CMAT Entrance Model Set 2 with Answers

1. acareless
2. bquick tempered
3. cvery generous
4. dextremely careful about details

Answer (d): Meticulous describes someone who pays great attention to detail.

1. athrifty
2. bextravagant
3. ceconomical
4. dsparing

Answer (b): Frugal means careful with money; its opposite is extravagant (wasteful).

1. afrank
2. bsecretive
3. cshy
4. drude

Answer (a): A candid person speaks honestly and openly, which is frank.

1. ato waste fuel
2. bto start a fire
3. cto work or study late into the night
4. dto wake up early

Answer (c): The phrase refers to working late, originally by lamplight.

1. aa hidden enemy
2. bsomething good that seemed bad at first
3. ca religious gift
4. da costly mistake

Answer (b): It describes an apparent misfortune that later turns out to be beneficial.

1. awith
2. bfrom
3. cto
4. dof

Answer (c): The adjective 'allergic' takes the preposition 'to'.

1. afor
2. bwith
3. cabout
4. dof

Answer (d): The verb 'accuse' is followed by 'of'.

1. aNeither of the two answers is correct.
2. bNeither of the two answers are correct.
3. cNeither of the two answer is correct.
4. dNeither of the two answers were correct.

Answer (a): 'Neither' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'is'.

1. aare
2. bis
3. cwere
4. dhave been

Answer (b): The subject is the singular 'One', so the verb is 'is', not agreeing with 'friends'.

1. aSchool
2. bStudent
3. cBook
4. dSalary

Answer (a): A doctor works in a hospital; a teacher works in a school (person to workplace).

1. aSharp
2. bKitchen
3. cSteel
4. dCut

Answer (d): A pen is used to write; a knife is used to cut (tool to function).

1. alinguist only
2. borator
3. cpolyglot
4. dbilingual

Answer (c): A polyglot knows several languages; 'bilingual' means only two.

1. aAcommodation
2. bAccomodation
3. cAcomodation
4. dAccommodation

Answer (d): The word has a double c and a double m: ac-com-mo-da-tion.

1. aThe plan is approved by the committee.
2. bThe plan has approved the committee.
3. cThe plan was approved by the committee.
4. dThe committee was approved by the plan.

Answer (c): Simple past active becomes 'was/were + past participle' in the passive.

1. aThe land was fertile and water was available
2. bRivers never flooded
3. cThere were no traders nearby
4. dRivers were free of crops

Answer (a): The passage says floods left fertile silt and the water served drinking and irrigation.

1. aTransport of goods
2. bProducing electricity
3. cIrrigation
4. dFertile soil

Answer (b): Transport, irrigation and silt are stated; electricity is not mentioned.

1. ahelp traders travel faster
2. bstore grain
3. cprotect settlements and crops from floods
4. dcollect silt

Answer (c): The passage says communities built embankments in response to flood damage.

1. aRivers and Human Settlement
2. bThe Dangers of Trade
3. cFarming Without Water
4. dThe History of Grain Storage

Answer (a): The whole passage discusses how rivers influenced where people lived.

1. acompletes
2. bwill have completed
3. chas completed
4. dcompleted

Answer (b): 'By next year' marks an action finished before a future time, so the future perfect is used.

1. aold
2. bhistoric
3. cantique
4. dmodern

Answer (d): Ancient means very old; the opposite is modern.

1. aa
2. bthe
3. can
4. dno article

Answer (c): 'Honest' begins with a vowel sound (silent h), so 'an' is used.

1. aHe said that I am tired.
2. bHe said that he is tired.
3. cHe said that he had tired.
4. dHe said that he was tired.

Answer (d): In reported speech the present tense shifts back to the past: am becomes was and I becomes he.

1. aplentiful
2. bscarce
3. crare
4. dtiny

Answer (a): Abundant means existing in large quantities, which is plentiful.

1. apostpone and visit
2. bcancel
3. ctelephone
4. dinvite

Answer (b): To call off an event is to cancel it.

1. ain
2. bat
3. con
4. dfor

Answer (b): The adjective 'good' takes 'at' when talking about a skill.

1. a5 litres
2. b15 litres
3. c20 litres
4. d10 litres

Answer (d): Milk = 30 L, water = 10 L. Need $30/(10+x)=3/2$, so $10+x=20$ and $x=10$.

1. aRs 46
2. bRs 50
3. cRs 48
4. dRs 52

Answer (c): Cost = $(3\times40+2\times60)/5=240/5=48$.

1. aRs 4,500
2. bRs 3,600
3. cRs 5,400
4. dRs 6,000

Answer (a): A: $20000\times12=240000$; B: $30000\times8=240000$. Equal ratio, so each gets 4,500.

1. a56 km/h
2. b60 km/h
3. c62 km/h
4. d58 km/h

Answer (d): Distance = $150+140=290$ km in 5 h, so average speed = $290/5=58$ km/h.

1. a10 seconds
2. b8 seconds
3. c12 seconds
4. d15 seconds

Answer (a): $54\text{ km/h}=54\times5/18=15$ m/s, so time = $150/15=10$ s.

1. a5
2. b6
3. c7
4. d8

Answer (c): $\log_2 32=5$ and $\log_3 9=2$, so the sum is 7.

1. a$9/2$
2. b$9/4$
3. c$3/2$
4. d$5/4$

Answer (b): $2\log3-\log4=\log(9/4)$, so $x=9/4$.

1. a9
2. b7
3. c11
4. d5

Answer (b): Square both sides: $x^2+2+1/x^2=9$, so $x^2+1/x^2=7$.

1. a$-7/2$
2. b$3/2$
3. c$7/2$
4. d$2/7$

Answer (c): Sum of roots $=-b/a=7/2$.

1. a4% decrease
2. bno change
3. c4% increase
4. d2% decrease

Answer (a): $1.2\times0.8=0.96$, a 4% decrease.

1. a12%
2. b14%
3. c18%
4. d15%

Answer (d): Profit = 120, so profit % $=120/800\times100=15$.

1. aRs 1,000
2. bRs 1,200
3. cRs 1,400
4. dRs 1,600

Answer (b): $SI=\dfrac{5000\times8\times3}{100}=1200$.

1. aRs 2,000
2. bRs 2,200
3. cRs 1,900
4. dRs 2,100

Answer (d): Amount $=10000\times1.1^2=12100$, so CI $=2100$.

1. a3 days
2. b6 days
3. c4 days
4. d9 days

Answer (c): Combined rate $=1/12+1/6=1/4$ per day, so 4 days.

1. a12 hours
2. b4 hours
3. c6 hours
4. d18 hours

Answer (a): Net rate $=1/6-1/12=1/12$ per hour, so 12 hours.

1. aRs 360
2. bRs 240
3. cRs 500
4. dRs 600

Answer (d): Total parts = 10; largest $=5/10\times1200=600$.

1. a32
2. b30
3. c34
4. d28

Answer (a): Total $=120$; remaining total $=88$; removed $=120-88=32$.

1. a36 years
2. b30 years
3. c40 years
4. d45 years

Answer (b): Son $=x$: $3x+10=2(x+10)$ gives $x=10$, so father $=30$.

1. aQ alone is sufficient
2. bBoth P and Q are needed
3. cP alone is sufficient
4. dNeither P nor Q is sufficient

Answer (c): If $n+1$ is odd then $n$ is even, so P decides it. Multiples of 3 can be odd or even, so Q does not.

1. a108
2. b72
3. c36
4. d216

Answer (d): HCF $\times$ LCM equals the product of the numbers: $12\times18=216$.

1. a77 cm$^2$
2. b154 cm$^2$
3. c308 cm$^2$
4. d144 cm$^2$

Answer (b): $2\pi r=44$ gives $r=7$; area $=\frac{22}{7}\times49=154$.

1. a30 cm$^2$
2. b40 cm$^2$
3. c24 cm$^2$
4. d48 cm$^2$

Answer (c): It is a right triangle: area $=\frac12\times6\times8=24$.

1. a$x=12$
2. b$x=2$
3. c$x=-2$
4. d$x=8$

Answer (a): Subtract $2x$ and add 7: $x=12$.

1. aRs 350
2. bRs 380
3. cRs 400
4. dRs 360

Answer (d): $500\times0.9\times0.8=360$.

1. a$1/4$
2. b$1/2$
3. c$3/4$
4. d$2/3$

Answer (c): Outcomes HH, HT, TH, TT; only TT has no head, so $3/4$.

1. a48
2. b36
3. c30
4. d42

Answer (a): Each term is double the previous one.

1. a40
2. b42
3. c44
4. d36

Answer (b): The terms are $n(n+1)$: 1x2, 2x3, ... the next is $6\times7=42$.

1. a94
2. b95
3. c93
4. d91

Answer (b): Each term is twice the previous plus 1: $47\times2+1=95$.

1. aM
2. bO
3. cL
4. dN

Answer (d): Letters move forward by 3 each time: K to N.

1. a26
2. b24
3. c27
4. d28

Answer (a): D=4, O=15, G=7; the sum is 26.

1. aCBTLFU
2. bAZRIDS
3. cAZRJDS
4. dBZRJDS

Answer (c): Each letter is moved one step back: B to A, A to Z, S to R, K to J, E to D, T to S.

1. aBrother
2. bCousin
3. cUncle
4. dNephew

Answer (b): Her mother's brother is her maternal uncle, and his son is her cousin.

1. aSister
2. bNiece
3. cCousin
4. dDaughter

Answer (d): Ram's father's only son is Ram himself, so Sita is Ram's daughter.

1. a5 km
2. b8 km
3. c3 km
4. d13 km

Answer (c): North and south cancel, leaving 3 km east.

1. aSouth
2. bNorth
3. cEast
4. dWest

Answer (a): East, right gives South, right gives West, left gives South.

1. a5 km
2. b7 km
3. c6 km
4. d4 km

Answer (a): Right triangle with sides 3 and 4: $\sqrt{9+16}=5$ km.

1. aC
2. bB
3. cD
4. dA

Answer (b): The order is A, C, B, D, E, so B is in the middle.

1. a28th
2. b27th
3. c29th
4. d30th

Answer (c): Rank from bottom $=40-12+1=29$.

1. aOnly conclusion I follows
2. bBoth I and II follow
3. cNeither I nor II follows
4. dOnly conclusion II follows

Answer (d): 'Some books are cups' converts to 'some cups are books'. The pens may or may not overlap with cups, so I does not follow.

1. aOnly conclusion I follows
2. bOnly conclusion II follows
3. cBoth I and II follow
4. dNeither I nor II follows

Answer (a): Doctors lie inside intelligent people, who lie outside lazy people, so no doctor is lazy; II contradicts this.

1. a$60^\circ$
2. b$90^\circ$
3. c$105^\circ$
4. d$75^\circ$

Answer (d): Hour hand $=105^\circ$, minute hand $=180^\circ$ from 12; difference $=75^\circ$.

1. a12
2. b11
3. c10
4. d13

Answer (b): The hands overlap 11 times in every 12 hours (the 11th overlap is at 12 o'clock again).

1. aTuesday
2. bWednesday
3. cThursday
4. dFriday

Answer (c): January and February have 59 days; $59=7\times8+3$, so Monday plus 3 days is Thursday.

1. aThursday
2. bSaturday
3. cMonday
4. dFriday

Answer (d): $100=7\times14+2$, so Wednesday plus 2 days is Friday.

1. aCannot be concluded
2. bDefinitely true
3. cDefinitely false
4. dProbably true on every occasion

Answer (a): The statement does not say scholarships are given only for scores above 80, so the conclusion does not follow.

1. aAll students own phones
2. bPhones can distract students during lessons
3. cTeachers dislike technology
4. dParents have asked for the ban

Answer (b): A ban aimed at better attention assumes phones reduce attention.

1. a8
2. b64
3. c100
4. d125

Answer (c): All others are perfect cubes; 100 is not.

1. aMercury
2. bVenus
3. cMars
4. dMoon

Answer (d): The other three are planets; the Moon is a natural satellite.

1. a64
2. b16
3. c48
4. d81

Answer (a): $3^3=27$, so $4^3=64$.

1. a600
2. b240
3. c720
4. d840

Answer (c): Each term is multiplied by 2, 3, 4, 5, then 6: $120\times6=720$.

1. aKoshi
2. bKarnali
3. cNarayani
4. dBagmati

Answer (b): The Karnali, about 507 km inside Nepal, is the longest river within the country.

1. aSagarmatha National Park
2. bLangtang National Park
3. cBardiya National Park
4. dChitwan National Park

Answer (d): Chitwan was Nepal's first national park (1973); Sagarmatha followed in 1976.

1. aJanakpur
2. bLumbini
3. cBhaktapur
4. dPokhara

Answer (b): Lumbini in Rupandehi is where Siddhartha Gautama was born.

1. aKoshi
2. bMahakali
3. cNarayani
4. dRapti

Answer (c): After entering the Terai the Gandaki flows as the Narayani.

1. a7
2. b5
3. c6
4. d8

Answer (a): The constitution of Nepal divides the country into seven provinces.

1. aNa
2. bSo
3. cS
4. dSd

Answer (a): Sodium takes its symbol from the Latin 'natrium'.

1. aOxygen
2. bCarbon dioxide
3. cNitrogen
4. dArgon

Answer (c): Nitrogen makes up about 78 percent of dry air.

1. aVitamin A
2. bVitamin C
3. cVitamin D
4. dVitamin K

Answer (b): Lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) causes scurvy.

1. aAtlantic Ocean
2. bIndian Ocean
3. cArctic Ocean
4. dPacific Ocean

Answer (d): The Pacific covers about a third of Earth's surface.

1. aWon
2. bYen
3. cYuan
4. dRinggit

Answer (b): Japan uses the yen; the won is Korean and the yuan is Chinese.

1. aNew York
2. bGeneva
3. cParis
4. dVienna

Answer (a): The UN headquarters stands in New York City.

1. aHenri Fayol
2. bMax Weber
3. cElton Mayo
4. dF. W. Taylor

Answer (d): Frederick Winslow Taylor introduced scientific management; Fayol is father of modern management theory.

1. aHenri Fayol
2. bPeter Drucker
3. cLuther Gulick
4. dMax Weber

Answer (c): Luther Gulick coined POSDCORB (planning, organising, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, budgeting).

1. aAssets = Capital - Liabilities
2. bCapital = Assets + Liabilities
3. cLiabilities = Assets + Capital
4. dAssets = Liabilities + Capital

Answer (d): Everything a business owns is financed by outsiders (liabilities) or the owner (capital).

1. aLand
2. bInventory
3. cBuilding
4. dMachinery

Answer (b): Inventory is expected to be converted into cash within a year; the others are fixed assets.

1. aquantity demanded rises
2. bsupply falls to zero
3. cquantity demanded falls
4. ddemand curve shifts right

Answer (c): Price and quantity demanded move in opposite directions.

1. a1956 AD
2. b1937 AD
3. c1966 AD
4. d1975 AD

Answer (a): Nepal Rastra Bank began in 1956 (2013 BS); Nepal Bank started in 1937 and Rastriya Banijya Bank in 1966.

1. aProduct
2. bPrice
3. cProduction
4. dPromotion

Answer (c): The four Ps are product, price, place and promotion.

1. a77
2. b75
3. c72
4. d80

Answer (a): After federalism Nepal has 77 districts.

1. aSwayambhunath
2. bBoudhanath
3. cPatan Durbar Square
4. dJanaki Mandir

Answer (d): Janaki Mandir is in Janakpur, outside the Valley's World Heritage list.

1. aChitwan National Park
2. bShey Phoksundo National Park
3. cRara National Park
4. dBanke National Park

Answer (b): Shey Phoksundo (about 3,555 sq km) is the largest; Rara is the smallest.

1. aBeeshazari Tal
2. bGhodaghodi Tal
3. cKoshi Tappu
4. dJagdishpur Reservoir

Answer (c): Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve was Nepal's first wetland listed under the Ramsar Convention.

1. aCanberra
2. bSydney
3. cMelbourne
4. dPerth

Answer (a): Canberra is the capital; Sydney is the largest city.

1. aLiver
2. bPancreas
3. cKidney
4. dStomach

Answer (b): Beta cells of the pancreas secrete insulin.

1. aEurope
2. bAntarctica
3. cSouth America
4. dAustralia (Oceania)

Answer (d): Australia is the smallest continent.