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In the last week before CAT 2025, practice DILR, VARC and Quants questions of previous years. Get here CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers.

CAT 2020 questions slot 1, 2, 3 PDFs with answers

CAT 2020 questions slot 1, 2, 3 PDFs with answers

CAT 2020 question paper for all three slots had three sections - VARC (24 questions), DILR (20 questions) and QA ( 22 questions). The difficulty level was high. RC and Arithmetic dominated the exam that year. Candidates, appearing for CAT 2025 on November 30, should practice CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant questions before the exam to ensure they are well versed with all types of questions that can be asked.

Shiksha has shared in this article, sectional details of CAT 2020 question paper and downloadable PDFs of Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3. Practice these CAT 2020 DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and know your strength and weakness.

Table of contents
  • CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup
  • CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers
  • CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers
  • CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 2
  • CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup

Check below sectional break up of the CAT 2020 question paper of slot 1, 2 and 3 combined:

CAT section

Number of questions

Important topics

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

24

Reading comprehension,  parajumbles parasummary, para completion

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

20

Reasoning based DI, Arrangement, Sets, Tables

Quantitative Aptitude

22

Remainder, Indices, Log, Equations, Functions, Maxima-Minima, Sequence & Series, Algebraic Expression, TSD-, T&W-, SI-CI, Percentage, PLD, Mixture, Averages, Ratios, P&C, Circle, Cuboid/Square, Coordinate Geometry

CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise DILR questions asked in CAT 2020 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2020 DILR questions Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 DILR section Slot 1:

Set No.

Area

Set Description

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Question Type

1

Data Interpretation

6 students appearing for exam in 5 subjects

6

Moderate

4 MCQ + 2 TITA

2

Logical Reasoning

4 companies competing for Contracts

6

Difficult

6 MCQ

3

Data Interpretation

1000 patients getting treated with 4 different drugs

4

Easy to moderate

4 TITA

4

Data Interpretation

10 musicians

4

Moderate to difficult

4 MCQ

5

Logical Reasoning

Payment to taxi drivers

4

Moderate to difficult

4 MCQ

CAT 2020 DILR questions Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 DILR section Slot 2:

Set No.

Area

Set Description

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Question Type

1

Data Interpretation

Elections

6

Moderate

4 MCQ + 2 TITA

2

Logical Reasoning

Set on scheduling of seminars

6

Difficult

6 MCQ

3

Data Interpretation

Apparel and home decor of 4 cities over two years

4

Moderate

4 MCQ

4

Logical Reasoning

Parking lot

4

Easy to Moderate

4 MCQ

5

Logical Reasoning

Matrix arrangement set on beads of different colours

4

Moderate to difficult

4 TITA

CAT 2020 DILR questions Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 DILR section Slot 3

Set No.

Area

Set Description

Number of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Question Type

1

Data Interpretation-Four facilities in a school

Elections

4

Easy to Moderate

2 TITA + 2 MCQ

2

Data Interpretation

Organization delivering groceries

4

Moderate to Difficult

4 MCQ

3

Logical Reasoning

Game of six rounds

6

Moderate to Difficult

4 TITA + 2 MCQ

4

Logical Reasoning

Farmer and four daughters

6

Moderate to Difficult

6 MCQ

5

Logical Reasoning

Patients undergoing blood test

4

Easy to Moderate

4 MCQ

You can download CAT 2020 DILR questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2020 Question Paper (DILR) with Answers PDFs

CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise VARC questions asked in CAT 2020 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 1:

Area / Questions

No. of Questions

Type

Level of Difficulty

Reading Comprehension

18

MCQ

Overall: Moderate to Difficult

RC-1: Currency in Tang Empire

4

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

RC- 2: Elephant Seal Migration

5

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

RC-3: importance of Grammar

5

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

RC-4: Subsets of Anarchist philosophy

4

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

Verbal Ability

08

MCQ & TITA

Overall: Moderate

Parajumbles ( 4 sentences)

3

TITA

Moderate to Difficult

Out of Context sentence

2

TITA

Easy to Moderate

Summary

3

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 2:

Area / Questions

No. of Questions

Type

Level of Difficulty

Reading Comprehension

18

MCQ

Overall: Moderate to Difficult

RC-1: Piracy in International Waters

4

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

RC- 2: Renewable Energy Technologies

5

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

RC-3: The Study of Visual Culture

5

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

RC-4: Aggression - Theories and Models

4

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

Verbal Ability

08

MCQ & TITA

Overall: Moderate

Para jumbles ( 4 sentences)

3

TITA

Moderate to Difficult

Out of Context sentence

2

TITA

Easy to Moderate

Summary

3

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 VARC section Slot 3:

Area / Questions

No. of Questions

Type

Level of Difficulty

Reading Comprehension

18

MCQ

Overall: Moderate to Difficult

RC-1: On Travel Writing

5

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

RC-2: Economic crises

4

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

RC-3: Views on Human Nature

5

MCQ

Moderate to Difficult

RC-4: Screen Time and class

4

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

Verbal Ability

08

MCQ & TITA

Overall: Moderate

Para jumbles ( 4 sentences)

3

TITA

Moderate to Difficult

Out of Context sentence

2

TITA

Moderate to Difficult

Summary

3

MCQ

Easy to Moderate

You can download CAT 2020 VARC questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2020 Question Paper (VARC) with Answers PDF

CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise Quantitative Aptitude questions asked in CAT 2020 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2020 Quants questions Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 Quants section Slot 1:

Area/Question Type

No. of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Numbers

2

Moderate

Arithmetic

10

Easy to moderate

Algebra

8

Moderate

Geometry

3

Easy to moderate

Modern Maths

3

Moderate

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CAT 2020 Quants questions Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 Quants section Slot 2:

Area/Question Type

No. of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Numbers

1

Moderate

Arithmetic

9

Easy to moderate

Algebra

7

Moderate to difficult

Geometry

5

Moderate

Modern Maths

4

Moderate

CAT 2020 Quants questions Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2020 Quants section Slot 3:

Area/Q Type

No. of Questions

Level of Difficulty

Numbers

3

Moderate

Arithmetic

10

Easy to moderate

Algebra

4

Moderate to difficult

Geometry

4

Moderate

Modern Maths

5

Moderate

You can download CAT 2020 Quants questions PDF with answers below.

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