CAT 2011 QA Slot 2 Question Paper(Available) :Download Solutions with Answer Key

CAT 2011 Question Paper was rated moderately difficult. IIM Calcutta conducted CAT 2011 between October 22, 2011 and November 18, 2011. CAT 2011 Question Paper had 2 sections: Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. There were 30 questions in each paper and the total time was 140 minutes. 3 marks were awarded for every correct answer and 1 mark was deducted for every wrong answer

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Question 1:

If the cost price of an item is Rs. 200 and it is sold at a 25% profit, what is the selling price?

(1) Rs. 225
(2) Rs. 250
(3) Rs. 275
(4) Rs. 300

Correct Answer: (2) Rs. 250
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Question 2:

What is the value of \(x\) in the equation \(2x + 5 = 13\)?

(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6

Correct Answer: (2) 4
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Question 3:

A train travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h?

(1) 50
(2) 60
(3) 70
(4) 80

Correct Answer: (2) 60
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Question 4:

The ratio of two numbers is 3:4. If their sum is 70, what is the larger number?

(1) 30
(2) 40
(3) 50
(4) 60

Correct Answer: (2) 40
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Question 5:

What is the area of a rectangle with length 12 cm and width 5 cm?

(1) 50 cm²
(2) 60 cm²
(3) 70 cm²
(4) 80 cm²

Correct Answer: (2) 60 cm²
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Question 6:

If \(x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0\), what is the sum of the roots?

(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6

Correct Answer: (3) 5
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Question 7:

A shop offers a 20% discount on an item with a marked price of Rs. 500. What is the selling price?

(1) Rs. 350
(2) Rs. 400
(3) Rs. 450

Correct Answer:
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Question 8:

What is the LCM of 12 and 18?

(1) 24
(2) 36
(3) 48
(4) 72

Correct Answer: (2) 36
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Question 9:

A man invests Rs. 10,000 at 5% simple interest per annum. What is the interest earned after 2 years?

(1) Rs. 1,000
(2) Rs. 1,200
(3) Rs. 1,500
(4) Rs. 2,000

Correct Answer: (1) Rs. 1,000
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Question 10:

If \(x + y = 10\) and \(xy = 21\), what is \(x^2 + y^2\)?

(1) 58
(2) 64
(3) 72

Correct Answer: (1) 58
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Question 11:

The circumference of a circle is 44 cm. What is its radius? (Use \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)).

(1) 6 cm
(2) 7 cm
(3) 8 cm
(4) 9 cm

Correct Answer: (2) 7 cm
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Question 12:

A number when divided by 7 leaves a remainder of 4. What is the remainder when it is divided by 5?

(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5

Correct Answer: (2) 3
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Question 13:

A boat travels 60 km downstream in 3 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water if the river’s speed is 5 km/h?

(1) 10 km/h
(2) 15 km/h
(3) 20 km/h
(4) 25 km/h

Correct Answer: (2) 15 km/h
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Question 14:

If \(a = 2b\) and \(b = 3c\), what is the ratio \(a:b:c\)?

(1) 2:3:1
(2) 6:3:1
(3) 3:2:1
(4) 1:2:3

Correct Answer: (2) 6:3:1
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Question 15:

What is the value of \(\sqrt{169}\)?

(1) 11
(2) 12
(3) 13
(4) 14

Correct Answer: (3) 13
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Question 16:

A sum of Rs. 5,000 is invested at 10% compound interest annually for 2 years. What is the total amount?

(1) Rs. 6,000
(2) Rs. 6,050
(3) Rs. 6,100
(4) Rs. 6,150

Correct Answer: (3) Rs. 6,100
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Question 17:

If \(3x + 2y = 12\) and \(x - y = 1\), what is \(x\)?

(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5

Correct Answer: (3) 4
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Question 18:

What is the HCF of 24 and 36?

(1) 6
(2) 12
(3) 18
(4) 24

Correct Answer: (2) 12
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Question 19:

A car travels 300 km at an average speed of 60 km/h. How long does it take?

(1) 4 hours
(2) 5 hours
(3) 6 hours
(4) 7 hours
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5

Correct Answer: (2) 5 hours
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Question 20:

A sum of Rs. 8,000 is lent at 8% simple interest for 3 years. What is the total amount?

(1) Rs. 9,920
(2) Rs. 9,940
(3) Rs. 9,960
(4) Rs. 9,980

Correct Answer: (1) Rs. 9,920
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Question 21:

What is the area of a triangle with base 10 cm and height 8 cm?

(1) 30 cm²
(2) 40 cm²
(3) 50 cm²
(4) 60 cm²

Correct Answer: (2) 40 cm²
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Question 22:

If \(x^2 + 4x + 4 = 0\), what is \(x\)?

(1) -1
(2) -2
(3) -3
(4) -4

Correct Answer: (2) -2
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Question 23:

A man works 8 hours a day for 5 days to earn Rs. 4,000. What is his hourly wage?

(1) Rs. 80
(2) Rs. 100
(3) Rs. 120
(4) Rs. 140

Correct Answer: (2) Rs. 100
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Question 24:

If \(5x = 25\), what is \(x\)?

(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6

Correct Answer: (3) 5
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Question 25:

A pipe fills a tank in 6 hours. Another pipe fills it in 8 hours. How long to fill the tank together?

(1) 3.43 hours
(2) 3.53 hours
(3) 3.63 hours
(4) 3.73 hours

Correct Answer: (1) 3.43 hours
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Question 26:

What is the perimeter of a square with side 7 cm?

(1) 24 cm
(2) 28 cm
(3) 32 cm
(4) 36 cm

Correct Answer: (2) 28 cm
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Question 27:

If \(x^2 - 3x + 2 = 0\), what is the product of the roots?

(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4

Correct Answer: (2) 2
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Question 28:

A man buys 5 kg of apples at Rs. 20 per kg and 3 kg of oranges at Rs. 30 per kg. What is the total cost?

(1) Rs. 170
(2) Rs. 180
(3) Rs. 190
(4) Rs. 200

Correct Answer: (3) Rs. 190
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Question 29:

If \(3x + 4 = 19\), what is \(x\)?

(1) 4
(2) 5
(3) 6
(4) 7

Correct Answer: (2) 5
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Question 30:

What is the area of a circle with radius 7 cm? (Use \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)).

(1) 154 cm²
(2) 165 cm²
(3) 176 cm²
(4) 187 cm²

Correct Answer: (1) 154 cm²
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Question 31:

If the sum of three consecutive integers is 24, what is the middle integer?

(1) 7
(2) 8
(3) 9
(4) 10

Correct Answer: (2) 8
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Question 32:

A sum of Rs. 12,000 is lent at 6% simple interest for 4 years. What is the interest?

(1) Rs. 2,880
(2) Rs. 2,900
(3) Rs. 2,920
(4) Rs. 2,940

Correct Answer: (1) Rs. 2,880
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Question 33:

What is the value of \(3^3 \times 2^2\)?

(1) 98
(2) 108
(3) 118
(4) 128

Correct Answer: (2) 108
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CAT 2011 Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning Question Paper Analysis

The Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning section of CAT 2011 Question Paper was rated moderate.

The question paper has covered every topic of English Usage in Verbal Ability.
The grammar and Vocabulary part needed good knowledge to answer.
The question paper had manageable Reading Comprehension passages. The passages were based on politics, science, cultural topics, and philosophy.
The sets of Logical Reasoning were manageable as the questions were more or less logic-based.

Students should follow the below table for a better understanding of question distribution and difficulty level.

Topic	Number of Question	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	10	Moderate
Sentence Correction	2	Moderate
Para Jumble	2	Moderate
Paragraph Summary	2	Moderate
Fill in The Blanks	1	Moderate
Word Usage	2	Moderate
Para Jumbles (Odd sentence out)	2	Moderate
Logical puzzle	3	Moderate
Arrangements	6	Moderate

CAT 2011 Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation Question Paper Analysis

The Data Interpretation part of CAT 2011 Question Paper was difficult but the Quantitative Ability part was moderate.

CAT 2011 Question Paper had 21 questions from Quantitative Ability and 9 questions from Data Interpretation in both slots.
The question paper had questions from regular topics like Number System, Algebra, Geometry, Modern Math, and Arithmetic.
There were no formula-based questions asked.
DI sets of CAT 2011 Question Paper were easier than the previous year.

Students should follow the below table for a better understanding of question distribution and difficulty level.

Topics	Number of Questions	Difficulty Level
Line Graph	3	Difficult
Pie Chart	3	Difficult
Tables	3	Difficult
Number System	2	Moderate
Algebra	6	Moderate
Arithmetic	4	Moderate
Modern Math	3	Moderate
Geometry and Mensuration	6	Moderate

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CAT Questions

1.
The sum of all the digits of the number $(10^{50} + 10^{25} - 123)$, is

2.
The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is $2 : 3$, and the ratio of income of Lakshmi to expenditure of Meenakshi is $6 : 7$. If excess of income over expenditure is saved by Lakshmi and Meenakshi, and the ratio of their savings is $4 : 9$, then the ratio of their incomes is:

4.
For real values of $x$, the range of the function $f(x) = \dfrac{2x - 3}{2x^2 + 4x - 6}$ is

5.
The set of all real values of $x$ for which $(x^2 - |x+9| + x)>0$ is:

6.
Let $f(x) = \dfrac{x}{2x-1}$ and $g(x) = \dfrac{x}{x-1}$. Then, the domain of the function \[ h(x) = f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) \] is all real numbers except:

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CAT Questions

1.The sum of all the digits of the number $(10^{50} + 10^{25} - 123)$, is

2.The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is $2 : 3$, and the ratio of income of Lakshmi to expenditure of Meenakshi is $6 : 7$. If excess of income over expenditure is saved by Lakshmi and Meenakshi, and the ratio of their savings is $4 : 9$, then the ratio of their incomes is:

4.For real values of $x$, the range of the function $f(x) = \dfrac{2x - 3}{2x^2 + 4x - 6}$ is

5.The set of all real values of $x$ for which $(x^2 - |x+9| + x)>0$ is:

6.Let $f(x) = \dfrac{x}{2x-1}$ and $g(x) = \dfrac{x}{x-1}$. Then, the domain of the function \[ h(x) = f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) \] is all real numbers except:

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1.
The sum of all the digits of the number $(10^{50} + 10^{25} - 123)$, is

2.
The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is $2 : 3$, and the ratio of income of Lakshmi to expenditure of Meenakshi is $6 : 7$. If excess of income over expenditure is saved by Lakshmi and Meenakshi, and the ratio of their savings is $4 : 9$, then the ratio of their incomes is:

4.
For real values of $x$, the range of the function $f(x) = \dfrac{2x - 3}{2x^2 + 4x - 6}$ is

5.
The set of all real values of $x$ for which $(x^2 - |x+9| + x)>0$ is:

6.
Let $f(x) = \dfrac{x}{2x-1}$ and $g(x) = \dfrac{x}{x-1}$. Then, the domain of the function \[ h(x) = f(g(x)) + g(f(x)) \] is all real numbers except: