Free Verbal Reasoning - 11 Practice Test - CAT
Question 1
A.
Still, Sophie might need open-heart surgery later in life and now be
more prone to respiratory infections.
B. But with the news that his infant
daughter Sophie has a hole in her heart, he appears quite vulnerable.
C. While the condition sounds bad, it
is not life threatening, and frequently corrects itself.
D. Sylvester Stallone has made
millions and built a thriving career out of looking invincible.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : C
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Question 2
A.
However, the severed head could not grow back. If fire could be applied at once to the
amputated part.
B. To get rid of this monstrosity was
truly a Herculean task, for as soon as one head was cut off, two new ones
replaced it.
C. Hercules accomplished the labour
through the aid of an assistant who cauterised the necks as fast as Hercules
cut off the heads!
D. One of the Twelve Labours of
Hercules was the killing of Hydra, a water monster with nine heads.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)BA is the most logical link because A represents a loophole (Which is for Hercules' benefit) and C explains how he exploits this loophole. Thus the logical link in DBAC
Question 3
A.
That Hollywood is man's world is certainly true, but it is not the
whole truth.
B. Even Renaissance film woman, Jodie
Foster, who hosts this compendium of movie history, confesses surprise at
this.
C. She says that she had no idea that
women were so active in the industry even in those days.
D. During the silent era, for example,
female screen writers outnumbered males 10 to 1.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)Sentence D tells us why sentence A is not true(AD).You can directly mark option (a)
Sentence B states that Jodie Foster was surprised at the statistics thrown up in sentence D and C logically follows B. Thus the correct sequence is ADBC
Question 4
A.
The Saheli Program, run by the
US Cross-Cultural Solutions, is offering a three week tour of India that
involves more than frenzied sightseeing.
B. Participants interested in women's
issues will learn about arranged marriages, dowries and infanticide.
C. Holiday packages include all sorts
of topics, but female infanticide must be a first for tourism.
D. Interspersed with these talks and
meetings are visits to cities like New Delhi and Agra, home to the Taj Mahal.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)AB is a logical link and D follows B (Interspersed with these talks..... "The talks are the ones elaborated on in sentence B")
Question 5
A.
Its business decisions are made on the timely and accurate flow of
information.
B. It has 1700 employees in 13 branch
and representative offices across the Asia-Pacific region.
C. For employees to maintain a
competitive edge in a fast-moving field, they must have quick access to J P
Morgan's proprietary trade related data.
D. J P Morgan is one of the largest
banking institutions in the US and a premier international trading firm.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)Why is JP Morgan one of the largest banking institutions in US? The answer lies in the statement B; Thus look for the DB link in the answer options. You can directly mark option (a)
Question 6
A.
Something magical is happening to our planet.
B. Some are calling it a paradigm
shift.
C. It's getting smaller.
D. Others call it business
transformation.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)What magical thing is happening to our planet is elaborated on in statement C. Thus C follows A, which is the starting sentence. Also, D follows B as the second view point. Answer is option (d)
Question 7
A. Almost a century ago, when the
father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model A
car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.
B. Today, it is committed to
delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over
200 countries across the world.
C. And for over ninety years, this
philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.
D. A vehicle is ready for the customer
only if it passes the Ford 'Zero Defect Programme'
(CAT 1997)
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)(A) begins the passage stating Henry Ford as the father of modern automobile industry. (CB) is a Mandatory pair. (D) Concludes by telling vehicle becomes ready by passing 'Zero Defect Programme'.
Question 8
Until the MBA arrived on the scene, the
IIT graduate was king.
A. A degree from one of the five IIT's
was passport to a well-paying job, great prospects abroad and, for some, a
decent dowry to boot.
B. From the day he or she cracked the
joint entrance exam, the IIT student commanded the awe of neighbours and
close relatives.
C. IIT students had, meanwhile, also
developed their own special culture, complete with lingo and attitude, which
they passed down.
D. True, the success stories of IIT
graduates are legion and they now constitute the cream of the Indian
diaspora.
6. But not many alumni would agree
that the IIT undergraduate mindset merits serious psychological study, let
alone an interactive one.
(CAT 1997)
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)Here option (a) and (d) are close; because the best starting statement would be B, as B exemplifies what the definition of "king" is; in other words- the adulation and awe of neighbours and relatives is what defines the IIT graduate as a king.
Now, the best sentence before 6 is C, because C completes the BAD chain which talks about the specialty of being an IITian
Question 9
Some of the maharajas, like the one at
Kapurthala, had exquisite taste.
A. In 1902, the Maharaja of Kapurthala
gave his civil engineer photographs of the Versailles palace and asked him to
replicate it, right down to the gargoyles.
B. Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore
brought in Bauhaus aesthetics and even works of modern artists like Brancusi
and Duchamp.
C. Kitsch is the most polite way to
describe them.
D. But many of them, as the available-light
photographs show, had execrable taste.
6. Like Ali Baba's Caves, some of the
palaces were like warehouses with the downright ugly next to the sublimely
aesthetic.
(CAT 1997)
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)Sentence 1 gives an example of the kings of Kapurthala and statement A follows that example on the Maharaja of Kapurthala. Also, DC is an obvious link "Kitsch is the most...... them"; the "them" refers to the manifestation of the "bad taste of some kings" which the photographs show. Hence the logical sequence is ABDC
Question 10
1. There, in Europe, his true gifts
unveiled.
A. Playing with Don Cherie, blending
Indian music and Jazz for the first time, he began setting the pace in the
late 70s for much of present-day fusion is.
B. John McLaughlin, the legendary
guitarist whose soul has always had an Indian stamp on it, was seduced
immediately.
C. Fusion by Guru had begun,
D. He partnered Guru for four years,
and 'nurtured' him as a composer.
6. But for every experimental musician
there's a critic nesting nearby.
(CAT 1997)
SOLUTION
Solution : D
Option (d)The "He" in sentence D is "John McLaughlin" from sentence B. Thus, BD is the link which will take you to option (d)
Question 11
1. India, which has two out of every five
TB patients in the world, is on the brink of a major public health disaster.
A. If untreated, a TB patient can die
within five years.
B. Unlike AIDS, the great curse of
modern sexuality, the TB germ is air-borne, which means there are no barriers
to its spread.
C. The dreaded infection ranks fourth
among major killers worldwide.
D. Every minute, a patient falls prey
to the infection in India, which means that over five lakh people die of the
disease annually.
6. Anyone anywhere can be affected by
this disease.
(CAT 1997)
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)This question may be slightly confusing as two or three arrangements will seem right. However, if you notice the last statement carefully "Anyone, anywhere can be affected by this disease"
The best sentence this should follow is one which talks about there not being any barriers to the spread of the disease, something which spreads very easily. Thus, B6 is the crucial link which will bring you to the logical sequence as CADB
Question 12
1.
For many scientists, oceans are the cradle of life.
A. But all over the world, chemical
products and nuclear waste continue to be dumped into them.
B. Coral reefs, which are known as the
most beautiful places of the submarine world, are fast disappearing.
C. The result is that many species of
fish die because of this pollution.
D. Of course Man is the main cause of
these problems.
6. Man has long since ruined the
places he goes to continents and oceans alike.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)Statement 1 gives the view of the scientists. Statement A , starting with "But" is the best follow sentence for sentence 1.
The fish are dying because of chemical products and nuclear waste being dumped into the oceans. Thus C follows A and the logical sequence of sentences is ACBD. Option (a)
Question 13
1.
Am I one of the people who are worried that Bill Clinton's second term
might be destroyed by a constitutional crisis?
A. On the other hand, ordinary
citizens have put the campaign behind them.
B. In other words, what worries me is
that Bill Clinton could exhibit a version of what George Bush Used to refer
to as Big Mo.
C. That is, he might have so much
campaign momentum that he may not be able to stop campaigning.
D. Well, It's true that I've been
wondering whether a President could be impeached for refusing to stop talking
about the bridge we need to build to the 21st century.
6. They prefer now to watch their
favorite soaps and ads on TV rather than senators.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : A
Option (a)Statement 1 asks a question. Statement D best follows that. Also, the Big Mo (Statement B) is elaborated on in statement C(That is,....) Thus the correct link is DBCA.
Question 14
1.
So how big is the potential market?
A. But he ends up spending thousands
more each year on hardware upgrades and software overhauls.
B. Analysts say the new machines will
appeal primarily to corporate users.
C. An individual buyer can pick up a
desktop computer for less than $2000 in America.
D. For them, the NCs' best drawing
card is its promise of much lower maintenance costs.
6. NCs, which automatically load the
latest version of whatever software they need, could put an end all.
(CAT 1996)
SOLUTION
Solution : C
Option (c)One link is the pronoun link between CA (Individual buyer in sentence C, pronoun "he" in sentence A)
The important clue here is the sentence which would follow up on sentence B. In sentence D (For them...) ; the them is the "analysts" in sentence B. Thus BD is the crucial link which takes us to option (c)