SNAP Mock Test - 4 (New Pattern) - CAT

Directions: Select the word which is the synonym of the given word/ underlined word.

Precocious

Directions: Choose the correctly spelt word.

Directions: Choose the alternative that best describes the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase.

I find her very annoying as she has the awful habit of poking her nose into my affairs.

Directions: Choose the appropriate word from the given options and fill in the blank.

The incidence has brought the ___________ within the ruling party into sharper focus.

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable idiom/phrase.

The monetary help arrived too late. He was already on his ______________.

Choose the option that best replaces the phrase in underline without changing the meaning of the sentence below:

The kids had a whale of a time at the swimming pool.

Select the option that is closest in meaning to the word given below:

Sardonic

Identify the figure of speech.

Fear gripped the students waiting for their exam results.

Identify the figure of speech.

Fear gripped the students waiting for their exam results.

A sentence is given in direct speech. Choose the option that represents the same sentence in indirect speech:

Balu said to his students ‘Try to achieve what you dream’.

Choose the option which gives the meaning of the below-given mania/phobia.

Nomophobia

Identify the source of the phrase given below.

"De Facto"

What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following number series?

10, 65, 626, 7777, ?

Directions: Select the term which will replace the question mark (?) in the given alphanumeric series.

G4T, ?, M20P, P43N, S90L

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

Eleven books are written by different authors, named, O, D, Z, A, l, E, J, K, B, L and P. Their books are kept on different shelves. The bottom shelf is numbered 1 and the top one is numbered 11. The book written by B is kept on the third shelf. Two books are kept between the books written by O and A. There are as many books between the books written by O and A as those between the books written by P and K. The books written by O and P are on the top and the bottom shelf, respectively. The book written by L is on the seventh shelf. The book written by P is not kept above A. The book written by E is in the middle. The book written by J is kept between the books written by E and K. The book written by I is not kept on the shelf that is numbered above 8.

Which author's book is kept on the tenth shelf?

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

Eleven books are written by different authors, named, O, D, Z, A, l, E, J, K, B, L and P. Their books are kept on different shelves. The bottom shelf is numbered 1 and the top one is numbered 11. The book written by B is kept on the third shelf. Two books are kept between the books written by O and A. There are as many books between the books written by O and A as those between the books written by P and K. The books written by O and P are on the top and the bottom shelf, respectively. The book written by L is on the seventh shelf. The book written by P is not kept above A. The book written by E is in the middle. The book written by J is kept between the books written by E and K. The book written by I is not kept on the shelf that is numbered above 8.

Which of the following combinations is/are true?

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the question that follows.

Eleven books are written by different authors, named, O, D, Z, A, l, E, J, K, B, L and P. Their books are kept on different shelves. The bottom shelf is numbered 1 and the top one is numbered 11. The book written by B is kept on the third shelf. Two books are kept between the books written by O and A. There are as many books between the books written by O and A as those between the books written by P and K. The books written by O and P are on the top and the bottom shelf, respectively. The book written by L is on the seventh shelf. The book written by P is not kept above A. The book written by E is in the middle. The book written by J is kept between the books written by E and K. The book written by I is not kept on the shelf that is numbered above 8.

How many books are kept between the books written by A and K?

If the current time is 6:20, then after how much time will the hands of the clock make the same angle as they do at present?

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

A + B means A is the daughter of B, A × B means A is the son of B and A - B means A is the wife of B.

If P × Q - S, then which of the following is true?

Directions: A machine rearranges a given input line step-by-step as per the illustration given below.

Input: 24 juice 4 manager 32 28 can tar 16 state 8 12 people 20 location ball

Step 1: ball 32 24 juice 4 manager 28 can tar 16 state 8 12 people 20 location

Step 2: ball can 32 28 24 juice 4 manager tar 16 state 8 12 people 20 location

Step 3: ball can juice 32 28 24 20 4 manager tar 16 state 8 12 people location

Step 4: ball can juice location 32 28 24 20 16 4 manager tar state 8 12 people

Step 5: ball can juice location manager 32 28 24 20 16 12 4 tar state 8 people

Step 6: ball can juice location manager people 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 tar state

Step 7: ball can juice location manager people state 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4 tar

Step 8: ball can juice location manager people state tar 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4

Step 8 is the last step of the rearrangement.

As per the rules followed in the above steps, answer the given question based on the following input:

Input: kites 30 optimistic 5 glacier watch 40 25 umbrella 20 rest 10 15 nature 35 desk

Q. Which of the following will be step 6?

Directions: Read the following information and answer the question given below.

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing north.

(ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between them.

(iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E.

(iv) A and D are immediate neighbours and F and C are immediate neighbours.

Which of the following statements is true?

A woman and her grandson have the same birthday. For six consecutive birthdays, her age is an integral multiple of his age. How old is the grandmother at the sixth of these birthdays?

Directions: In the problem below, a question is given followed by two arguments numbered I and II. You have to decide which of the given arguments is/are 'strong'.

Arguments:

I. No, such persons cannot serve the people and the country.

II. Yes, it is a democracy and people should be allowed to decide whom to vote for.

Q. Should persons convicted of criminal offences in the past be allowed to contest elections in India?

Directions: In the following question, a statement is followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts, and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the statement, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statement: The Western culture is spoiling the Indian youth. With high teenage pregnancy rates and high marital dissatisfaction resulting in increasing number of divorces, the influence is deleterious on the vulnerable society of India exposed to the West through movies and other forms of social media.

Conclusions:

I. The West ought not let its culture cast its evil effect on the Indian culture in general and youth in particular.

II. Western influence through movies and social media is the only deleterious effect on Indian culture and youth.

Directions: Find the missing term (?) out of the options given below after studying the relationship among the other given figures.

In the question below a statement is followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken in for granted. You have to consider the statement and the following assumptions and then decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Statement: A fund promises to double the investor's money in one year.

Assumption:

I. People are looking to grow their wealth.

II. The fund is a scam.

Statements: The most expensive city in India to live is Mumbai.

Conclusions:

I. It is cheaper to live in Delhi when compared to Mumbai.

II. Indore is the cheapest city to live.

Statement: A company found that most of the employees in the top echelons are male. The company wants to improve the gender ratio and ensure that more female talent finds its way to the top. Which of the following arguments provide a strong reason for the company to promote gender balance?

Argument 1: Lack of women in the top echelons affects the ability of the company to make inclusive decisions.

Argument 2: The company can project itself as the best place for women to work at if the gender ratio becomes healthy.

Over the years, Traffic Police has observed a constant rise in the number of road accidents on the Chetak Bridge in winter mornings. Analysts suggest that the increase in the number of accidents is due to increase in the fog which in turn causes decreased visibility. Analysts also suggest that the increase in the fog is caused due to the increased pollution.

Courses of action:

I) Traffic Police should ask the government to ban the entry of BS III vehicles on the Chetak Bridge which causes more pollution.

II) Traffic police should ask the government to install more speed breakers on the Chetak Bridge to keep the speed of vehicles in check.

Given below is a statement followed by some conclusions. You have to take the given statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with the commonly known facts and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the given statement.

Statement: Two planes of the A-450 series of Skyline company have crashed in the past six months raising the security concerns related to aviation.

Conclusions:

I: All the operators should ground the planes of A-450 series by Skyline company until the investigation on the mishap completes.

II: The government should ban the Skyline company from the production of any kind of planes in the future.

If + means “subtracted by”, - means “added to”, * means “divided by”, and / means “multiplication by”, what is the value of 28 * 4 + 3 - 2 / 2 using BODMAS rule?

There are seven members in a family - A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Exactly two couples were present in the family. F has two daughters and a son. D is the uncle of A. E and G have a son. C is the grandfather of one of the members of the family.

How is B related to A?

Identify the wrong number in the following series:

85, 94, 104, 115, 127, 140, 155, 169, 185, 202

A series is given with one missing term. Choose the correct alternative from the given options that will complete the series.

WY, CE, IK, OQ, ?

In each of the following questions two statements are given, and these statements are followed by two conclusions numbered (1) and (2). You have to take the given two statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the two given statements, disregarding commonly known facts.

Statements: Some fishes are alligators. All the alligators are cats.

Conclusions:

(1) Some fishes are cats.

(2) No alligator is fish.

If 15-06-1994 is wednesday, then what day is 19-07-1995 ?

At what time the hands of the clock show a mirror image of 4:10 ?

A train, 350 m long, travelling at a speed of 120 kmph crosses a platform in 24 sec. A man going at a certain speed crosses the platform in 3 min. What is the speed of the man?

If 200 litres of water is added to a tub that is already filled with 1200 litres of diluted milk, then the concentration of the milk in the tub will be 70%. What was the concentration of the milk in the tub before adding water to the tub?

In how many ways can 5 persons sit on 8 chairs in a row?

The selling price of an article is 60% more than the profit made. If the profit on the article increases by 20%, while the selling price increases by 60%, then what is the percentage increase in cost price of the article?

A retailer allows a trade discount of 20% and a cash discount of 6.25% on the marked price of the products and makes a net profit of 20% on the cost. By what percentage are the products marked up by him?

Let two 8 × 12 rectangles share a common corner and overlap. The distance from the bottom right corner of one rectangle to the intersection point along the right edge of that rectangle is 7. What is the area of the shaded region?

In the following diagram, the line with equation y = 2x - 8 crosses the x-axis at point A and the y-axis at point B. Find the area of ΔAOB.

A sum of money is lent at 8% compound interest. If the interest amount for the second year exceeds that for the first year by Rs. 32, find the sum lent

In a division sum, the divisor 'd' is 457, the quotient 'q' is 110 and the remainder 'r' is 242. Find the dividend.

then which of the following is true?

A, B and C starting running simultaneously on a circular track of length 2400 metres at speeds of 8m/s, 10 m/s and 12 m/s in the same direction. What is the minimum time after which they meet at the starting point?

Suppose A and B represent natural numbers less than 10 and the number '9874A67B' is divisible by both 9 and 11. What is the product of A and B?

There are 15 points in a plane of which 6 are in a straight line. No three other points are on a straight line. What is the total number of triangles that can be drawn using these points?

How many terms are common in the series 12, 17, 22, . . . , 347 and the series 13, 20, 27, . . . , 349?

A circle is inscribed in a square of side 10cm. Another circle circumscribes the square. What is the ratio of the areas enclosed between the outer circle and square to the are enclosed between the inner circle and square?

Find the ratio of the area of quadrilateral ABDF to the area of triangle CBD.

The below graph depicts the amount spent and the amount received by a company TAL for six years. All the amounts are in lakhs.

The amount spent in year 5 is how much percentage less than the amount spent in year 6?

If the sum of the roots of the equation px² -39x + 15 = 0 is 13, then what is the product of the roots?

Three people are working on a project. Together, they take 10 hours to complete it. They start working together and after 5 hours, A left because he had completed his part (one-third) of the project. B also left along with A. C now takes 20 hours to finish the remaining part of the project. Find the time taken to complete the project of only B had been working on it.

A solution of A and B contains 40 liters of A and 60 liters of B. 20% of the solution is drawn out and replaced with B. This process is carried out 4 times in total. If the final volumes of A and B are rounded to the nearest integers, what is the ratio of A:B in the final solution?