List of top Questions asked in CAT

Choose the word that best fits: "His speech was so ......... that the audience was captivated."
What is the synonym of "mitigate"?
Which sentence uses the correct punctuation?
What is the meaning of the phrase "burn the midnight oil"?
Choose the antonym of "obscure":
Choose the correct sentence:
What is the meaning of the phrase "to throw in the towel"?
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Bite the bullet."
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "She walked _confidently_ into the room."
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "Her ......... demeanor at the meeting impressed everyone."
Which word is the antonym of "benevolent"?
The sentence below contains an error. Identify the correct replacement for the underlined word: "His decision was based on a wrong principal."
If $5^{x-1} = 25^{y+1}$, what is the value of $x$ in terms of $y$?
A shopkeeper marks an article 20% above cost price and offers a 10% discount. If the cost price is Rs. 500, what is the profit?
A man can row 6 km/h in still water. If the river flows at 2 km/h, how long will it take him to row 16 km upstream?
The sum of the first 10 terms of a geometric progression is 1023, and the first term is 1. What is the common ratio?
If $x^2 - 4x + 3 = 0$, what is the value of $x^2 + \frac{1}{x^2}$?
A man buys 10 kg of rice at Rs. 30 per kg and 15 kg of wheat at Rs. 20 per kg. He sells the mixture at Rs. 28 per kg. What is his profit or loss percentage?
A boat covers 24 km upstream and 36 km downstream in 6 hours, while it covers 36 km upstream and 24 km downstream in 6.5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
The sum of a two-digit number and the number obtained by reversing its digits is 99. If the digits differ by 3, what is the number?
A man sells an article at a loss of 10%. If he had sold it for Rs. 50 more, he would have gained 5%. What is the cost price?
The sum of the squares of three consecutive integers is 110. What is the smallest integer?
A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours, and another pipe can empty it in 8 hours. If both are opened together, how long will it take to fill the tank?
The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3 and the second to the third is 5:8, what is the second number?
If $\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \sqrt{2}$, what is $\sin \theta \cos \theta$?