10. If p+q+r+s=15 what is the maximum vaue of (p-q)/(r+s)? p,q,r,s are positive unequal integers.

(a) (b) (c) (d) 2 3 12/7 13/2

answer (d) a little bit of trial and error, put a minum value for r+s = 1 +2 = 3 and then maximize p-q. putting values of p=9 and q =3, we will get p-q =6, anyon e with a better method please let us now.

11. a,b,c,d are real numbers and a+b>c+d and a-b<c-d, then which of the followin g is definitely true? (a) (b) (c) (d) b < d b > d a < c a > c

Answer (b) a+b>c+d b-a>d-b add the two equations, and we get the answer

12. A and B start together from the same point on a circular course and wal in the same directions till they both again arrive at the starting point. If A comp letes a circle in 224 seconds and B in 364 seconds, how many times does A meet B including the last meeting? (a) (b) (c) (d) 5 8 6 10

Answer: (d). LCM of 224, 364 is 4*7*8*13. So A runs 4*7*8*13/224 =13 times

B runs 4*7*8*13/364 = 8 times So the number of times A will pass B is 13-8 = 5. (this includes the last meetin g).

13. What is the least value of (x-1)(x-3)(x-4)(x-6) + 10 for real values of x? (a) (b) (c) (d) 0 1 10 9

Answer: (a) (x-1)(x-3)(x-4)(x-6) + 10 = (x-1)(x-6)(x-3)(x-4) + 10 = (x2 - 7x + 6) (x2 -7x + 12) +10 let x2 - 7x + 6 = y the _expression reduces to y2 + 6y +10 = (y +3)2 + 1 the mimum value for the expresion hence is 1.

14. Jay, Veeru and Vijay started off with a game according to which the loser of the game distributes half his money amongst the other two in the ratio of the m oney they are holding. If after playing three rounds, Jay ends up with Rs 150, V ijay with Rs 100 and Veeru with Rs 50,find the total amount of money they were h olding initially. (a) (b) (c) (d) Rs 600 Rs 300 Rs 400 Cant determine

Answer: (b). Why? :-) Since the total money is always constant. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16. Is m3 + 11m divisible by 6 (a) (b) m is a real number m is a natural number

Answer: (b). statement (a) will not give any clue, but statement (b) gives a di rect answer

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Directions 1-2: A number of statements are given below. When properly sequenced they form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four choices given to construct a coherent paragraph.

1. A haircut just before the interview should, as far as possible, be avoided. It is always better to eep a poc et comb. Before, entering the interview hall, you should see thaht your hair is neatly co mbed. It changes the appearance of the fac for sometime and could ma e you feel edgy a nd uncomfortable. (a) BCDA Answer: (d) (b) BCAD (c) CBDA (d) CBAD

2. There are actually several possibilities. How was it possible for Sirius to be red? After all, Sirius B is a white dwarf. A white dwarf starts out as an ordinary star that expands into a red star. (a) BACD Answer: (a) (b) BDAC (c) CBAD (d) DABC

Directions 3-4: Select the word(s) that would ma e the sentences logically compl ete

3. The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was not _________ to the issue at hand. (a) consistent Answer (b) (b) germane (c) manifest (d) inchoate

4. The columnist was almost ______ when he mentioned his friends but he was unpl easant and even ______ when he discussed people who irritated him. (a) recalcitrant ntial acrimonious (c) sensitive ilitant. Answer (b) laconic (b) revere (d) insipid m

remorseful

Directions 5-7: Each question below has a set of four sentences A, B, C and D wi th one blan each. There are four words following these sentences. Each of the f our words can fit into one or more of the four sentences. Find the maximum numbe r of times any word can fit into the blan s given in each set of the sentences a nd mar that as your answer. Please note: Here we have to mar the maximum number of times the word can fit i nto the picture and not the choice of the word. But I am very sorry! I made a mi sta e when typing in the questions :-). This is ta en from a TIME MOCK CAT, and all choices in the question paper were mar ed/indicated as (1) (2) (3) (4) and n ot as (a) (b) (c) (d). So indly read all choices index to be numbers. From next question paper I shall have the index to be numbers (just as in TIME papers)

Here are my answers (matchs with the answers from TIME)

5. A. B. C. D. My watch shows the right _Time____ He used to ____organize_______ the events well. The chairperson has to __inaugrate___ the ceremony. We invited the president to ______inaugrate_____ our venture (b) inaugurate (c) encourage (d)org

(a) time anize answer 2 or (b),

6. A. B. C. D. Your vocabulary __matches_______ the standard required by the job. The Indian Cric et team played three _matches_ in a series Tendul ar s was the performance in each of the __matches___. Jane Austin s fictional character Emma indulged too much in ma ing ___match

es_______. (a) matches (b)innings (c)conacts (d)events

answer 4 if you have mar ed it as (d) then its right, although its not choice (d ), but (d => 4)

7. A. B. C. D. I dont believe in your shallow ___reports______. He ta es particular interest in writing ___reports_____. Your _reports___ on the election campaign were mysterious. The minister encouraged the children to _plant_ trees. (b)reports (c) dissertations

(a)stories (d) plant answer 3 (c)

Direction for question number 8. Select the best choice 8. The age old mar eting story of whether an island of barefoot represents incre dible opportunity or waste of time for a shore ma er is especially to emerging m ar ets

It can be inferred from the above passage that:

(d) Scientific study can give us the underlying trends, which govern emerging mar ets. Simple one I guess, the answer is (b) . although I havent gone through the CAT 2 003 retest, heard that such questions came in DI section.

(c)

The emerging mar ets behave in a paradoxical manner

(b)

There is an element of uncertainty associated with emerging mar ets

(a)

emerging mar ets behave in a predictable way.