CAT (QA) PYQs

If $3^{a}=4,4^{b}=5,5^{c}=6,6^{d}=7,7^{e}=8$ and $8^{f}=9$, then the value of the product $\textit{abcdef }$ is

The number of distinct integer solutions $(x, y)$ of the equation $|x + y| + |x - y| = 2$, is

A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length $10\sqrt{3}$ meters such that the chord subtends an angle of $120^\circ$ at the center. Then, the area, in square meters, of the smaller region is

A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been $6$ km per hour more, it would have needed $4$ hours less. Had the speed been $6$ km per hour less, it would have needed $6$ hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is

Rajesh and Vimal own $20$ hectares and $30$ hectares of agricultural land, respectively, which are entirely covered by wheat and mustard crops. The cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Vimal are in the ratio of $5 : 3$. If the total cultivation area of wheat and mustard are in the ratio $11: 9$, then the ratio of cultivation area of wheat and mustard in the land owned by Rajesh is

Aman invests Rs $4000$ in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. If the ratio of the value of the investment after $3$ years to the value of the investment after $5$ years is $25: 36$, then the minimum number of years required for the value of the investment to exceed Rs $20000$ is

If $10^{68}$ is divided by $13$, the remainder is

The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64. Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is

In a group of $250$ students, the percentage of girls was at least $44\%$ and at most $60\%$. The rest of the students were boys. Each student opted for either swimming or running or both. If $50\%$ of the boys and $80\%$ of the girls opted for swimming while $70\%$ of the boys and $60\%$ of the girls opted for running, then the minimum and maximum possible number of students who opted for both swimming and running, are

If $(a + b\sqrt{3})^2 = 52 + 30\sqrt{3}$, where $a$ and $b$ are natural numbers, then $a + b$ equals

The midpoints of sides $AB$, $BC$, and $AC$ in $\triangle ABC$ are $M$, $N$, and $P$, respectively. The medians drawn from $A$, $B$, and $C$ intersect the line segments $MP$, $MN$ and $NP$ at $X$, $Y$, and $Z$, respectively. If the area of $\triangle ABC$ is $1440$ sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of $\triangle XYZ$ is

The sum of all distinct real values of $x$ that satisfy the equation $10^x + \frac{4}{10^x} = \frac{91}{2}$, is

The number of distinct real values of x, satisfying the equation. $$\newline$$ max {x, 2} - min {x, 2} $= |x + 2| - |x − 2|$, is

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

For any non-zero real number x, let $f(x) + 2 f(\frac{1}{x}) = 3x$. Then, the sum of all possible values of $x$ for which $f(x) = 3$, is

Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on that marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is

Consider the sequence $t_1 = 1$, $t_2 = -1$ and $t_n = \left(\frac{n-3}{n-1}\right) t_{n-2}$ for $n \ge 3$. The, the value of the sum $\frac{1}{t_2} + \frac{1}{t_4} + \frac{1}{t_6} + \dots + \frac{1}{t_{2022}} + \frac{1}{t_{2024}}$ is

The number of all positive integers up to $500$ with non-repeating digits is

After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became $187.5 \%$ of his initial salary. If the percenta of salary increase in the second increment was twice of that in the first increment, then the percenta; of salary increase in the first increment was

Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayna is the same job. The undertake a job with an arrangement where Sam and Mohit work together on the first day, Sam and Ayna on the second day, Mohit and Ayna 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

A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides on length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG is

For some constant real numbers $p, k$ and $a$ consider the following system of linear equations in $x$ and $y$: $$\newline$$ $px - 4y = 2$ $\newline$ $3x + ky = a$ $$\newline$$ A necessary condition for the system to have no solution for $(x, y)$ is