CMAT MOCK TEST SOLUTION

Quantitative Techniques and Data Interpretation

1. (a)

Let the number be (10x + y), then

10x + y + 10y + x = 11x + 11y

= 11 (x + y)

Hence, resultant number will be divisible by 11.

2. (c)

By hit and trail, we see that n = 10 and n = 16 satisfy the conditions.

3. (d)

SP × 32 = 40 × CP

SP/CP = 40/32 = 5/4

Profit % = 1/4 × 100 = 25%

4. (c)

Cost of A in 2022

90/360 × 7200 = Rs. 1800

Similarly

B = Rs. 3000

C = Rs. 2400

Cost of A, B and C in 2023

A = 1800 × 1.1 = Rs. 1980

B = 3000 × 1.2 = Rs. 3600

C = 2400 × 1.1 = Rs. 2640

5. (a)

Let the two numbers be x and (100 –x)

L. C. M × H. C. F = product of the numbers

495 × 5 = x(100 – x)

Or, x2 – 100x + 2475 = 0

Or, (x – 55)(x – 45) = 0

Or x = 45 or x = 55

Thus, the numbers are 45 and 55

When, x = 55, we get 100 – x = 45 and vice versa.

Hence, their difference = 55 – 45 = 10

6. (a)

60% of T = 180

T = 300

7. (c)

No, of musician = 20

No, of actors = 40

4 musician are less than 25 years old

24 out of 60 members of the group are less than 25 years old

20 actors are less than 25 years old, i.e., 50% of the actors are less than 25 years old.

8.(c)

Let average cost of diesel per litre be Rs. X.

1200
= 7.98
4000 4000 4000
+ +
7.5 8 8.5

9. (a)

Let the number be x, then

X + (x + 1) + (x + 2) + (x + 3) + (x + 4)/5 = 41

= 5x + 10 = 205

= 5x = 195

= x = 39

Product of A and E = x × (x +4)

= 39 × 43 = 1677

10. (c)
If x be the required number, then

(45 ´ x ) = 3 ´ (5 ´ 22)

Or, 45x = 9 × 110 or x = 22

11. (c)

When there are eight people, the share of each person is 1/8 of the total cost.

When there are seven people, the share of each person is 1/7 of the total cost

Increase in the share of each person

= 1/7 – 1/8 = 1/56, i.e., 1/7 of 1/8, i.e, 1/7

Of the original share of each person

12. (a)

Work done by ajay for 3 days

= 3/12 = 1/4

Remaining work

1 – 1/4 = 3/4

Work done by ( ajay + vijay ) for 1 day = 3/4 × 1/3 = ¼

Work done by vijay for 1 day

= 1/4 – 1/12 = 2/12 = 1/6

Vijay alone will complete the work in 6 days.

13. (a)

Distance between Aligarh and Lucknow

d = (S1 + S2/S1 – S2) km

= 10(75 + 65/75 – 65) km

= 140 km

14. (b)

Here P = Rs. 1200, change in SI = 60, R1 – R2 = 4, T = ?

Using, change in SI = PT/100 × (R1 – R2)

1
We have 60 = 1200 T/100 × 4 = T = 5/4, i.e., 1 years.
4
15. (c)
Let the number be 10x + y

X + y = 15

And, 10x + y + 9 = 10y + x

= 9x – 9y = –9

= x – y = –1

= x = 7, y = 8

The given number is 78.

16. (b)

n(S) = Number of ways to select 3 marbles out of 7 marbles = 7C3

7 × 6 × 5/1 × 2 × 3 = 35

n(E) = probability that two are green and one is red

= 4C2 × 3C1 = 4 × 3/1 × 2 × 3 = 18

Required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 18/35

17.(d)

A. 4Q + 24 > 0 or, 4Q > –24, Or, Q > –6

Hence, Q can be negative or positive or zero a well

B. 4Q – 24 < 0

Or, 4Q < 24, or, Q < 6

Hence, Q can be negative or positive or zero as well.

18. (c)

Using statement A, since it is not given that what are the maximum marks for each of the papers,
hence just by knowing that 300 marks are obtained by sandeep does not provide us with any other
information.

Using statement B, Let us assume that the marks obtained by sandeep are 4x, 5x, 6x, 7x and 8x Now,
4x = 30% hence, now we can find out that in how many papers sandeep has scored more than 50%
marks.

19. (b)

East

20. (b)

All four values for April-June seasons are less than those of other season so, the rainfall was
minimum.

Logical Reasoning
1. (d)
N = 10

2. (a)

+6, +4, –2

3. (a)

4. (b)

11
Q = 30 × 4 − × 30 = 45°
2

5. (c)

In every terms first terms should be last

6. (c)

N
- 5
2

7. (d)

Group of Monkey is called troop

8. (a)

512 is a cube

9. (c)

Difference of difference is same

10. (b)

Total number of odd days will be 3

12. (b)

Only II course of action follows

13. (a)

Only II assumption is implicit

14. (d)

Neither I nor II follows

15. (a)

Argument I is not strong because competition increases the quality of service. From the statement it is
not clear that railways is a non-profitable sector and private companies are also operating in non-
profitable sectors. So, Argument II is not strong.

16. (d) The move to make traffic police equipped with alcometers must have been necessitated
because of many accidents taken place every day because of drunken drivers. Alcometers is machine
which can identify the drunken persons easily. So, assumption I and II both are implicit.

17. (a)

18. (d)

19. (a)
20. (b)

a<b

c=d

c>b

Combine above equation

d=c>b>a

General Awareness

1. (d)

2. (d)

3. (d)

4. (a)

5. (c)

6. (a)

7. (d)

8. (d)

9. (b)

10. (b)

11. (a)

12. (b)

13. (b)

14. (a)
15. (b)

16. (c)

17. (a)

18. (b)

19. (c)

20. (b)

Language Comprehension

1. (c)

The last statement clearly mentions that regular physical activity may protect memory in the long
term. But the third option misrepresents the fact by stating that BNDF have some key role in this.
Hence, third option is not correct.

2. (b)

The following reference can be found in the second paragraph of the passage.

3. (a)

The given passage mainly talks about the benefits of regular exercise. The author also gives various
arguments related to the effects of regular exercise on memory.

4. (c)

Ethical means following the accepted rules of moral conduct. Moral, Decorous and Principled are
synonyms of ethical. But depraved is not even near to its meaning.

5. (c)

With ‘neither-nor’ the verb is used according to the nearest subject. Here, ‘mother’ is singular. Hence,
‘is’ should be used instead of ‘are’.

6. (b)

‘least’ should be used instead of ‘less’

She is a singular subject here, hence needs must follow ‘She’ here.

8. (b)

Being is used with the third form of the verb when -ing form is used.

9. (d)

Renegade means a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

10. (b)

The last sentence requires a preposition. Second sentence is based on corelating conjunction. Third
requires verb.

11. (a)

Abstinent means given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.

12. (b)

Mollify means to lessen the anger or agitation of.

13. (c)

First sentence has verb-based error. Second sentence has adjective based error. Last sentence has
pronoun-based error.

14. (a)

The use of ‘comes’ after will is wrong.

15. (c)

R supports the statement Q by starting an opinion. Hence, QR is a mandatory pair here. Also, S can
never come in the beginning.
16. (a)

P introduces the paragraph by talking about Ecuador. The word ‘chocolate’ is the key word here.
Following the ideas around it will give the correct sequence.

17. (d)

1-B, 2-A, 3-C

18. (d)

Carpe Diem means seize the day.

19. (a)

The subject here is plural so plural verb should be used.

20. (a)

As is followed by as conjunction.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

1. (c)

Open communication and collaboration is crucial for fostering an innovative culture within an
organization.

2. (c)

Commercialization is the process of bringing new products or services to market.

3. (c)

Disruptive Innovation is when a new product or service starts in basic, affordable applications at the
lower end of the market.

4. (c)
Creativity and novel ideas is the key characteristics of innovation.

5. (b)

Entrepreneurship within an existing organization

6. (d)

A-ii, B-iii, C-i

7. (a)

'In the opinion 'of A.H. Cole, “Entrepreneurship is the purposeful activity of an individual or a group
of associated individuals, undertaken to initiate, maintain or aggrandize profit by production or
distribution of economic goods and services”.

8. (d)

Both I and II are objectives of MGS scheme. Under the scheme, if industry supports R&D for
development of products that can be commercialized at institution level, then government will also
provide financial support that is up to twice the amount provided by industry.

9. (c)

In a market pull scenario, companies pay close attention to the signals from the market and respond
by developing products or solutions that address specific market needs.

10. (c)

External determinants refer to the surrounding governing the environment.

11. (d)

Patent protection is granted for a limited period, generally 20 years from the filing date of the
application

12. (d)

All three statements are correct with respect to small scale enterprises.
13. (a)

Six Sigma is often wrongly defined as "3.4 defects per million products," when in fact, Six Sigma is
actually defined as 3.4 defects per million opportunities (DPMO).

14. (c)

Rapid experimentation and iterative development

15. (d)

All three are correct examples of process innovation.

16. (b)

PayPal

17. (d)

Predictive analytics in e-commerce involves the use of advanced data analysis and machine learning
algorithms to predict future outcomes, trends, and behaviours.

18. (a)

Exit strategy refers to Initial public offering (IPO) or acquisition.

19. (b)

Self-funding and operating without external investment.

20. (a)

The seed stage is the initial phase of a startup's development. At this stage, founders work on refining
their business idea, conducting market research, and preparing for market entry.