CMAT Mock Test - 5 (New Pattern) - CAT MCQ

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic. The purpose for developing our emotional literacy is to precisely identify and communicate our feelings. When we do this, we are helping nature fulfil its design for our feelings. We must know how we feel in order to be able to fill our emotional needs. And we must communicate our feelings in order to get the emotional support and understanding we need from others, as well as to show our emotional support and understanding to them.

Also, one of the first steps to developing our emotional intelligence is to improve our emotional literacy. In other words, to improve our ability to identify our feelings by their specific names – and the more specific we can be, the better. In the English language we have thousands of words which describe and identify our emotions, we just don't use many of them. If you are interested in working on your emotional literacy, the first step is to start using simple, three word sentences such as these: I feel sad. I feel motivated. I feel offended. I feel appreciated. I feel hurt. I feel disrespected. When we talk about our feelings using three word sentences, we are sending what have been called "I messages". On the other hand, when we say things like "You make me so jealous", we are sending a "you message". These "you messages" typically put the other person on the defensive, which hurts communication and relationships rather than helping.

Q. According to the passage, the inner feelings can be recognised by

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic. The purpose for developing our emotional literacy is to precisely identify and communicate our feelings. When we do this, we are helping nature fulfil its design for our feelings. We must know how we feel in order to be able to fill our emotional needs. And we must communicate our feelings in order to get the emotional support and understanding we need from others, as well as to show our emotional support and understanding to them.

Also, one of the first steps to developing our emotional intelligence is to improve our emotional literacy. In other words, to improve our ability to identify our feelings by their specific names – and the more specific we can be, the better. In the English language we have thousands of words which describe and identify our emotions, we just don't use many of them. If you are interested in working on your emotional literacy, the first step is to start using simple, three word sentences such as these: I feel sad. I feel motivated. I feel offended. I feel appreciated. I feel hurt. I feel disrespected. When we talk about our feelings using three word sentences, we are sending what have been called "I messages". On the other hand, when we say things like "You make me so jealous", we are sending a "you message". These "you messages" typically put the other person on the defensive, which hurts communication and relationships rather than helping.

Q. According to the author, the relationships can get sore if

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the given question.

Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic. The purpose for developing our emotional literacy is to precisely identify and communicate our feelings. When we do this, we are helping nature fulfil its design for our feelings. We must know how we feel in order to be able to fill our emotional needs. And we must communicate our feelings in order to get the emotional support and understanding we need from others, as well as to show our emotional support and understanding to them.

Also, one of the first steps to developing our emotional intelligence is to improve our emotional literacy. In other words, to improve our ability to identify our feelings by their specific names – and the more specific we can be, the better. In the English language we have thousands of words which describe and identify our emotions, we just don't use many of them. If you are interested in working on your emotional literacy, the first step is to start using simple, three word sentences such as these: I feel sad. I feel motivated. I feel offended. I feel appreciated. I feel hurt. I feel disrespected. When we talk about our feelings using three word sentences, we are sending what have been called "I messages". On the other hand, when we say things like "You make me so jealous", we are sending a "you message". These "you messages" typically put the other person on the defensive, which hurts communication and relationships rather than helping.

Q. Why is it important to know about feelings?

Directions: Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.

Creatures began moving properly around 570 million years ago shortly before the Cambrain explosion sparked the first vertebrates.

Directions: The given item consists of an underlined word in the given sentence. The sentence is followed by four words. Select the word which is most similar in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response accordingly.

He was greatly debilitated by an attack of influenza.

Directions: Choose the suitable verb form and fill in the blank.

If she is to catch the first flight, she ________ go to the airport in a taxi.

Directions: The given item consists of an underlined word in the given sentence. The sentence is followed by four words. Select the word which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

He was engrossed in his work when I walked in.

Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that follows

Throughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.

Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

Q. The study conducted in Samoa tribe proves that

Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that follows

Throughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.

Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribes due to their liberal gender attitude.

Q. "Cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal" means that

Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that follows

Throughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.

Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socializes our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

Q. Which of these is likely to suffer due to gender stereotypes prevalent in society?

Directions: Please read the passage below and answer the question that follows

Throughout the world, society stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. These stereotypes have exercised a strong hold on how society has viewed men and women. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.

Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal. It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribes due to their liberal gender attitude.

Q. The identity crisis of being a girl or a boy generally seen in adolescence is because of

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

One who has no money

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

The village headman was unlettered, but he was no fool. He could see through the ________ of the businessman's proposition and promptly ___________ him down.

Directions: Select the meaning of the underlined idiom/phrase in the given sentence.

He is sticking out for better terms.

Directions: Select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

Directions: Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks.

Advocates say the idea of a basic income eliminates poverty traps and _____ income while _____ the individual and reducing paperwork.

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.

His behaviour indicates that he has blue blood.

Two cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that one of the cards drawn is an ace and the other is a spade but none of the cards drawn is an ace of spades is

If would be

An electronic device beeps after every 60 seconds. A different device beeps after every 62 seconds. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The next time that they would beep together at the earliest is at

Sushma had marked up her jewelry set up by 33.3%. What approximate percentage discount could she offer if she wanted to earn a profit of 18%?

Given below are two statements.

Statement 1: A set of numbers arranged in ascending order is: 30, 30, 31, 32, 32, a, b, 38, 38, 40. The arithmetic mean and the median of the set are 34 and 33, respectively. Then a × b = 1156.

Statement 2: Let a and b be any 2 positive integers. If a + 3b = 24, then a – b = 4.

Which of the above is correct?

A triangle of area 9y cm² has been drawn such that its area is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 6 cm. The value of y is

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following graph:

Export of Processed Food Tins from a Company

Q. The value per tin was minimum in which of the following years?

From a vessel containing 60 litres of pure wine, 4 litres are drawn out and replaced by water. 4 litres of the mixture is again drawn out and replaced with water. What is the ratio of wine to water in the resultant mixture?

In an association of 250 people, the Britishers and Spaniards are in the ratio of 3 : 2. After adding some more Spaniards in the association, the number of Britishers became equal to the number of Spaniards. The mean pension that they received of all the group is $500 and the mean of Spaniards' pension is $50 more than that of the Britishers.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(A) Mean of Britishers' pension is $475.

(B) Mean of Britishers' pension is $470.

(C) Mean of Spaniards' pension is $525.

(D) Mean of Spaniards' pension is $520.

(E) Mean of Spaniards' pension is $500.

Directions: The question is based on the following table:

Q. What was the percentage increase in disbursement of loans by all the banks together from 1998 to 1999?