CMAT Mock Test - 4 (New Pattern) - CAT MCQ

Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the given question out of the four alternatives.

The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise. The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.

Q. The ‘dramatic gains for women’ and change in the attitude of a ‘significant portion of the larger society’ are logically related to each other in as much as the author puts forward the latter as

Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the given question out of the four alternatives.

The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise. The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.

Q. Which of the following is closest in sense to the word 'novel' used in the passage?

Directions: Find the word that must replace the underlined word from the given options.

To calculate whether your phone touchscreen has the correct coordinates, you have to install an application.

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

After the public meeting, the crowd went haywire.

Directions: The given sentence may contain only one error in grammar usage, diction (choice of words) or idiom. Select the numbered part that, according to you, contains the error. If there is no error, the answer is (4), i.e. No error.

Knowledge and wisdom makes (1)/ an individual truly complete (2)/ and self-assured. (3)/ No error (4)

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the passage.

Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip.

Their arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest.

Few recognise the bidirectional relationship between capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth creation should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.

Q. With reference to "ideological bias", the passage implies that

Directions: Given below is a sentence consisting of a blank. Identify the most suitable alternative among the given options that fits into the blank to make the sentence logical and meaningful.

Online ad campaigns have _____ millions of people based on psychological traits perceived from a single 'like' on Facebook.

Directions: In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Banana oil

Directions: The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P. Institutions have now the right to change admission rules, charge more fees to attract more people.

Q. The market creates its own filters and slowly the poor lose entry to a system.

R. The state seems to withdraw from education playing a reluctant Father Christmas.

S. The idea of university as a public space, as a commons where subsidies allowed marginals to participate in education with dignity, is lost.

Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the given question out of the four alternatives.

The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise. The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.

Q. The primary purpose of the passage is to

Directions: Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to the given question out of the four alternatives.

The recent change to all-volunteer armed forces in the United States will eventually produce a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in the variety of women's assignments, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might have been expected. This is so even though the armed forces operate in an ethos of institutional change oriented toward occupational equality and under the federal sanction of equal pay for equal work. The difficulty is that women are unlikely to be trained for any direct combat operations. A significant portion of the larger society remains uncomfortable as yet with extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equivalence, not identity or even similarity of task. Opportunities seem certain to arise. The growing emphasis on deterrence is bound to offer increasing scope for women to become involved in novel types of non-combat military assignments.

Q. The passage implies which of the following is a factor conducive to a more equitable representation of women in the United States armed forces than has existed in the past?

Directions: Out of the given options in the following question, you are needed to identify the best way of writing the sentence in context of the correct usage of standard written English.

Computers may learn from their mistakes and enhance its performance but they need instructions from man to operate.

Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Misappropriation of money

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Water is _________ and even the hardiest plant ________ and dies in Kalahari Desert.

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the passage.

Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip.

Their arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest.

Few recognise the bidirectional relationship between capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth creation should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.

Q. According to the passage, what do the apologists of the "Free Market System" believe in?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and then answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the passage.

Many nations now place their faith in capitalism and governments choose it as the strategy to create wealth for their people. The spectacular economic growth seen in Brazil, China and India after the liberalisation of their economies is proof of its enormous potential and success. However, the global banking crisis and the economic recession have left many bewildered. The debates tend to focus on free market operations and forces, their efficiency and their ability for self correction. Issues of justice, integrity and honesty are rarely elaborated to highlight the failure of the global banking system. The apologists of the system continue to justify the success of capitalism and argue that the recent crisis was a blip.

Their arguments betray an ideological bias with the assumptions that an unregulated market is fair and competent, and that the exercise of private greed will be in the larger public interest.

Few recognise the bidirectional relationship between capitalism and greed; that each reinforces the other. Surely, a more honest conceptualisation of the conflicts of interest among the rich and powerful players who have benefited from the system, their biases and ideology is needed; the focus on the wealth creation should also highlight the resultant gross inequity.

Q. The phrase that is closest in meaning to the word “Apologist” is

Directions: Given below is a sentence consisting of a blank. Identify the most suitable alternative among the given options that fits into the blank to make the sentence logical and meaningful.

Her interest in politics was ____ by the exploitation of female workers by their male masters.

A team of 4 is to be formed out of 5 girls and 6 boys. Find the probability that the team has exactly 3 girls.

The height of Raju varies as the square root of his age. What will be the height of Raju after 7 years if he is 4 feet tall at the current age of 9 years?

A positive number when increased by 10 equals 200 times its reciprocal. What is that number?

Given below are two statements.

Statement 1: There are five students of class 6 and three students of class 8 in a group. They have to make a group of three persons to make the model. Every group has at least one student of class 8 in the group. The total number of ways of make group is 16.

Statement 2: The number of words which can be formed out of the letters of the word PATHETIC, is 56.

Which of the following is correct?

A, B and C invest in an online business with ratio 4 : 3 : 6. A and B start the business and C joins them after 2 months. They decided that C will get a monthly salary of Rs. 6500 from the annual profits. C's total salary came out to be 10% of the annual profit after a year. What is the share of B in the total profits?

In the figure below, find the measure of x, if AB || CD and EF || CD.

Arrange these rational numbers in descending order.

(A) (-5)/8

(B) -8

(C) ⅖

(D) 1

The difference between SI and CI of a certain sum of money at 15% p.a. is Rs. 90 for 2 years. What is the sum of money?

The sum of the first two terms of an infinite GP is 1 and every term is twice the sum of the successive terms. Which of the following represents the value of the first term?

A vendor sold 60% of the apples he had and threw away 15% of the remainder. Next day, he sold 50% of the remaining apples and threw away the rest. What % of the apples did the vendor throw away?