CMAT 2011 (Batch 2068)

Verbal Ability
Direction: Select the word which is closest to the meaning of the bold word.
1. Moderate
a. Not easy b. Non-historic c. Non-starter d. Not extreme
2. Deplorable
a. Barren b. laudatory c. Acceptable d. Regrettable
3. Percept
a. Planning b. Conduct c. Dogma d. Concept
4. Profound
a. Sleepy b. Asylum c. Abandon d. Deep
5. Suite
a. A set of rooms b. Stymie c. Plunder d. Legal case
Direction: Complete the following sentence with the appropriate choice from among
the options that follow:
6. The notice clearly states that trespassers will be …………
a. Persecuted b. persuaded c. prosecuted d. pervaded
7. The police burst tear gas shells to ……… the mob.
a. Apprehend b. divert c. disturb d. disperse
8. The dose of sleeping pills proved.................and he died in sleep.
a. Disastrous b. fatal c. effective d. efficacious
9. The thieves tried to.................with the lock but they did not succeed in breaking it.
a. Tamper b. temper c. fiddle d. temperate
10. A referee should be...................In the outcome of the match.
a. Uninterested b. disinterested c. involved d. coopted
Direction: each question below consists of an idiom or a phrase, followed by four
lettered expressions. Choose the lettered expression that most nearly expresses the
meaning of the given idiom or phrase.
11. At sixes and sevens
a. To create chaos b. improper order
c. in proper order d. sometimes odd sometimes even
12. To be ill at ease
a. To become ill b. to recover from illness
c. to become unpopular d. to be hostile terms with someone
13. Roots and branch
a. Entirely b. step by step c. part by part d. bare truth
14. To eat the humble pie
a. To be under nourished b. to work secretly
c. to face failure d. to be highly annoyed
15. To take one’s hand to plough
a. To do basic work b. to commence the work seriously
 c. to change the profession d. to do an unimportant job
Direction: the following paragraph has a number of blanks marked 16-20 followed
by a set of options. Mark the options that best complete the blanks.
The average new born..........16… is about fifty centimeters long. In twenty years, this
little body more than triples…..17… in length. The average height of a man is 1.7
meters. ….18… man does not stop growing; he continues to grow even after the.......19…
of twenty five and reaches his maximum height at about the age of thirty five. An average
person shrinks as much as ten millimeters......20…ten years after the age of forty.
16. a. body b. infant c. kid d. child
17. a. around b. itself c. over d. last
18. a. since b. yet c. though d. however
19. a. ages b. years c. age d. period
20. a. in b. after c. every d. usually
Direction: the passage given below is followed by question based on its contents.
After reading the passage, choose the best answer to each question.
Sherlock Holmes was the first of all the story book detectives and he is still the greatest.
He is perhaps known to more people than other character in fiction. You have probably
seen pictures of him a powerful man of six-foot-two, dressed in a cape and deer-stalker
hat, with a pipe in his mouth and a magnifying glass in his hand. Yet it was not his
appearance that made Sherlock Holmes famous, but his marvelous powers of detection.
In the Norwood Builder, a popular Sherlock Holmes story, a story man results into
Holmes sitting-room at 221 B Baker street. ”I am John McFarlane” he says, painting
heavily. Sherlock lazily replies, “You mentioned your name as if I should recognize it . I
assure you that beyond the obvious fact that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a freemason,
and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.
21. Sherlock Holmes pictures show him dressed in a
a. Cap and deer stalker boots b. cape and doe coloured boots
c. Cape and deer stalker hat d. deer skin cape and stocky hat
22. Sherlock Holmes was fond of smoking
a. Cigars b. pipe c. cheroot d. cigarettes
23. Sherlock Holmes’ greatest asset was
a. His power to draw conclusions b. his keen sense of observation
c. His magnifying glass d. his ability to see through people

24. What Sherlock Holmes lazily replies to John McFarlane?

a. I know you very well b. I recognize only the story writers
c. I know persons who are solicitors d. none of the above.
25. What made Sherlock Holmes famous was
a. His stately appearance b. his pipe and hat
c. his address at 221 B Baker street d. his marvelous power of detection.

Quantitative Ability
26. The ten’s digit of a two-digit number is twice the unit’s digit. Reversing the digits yield a
new number 27 less than original number Which one the following number if the original
number?
a. 83 b. 63 c. 43 d. 21

27. What is the area of right angle triangle to the right?

a.4 b. 7 c. 8 d. 10
28. If in a certain school 20 students are taking math and 10 are taking history and 7 are
taking both. How many students are there?
 a. 30 b. 23 c. 37 d. 27
29. Suppose p is even and q is odd. Then which of the following cannot be an integer?
I. (p+q)/p II. pq/3 III. q/p2
a. II only b. III only c. I & II only d. I & III only
30. If the average of the consecutive even integers a, b and c is less than a/3, which of the
following best described the value of a?
a. A is positive b. a is negative c. a is prime d. a is odd
31. If (x+y)/(x-y) = 3 and x and y are integers, then which one of the following must be true?
a. x is divisible by 4 b. y is an even number
c. y is an odd number d. x is even number
32. If n is an integer, then which one of the following expressions must be even?
a. N2 +1 b. n(n+2) c. n(n+1) d. n(n+4)
33. 212 + 212 + 212 + 212 =
a.214 b. 416 c. 216 d. 248
3 3 3 2
34. 4(xy) + (x - y ) =
a. (x3 - y3)2 b. (x3 + y3)2 c. (x3 + y3) d. (x3 - y3)
35. The population of a town was 12000 in 1980 and 16000 in 1990. What was the percent
increase in the population of the town during this period?
a.80 b. 75 c. 50 d. 33
36. A jar contains 24 blue balls and 40 red balls. Which one of the following is 50% of the
blue balls?
a.9 b. 11 c.12 d. 13
37. John is 20 years older than Steve. In 10 years, Steve’s age will be half that of John’s.
what is the Steve’s age?
a. 8 b. 10 c. 20 d. 25
38. How many ounces of nuts costing 80 cents a pound must be mixed with nuts costing at
60 cents a pound to make a 10 ounce mixture costing 70 cents a pound?
a.4 b. 7 c. 8 d. 9
39. The distance between cities A and B is 120 miles. A car travels from A to B at 60 miles
per hour and returns from B to A along the same route at 40 miles per hour. What was the
average speed for the round trip?
a. 56 b. 52 c. 50 d. 48
40. What is the greatest prime factor of (24)2-1?
a.1 b. 5 c. 11 d. 17
41. If n is an integer, what is the least value of n such that 1/3n<0.01?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
1 1
42. 
109 1010
 1 1 9
d.
b.  c.  1
1
9 10 9 10 1010
a. 
10
43. If 4% of (p+q) is 8 and p is positive integer, what is the greatest possible value of q?
a. 196 b. 197 c. 199 d. 200
44. The average of 8 number is A, and one of the numbers is 14. If 14 is replaced with
28, then what is the new average in terms of A?
a. A + 7/4 b. A + ½ c. A + 2 d. 2A + 1
45. If 7 workers can assemble a car in 8 hours, how long would it take 12
workers to assemble the same car?
a.1 b. 3.5 c. 4.67 d. 6.33

46. Let u represent the sum of the integers from 1 through 20, and v represent the sum
of the integers from 21 through 40. What is the value of v-u?
a. 39 b. 200 c. 320 d. 400

47. In a legislative body of 200 people, the number of Democrats is 50 less than 4
times the number of Republicans. If one fifth of the legislators are neither
Republican nor Democrat, how many of the legislators are Republicans?
a.70 b. 50 c. 42 d. 150
48. If you roll two dice, what is the probability of sum total of 5?
a. 1/6 b. 1/9 c. 1/18 d. 1/36
49. If y is an even integer and x is an odd integer, which of the following expressions
could be an even integer?
a. 3x+y/2 b. (x+y)/2 c. x + y d. None of these
13 z
50. If 8 = 2 , then z =
a. 10 b. 13 c. 39 d. 26

Logical reasoning
Direction: select logically best answer for the question 51 – 55
51. ’do not take sugar because you have diabetes’ is logically similar to
a. do not read as you have week sight.
b. do not speak as your art not asked to speak.
c. do not playa you are hurt.
d. do not work as you are already overworked.
52. ‘He will not ‘tolerate insult because he is self respecting is logically similar to
a. he can buy costly things because he is a rich man.
b. this is a trivial so a fastidious person will not accept it.
c. he is unhappy as has failed.
d. he has compassion for all because he is conscientious.
53. Where there is a will there is a way’ is logically similar to’
a. there is a solution to every problem.
b. determined persons can always find way outs for outs for any problem.
c. those who pray can accomplish task
d. we have to construct roads to enhance accessibility.
54. Empty vessels make much noise ‘is logically similar to,
a. wise people do not take much.
b. fools generally praise themselves.
c. empty vessels and people are similar
d. Cowards die many times than before their death
55. ‘Read in order to increase knowledge ‘is logically similar to,
 a. if you want to built your body ,take exercise. b. speak to relieve your tension.
c. pay only when you have obtained service. d. if you want to earn, do not cheat
others. Direction: question number 56 – 60 are based on matching the
relationship of the pair of words that carry similar meaning as the pair of words
given in the left- hand side.
56. always : never
a. frequently : maladjustment b. often : constantly
c. scholar : book d. doctor : disease
57. lawyer : case
a. psychiatrist : maladjustment b. teacher : fores
c. scholar : book d. doctor : disease
58. crowd : mob
a. life : death b. trees : forest c. million : billion d. large : huge
59. longitude : international date time
a. direction : gravitation b. longitude : time
c. latitude : equator d. north pole : south pole
60. plus : minus
a. increase : gravitation b. infinity : zero c. digit : series d. multiplication : division

Direction: Find the odd- one out for the question numbers 61 to 65.
61. a. here b. now c. there d. nowhere
62. a. los angles b. Vancouver c. Acapulco d. cape town
63. a. table- tennis b. gymnastics c. chess d. volleyball
64. a. 30 b. 35 c. 36 d. 42
65. a. listen b. look c. view d. watch
Direction : Select logically the best answer.
66. morar : engine :: computer : ?
a. software b. cpu c. monitor d. modem
67. people : food :: machine : ?
a. oil b. power c. repair d. worker
68. literacy : ability to read and write :: comprehend : ?
a. understand b. analyze c. decide d. calculate
Direction: There are two sets of figure : problem figure and answer figures.
The problem figures from some kind of series .select one figure from the
answer set which will continue the some series as given in the figures.
69. Problem Figure Answer Figure

70. Problem Figure Answer Figure

Direction: Choose from the following diagrams the one that illustration the best
relationship among the given three words.
71. Asia, Europe, Africa
a. b. c. d.
72. animal, dog, table
a. b. c. d.
73. men, teacher, performers
a. b. c. d.
74. musicians, dancers, performers
a. b. c. d.
75. people, women, earth
a. b. c. d.
76. which country introduced chess for the first time?
a. India b. china c. Pakistan d. USA
77. which country of the world passes budget two times in a year?
a. India b. France c. Sweden d. Indonesia
78. which desert is known as man made desert ?
a. Thar b. Sahara c. Decen d. Colorado
79. which country of the world is getting highest number of inflow of migrant
Nepalese workers in the fiscal year 2010/11 ?
a. Kuwait b. Malaysia c. UAE d. Qatar
80. who is that Indian lady to whom Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel prizes
“Ramon Magsaysay awards 2011” is awarded ?
a. Nileema mishra b. Nilem Mukharjee
c. Arifa Rahaman d. Sulakchhyana Gupta
81. “Delhi belly” an Indian movies is the production venture of
a. Rakes Roshan b. Amir Khan c. Salman Khan d. Amitabh Bachhan
82. Limgonberry is a kind of
a. grain b. animal c. game d. fruit
83. How old is the relationship between Nepal and Britain?
a. Almost 300 year b. almost 200 year c. Almost 100 year d. Almost 150 year
84. Sir Sir Ravi Shanker is a leading name of
a. a political leader b. a business leader
c. a humanitarian and spiritual leader d. an organizational leader
85. Which of the following country has the highest number of internet user?
a. India b. USA c. China d. Russia
86. Who was known as “the queen of rock and roll”?
a. Amy Winehouse b. Janis Joplin c. Janis Kate d. Tony Maya
87. Which of the following country has been endorsed as hosts of the 2012 AFC
challenging cup final ?
a. India b. Palestine c. Nepal d. Maldives
88. Who replaced Rakesah sood,the Indian ambassador to Nepal?
a. Ramesh Sood b. Jayant Prasad c. Kalyan Moodi d. Nirupama Rao
89. In which country the incident of an women blinded with acid by her suitor for
turning down his marriage proposal spread him at the last minute from being
blinded too as punishment for his crime?
a. Pakistan b. turkey c. Afghanistan d. Iran
90. Which sea lies on the west part of Syrial ?
a. Mediterranean b. Caspian c. Baltic d. Red
91. Which of the following indicator a protest against sexual assault and insecurity
 among women?
a. Fashion walk b. Cat walk c. Fast walk d. Slut walk
92. Who is the first member secretary of the national sports council?
a. Ganga Thapa b. Yubraj Lama c. Hira marajhan d. Santosh Sahukhala
93. Which bank of Nepal bagged mbillionth award 2011 for its mobile cash product?
a. Laxmi bank b. Kumari Bank c. Kist Bank d. Nabil Bank
94. Who headed a three member panel that selected managing director of nepal
electricity authority with hefty remuneration ?
a. Balanda Paudel b. Suryanath Upadhaya
c. Lilamani Paudel d. Shanker Man Singh
95. Informal sector service center honoured Ghana Shyam Acharya with Pakistan
human rights award for his contribution to human rights in
a. Rolpa b. Jumla c. Dadeldhura d. Mugu
96. To which daily paper prakriti adkikari the winner of natonal education journalist
award is associated?
a. Kantipur b. Gorkhapatra c. Sqamacharpatra d. Annapurna post
97. Which of the following is not a television channel in operation in
Nepal?
a. Terai b. Himalayan c. Mountain d. Chure
98. Who is considered as god of god in hindu mythology?
a. Mahadev b. Bisnu c. Bramha d. Ganesh
99. Who is the musician of the national anthem of Nepal ?
a. Sambhujeet baskota b. Amber gurung
c. Yogeswor amatya d. Sambhu rai
100. On august 02, 2011,a weekly tabloid to be published from kathmandu and new York
was inaugurated in Kathmandu by Nilambar Acharya : Chairman of the constitution
committee what was the name of the tabloid ?
a. Vishwa sandeas b. Vishwa sarathee c. Vishwa Sandes New York d. Naulo
vishwa