CAT Practice Question and Answer

Q: 5 men and 4 women are to be seated in a row so that the women occupy the even places . How many such arrangements are possible? 1728 1

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    2880
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    1440
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    720
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    2020
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Answer : 1. "2880"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 2880 Explanation: There are total 9 places out of which 4 are even and rest 5 places are odd.   4 women can be arranged at 4 even places in 4! ways.   and 5 men can be placed in remaining 5 places in 5! ways.   Hence, the required number of permutations  = 4! x 5! = 24 x 120 = 2880

Q: How many 7 digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 0, 2, 4, 2, 4? 2775 0

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    120
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    360
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    240
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    424
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Answer : 2. "360"
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Answer: B) 360 Explanation: There are 7 digits 1, 2, 0, 2, 4, 2, 4 in which 2 occurs 3 times, 4 occurs 2 times.    Number of 7 digit numbers = 7!3!×2! = 420   But out of these 420 numbers, there are some numbers which begin with '0' and they are not 7-digit numbers. The number of such numbers beginning with '0'.   =6!3!×2! = 60   Hence the required number of 7 digits numbers = 420 - 60 = 360

Q: A Committee of 5 persons is to be formed from a group of 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies. In how many ways can this be done if the committee is to be included atleast one lady? 1483 0

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    123
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    113
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    246
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    945
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Answer : 3. "246"
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Answer: C) 246 Explanation: A Committee of 5 persons is to be formed from 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies by taking.    (i) 1 lady out of 4 and 4 gentlemen out of 6  (ii) 2 ladies out of 4 and 3 gentlemen out of 6  (iii) 3 ladies out of 4 and 2 gentlemen out of 6  (iv) 4 ladies out of 4 and 1 gentlemen out of 6    In case I the number of ways = C14×C46 = 4 x 15 = 60  In case II the number of ways = C24×C36 = 6 x 20 = 120  In case III the number of ways = C34×C26 = 4 x 15 = 60 In case IV the number of ways = C44×C16 = 1 x 6 = 6    Hence, the required number of ways = 60 + 120 + 60 + 6 = 246

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Answer : 2. "535"
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Answer: B) 535 Explanation: The number of points of intersection of 37 lines is C237. But 13 straight lines out of the given 37 straight lines pass through the same point A.   Therefore instead of getting C213 points, we get only one point A. Similarly 11 straight lines out of the given 37 straight lines intersect at point B. Therefore instead of getting C211 points, we get only one point B.    Hence the number of intersection points of the lines is C237-C213-C211 +2 = 535

Q: A problem is given to three students whose chances of solving it are 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 respectively. What is the probability that the problem will be solved? 1345 0

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    1/4
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    1/2
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    3/4
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    7/12
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Answer : 3. "3/4"
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Answer: C) 3/4 Explanation: Let A, B, C be the respective events of solving the problem and A , B, C be the respective events of not solving the problem. Then A, B, C are independent event ∴A, B, C are independent events Now,  P(A) = 1/2 , P(B) = 1/3 and P(C)=1/4  PA=12, PB=23, PC= 34 ∴ P( none  solves the problem) = P(not A) and (not B) and (not C)                     = PA∩B∩C                    = PAPBPC         ∵ A, B, C are Independent                                          =  12×23×34                     = 14   Hence, P(the problem will be solved) = 1 - P(none solves the problem)                  = 1-14= 3/4

Q: Ajay and his wife Reshmi appear in an interview for two vaccancies in the same post. The Probability of Ajay's selection is 1/7 and that of his wife Reshmi's selection is 1/5. What is the probability that only one of them will be selected? 1451 0

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    1/5
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    2/7
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    2/35
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Answer : 3. "2/7"
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Answer: C) 2/7 Explanation: P( only one of them will be selected) = p[(E and not F) or (F and not E)]   = PE∩F∪F∩E    = PEPF+PFPE    =17×45+15×67=27

Q: A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. A second bag contains 2 red and 4 black balls. One bag is selected at random. From the selected bag, one ball is drawn. Find the probability that the ball drawn is red. 1381 0

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    23/42
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    19/42
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    7/32
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    16/39
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Answer : 2. "19/42"
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Answer: B) 19/42 Explanation: A red ball can be drawn in two mutually exclusive ways  (i) Selecting bag I and then drawing a red ball from it.   (ii) Selecting bag II and then drawing a red ball from it.   Let E1, E2 and A denote the events defined as follows: E1 = selecting bag I, E2 = selecting bag II A = drawing a red ball Since one of the two bags is selected randomly, therefore  P(E1) = 1/2  and  P(E2) = 1/2 Now, PAE1 = Probability of drawing a red ball when the first bag has been selected = 4/7   PAE2  = Probability of drawing a red ball when the second bag has been selected = 2/6  Using the law of total probability, we have   P(red ball) = P(A) = PE1×PAE1+PE2×PAE2                              = 12×47+12×26=1942

Q: A letter is takenout at random from 'ASSISTANT'  and another is taken out from 'STATISTICS'. The probability that they are the same letter is : 1565 0

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    35/96
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    19/90
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    19/96
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Answer : 2. "19/90"
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Answer: B) 19/90 Explanation: ASSISTANT→AAINSSSTT STATISTICS→ACIISSSTTT Here N and C are not common and same letters can be A, I, S, T. Therefore  Probability of choosing A =  2C19C1×1C110C1 = 1/45   Probability of choosing I = 19C1×2C110C1 = 1/45 Probability of choosing S = 3C19C1×3C110C1 = 1/10 Probability of choosing T = 2C19C1×3C110C1 = 1/15 Hence, Required probability =   145+145+110+115= 1990

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