac{81}{2}, is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 12

Q13:

Modulus

Medium

The number of distinct real values of x, satisfying the equation.

max {x, 2} - min {x, 2} =∣x+2∣−∣x−2∣= |x + 2| - |x − 2|, is

2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 13

Q14:

Mixture & Alligation

Medium

A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was

30
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 14

Q15:

Functions

Medium

For any non-zero real number x, let f(x)+2f(1x)=3xf(x) + 2 f(\frac{1}{x}) = 3x. Then, the sum of all possible values of xx for which f(x)=3f(x) = 3, is

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 15

Q16:

Profit & Loss

Medium

Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on that marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 16

Q17:

Progression & Series

Medium

Consider the sequence t1=1t_1 = 1, t2=−1t_2 = -1 and tn=(n−3n−1)tn−2t_n = \left(\frac{n-3}{n-1}\right) t_{n-2} for n≥3n \ge 3. The, the value of the sum 1t2+1t4+1t6+⋯+1t2022+1t2024\frac{1}{t_2} + \frac{1}{t_4} + \frac{1}{t_6} + \dots + \frac{1}{t_{2022}} + \frac{1}{t_{2024}} is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 17

Q18:

Permutation & Combination

Medium

The number of all positive integers up to 500500 with non-repeating digits is

378
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 18

Q19:

Percentages

Medium

After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became 187.5%187.5 \% of his initial salary. If the percentage of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percentage of salary increase in the first increment was

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 19

Q20:

Time & Work

Medium

Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayna is the same job. The undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayna on the second day, Mohit and Ayna on the third day, and this three-day pattern is repeated till the work gets completed. Then, the fraction of total work done by Sam is

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 20

Q21:

Polygons

Medium

A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides on length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG is

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 21

Q22:

Linear Equation

Medium

For some constant real numbers p,kp, k and aa consider the following system of linear equations in xx and yy:

px−4y=2px - 4y = 2

3x+ky=a3x + ky = a

A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for (x,y)(x, y) is

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT QA question 22

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