CAT 2024Slot 1QAAll Questions

All 17 QA questions with detailed solutions and explanations.
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Q1
AlgebraHard
Let $x, y,$ and $z$ be real numbers satisfying
$4(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2})=a,$
$4(x-y-z)=3+a$
The a equals
Q2
AlgebraMedium
Suppose $x_{1},x_{2},x_{3},...,x_{100}$ are in arithmetic progression such that $x_{5}=-4$ and $2x_{6}+2x_{9}=x_{11}+x_{13}$, Then,$x_{100}$ equals
Q3
Number SystemsMedium
When $10^{100}$is divided by 7, the remainder is
Q4
AlgebraMedium
The sum of all real values of k for which $\left(\cfrac{1}{8}\right)^{k}\times \left(\cfrac{1}{32768}\right)^{\cfrac{1}{3}}=\cfrac{1}{8}\times \left(\cfrac{1}{32768}\right)^{\cfrac{1}{k}}$, is
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Q5
AlgebraHard
For any natural number $n$ let $a_{n}$ be the largest integer not exceeding $\sqrt{n}$. Then the value of $a_{1}+a_{2}+.....+a_{50}$ is
Q6
ArithmeticMedium
In September, the incomes of Kamal, Amal and Vimal are in the ratio 8 ∶ 6 ∶ 5. They rent a house together, and Kamal pays 15%, Amal pays 12% and Vimal pays 18% of their respective incomes to cover the total house rent in that month. In October, the house rent remains unchanged while their incomes increase by 10%, 12% and 15%, respectively. In October, the percentage of their total income that will be paid as house rent, is nearest to
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Q7
ArithmeticMedium
A fruit seller has a total of 187 fruits consisting of apples, mangoes and oranges. The number of apples and mangoes are in the ratio 5 : 2. After she sells 75 apples, 26 mangoes and half of the oranges, the ratio of number of unsold apples to number of unsold oranges becomes 3 : 2. The total number of unsold fruits is
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Q8
ArithmeticMedium
There are four numbers such that average of first two numbers is 1 more than the first number, average of first three numbers is 2 more than average of first two numbers, and average of first four numbers is 3 more than average of first three numbers. Then, the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers, is
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Q9
ArithmeticMedium
A shop wants to sell a certain quantity (in kg) of grains. It sells half the quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the first customer. Then, it sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the second customer. Finally, when the shop sells half of the remaining quantity and an additional 3 kg of these grains to the third customer, there are no grains left. The initial quantity, in kg, of grains is
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Q10
Number SystemsHard
The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the distinct non-zero digits a, b, c, and d, with each digit appearing exactly once in every number, is 153310 + n, where n is a single digit natural number. Then, the value of (a + b + c + d + n) is
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Q11
AlgebraHard
In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities
$y \geq x + 4$ and $-4 \leq x^2 + y^2 + 4(x - y) \leq 0$ is
Q12
ArithmeticMedium
The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40% profit. If the product had cost 40% less and had been sold for 5 rupees less, then the resulting profit would have been 50%. The original selling price, in rupees, of the product is
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Q13
ArithmeticMedium
A glass is filled with milk. Two-thirds of its content is poured out and replaced with water. If this process of pouring out two-thirds the content and replacing with water is repeated three more times, then the final ratio of milk to water in the glass, is
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Q14
ArithmeticMedium
Two places A and B are 45 kms apart and connected by a straight road. Anil goes from A to B while Sunil goes from B to A. Starting at the same time, they cross each other in exactly 1 hour 30 minutes. If Anil reaches B exactly 1 hour 15 minutes after Sunil reaches A, the speed of Anil, in km per hour, is
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Q15
ArithmeticMedium
An amount of Rs 10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain number of years at a simple interest of 5% per annum. On maturity, the total amount received is deposited in bank B for another 5 years at a simple interest of 6% per annum. If the interests received from bank A and bank B are in the ratio 10 : 13, then the investment period, in years, in bank A is
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Q16
AlgebraHard
If $(a + b \sqrt{n})$ is the positive square root of $(29 - 12\sqrt{5})$, where a and b are integers, and n is a natural number, then the maximum possible value of $(a + b + n)$ is
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Q17
GeometryHard
The surface area of a closed rectangular box, which is inscribed in a sphere, is 846 sq cm, and the sum of the lengths of all its edges is 144 cm. The volume, in cubic cm, of the sphere is
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