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Race 1. d 2. c Location of houses 1. d 2. e 3. b ARDT 1. e 2. c 3. d Sectional cutoff for admissions 1. b 2. c 3. c Tournament 1. b 2. d 3. e 4. e Internet service revenue 1. a 2. a 3. d 4. c Professional Traders 1. e 2. e 3. a 4. a 5. a,d Salaries across departments 1. c 2. c 3. b

(CAT 2008) There are 100 employees in an organization across five departments. The following table gives the department- wise distribution of average age, average basic pay and allowances. The gross pay of an employee is the sum of his/her basic pay and allowances. There are limited numbers of employees considered for transfer/promotion across departments.  Whenever a person is transferred/promoted from a department of lower average age to a department of higher average age, he/she will get an additional allowance of 10% of basic pay over and above his/her current allowance. There will not be any change in pay structure if a person is transferred/promoted from a department with higher average age to a department with lower average age. Questions below are independent of each other. 1. What is the approximate percentage change in the average gross of the HR department due to transfer of a 40-year old person with basic pay of Rs. 8000 from the Marketing departm...

(CAT 2008) Abdul, Bikram and Chetan are three professional traders who trade in shares of a company XYZ Ltd. Abdul follows the strategy of buying at the opening of the day at 10 am and selling the whole lot at the close of the day at 3 pm. Bikram follows the strategy of buying at hourly intervals: 10 am, 11 am, 12 noon, 1 pm, and 2 pm, and selling the whole lot at the close of the day. Further, he buys an equal number of shares in each purchase. Chetan follows a similar pattern as Bikram but his strategy is somewhat different. Chetan’s total investment amount is divided equally among his purchases. The profit or loss made by each investor is the difference between the sale value at the close of the day less the investment in purchase. The “return” for each investor is defined as the ratio of the profit or loss to the investment amount expressed as a percentage. 1. On a day of fluctuating market prices, the share price of XYZ Ltd. ends with a gain, i.e, it is higher at the close...

(CAT 2008) The bar chart below shows the revenue received in million US Dollars (USD), from subscribers to a particular Internet service. The data covers the period 2003 to 2007 for the United States (US) and Europe. The bar chart also shows the estimated revenues from subscription to this service for the period 2008 to 2010. 1. The difference between the estimated subscription in Europe in 2008 and what it would have been if it were computed using the percentage growth rate of 2007 (over 2006), is closest to: a. 50 b. 80 c. 20 d. 10 e. 0 2. In 2003, sixty percent of subscribers in Europe were men. Given that women subscribers increase at the rate of 10 percent per annum and men at the rate of 5 percent per annum, what is the approximate percentage growth of subscribers between 2003 and 2010 in Europe? The subscription prices are volatile and may change each year. a. 62 b. 15 c. 78 d. 84 e. 50 3. Consider the annual percent change in the gap betwe...

(CAT 2008) In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in stage – I and two matches in Stage – II. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage – I and Stage – II are as given below. Stage-I: • One team won all the three matches. • Two teams lost all the matches. • D lost to A but won against C and F. • E lost to B but won against C and F. • B lost at least one match. • F did not play against the top team of Stage-I. Stage-II: • The leader of Stage-I lost the next two matches. • Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-I, one team won both matches, while the other lost both matches. • One more team lost both matches in Stage-II. 1. The two teams that defeated the leader of Stage-I are: a. F & D  b. E & F  c. B & D  ...

(CAT 2008) For admission to various affiliated colleges, a university conducts a written test with four different sections, each with a maximum of 50 marks. The following table gives the aggregate as well as the sectional cut-off marks fixed by six different colleges affiliated to the university. A student will get admission only if he/she gets marks greater than or equal to the cut-off marks in each of the sections and his/her aggregate marks are at least equal to the aggregate cut-off marks as specified by the college. 1. Bhama got calls from all colleges. What could be the minimum aggregate marks obtained by her? a. 180 b. 181 c. 196 d. 176 e. 184 2. Charlie got calls from two colleges. What could be the minimum marks obtained by him in a section? a. 0 b. 21 c. 25 d. 35 e. 41 3. Aditya did not get a call from even a single college. What could be the maximum aggregate marks obtained by him? a. 181 b. 176 c. 184 d. 196 e. 190 For answers  click here . ...

(CAT 2008) Telecom operators get revenue from transfer of data and voice. Average revenue received from transfer of each unit of data is known as ARDT. In the diagram below, the revenue received from data transfer as percentage of total revenue received and the ARDT in US Dollars (USD) are given for various countries. 1. It was found that the volume of data transfer in India is the same as that of Singapore. Then which of the following statements is true? a. Total revenue is the same in both countries. b. Total revenue in India is about 2 times that of Singapore. c. Total revenue in India is about 4 times that of Singapore. d. Total revenue in Singapore is about 2 times that of India. e. Total revenue in Singapore is about 4 time that of India. 2. It is expected that by 2010, revenue from data transfer as a percentage of total revenue will triple for India and double for Sweden. Assume that in 2010, the total revenue in India is twice that of Sweden and that the volum...

(CAT 2008) Answer the following questions based on the statements given below: (i) There are three houses on each side of the road. (ii) These six houses are labeled as P, Q, R, S, T and U. (iii) The houses are of different colours, namely, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow and White. (iv) The houses are of different heights. (v) T, the tallest house, is exactly opposite to the Red coloured house. (vi) The shortest house is exactly opposite to the Green coloured house. (vii) U, the Orange coloured house, is located between P and S. (viii) R, the Yellow coloured house, is exactly opposite to P. (ix) Q, the Green coloured house, is exactly opposite to U. (x) P, the White coloured house, is taller than R, but shorter than S and Q. 1. What is the colour of the house diagonally opposite to the Yellow coloured house? a. White b. Blue c. Green d. Red e. none of these 2. Which is the second tallest house? a. P b. S c. Q d. R e. cannot be determined 3. What is the co...

(CAT 2008) Five horses, Red, White, Grey, Black and Spotted participated in a race. As per the rules of the race, the persons betting on the winning horse get four times the bet amount and those betting on the horse that came in second get thrice the bet amount. Moreover, the bet amount is returned to those betting on the horse that came in third, and the rest lose the bet amount. Raju bets Rs. 3000, Rs. 2000 and Rs. 1000 on Red, White and Black horses respectively and ends up with no profit and no loss. 1. Which of the following cannot be true? a. At least two horses finished before Spotted b. Red finished last c. There were three horses between Black and Spotted d. There were three horses between White and Red d. Grey came in second 2. Suppose, in addition, it is known that Grey came in fourth. Then which of the following cannot be true? a. Spotted came in first b. Red finished last c. White came in second d. Black came in second e. There was one horse between Black ...