CMAT Entrance Model Set 3 with Answers

1. aShort-lived
2. bEternal
3. cFragile
4. dValuable

Answer (a): Ephemeral describes something that lasts only a very short time, so Short-lived is the synonym.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aSilent
2. bWordy
3. cRude
4. dClever

Answer (b): Verbose means using more words than needed, which is wordy.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aReckless
2. bGenerous
3. cProud
4. dCautious

Answer (d): A prudent person acts with care and good judgement, i.e. cautious.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aUnimportant
2. bSerious
3. cHeavy
4. dSudden

Answer (a): Trivial means of little value or importance.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aRare
2. bCostly
3. cTiny
4. dPlentiful

Answer (d): Scarce means in short supply; its opposite is plentiful.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aHateful
2. bFriendly
3. cDistant
4. dCareless

Answer (b): Hostile means unfriendly or aggressive; the opposite is friendly.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aProud
2. bClever
3. cHumble
4. dBold

Answer (c): Arrogant means overly proud; humble is the opposite.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aBright
2. bClear
3. cDull
4. dLively

Answer (c): Vivid means bright and full of life; dull is the opposite.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aBibliographer
2. bPhilatelist
3. cBibliophile
4. dMisanthrope

Answer (c): A bibliophile is a lover of books. A philatelist collects stamps.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aApiary
2. bAviary
3. cAquarium
4. dOrchard

Answer (b): An aviary is a large cage or enclosure for birds. An apiary is for bees.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aTo say or do exactly the right thing
2. bTo hurt oneself while working
3. cTo work very hard
4. dTo waste time

Answer (a): The idiom means to be exactly right about something.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aVery rarely
2. bEvery month
3. cOnly at night
4. dSuddenly

Answer (a): A blue moon is rare, so the idiom means very rarely.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aat
2. bon
3. cfor
4. dto

Answer (b): The verb 'insist' takes the preposition 'on': insist on.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. aat
2. bwith
3. cof
4. dfor

Answer (c): The adjective 'proud' is followed by 'of'.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. afor
2. bat
3. con
4. dto

Answer (d): 'Look forward to' takes 'to' followed by a gerund.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. aThe list of items are on the table.
2. bThe list of item is on the table.
3. cThe list of items is on the table.
4. dThe lists of items is on the table.

Answer (c): The subject is the singular 'list', so the verb is singular ('is'); 'of items' only describes it.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. awill help
2. bwould help
3. chelped
4. dwould have helped

Answer (d): A past unreal condition (Had I known) takes 'would have' plus the past participle.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. aHive
2. bHoney
3. cSting
4. dFlower

Answer (a): A nest is the home of a bird; a hive is the home of a bee.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aBrush
2. bPainting
3. cCanvas
4. dGallery

Answer (b): An author creates a book; a painter creates a painting.

Revise: Vocabulary and Word Formation (Class 11 notes)

1. aStudents should study late at night
2. bScreens help the brain relax
3. cMemory cannot be improved
4. dSleep is essential for learning and health

Answer (d): Every sentence stresses what sleep does for the brain and the risk of skipping it.

Revise: Reading Comprehension (Class 11 notes)

1. astrengthens memory
2. bstops all activity
3. conly rests the muscles
4. dcreates waste products

Answer (a): The passage says the brain 'strengthens memory and clears waste products'.

Revise: Reading Comprehension (Class 11 notes)

1. aA fixed bedtime
2. bA quiet dark room
3. cNo screens for an hour before sleep
4. dUsing a phone just before sleep

Answer (d): The experts advise no screens for an hour before sleep, so using a phone just before sleep goes against it.

Revise: Reading Comprehension (Class 11 notes)

1. acritical
2. badmiring
3. cneutral
4. damused

Answer (a): The word 'Yet' and the phrase 'rather than a risk' show the author sees late-night study as a risk, so the tone is critical.

Revise: Reading Comprehension (Class 11 notes)

1. aOccurence
2. bOccurrence
3. cOccurrance
4. dOcurrence

Answer (b): Occurrence has double c and double r.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. aA new bridge was being built by them.
2. bA new bridge is built by them.
3. cA new bridge is being built by them.
4. dA new bridge has been built by them.

Answer (c): Present continuous active becomes 'is/are being' plus the past participle.

Revise: Grammar and Usage (Class 11 notes)

1. a18
2. b6
3. c9
4. d27

Answer (a): $54=2\times3^3$, $72=2^3\times3^2$. HCF $=2\times3^2=18$.

1. a150
2. b100
3. c300
4. d600

Answer (c): $15=3\cdot5$, $20=2^2\cdot5$, $25=5^2$. LCM $=2^2\cdot3\cdot5^2=300$.

1. a1
2. b2
3. c3
4. d4

Answer (b): $2^3=8\equiv1 \pmod 7$, so $2^{10}=(2^3)^3\cdot2\equiv2$.

1. a17
2. b16
3. c18
4. d19

Answer (a): Sum $=6\times15=90$; new sum $=119$; average $=119/7=17$.

1. a36
2. b48
3. c72
4. d60

Answer (d): Larger $=\frac{5}{8}\times96=60$.

1. a18%
2. b15%
3. c20%
4. d22.5%

Answer (a): $\frac{45}{250}\times100=18%$.

1. a24,000
2. b22,000
3. c24,200
4. d24,400

Answer (c): $20000\times1.1\times1.1=24200$.

1. a25%
2. b20%
3. c30%
4. d15%

Answer (a): Let cost per article be 1. SP per article $=15/12=1.25$, so profit is 25%.

1. aRs 480
2. bRs 600
3. cRs 640
4. dRs 500

Answer (d): SP $=800\times0.75=600$. CP $=600/1.2=500$.

1. aRs 2,000
2. bRs 1,800
3. cRs 2,400
4. dRs 1,600

Answer (a): $P=\frac{I\times100}{R,T}=\frac{480\times100}{6\times4}=2000$.

1. aRs 800
2. bRs 820
3. cRs 840
4. dRs 810

Answer (b): $8000(1.05^2-1)=8000\times0.1025=820$.

1. a5
2. b6
3. c7
4. d10.5

Answer (b): Total work $=12\times8=96$ man-days; $96/16=6$ days.

1. a5 days
2. b12.5 days
3. c8 days
4. d6 days

Answer (d): Rate $=\frac1{10}+\frac1{15}=\frac16$, so 6 days.

1. a20
2. b54
3. c72
4. d36

Answer (c): Speed $=200/10=20$ m/s $=20\times3.6=72$ km/h.

1. a2 km/h
2. b4 km/h
3. c10 km/h
4. d20 km/h

Answer (c): Still-water speed $=\frac{12+8}{2}=10$ km/h.

1. a9
2. b81
3. c27
4. d243

Answer (c): $81^{1/4}=3$, so $81^{3/4}=3^3=27$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a1
2. b2
3. c29
4. d10

Answer (b): $\log_{10}(25\times4)=\log_{10}100=2$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a15
2. b18
3. c10
4. d13

Answer (d): Those who play at least one $=50$. Both $=35+28-50=13$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a45
2. b41
3. c37
4. d49

Answer (b): $a_{10}=5+9\times4=41$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a60
2. b120
3. c24
4. d30

Answer (d): $\frac{5!}{2!,2!}=\frac{120}{4}=30$ (L twice, E twice).

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a3/5
2. b1/4
3. c4/6
4. d2/5

Answer (d): $P=\frac{4}{10}=\frac25$.

Revise: Statistics and Probability (Class 11 notes)

1. a5
2. b7
3. c4
4. d9

Answer (b): $9-3k+12=0$ gives $k=7$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a4
2. b6
3. c7
4. d9

Answer (b): 6 occurs three times, more than any other value.

Revise: Statistics and Probability (Class 11 notes)

1. a12
2. b18
3. c24
4. d28

Answer (c): $\frac{7x}{12}=14$, so $x=24$.

Revise: Algebra (Class 11 notes)

1. a96 cm$^2$
2. b80 cm$^2$
3. c120 cm$^2$
4. d64 cm$^2$

Answer (a): $2(12+w)=40$ gives $w=8$. Area $=12\times8=96$.

1. a42
2. b49
3. c48
4. d64

Answer (b): These are squares $2^2,3^2,4^2,\ldots$; next is $7^2=49$.

1. a127
2. b125
3. c126
4. d131

Answer (a): Each term is double the previous plus 1: $63\times2+1=127$.

1. a31
2. b32
3. c35
4. d33

Answer (d): Differences are 1, 2, 4, 8, so the next difference is 16: $17+16=33$.

1. a20
2. b25
3. c21
4. d18

Answer (c): Triangular numbers: differences 2, 3, 4, 5, then 6. $15+6=21$.

1. aL
2. bJ
3. cM
4. dK

Answer (d): Each letter moves 3 steps back: N to M, L, K.

1. aEU
2. bEV
3. cFV
4. dDV

Answer (b): The first letter moves forward and the second moves back: E and V.

1. aNCOR
2. bMBNQ
3. cNDOR
4. dOCNR

Answer (a): Each letter moves 2 places forward: L to N, A to C, M to O, P to R.

1. aTEKARM
2. bTEKRMA
3. cTKERAM
4. dTEKRAM

Answer (d): The word is written in reverse order.

1. a36
2. b30
3. c42
4. d49

Answer (c): The code of $n$ is $n(n+1)$: $6\times7=42$.

1. aSister
2. bNiece
3. cDaughter
4. dMother

Answer (c): Father's only son is Ram himself, so the girl is Ram's daughter.

1. aPaternal uncle
2. bFather
3. cMaternal uncle
4. dGrandfather

Answer (a): A is C's brother, and C is D's father, so A is D's father's brother, a paternal uncle.

1. aSister
2. bAunt
3. cNiece
4. dCousin

Answer (d): Their mothers are sisters, so they are cousins.

1. aMother
2. bAunt
3. cGrandmother
4. dGreat-grandmother

Answer (c): P is also R's mother, and R is S's father, so P is S's paternal grandmother.

1. aNorth-west
2. bSouth-west
3. cSouth-east
4. dNorth

Answer (c): Clockwise from north-east by 90 degrees gives south-east.

1. aNorth
2. bSouth
3. cEast
4. dWest

Answer (a): The Sun rises in the east, so he faces east; his left is north.

1. a4 km west
2. b4 km east
3. c3 km north
4. d10 km west

Answer (a): He goes north 3, west 4, then south 3, which cancels the north move, leaving him 4 km west of A.

1. a17th
2. b16th
3. c18th
4. d19th

Answer (c): From right $=31-14+1=18$.

1. a35
2. b36
3. c34
4. d33

Answer (c): Total $=7+28-1=34$.

1. aP
2. bQ
3. cR
4. dS

Answer (b): S is at 1; R is left of P and P is not at an end, so R is 2, P is 3 and Q is 4.

1. aB
2. bC
3. cD
4. dA

Answer (d): The order is D > A > B > C, so A is second oldest.

1. aOnly II follows
2. bOnly I follows
3. cBoth follow
4. dNeither follows

Answer (b): The books that are pens are also pencils, so I follows. II reverses the second statement and does not follow.

1. aOnly II follows
2. bBoth follow
3. cNeither follows
4. dOnly I follows

Answer (d): Sparrows are birds and no bird is a fish, so I follows. II contradicts the first statement.

1. aOnly argument II is strong
2. bOnly argument I is strong
3. cBoth are strong
4. dNeither is strong

Answer (b): I gives a serious public reason. II is only personal preference and is weak.

1. a16
2. b48
3. c36
4. d49

Answer (b): All others are perfect squares; 48 is not.

1. a50
2. b49
3. c48
4. d56

Answer (a): The rule is $n^2+1$: $7^2+1=50$.

1. aSolukhumbu
2. bDolakha
3. cTaplejung
4. dManang

Answer (a): Sagarmatha National Park is in Solukhumbu district.

1. aDolpa
2. bHumla
3. cMustang
4. dTaplejung

Answer (a): Dolpa is the largest district of Nepal by area.

1. aKailali
2. bJhapa
3. cParsa
4. dKanchanpur

Answer (b): Kechana Kawal in Jhapa is the lowest point of Nepal, at about 60 m.

1. a1816 AD
2. b1792 AD
3. c1923 AD
4. d1950 AD

Answer (a): The treaty followed the Anglo-Nepal War and was signed in 1816 (ratified March 1816).

1. aBhimsen Thapa
2. bChandra Shumsher
3. cJung Bahadur Rana
4. dJuddha Shumsher

Answer (c): Jung Bahadur Rana became prime minister in 1846 and began the Rana regime.

1. a2017 BS
2. b2046 BS
3. c1990 BS
4. d2007 BS

Answer (d): The 2007 BS (1951 AD) revolution ended Rana rule.

1. aPrime Minister
2. bChief Justice
3. cSpeaker
4. dPresident

Answer (d): The President is the head of state; the Prime Minister heads the government.

1. a21 years
2. b30 years
3. c35 years
4. d25 years

Answer (d): A candidate for the House of Representatives must be at least 25.

1. aJudicial Council
2. bParliament
3. cConstitutional Council
4. dPrime Minister alone

Answer (c): The President appoints the Chief Justice on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council.

1. aAgriculture
2. bIndustry
3. cMining
4. dServices

Answer (d): The service sector contributes more than half of Nepal's GDP.

1. aRastriya Banijya Bank
2. bNepal Bank Limited
3. cNabil Bank
4. dAgricultural Development Bank

Answer (b): Nepal Bank Limited was established in 1937 AD (1994 BS).

1. abearer cheque
2. bcrossed cheque
3. corder cheque
4. dstale cheque

Answer (b): The two parallel lines make it a crossed cheque, payable only through a bank account.

1. aCredit Rate Ratio
2. bCash Reserve Ratio
3. cCapital Reserve Rate
4. dCash Revenue Ratio

Answer (b): CRR is the share of deposits a bank must keep as reserve with the central bank.

1. asole proprietorship
2. bpartnership
3. ccooperative
4. dpublic limited company

Answer (a): One owner running the business is a sole proprietorship.

1. aObjectives
2. bOperations
3. cOpportunities
4. dOutcomes

Answer (c): SWOT means Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.

1. a14 principles of management
2. bscientific management
3. chierarchy of needs
4. dTheory X and Theory Y

Answer (a): Fayol, the father of modern management theory, proposed 14 principles of management.

1. aAbraham Maslow
2. bFrederick Herzberg
3. cF. W. Taylor
4. dDouglas McGregor

Answer (d): Douglas McGregor described two views of workers as Theory X and Theory Y.

1. atwo accounts
2. bone account
3. cthree accounts
4. dfour accounts

Answer (a): Each transaction has a debit and a credit, so it touches at least two accounts.

1. aGeneva
2. bNew York
3. cWashington, D.C.
4. dParis

Answer (c): The IMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

1. a1975
2. b1992
3. c2000
4. d1985

Answer (d): SAARC was established at the Dhaka summit in December 1985.

1. aLouis Pasteur
2. bAlexander Fleming
3. cEdward Jenner
4. dRobert Koch

Answer (b): Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.

1. aVenus
2. bJupiter
3. cMars
4. dMercury

Answer (c): Iron oxide on its surface gives Mars a reddish colour.

1. aquartz
2. bdiamond
3. ciron
4. dgraphite

Answer (b): Diamond is the hardest natural substance (10 on Mohs scale).

1. aToronto
2. bVancouver
3. cOttawa
4. dMontreal

Answer (c): Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

1. aCanada
2. bChina
3. cUnited States
4. dRussia

Answer (d): Russia is the largest country by area.