Practice Mock Test for SNAP - 19 - CAT

Directions: Read sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The sentences are In three separate parts and each one is labelled (a), (b), (c) and (d). In that case, letter (d) will signify a ‘No error’ response.

Directions: Spot the error part of the following sentences.

Directions: In the sentence given below, replace the underlined part with its alternate meaning. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (d) i.e. “None of these” as the answer.

Q. Kiran was in high spirits, when he was called upon the stage to deliver his speech.

Directions: Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate words/phrases with reference to grammar, idioms, proverbs and syntax.

Q. We knew we should not ________ at the party, but we could not help it as the case was so interesting.

Directions: Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.

Q. Fear of spiders is known as:

Directions: Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.

Q. Person who is two faced

Directions: In the following question, an idiom or proverb has been underlined. Choose its correct meaning in the given context from the alternatives given below.

Q. I was hoping against hope that she would agree to my proposal.

Directions: In the following question, an idiom or proverb has been underlined. Choose its correct meaning in the given context from the alternatives given below.

Q. She was the shining star in the office when it came to efficiency and punctuality.

Directions: Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word below.

Belittle

Directions: Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word below

Ecstasy

Labourer is related to Wages as Entrepreneur is related to _____?

Writer is related to Reader as Producer is related to _____?

Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?

Directions: In these questions, the relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statements and select the appropriate answer.

Statements

G < R = A ≤ S : T

Conclusions

I. G < S

II. S > T

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word DISCREDIT, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as in the English alphabetical series?

Directions: Study the arrangement carefully and answer the questions given below.

7 1 2 8 2 5 2 7 5 6 4 9 1 9 2 4 1 4 6 4 5 3 2 6 3 7 8 5 9 3 1 5 8 2 7

Q. How many such 5’s are there in the above arrangement each of which immediately preceded and also immediately followed by an even digit?

Directions: Study the following information and answer the given question.

Seven friends T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing North. W sits fifth to the right of T. W does not sit at any of extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbor of Y

Q. What is Z’s position with respect to W?

Directions: Study the following information and answer the given question.

Seven friends T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing North. W sits fifth to the right of T. W does not sit at any of the extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbor of Y

Q. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way based on their seating positions in the above line and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group?

Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions.

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers it arranged them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers)

Input 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19Step I butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step II cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step III extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now

Step IV fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now

Step V made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now

Step VI now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92

Step VII salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of the arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.

Input 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

Q. How many steps will be required to complete the given input?

Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions.

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers it arranged them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers)

Input 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19Step I butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step II cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step III extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now

Step IV fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now

Step V made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now

Step VI now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92

Step VII salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of the arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.

​Input 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice

Q. Which of the following is Step III of the given input?

Directions: These questions consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and choose the most appropriate option.

Q. Among friends M, N, O, P, Q and R, who is the second heaviest?

I. O is heavier than only two friends. P is heavier than O but lighter than N. R is the heaviest.

II. M is lighter than only friends. N is heavier than O but lighter than R. P is heavier than only Q.

Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the question.

J, K, L, M, O, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre with equal distances between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to M in some way or the other. Only two people sit between Q and L. M sits second to the left of Q. Only three people sit between L and M’s sister. M’s son sits second to the right of M’s sister. Only one person sits between M’s sister and S. J sits to the immediate right of R. R is neither the son nor the mother of M. S is an immediate neighbour of M’s mother. Only three people sit between M’s mother M’s brother. M’s daughter sits second to the left of M’s brother. M’s father is not an immediate neighbour of M. M’s wife sits third to the right of K.

Q. How is K related to R?

Directions: In this question are given four statements followed by five conclusions one of which definitely does not logically follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence) from the given statements. That conclusion is your answer.

Note: You have to take the four given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically does not follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements

All references are mails.

Conclusions

All mentions are references.

All comments are mentions.

No mail is a declaration

Directions: In each question below a statement is given followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a practicable and feasible step or administrative decision to be taken for follow-up, improvement, or further action in regard to the problem, Policy etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and decide which suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Statement

Nearly 26% of all engineering graduate have been left unemployed owing to severe recession world wide.

Courses of Action

I. All the unemployed students should be advised to take up jobs in foreign countries.

II. The unemployed students should be advised to take up jobs only after the recession is over.

Directions: In each question below a statement is given followed by two assumptions / inferences numbered I and II.

Statement

Travelling by trains rather than cabs is more convenient and economical in Paris.

Assumptions

I. Paris is an expensive city.

II. Train services are reasonably good in Paris.

Directions: In these questions, relationship between different elements is shown in the statements. The statements are followed by conclusions. Study the conclusions based on the given statements and select the appropriate answer.

Statements

M > A ≥ B = Q ≤ P < J < Y : Z > A > X

Conclusions

I. Z = Q

II. Z > Q

Directions: In the question below a statement is given followed by two assumptions/ inferences numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted and an inference is something which can be directly inferred from the given facts. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions / inferences and decide which of those is / are implicit in the statement.

Statement:

In city Z, people prefer to buy car X instead of car Y as car X has German technology which is very advanced.

Assumptions

I. Cars with German technology are perceived to be better than other cars in city Z.

II. Had German technology been present in car Y also, its sales would have crossed car X's sale.

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word HOARDINGS, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as in the English alphabetical series?

Directions: Study the given information carefully to answer the given question.

In a certain code language, ‘Cinderella shouted for rescue’ is written as ‘pr co ly bu’ ‘rescue all the bugs’ is written as ‘ke mt co rx’ ‘bugs ate all carrots’ is written as ‘vg rx ke sh’ ‘carrots for pretty Cinderella’ is written as ‘ly pr vg as’ (all codes are two-letter codes only)

Q. In the given code language, what does the code ‘pr’ stand for?

Directions: Study the following information and answer the given question.

Seven friends T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are sitting in a straight line facing North. W sits fifth to the right of T. W does not sit at any of extreme ends. Two people sit between Z and X. Y sits third to the left of U. Y sits exactly in the middle. Z is not an immediate neighbor of Y

Q. Who is second to the right of T?

Directions: S is the sister of B. K is the brother of B.

K is the son of L. L is married to Y. Y is the daughter of J.

Y has only one daughter. J is married to C.

K is the brother of D. D is married to T.

Q. If P is the brother of C, then how is J related to P?

Directions: Study the given information and answer the questions.

When a word and number arrangement machine is given an input line of words and numbers it arranged them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration of input and rearrangement. (All the numbers are two-digit numbers)

Input 40 made butter 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now 19Step I butter 19 40 made 23 37 cookies salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step II cookies 23 butter 19 40 made 37 salt extra 52 86 92 fell now

Step III extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 40 made salt 52 86 92 fell now

Step IV fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 made salt 52 86 92 now

Step V made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 86 92 now

Step VI now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19 salt 92

Step VII salt 92 now 86 made 52 fell 40 extra 37 cookies 23 butter 19

Step VII is the last step of the above arrangement as the intended output of the arrangement is obtained. As per the rules followed in the given steps, find the appropriate steps for the given input.

​Input 32 proud girl beautiful 48 55 97 rich family 61 72 17 nice life

Q. Which of the following is the third element from the left end of Step VI?

Directions: These questions consists of a question and two statements numbered I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the questions. Read both the statements and choose the most appropriate option.

Q. In which month of the year did Rahul do abroad for a vacation?

I. Rahul correctly remembers that he went for a vacation in the first half of the year

II. Rahul’s son correctly remembers that he went for a vacation after 31^st March but before 1^st May.

Directions: Read the given information carefully and answer the question.

J, K, L, M, O, Q, R and S are sitting around a circular table facing the centre with equal distances between each other (but not necessarily in the same order). Each one of them is also related to M in some way or the other. Only two people sit between Q and L. M sits second to the left of Q. Only three people sit between L and M’s sister. M’s son sits second to the right of M’s sister. Only one person sits between M’s sister and S. J sits to the immediate right of R. R is neither the son nor the mother of M. S is an immediate neighbour of M’s mother. Only three people sit between M’s mother M’s brother. M’s daughter sits second to the left of M’s brother. M’s father is not an immediate neighbour of M. M’s wife sits third to the right of K.

Q. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the given information?

Directions: In this question are given four statements followed by five conclusions one of which definitely does not logically follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence) from the given statements. That conclusion is your answer.

Note: You have to take the four given statements to be true even it they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically does not follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements

Some logics are reasons

Conclusions

All reasons are arguments

No arguments are fights

No fight is a discussion.

Directions: In this question are given four statements followed by five conclusions one of which definitely does not logically follow (or is not a possibility of occurrence) from the given statements. That conclusion is your answer.

Note: You have to take the four given statements to be true even it they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically does not follow from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements

Some moments are flashes.

Conclusions

All moments are seconds.

All flashes are instances.

No instance is an hour.

In each question below a statement is given followed by two assumptions / inferences numbered I and II.

Statement

The number of people living below the poverty line in urban areas has increased since last year.

Assumptions

I. People living in rural areas are -f not below the poverty line.

II. A similar survey was conducted last year.

The last digit of 2137⁷⁵³ is

Minimum value of is

valuate : 3^2-log₃⁵

In the triangle ABC, AD bisects △BAC , BC = 6.4, AB = 5 and AC = 3, then the length of BD is equal to

The area of a square field is 576 km². How long will it take for a horse to run around at the speed of 12 km/h?

How many integers greater than 5000 can be formed with the digit 7, 6, 5, 4 and 3, using each digit at most once?

A die is thrown once. What is the probability of occurrence of an odd number on the upper face?

If cos 9a = sin a and 9a < 90°, then the value of tan 5a is

Directions: Production of two companies A & B over the years (Production in lakh units).

Q. For Company A, in which year is the percentage increase/decrease in the production from the previous year the highest?

Directions: The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Q. Kundu and Puttu can do a work in 12 days. In how many days will Puttu complete the work working alone?

(I) Kundu can complete the work in 36 days.

(II) Kundu is half as efficient as Puttu.

Directions: The question below consists of a question and two statements numbered (I) and (II) given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.

Q. What is the percentage of families in the city have telephones?

(I) 50% of the families of the city have televisions.

(II) 30% of the televisions owners of the city have telephones.

Centre Wise and Post Wise number of candidates

Q. Which centre has the highest number of candidates?

(sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) =

Find the probability of getting a multiple of 2 in the throw of a die.

Everybody in the room shakes hands with every else. If total number of hand-shaken is 66, then number of persons in the room is

The points A (- 4, - 1), B (- 2, - 4), C (4, 0) and D (2, 3) are the vertices of a

If the area of a circle decreases by 36% then the radius of a circle decreases by

M and N are points on the sides PQ and PR respectively of a △PQR. For each of the following cases state whether MN is parallel to QR

A. PM = 4, QM = 4.5, PN = 4, NR = 4.5

B. PQ = 1.28, PR = 2.56, PM = 0.16, PN = 0.32

One root of x² + kx – 8 = 0 is square of the other. Then the value of k is

If the sum of one-half and one-fifth of a number exceeds one-third of that number by , the number is.