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CAT sample questions and CAT mock test practice are the most important aspect of exam preparation. To help CAT 2024 aspirants prepare well, Shiksha.com has curated CAT mock questions on the basis of official CAT question papers of previous years. Check here CAT test practice questions.

CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions

CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions

CAT questions for practice - The CAT previous year question papers are best source of preparation as a time bound test requires speed and accuracy which can be achieved only through practice. The previous year CAT questions help candidates understand the difficulty level of the exam and key insights like type of questions, topic wise weightage and marking scheme. 

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The CAT exam 2024 will be conducted on November 24, 2024. Aspirants must have completed the CAT 2024 syllabus and now stepping into the next phase, i.e. practice sessions. Dedicate October and November to CAT mock test and question paper practice sessions. It is important to also solve official CAT questions during the preparation phase to know what is the difficulty level of the actual exam. After completing a topic, solve a few CAT sample questions from the same to know how well you have understood the topic.

Q:   What is the structure of CAT question paper?

A:
The CAT question paper structure has remained unchanged since 2014 when there were only two sections. Quantitative Aptitude was clubbed with Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning was clubbed with Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. In 2015, the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning were clubbed together and Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension made two individual sections. Since 2015, the sectional segregation has remained the same but the number of questions have come down from 100 to 66. The exam duration has also been reduced. Until 2019, the CAT exam was of 180 minutes and the total number of questions were 100. However, in 2020, the question paper structure was revised due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the total number of questions came down to 76. In 2021 and 2022, the number of questions were further lowered to 66. For the last two years, CAT is conducted for 2 hours, and the number of questions is 66. The latest CAT question paper structure is: Total questions: 66 Number of sections: 3 Order of sections - 1. VARC 2. DILR 3. Quantitative Aptitude Sectional time limit: 40 minutes VARC questions: 24 DILR questions: 20 Quantitative Aptitude questions: 22.

Q:   Which CAT slot has the toughest question paper?

A:
There is no pattern to which CAT question paper can be the toughest. The CAT question paper of every slot has unique questions. The examination body strives to maintain the same difficulty level of the paper across all slots but it may happen that a question can be more difficult from another. It is seen that, to keep the uniqueness of the question paper intact, the examination authority also changes the topic wise weightage a little bit across the exam slots. In most of the previous years, it is seen that the morning slot of the CAT exam is tougher than the rest two. However, candidates must not worry about the difficulty level of the slots as, the scores of all the candidates are normalised on a common scale to root out the possibility of advantage or disadvantage to any student due to difference in difficulty level. To know how the CAT scores are normalised, read this article: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/understanding-cat-normalization-process-blogId-9386.

Q:   What are the benefits of solving CAT question papers?

A:
Solving the CAT question paper is very important from preparation point of view. Since CAT is a speed based test where candidates have to read long passages, tables and charts, do multiple calculations and solve tricky puzzles, one needs to have prior practice of the same. The CAT mock tests serve this purpose. However, to know what type of passages and puzzles are there in the CAT exam, you need to solve previous years' question papers. Some of the benefits of solving previous years' CAT question paper are: 1. With the help of previous year's CAT question paper, you can understand the latest CAT exam pattern and marking scheme 2. Practicing CAT question papers improves speed and accuracy in solving the questions, which is critical to a speed based exam like CAT 3. Practicing CAT question papers improves time management skills as you would get to know which type of questions take how much time. 4. When you practice CAT question papers, you gain confidence that you can solve all types of CAT questions. This confidence helps in performing better in the exam.

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To help CAT 2024 aspirants prepare well for the exam, Shiksha.com has curated CAT question bank for practice on the basis of official CAT question papers of previous years. These CAT practice questions given below will give the aspirant an experience of actual CAT exam. Before solving the CAT questions, have a look the latest exam pattern. 

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CAT Exam Pattern 2024 Overview

The table below explains the latest CAT exam pattern 2024. Every CAT mock test is designed on the basis of the following structure to provide the candidate with the experience of the actual exam.

CAT Exam Features

Details

Number of sections

Three - VARC, DILR, Quantitative Aptitude (to be answered in the same sequence)

Number of questions

VARC – 24

DILR -20

QA- 22

Total - 66

Types of question

MCQ

Examination mode

Online

Sectional time-limit

40 minutes

Total marks

198

Marks per question

3

Negative marking

-1 (no negative marking for TITA and unattempted questions)

Exam duration

120 minutes

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CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions

CAT Sample Questions for Practice with Solutions Before downloading the CAT mock test PDF, check out these CAT mock questions and answer keys.

CAT Questions for Quantitative Aptitude

1. A number of two digits exceed the number formed by reversing the digits by 18. If the sum of the digits is 10, find the number.

Q:   From where can I download CAT question papers?

A:
CAT question papers are released within a week of the exam in the form of a PDF as a response sheet and answer key. Candidates who have appeared for the test are able to access the CAT question paper and answer key. The question paper of every slot is released on the same day along with candidate response sheet and official answer to all question. If any candidate needs previous year CAT question papers for preparation purpose, then they can download them from Shiksha website. We have hosted last five years' CAT question papers for aspirants to download and practice. These official CAT question papers are available for download free. You can download the CAT question paper PDFs at this link: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/cat-exam-question-papers Candidates must check and practice the latest CAT question paper to know the latest exam pattern and difficulty level.

Q:   How many RC questions does CAT have?

A:

The CAT VARC section is dominated by RC questions. Out of 24 questions about 14-16 are based on Reading Comprehension passages and the rest of them are based on parajumbles, para completion, etc.

CAT has about 12-16 RC question. In CAT 2022, there were four RC passages each having four questions. The ideal attempt was estimated at 13. Since, it is not mandatory to solve all the questions, candidates can maximize their scores by leaving out the questions related to the passage they find the toughest. There is negative marking in CAT so candidates must ensure that they mark only the correct options or do not mark any option at all.

(a) 73

(b) 46

(c) 64

(d) 82

Answer: (c)

2. Five years ago, the ratio of the ages of a father and daughter is 5:3 and sum of their present age is 74 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after nine years?

(a) 29:19

(b) 27:17

(c) 27:19

(d) 54:37

Answer: (c) 

3. Mohit and Aman are sharing a flat in Delhi, with an arrangement of equally dividing the household expenses. Aman went to Rohtak, where a sale was going on and bought chairs for the house, worth Rs. 300 on 30% discount. But he lost them on his way back and had to buy new ones, after he reached Delhi. How much did he end up spending on the chairs?

(a) Rs. 460

(b) Rs. 270

(c) Rs. 510

(d) Rs. 360

Answer: (d)

Check here: CAT Quantitative Aptitude questions for practice with solutions PDF

CAT Questions for DILR

Direction for Question 1 to 4: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

Four persons (1) Rohit, (2) Jugeet, (3) Hemraj and (4) Durgesh each had some initial money with them. They all were playing bridge in a way that the loser doubles the money of each of the other three persons from his share. They played four rounds and each person lost one round in the order 1, 2, 3 and 4 as mentioned above. At the end of fourth round each person had Rs. 3200.

1. What was the amount with Rohit to start with?

(a) Rs. 6000

(b) Rs. 3400

(c) Rs.  6600

(d) Rs.  2800

Answer: (c)

2. What was the amount with Jugeet at the end of first round?

(a) Rs. 6800

(b) Rs. 7200

(c) Rs. 6400

(d) Rs. 8000

Answer: (a)

3. Who had the lowest amount at any round of play throughout the tournament?

(a) Rohit

(b) Jugeet

(c) Hemraj

(d) Durgesh

Answer: (a)

4. What was the amount with Hemraj at the end of the second round?

(a) Rs. 3600

(b) Rs. 7200

(c) Rs. 1600

(d) Rs. 6800

Answer: (b)

Check here: CAT DILR questions for practice with solutions PDF

CAT Questions for VARC

The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) given below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequence of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
Q 5:
      1. It became evident that the mosquitoes were developing an immunity to the poison and a different approach is required to combat this challenge.

  1. One way of destroying the mosquitoes is by spraying and a powerful poison called DDT was developed that could be sprayed on ponds and stagnant water.
  2. DDT can be sprayed by hand or spread by an aeroplane over areas that are difficult to reach.
  3. For a time, DDT worked wonders in reducing the number of mosquitoes but the promise of DDT did not last long.

Answer: 2341

Q 6:

     1.An undaunted train burglary was committed the day before yesterday in a sleeper class compartment of Super Express between town-2 and town-3 at around 3 p.m.

  1. The majority of the travellers were in rest and just then round four reprobates entered the compartment with fatal weapons and started to beat and loot the travellers.
  2. A few travellers attempted to oppose them however without any result, two of them sustained serious wounds.

     4.In the wake of drawing loads of fortitude, one of the travellers gathered courage and pulled the alarm chain.

Answer: 1234

Check here: CAT VARC questions for practice with answers PDF

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Download Shiksha CAT Sample Papers PDFs with Solutions

CAT 2024 aspirants can download section wise CAT sample papers by Shiksha free of cost. Practice these CAT sample questions collated by MBA experts to increase your chances of scoring high in the exam.

CAT VARC Easy Test 1 CAT VARC Easy Test-Solutions
CAT VARC Medium Test 1 CAT VARC Medium Test-Solutions
CAT VARC Difficult Test 1 CAT VARC Difficult Test-Solutions
CAT DILR Easy Test 1 CAT DILR Easy Test Solutions
CAT DILR Medium Test 1 CAT DILR Medium Test Soutions
CAT DILR Difficult Test 1 CAT DILR Difficult Test Solutions
CAT Quant Easy Test 1 CAT Quant Easy Test Solutions
CAT Quant Medium Test 1 CAT Quant Medium Test Solutions
CAT Quant Difficult Test 1 CAT Quant Difficult Test Solutions
CAT_English_East_ Test 2 CAT_English_Easy Test_Solutions
CAT_English_Medium_Test 2 CAT_English_Medium_Test_Solutions
CAT_English_Difficult_Test 2 CAT_English_Difficult_Test_Solutions
CAT-DI Easy_Test 2 CAT_DI_Easy_Test_Solutions
CAT_DI_Medium_Test 2 CAT_DI_Medium_Test_Solutions
CAT_DI_Difficult_Test 2 CAT_DI_Difficult_Test_Solutions
CAT Quant_Easy_Test 2 CAT Quant_Easy_Test_Solutions
CAT Quant_Medium_Test 2 CAT Quant_Medium_Test_Solutions
cat Quant_Difficult_Test 2 CAT_Difficult_Test_Solutions

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