QA Test for CAT/GMAT - 7 questions - 15 Minutes [Test]

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QA Test for CAT/GMAT - 7 questions - 15 Minutes

A test by Ravinder Kumar Mittal.

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Question

A creeper plant is climbing up and around a cylindrical tree trunk in a helical manner. The tree trunk has a height of 420 inches and a circumference of 32 inches. If the creeper covers a vertical distance of 60 inches in one complete twist around the tree trunk, what is the total length of the creeper?

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Correct	Answer Text
	476''
	458''
	490''
	410''

Question

Freddie takes the underground train to work and uses an escalator at the railway station. If Freddie runs up 6 steps of the escalator, then it takes him 45.0 seconds to reach the top of the escalator. If he runs up 14 steps of the escalator, then it takes him only 33.0 seconds to reach the top. How many seconds would it take Freddie to reach the top if he did not run up any steps of the escalator at all?

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Correct	Answer Text
	55
	60
	48
	54

Question

The 8" pizza sells for $ 5.99 at my favorite pizza store. The store claims they have a great deal on the large 14" pizza, which is specially priced at $ 13.76. What is the per cent discount the store is offering?

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Correct	Answer Text
	30%
	27.5%
	20%
	25%

Question

The distance between Station Atena and Station Barcena is 84 miles. A train starts from Atena towards Barcena. A bird starts at the same time from Barcena straight towards the moving train. On reaching the train, it instantaneously turns back and returns to Barcena. The bird makes these journeys from Barcena to the train and back to Barcena continuously till the train reaches Barcena. The bird finally returns to Barcena and rests. Calculate the total distance in miles the bird travels, given that the speed of the train and the bird are 80 miles/hr and 60 miles/hr respectively.

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Correct	Answer Text
	68 miles
	75 miles
	78 miles
	72 miles

Question

My grandson is about as many days as my son is weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 140 years. Can you tell me my age in years?

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Correct	Answer Text
	80
	90
	85
	84

Question

The drive from Oakland to Pinewood was a tricky one. I covered the uphill distance of 70 miles at 28 miles per hour. The return journey from Pinewood to Oakland was downhill, and I managed to drive at 70 miles per hour. What was my average speed for the entire journey?

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