CAT 2021 VARC Slot 1 Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs

CAT Questions

• 1.

  When Rajesh's age was same as the present age of Garima, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 2. When Garima's age becomes the same as the present age of Rajesh, the ratio of the ages of Rajesh and Garima will become

  • 5 : 4
  • 2 : 1
  • 4 : 3
  • 3 : 2
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• 2.

  Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete a certain task whereas Seema would take 8 days working 5 hours per day to complete the same task. They decide to work together to complete this task. Seema agrees to work for double the number of hours per day as Renu, while Renu agrees to work for double the number of days as Seema. If Renu works 2 hours per day, then the number of days Seema will work, is

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• 3.

  In September, the incomes of \(K\), \(A\), and \(V\) are in the ratio \(8:6:5\). They rent a house, contributing \(15\%\), \(12\%\), and \(18\%\) of their respective incomes. In October, the rent remains the same, but the salaries of \(K\), \(A\), and \(V\) increase by \(10\%\), \(12\%\), and \(15\%\), respectively. What percentage of their total income is paid as house rent in October? (Round to the nearest percentage.)

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• 4.

  Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayana in the same job. They undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayana on the second day, Mohit and Ayana on the third day, and this three-day pattern is repeated till the work gets completed. Then, the fraction of total work done by Sam is

  • \(\frac{3}{20}\)
  • \(\frac{3}{10}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{5}\)
  • \(\frac{1}{20}\)
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• 5.

  A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was

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• 6.

  If x and y satisfy the equations |x| + x + y = 15 and x + |y| − y = 20, then (x − y) equals

  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 15
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