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Check here CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers to perform better in CAT 2025 exam. Check here CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers to perform better in CAT 2025 exam. Use these questions for practice purpose. Use these questions for practice purpose.

Check here CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions PDF with Answers to perform better in CAT 2025 exam. Use these questions for practice purpose.

CAT 2024 question paper PDFs with answers slot 1, 2, 3

CAT 2024 question paper PDFs with answers slot 1, 2, 3

CAT 2024 question paper was of moderate difficulty level, but tougher than all other MBA entrance exams as usual. All the three slots of the exam had same structure and difficulty level. Candidates, who will be appearing for CAT 2025 on November 30, must take a look at the CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and solve them for the final push.

Shiksha has shared in this article, sectional details of CAT 2024 question paper and downloadable PDFs of Slot 1, Slot 2 and Slot 3. Practice these CAT 2024 DILR, VARC & Quant Questions and check your preparation level.

Table of contents
  • CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup
  • CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers
  • CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 2
  • CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Sectional Breakup

Given below is the overall break up of CAT 2024 question paper for slot 1, 2 and 3. 

CAT section

Number of questions

Important topics

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

24

Reading comprehension, Parasummary, odd sentence and sentence completion 

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

22

Candlestick - Shares Based, Games and Tournament, Bar Graph - Blogger Based, Bar Graph - Set Theory Based, Caselet -Percentage Based

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.

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Commonly asked questions
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:   How many vocabulary questions are asked in CAT?
A: 

There are no straight forward vocabulary questions in CAT. Out of the total of 24 questions in VARC section, 12-14 questions are Reading Comprehension based and rest of them comprise parajumbles, para completion and odd sentence. CAT is the only MBA entrance exam, which does not have direct vocabulary and grammar questions. However, one needs to have strong vocabulary and grammar to be able to solve RC, parajumble, para completion and odd sentence questions.

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.

CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) DILR Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise DILR questions asked in CAT 2024 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2024 DILR questions Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2024 DILR section Slot 1:

Area

Set Description

No. of Questions

Question Type

Difficulty Level

Data Interpretation

Stock price based set
Graph of candle stick for 7 stocks

4

3 MCQ
1 TITA

Easy

Data Interpretation

3 people visiting different countries Bar graph

4

2 MCQ
2 TITA

Medium

Logical Reasoning

Tournament of 6 teams split into two groups

A team plays one match with teams in the same group and two matches with teams of the other group.

5

5 TITA

Medium

Logical Reasoning

Web surfers had to assign thirty stars

4

3 MCQ, 1 TITA

Easy to Medium

Data Interpretation

Two candidates contesting the election.
Comparatively lengthy set

5

4 MCQ, 1 TITA

Medium to Difficult

CAT 2024 DILR questions Slot 2

Here is a brief overview of CAT 2024 DILR questions Slot 2.

Area

Set Description

No. of Questions

Question Type

Difficulty Level

Logical Reasoning

Rating – 8 Gymnasts

5

2 MCQ
3 TITA

Easy – Medium

Data Interpretation

6 firms, PAT, Es, PRD – 2 graphs

4

4 MCQ
0 TITA

Easy

Logical Reasoning

Schematic diagram of walkways – Lake

4

2 MCQ, 2 TITA

Medium

Logical Reasoning

1 to 10 numbers to be arranged in 10 slots with conditions

5

2 MCQ, 3 TITA

Medium to Difficult

Data Interpretation

Ecommerce rating distribution – cumulative

4

2 MCQ, 2 TITA

Easy

CAT 2024 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

Data Interpretation

Bar graph on App subscription

4

4 MCQ

Easy

Data Interpretation

Line graph on Temperature of a room with AC in power mode

5

2 MCQ
3 TITA

Easy to Medium

Logical Reasoning

Network of roads and ATMs

4

4 TITA

Medium to Difficult

Logical Reasoning

Proteins, Carbohydrates in food items

5

3 MCQ, 2 TITA

Easy to Medium

Data Interpretation

Table on GDP of 10 countries

4

3 MCQ, 1 TITA

Medium

You can download CAT 2024 DILR questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2024 Question Paper DILR Questions PDF with Answers

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CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) VARC Questions PDF with Answers

Check below slot wise VARC questions asked in CAT 2024 and get free PDF for practice with answers.

CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 1

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 1:

VARC sections

No. of questions

Type

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

16

MCQ

Medium

RC-1: Digital rights of content (Streaming and DVD/Blu-ray)

4

MCQ

RC-2: Craftsmanship and creativity

4

MCQ

RC-3: Revival of bandicoots in Australia

4

MCQ

RC-4: Critique of behavioral economics

4

MCQ

Paragraph completion

3

MCQ

Summary

3

MCQ

Odd Sentence Questions

2

TITA

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CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 2

Here’s a brief overview of CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 2:

Area / Questions

Number of questions

Type

Difficulty level

Reading Comprehension

16

MCQ

Easy to Medium

RC-1: Spice Trade

4

MCQ

RC-2: Unintended Consequences of Technology

4

MCQ

RC-3: Peer Review of Research

4

MCQ

RC-4: Carnivore-Human Conflict

4

MCQ

Paragraph completion

3

MCQ

Easy to Medium

Parasummary

3

MCQ

Odd Sentence Questions

2

TITA

CAT 2024 VARC section Slot 3

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

Area / Questions

No. of Questions

Type

Difficulty Level

Reading Comprehension

16

MCQ

Medium

 

RC-1: Success of Chinese liquor brand Moutai

4

MCQ

RC-2: Contamination of space

4

MCQ

RC-3: Languages have become endangered

4

MCQ

RC-4: The need to regulate AI

4

MCQ

Paragraph completion

3

MCQ

Medium

Summary

3

MCQ

Odd Sentence Questions

2

TITA

You can download CAT 2024 VARC questions PDF with answers below.

CAT 2024 Question Paper VARC Questions PDFs with Answers
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How many DI questions are asked in CAT?
A: 

Data Interpretation or DI is a sub part of CAT's second section DILR. This section has 20 -22 questions (until 2023, the totla number of DILR questions was 20, and in 2024 the number of questions was 22). Both Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning questions have equal number of questions. Candidates must make sure that they prepare for both topics well as the weightage is equal and if they are ill prepared for either of the two, their score will get affected. 

Q:   Is it mandatory to attempt all the questions in CAT?
A: 

No, it is not mandatory to attempt all the questions in CAT. Candidates can choose to attempt questions as per their preparation. It is not possible also to attempt all the questions due to time limitation and difficulty level. Reading dense RC passages often take up a lot of time. In DILR and QA too, some questions are time taking and calculation intensive due to which not much time is left in hand to attempt all questions. The aim of every test taker should be to attempt about 2/3rd of the total questions in all the sections of CAT. 

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CAT 2024 (Slot 1, 2, 3) Quants Questions PDF with Answers

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