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CAT 2008, CAT 2007, CAT 2006, CAT 2005, CAT2004, CAT 2003 Sorted TOPIC wise Version 3.1
Ravi Handa
Preface The central idea behind this eBook comes from what I believe is the best way to use old / previous years CAT papers. There are plenty of websites where you can get the papers from. As a matter of fact, most coaching institutes also include these questions in their preparation some way or the other. But most of them provide it as question papers / mock tests. However, I believe it would be most helpful to a student in the final days of his / her preparation if he / she could get the questions sorted topic wise. Keeping that in mind, I started with sorting the questions and compiling them. The questions are divided in 5 categories, namely Number System, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Modern Math. I do understand that some of the questions cannot be classified as purely questions of one category so I have taken some poetic license in cases like that. All the questions from CAT papers 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003are covered in this eBook. 2009 onwards was an online exam and hence the questions were not available. Please check out my online CAT coaching course here: http://www.wiziq.com/course/9277-lr-vr-di-ds-speed- calculations-quant-general-awareness Some of its key features are: 150+ Videos for clarity in concepts 200 videos containing solutions of Previous Year CAT papers 60 Live Classes for doubt clarification Entire Quant, LR & DI Syllabus Course Designed for CAT 2013 (Updated after CAT 12) . Last updated April 2nd 2013 Use Coupon Code CATEB11 to get 11% OFF Ravi Handa +91-9765142632, +91- 9637446417. ravihanda@gmail.com
Number
System
CAT
2008
1.
The
integers
1,
2,
.,
40
are
written
on
a
blackboard.
The
following
operation
is
then
repeated
39
times:
In
each
repetition,
any
two
numbers
say
a
and
b,
currently
on
the
blackboard
is
erased
and
a
new
number
a
+
b
-
1
is
written.
What
will
be
the
number
left
on
the
board
at
the
end?
(1)
820
(2)
821
(3)
781
(4)
819
(5)
780
2.
What
are
the
last
two
digits
of
72008?
(1)
21
(2)
61
(3)01
(4)41
(5)81
3.
Three
consecutive
positive
integers
are
raised
to
the
first,
second
and
third
powers
respectively
and
then
added.
The
sum
so
obtained
is
a
perfect
square
whose
square
root
equals
the
total
of
the
three
original
integers.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
minimum,
say
m,
of
these
three
integers?
(1)
1
m
3
(2)
4
m
6
(3)
7
m
9
(4)
10
m
12
(5)
13
m
15
4.Find
the
sum
1 +
! !!
! !!
1+
! !!
! !!
+ 1+
! !""#!
! !""#!
! ! ! ! ! (1) 2008 (2) 2007 (3) 2007 (4) 2008 (5) 2008 !""# !""# !""# !""# !""# 5. Suppose, the speed of any positive integer n is defined as follows: Seed(n) = n, if n < 10 = seed (s(n)), otherwise, Where s(n) indicates the sum of digits of n. For example, Seed (7) = 7, seed(248) = seed(2 + 4 + 8) = seed(14) = seed(1 + 4) = seed(5) = 5 etc. How many positive integers n, such that n < 500, will have seed (n) = 9? (1) 39 (2) 72 (3) 81 (4) 108 (5) 55
CAT 2007 1. Consider four digit numbers for which the first two digits are equal and the last two digits are also equal. How many such numbers are perfect squares? (1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 0 (4) 1 (5) 3 2. How many pairs of positive integers m, n satisfy? ! ! ! + = where n is an odd integer less than 60. ! ! !" (1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 5 (4) 3 (5) 6 3. A confused bank teller transposed the rupees and paise when he cashed a cheque for Shailaja, giving her rupees instead of paise and paise instead of rupees. After buying a toffee for 50 paise, Shailaja noticed that she was left with exactly three times as much as the amount on the cheque. Which of the following is a valid statement about the cheque amount? (1)Over Rupees 7 but less than Rupees 8 (2)Over Rupees 22 but less than Rupees 23 (3)Over Rupees 18 but less than Rupees 19 (4)Over Rupees 4 but less than Rupees 5 (5)Over Rupees 13 but less than Rupees 14
CAT - 2006 1. Which among 21/2, 31/3, 41/4, 61/6 and 121/12 is the largest? (1)21/2(2)31/3(3)41/4(4)61/6(5) 121/12 2. If a/b = 1/3, b/c = 2, c/d = 1/2, d/e = 3 and e/f = 1/4, then what is the value of abc/def ? (1) 3/8 (2) 27/8 (3) 3/4 (4) 27/4 (5) 1/4 3. The sum of four consecutive two-digit odd numbers, when divided by 10, becomes a perfect square. Which of the following can possibly be one of these four numbers? (1)21(2)25 (3)41 (4)67 (5)73 4. When you reverse the digits of the number 13, the number increases by 18. How many other two-digit numbers increase by 18 when their digits are reversed? (1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 8 (5)10 5. The number of employees in ObelixMenhir Co. is a prime number and is less than 300. The ratio of the number of employees who are graduates and above, to that of employees who are not, can possibly be: (1) 101:88 (2) 87:100 (3) 110:111 (4) 85:98 (5) 97:84
CAT 2005 1. If R =(3065 - 2965)/ (3064 + 2964), then (1) 0 < R 0.1 (2) 0.1 < R 0.5 (3) 0.5 < R 1.0 (4) R > 1.0 2. If x = (163 + 173 + 183 + 193), then x divided by 70 leaves a remainder of: (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 69 (4) 35 3. The digits of a three-digit number A are written in the reverse order to form another three-digit number B. If B > A and B - A is perfectly divisible by 7, then which of the following is necessarily true? (1) 100 < A < 299 (2) 106 < A < 305 (3) 112 < A < 311 (4) 118 < A < 317 4. The rightmost non-zero digit of the number 302720 is: (1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 7 (4) 9
CAT 2004 1.The remainder, when (1523 + 2323) is divided by 19, is (1) 4 (2) 15 (3) 0 (4) 18 2. Suppose n is an integer such that the sum of the digits of n is 2, and 1010<n < 1011. The number of different values or n is (1) 11 (2)10 (3) 9 (4) 8
CAT 2003 1. How many even integers n, where 100 n 200, arc divisible neither by seven nor by nine? (1) 40 (2) 37 (3) 39 (4)38 2. A positive whole number M less than 100 is represented in base 2 notation, base 3 notation, and base 5 notation. It is found that in all three cases the last digit is 1, while in exactly two out of the three cases the leading digit is 1. Then M equals (1) 31 (2) 63 (3) 75 (4)91 3.Let a. b, c, d be four integers such that a + b + c + d = 4m + l where m is a positive integer. Given m, which one of the following is necessarily true? (1) The minimum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 2m + 1 (2) The minimum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 + 2m + 1 (3) The maximum possible value of a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 is 4m2 2m +1 (4) The maximum possible value of a2 + b2 +c2 + d2 is 4m2 + 2m + 1 4. If the product of n positive real numbers is unity, then their sum is necessarily (1) A multiple of n 1 (2) Equal to n + n (3) Never less than n (4) A positive integer 5.In a certain examination paper, there are n questions. For j = 1,2, ... n there are 2 n-j students whoanswered j or more questions wrongly. If the total number of wrong answers is 4095, then the valueof n is (1) 12 (2) 11 (3)10 (4) 9 6.The number of positive integers n in the range 12 n 40 such that the product (n 1)(n 2) .. 3. 2.1 is not divisible by n (1) 5 (2)7 (3)13 (4)14
Directions for questions 7: Each question is followed by two statements, I and II. Choose [1] if the question can be answered by one of the statement alone but not by the other. Choose [2] if the question can be answered by using either statement alone. Choose [3] if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone. Choose [4] if the question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together. 44 11 7. Is a <b , given that a = 2 and b is an integer? A: b is even. B: b is greater than 16.
Arithmetic
CAT
2008
1.
Rahim
plans
to
drive
from
city
A
to
station
C,
at
the
speed
of
70
km
per
hour,
to
catch
a
train
arriving
there
from
B.
He
must
reach
C
at
least
15
minutes
before
the
arrival
of
the
train.
The
train
leaves
B,located
500
km
south
of
A,
at
8:00
am
and
travels
at
a
speed
of
50
km
per
hour.
It
is
known
that
C
is
located
between
west
and
northwest
of
B,
with
BC
at
60
to
AB.
Also,
C
is
located
between
south
and
southwest
of
A
with
AC
at
30
to
AB.
The
latest
time
by
which
Rahim
must
leave
A
and
still
catch
the
train
is
closest
to
(1)
6:15
am
(2)
6:30
am
(3)
6:45
am
(4)
7:00
am
(5)
7:15
am
Directions
for
Questions
2
and
3:
Five
horses,
Red,
White,
Grey,
Black
and
Spotted
participated
in
a
race.
As
per
the
rules
of
the
race,
the
persons
betting
on
the
winning
horse
get
four
times
the
bet
amount
and
those
betting
on
the
horse
that
came
in
second
get
thrice
the
bet
amount.
Moreover,
the
bet
amount
is
returned
to
those
betting
on
the
horse
that
came
in
third,
and
the
rest
lose
the
bet
amount.
Raju
bets
Rs.
3000,
Rs.
2000
Rs.
1000
on
Red,
White
and
Black
horses
respectively
and
ends
up
with
no
profit
and
no
loss.
2.
Which
of
the
following
cannot
be
true?
(1)
At
least
two
horses
finished
before
Spotted
(2)
Red
finished
last
(3)
There
were
three
horses
between
Black
and
Spotted
(4)
There
were
three
horses
between
White
and
Red
(5)
Grey
came
in
second
3.
Suppose,
in
addition,
it
is
known
that
Grey
came
in
fourth.
Then
which
of
the
following
cannot
be
true?
(1)
Spotted
came
in
first
(2)
Red
finished
last
(3)
White
came
in
second
(4)
Black
came
in
second
(5)
There
was
one
horse
between
Black
and
White
Directions for Questions 4 and 5: Marks (1) if Q can be answered from A alone but not from B alone. Marks (2) if Q can be answered from B alone but not from A alone. Marks (3) if Q can be answered from A alone as well as from B alone. Marks (4) if Q can be answered from A and B together but not from any of them alone. Marks (5) if Q cannot be answered even from A and B together. In a single elimination tournament, any player is eliminated with a single loss. The tournament is played in multiple rounds subject to the following rules: If the number of players, say n, in any round is even, then the players are grouped in to n/2 pairs. The players in each pair play a match against each other and the winner moves on to the next round. If the number of players, say n, in any round is odd, then one of them is given a bye, that is, he automatically moves on to the next round. The remaining ( n - 1) players are grouped into ( n - 1)/2 pairs. The players in each pair play a match against each other and the winners moves on to the next round. No player gets more than one bye in the entire tournament. Thus, if n is even, then n / 2 players move on to the next round while if n is odd, then (n + 1)/2 players move on to the next round. The process is continued till the final round, which obviously is played between two players. The winner in the final round is the champion of the tournament. 4. What is the number of matches played by the champion? A: The entry list for the tournament consists of 83 players. B: The champion received one bye. 5. If the number of players, say n, in the first round was between 65 and 128, then what is the exact value of n? A: Exactly one player received a bye in the entire tournament. B: One player received a bye while moving on to the fourth round from third round
CAT -2007 Directions for Questions 1&2: Cities A and B are in different time zones. A is located 3000 km east of B. The table below describes the schedule of an airline operating non-stop flights between A and B. All times indicated are local and are of the same day. Departure Arrival City Time City Time B 8:00 am A 3:00 pm A 4:00 pm B 8:00 pm Assume that planes cruise at the same speed in both directions. However the effective speed is influenced by a steady wind blowing from east to west at 50 kmph. 1. What is the time difference between A and B? (1) 2 hours 30 mins (2) 2 hours (3) 1 hour (4) 1 hour 30 mins (5) Cannot be determined 2.What is the plane's cruising speed in km per hour? (1) 550 (2) 600 (3) 500 (4) 700 (5) Cannot be determined 3. Ten years ago, the ages of the members of a joint family of eight people added up to 231 years. Three years later, one member died at the age of 60 years and a child was born during the same year. Afteranother three years, one moremember died, again at 60, and a child was born during the same year. The current average age of this eight-member joint is nearest to (1) 22 years (2) 21 years (3) 25 years (4) 24 years (5) 23 years Directions for Questions 4: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on the following directives: Mark (1) if the question can be answered using A alone but not using B alone. Mark (2) if the question can be answered using B alone but not using A alone. Mark (3) if the question can be answered using A and B together, but not using either A or B alone. Mark (4) if the question cannot be answered even using A and B together. 4.The average weight of a class of 100 students is 45 kg. The class consists of two sections, I and II, each with 50 students. The average weight, WI, of Sections I is smaller than the average weight, WII, of section II. If the heaviest student, say Deepak, of section II is moved to section I, and the lightest student, say Poonam, of Section I is moved,
to Section II, then the average weights of the two sections are switched, i.e., the average weight of Sections I becomes WIIand that of Section II becomes WI. What is the weight of Poonam? A : Wn - WI = 1.0 B : Moving Deepak from Section II to I (without any move from I to II) makes the average weights of the two sections equal. Directions for Questions 5 & 6: Shabnam is considering three alternatives to invest her surplus cash for a week. She wishes to guarantee maximum return on her investment. She has three option, each of which can be utilized fully or partially in conjunction with others. Option A : Invest in a public sector bank. It promises a return of +0.10%. Option B : Invest in mutual funds of ABC Ltd. A rise in the stock market will result in a return of + 5%, while a fall will entail a return of - 3%. Option C: Invest in mutual funds of CBA Ltd. A rise in the stock market will result in a return of - 2.5%, while a fall will entail a return of + 2%. 5. The maximum guaranteed return to Shabnam is (1) 0.10% (2) 0.20%(3) 0.15% (4) 0.30% (5) 0.25% 6. What strategy will maximize the guaranteed return to Shabnam? (1)36% in option B and 64% in option C (2)64% in option B and 36% in option C (3)1/3 in each of the three options (4) 100% in option A (5) 30% in option A, 32% in option B and 38% in option C 7. The price of Darjeeling tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 100 + 0.10n, on the nth day of 2007 (n = 1, 2, 100), and then remains constant. On the other hand, the price of Ooty tea (in rupees per kilogram) is 89 + 0.15n, on the nth day of 2007(n = 1, 2,. , 365). On which date in 2007 will the prices of these two varieties of tea be equal? (1) April 11 (2) May 20 (3) April 10 (4) June 30 (5) May 21
CAT 2006 Answer Questions 1and 2on the basis of the information given below: An airline has a certain free luggage allowance and charges for excess luggage at a fixed rate per kg. Two passengers, Raja and Praja have 60 kg of luggage between them, and are charged Rs 1200 and Rs 2400 respectively for excess luggage. Had the entire luggage belonged to one of them, the excess luggage charge would have been Rs 5400. 1. What is the weight of Praja's luggage? (1) 20 kg (2) 25 kg (3) 30 kg (4) 35 kg (5) 40 kg 2. What is the free luggage allowance? (1) 10 kg (2) 15 kg (3) 20 kg (4) 25 kg (5) 30 kg 3. Arun, Barun and Kiranmala start from the same place and travel in the same direction at speeds of 30, 40 and 60 km per hour respectively. Barun starts two hours after Arun. If Barun and Kiranmala overtake Arun at the same instant, how many hours after Arun did Kiranmala start? (1) 3 (2) 3.5 (3) 4 (4) 4.5 (5) 5
CAT 2005 1. A chemical plant has four tanks (A, B, C and D), each containing 1000 litres of a chemical. The chemical is being pumped from one tank to another as follows: From A to B @ 20 litres/minute From C to A @ 90 litres/minute From A to D @ 10 litres/minute From C to D @ 50 litres/minute From B to C @ 100 litres/minute From D to B @ 110 litres/minute Which tank gets emptied first, and how long does it take (in minutes) to get empty after pumping starts? (1) A, 16.66 (2) C, 20 (3) D, 20 (4) D, 25 2. A jogging park has two identical circular tracks touching each other, and a rectangular track enclosing the two circles. The edges of the rectangles are tangential to the circles. Two friends, A and B, start jogging simultaneously from the point where one of the circular tracks touches the smaller side of the rectangular track. A jogs along the rectangular track, while B jogs along the two circular tracks in a figure of eight. Approximately, how much faster than A does B have to run, so that they take the same time to return to their starting point? (1) 3.88% (2) 4.22% (3) 4.44% (4) 4.72% Directions for questions 3 and 4 : Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart. Ram starts at 9 a.m. from A at a speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and returns to A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9 : 45 a.m. from A at a speed of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same speed. 3.At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other? (1) 10 a.m. (2) 10 : 10 a.m. (3) 10 : 20 a.m. (4) 10 : 30 a.m. 4.At what time does Shyam overtake Ram? (1) 10 : 20 a.m. (2) 10 : 30 a.m. (3) 10 : 40 a.m. (4) 10 : 50 a.m. 5. A telecom service provider engages male and female operators for answering 1000 calls per day. A male operator can handle 40 calls per day whereas a female operator can handle 50 calls per day. The male and the female operators get a fixed wage of Rs 250 and Rs 300per day respectively. In addition, a male operator gets Rs 15 per call he answers and a female operator gets Rs 10 per call she answers. To minimize the total cost, how many male operators should the service provider employ assuming he has to employ more than 7 of the 12 female operators available for the job? (1) 15 (2) 14 (3) 12 (4) 10
CAT 2004 1. Two boats, traveling at 5 and 10 kms per hour, head directly towards each other. They begin at a distance of 20 kms from each other. How far apart are they (in kms) one minute before they collide? (1) 1/12 (2) 1/6 (3) 1/4 (4) 1/3 2. In Nuts and Bolts factory, one machine produces only nuts at the rate of 100 nuts per minute and needs to be cleaned for 5 minutes after production of every 1000 nuts. Another machine produces only bolts at the rate of 75 bolts per minute and needs to be cleaned for 10 minutes after production of every 1500 bolts. If both the machines start production at the same time, what is the minimum duration required for producing 9000 pairs of nuts and bolts? (1) 130 minutes (2) 135 minutes (3) 170 minutes (4) 180 minutes 3. Karan and Arjun run a 100-metre race, where Karan beats Arjun by 10 metres. To do a favour to Arjun, Karan starts 10 metres behind the starting line in a second 100-metre race. They both run at their earlier speeds. Which of the following is true in connection with the second race? (1) Karan and Arjun reach the finishing line simultaneously. (2)Arjun beats Karan by 1 metre. (3)Arjun beats Karan by 11 metres. (4) Karan beats Arjun by 1 metre. 4.A milkman mixes 20 litres of water with 80 litres of milk. After selling one-fourth of this mixture, he adds water to replenish the quantity that he has sold. What is the current proportion of water to milk? (1).2 : 3 (2).1 : 2 (3)1 : 3 (4)3 : 4 5.If a man cycles at 10km/hr, then he arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If he cycles at 15 km/hr, he will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must he cycle to get there at noon? (1) 11 km/hr (2) 12 km/hr (3) 13 km/hr (4) 14 km/hr 6.A sprinter starts running on a circular path of radius r metres. Her average speed (in metres/minute) is nr during the first 30 seconds, nr/2 during next one minute, nr/4 during next 2 minutes, nr/8 during next 4 minutes, and so on. What is the ratio of the time taken for the nth round to that for the previous round? (1) 4 (2) 8 (3) 16 (4) 32
Directions for Questions 7 and 8: In an examination, there are 100 questions divided into three groups A, B and C such that each group contains at least one question. Each question in group A carries 1 mark, each question in group B carries 2 marks and each question in group C carries 3 marks. It is known that the questions in group A together carry at least 60% of the total marks. 7.If group B contains 23 questions, then how many questions are there in group C? (1) 1 (2)2 (3) 3 (4)Cannot be determined 8.If group C contains 8 questions and group B carries at least 20% of the total marks, which of the following best describes the number of questions in group B? (1) 11 or 12 (2)12 or 13 (3)13 or 14(4)14 or 15
CAT 2003 1. A leather factory produces two kinds of bags, standard and deluxe. The profit margin is Rs.20 on a standard bag and Rs.30 on a deluxe bag. Every bag must be processed on machine A and on machine B. The processing times per bag on the two machines are as follows: Time required (Hours/bag) Machine A Machine B Standard Bag 4 6 Deluxe Bag 5 10 The total time available on machine A is 700 hours and on machine B is 1250 hours. Among the following production plans, which one meets the machine availability constraints and maximizes the profit? (1)Standard 75 bags, Deluxe 80 bags (2)Standard 100 bags, Deluxe 60 bags (3)Standard 50 bags, Deluxe 100 bags (4)Standard 60 bags, Deluxe 90 bags 2.In a 4000 meter race around a circular stadium having a circumference of 1000 meters, the fastest runner and the slowest runner reach the same point at the end of the 5th minute, for the first time after the start of the race. All the runners have the same starting point and each runner maintains a uniform speed throughout the race. If the fastest runner runs at twice the speed of the slowest runner, what is the time taken by the fastest runner to finish the race? (1) 20 min (2) 15 min (3) 10 min (4) 5 min 3. At the end of year 1998, Shepard bought nine dozen goats. Henceforth, every year he added p% of the goats at the beginning of the year and sold q% of the goats at the end of the year where p> 0 and q> 0. If Shepard had nine dozen goats at the end of year 2002, after making the sales for that year, which of the following is true? (1) p = q (2) p<q (3) p>q (4) p = q/2 Directions for questions 4 & 5 : Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. A certain perfume is available at a duty-free shop at the Bangkok international airport. It is priced in the Thai currency Baht but other currencies are also acceptable. In particular, the shop accepts Euro and US Dollar at the following rates of exchange: US Dollar 1 = 41 Bahts Euro 1 =46Bahts The perfume is priced at 520 Bahts per bottle. After one bottle is purchased, subsequent bottles are available at a discount of 30%. Three friends S, Rand M together purchase three bottles of the perfume, agreeing to share the cost equally. R pays 2 Euros. M pays 4 Euros and 27 Thai Bahts and S pays the remaining amount in US Dollars.
4.How much does R owe to S in Thai Baht? (1) 428 (2) 416 (3) 334 (4) 324 5.How much does M owe to S in US Dollars? (1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6 Directions for questions 6 to 8: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. A city has two perfectly circular and concentric ring roads, the outer ring road (OR) being twice as long as the inner ring road (IR). There are also four (straight line) chord roads from EI, the east end point of OR to N2, the north end point of IR; from N1, the north end point of OR to W2, the west end point of IR; from W1, the West end point of OR, to S2, the south end point of IR; and from S1, the south end point of OR to E2, the east end point of IR. Traffic moves at a constant speed of 30 km/hr on the OR road, 20 km/hr on the IR road, and 155 km/hr on all the chord roads. 6. The ratio of the Sum of the lengths of all chord roads to the length of the outer ring road is (1) 5:2 (2) 5:2 (3) 5: (4) None of these 7. Amit wants to reach N2 from S1. It would take him 90 minutes ifhe goes on minor arc S1 E1 on OR, and then on the chord road E1 N2. What is the radius of the outer ring road in km? (1) 60 (2) 40 (3) 30 (4) 20 8.Amit wants to reach E2 from N1 using first the chord N1 W2 and then the inner ring road. What will be his travel time in minutes on the basis of information given in the above question? (1) 60 (2) 45 (3) 90 (4) 105
Algebra
CAT
-
2008
1.
A
shop
stores
x
kg
of
rice.
The
first
customer
buys
half
this
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
The
second
customer
buys
half
the
remaining
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
Then
the
third
customer
also
buys
half
the
remaining
amount
plus
half
a
kg
of
rice.
Thereafter,
no
rice
is
left
in
the
shop.
Which
of
the
following
best
describes
the
value
of
x?
(1)
2
<x
<
6
(2)
5
<x
<
8
(3)
9
<x
<
12
(4)
11<x
<
14
(5)
13
<x
<
18
2.
If
the
roots
of
the
equation
x3-
ax2
+bx-
c
=0
are
three
consecutive
integers,
then
what
is
the
smallest
possible
value
of
b?
(1)-1/3
(2)-1
(3)0
(4)1
(5)
1/3
Directions
for
Questions
3
and
4:
Let
f
(x)
=
ax2+
bx+
c,
where
a,
b
and
c
are
certain
constants
and
a
0.
It
is
known
that
f
(5)
=
-3
f(2)
and
that
3
is
a
root
of
f
(x)
=
0.
3.
What
is
the
other
root
of
f
(x)
=
0?
(1)
-7
(2)
-
4
(3)
2
(4)
6
(5)
cannot
be
determined
4.
What
is
the
value
of
a
+
b
+
c?
(1)
9
(2)
14
(3)
13
(4)
37
(5)
cannot
be
determined
5.
Let
f
(x)
be
a
function
satisfying
f
(x)
f
(y)
=
f
(xy)
for
all
real
x,
y.
If
f
(2)
=
4,
then
what
is
the
value
of
f
(1/2)?
(1)
0
(2)
(3)
(4)
1
(5)
Cannot
be
determined
CAT -2007 Directions for Questions 1 : Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on the following directives: Mark (1) if the question can be answered using A alone but not using B alone. Mark (2) if the question can be answered using B alone but not using A alone. Mark (3) if the question can be answered using A and B together, but not using either A or B alone. Mark (4) if the question cannot be answered even using A and B together. 1. Consider integers x, y and z. What is the minimum possible value of x2 + y2 + z2 ? A: x + y + z = 89 B: Among x, y, z two are equal. 2. Suppose you have a currency, named Miso, in three denominations: 1 Miso, 10 Misos and 50 Misos. In how many ways can you pay a bill of 107 Misos? (1) 16 (2) 18 (3) 15 (4) 19 (5) 17 Directions for Questions 3 &4: Mr. David manufactures and sells a single product at a fixed price in a niche market. The selling price of each unit is Rs. 30. On the other hand, the cost, in rupees, of producing x units is 240 + bx + cx2, where b and c are some constants. Mr. David noticed that doubling the daily production from 20 to 40 units increases the daily production cost by 662/3%. However, an increase in daily production from 40 to 60 units results in an increase of only 50% in the daily production cost. Assume that demand is unlimited and that Mr. David can sell as much as he can produce. His objective is to maximize the profit. 3. How many units should Mr. David produce daily? (1) 100 (2) 70 (3) 150 (4) 130 (5) Cannot be determined 4. What is the maximum daily profit, in rupees, that Mr. David can realize from his business? (1) 920 (2) 840 (3) 760 (4) 620 (5) Cannot be determined 5. A function f (x) satisfies f (1) = 3600, and f (1) + f (2) + ... + f (n) = n2 f (n), for all positive integers n > 1. What is the value of f(9)? (1) 240 (2) 200 (3) 100 (4) 120 (5) 80 Directions for Questions 6 & 7:
Let
a1=p
and
b1
=q,
where
p
and
q
are
positive
quantities.
An=pbn-1
bn=qbn-1
for
even
n
>
1
An=pan-1
bn=qan-1
for
odd
n
>
1
6.Which
of
the
following
best
describes
an+
bn
for
even
n?
(1)
!! (2)! (3)!
! ! ! ! ! !
!!!
(! + !)
! !
! !
(! + !)
!+!
! ! ! !
!!! !!!
!+! (! + !)
!
! !
7.If p = and q = then what is the smallest odd n such that !! + !! < !. !"? ! ! (1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 11 (4) 13 (5) 15 8. A quadratic function f(x) attains a maximum of 3 at x = 1. The value of the function at x = 0 is 1. What is the value of f(x) at x = 10? (1) - 159 (2) - 110 (3) - 180 (4) - 105 (5) - 119
CAT 2006 1. If x = -0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value? (1) 21/x (2) 1/x (3) 1/x2(4) 2x (5) 1/-x 2. What are the values of x and y that satisfy both the equations? 2 0.7x . 3 -1.25y = 8627 4 . 3 x . 90.2y= 8 . (81)1/5 (1) x = 2, y = 5 (2) x = 2.5, y = 6 (3) x = 3, y = 5 (4) x = 3 , y = 4 (5) x = 5 , y = 2 3.The number of solutions of the equation 2x + y = 40 where both x and y are positive integers a n d x y is: (1) 7 (2) 13 (3) 14 (4) 18 (5) 20
4.The graph of y - x against y + x is as shown below. (All graphs in this question are drawn to scale and the same scale has been used on each axis.) (1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
5.What values o f x satisfy x2/3 + x1/3 - 2 0? ( 1 ) - 8 x 1 ( 2 ) - 1 x 8 ( 3 ) 1 < x < 8 ( 4 ) 1 x 8 ( 5 ) - 8 x 8 6.Let f(x) = max (2x + 1 , 3 - 4x), where x is any real number. Then the minimum possible value of f(x) is: (1) 1/3 (2) 1/2 (3) 2/3 (4) 4/3 (5) 5/3
7. If log y x = (a . log z y) = (b . log x z) = ab, then which of the following pairs of values for (a, b) is not possible? (1) (-2, 1/2) (2) (1,1) (3) (0.4,2.5) (4) ( , 1/ ) (5) (2,2)
CAT
2005
1.
For
which
value
of
k
does
the
following
pair
of
equations
yield
a
unique
solution
for
x
such
that
the
solution
is
positive?
x2
-
y2
=
0
(x
-
k)2
+
y2
=
1.
(1)
2
(2)
0
(3)
2
(4)
2
2.Let
x
=
4 + 4
(1)
3
(2)
(3)
(4)
13
! !
3.
Let
g(x)
be
a
function
such
that
g(x+1)
+
g(x-1)
=
g(x)
for
every
real
x.
Then
for
what
valueof
p
is
the
relation
g
(x
+
p)
=
g(x)
necessarily
true
for
every
real
x?
(1)
5
(2)
3
(3)
2
(4)
6
! ! 4.
If
x
y
and
y
>
1,
then
the
value
of
the
expressionlog ! + log !
can
never
be:
(1)
-
1
! ! !"!! !"!!
4 + 4 !"#$%#$#!&then x equals
(2) - 0.5
(3) 0
(4) 1
CAT
2004
1.The
total
number
of
integer
pairs
(x,
y)
satisfying
the
equation
x
+
y
=
xy
is
(1)0
(2)1
(3)2
(4)None
of
the
above
2.
Each
family
in
a
locality
has
at
most
two
adults,
and
no
family
has
fewer
than
3
children.
Considering
all
the
families
together,
there
are
more
adults
than
boys,
more
boys
than
girls,
and
more
girls
than
families.
Then
the
minimum
possible
number
of
families
in
the
locality
is
(1)4
(2)
5
(3)
2
(4)3
3.Let
u
=
(log2x)2
-
6
log2x
+
12
where.
x
is
a
real
number.
Then
the
equation
xu
=
256,
has
(1)
No
solution
for
x
(2)
Exactly
one
solution
for
x
(3)
Exactly
two
distinct
solutions
for
x
(4)
Exactly
three
distinct
solutions
for
x
4.
If
= = = ! ,
then
r
cannot
take
any
value
except:
! !! ! !! ! !!
(1)
1/2
(2)
-1
(3)
or
-1
! 5.
Let
y =
!
!!
!! !! ! !! !
(4) -1/2 or -1
(1)( 13 + 3)/2 (2)( 13 2)/2 (3)( 15 + 3)/2 (4)( 15 3)/2 6. Let f(x) = ax2 b|x|, where a and b are constants. Then at x = 0, f(x) is: (1) Maximized whenever a > 0, b > 0 (2) Minimized whenever a > 0, b > (3) Maximized whenever a > 0, b < 0 (4) Minimized whenever a > 0, b < 0
7.If f (x) = x3 - 4x + p, and f(0) and f(1) are of opposite signs, then which of the following is necessarily true? (1)-1 < p < 2 (2) 0 < p < 3 (3)-2 < p < 1 (4) -3 < p < 0 Directions for Questions 8 and 9: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. f1(x) = x 0 < x < 1 = 1 x > 1 = 0 otherwise f2(x) = f1(-x) for all x f3(x) = -f2(x) for all x f4(x) = f3(-x) for all x 8. How many of the following products are necessarily zero for every x: f1 (x) f2 (x), f2 (x) f3 (x), f2(x) f4 (x) (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 9. Which of the following is necessarily true? (1) f4(x) = f1(x) for all x (2)f2(-x) = f4(x) for all x (3)f1(x) = -f3(-x) for all x (4)f1(x) + f3(x) = 0 for all x
CAT 2003 1. A test has 50 questions. A student scores 1 mark for a correct answer, 1/3 for a wrong answer, and1/6 for not attempting a question. If the net score of a student is 32, the number of questions answered wrongly by that student cannot be less than (1)6 (2) 12 (3) 3 (4) 9 2. Which one of the following conditions must p, q and r satisfy so that the following system of linear simultaneous equations has at least one solution, such that p + q + r 0? x + 2y 3z = p 2x + 6y 11z=q x 2y + 7z=r (1)5p 2q r= 0 (2)5p + 2q + r= 0 (3)5p+2qr=0 (4)5p 2q + r= 0 3. Let p and q be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 ( 2) x 1 = 0. What is the minimum possible value of p2 + q2? (1) 0 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
5.What
are
the
unique
values
ofb
and
c
in
the
equation
4x2
+bx+c
=
0
if
one
of
the
roots
of
the
equation
is
(1/2)?
A:
The
second
root
is
1/2
B:
The
ratio
of
c
and
b
is
1
1 1 1 1 1 1 2 + 4 + 6 + ..... > + 3 + 5 + ...... a a a a a a ?
6.Is
A: 3 a 3 B: One of the roots of the equation 4x2 4x + 1 = 0 is a. 7. Let g(x) = max (5 x, x + 2). The smallest possible value of g(x) is (1)4.0 (2) 4.5 (3) 1.5 (4) None of these. 8. The number of non-negative real roots of 2x x 1 = 0 equals (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 3 9. The function f(x) = x 2 + 2.5 x + 3.6 x, where x is a real number, attains a minimum at (1) x=2.3 (2)x = 2.5 (3)x=2.7 (4) None of these. 10. Given that 1 v 1, 2 u 0.5 and 2 z 0.5 and w = vz / u, then which of the following is necessarily true? (1) 0.5 w 2 (2) 4 w 4 (3) 4 w 2 (4) 2 w 0. 11.When the curves y = log10x and y =x-1 are drawn in the x-y plane, how many times do they intersect for values x 1? (1) Never (2) Once (3) Twice (4) More than twice 12. Consider the following two curves in the x-y plane y = x3 + x2 + 5 y = x2 + x + 5 Which of the following statements is true for 2 x 2? (1) The two curves intersect once. (2) The two curves intersect twice. (3) The two curves do not intersect. (4) The two curves intersect thrice
Geometry
CAT
2008
1.In
a
triangle
ABC,
the
lengths
of
the
sides
AB
and
AC
equal
17.5
cm
and
9
cm
respectively.
Let
D
be
a
point
on
the
line
segment
BC
such
that
AD
is
perpendicular
to
BC.
If
AD
=
3
cm,
then
what
is
the
radius
(in
cm)
of
the
circle
circumscribing
the
triangle
ABC?
(1)
17.05
(2)
27.85
(3)
22.45
(4)
32.25
(5)
26.25
2.
Consider
obtuse-angled
triangles
with
sides
8
cm,
15
cm
and
x
cm.
If
x
is
an
integer,
then
how
many
such
triangles
exist?
(1)
5
(2)
21
(3)
10
(4)
15
(5)
14
3.Consider
a
square
ABCD
with
midpoints
E,
F,
G,
H
of
AB,
BC,
CD
and
DA
respectively.
Let
L
denote
the
line
passing
through
F
and
H.
Consider
points
P
and
Q,
on
L
and
inside
ABCD,
such
that
the
angles
APD
and
BQC
both
equal
120.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
area
of
ABQCDP
to
the
remaining
area
inside
ABCD?
(1)
4 2
/3
(2)
2 + 3
(3)
(10 33)/9
(4)1 + 1/!"#$3
(5)
2 3 1
4.Two
circles,
both
of
radii
1
cm,
intersect
such
that
the
circumference
of
each
one
passes
through
the
centre
of
the
circle
of
the
other.
What
is
the
area
(in
sq.
cm)
of
the
intersecting
region?
(1)
/3
-
3/4
(2)
2/3
+
3/2
(3)
4/3
-
3/2
(4)
4/3
+
3/2
(5)
2/3
-
3/2
5.Consider
a
right
circular
cone
of
base
radius
4
cm
and
height
10
cm.
A
cylinder
is
to
be
placed
inside
the
cone
with
one
of
the
flat
surface
resting
on
the
base
of
the
cone.
Find
the
largest
possible
total
surface
area
(in
sq.
cm)
of
the
cylinder.
(1)100/3
(2)
80/3
(3)
120/7
(4)
130/9
(5)
110/7
CAT -2007 Directions for Questions 1& 3: Each question is followed by two statements A and B. Indicate your responses based on the following directives: Mark (1) if the question can be answered using A alone but not using B alone. Mark (2) if the question can be answered using B alone but not using A alone. Mark (3) if the question can be answered using A and B together, but not using either A or B alone. Mark (4) if the question cannot be answered even using A and B together. 1.Rahim plans to draw a square JKLM with a point O on the side JK but is not successful. Why is Rahim unable to draw the square? A: The length of OM is twice that ofOL. B: The length of OM is 4 cm. 2.Two circles with centers P and Q cut each other at two distinct point A and B. The circles have the same radii and neither P nor Q falls within the intersection of the circles. What is the smallest range that includes all possible values of the angle AQP in degrees? (1) Between 0 and 30 (2) Between 0 and 60 (3) Between 0 and 75 (4) Between 0 and 45 (5) Between 0 and 90 3. ABC Corporation is required to maintain at least 400 kiloliters of water at all times in its factory, in order to meet safety and regulatory requirements. ABC is considering the suitability of a spherical tank with uniform wall thickness for the purpose. The outer diameter of the tank is 10 meters. Is the tank capacity adequate to meet ABC's requirements? A : The inner diameter of the tank is at least 8 meters. B : The tank weighs 30,000 kg when empty, and is made of a material with density of 3gm/cc.
CAT - 2006 1. The length, breadth and height of a room are in the ratio 3:2:1. If the breadth and height are halved while the length is doubled, then the total area of the four walls of the room will (1) Remain the same (2) Decrease by 13.64% (3) Decrease by 15% (4) Decrease by 18.75% (5) Decrease by 30% Answer Questions 2 and 3 on the basis of the information given below: A punching machine is used to punch a circular hole of diameter two units from a square sheet of aluminium of width 2 units, as shown below. The hole is punched such that the circular hole touches one corner P of the square sheet and the diameter of the hole originating at P is in line with a diagonal of the square.
2.The proportion of the sheet area that remains after punching is: (1) ( +2)/8 (2) ( 6- )/8 (3) (4 - )/4 (4) ( -2)/4 (5) ( 14-3 )/6 3. Find the area of the part of the circle (round punch) falling outside the square sheet. (1) /4(2) ( -1)/2 (3) ( -1)/4 (4) ( -2)/2 (5) ( -2)/4 4.A semi-circle is drawn with AB as its diameter. From C, a point on AB, a line perpendicular to AB is drawn meeting the circumference of the semi-circle at D. Given that AC = 2 cm and CD = 6 cm, the area of the semi- circle (in sq. cm) will be: (1) 3 2 (2) 5 0 (3) 4 0.5 (4) 8 1 (5) undeterminable 5. An equilateral triangle BPC is drawn inside a square ABCD. What is the value of the angle APD in degrees? (1) 75 (2) 90 (3) 120 (4) 135 (5) 150
CAT - 2005 1.What is the distance in cm between two parallel chords of lengths 32 cm and 24 cm in a circle of radius 20 cm? (1) 1 or 7 (2) 2 or 14 (3) 3 or 21 (4) 4 or 28 2.Two identical circles intersect so that their centres, and the points at which they intersect, form a square of side 1 cm. The area in sq cm of the portion that is common to the two circles is: (1) /4 (2) /2 - 1 (3) /5 (4) 2 1 3.A rectangular floor is fully covered with square tiles of identical size. The tiles on the edges are white and the tiles in the interior are red. The number of white tiles is the same as the number of red tiles. A possible value of the number of tiles along one edge of the floor is: (1) 10 (2) 12 (3) 14 (4) 16 4.In the following figure, the diameter of the circle is 3 cm. AB and MN are two diameters such that MN is perpendicular to AB. In addition, CG is perpendicular to AB such that AE : EB = 1 : 2, and DF is perpendicular to MN such that NL : LM = 1 : 2. The length of DH in cm is: (1)22 1 (2) (22 1)/2 (3) (32 1)/2 (4) (22 1)/3
5.Four points A, B, C, and D lie on a straight line in the X-Y plane, such that AB = BC = CD, and the length of AB is 1 metre. An ant at A wants to reach a sugar particle at D. But there are insect repellents kept at points B and C. The ant would not go within one metre of any insect repellent. The minimum distance in metres the ant must traverse to reach the sugar particle is: (1) 32 (2) 1+ (3) (4)/3 (4) 5 6.Rectangular tiles each of size 70 cm by 30 cm must be laid horizontally on a rectangular floor of size110 cm by 130 cm, such that the tiles do not overlap. A tile can be placed in any orientation so long as its edges are parallel to the edges of the floor. No tile should overshoot any edge of the floor. The maximum number of tiles that can be accommodated on the floor is: (1) 4 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 7 7.In the X-Y plane, the area of the region bounded by the graph of |x+y| + |x - y| = 4 is: (1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 16 (4) 20 8. Consider a triangle drawn on the X-Y plane with its three vertices at (41, 0), (0, 41) and (0, 0), each vertex being represented by its (X, Y) coordinates. The number of points with integer coordinates inside the triangle (excluding all the points on the boundary) is: (1) 780 (2) 800 (3) 820 (4) 741 9. Consider the triangle ABC shown in the following figure where BC = 12 cm, DB = 9 cm, CD = 6 cm and BCD = BAC. What is the ratio of the perimeter of the triangle ADC to that of the triangle BDC?
(1) 7/9 (2) 8/9 (3) 6/9 (4) 5/9 10. P, Q, S, R are points on the circumference of a cirlce of radius r, such that PQR is an equilateral triangle and PS is a diameter of the circle. What is the perimeter of the quadrilateral PQSR? (1) 2r(1+3) (2) 2r(2+3) (3) r(1+5) (4) 2r +3
CAT - 2004 1. A father and his son are waiting at a bus stop in the evening. There is a lamp post behind them. The lamp post, the father and his son stand on the same straight line. The father observes that the shadows of his head and his son's head are incident at the same point on the ground. If the heights of the lamp post, the father and his son are 6 metres, 1.8 metres and 0.9 metres respectively, and the father is standing 2.1 metres away from the post, then how far (in metres) is the son standing from his father? (1) 0.9 (2) 0.75 (3) 0.6 (4) 0.45 Directions for Questions 2 to 4:Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. In the adjoining figure, I and II are circles with centres P and Q respectively. The two circles touch each other and have a common tangent that touches them at points R and S respectively. This common tangent meets the line joining P and Q at O. The diameters of I and II are in the ratio 4 : 3. It is also known that the length of PO is 28 cm. 2. What is the ratio of the length of PQ to that of QO? (1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 3 (3) 3 : 8 (4) 3 : 4 3.What is the radius of the circle II? (1) 2 cm (2) 3 cm (3) 4 cm (4) 5cm 4. The length of SO is (1) 8 3 cm (2) 10 3 cm (3) 12 3 cm (4) 14 3 cm 5.A rectangular sheet of paper, when halved by folding it at the midpoint of its longer side, results in a rectangle, whose longer and shorter sides are in the same proportion as the longer and shorter sides of the original rectangle. If the shorter side of the original rectangle is 2, what is the area of the smaller rectangle? (1) 42 (2) 22 (3) 2 (4) None of the above
6. In the adjoining figure, chord ED is parallel to the diameter AC of the Circle. If angle CBE=65,then what is the value of angle DEC?
(1) 35 (2) 55 (3) 45 (4) 25 7.If the lengths of diagonals DF, AG and CE of the cube shown in the adjoining figure are equal to the three sides of a triangle, then the radius of the circle circumscribing that triangle will be
(1)equal to the side of the cube (2)3 times the side of the cube (3)13 times the side of the cube (4) impossible to find from the given information 0 8. Let C be a circle with center P0 and AB be a diameter of C. Suppose P1 is the mid point of the line segment P0B, P2 is the mid point of the line segment P1B and so on. Let C1, C2, C3, ... be circles with diameters P0P1, P1P2, P2P3 ... respectively. Suppose the circles C1, C2, C3, are all shaded. The ratio of the area of the unshaded portion of C to that of the original circle C is (1) 8 : 9 (2) 9 : 10 (3) 10 : 11 (4) 11 : 12
9.On a semicircle with diameter AD, chord BC is parallel to the diameter. Further, each of the chords AB and CD has length 2, while AD has length 8. What is the length of BC?
(1) 7.5 (2) 7 (3) 7.75 (4) None of the above 10. A circle with radius 2 is placed against a right angle. Another smaller circle is also placed as shown in the adjoining figure. What is the radius of the smaller circle?
(4)6-42
CAT
-2003
1.A
vertical
tower
OP
stands
at
the
centre
O
of
a
square
ABCD.
Let
hand
b
denote
the
length
OP
and
ABrespectively.
Suppose
APB
=
60
then
the
relationship
between
h
and
b
can
be
expressed
as
(1)
2b2
=h2
(2)
2h2
=
b2
(3)
3b2
=
2h2
(4)
3h2
=2b2
2.Let
A
and
B
be
two
solid
spheres
such
that
the
surface
area
of
B
is
300%
higher
than
the
surface
area
of
The
volume
of
A
is
found
to
be
k%
lower
than
the
volume
ofB.
The
value
ofk
must
be
(1)
85.5
(2)
92.5
(3)
90.5
(4)
87.5
3.
Each
side
of
a
given
polygon
is
parallel
to
either
the
X
or
the
Y
axis.
A
corner
of
such
a
polygon
is
said
to
be
convex
if
the
internal
angle
is
90
or
concave
if
the
internal
angle
is
270.
If
the
number
of
convex
corners
in
such
a
polygon
is
25,
the
number
of
concave
comers
must
be
(1)
20
(2)
0
(3)
21
(4)
22
4.In
the
figure
below,
ABCDEF
is
a
regular
hexagon
and
AOF
=
90.
FO
is
parallel
to
ED.
What
is
the
ratio
of
the
area
of
the
triangle
AOF
to
that
of
the
hexagon
ABCDEF?
A B
(1)
(2)
5. Three horses are grazing within a semi-circular field. In the diagram given below, AB is the diameter of the semi-circular field with centre at O. Horses are tied up at P, Rand S such that PO and RO are the radii of semi- circles with centres at P and R respectively, and S is the centre of the circle touching the two semi-circles with diameters AO and OB. The horses tied at P, R can graze within the respective semi-circles, and the horse tied at S can graze within the circle centered at S. The percentage of the area of the semi-circle with diameter AB that cannot be grazed by the horses is nearest to
1 12
1 6
(3)
1 24
(4)
1 18
(1)
20
(2)
28
(3)
36
(4)
40
6.In
a
triangle
ABC,
AB
=
6,
BC
=
8
and
AC
=
10.
A
perpendicular
dropped
from
B,
meets
the
side
AC
at
D.
A
circle
of
radius
BD
(with
centre
B)
is
drawn.
If
the
circle
cuts
AB
and
BC
at
P
and
Q
respectively,
then
AP:QC
is
equal
to
(1)
1:1
(2)
3:2
(3)
4:1
(4)
3:8
7.In
the
diagram
given
below,
ABD=
CDB
=
PQD
=
90.
IfAB:CD
=
3:1,
the
ratio
of
CD:
PQ
is
A
C P
(1)1:
0.69
(2)1:
0.75
(3)
1:
0.72
(4)
None
of
these
8.In
the
figure
given
below,
AB
is
the
chord
of
a
circle
with
centre
O.AB
is
extended
to
C
such
that
BC
=
OB.
The
straight
line
CO
is
produced
to
meet
the
circle
at
D.
If
ACD
=
y
degrees
and
AOD
=
x
degrees
such
that
x
=
ky,
then
the
value
of
k
is
Q
A B D
(1)
9.
In
the
figure
below,
the
rectangle
at
the
comer
measures
10
cm
20
cm.
The
comer
A
of
the
rectangle
is
also
a
point
on
the
circumference
of
the
circle.
What
is
the
radius
of
the
circle
in
cm?
(1)
10cm
(2)
40
cm
(3)
50
cm
(4)
None
of
these
Directions
for
questions
10
&
11:
Each
question
is
followed
by
two
statements,
I
and
II.
Choose
[1]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
one
of
the
statement
alone
but
not
by
the
other.
Choose
[2]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[3]
if
the
question
can
be
answered
by
using
both
the
statements
together,
but
cannot
be
answered
by
using
either
statement
alone.
Choose
[4]
if
the
question
cannot
be
answered
even
by
using
both
the
statements
together.
10.AB
is
a
chord
of
a
circle.
AB
=
5
cm.
A
tangent
parallel
to
AB
touches
the
minor
arc
AB
at
E.
what
is
the
radius
of
the
circle?
A:
AB
is
not
a
diameter
of
the
circle.
B:
The
distance
between
AB
and
the
tangent
at
E
is
5
cm
11.D,
E,
F
are
the
mid
points
of
the
sides
AB,
BC
and
CA
of
triangle
ABC
respectively.
What
is
the
area
of
DEF
in
square
centimeters?
A:
AD
=
1
cm,
DF
=1cm
and
perimeter
ofDEF
=
3
cm
B:
Perimeter
of
ABC
=
6
cm,
AB
=
2
cm,
and
AC
=
2
cm.
12.
There
are
two
concentric
circles
such
that
the
area
of
the
outer
circle
is
four
times
the
area
of
the
inner
circle.
Let
A,
B
and
C
be
three
distinct
points
on
the
perimeter
of
the
outer
circle
such
that
AB
and
AC
are
tangents
to
the
inner
circle.
If
the
area
of
the
outer
circle
is
12
square
centimeters
then
the
area
(in
square
centimeters)
of
the
triangle
ABC
would
be
(1)
! 12
(2)
! !
(3)
! ! !
(4)
! ! !
Modern
Math
CAT
-2008
1.
The
number
of
common
terms
in
the
two
sequences
17,
21,
25,
...
,
417
and
16,
21,
26,
...
,
466is
(1)
78
(2)
19
(3)
20
(4)
77
(5)
22
Directions
for
Questions
2
and
3:
The
figure
below
shows
the
plan
of
a
town.
The
streets
are
at
right
angles
to
each
other.
A
rectangular
park
(P)
is
situated
inside
the
town
with
a
diagonal
road
running
through
it.
There
is
also
a
prohibited
region
(D)
in
the
town.
2.Neelam
rides
her
bicycle
from
her
house
at
A
to
her
office
at
B,
taking
the
shortest
path.
Then
the
number
of
possible
shortest
paths
that
she
can
choose
is
(1)
60
(2)
75
(3)
45
(4)
90
(5)
72
3.
Neelam
rides
her
bicycle
from
her
house
at
A
to
her
club
at
C,
via
B
taking
the
shortest
path.
Then
the
number
of
possible
shortest
paths
that
she
can
choose
is
(1)
1170
(2)
630
(3)
792
(4)
1200
(5)
936
4.How
many
integers,
greater
than
999
but
not
greater
than
4000,
can
be
formed
with
the
digits
0,
1,
2,
3
and
4,
if
repetition
of
digits
is
allowed?
(1)
499
(2)
500
(3)
375
(4)
376
(5)
501
5.
What
is
the
number
of
distinct
terms
in
the
expansion
of
(a
+b
+
c)20?
(1)
231
(2)
253
(3)
242
(4)
210
(5)
228
CAT -2007 1.In a tournament, there are n team T1, T2,., Tn, with n > 5. Each team consists of k players, k > 3. The following pairs of teams have one player in common: T1 & T2, T2 & T3, .., Tn-1 &Tn, and Tn& T1 No other pair of teams has any player in common. How many players are participating in the tournament, considering all the n teams together? (1) k(n - 1) (2) n(k - 2) (3) k(n - 2) (4) (n - 1)(k - 1) (5) n(k - 1) Directions for Questions 2&3: Let S be the set of all pairs (i, j) where 1 i< j n, and n 4. Any two distinct members of S are called "friends" if they have one constituent of the pairs in common and "enemies" otherwise. For example, if n = 4, then S = { (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 4)}. Here, (1, 2) and (1, 3) are friends, (1, 2) and (2, 3) are also friends, but (1, 4) and (2, 3) are enemies. 2.For general n, how many enemies will each member of S have? (1)1/2(n2 -3n -2)(2) 2n -7(3) 1/2(n2 - 5n + 6)(4) 1/2(n2 -7n +14) (5) n -3 3.For general n, consider any two members of S that are friends. How many other members of S will be common friends ofboth these members? (1)2n-6(2) 1/2n(n-3)(3) n-2(4) 1/2(n2 -7n +16) (5) 1/2(n2 -5n +8) 4. Consider the set S = {2, 3, 4, .., 2n + 1), where n is a positive integer larger than 2007. Define X as the average of the oddintegers in S and Y as the average of the even integers in S. What is the value of X - Y? (1) 1(2)1/ 2n (3) (n+1)/2n (4) 2008 (5) 0
CAT - 2006 1.Consider a sequence where the nth term, tn = n/(n+2), n = 1 , 2 , . . . . The value of t3 x t4 x t5 x....x t53 equals: (1) 2/495 (2) 2/477 (3) 12/55 (4) 1/1485 (5) 1/2970 2.A survey was conducted of 100 people to find out whether they had read recent issues of Golmal, a monthly magazine. The summarized information regarding readership in 3 months is given below: Only September: 18; September but not August: 23; July: 48; July and August: 10; September and July: 8; September: 28; None of the three months: 24. What is the number of surveyed people who have read exactly two consecutive issues (out of the three)? (1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 12 (4) 14 (5)17 3. Consider the set S = {1, 2, 3, 1000}. How many arithmetic progressions can be formed from the elements of S that start with 1 and end with 1000 and have at least 3 elements? ( 1 ) 3 ( 2 ) 4 ( 3 ) 6 ( 4 ) 7 ( 5 ) 8 4. There are 6 tasks and 6 persons. Task 1 cannot be assigned either to person 1 or to person 2; task 2 must be assigned to either person 3 or person 4. Every person is to be assigned one task. In how many ways can the assignment be done? (1) 144 (2) 180 (3) 192 (4)360 (5)716 5. A group of 630 children is arranged in rows for a group photograph session. Each row contains three fewer children than the row in front of it. What number of rows is not possible? ( 1 ) 3 ( 2 ) 4 ( 3 ) 5 ( 4 ) 6 ( 5 ) 7
CAT 2005 1.In a chess competition involving some boys and girls of a school, every student had to play exactly one game with every other student. It was found that in 45 games both the players were girls, and in 190 games both were boys. The number of games in which one player was a boy and the other was a girl is: (1) 200 (2) 216 (3) 235 (4) 256 2.Three Englishmen and three Frenchmen work for the same company. Each of them knows a secret not known to others. They need to exchange these secrets over person-to-person phone calls so that eventually each person knows all six secrets. None of the Frenchmen knows English, and only one Englishman knows French. What is the minimum number of phone calls needed for the above purpose? (1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 9 (4) 15 3. Let n! = 1 x 2 x 3 x ... x n for integer n 1. If p = 1! + (2 x 2!) + (3 x 3!) + ... + (10 x 10!), then p + 2 when divided by 11! leaves a remainder of: (1) 10 (2) 0 (3) 7 (4) 1 4. If a1 = 1 and an+1 - 3an + 2 = 4n for every positive integer n, then a100 equals: (1) 399 - 200 (2) 399 + 200 (3) 3100 200 (4) 3100 + 200 5. Let S be the set of five-digit numbers formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, using each digit exactly once such that exactly two odd positions are occupied by odd digits. What is the sum of the digits in the rightmost position of the numbers in S? (1) 228 (2) 216 (3) 294 (4) 192 6.For a positive integer n, let pn denote the product of the digits of n, and sn denote the sum of the digits of n. The number of integers between 10 and 1000 for which pn + sn = n is: (1) 81 (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 9 7. Let S be a set of positive integers such that every element n of S satisfies the conditions: 1000 <n < 1200 every digit in n is odd Then how many elements of S are divisible by 3? (1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 11 (4) 12
CAT - 2004 1.On January 1, 2004 two new societies, S1 and S2, are formed, each with n members. On the first day of each subsequent month, S1 adds b members while S2 multiplies its current number of members by a constant factor r. Both the societies have the same number of members on July 2, 2004. If b = 10.5n, what is the value of r? (1) 2.0 (2) 9 (3)1.8 (4) 1.7 2. If the sum of the first 11 terms of an arithmetic progression equals that of the first 19 terms, then what is the sum of the first 30 terms? (1)0 (2)-1 (3)1 (4)Not unique 3. N persons stand on the circumference of a circle at distinct points. Each possible pair of persons, not standing next to each other, sings a two-minute song one pair after the other. If the total time taken for singing is 28 minutes, what is N? (1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) None of the above 4. A new flag is to be designed with six vertical stripes using some or all of the colours yellow, green, blue and red. Then, the number of ways this can be done such that no two adjacent stripes have the same colour is (1) 12 x 81 (2) 16 x 192 (3) 20 x 125 (4) 24 x 216 5. Consider the sequence of numbers a1, a2, a3 ... to infinity where a1 = 81.33 and a2 = -19 and aj = aj-1 aj-2 for j 3. What is the sum of the first 6002 terms of this sequence? (1) -100.33 (2) -30.00 (3) 62.33 (4) 119.33
6.In the adjoining figure, the lines represent one way roads allowing travel only northwards or only westwards. Along how many distinct routes can a car reach point B from point A?
(1) 15
CAT - 2003 1. The sum of 3rd and 15th elements of an arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of 6th, 11th and 13th elements of the same progression. Then which element of the series should necessarily be equal to zero? (1)1st (2)9th (3)12th (4)None of these 2. Twenty-seven persons attend a party. Which one of the following statements can never be true? (1)There is a person in the party who is acquainted with all the twenty-six others. (2)Each person in the party has a different number of acquaintances. (3)There is a person in the party who has an odd number of acquaintances. (4)In the party, there is no set of three mutual acquaintances. Directions for questions 3 and 4: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. New Age Consultants have three consultants Gyani, Medha and Buddhi. The sum of the number of projects handled by Gyani and Buddhi individually is equal to the number of projects in which Medha is involved. All three consultants are involved together in 6 projects. Gyani works with Medha in 14 projects. Buddhi has 2 projects with Medha but without Gyani, and 3 projects with Gyani but without Medha. The total number of projects for New Age Consultants is one less than twice the number of projects in which more than one consultant is involved. 3. What is the number of projects in which Gyani alone is involved? (1) Uniquely equal to zero (2) Uniquely equal to 1 (3) Uniquely equal to 4 (4) Cannot be determined uniquely 4.What is the number of projects in which Medha alone is involved? (1) Uniquely equal to zero (2) Uniquely equal to 1 (3) Uniquely equal to 4 (4) Cannot be determined uniquely 5.The 288th term of the series a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f . is (1) u (2) v (3) w (4) x
6.If log32, log3 (2x 5), log3 (2x 7/2) are in arithmetic progression, then the value of x is equal to (1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 3 7.There are 6 boxes numbered 1,2 , ... 6. Each box is to be filled up either with a red or a green ball in such a way that at least 1 box contains a green ball and the boxes containing green balls are consecutively numbered. The total number of ways in which this can be done is (1) 5 (2) 21 (3) 33 (4) 60 8. How many three digit positive integers, with digits x, y and z in the hundreds, tens and units place respectively, exist such that x<y, z<y and x 0? (1) 245 (2) 285 (3) 240 (4) 320 9.Let T be the set of integers {3,11,19,27, ... 451,459,467} and S be a subset of T such that the sum of no two elements of S is 470. The maximum possible number of elements in S is (1) 32 (2) 28 (3) 29 (4) 30 10. There are 8436 steel balls, each with a radius of 1 centimeter, stacked in a pile, with 1 ball on top, 3 balls in the second layer, 6 in the third layer, 10 in the fourth, and so on. The number of horizontal layers in the pile is (1) 34 (2) 38 (3) 36 (4) 32 11.A graph may be defined as a set of points connected bylines called edges. Every edge connects a pair of points. Thus, a triangle is a graph with 3 edges and 3 points. The degree of a point is the number of edges connected to it. For example, a triangle is a graph with three points of degree 2 each. Consider a graph with 12 points. It is possible to reach any point from any other point through a sequence of edges. The number of edges, e, in the graph must satisfy the condition. (1) 11 e 66 (2) 10 e 66 (3) 11 e 65 (4) 0 e 11
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