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CAT 2021 Slot 1 • Quantitative Aptitude

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22 Total Questions
MCQ: 14 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 8 (0 Negative Penalty)
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Question 1 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticMixture & AlligationModerate
The strength of an indigo solution in percentage is equal to the amount of indigo in grams per 100cc100 \mathrm{cc} of water. Two 800cc800 \mathrm{cc} bottles are filled with indigo solutions of strengths 33%33 \% and 17%17 \%, respectively. A part of the solution from the first bottle is thrown away and replaced by an equal volume of the solution from the second bottle. If the strength of the indigo solution in the first bottle has now changed to 21%21 \% then the volume, in cc, of the solution left in the second bottle is
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Question 2 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QANumber SystemsMiscellaneousModerate
How many three-digit numbers are greater than 100100 and increase by 198198 when the three digits are arranged in the reverse order?
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Question 3 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticRatio, Proportion & VariationEasy
The amount Neeta and Geeta together earn in a day equals what Sita alone earns in 6 days. The amount Sita and Neeta together earn in a day equals what Geeta alone earns in 2 days. The ratio of the daily earnings of the one who earns the most to that of the one who earns the least is
Question 4 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticTime & WorkModerate
Anu, Vinu and Manu can complete a work alone in 15 days, 12 days and 20 days, respectively. Vinu works everyday. Anu works only on alternate days starting from the first day while Manu works only on alternate days starting from the second day. Then, the number of days needed to complete the work is
Question 5 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraProgression & SeriesModerate
If x0=1,x1=2\mathrm{x}_{0}=1, \mathrm{x}_{1}=2, and xn+2=1+xn+1xn,n=0,1,2,3\mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{n}+2}=\frac{1+x_{n+1}}{x_{n}}, n=0,1,2,3 \ldots \ldots., then x2021x_{2021} is
Question 6 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAModern MathLogarithmsModerate
If 5log101+x+4log101x=log1011x25-\log _{10} \sqrt{1+x}+4 \log _{10} \sqrt{1-x}=\log _{10} \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^{2}}},then 100x100 \mathrm{x} equals
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Question 7 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticMean, Median & ModeModerate
Suppose hospital AA admitted 2121 less Covid infected patients than hospital BB, and all eventually recovered. The sum of recovery days for patients in hospitals AA and BB were 200200 and 152152, respectively. If the average recovery days for patients admitted in hospital AA was 33 more than the average in hospital BB then the number admitted in hospital AA was
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Question 8 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraModulusModerate
If r a constant such that x24x13=r|x^2 - 4x - 13| = r has exactly three distinct real roots, then the value of r is
Question 9 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticSimple & Compound InterestModerate
Anil invests some money at a fixed rate of interest, compounded annually. If the interests accrued during the second and third year are 806.25₹ 806.25 and 866.72,₹ 866.72, respectively, the interest accrued, in INR, during the fourth year is nearest to
Question 10 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAGeometryTrianglesModerate
A circle of diameter 88 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where ABC=90\angle A B C=90^{\circ}. If BC=10B C=10 inches then the area of the triangle in square inches is
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Question 11 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticTime, Speed & DistanceModerate
Two trains cross each other in 1414 seconds when running in opposite directions along parallel tracks. The faster train is 160160 m long and crosses a lamp post in 1212 seconds. If the speed of the other train is 66 km/hr less than the faster one, its length, in m, is
Question 12 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraLinear EquationModerate
A basket of 22 apples, 44 oranges and 66 mangoes costs the same as a basket of 11 apple, 44 oranges and 88 mangoes, or a basket of 88 oranges and 77 mangoes. Then the number of mangoes in a basket of mangoes that has the same cost as the other baskets is
Question 13 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticTime & WorkModerate
Amar, Akbar and Anthony are working on a project. Working together Amar and Akbar can complete the project in 11 year, Akbar and Anthony can complete in 1616 months, Anthony and Amar can complete in 22 years. If the person who is neither the fastest nor the slowest works alone, the time in months he will take to complete the project is
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Question 14 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAGeometryPolygonsEasy
If the area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 1212 cm , then the length, in cm , of each side of the hexagon is
Question 15 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticProfit & LossModerate
Amal purchases some pens at ₹ 88 each. To sell these, he hires an employee at a fixed wage. He sells 100100 of these pens at 12₹ 12 each. If the remaining pens are sold at 11₹ 11 each, then he makes a net profit of ₹ 300300, while he makes a net loss of ₹ 300300 if the remaining pens are sold at ₹ 99 each. The wage of the employee, in INR, is
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Question 16 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraInequalitiesModerate
The number of integers n that satisfy the inequalities n60<n100<n20|n -60| < |n-100| <| n-20| is
Question 17 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticProfit & LossModerate
Identical chocolate pieces are sold in boxes of two sizes, small and large. The large box is sold for twice the price of the small box. If the selling price per gram of chocolate in the large box is 12%12 \% less than that in the small box, then the percentage by which the weight of chocolate in the large box exceeds that in the small box is nearest to
Question 18 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraProgression & SeriesModerate
The natural numbers are divided into groups as (1), (2,3,4),(5,6,7,8,9),.(2,3,4),(5,6,7,8,9), \ldots .. and so on. Then, the sum of the numbers in the 15th group is equal to
Question 19 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAArithmeticMean, Median & ModeModerate
Onion is sold for 55 consecutive months at the rate of Rs 10,20,25,2510,20,25,25, and 5050 per kg, respectively. A family spends a fixed amount of money on onion for each of the first three months, and then spends half that amount on onion for each of the next two months. The average expense for onion, in rupees per kg, for the family over these 55 months is closest to
Question 20 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAGeometryPolygonsModerate
Suppose the length of each side of a regular hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF is 22 cm. It TT is the mod point of CDCD, then the length of ATAT, in cm, is
Question 21 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAAlgebraInequalitiesModerate
$f(x)=x2+2x15x27x18f(x) = \frac{x^2+2x-15}{x^2-7x-18} is negative if and only if
Question 22 of 22
CAT 2021 Slot 1QAModern MathPermutation & CombinationModerate
The number of groups of three or more distinct numbers that can be chosen from 1,2, 3,4,5,6,73,4,5,6,7 and 88 so that the groups always include 33 and 55, while 77 and 88 are never included together is
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