Instructions

Identify the odd one out.

Question 1

Flow, Trap, Draw, Back

Solution

The other three words can be read backwards also to form a meaningful word while the word back cannot be.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 2

Select the item which doesn't belong to the group

Solution

All the given persons belonging to particular profession use their skill. However auhority is not the skill possessed by the manager. Manager uses managerial skills.

Question 3

Some roads lead to Rome. Some roads do not lead to Paris. Which of the following conclusions are true?

Conclusions:

1) All roads lead to either Rome or Paris

2) Roads that lead to Rome do not lead to Paris

3) No roads lead to both Rome and Paris

Solution

The venn diagram exhibits one possible case. As can be seen from the diagram, none of the conclusions hold in this case. Hence, option D.

Question 4

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

A) Due to the injury, Shamali was finding it difficult to keep up with the other hikers

B) She turned up the volume on her television to drown out the background noise

C) How I scraped into the practical exam is a mystery!

Solution

The phrasal verbs in A and B have been correctly used. In C, the phrasal verb should have been scraped through to imply barely passing something. Hence, option B.

Question 5

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

Solution

This sentence mentions the tendency to consider every spot for the possible house site. "Surveyed" fits in appropriately in the second blank. Between habitual and accustomed, "accustomed" is more appropriate given the context of the para.

Question 6

Classify the statements as Facts (F), Inferences (I) or Judgments(J).
1)The first Ionian sages lighted the torch of philosophy at the altar of Zoroaster.
2)The conquest of Asia Minor by the Persians brought Thales, Anaximenes, and Herakleïtos into contact with the Eranian dogmas.
3)The leaven thus imparted had a potent influence upon the entire mass of Grecian thought.
4)We find it easy to trace its action upon opinions in later periods and among the newer nations.

Solution

The first two sentences are facts as they are the pieces of information which can be verified. Based on the first two facts, the author infers the third sentence. Statement 4 is a judgment as the word "easy" is the personal opinion of the author.

Question 7

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

A) She called upon the meeting without giving adequate notice to the members

B) Amita decided to opt out of the placement process

C) Sumeet was fired from his job because he did not get by with his boss

Solution

The phrasal verb opt out has been correctly used in B. The phrasal verb “call upon” has been incorrectly used in sentence A - it should have either been “called off” to indicate that the meeting was cancelled at the last moment or just “called” to indicate that it was scheduled at the last moment. In sentence C, the correct phrasal verb would have been “get along with”.

Question 8

Fill in the blanks:

They donate money generously to the social functions, attend weddings in the nearby areas, with the bereaved to gain social acceptance from these villages. As a result the outcasts and the unemployed are __ into their web.

Solution

The word following the first blank is "with". Hence, we can rule out the first option as we do not use the word with with console. Moreover, from the sentence we can infer that the subject of the sentence participate in village activities to gain social acceptance. Hence, the appropriate options for the first blank are condole and commiserate. From the sentence we can also infer that using this social acceptance they trick the outcasts and unemployed into joining them. Hence, the only appropriate option for the second blank is "lured". Thus, the correct option is option B.

Question 9

Statements:

1. Some maths is physics
2. All physics is chemistry
3. All chemistry is biology
4. Some biology is geography

Conclusions:

1. Some geography is chemistry
2. Some geography is physics
3. All chemistry is physics
4. Some geography is maths

Solution

Consider the following diagram:

From this we can conclude that none of the conclusions are true.

Question 10

Classify the following statements as Facts, Inference or Judgements:

The culture of China is changing rapidly, and undoubtedly rapid change is needed. The change that has hitherto taken place is traceable ultimately to the military superiority of the West. But in future our economic superiority is likely to be quite as potent.

Solution

The first statement is clearly a judgement as it gives the author’s opinion that rapid change is required in China. The second statement is an independently verifiable fact. The third statement gives the author’s opinion about what will be potent in the future. Hence, JFJ.

Question 11

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

Solution

Fill up is used when some one has to fill an empty container. For a blank, we should use the phrasal verb “fill in”.

Question 12

Statements: Some books are made of paper. Some files are books.

Conclusions:

1) Some books are made of cardboard.

2) File is made of paper.

Solution

1 cannot be concluded because books which are not made of paper can be made of anything else; not necessarily cardboard. 2 says all files are made of paper. From the statements, it can be concluded that only some files which are also books are made of paper. Therefore option C.

Question 13

All villages are towns. Some villages are cities. Which of the following conclusions is/are necessarily true?
Conclusions:
1) All towns are cities.
2) All villages are cities.
3) Some towns are cities.
4) Some villages are not cities.

Solution

Both venn diagrams shown below are possible under the given conditions. We can see that 1 and 2 are not true in the first case and 4 in the second case. Hence, option D.

Question 14

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. Some well-dressed people are sociable.
B. All sociable people are well-dressed.
C. Some well dressed people are dull.
D. No dull person is well-dressed.
E. Some sociable people are dull.
F. Some dull ones are well-dressed.

Solution

Option D: BEF

Using the statements "some sociable people are dull" and "all sociable people are well dressed", we can say that some dull people are well dressed, which is same as that in sentence F.

Hence, option D is the answer.

Question 15

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. All engineers can sing.
B. No music lover can sing.
C. All who can sing are music lovers.
D. All music lovers can sing.
E. Some who can sing are engineers.
F. All engineers are music lovers.

Solution

Option B: ACF

All engineers can sing. All who can sing are music lovers.

Using these two we can say that all engineers are music lovers, which is same as sentence F.

Hence, option B is correct.

Question 16

Scrutiny : Inspection : : Castigate : ?

Solution

Scrutiny and Inspection are synonyms. Hence, we need to find the synonym of castigate. The meaning of 'castigate' is 'reprimand severely'. So, 'censure', which also means 'reprimand severely' is the correct answer.

Question 17

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

Solution

This sentence mentions the tendency to consider every spot for the possible house site. "Surveyed" fits in appropriately in the second blank. Between habitual and accustomed, "accustomed" is more appropriate given the context of the para.

Question 18

Classify the following statements as Facts, Inference or Judgements:

It is generally not expected of laymen to understand and appreciate involved economic theses that are picked for the Nobel prize for Economics. However, this is not the case this year as even a layman can understand the impact of monopolies and the importance of regulating them. This year’s winner of the Economics Nobel is Jean Tirole’s “Taming of powerful firms”. The acclaimed work deals with the complicated subject of regulating monopolies in advanced economies.

Solution

The first two statements represent the author’s opinion about what is expected from laymen and whether or not this year’s winner is easily understandable. The next two statements are independently verifiable facts. Hence, the answer is JJFF.

Question 19

Morsel : Food : : Modicum : ?

Solution

Morsel is a small piece of food. Similarly modicum is tiny quantity of something desirable or valuable like respect. Hence, option C.

Question 20

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

Solution

The correct phrasal verb for sentence B would have been “rubbed out”.

Question 21

All cats are dogs. Some dogs are animals. All animals are humans. Which of the following statements is definitely true?

All cats are humans

Some cats are humans

Some cats are not humans

Solution

The intersection between the sets of Cats and Humans might be an empty set. This rules out statements 1 and 2. The intersection might be in such a way that Cats is a subset of Humans. This rules out statement 3. Therefore, no statement can be true for sure. Hence, option d).

CAT 2023 Miscellaneous Questions with Answers

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Flow, Trap, Draw, Back

Select the item which doesn't belong to the group

Some roads lead to Rome. Some roads do not lead to Paris. Which of the following conclusions are true?

Conclusions:

1) All roads lead to either Rome or Paris

2) Roads that lead to Rome do not lead to Paris

3) No roads lead to both Rome and Paris

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

A) She called upon the meeting without giving adequate notice to the members

B) Amita decided to opt out of the placement process

C) Sumeet was fired from his job because he did not get by with his boss

Fill in the blanks:

They donate money generously to the social functions, attend weddings in the nearby areas, with the bereaved to gain social acceptance from these villages. As a result the outcasts and the unemployed are __ into their web.

Statements:

1. Some maths is physics
2. All physics is chemistry
3. All chemistry is biology
4. Some biology is geography

Conclusions:

1. Some geography is chemistry
2. Some geography is physics
3. All chemistry is physics
4. Some geography is maths

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

Statements: Some books are made of paper. Some files are books.

Conclusions:

1) Some books are made of cardboard.

2) File is made of paper.

All villages are towns. Some villages are cities. Which of the following conclusions is/are necessarily true?
Conclusions:
1) All towns are cities.
2) All villages are cities.
3) Some towns are cities.
4) Some villages are not cities.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. Some well-dressed people are sociable.
B. All sociable people are well-dressed.
C. Some well dressed people are dull.
D. No dull person is well-dressed.
E. Some sociable people are dull.
F. Some dull ones are well-dressed.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. All engineers can sing.
B. No music lover can sing.
C. All who can sing are music lovers.
D. All music lovers can sing.
E. Some who can sing are engineers.
F. All engineers are music lovers.

Scrutiny : Inspection : : Castigate : ?

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

Morsel : Food : : Modicum : ?

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

All cats are dogs. Some dogs are animals. All animals are humans. Which of the following statements is definitely true?

All cats are humans

Some cats are humans

Some cats are not humans

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CAT 2023 Miscellaneous Questions with Answers

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Flow, Trap, Draw, Back

Select the item which doesn't belong to the group

Some roads lead to Rome. Some roads do not lead to Paris. Which of the following conclusions are true? Conclusions: 1) All roads lead to either Rome or Paris 2) Roads that lead to Rome do not lead to Paris 3) No roads lead to both Rome and Paris

Fill in the blanks: At a certain season of our life we are ____________ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus __________ the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used? A) She called upon the meeting without giving adequate notice to the members B) Amita decided to opt out of the placement process C) Sumeet was fired from his job because he did not get by with his boss

Fill in the blanks: They donate money generously to the social functions, attend weddings in the nearby areas, ____ with the bereaved to gain social acceptance from these villages. As a result the outcasts and the unemployed are ______ into their web.

Statements: 1. Some maths is physics2. All physics is chemistry3. All chemistry is biology4. Some biology is geography Conclusions: 1. Some geography is chemistry2. Some geography is physics3. All chemistry is physics4. Some geography is maths

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

Statements: Some books are made of paper. Some files are books. Conclusions: 1) Some books are made of cardboard. 2) File is made of paper.

All villages are towns. Some villages are cities. Which of the following conclusions is/are necessarily true?Conclusions:1) All towns are cities.2) All villages are cities.3) Some towns are cities.4) Some villages are not cities.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related. A. Some well-dressed people are sociable. B. All sociable people are well-dressed. C. Some well dressed people are dull. D. No dull person is well-dressed. E. Some sociable people are dull. F. Some dull ones are well-dressed.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related. A. All engineers can sing. B. No music lover can sing. C. All who can sing are music lovers. D. All music lovers can sing. E. Some who can sing are engineers. F. All engineers are music lovers.

Scrutiny : Inspection : : Castigate : ?

Fill in the blanks: At a certain season of our life we are ____________ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus __________ the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

Morsel : Food : : Modicum : ?

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

All cats are dogs. Some dogs are animals. All animals are humans. Which of the following statements is definitely true? All cats are humans Some cats are humans Some cats are not humans

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Some roads lead to Rome. Some roads do not lead to Paris. Which of the following conclusions are true?

Conclusions:

1) All roads lead to either Rome or Paris

2) Roads that lead to Rome do not lead to Paris

3) No roads lead to both Rome and Paris

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

In which of the following sentences has the phrasal verb been incorrectly used?

A) She called upon the meeting without giving adequate notice to the members

B) Amita decided to opt out of the placement process

C) Sumeet was fired from his job because he did not get by with his boss

Fill in the blanks:

They donate money generously to the social functions, attend weddings in the nearby areas, with the bereaved to gain social acceptance from these villages. As a result the outcasts and the unemployed are __ into their web.

Statements:

1. Some maths is physics
2. All physics is chemistry
3. All chemistry is biology
4. Some biology is geography

Conclusions:

1. Some geography is chemistry
2. Some geography is physics
3. All chemistry is physics
4. Some geography is maths

Statements: Some books are made of paper. Some files are books.

Conclusions:

1) Some books are made of cardboard.

2) File is made of paper.

All villages are towns. Some villages are cities. Which of the following conclusions is/are necessarily true?
Conclusions:
1) All towns are cities.
2) All villages are cities.
3) Some towns are cities.
4) Some villages are not cities.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. Some well-dressed people are sociable.
B. All sociable people are well-dressed.
C. Some well dressed people are dull.
D. No dull person is well-dressed.
E. Some sociable people are dull.
F. Some dull ones are well-dressed.

Choose the set of statements which are logically related.
A. All engineers can sing.
B. No music lover can sing.
C. All who can sing are music lovers.
D. All music lovers can sing.
E. Some who can sing are engineers.
F. All engineers are music lovers.

Fill in the blanks:
At a certain season of our life we are __ to consider every spot as the possible site of a house. I have thus the country on every side within a dozen miles of where I live.

All cats are dogs. Some dogs are animals. All animals are humans. Which of the following statements is definitely true?

All cats are humans

Some cats are humans

Some cats are not humans