Answers : SECTION-IV

 

 DIRECTIONS  for questions 146 to 150: Refer to the graph below.

 

Question 146. XYZ has maximum market share in the year

A. 1995
B.  1997
C. 1996
D. 1999

Question 147. XYZ share is more than 50% for ‘x’ number of years, where ‘x’ is

A. 3
B.
C. 2
D. 4

Question 148. XYZ market share is minimum in

A. 1996
B. 1997 
C. 1998
D. 1995

Question 149. The year in which the XYZ enrolment growth is negative is

A. 1996
B. 1995
C. 1997
D. 1998

Question 150. The number of times when the XYZ share has grown more than the market is

A. 1
B. 3
C. 1
D. None of these

 

DIRECTION for questions 151 to 156:  Refer to the data below

 The CAT comprises 200 questions divided into 4 equal sections: The test duration is 120 minutes.  Hit Ratio (HR) is defined as the ratio of the number of correct answer to the number of wrong answers.  The following data pertains to an aspirant Nathuram Batliwalla (NB).

Please note that  for every correct answer one mark is awarded, for every wrong answer 1/4th  mark is deducted. No marks are deducted for questions left unanswered.  The net score is obtained by deducting 1/4th the number of wrong answers from the total number of correct answers.

Section

Time taken per Question(minutes)

Hit Ratio

VA

DI

QA

RC

0.70

1.00

0.80

1.1

4

4

4

3

 

Question 151. What is the maximum possible net score that NB can get?

A. 114.50
B. 122.25 
C. 108.75
D. 104.00

Question 152. Which of the following would be the best sequence for NB to follow in order to optimise his net score?

A. QA-VA-RC-DI
B. VA-DI-QA-RC 
C. VA-RC-DI-QA
D. VA-QA-DI-RC

Question 153. What is the minimum time that NB would require for a net score of atleast 75 marks?

A. 95 min
B. 70 min 
C. 75 min
D. 88 min

Question 154. What is the maximum number of questions that NB can solve in 120 minutes?

A. 145
B. 160
C. 125
D. 110

Question 155. If NB wants to score atleast 50% net score in every section, what is the minimum number of questions that he should attempt, overall?

A. 143
B. 162 
C. 126
D. 117

Question 156. If NB wants to score atleast 50% net score in every section, would the total test time be adequate?

A. Yes
B. No 
C. Cannot be determined
D. Maybe

 

DIRECTIONS for questions 157 to 161: Refer to the data below.

The following table gives the trade figures between Tanzania and the European community (EC), in the period 1982-1992.  All figures are in US$ billion. 

Year

EC exports

to Tanzania

EC imports

from Tanzania

Year

EC exports

to Tanzania

EC imports

from Tanzania

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.9

4.5

5.8

1.8

2.0

2.

3.1

3.2

5.0

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

-

6.0

6.0

9.2

9.0

11.0

-

5.1

5.4

6.6

6.7

6.8

-

 

Question 157. In which of the following years was the difference between EC exports to Tanzania and EC imports from Tanzania largest?

A. 1987
B. 1991
C. 1990
D. 1992

Question 158. Considering two years at a time, the percent increase in the Tanzanian exports to the EC in an year over that in the previous year was the highest in

A. 1984
B. 1987 
C. 1990
D. 1992

Question 159. The percent increase in the Tanzanian imports from the EC in any year over than in the previous year, was the highest in

A. 1986
B. 1987 
C. 1990
D. 1992

Question 160. In which of the following periods did the Tanzanian exports increase while that of the EC decreased?

A. 1983-84
B. 1986-87 
C. 1990-91
D. 1988-89

Question 161. In which of the following years was the ratio of the EC exports to Tanzania to that of the EC imports from Tanzania the highest?

A. 1987
B. 1991 
C. 1990
D. 1992

 

DIRECTIONS   for Questions 162 to 167: Refer to the line graph.

The following graph gives data on the monthly production of rice.  The rice harvest season starts from September of any year to march of the subsequent year.  All figures are in million tonnes

Question 162. What  was the total production of rice, in terms of million tonnes, ink the harvest season of 1997-98?

A. 100
B. 106.4 
C. 88.6
D. 112.5

Question 163. Considering the corresponding months in both the harvest seasons, in which month out of the following was the difference in the production of the rice the lowest?

A. September
B. October 
C. December
D. November

Question 164. Considering the corresponding months in both the harvest seasons, in which month was the production of rice the same?

A. October
B. January
C. February
D. December

Question 165. Considering the corresponding months in both the harvest seasons, in which month out of the following was the difference in the production of the rice the greatest?

A. March
B. February
C. October
D. September

Question 166. What was the total production of rice, in terms of million tonnes, in the harvest season of 1998-99?

A. 99.8
B. 90.6 
C. 88.8
D. 104.2

Question 167. In the harvest season of which year was the production of rice higher?

A. 1997-98
B. 1998-99 
C. It was the same in both the seasons
D. None of these

 

DIRECTION for questions 168 to 172: Refer to the table below.

 The following table gives the statistics on the financial performance of some companies in terms of net sales and net profits.  The data pertains to 1997-98 and 198-99.

All figures are in  Rs.crores
NS- Net Sales; NP – Net Profit

 

Company

1997-98

1998-99

NS

NP

NS

NP

Reliable Industries

Jasen and Koubro

CTC

Bijli Auto

SILT

2950

1700

1300

1250

0800

 

163

102

1153

044

020

4200

2200

1800

1350

0900

321

118

155

252

032

 

Question 168. From 1997-98 to 1998-99, the percentage increase in net sales was the highest for the company

A. Reliable Industries
B. Jasen  and Koubro 
C. CTC
D. SILT

Question 169. In 1998-99,  the net profit per rupee of net sales was the highest for the company

A. SILT
B. Bijili Auto 
C. CTC
D. Jasen and Koubro

Question 170. From 1997-98 to 1998-99, the net profit of Jasen and Koubro increased approximately by

A. 16%
B. 18%
C. 20%
D. 22%

Question 171. From 1997-98 to 1998-99, the percentage increase in the net profit was the highest for the company

A. SILT
B. Bijili Auto 
C. CTC
D. Reliable Industries

Question 172. 1997-98 , the net profit per rupee of net sales was the lowest for the company

A. Reliable Industries
B. Jason and Roubro 
C. CTC
D. SILT

 

DIRECTIONS for questions 173 to 177: Refer to the bar graph below.

The following graph gives the net sales figures of the top five Industrial V-Belt manufacturers, for the year 1998-99.  A peculiar feature of this industry is that the market share of any company (expressed in percentage) has the same numerals as its net sales (in Rs.Crore) For e.g., the market leader Fenner India Ltd.  has a market share of 40% and its net sales in Rs.40 crore

 

Question 173. In 1998-99,  total industry sales, in Rs. Crore, where

A. 100
B. 86 
C. 90
D. cannot be determined

Question 174. The net sales of all the companies, apart from the top five, were (in Rs. Crore)

A. 16
B. 17 
C. 14
D. 18

Question 175. The combined market share of Hilton Rubbers, Dunlop Ltd. and Andrew Yule

A. expected that of the remaining two of the top five companies
B. was same as that of Fenner India Ltd 
C. was more than 50%
D. was less than that of Fenner India Ltd

Question 176. Which of the following statements can be concluded from the data given?

A. There is no single manufacturer with the largest market share
B. The market share of any manufacturer is the top five exceeds the combined market share of all others (except the top five) 
C. No other manufacturer can have as large a share as Fenner India Ltd
D. The combined market share of all the other companies (apart from the top five), exceeds the market share of Dunlop Ltd

Question 177. If the Profit of Dunlop Ltd. was 40% of the net sales of Hilton Rubbers, the profit of Dunlop per rupee of net sales is

A. 0.25
B. 0.35
C. 0.05
D. 0.15

 

DIRECTIONS    for questions 178 to 189: Each question is followed by two statements.

Mark A  If statement I alone, but not statement II alone, is sufficient to answer the question
Mark B  If statement II alone, but not  statement I alone, is sufficient to answer the question
Mark C If the question can be answered with the help of both statements together, but not with the help of either statement alone.
Mark D If the question cannot be answered unless more information is provided.

 

Question 178. If P,Q,X and Y are four positive integers, is P/X > q/y
I.  P>Q
II. X<Y

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 179. Is 3x2 + 5 an even number?

I.  6x + 10 is and even integer
II.  X is an odd number

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 180. What was the amount spent on cloth?
I. The cloth costs Rs.150 per metre
II. A trouser requires 2.5 metres of cloth.

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 181. Is P an integer?
I.  Q is an integer between 5 and 8
II. P = Q/2

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 182. What is the average score of Aloke in the two test?
I.His score is one of the tests was 105
II. The difference in the scores of the two tests was 5

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 183. A sphere hung in the air forms a perfectly circube shadow  on the ground at noon.  What is the volume of the sphere?
I. The ratio of the sphere’s surface  area to the area of its projected shadow (circle) is given as a known value X.
II. The ratio of the projected shadow’s area to that of its circumference is given as Y

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 184. An aeroplane travels from Mumbai to New York in some unknown amount of time,.  The cities are in different time zones.  What is the speed of the plane?

I. The plane takes 2 hours more to travel from New York to Mumbai.
II. The longitudinal difference between the locations of the two cities is known

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 185.

Is A a prime number?
I. A is odd, greater than 10 and lesser than 16.
II. A is odd, greater than 10 , lesser than 20 and is not a multiple of 3

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 186.

Is ABCD a square?

I. ABCD is a rhombus.
II. ABCD is not a rectangle.

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 187.

 Is Tejas a liar
I. Tejas claims that he speaks the truth.
II. Tejas  claims that he does not lie.

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 188.

Two angle X and Y are subtended with the centres of two circles by two arcs A and B respectively.Which angle (between X and Y) is greater?
    I. A is greater than B
 
II.Both the circles are of the same size

A.
B.  
C.
D.

Question 189.

Which has a greater surface area the sphere or the cone?
I. The sphere has a greater volume than the cone.
II.The sphere has a lesser volume than the cone.

A.
B.  
C.
D.

 

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