List of top Questions asked in MAT

A company CEO invited nine persons for a business meeting, where the host will be seated at a circular table. How many different arrangements are possible if two invitees X and Y be seated on either side of the host CEO?
Question consists of a pair of words bearing a certain relationship. From amongst the given alternatives, pick up the pair that best illustrates a similar relationship.
Presumption: Certainty
In each of these questions, two statements I and II are given.
These may have a cause and effect relationship
Statement I:
Not a single Indian University, including the IITs, has fared well in an all-Asian varsity ranking for the year 2011. IIT - Bombay is the only one to figure in the world top 200 at 187, lower than the previous year's rank of 163.
Statement II:
A university founded merely two decades ago- the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology- has topped the charts. The university of Cambridge got a perfect 100. All the seven old IITs have made it to the Asian University ranking, but their ranks have slid.
In each of these questions, two statements I and II are given.
These may have a cause and effect relationship or may have independent causes or be the effects of independent causes.
Statement I:
Drinking tea has a number of health benefits. A cup of the beverage can help slash the risk of developing cancer by shrinking tumours
Statement II:
The new research has shown that black tea could help prevent cancer. The compound Theaflavin-2 which has antioxidant properties reduces the risk of some cancers as well as heart disease.
A and B alternately throw a pair of dice. A wins if he throws 6 before B throws 7; and B wins if he throws 7 before Athrows 6. What are their respective chances of winning, if A throws the dice first?
Find the number of ways in which ten different flowers can be strung together to make a garland in such a way that three particular flowers are always together?
The Government recently cancelled the permission given to .......... for setting up of a Special Economic Zone(SEZ)in Mundra in Gujrat due to charge of violotion of the SEZ Act
Shyam had three note books X, Y and Z. Of these, X had 120 pages, Y had 10% more and Z had 10% less. If he tore out 5%, 10% and 15% of pages in X, Y and Z respectively, then what percent of total pages did he tear out?
If the numbers representing volume and surface area of a cube are equal, then the length of the edge of the cube in terms of the unit of measurement will be
Two taps can separately fill a cistern in 10 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. If these two pipes and a waste pipe are kept open simultaneously, the cistern gets filled in 18 minutes. The waste pipe can empty the full cistern in
Question consists of a pair of words bearing a certain relationship. From amongst the given alternatives, pick up the pair that best illustrates a similar relationship.
Coal : Thermal
A man starts cycling from A to B and, at the same time, another man starts cycling from B to A along the same path. They completed their journeys in \(1\frac{1}{3}\) and \(2\frac{2}{5}\) hours, respectively. At what speed has the second man cycled if the first cycles at 16 km/h?
Four numbers are in proportion. The sum of the squares of the four numbers is 50 and the sum of the mean is 5. The ratio of first two terms is 1 : 3. What is the average of the four numbers?
Two men A and B start walking from a place 'X' at \(4\frac{1}{2}\) km/h and \(5\frac{3}{4}\) km/h respectively. How many km apart will they be at the end of \(3\frac{1}{2}\) hours if they are walking in the same direction?
Two companies A and B quote for a tender. On the tender opening day, A realises that the two quotes are in the ratio 7 : 4 and hence decreases its price during negotiations to make it Rs.1 lakh lower than B's quoted price. B then realises that the final quotes of the two were in the ratio 3 : 4. By how much did A decrease its price in order to win the bid?
Monisha Kaltenborn is associated with which sport?
Two casks of 48 litres and 42 litres are filled with mixtures of milk and water, the proportions in the two casks being respectively, 13 : 7 and 18 : 17. If the contents of the two casks be mixed and 20 litres of water be added to the whole, what will be the proportion of milk and water in the resulting mixture?
Gauri went to the stationers and bought items worth Rs.25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax-free items?
A cricket team of 11 players is to be formed from a pool of 16 players that includes 4 bowlers and 2 wicket-keepers. In how many different ways can a team be formed so that the team has at least 3 bowlers and wicket keeper?
A and B can separately do a piece of work in 20 and 15 days, respectively. They worked together for 6 days, after which B was replaced by C. If the work was finished in the next 4 days, then the number of days in which C alone could do the work will be
A metal sheet 27 cm long, 8 cm broad and 1 cm thick is melted into a cube. The difference between the surface area of the two solids, is
To fill a certain tank, pipes A, B and C take 20 minutes, 15 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. If the three pipes are opened every alternate minute, how long will it take to fill the tank?
Timothy Geither is currently the treasure secretary of which country?
Thomas Cup is associated with which sport?
Total amount of ₹38500 was distributed among Anuj, Sonam and Depak. How much does each get?
I. Anuj gets \(\frac{2}{9}\) of what the other two together get.
II. Sonam gets \(\frac{3}{11}\) of what the other two together get.