CAT 2007 Question Paper and Ans Key
CAT 2007 Question Paper and Ans Key
CAT 2007 Question Paper and Ans Key
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Section I
1. The price of Darjeeling tea (in rupees per
kilogram) is 100 + 0.10n, on the nth day of 2007
(n = 1, 2, ..., 100), and then remains constant. On
the other hand, the price of Ooty tea (in rupees
per kilogram) is 89 + 0.15n, on the nth day of 2007
(n = 1, 2, ..., 365). On which date in 2007 will the
prices of these two varieties of tea be equal?
(1) May 21
(4) April 10
(2) April 11
(5) June 30
(3) May 20
(2) 159
(5) 105
(3) 110
(2) 0.10%
(5) 0.30%
(3) 0.20%
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(3) 64% in option B and 36% in option C
(4) 1/3 in each of the three options
(5) 30% in option A, 32% in option B and 38% in
option C
(1) n(k 1)
(4) k(k 2)
Time
8:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
Arrival
City
A
B
Time
3:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
(1) 130
(4) 150
(1) 620
(4) 760
(2) 550
(3) 600
(5) Cannot be determined
Define:
an = pbn 1 bn = qbn 1, for even n > 1
and an = pan 1 bn = qan 1, for odd n > 1.
10. Consider all four digit numbers for which the first
two digits are equal and the last two digits are
also equal. How many such numbers are perfect
squares?
(2) 2
(3) 4
(4) 0
(2) 920
(3) 840
(5) Cannot be determined
(1) 3
(2) 100
(3) 70
(5) Cannot be determined
(1) 700
(4) 500
(2) k(n 1)
(3) n(k 2)
(5) (n 1)(k 1)
(5) 1
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15. If p = 1/3 and q = 2/3, then what is the smallest
odd n such that an + bn < 0.01?
(1) 7
(2) 13
(3) 11
(4) 9
(5) 15
(3) 18
(4) 15
(5) 19
(1) 6
(2) 4
(3) 7
(4) 5
(5) 3
A. WII WI = 1.0
B. Moving Deepak from Section II to I (without
any move from I to II) makes the average
weights of the two sections equal.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(1) 0
(4) n + 1/2n
(2) 1
(5) 2008
(3) n/2
(2) 16
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during the same year. The current average age of
this eight member joint family is nearest to:
(1) 23 years
(3) 21 years
(5) 24 years
(2) 22 years
(4) 25 years
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(2) 240
(5) 120
(3) 200
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Section II
Answer questions 26 to 29 based on the following
instructions:
Male (M)
0.6
Class 11
0.55
Secondary Section
Total
0.5
0.55
0.475
0.53
(1) 40
(2) 45
(3) 50
(4) 55
(5) 60
(2) 10
(5) 16
(3) 12
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Vegetarian (V)
(2) 45
(3) 50
(4) 55
(5) 60
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(1) Except vegetarian males, all other groups
have same number of students.
(2) Except non-vegetarian males, all other
groups have same number of students.
(3) Except vegetarian females, all other groups
have same number of students.
Year 2003
Year 2004
Year 2005
Year 2006
1000
900
1100
1200
1200
Material
50,000
45,100
55,200
59,900
60,000
Labour
20,000
18,000
22,100
24,150
24,000
Consumables
2,000
2,200
1,800
1,600
1,400
Rent of building
1,000
1,000
1,100
1,100
1,200
400
400
400
400
400
800
820
780
790
800
30,000
27,000
33,500
36,020
36,000
5,750
5,800
5,800
5,750
5,800
34. What is the approximate cost per unit in rupees, if the company produces and sells 1400 units in the year 2007?
(1) 104
(2) 107
(3) 110
(4) 115
(5) 116
35. What is the minimum number of units that the company needs to produce and sell to avoid any loss?
(1) 313
(2) 350
(3) 384
(4) 747
(5) 928
36. Given that the company cannot sell more than 1700 units, and it will have to reduce the price by Rs. 5 for all
units, if it wants to sell more than 1400 units, what is the maximum profit, in rupees, that the company can earn?
(1) 25,400
(2) 24,400
(3) 31,400
(4) 32,900
(5) 32,000
37. If the company reduces the price by 5%, it can produce and sell as many units as it desires. How many units the
company should produce to maximize its profit?
(1) 1400
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(2) 1600
(3) 1800
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(4) 1900
(5) 2000
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Answer questions 38 to 41 based on the following information:
The table below shows the comparative costs, in US Dollars, of major surgeries in USA and a select few Asian
countries.
Procedure
Heart Bypass
Heart Valve
Replacement
Angioplasty
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Knee Replacement
Spinal Fusion
India
10000
Thailand
11000
Singapore
18500
Malaysia
9000
160000
9000
10000
12500
9000
57000
43000
20000
11000
9000
3000
13000
12000
4500
13000
12000
6000
11000
10000
3000
40000
62000
8500
5500
10000
7000
13000
9000
8000
6000
India
Malaysia
Thailand
Singapore
A consulting firm found that the quality of the health services were not the same in all the countries above. A poor
quality of a surgery may have significant repercussions in future, resulting in more cost in correcting mistakes. The
cost of poor quality of surgery is given in the table below.
Procedure
Heart Bypass
Heart Valve
Replacement
Angioplasty
Hip Replacement
Hysterectomy
Knee Replacement
Spinal Fusion
0
0
0
0
7
5
9
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
8
4
4
6
38. The rupee value increases to Rs. 35 for a US Dollar, and all other things including quality, remain the same. What
is the approximate difference in cost, in US Dollars, between Singapore and India for a Spinal Fusion, taking this
change into account?
(1) 700
(5) No difference
(2) 2500
(3) 4500
(4) 8000
39. Approximately, what difference in amount in Bahts will it make to a Thai citizen if she were to get a
hysterectomy done in India instead of in her native country, taking into account the cost of poor quality? It costs
7500 Bahts for one-way travel between Thailand and India.
(1) 23500
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(2) 40500
(3) 57500
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(4) 67500
(5) 75000
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40. A US citizen is hurt in an accident and requires an angioplasty, hip replacement and a knee replacement. Cost of
foreign travel and stay is not a consideration since the government will take care of it. Which country will result
in the cheapest package, taking cost of poor quality into account?
(1) India
(2) Thailand
(3) Malaysia
(4) Singapore
(5) USA
41. Taking the cost of poor quality into account, which country/countries will be the most expensive for knee
replacement?
(1) India
(2) Thailand
(5) India and Singapore
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(4) Singapore
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Answer questions 42 to 46 based on the following information:
A low-cost airline company connects ten Indian cities, A to J. The table below gives the distance between a pair of
airports and the corresponding price charged by the company. Travel is permitted only from a departure airport to
an arrival airport. The customers do not travel by a route where they have to stop at more than two intermediate
airports.
Sector No. Airport of Departure Airport of Arrival
Price (Rs.)
560
670
790
1350
850
1250
1245
1600
1345
1700
1350
2450
1950
1850
1650
2000
1750
1900
10
2100
2450
11
2300
2275
12
460
450
13
410
430
14
910
1100
15
540
590
16
625
700
17
640
750
18
950
1250
19
1650
2450
20
1250
1700
21
970
1150
22
850
875
23
900
1050
24
875
950
25
970
1150
26
510
550
27
830
890
28
790
970
29
400
425
30
460
540
42. What is the lowest price, in rupees, a passenger has to pay for travelling by the shortest route from A to J?
(1) 2275
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(2) 2850
(3) 2890
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(5) 3340
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43. The company plans to introduce a direct flight between A and J. The market research results indicate that all its
existing passengers travelling between A and J will use this direct flight if it is priced 5% below the minimum
price that they pay at present. What should the company charge approximately, in rupees, for this direct flight?
(1) 1991
(2) 2161
(3) 2707
(4) 2745
(5) 2783
44. If the airports C, D and H are closed down owing to security reasons, what would be the minimum price, in
rupees, to be paid by a passenger travelling from A to J?
(1) 2275
(2) 2615
(3) 2850
(4) 2945
(5) 3190
45. If the prices include a margin of 10% over the total cost that the company incurs, what is the minimum cost per
kilometer that the company incurs in flying from A to J?
(1) 0.77
(2) 0.88
(3) 0.99
(4) 1.06
(5) 1.08
46. If the prices include a margin of 15% over the total cost that the company incurs, which among the following is
the distance to be covered in flying from A to J that minimizes the total cost per kilometer for the company?
(1) 2170
(2) 2180
(3) 2315
(4) 2350
(5) 2390
Composition
Carbohydrate %
50
80
10
5
45
Protein %
30
20
30
50
50
Fat %
10
0
50
40
0
Minerals %
10
0
10
5
5
47. The company is planning to launch a balanced diet required for growth needs of adolescent children. This diet
must contain at least 30% each of carbohydrate and protein, no more than 25% fat and at least 5% minerals.
Which one of the following combinations of equally mixed ingredients is feasible?
(1) O and P
(2) R and S
(3) P and S
(4) Q and R
(5) O and S
48. For a recuperating patient, the doctor recommended a diet containing 10% minerals and at least 30% protein.
In how many different ways can we prepare this diet by mixing at least two ingredients?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Three
(4) Four
(5) None
49. Which among the following is the formulation having the lowest cost per unit for a diet having 10% fat and at
least 30% protein? The diet has to be formed by mixing two ingredients.
(1) P and Q
(2) P and S
(3) P and R
(4) Q and S
(5) R and S
50. In what proportion should P, Q and S be mixed to make a diet having at least 60% carbohydrate at the lowest
per unit cost?
(1) 2 : 1 : 3
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(2) 4 : 1 : 2
(3) 2 : 1 : 4
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(4) 3 : 1: 2
(5) 4 : 1 : 1
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Section III
Instructions for questions 51 to 53:
(2) AAABA
(5) BBBAA
(3) BBBBA
(2) ABBBA
(5) ABABA
(3) BAABA
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(2) BBBAB
(5) BABAB
(3) AAABA
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research tradition is to be understood in terms of
rules, some specification of common ground in the
corresponding area is needed. As a result, the search
for a body of rules competent to constitute a given
normal research tradition becomes a source of
continual and deep frustration.
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(3) The personification of a whole organization
is important because stories differ depending
on who is enacting various events.
(4) Every story is told from a particular point of
view, with a particular narrative voice, which
is not regarded as part of the deep structure.
(5) The personification of a whole organization
is a textual device we use to make macrolevel theories more comprehensible.
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details of which candidate said what during a single
televised debate in October 1960 could have given the
electoral victory to Nixon instead of to Kennedy, but
no details of who said what could have blocked the
European conquest of Native Americans.
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therefore have explanations based on a few
long-term factors.
(1) A, B and E
(4) E only
(3) B and D
(3) E only
64.
A. So once an economy is actually in recession,
B. The authorities can, in principle, move the
economy
C. Out of slump- assuming hypothetically
D. That they know how to- by a temporary
stimuli.
E. In the longer term, however, such policies
have no affect on the overall behaviour of the
economy.
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(2) B, C and D
(5) D only
(2) C only
(5) C, D and E
(2) C and D
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(1) C and E
(4) B, C and E
(2) B, C and E
(5) B only
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drama metaphor also reminds us of the artistic
licence available to the players. We can play a part
straight or, as the following from J.P. Sartre conveys,
we can ham it up.
(1) A only
(4) A and B
(3) C only
(2) B only
(5) B and C
69.
A. In America, highly educated women, who are
in stronger position in the labour market
than less qualified ones, have higher rates of
marriage than other groups.
B. Some work supports the Becker thesis, and
some appears to contradict it.
C. And, as with crime, it is equally inconclusive.
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D. But regardless of the conclusion of any
particular piece of work, it is hard to
establish convincing connections between
family changes and economic factors using
conventional approaches.
E. Indeed, just as with crime, an enormous
academic literature exists on the validity of
the pure economic approach to the evolution
of family structures.
(1) BCDE
(4) ECBD
(2) DBEC
(5) EBCD
(3) BDCE
70.
A. Personal experience of mothering and
motherhood are largely framed in relation to
two discernible or official discourses: the
medical discourse and natural childbirth
discourse. Both of these tend to focus on the
optimistic stories of birth and mothering
and
underpin
stereotypes
of
the
godmother.
B. At the same time, the need for medical expert
guidance is also a feature for contemporary
reproduction and motherhood.
But constructions of good mothering have
not always been so conceived- and in
different contexts may exist in parallel to
other equally dominant discourses.
C. Similarly, historical work has shown how
what are now taken-for-granted aspects of
reproduction and mothering practices result
from
contemporary
pseudoscientific
directives and managed constructs. These
changes have led to a reframing of modern
discourses that pattern pregnancy and
motherhood leading to an acceptance of the
need for greater expert management.
D. The contrasting, overlapping and ambiguous
strands within these frameworks focus to
varying degrees on a womans biological tie
to her child and predisposition to
instinctively know and be able to care for her
child.
E. In addition, a third, unofficial popular
discourse comprising old wives tales and
based on maternal experiences of childbirth
has also been noted. These discourses have
also been acknowledged in work exploring
the experiences of those who apparently do
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(1) BDEC
(4) DEBC
(2) CBDE
(5) BCDE
(3) CEBD
72.
A. I had six thousand acres of land, and had thus
got much spare land besides the coffee
plantation. Part of the farm was native forest,
and about one thousand acres were
squatters' land, what [the Kikuyu] called
their shambas.
B. The squatters' land was more intensely alive
than the rest of the farm, and was changing
with the seasons the year round. The maize
grew up higher than your head as you walked
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on the narrow hard-trampled footpaths in
between the tall green rustling regiments.
C. The squatters are natives, who with their
families hold a few acres on a white man's
farm, and in return have to work for him a
certain number of days in the year. My
squatters, I think, saw the relationship in a
different light, for many of them were born
on the farm, and their fathers before them,
and they very likely regarded me as a sort of
superior squatter on their estates.
D. The Kikuyu also grew the sweet potatoes that
have a vine like leaf and spread over the
ground like a dense entangled mat, and many
varieties of big yellow and green speckled
pumpkins.
E. The beans ripened in the fields, were
gathered and thrashed by the women, and
the maize stalk and coffee pods were
collected and burned, so that in certain
seasons thin blue columns of smoke rose
here and there all over the farm.
(1) CBDE
(4) DBCE
(2) BCDE
(5) EDBC
(3) CBED
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73. In the passage, the expression like a madonna
from a madonna alludes to
(1) The difference arising as a consequence of
artistic license.
(2) The difference between two artistic
interpretations.
(3) The
difference
between
life
and
interpretation of life.
(4) The difference between width and depth of
creative power.
(5) The difference between the legendary
character and the modern day singer.
74. The sea and other creation leads Rilke to
(1) Define the place of the poet in his culture.
(2) Reflect on the role of the oarsman and the
singer.
(3) Muse on artistic labour and its aimlessness.
(4) Understand the elements that one has to deal
with.
(5) Delve into natural experience and real waves.
75. According to the passage, the term adventurers
of experience refers to
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Answer Key
SECTION I
SECTION III
SECTION II
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41
51
66
17
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42
52
67
18
28
43
53
68
19
29
44
54
69
20
30
45
55
70
21
31
46
56
71
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32
47
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72
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33
48
58
73
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34
49
59
74
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35
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60
75
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36
61
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37
62
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38
63
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64
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40
65