𝟏 𝟏

1. If (5.55)x = (0.555)y = 1000, then the value of – is (CAT 2019)

𝒙 𝒚
𝟏 𝟏
(5.55)x = (0.555)y = 1000, –
𝒙 𝒚
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 1/3 (d) 2/3

2. A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one
litre of liquid 2 weights 800 gm. If half litre of the mixture weights 480 gm,
then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms of volume, is
(CAT 2019)

800
480
प्रतिशि
(a) 70 (b) 85 (c) 75 (d) 80

3. Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BC of length 20 cm. If AP

is perpendicular on BC, then the maximum possible length of AP, in cm, is
यदि ABC एक समकोण त्रिभुज है जजसमें AP , 20 सेमी लंबाई के कणण BC पर लंबवि है ,
िो AP की अधिकिम संभव लंबाई, (सेमी में ), है (CAT 2019)
(a)6√𝟐 (b)5 (c)8√𝟐 (d)10
4. The figure below shows two right angled triangles OAB and OPQ with right
angles at vertex A and P, respectively, having the common vertex O, the
lengths of some of the sides are indicated in the figure. (Note that the figure
is not drawn to scale.) AB and OP are parallel. What is QOB?
नीचे दिया गया धचि िो समकोण त्रिभुज OAB और OPQ दिखािा है जजनका उभयतनष्ठ शीर्ण O है
|जो क्रमशः शीर्ण A और P पर समकोण के साथ है , कुछ भुजाओ की लंबाई धचि में इंधगि की गई है।
(ध्यान िें कक आंकडा स्केल के ललए िैयार नह ं है।) AB और OP समानांिर हैं। QOB क्या है ?

(XAT 2019)

𝟐 𝟑
(a) 60° (b) 30° (c) tan–1(𝟑) (d) 45° (e) tan–1(𝟐)

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5. In a circle of radius 11 cm, CD is a diameter and AB is a chord of length 20.5
cm. If AB and CD intersect at a point E inside the circle and CE has length 7
cm, then the difference of the lengths of BE and AE, (in cm), is (CAT 2019)
11 CD AB 20.5, की जीवा
AB CD त्रबंि ु E काटिे CE 7
BE AE
(a) 3.5 (b) 2.5
(c) 0.5 (d) 1.5

6. Two ants A and B start from a point P on a circle at the same time, with A
moving clock-wise and B moving anti-clockwise. They meet for the first time
at 10.00 am when A has covered 60% of the track. If A returns to P at 10: 12
am, then B returns to P at (CAT 2019)
िो चींदटयााँ A और B एक त्रबंि ु P से एक ह समय में वत्त
ृ से शुरू होिी हैं, जजसमें A चलिी हुई घडी और
B चलिी हुई घडी की ववपर ि दिशा में चलिी है । वे पहल बार सुबह 10.00 बजे लमलिे हैं जबिक A
60% ट्रै क को कवर कर चुका है । यदि A सुबह 10: 12 बजे P पर लौटिा है , िो B, P पर लौटिा है
(a) 10:18 am (b) 10:45 am
(c) 10:27 am (d) 10:25 am

7. The quadratic equation x2 + bx + c = 0 has two roots 4a and 3a, where a is an

integer. Which of the following is a possible value of b2 + c? (CAT 2019)
द्ववघाि समीकरण x + bx + c = 0 के िो मल ू 4a और 3a हैं, जहां a एक पण
2
ू ाांक है ।
तनम्नललखखि में से कौन सा b2+ c का एक संभाववि मान है ?
(a) 427 (b) 3721
(c) 549 (d) 361

8. How many factors of 24 × 35 × 104 are perfect squares which are greater than
1?
24 × 35 × 104 के ककिने गडु नखंड पूणण वगण हैं जो 1 से अधिक हैं?
(CAT 2019)

9. Let a, b, x, y be real numbers such that a2 + b2 = 25, x2 + y2 = 169, and ax + by

= 65. If k = ay – bx, then (CAT 2019)
a, b, x, y वास्िववक संख्या हो यदि a + b2 = 25, x2 + y2 = 169 = 169,
2

और ax + by = 65. यदि k = ay - bx, िो

𝟓
(a) k=0 (b) 0 < k < 𝟏𝟑
𝟓 𝟓
(c) k> (d) k =
𝟏𝟑 𝟏𝟑

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10. John gets Rs57 per hour of regular work and Rs114 per hour of overtime
work. He works altogether 172 hours and his income from overtime hours is
15% of his income from regular hours. Then, for how many hours did he work
overtime? (CAT 2019)
जॉन को तनयलमि काम के प्रति घंटे 57 रुपये और ओवरटाइम काम के प्रति घंटे 114रु लमलिे है । वह
कुल लमलाकर 172 घंटे काम करिा है और ओवरटाइम घंटों से उसकी आय तनयलमि घंटों से उसकी आय का
15% है । किर, उसने ककिने घंटे ओवरटाइम ककया ?
Answer : 12

11. Let A and B be two regular polygons having a and b sides, respectively.
If b = 2a and each interior angle of B is 3/2 times each interior angle of A, then
each interior angle, in degrees, of a regular polygon with a + b sides is
(CAT 2019)
A और B िो तनयलमि बहुभुज है जजनमे क्रमशः a और b भुजाये है । यदि b = 2a और B के
प्रत्येक आंिररक कोण A के प्रत्येक आंिररक कोण का 3/2 गुना है , िो , a+b भुजाओ वाले तनयलमि
बहुभुज का प्रत्येक आंिररक कोण, (डडग्री में ) क्या है ।

𝟐
12. An article is marked x% above the cost price. A discount of x% is
𝟑
given on the marked price. If the profit is 4% of the cost price and the value
of x lies between 25 and 50, then the value of 50% of x is
𝟐
एक वस्िु लागि मूल्य से x% ज्यािा कीमि पर अंककि है । धचजननि मूल्य पर x% की छूट ि गयी । यदि लाभ
𝟑
लागि मूल्य का 4% है और x का मान 25 और 50 के बीच है , िो x के 50% का मान है

(XAT 2019)
(a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 15 (e) 13

13. Consider the multiplication 999 × abc = def132 in decimal notation,

where a, b, c, d, e and f are digits. What are the values of a, b, c, d, e and f
respectively?
श a, b, c, d, e f a, b, c,
d, e f श
(a) 6, 6, 8, 6, 8, 7 (b) 8, 6, 8, 6, 7, 8
(c) 6, 8, 8, 7, 8, 6 (d) 8, 6, 8, 8, 6, 7

14. In an examination, Rama’s score was one-twelfth of the sum of the scores
of Mohan and Anjali. After a review, the score of each of them increased by 6.
The revised scores of Anjali, Mohan, and Rama were in the ratio 11:10:3. Then
Anjali’s score exceeded Rama’s score by (CAT 2019)

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 एक पर क्षा में , राम का स्कोर मोहन और अंजलल के अंकों का एक-बारहवां था। समीक्षा के बाि,
उनमें से प्रत्येक का स्कोर 6 बढ़ गया। अंजलल, मोहन और राम का संशोधिि स्कोर 11: 10: 3
ु ाि में था। किर अंजलल का स्कोर, राम के स्कोर से ककिना अधिक है
के अनप ?
(a) 35 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 24

15. Anil alone can do a job in 20 days while Sunil alone can do it in 40 days.
Anil starts the job, and after 3 days, Sunil joins him. Again, after a few more
days, Bimal joins them and they together finish the job. If Bimal has done 10%
of the job, then in how many days was the job done? (CAT 2019)
अतनल अकेले 20 दिन में एक काम कर सकिे हैं जबकक सुनील अकेले 40 दिनों में
कर सकिे हैं। अतनल काम शरू
ु करिा है , और 3 दिनों के बाि, सन
ु ील उससे जड
ु जािा
है । किर, कुछ और दिनों के बाि, त्रबमल उनसे जुड जािा है और वे एक साथ काम परू ा
करिे हैं। अगर त्रबमल ने 10% काम ककया है , िो ककिने दिनों में काम परू ा हुआ?
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 15

16. In 2010, a library contained a total of 11500 books in two categories –

fiction and non-fiction. In 2015, the library contained a total of 12760 books
in these two categories. During this period, there was 10% increase in the
fiction category while there was 12% increase in the non-fiction category. How
many fiction books were in the library in 2015? (CAT 2019)
2010 में, एक लाइब्रेर में िो श्रेखणयों में कुल 11500 ककिाबें थीं - किक्शन और नॉन-किक्शन। 2015
में , पस्
ु िकालय में इन िो श्रेखणयों में कुल 12760 पस् ु िकें थीं। इस अवधि के िौरान किक्शन श्रेणी में
10% की वद्ृ धि हुई, जबकक गैर-किक्शन श्रेणी में 12% की वद्ृ धि हुई। 2015 में लाइब्रेर में ककिनी
किक्शन ककिाबें थीं?
(a) 6600 (b) 6160
(c) 6000 (d) 5500

17. If 𝟓𝒙 –𝟑𝒚 = 13438 and 𝟓𝒙−𝟏 +𝟑𝒚+𝟏 = 9686, then x + y equals

(CAT 2019)
यदि 𝟓𝒙 –𝟑𝒚 = 13438 और 𝟓𝒙−𝟏 +𝟑𝒚+𝟏 = 9686 है , िो x + y बराबर है

Answer : 13
18. A person invested a total amount of Rs15 lakh. A part of its was invested
in a fixed deposit earning 6% annual interest, and the remaining amount was
invested in two other deposits in the ratio 2 : 1, earning annual interest at the
rates of 4% and 3%, respectively. If the total annual interest income is
Rs.76000 then the amount (in Rs lakh) invested in the fixed deposit was

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 (CAT 2019)
श
6% श शेर् श 2:1
श 4% 3%
श 76000
श श
Ans - 9
19. Two circles, each of radius 4 cm, touch externally. Each of these two
circles is touched externally by a third circle. If these three circles have a
common tangent, then the radius of the third circle, in cm, is (CAT 2019)
िो वत्त
ृ , प्रत्येक त्रिज्या 4 सेमी, बाहर रूप से स्पशण करिे हैं। इन िो वत्त
ृ ों में से प्रत्येक को िीसरे वत्त
ृ द्वारा
बाहर रूप से छुआ गया है। यदि इन िीनों वत्त
ृ ों की एक उभयतनष्ठ स्पशणरेखा है , िो, िीसरे वत्त
ृ की त्रिज्या
(सेमी में) है
(a) 1/√𝟐 (b) /3 (c) √𝟐 (d) 1

20. Meena scores 40% in an examination and after review, even though her
score is increased by 50%, she fails by 35 marks. If her post-review score is
increased by 20%, she will have 7 marks more than the passing score. The
percentage score needed for passing the examination is
(CAT 2019)
40%
50% 35
20% 7
श प्रतिशि
(a) 70 (b) 80
(c) 75 (d) 60

21. In the trapezium ABCD the sides AB and CD are parallel. The
value
𝒔𝒊𝒏∠𝑩𝑨𝑪
of is (XAT 2019)
𝒔𝒊𝒏∠𝑩𝑨𝑫

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 ̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑪 ̅̅̅̅
𝑩𝑪 ̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑪
(a) ̅̅̅̅
(b) ̅̅̅̅
(c) ̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑫 𝑨𝑫 𝑪𝑫
̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑩 ̅̅̅̅
𝑨𝑫
(d) ̅̅̅̅
(e) ̅̅̅̅
𝑪𝑫 𝑨𝑪

22. If one side of a right-angled triangle (with all sides integers) is 15 cm,
then what is the maximum perimeter of the triangle?

15 cm
(CDS 2019)
(a) 240 cm (b) 225 cm
(c) 113 cm (d) 112 cm

23. Let a and b be two positive real numbers such that a √𝒂 + b √𝒃 = 32 and
𝟓(𝒂+𝒃)
a√𝒃 + b√𝒂 = 31. What is the value of 𝟕 ? (CDS 2019)

a b 𝒂 √𝒂 + b
𝟓(𝒂+𝒃)
√𝒃 = 32 a√𝒃 + b√𝒂 = 31
𝟕
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 9
(d) Cannot be determined

24. A, B, C, D and E are five employees working in a company. In two

successive years, each of them got hikes in his salary as follows
A. p% and (p + 1)%
B. (p + 2)% and (p – 1)%
C. (p + 3)% and (p – 2)%
D. (p + 4)% and (p – 3)%
E. (p + 5)% and (p – 4)%
If all of them have the same salary at the end of two years, who got the least
hike in his salary? (XAT 2019)
(a) B (b) C (c) A
(d) D (e) E

25. The number of common terms in the two sequences: 15, 19, 23, 27, ….,
415 and 14, 19, 24, 29, …, 464 is (CAT 2019)
िो श्रेखणयों 15, 19, 23, 27,…, 415 और 14, 19, 24, 29,…,464 में
उभयतनष्ठ पिों की संख्या: है ?
(a)18 (b)19 (c)20 (d)21

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26. The product of two positive numbers is 616. If the ratio of the difference
of their cubes to the cube of their difference is 157:3, then the sum of the two
numbers is (CAT 2019)

157 : 3
(a) 85 (b) 58
(c) 95 (d) 50

27. How many pairs (m, n) of positive integers satisfy the equation m2 + 105
=n ?
2

सकारात्मक पूणाांक के ककिने जोडे (m, n) समीकरण m2 + 105 = n2 को संिुष्ट करिे हैं?
(CAT 2019)
Answer: 4

𝒂 𝒃 𝒄
28. If = = , then which one of the following
𝒃+𝒄 𝒄+𝒂 𝒂+𝒃
statements is correct?
𝒂 𝒃 𝒄
= =
𝒃+𝒄 𝒄+𝒂 𝒂+𝒃
(CDS 2019)
(a) Each fraction is equal to 1 or –1
1 –1
𝟏
(b) Each fraction is equal to 𝟐 or 1.
𝟏
1
𝟐
𝟏
(c) Each fraction is equal to or –1.
𝟐
𝟏
–1
𝟐
𝟏
(d) Each fraction is equal to only.
𝟐
𝟏
𝟐

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