New Verbal Aptitude Sample Question for CAT 2016
Hello CAT 2016
Aspirants.
Those who are
interested in participating in the upcoming Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016
examination for the MBA (Master in Business Administration) admission across
India are requested to take a note on the following sample questions. The
following questions are the sample Verbal Aptitude Questions for the CAT 2016.
Make the most of it.
Directions (Qs.
1 to 6): Choose the best answer among the listed alternatives.
1. One major
obligation of the social psychologist is to provide his own discipline, the
other social sciences, and interested laymen with conceptual tools that will
increase the range and the reliability of their understanding of social phenomena.
Beyond that, responsible government officials are today turning more frequently
to the social scientist for insights into the nature and solution of the
problems with which they are confronted.
The above
argument assumes that
A. Social
psychologists must have a strong background in other sciences as well as their
own.
B. The social
scientist has an obligation to provide the means by which social phenomena may
be understood by others.
C. Social
phenomena are little understood by those outside the field of social
psychology.
D. A good social
psychologist is obligated principally by the need to solve inter-disciplinary
problems.
(a) B
(b)
C
(c)
A
(d)
D
2. Once a
company has established an extensive sales network in a foreign market and
therefore has achieved substantial sales, it seems that these markets should be
treated in a very similar fashion to those in one's own country. It is
therefore in those countries where only initial sales and representation have
been developed where marketing methods will have to differ from domestic
activities.
The above
statement assumes that:
A. Sales network
can be the same in both foreign and domestic markets.
B. Extensive
sales networks are preferable to less developed ones.
C. Larger
markets abroad are more adaptable to domestic marketing methods.
D. A study of
marketing should consider the adaptability of advertising campaigns in
different countries.
(a) A
(b)
B (c)
C
(d)
D
3.
Equality of opportunity has long been prominent as a goal in many
countries. In Europe and America there has also been advocacy of more equality
of income - the results after taxes of what a person gets for his efforts and
the yield of his property. Many western politicians believe this concept of
equality should be implemented in developing countries in order to speed
economic development.
Which of the
following, if true, could weaken the argument above?
A. In a poor
society, total income is so low that if it were distributed equally, no one
could save enough to provide resources for investment.
B. The marginal
dollars in the hands of people with large incomes provide less utility than
those with lower income.
C. High
achievement in many societies is due to equality of incomes.
D. Equality of
opportunity is not necessarily synonymous with equality of income.
(a) D
(b)
B
(c)
A (d)
C
4.
In 1985 there were 20 deaths from automobile accidents per 1,000
miles traveled. A total of 20,000 miles were traveled via automobiles in 1985.
In the same year, 800 people died in airplane crashes and 400 people were
killed in train disasters. A statistician concluded that it was more dangerous
to travel by plane, train, and automobile, in that order.
Which of the
following refutes the Statistician's conclusions?
A. There is no
common denominator by which to compare the number of deaths resulting from each
mode of travel.
B. One year is
insufficient to reach such a conclusion.
C. More people
travel by car than any other mode of transport, therefore, the probability of a
car accident is greater. D. The probability of being killed in a train disaster
and as a result of a car crash is the same.
(a) A
(b)
B
(c) C (d)
D
5. Product
shipments of household appliances are expected to rise to $17 billion next
year, an average annual increase of 8.0 percent over the past five years. The
real growth rate, after allowing for probable price increases, is expected to
be about 4.3 percent each year, resulting in shipments this year of $ 14
billion in 1987 dollars.
Each of the
following, if true, could help to account for this trend EXCEPT:
A. Increased
consumer spending for durable products
B. Consumer
disposable income has increased.
C. The consumer
price of electricity has decreased.
D. Individual
tax advantages have decreased.
(a) C
(b)
A
(c)
D (d)
B
6.
Each year's increase or decrease in the trade deficit (merchandise
imports greater than exports) is calculated in relation to the previous year's.
In 1976, imports of private vehicles were 10 percent higher than in 1975, while
imports of vehicles including commercial vans was 15 percent higher than in
1975. That 15 percent increase was one and half times the increase recorded in
1975.
If the formation
above is accurate, which of the following must be true?
A. In 1976, the
increase, if any of commercial vehicle imports was smaller than the increase in
imports of private vehicles.
B. In 1976, the
increase, if any, of commercial vehicle imports was greater than the increase
in imports of private vehicles.
C. In 1975, more
commercial vehicles were imported than private vehicles.
D. The average
number of private vehicles imported, in 1975 declined.
(a) A
(b) C
(c)
B (d)
D
Directions (Qs.
7 to 10): Choose the correct alternative.
7. Somebody told
you, ___________?
(a) Isn't it
(b)
Wasn't it
(c)
Didn't he (d)
Didn't they
8.
___________fast.
(a) News travels
(b) News travel
(c)
A news travels
(d) The news travel
9. She
__________in the morning because she gets up late.
(a) always has
to hurry (b) has always
to hurry
(c)
has to always hurry (d)
has to hurry always
10. There is
_____________.
(a) hair in the
soup (b) hair in soup
(c) a hair in
soup
(d)
a hair in the soup
Thanks for your
effort to solve the Sample CAT 2016 Verbal Aptitude Questions. If you are still
in search for the right answers, see below:
Answers:
1)
B
2) D
3) A
4) A
5) D
6) B
7) C
8) A
9)A
10) A
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