In the last week before CAT 2025, practice DILR, VARC and Quants questions of previous years. Get here CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers.
CAT 2021 question paper was moderately difficult and on the same lines as the exam usually is. The 66 questions were divided into VARC (24), DILR (20) and QA( 22). The question papers of all three slots had questions from same topics. Candidates, who will be appearing for CAT 2025 on November 30, should check out the CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions as part of their exam strategy. Practicing old questions will help them strengthen grip over CAT topics and instill confidence.
Shiksha has shared in this article, sectional details of CAT 2021 question paper and downloadable PDFs of Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3. Practice these CAT 2021 DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and know your strength and weakness.
- CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup
- CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers
- CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers
- CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 1
- CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers
CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup
Check below sectional break up of the CAT 2021 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 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers
Check below slot wise DILR questions asked in CAT 2021 and get free PDF for practice with answers.
CAT 2021 DILR questions Slot 1
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 DILR section Slot 1:
| DILR |
Set Type |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar graph on sales |
DI |
4 |
Moderate |
| Friends & Acquaintances |
LR |
6 |
Difficult |
| Smoothies |
DI |
4 |
Difficult |
| Journals |
LR |
6 |
Very Difficult |
CAT 2021 DILR questions slot 2
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 DILR section Slot 2
| DILR |
Set Type |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar graph on Delivery times |
DI |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Games & Tournaments/Distribution |
LR |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
| Pizza delivery ratings |
LR |
6 |
Difficult |
| Objects, Bundles & Values |
DI |
6 |
Very Difficult |
CAT 2021 DILR questions Slot 3
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 DILR section Slot 3
| DILR |
Set Type |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar graph on Employee Schedules |
DI |
4 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Purity of Solutions |
LR |
4 |
Moderate |
| Javelin Throw |
LR |
6 |
Very Difficult |
| Question Evaluation |
DI |
6 |
Moderate-Difficult |
You can download CAT 2021 DILR questions PDF with answers below.
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CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers
Check below slot wise VARC questions asked in CAT 2021 and get free PDF for practice with answers.
CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 1
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 1:
| Passage |
Number of Questions |
Readability |
Overall Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayan Civilisation |
4 |
Difficult |
Difficult |
| Utopia and Dystopia |
4 |
Difficult |
Very Difficult |
| Marshmallow experiment |
4 |
Moderate |
Difficult |
| Evolution of Tea as a drink |
4 |
Moderate |
Moderate |
CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 1
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 2:
| Passage |
Number of Questions |
Readability |
Overall Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language/ Indigenous people |
4 |
Difficult |
Difficult |
| Why Fiction Trumps Truth |
4 |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Colonialism/Nationalism |
4 |
Difficult |
Difficult |
| Knowledge and problems of knowledge is a scandal to philosophy |
4 |
Very Difficult |
Very Difficult |
CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 3
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 VARC section Slot 3:
| Passage |
Number of Questions |
Readability |
Overall Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanotechnology |
4 |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Language Instinct |
4 |
Moderate |
Moderate |
| Time Accuracy Entropy |
4 |
Moderate |
Difficult |
| Unconscious and Psychoanalysis |
4 |
Difficult |
Very Difficult |
You can download CAT 2021 VARC questions PDF with answers below.
| CAT 2021 question paper and answer key DILR, VARC, Quant |
CAT 2021 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers
Check below slot wise Quantitative Aptitude questions asked in CAT 2021 and get free PDF for practice with answers.
CAT 2021 Quants questions Slot 1
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 Quants section Slot 1:
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| ERPV |
3 |
Moderate |
| Percentages, Profit & Loss |
2 |
Moderate |
| SI-CI |
1 |
Easy |
| Time & Distance |
1 |
Easy |
| Time & Work |
2 |
Moderate |
| Numbers |
1 |
Moderate |
| Geometry |
3 |
Easy - Moderate |
| Progressions |
2 |
Difficult |
| Logarithms and Indices |
1 |
Moderate |
| Functions & Graphs |
1 |
Moderate |
| Quadratic Equations |
2 |
Moderate - Difficult |
| Inequalities & Modulus |
1 |
Moderate |
| AMA |
2 |
Moderate |
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- CAT 2020 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers
CAT 2021 Quants questions Slot 2
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 Quants section Slot 2:
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| Time & Work |
2 |
Easy-Moderate |
| Time & Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
| Logarithms |
1 |
Easy |
| Progressions |
2 |
Moderate-Difficult |
| Mensuration |
3 |
Moderate |
| Quadratic Equations |
1 |
Moderate |
| Functions & Graphs |
1 |
Moderate |
| Inequalities & Modulus |
1 |
Moderate |
| Percentages, Profit & Loss |
3 |
Moderate |
| Indices |
1 |
Difficult |
| Miscellaneous |
1 |
Difficult |
| AMA |
3 |
Easy-Moderate |
| P&C |
1 |
Difficult |
| Special Equations |
1 |
Difficult |
CAT 2021 Quants questions Slot 3
Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2021 Quants section Slot 3:
| Topic |
No. of Questions |
Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| AMA |
1 |
Moderate |
| Averages |
1 |
Moderate |
| ERPV |
4 |
Moderate - Difficult |
| Function |
1 |
Moderate |
| Geometry & Mensuration |
4 |
Moderate-Difficult |
| Indices & Logs |
2 |
Difficult |
| Inequalities |
1 |
Difficult |
| Special Equations |
1 |
Difficult |
| Percentages |
2 |
Moderate |
| sequence |
1 |
Difficult |
| SI CI |
1 |
Difficult |
| Time & Work |
2 |
Moderate |
| Time & Distance |
1 |
Moderate |
You can download CAT 2021 Quants questions PDF with answers below.
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