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CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 1

According to the information provided in the passage:

I. Classical musicians in the past had the advantage of knowing what lay ahead as they were walking on a path set-up by the predecessors.
II. For composers, the sharing of history that set-up the tradition of composing along certain lines is something that is no longer the case.
III. At some point of time, the past was the source of origin of music for composers.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 1

Statement I can be derived from the lines: The transport metaphor is apt in that our travellers will by definition have a sense of whence they came: even falling short of their destination, composers know what route led to that point — the main stretch of a track still to be extended.

Statement II can be derived from the lines: But all this development, this laying of track, has to rest on something we may no longer have — namely that sense of culture as a matter of a consensual history. I’m interested in when, and how, we lost this.
Also, refer to the lines: Webern set out the construction of the train track, mapping the point at which successive composers alighted to take charge of a new stretch.
These also help us identify statement II.

Statement III can be derived from the lines: The past is not a burden but a provenance. The past is context; the past is all we have.
Provenance means ''the place of origin or earliest known history of something.''

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 2

According to Webern:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 2

►Refer to the lines: “We haven’t advanced beyond the classical composers’ forms,” he claimed, reassuringly. “What happened after them was only alteration, extension, abbreviation; but the forms remained, even in Schoenberg! All that has remained, but something has altered, all the same.”
These suggest that even though changes have taken place, fundamentals have remained the same. This makes option 4 the correct answer.

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CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 3

The train track in the given passage is a/an:

I. Oxymoron
II. Hyperbole
III. Metaphor
IV. Analogy

Identify the ones which are apt in the given case.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 3

Let’s analyze the meaning of each term:

I. Oxymoron: Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')

II. Hyperbole: Extravagant exaggeration

III. Metaphor: A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

IV. Analogy: Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

We can see from the options above that III and IV are the perfect fit for the given passage.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 4

In the given passage, the author highlights:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 4

Option 1 is too generic in nature.
Option 2 is a negative sentiment not expressed in the passage.
Option 3 is factually incorrect.
Option 4 can be derived from the last paragraph of the passage

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 5

According to the author, causes and effects in the social world are

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 5

The last paragraph highlights that in social sphere there is no single cause by the creation of which one can create a certain effect at will.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 6

Which of the following statements about scientism is best supported by the passage?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 6

The author has tried to show that scientism cannot be properly applied to explain social behaviour.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 7

As is used in the passage, the term ‘scientism’ can best be defined as

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 7

According to scientism there is only one truth the truth of science and the methods of physical science can thus be applied to other fields of enquiry, like the social sciences.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 8

In the passage, the author is most concerned with doing which of the following?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 8

The author has attacked the approach of scientism towards social sciences.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 9

It may be inferred that the passage was written

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 9

The passage refers to the British Government as the 'Empire', and talks about the way it takes over foreign territories.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 10

According to the author, the habit of plundering the strangers:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 10

The author says that simple tribes are often friendly and hones.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 11

Which of the following does not come under the aegis of capital already invested?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 11

Trade of finished products falls under the capital freshly saved. Refer to lines "Clearly they cannot send abroad the capital they have already invested, because it has all been eaten up by the workers, leaving in its place factories and railways and mines and the like; and these cannot be packed into a ship's hold and sent to Africa. It is only the freshly saved capital that can be sent out of the country. This, as we have seen, does go abroad in heaps of finished products."

Clearly they cannot send abroad the capital they have already invested, because it has all been eaten up by the workers, leaving in its place factories and railways and mines and the like; and these cannot be packed into a ship''s hold and sent to Africa. It is only the freshly saved capital that can be sent out of the country. This, as we have seen, does go abroad in heaps of finished products.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 12

Which of the following may be called the main complaint of the author?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 12

He says that the civilized empire grows at the expense of the home tax payers, without any intention or approval on their parts.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 13

The author of the passage implies the beliefs of naturalists as:

I. Observed
II. Non-partisan
III. Corroborated

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 13

The reason you’re a naturalist is likely that, wanting not to be deceived, you put stock in empirical, evidence-based ways of justifying beliefs about what’s real, as for instance exemplified by science. You probably (and rightly) hold that such beliefs are usually more reliable and more objective than those based in uncorroborated intuition, revelation, religious authority or sacred texts.

Keep the following in the mind:

  • Observed is a synonym for empirical
  • Non-partisan is a synonym for objective.
  • Corroborated is the opposite of uncorroborated.

Thus, all of the words given in the question are derived from the passage itself. This makes option 4 the right answer in the given case.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 14

The primary purpose of the author is to:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 14

In this problem, you need to really careful about the implied meaning of the author of the passage. The author of the passage supports naturalism (this is very clear), he explains the core ideas of naturalism and contrasts these with those of supernaturalism. Keeping this in mind, this makes option 2 the correct answer.

Option 1 is incorrect as he does not mention that naturalism is the most superior form of thought.

Option 3 is incorrect as we do not know whether naturalism appeals to a wide number of people.

Option 4 is incorrect as the critics of naturalism are not mentioned in the passage.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 15

Each of the following is true as per the passage except:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 15

Refer to this line: So we can justly call it worldview naturalism: an overarching cognitive, ethical and existential framework that serves the same function as supernatural worldviews, but without trafficking in illusions. This clearly implies that even though these two worldviews are different, there is a similarity between the two. Effectively, 'worldview naturalism = supernatural worldviews minus illusions'. This makes option 3 incorrect in nature.

Option 1 can be derived from the lines: To be a thorough-going naturalist is to accept yourself as an entirely natural phenomenon.

Option 2 can be derived from the lines: So naturalism involves a good deal more than atheism or skepticism – it’s the recognition that we are full-fledged participants in the natural order and as such we play by nature’s rules.

Option 4 can be derived from the lines: We can see, therefore, that naturalism as a metaphysical thesis is driven by a desire for a clear, reliable account of reality and how it works, a desire that generates an unflinching commitment to objectivity and explanatory transparency.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 16

With reference to each other, the beliefs of the naturalists and super-naturalists:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 16

In the given case, the views naturalists and super-naturalists contradict each other and are in opposition to each other. Options 1 and 4 imply similarity of views and hence are ruled out. Options 2 and 3 require careful consideration. Let's have a look at the meanings of the given words:

1. Anomalousness: Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule.
2. Dichotomous: Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications.

We can clearly see that dichotomy is the correct choice in the given case.

Also, refer to the lines: We can see, therefore, that naturalism as a metaphysical thesis is driven by a desire for a clear, reliable account of reality and how it works, a desire that generates an unflinching commitment to objectivity and explanatory transparency.

Supernaturalism, on the other hand, thrives on non-scientific, non-empirical justifications for beliefs that allow us to project our hopes and fears onto the world, the opposite of objectivity.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 17

The tone and attitude exhibited by the author of the passage can be identified as:

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 17

In order to identify the answers, you need to know the meanings of the individual words:

  • Affirmative: Expressing or manifesting praise or approval
  • Purposeful: Having meaning through having an aim
  • Insightful: Exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception
  • Inconclusive: Not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
  • Thoughtful: Having intellectual depth
  • Depreciatory: Tending to diminish or disparage
  • Precise: Sharply exact, accurate or delimited
  • Inchoate: Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed 

We can see from the meanings above that option 1 is the perfect fit in the given case.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 18

Four sentences related to a topic are given below. Three of them can be put together  to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 18

The rest three option are connected together and form a trio as the other three are talking about the ''Evil human nature'' whereas 1 talks of ''innocence''.The order will be 324. Statement 1 does not fit anywhere.

*Answer can only contain numeric values
CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 19

Four sentences related to a topic are given below. Three of them can be put together  to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.(numerical value)

  1. Being “all in” or “all out” are two unproductive ways of finding a work-life balance in a family business.
  2. Indeed, they can cause problems when it comes to succession or when boundaries cut across customer needs or reduce operational efficiencies.
  3. Neither alternative allows the family member room to sculpt a satisfying role in the family business system.
  4. Of course, finding a balance is difficult in a publicly-traded company, too, but in a family business the boundary between professional and personal lives is often fuzzy.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 19

► The paragraph is talking about family business.

► Neither alternative in statement 3 refers to “all in” or “all out” that is talked about in statement 1.

Statement 4 continues with the balance idea of statement 1

► In statement 2, there is a pronoun 'they' which doesn’t refer to anything in any of the other sentences.

*Answer can only contain numeric values
CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 20

Four sentences related to a topic are given below. Three of them can be put together  to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in. (numerical value)

  1. Smart businessmen aren't interested in putting their efforts into business plans dependant on laws which, not only haven't been passed yet, but haven't even been introduced.
  2. Smart Congressmen aren't interested in putting their efforts into introducing legislation to create industries that businessmen aren't even talking about yet.
  3. It would make a huge difference if someone capable of operating at that level, such as a really big investor or a Fortune 500 company, took the time to think carefully about the economics and realized how profitable owning land on the Moon could be and talked of the necessary legal eco-system.
  4. Of course, the Congress would give the idea much more credibility if they heard someone representing Boeing or Lockheed tell them that passing a land claims recognition law would lead to a serious privately funded space development effort but the problem, unfortunately, has been like the classic "which comes first: the chicken or the egg?"

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 20

The lines 2, 3 and 4 given here are interlinked as they all talk of the idea of the Congress enabling suitable laws to make possible the ownership of land in the outer space.

Contrastingly, statement 1 talks of businessmen''s reluctance to venture into something unless it has the enabling legal provisions.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 21

Identify the most appropriate summary for the paragraph.

Of all the uncertainties in our halting economic recovery, the housing market may be the most confusing of all. At times, real estate seems to be in the early stages of a severe double dip. Home sales plunged in July, and some analysts are now predicting that the market will struggle for years, if not decades. Others argue that the worst is over. As Karl Case, the eminent real estate economist, recently wrote, “Buying a house now can make a lot of sense.” I can’t claim to clear up all the uncertainty. But I do want to suggest a framework for figuring out whether you lean bearish or less bearish: do you believe that housing is a luxury good and that societies spend more on it as they get richer?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 21

► Option 2 represents the balanced answer to this question as it covers all the important aspects of the paragraph.

► Option 1 is vague and unclear. It also deviates from the main topic of the paragraph.

Option 3 is incorrect as it the second half misses out the reference to the important question that is provided by the author at the end of the paragraph.

► Option 4 introduces content which is not present in the paragraph. Also, its judgment about the current status of the housing market is unfounded.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 22

Identify the most appropriate summary for the paragraph.

The man of science knows, in one aspect, that the world is not merely what it appears to be to our senses; he knows that earth and water are really the play of forces that manifest themselves to us as earth and water—how, we can but partially apprehend. Likewise the man who has his spiritual eyes open knows that the ultimate truth about earth and water lies in our apprehension of the eternal will which works in time and takes shape in the forces we realise under those aspects. This is not mere knowledge, as science is, but it is a preception of the soul by the soul. This does not lead us to power, as knowledge does, but it gives us joy, which is the product of the union of kindred things. The man whose acquaintance with the world does not lead him deeper than science leads him, will never understand what it is that the man with the spiritual vision finds in these natural phenomena. The water does not merely cleanse his limbs, but it purifies his heart; for it touches his soul. The earth does not merely hold his body, but it gladdens his mind; for its contact is more than a physical contact—it is a living presence.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 22

In the given case, options 1,3 and 4 commit the common mistake of only focusing on the man of science.

Option 2 provides the other side as well and is the only complete option in the given case.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 23

Identify the most appropriate summary for the paragraph.

The year 2013 was one of the ten hottest on record. So was 2010. So were 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, and 1998. Last year, with its polar vortex and biting winter, seemed to bring relief to North America. Except it also brought temperatures of over 120ºF to Australia, massive flooding to Malaysia, and the third harrowing year of drought to California. As it turns out, 2014 was the hottest single year since meteorologists started measuring in 1850. By now, we’ve raised the average global temperature a little less than one degree Celsius since the beginning of the industrial revolution. The best predictions suggest that we will raise it somewhere between four and six degrees by 2100. With the heat will also come side effects: fiercer and more frequent storms, droughts, acidifying oceans, melting glaciers, and the loss of species. And the bad news is, that’s not even the bad news. Each drought, each megastorm, each scorching summer puts a strain on the complex systems that provide us with water, food, and power and that keep disease and disorder at bay. These systems can often endure a single crisis—one Sandy, one Katrina. The problem is what happens when the Sandys and Katrinas start coming back to back, piling up on each other. That’s when the money runs out, the electricity goes off, and everyone starts wondering where to find water. If true catastrophe arrives, it will not come gradually but, as the historian Nils Gilman writes, “as a series of radical discontinuities—a series of bewildering ‘oh shit’ events.” Welcome to the future. Oh shit.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 23

In the given case, only option 2 captures the true essence of the passage. The passage predicts what is going to happen in the future, on the basis of the present changes that are taking place on planet earth. The catastrophe the planet might face in the future is because of the series of events it will go through and how these add up. This sentiment is best reflected by option 2.

► Option 1 talks about a certain sequence of events. Though casually related with the passage, this is not directly stated in the given paragraph.

Option 3 talks about the true catastrophe striking the planet shortly. This is clearly not mentioned in the passage.

Option 4 talks about the fate of earth resting in the hands of man. This is again something not mentioned in the paragraph.

*Answer can only contain numeric values
CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 24

DIRECTIONS for the question: The five sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4, and 5) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper order for the sentence and key in this sequence of five numbers as your answer.

  1. ‘What kind of materials?’ The bank officer looked puzzled, as if this were some sort of new game whose rules he was not familiar with. He let me speak out of common respect for a University department head, but he was clearly lost.
  2. ‘What can I do for you, sir?’
  3. The Chittagong University branch of the Janata Bank was housed in a single square room. The manager, sitting at the back to the left, under a ceiling fan, greeted me politely and invited me to sit down.
  4. ‘Well, some make bamboo stools; others weave mats, or drive a rickshaw.... If they borrowed from a bank at commercial rates, they could sell their products on the open market and make a decent profit that would allow them to live.
  5. ‘The last time I borrowed from you was to finance the Three-Share Programme. Now I have a new proposal. I want you to lend money to the poor people in Jobra. The amount involved is very small. I have already-done it myself. I have lent $27 to forty-two people. There will be many more poor people who will need money. They need this money to carry on their work, to buy raw materials and supplies.’ 

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 24

► The para talks about a client visiting a bank for loan.

► The para starts with place of conversation - statement 3

► Statement 2 begins the conversation 5 provides us with answer to question asked in 2

► 5 and 1 are connected by word materials.

► 4 provides explanation as in statement 1 mgr was ''lost''

*Answer can only contain numeric values
CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 25

DIRECTIONS for the question: The five sentences (labelled 1,2,3,4, and 5) given in this question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper order for the sentence and key in this sequence of five numbers as your answer.

  1. They simply followed the trail blazed by mainstream mortgage lenders in the 1980s.
  2. But that did not worry the subprime lenders.
  3. As a business model subprime lending worked beautifully – as long as interest rates stayed low, as long as people kept their jobs and as long as real estate prices continued to rise.
  4. Instead of putting their own money at risk, they pocketed fat commissions on signature of the original loan con­tracts and then resold their loans in bulk to Wall Street banks.
  5. Of course, such conditions could not be relied upon to last, least of all in a city like Detroit.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 25

► 3 introduces the topic - subprime lending.

► 3-5 are linked as ''such conditions'' in 5 refers to conditions in 3.

► ''such conditions could not be relied upon to last'' in 5 did not worry the lenders in 2.

► 2 introduces subprime lenders referred to as ''they'' in 1.

► Trail blazed by mortgage lenders in 1 detailed in 4.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 26

Analyse the graph/s given below and answer the question that follows.

The graph shows the market supply of stainless steel and cast iron over different quarters of three years in millions tonnes.

 

Q. In which of the given years was the market supply of Stainless Steel and Cast Iron, in million tonnes, the highest?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 26

Using value from the graph , we can make the following tables.

The supply of Stainless Steel and Cast Iron was the highest in 2000 at 135.5 million tonnes.

Hence the answer is option A

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 27

Analyse the graph/s given below and answer the question that follows.

The graph shows the market supply of stainless steel and cast iron over different quarters of three years in millions tonnes.

Q. From 2001 to 2002, the supply of Stainless Steel increased by approximately

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 27

Using value from the graph, we can make the following tables.

From 2001 to 2002, the supply of Stainless Steel has decreased

Now as there is a decrease the answer will be none of these.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 28

Analyse the graph/s given below and answer the question that follows.

The graph shows the market supply of stainless steel and cast iron over different quarters of three years in millions tonnes.

Q. In 2000, 29% of the supply of Stainless Steel and 31% of the supply of Cast Iron was from Imports. Approximately what percent of the total supply of Stainless Steel and Cast Iron was constituted of imports?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 28

Using values from graph, we can make the following tables.

We can answer this question by calculating the actual values and dividing by the total. However, logically, the overall average cannot be less than 29% and not more than 31%. so the best answer is 30%.

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 29

Analyse the graph/s given below and answer the question that follows.

The graph shows the market supply of stainless steel and cast iron over different quarters of three years in millions tonnes.

Q. In which quarter, as compared to the previous one, did the total supply of Stainless Steel and Cast Iron, in million tonnes, fall the most?

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 29

Using values from the graph, we can make the following tables.

From Q4, 2000 to Q1, 2001, the total supply increased from 33 to 36.5 million tommes.

From Q2, 2000 Q3, 2000, the total supply fell from 35 to 31 by 4 million tonnes.

From Q2, 2001 to Q3, 2002, the total supply fell from 36 to 30 by 6 million tonnes.

From Q2, 2002 to Q3, 2002, the total supply fell from 36.5 to 31.5 by 5 million tonnes.

From Q3, 2002 to Q4, 2002, the total supply fell from 31.5 to 29.5 by 2 million tonnes.
So the steepest fall was in Q3, 2001.

Hence the answer is option C

CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 30

Which of the following statements is/are true of the two matches played by Brazil?

I. It won a match and lost a match without gaining or conceding bonus points in either match.
II. It won a match by gaining a bonus point and lost a match by conceding a bonus point.
III. It lost its first-round match to Argentina by 1 goal to 4 goals.

Detailed Solution for CAT Practice Test - 1 - Question 30

From the tally of the total points given in the table the possible outcomes of the matches of each of the teams are tabulated, below:

  • (W)      →   Won (5 points)
  • (WB)    →   Won gaining bonus points (6 points)
  • (L)       →    Lost (0 points)
  • (LB)     →    Lost earning negative points (-1 point)
  • (D)       →    Draw (2 points)

Now, the result of Brazil’s matches could have been one win (W) + one loss (L) or one win with a bonus point (WB) + one loss by giving the opponent bonus points (LB) if it is (W) + (L), then the goals scored by Brazil must be the same as that it conceded (because then the win and loss should have been by exactly one goal each).
But in the table the goals scored by Brazil are less than the goals it conceded. Hence the result of Brazil matches is (WB) + (LB). And the margin with which it lost one game must be one more than the margin with which it won the other game.

Now, referring to the table above the only possibility is that Brazil should have played its first-round match against Argentina.

The margin with which Brazil won one game can be 2 or 3 and the margin with which Brazil lost the other game can be 3 or 4 respectively.

The difference in the number of goals scored by Brazil compared to that scored by the opponent (margins) can be: -3     2  or  -4    +3

As there are no bonus points in one of the matches, Argentina won that match with a margin of only one goal and it should have won the other match with a margin of 3 goals.
Margins of Argentina must be: +3    +1

Hence Brazil lost its first-round match to Argentina by 1 – 4. Hence, we can see that only statements II and III are true.

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