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CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1 Past Year Questions

1. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

A person invested a total amount of Rs 15 lakh. A part of it was invested in a fixed deposit earning 6% annual interest, and the remaining amount was invested in two other deposits in the ratio 2 : 1, earning annual interest at the rates of 4% and 3%, respectively. If the total annual interest income is Rs 76000 then the amount (in Rs lakh) invested in the fixed deposit was

Total = 15 lakh
Let the amount invested in fixed deposit be = x at 6 % SI
Remaining amount = 15 - x ... which was invested in 2 : 1 at rates 4 % and 3 % per annum.
So amount invested at 4 % pa = 2/3 ( 15 - x )
Amount invested at 3 % pa = 1/3 ( 15 - x )
Total interest after 1 year = 76000 = 0.76 lakh
So , ( x × 6 × 1 ) / 100 + [ 2/3 ( 15 - x ) × 4 × 1 ] / 100 + [ 1/3 ( 15 - x ) × 3 × 1 ] / 100 = 0.76
x = 9 lakh
So 9 lakh will be the answer .

Correct Answer

9

2. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

In a race of three horses, the first beat the second by 11 metres and the third by 90 metres. If the second beat the third by 80 metres, what was the length, in metres, of the racecourse?

A beat B by 11 and A beat C by 90m. That means B is already 79 m ahead of C. Now B will beat C by 80m and B is already 79m ahead so B will gain 1m lead in next 11m. So lead of 80m will be in the span of 80 × 11 = 880m

Correct Answer

880m

3. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

CAT 2019 Quant question 3
  1. 2/3
  2. 3
  3. 1
  4. 1/3

5.55x = 1000
5.55 = 10001/x ... eq1
0.555y = 1000
0.555 = 10001/y ... eq2
Dividing eq 1 and 2
10 = 1000(1/x−1/y)
So 1/x−1/y = 1/3

Correct Answer

4. 1/3

4. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The income of Amala is 20% more than that of Bimala and 20% less than that of Kamala. If Kamala’s income goes down by 4% and Bimala’s goes up by 10%, then the percentage by which Kamala’s income would exceed Bimala’s is nearest to

  1. 29
  2. 28
  3. 31
  4. 32

CAT-2019-Quant-answer-4

Correct Answer

3. 31

5. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Consider a function f satisfying f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) where x, y are positive integers, and f(1) = 2. If f(a+1) + f(a+2) +…….+ f(a+n) = 16 (2n -1) then a is equal to

CAT 2019 Quant answer 5

Correct Answer

3

6. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

For any positive integer n, let f(n) = n(n + 1) if n is even, and f(n) = n + 3 if n is odd. If m is a positive integer such that 8 f(m + 1) – f(m) = 2, then m equals

CAT 2019 Quant answer 6

Correct Answer

10

7. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

In a class, 60% of the students are girls and the rest are boys. There are 30 more girls than boys. If 68% of the students, including 30 boys, pass an examination, the percentage of the girls who do not pass is

CAT 2019 Quant answer 7

Correct Answer

20%

8. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

CAT 2019 QUANT question 8

CAT 2019 Quant answer 8

Correct Answer

6144

9. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Two cars travel the same distance starting at 10:00 am and 11:00 am, respectively, on the same day. They reach their common destination at the same point of time. If the first car travelled for at least 6 hours, then the highest possible value of the percentage by which the speed of the second car could exceed that of the first car is
  1. 20
  2. 25
  3. 30
  4. 10

CAT 2019 Quant answer 9

Correct Answer

1. 20

10. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The number of solution to the equation |x|(6×2 + 1) = 5×2 is

CAT 2019 Quant answer 10

Correct Answer

5

11. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Let T be the triangle formed by the straight line 3x + 5y – 45 = 0 and the coordinate axes. Let the circumcircle of T have radius of length L, measured in the same unit as the coordinate axes. Then, the integer closest to L is

CAT 2019 Quant answer 11

Correct Answer

3285

12. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Let x and y be positive real numbers such that log5 (x + y) + log5 (x − y) = 3, and log2 y − log2 x = 1 − log2 3. Then xy equals

  1. 25
  2. 150
  3. 100
  4. 250

CAT 2019 Quant answer 13

Correct Answer

2. 150

13. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

If the rectangular faces of a brick have their diagonals in the ratio 3 : 2√3 : √15 , then the ratio of the length of the shortest edge of the brick to that of its longest edge is
  1. 1 : √3
  2. √3 : 2
  3. √2 : √3
  4. 2 : √5

CAT 2019 Quant answer 12

Correct Answer

1. 1 : √3

14. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

A club has 256 members of whom 144 can play football, 123 can play tennis, and 132 can play cricket. Moreover, 58 members can play both football and tennis, 25 can play both cricket and tennis, while 63 can play both football and cricket. If every member can play at least one game, then the number of members who can play only tennis is
  1. 45
  2. 43
  3. 32
  4. 38

CAT 2019 Quant answer 14

Correct Answer

2. 43

15. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The product of two positive numbers is 616. If the ratio of the difference of their cubes to the cube of their difference is 157:3, then the sum of the two numbers is

  1. 50
  2. 85
  3. 58
  4. 95

CAT 2019 Quant answer 15

Correct Answer

1. 50

16. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

In a circle of radius 11 cm, CD is a diameter and AB is a chord of length 20.5 cm. If AB and CD intersect at a point E inside the circle and CE has length 7 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BE and AE, in cm, is
  1. 2.5
  2. 3.5
  3. 1.5
  4. 0.5

CAT 2019 Quant answer 16

Correct Answer

4. 0.5

17. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Three men and eight machines can finish a job in half the time taken by three machines and eight men to finish the same job. If two machines can finish the job in 13 days, then how many men can finish the job in 13 days?

CAT 2019 Quant answer 17

Correct Answer

13 men

18. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Amala, Bina, and Gouri invest money in the ratio 3 : 4 : 5 in fixed deposits having respective annual interest rates in the ratio 6 : 5 : 4. What is their total interest income (in Rs) after a year, if Bina’s interest income exceeds Amala’s by Rs 250?
  1. 7250
  2. 7000
  3. 6350
  4. 6000

Let money invested be in ratio 300x:400x:500x Bina’s interest income = 400x× 5 × 1/100 Amala’s interest income = 300x × 6 × 1/100 Difference = 2x = 250 => x = 125 Total interest income = 20x + 18x + 20x = 58x = 58 × 125 = 7250

Correct Answer

1. 7250

19. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The product of the distinct roots of ∣x2 − x − 6∣ = x + 2 is
  1. -24
  2. -4
  3. -8
  4. -16

CAT 2019 Quant answer 19

Correct Answer

4. -16

20. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The number of the real roots of the equation 2cos (x(x + 1)) = 2x + 2-x is
  1. infinite
  2. 2
  3. 0
  4. 1

CAT 2019 Quant answer 20

Correct Answer

2. 2

21. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 gm. If half litre of the mixture weighs 480 gm, then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms of volume, is
  1. 80
  2. 75
  3. 85
  4. 70

CAT 2019 Quant answer 21

Correct Answer

1. 80

22. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

AB is a diameter of a circle of radius 5 cm. Let P and Q be two points on the circle so that the length of PB is 6 cm, and the length of AP is twice that of AQ. Then the length, in cm, of QB is nearest to
  1. 8.5
  2. 9.3
  3. 9.1
  4. 7.8

CAT 2019 Quant answer 22

Correct Answer

3. 9.1

23. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Corners are cut off from an equilateral triangle T to produce a regular hexagon H. Then, the ratio of the area of H to the area of T is

  1. 3 : 4
  2. 2 : 3
  3. 5 : 6
  4. 4 : 5

CAT 2019 Quant answer 23

Correct Answer

2. 2 : 3

24. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Let S be the set of all points (x, y) in the x-y plane such that |x|+|y| ≤ 2 and |x| ≥ 1. Then, the area, in square units, of the region represented by S equals: (type in box)

CAT 2019 Quant answer 24

Correct Answer

2 units

25. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Ramesh and Gautam are among 22 students who write an examination. Ramesh scores 82.5. The average score of the 21 students other than Gautam is 62. The average score of all the 22 students is one more than the average score of the 21 students other than Ramesh. The score of Gautam is
  1. 48
  2. 49
  3. 53
  4. 51

Let the score of Gautam = x ∴ Total score = 21 ×62 + x = 1302 +x …………… (1) Let the average of 21 students other than Ramesh is y ∴ 21y + 82.5 = 22(y+1) ⇒ 21y + 82.5 = 22y + 22 ⇒ y = 60.5 ∴ Total score = 22× 61.5 = 1353 …………….. (2) (1) & (2) ⇒ 1302 + x = 1353 ⇒ x = 51

Correct Answer

4. 51

26. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

CAT 2019 QUANT question 26

CAT 2019 Quant answer 26

Correct Answer

Option 4

27. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

At their usual efficiency levels, A and B together finish a task in 12 days. If A had worked half as efficiently as she usually does, and B had worked thrice as efficiently as he usually does, the task would have been completed in 9 days. How many days would A take to finish the task if she works alone at her usual efficiency?

  1. 24
  2. 12
  3. 18
  4. 36

Let A can do 2x units per day and B can do y units per day As per the question 12(2x+y) = 9(x + 3y) ⇒ 24x + 12y = 9x + 27y ⇒ 15x = 15y ⇒ x = y Let x= y = 1, so A will do 2 units/day and B will don 1 units/day ∴ Total work = 12 (2+1) = 36 units ∴ A alone will do it in 36/2 = 18 days

Correct Answer

3. 18 days

28. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

One can use three different transports which move at 10, 20, and 30 kmph, respectively. To reach from A to B, Amal took each mode of transport 1/3 of his total journey time, while Bimal took each mode of transport 1/3 of the total distance. The percentage by which Bimal’s travel time exceeds Amal’s travel time is nearest to

  1. 22
  2. 21
  3. 19
  4. 20

CAT 2019 Quant answer 28

Correct Answer

1. 22

29. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The percentage score needed for passing the examination is

  1. 75
  2. 60
  3. 80
  4. 70

CAT 2019 Quant answer 29

Correct Answer

4. 70

30. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains Rs. 7. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 13. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?

  1. 100
  2. 80
  3. 85
  4. 95

Let CP of Pen = x and CP of book =y ATQ 0.95x + 1.15y = x + y + 7 -0.05x + 0.15y = 7 ------(1) and 1.05x + 1.10y = x + y + 13 0.05x + 0.1y = 13 ------(2) Adding (1) and (2) We get 0.25y = 20 So, y = 80

Correct Answer

2. 80

31. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

The wheels of bicycles A and B have radii 30 cm and 40 cm, respectively. While traveling a certain distance, each wheel of A required 5000 more revolutions than each wheel of B. If bicycle B traveled this distance in 45 minutes, then its speed, in km per hour, was
  1. 16π
  2. 14π
  3. 18π
  4. 12π

CAT 2019 Quant answer 31

Correct Answer

1. 16π

32. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

With rectangular axes of coordinates, the number of paths from (1,1) to (8,10) via (4,6), where each step from any point (x, y) is either to (x, y+1) or to (x+1, y), is (type in box)

CAT 2019 Quant answer 32

Correct Answer

3285

33. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

CAT 2019 QUANT question 33
  1. -16
  2. -24
  3. -20
  4. -12

CAT 2019 Quant answer 33

Correct Answer

4. -12

34. CAT 2019 Quant - Slot 1

  1. (1003)215 – 3
  2. (997)214 + 3
  3. (1003)15 + 6
  4. (997)15 – 3

CAT 2019 Quant answer 34

Correct Answer

1. (1003)215 - 3

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