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As part of the CAT 2025 exam preparation practice previous years' questions. Check here CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers. 

CAT 2023 question paper PDF with answers slot 1, 2, 3

CAT 2023 question paper PDF with answers slot 1, 2, 3

CAT 2023 question papers of slot 1, slot 2 and slot 3 were same in terms of sectional break up and difficulty level but had different question sets. Like always, the CAT 2023 question paper was tough. Candidates, who will be appearing for CAT 2025 on November 30, must take a look at the CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and practice them as part of their final leg preparation.

Shiksha has shared in this article, sectional details of CAT 2023 question paper and downloadable PDFs of Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3. Practice these CAT 2023 DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and check your preparation level.

Table of contents
  • CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup
  • CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers
  • CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers
  • CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 2
  • CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup

Check below sectional break up of the CAT 2023 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 and odd sentence

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 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise DILR questions asked in CAT 2023 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2023 DILR questions Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 DILR section Slot 1:

DILR Area

Set Description

No. of Questions

Question Type

Difficulty Level

Data Interpretation

(Reasoning based DI)
Gig workers and Restaurants, Mathematical Reasoning
Involved Measures of central tendency

5

5 (1 MCQ, 4 TITA)

Moderate to Difficult

Logical Reasoning

(Arrangements)
Professors in departments

5

5 MCQ

Easy to Moderate

Data Interpretation

Visa Office
Special Equation handling

5

5 (3 MCQ, 2 TITA)

Moderate to Difficult

Logical Reasoning

Houses on sale

5

5 (3 MCQ, 2 TITA)

Moderate to Difficult

CAT 2023 DILR questions Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 DILR section Slot 2

Area

Set Description

No. of Questions

Question Type

Difficulty Level

DI

5 firms – Funds raised in consecutive years

5

4 MCQ, 1 TITA

Easy to Medium

DI

Draw competition

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Medium to Difficult

LR

3 friends visited a park.
Many rides. Scheduling questions.

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Medium to Difficult

DI

Nine Boxes – sudoku type puzzle

5

2 MCQ, 3 TITA

Medium to Difficult

CAT 2023 DILR questions Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2024 DILR section Slot 3

Area

Set Description

No. of Questions

Question Type

Difficulty Level

DI

Number of enrollments in offline and online courses

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Easy to Medium

LR

Six police stations with maps (route based set)

5

3 MCQ,
2 TITA

Medium

DI

Project and test scores of 3 boys and 3 girls

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Medium to Difficult

DI

AC company – 4 dealers

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Medium to Difficult

You can download CAT 2023 DILR questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2023 Questions PDFs with Answers DILR, VARC, Quants Slot 1

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CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise VARC questions asked in CAT 2023 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 1:

VARC Topics

No. of Questions

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

16

Overall: Difficult

Passage 1: Return of wolves’ predation in a French region

4

Easy

Passage 2: Current economies of North and South Korea

4

Easy

Passage 3:  Indian Ocean Literature

4

Moderate 

Passage 4:Modern materialism versus ancient societies

t4

Difficulr

Verbal Ability

08

Overall: Difficulty

Para jumble

2

Easy to moderate

Para completion

2

Easy

Para summary

2

tEasy to moderate

Odd sentence out

2

Easy to moderate

CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 2:

Area / Questions

No. of Questions

Type of questions

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

16

MCQ

Overall: Easy to Moderste

RC-1: Second-hand Shopping and Fast Fashion

4

MCQ

Easy

RC-2: Translated Streaming on Netflix in Europe

4

MCQ

Easy

RC-3: Why Liberalism Failed (Book Review)

4

MCQ

Moderate

RC-4: What is Historical Fact

4

MCQ

Difficult

Verbal Ability

08

MCQ & TITA

Overall: Easy

Para jumbles (4 sentences)

2

TITA

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

Para-completion

2

MCQ

2 Easy

Summary

2

MCQ

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

Odd Sentence Questions

2

TITA

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 VARC section Slot 3:

Area / Questions

No. of Questions 

Question Type

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

16

MCQ

Overall: Moderate

RC-1: Colonialism and Global Warming (The Nutmeg’s Curse)

4

MCQ

Easy

RC-2: Understanding Romantic Aesthetics

4

MCQ

Easy

RC-3: Cultural Patrimony Laws

4

MCQ

Easy-Moderate

RC-4: Rationality by Steven Pinker

4

MCQ

Difficult

Verbal Ability

08

MCQ & TITA

Overall: Easy

Para jumbles (4 sentences)

2

TITA

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

Para-completion

2

MCQ

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

Summary

2

MCQ

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

Odd Sentence Questions

2

TITA

1 Easy, 1 Moderate

You can download CAT 2023 VARC questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2023 Questions with Answers DILR, VARC, Quants - Slot 3

CAT 2023 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise Quantitative Aptitude questions asked in CAT 2023 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2023 Quants questions Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 Quants section Slot 1:

QA Topics

No.  of Questions

Arithmetic

7

Algebra

8

Geometry

4

Modern Maths

2

Numbers

1

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CAT 2023 Quants questions Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 Quants section Slot 2:

Area/Q Type

No. of Questions

Arithmetic

7

Algebra

8

Modern Math

2

Geometry

3

CAT 2023 Quants questions Slot 3

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2023 Quants section Slot 3:

Area/Q Type

No. of Questions

Arithmetic

8

Algebra

4

Modern Math

4

Geometry

3

Numbers

3

You can download CAT 2023 Quants questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2023 Questions with Answers DILR, VARC, Quants

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