CMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - CAT MCQ

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Adversity provides us with an opportunity to develop our character in a natural, recurring and powerful way that only the challenges of adversity offer. According to Solomon, adversity refines and reveals the gold and silver of our character.

A lot of times adversity comes our way as a direct or indirect result of our own actions. We make a bad choice or a bad decision, or we simply fail to do something we should have done. When I made bad investment decisions, I had to accept responsibility for my greed and naive choices. Yes, several men had misrepresented the opportunities to me but the fact is, I am the one who made the decisions. And I experienced the very consequences that Solomon had cautioned us about. Any time you make a contribution to your own adversity, you need to accept responsibility for it. Don't simply blame someone or something else.

Nonetheless, throughout our lives we will experience a great deal of adversity that is not a result of our own actions. It is critically important that we do not assign fault to ourselves or to those who had nothing to do with it. When a friend of mine lost his daughter to leukemia, he confided in me that he felt God was punishing him for his past sins. In other words, he was blaming himself. It is believed that adversity sometimes has a purpose that we cannot know or understand. As tempting as it may be to try to figure out such a mystery is not only an exercise in futility, it is foolish also.

Q. The author quotes Solomon to

Directions: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

With God's blessings and hard work, (1)/ I cleared many hurdles in life and did (2)/ reasonable with both professional and personally well. (3)/ No error (4)

Directions: Choose the phrase from the phrases (1), (2) and (3) that should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (4) as the answer.

This necessitated regular keep-up and maintenance of the aircraft.

Directions: In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

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Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

"Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker – others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin.

But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise.

"Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and onto the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice – where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian.

It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

Q. Why was the author considered as solitary walker in Galway by the guide Billy Murray?

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

"Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker – others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin.

But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise.

"Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and on to the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice – where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian.

It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

Q. Why was just Lighthouse Cafe recommended to the author to have lunch at?

Directions: Choose the phrase from the phrases (1), (2) and (3) that should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (4) as the answer.

Implementing it wisely, the national education policy will benefit all the sections of the society.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. The sentence is followed by four sets of words. Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The ground reality demanded _______ administrative measures which were being ______ due to variety of reasons.

Directions: The sentence has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

As night _____ and fog covered the land, Ramesh could not ______ anything.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Adversity provides us with an opportunity to develop our character in a natural, recurring and powerful way that only the challenges of adversity offer. According to Solomon, adversity refines and reveals the gold and silver of our character.

A lot of times adversity comes our way as a direct or indirect result of our own actions. We make a bad choice or a bad decision, or we simply fail to do something we should have done. When I made bad investment decisions, I had to accept responsibility for my greed and naive choices. Yes, several men had misrepresented the opportunities to me but the fact is, I am the one who made the decisions. And I experienced the very consequences that Solomon had cautioned us about. Any time you make a contribution to your own adversity, you need to accept responsibility for it. Don't simply blame someone or something else.

Nonetheless, throughout our lives we will experience a great deal of adversity that is not a result of our own actions. It is critically important that we do not assign fault to ourselves or to those who had nothing to do with it. When a friend of mine lost his daughter to leukemia, he confided in me that he felt God was punishing him for his past sins. In other words, he was blaming himself. It is believed that adversity sometimes has a purpose that we cannot know or understand. As tempting as it may be to try to figure out such a mystery is not only an exercise in futility, it is foolish also.

Q. Adversity provides us with an opportunity to

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Adversity provides us with an opportunity to develop our character in a natural, recurring and powerful way that only the challenges of adversity offer. According to Solomon, adversity refines and reveals the gold and silver of our character.

A lot of times adversity comes our way as a direct or indirect result of our own actions. We make a bad choice or a bad decision, or we simply fail to do something we should have done. When I made bad investment decisions, I had to accept responsibility for my greed and naive choices. Yes, several men had misrepresented the opportunities to me but the fact is, I am the one who made the decisions. And I experienced the very consequences that Solomon had cautioned us about. Any time you make a contribution to your own adversity, you need to accept responsibility for it. Don't simply blame someone or something else.

Nonetheless, throughout our lives we will experience a great deal of adversity that is not a result of our own actions. It is critically important that we do not assign fault to ourselves or to those who had nothing to do with it. When a friend of mine lost his daughter to leukemia, he confided in me that he felt God was punishing him for his past sins. In other words, he was blaming himself. It is believed that adversity sometimes has a purpose that we cannot know or understand. As tempting as it may be to try to figure out such a mystery is not only an exercise in futility, it is foolish also.

Q. Most often our misfortunes are the result of our own

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. The sentence is followed by four sets of words. Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

He absorbed the communist _________ of an ideal society where the lowliest peasants would enjoy ______ prosperity.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four sets of words labelled (1) to (4). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The government adopted a ________ attitude towards telecom operators who were ______ to clear all their dues before the year end.

Directions: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

All they need to do is feed their contact (1)/ details, feed the IMEI number to receiving (2)/ an OTP on their mobile. (3)/ No error (4)

Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.

"Vibrant salads, wholesome bites, vegan baking, all vegetarian!" Thus proclaimed a billboard on a stand placed just outside The Lighthouse Cafe. Well, well, well, I thought to myself, another one of those places designed to attract tourists; can't be genuine, can it? I couldn't have been more wrong. I'd embarked on a walking tour of Galway, a city facing the Atlantic, in the Republic of Ireland, and my guide was Billy Murray who told me at the outset that I would be the solitary walker – others had stayed away because of the dismal weather. The weather had indeed been unfriendly, with beating rain, thunder, poor visibility and of course, gray and cold, especially on the Wild Atlantic Way where I had braved the weather and carried on with a coach tour I'd booked earlier, after having spent the previous day driving down to Galway from Dublin.

But today the rains had stopped and the sky was clear but still gray and yet, I found the ambience rather romantic and full of promise.

"Of course, we'll go on that walking tour," I said to a surprised Billy who led me out of the Tourist Centre in downtown Galway and on to the rain-washed street. At the end of the rather comprehensive tour I asked Billy for advice – where should I eat my lunch? And he'd recommended the Lighthouse Cafe near Lynch's Castle (now a bank) when I specified that I was vegetarian.

It seems there are quite a few local residents who are vegetarian and more are exploring this choice, mainly because of health and environmental reasons. But the decor inside the restaurant suggested that the owner turned to this choice due to compassion. I remembered then that Billy did mention that Kerry Legh and her spouse, who run the place, practise Sahaj Marga meditation. The lotus flower was a dominant feature of the restaurant's interior. Be that as it may, my lunch turned out to be one of the best vegetarian ones I've ever had anywhere in the world. When I'd entered the restaurant, a large dog that answers to the name of 'Chieftain' was seated beside his owner, intently watching him eat, without begging even once. Maybe they too practise some kind of meditation, I figured.

Q. What kind of nature is reflected of the author from the first line of the second para of the passage?

Directions: Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

They have latched on to tourism as a way of boosting the local economy.

Directions: In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

So, the next time you are eating sushi, (1)/ you exactly know what to do with (2)/ that extra wasabi that have come along. (3)/ No error (4)

The number of ways in which 5 beads of different colours form a necklace is

Given below are two statements.

Statement 1: Rahul threw two dice simultaneously. The total on two dice is 6. The probability of this is ⅙.

Statement 2: Rohan threw two dice simultaneously. The probability of getting at least one 6 is 11/36.

Which of the following options is correct?

If a : b = 3 : 2, then (5a + 2b) : (3a + 4b) is equal to:

The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on Rs. x at 9% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 20.25. What is the value of x?

Mahesh invested an amount of Rs. 25,000 and started a business. Rocky joined him after six month with an amount of Rs. 40,000. After two years from starting the business, they earned the profit of Rs. 55,000. What will be Mahesh share in the profit?

In an isosceles triangle ABC, AB = AC. The exterior angle made at vertex A is 140°. Find the angle opposite to the unequal side of the triangle.

An article is sold for Rs. 680 after two successive discounts of 20% and x% on its marked price. The marked price of the article is Rs. 1000. What is the value of x?

The dimensions of a rectangular block are in the ratio 4 : 2 : 1. Its volume is 27,000 dm³. Find the cost of polishing the entire surface, at the rate of 3 cents per dm².

The table shows the production of different types of cars (in thousands).

What is the ratio of the total production of type C and type D cars in 2012 to the total production of type A cars in 2014 and type E cars in 2015?

If a² + b² + c² = 21 and a + b + c = 7, then (ab + bc + ca) is equal to