List of top Questions asked in CMAT

Four different positions of the same dice are shown below. Find the number on the face opposite the face showing 4.
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils.
Reason (R) : Alluvial soils are very fertile.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Choose the correct word from the given alternatives which bears the same relationship to the third word as the first two.
Chair : Furniture :: Shoe : ?
Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark (?) in the series 7, 27, 107, 427, ?
A cube is painted red on two adjacent faces and on one opposite sides face, yellow on two opposite faces and green on the remaining face. It is then cut into 64 equal cubes. How many cubes have one red coloured face only?
Consider the statement given below followed by two conclusions I and II. Decide which of the conclusions logically follows from the information given in the statement.
Statement : Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
Conclusion : I. Fashion designers do not understand the public mind very well.
II. The public by and large is highly susceptible to novelty.
Match List I with List II :
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Arjun said to Nitin, "that boy playing hockey is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife". How is the boy playing hockey related to Arjun?
How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 95137248 each of which has as many digits between them in the number as when they are arranged in the ascending order?
A clock is set right at 8 am. The clock gains 8 minutes in a day. What will be the true time when the watch indicates 11 am the next day?
A person walked 40 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a left turn and walked 40 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
Consider the statements given below followed by two assumptions and decide which of the assumption is/are implicit in the statement.
Statement : "We must introduce objective type tests to improve our examinations for admission to MBA". - The chairman of the admission committee tells the committee.
Assumptions :
I. The admission at present is directly through the interview.
II. The admission committee is desirous of improving the admission examinations.
Which of the following is grammatically correct?
Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence.
A good sportsman cannot afford to have \underline{a fit of the blues before the game.}
Read the following sentence and identify its correct passive form from the given options
My school bag contains ten books.

Pick the correct option to complete the following sentence. 
The officer was pleased _____ the work his subordinate did. 
 

Choose the odd one out
Which one of the following is grammatically correct?
Read the following sentences and choose the ones belonging to the domain of compound sentences.
(A) Her fear is that she may fall ill.
(B) Sheela is clever, still she does not do well in her studies.
(C) Noel was caught stealing, therefore he was punished.
(D) That animal is either a fish or a serpent.
Read the following sentences and choose the ones written in incorrect English.
(A) The lion is king of beasts.
(B) The rose is queen of flowers.
(C) The pen is mightier than the sword.
(D) This is a boy I told you about.

Match List I with List II :

List I (Sentence)List II (Type of noun)
(A) Shri Rama killed Ravana.(I) Abstract noun
(B) The jury found the prisoner guilty.(II) Common noun
(C) Honesty is the best policy.(III) Collective noun
(D) Cow gives us milk.(IV) Proper noun

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Rearrange the following components to get a meaningful sentence.
(A) of an old and infirm sanyasi
(B) Ravana came in the form
(C) and lifting Sita along with
(D) put her on his chariot
(E) the piece of ground on which she stood
Given below are two sentences :
Sentence I : I am to see him tomorrow.
Sentence II : We are to be married next month.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match List I with List II :

List IList II
(A) Amicable(IV) Harmonious
(B) Penuary(I) Destitution
(C) Imposture(II) Deception
(D) Solicitous(III) Anxious

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Arrange the following in correct order
(A) It saw the arrest of some major politicians for corruption and as usual saw self-serving coalitions between political parties.
(B) In short, it had enough for Khushwant Singh to give his opinion on a range of topics.
(C) It also saw some sex-scandals as well as deaths of a few famous people.
(D) The year 2009 saw the national elections as well as elections to a few state assemblies.