CAT (QA) PYQs

A sum of money is split among Amal, Sunil and Mita so that the ratio of the shares of Amal and Sunil is $3: 2$, while the ratio of the shares of Sunil and Mita is $4: 5$. If the difference between the largest and the smallest of these three shares is Rs $400$, then Sunil's share, in rupees, is

The number of pairs of integers ( $x, y$ ) satisfy $x \geq y \geq-20$ and $2 x+5 y=99$ is

The number of integers that satisfy the equality $(x^2 - 5x + 7)^{x + 1} = 1$ is

For the same principal amount, the compound interest for two years at $5\%$ per annum exceeds the simple interest for three years at $3\%$ per annum by Rs. $1125$. Then the principal amount in rupees is

Aron bought some pencils and sharpeners. Spending the same amount of money as Aron, Aditya bought twice as many pencils and $10$ less sharpeners. If the cost of one sharpener is Rs. $2$ more than the cost of a pencil, then the minimum possible number of pencils bought by Aron and Aditya together is

In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent Rs. $150$ more due to price increase of rice and wheat by $20 \%$ and $12 \%$, respectively. If John had spent Rs. $450$ on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?

How many $4$-digit numbers, each greater than $1000$ and each having all four digits distinct, are there with $7$ coming before 3?

If $x$ and $y$ are positive real numbers satisfying $x + y = 102$, then the minimum possible value of $2601(1+\frac{1}{x})(1+\frac{1}{y})$ is

In how many ways can a pair of integers $(x, a)$ be chosen such that $x^2 - 2 | x | + | a - 2 | = 0$?

Two runners, Alice and Bob, are racing on two different circular tracks, $T1$ and $T2$, with radii $60 \mathrm{\ m}$ and $40 \mathrm{\ m}$ respectively. They both start from point $P$ at the same moment. Alice runs on track $T1$ at a constant speed of $12 \mathrm{\ km} / \mathrm{hr}$ and Bob runs on track $T2$ at a constant speed of $8 \mathrm{\ km} / \mathrm{hr}$. After how many full rounds of Alice does she meet Bob again for the first time since the race started?

Let $f(x)=x^{2}+a x+b$ and $g(x)=f(x+1)-f(x-1)$. If $f(x) \geq 0$ for all real $x$, and $g(20)=72$, then the smallest possible value of $b$ is

Let $C1$ and $C2$ be concentric circles such that the diameter of $C1$ is $2 \mathrm{~cm}$ longer than that of $C2$. If a chord of $C1$ has length $6 \mathrm{~cm}$ and is a tangent of $C2$, then the diameter, in cm, of $C1$ is

The sum of the perimeters of an equlateral triangle and a rectangle is $90 \mathrm{~cm}$ the area, $T$ , of the triangle and the area, $R$ , of the rectangle, both in sq cm, satisfy the relationship $R=T^{2}$. If the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio $1: 3$, then the length, in cm , of the longer side of the rectangle, is

The distance from $B$ to $C$ is thrice that from $A$ to $B$. Two trains travel from $A$ to $C$ via $B$. The speed of train $2$ is double that of train $1$ while traveling from $A$ to $B$ and their speeds are interchanged while traveling from $B$ to $C$. The ratio of the time taken by train $1$ to that taken by train $2$ in travelling from $A$ to $C$ is

In a group of $10$ students, the mean of the lowest $9$ scores is $42$ while the mean of the highest $9$ scores is $47$. For the entire group of $10$ students, the maximum possible mean exceeds the minimum possible mean by

Let the $m^{th}$ and $n^{th}$ terms of a geometric progression be $3 / 4$ and $12$, respectively, where $m<n$. If the common ratio of the progression is an integer $r$, then the smallest possible value of $r+n-m$ is

$A$ and $B$ are two points on a straight line. Ram runs from $A$ to $B$ while Rahim runs from $B$ to $A$. After crossing each other, Ram and Rahim reach their destinations in one minute and four minutes, respectively. If they start at the same time, then the ratio of Ram's speed to Rahim's speed is

In a car race, car $A$ beats car $B$ by $45 \mathrm{~km}$, car $B$ beats car $C$ by $50$km, and car $A$ beats $C$ by $90 \mathrm{~km}$. the distance (in km) over which the race has been conducted is

From an interior point of an equilateral triangle, perpendiculars are drawn on all three sides. The sum of the lengths of the three perpendiculars is $s$. Then the area of triangle is

Students in a college have to choose at least two subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The number of students choosing all three subjects is $18$, choosing Mathematics as one of their subjects is $23$ and choosing Physics as one of their subjects is $25$. The smallest possible number of students who could choose Chemistry as one of their subjects is

Anil buys $12$ toys and labels each with the same selling price. He sells $8$ toys initially at $20 \%$ discount on the labeled price. Then he sells the remaining $4$ toys at an additional $25 \%$ discount on the discounted price. Thus, he gets a total of Rs $2112,$ and makes a $10\%$ profit. With no discounts, his percentage of profit would have been

For real $x,$ the maximum possible value of $\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^4}}$ is

John takes twice as much time as Jack to finish a job. Jack and Jim together take one-thirds of the time to finish the job than John takes working alone. Moreover, in order to finish the job, John takes three days more than that taken by three of them working together. In how many days will Jim finish the job working alone?

The value of $\log_a \left(\frac{a}{b}\right) + \log_b \left(\frac{b}{a}\right)$, for $1 < a \leq b$ cannot be equal to

If $x$ and $y$ are non-negative integers such that $x+9=z, y+1=z$ and $x+y<z+5$, then the maximum possible value of $2 x+y$ ?

Let $C$ be a circle of radius $5$ meters having center at $O$. Let $P Q$ be a chord of $C$ that passes through points $A$ and $B$ where $A$ is located $4$ meters north of $O$ and $B$ is located $3$ meters east of $O$. Then, the length of $P Q$, in meters, is nearest to