CAT 2025 Slot 1 Answer Key PDF, Question Paper Analysis (DILR, VARC & Quant)

CAT 2025 slot 1 exam analysis and answer key PDF is out after the exam which concluded at 10:30 AM. Get CAT slot 1 memory based answers and section wise exam analysis.

CAT Slot 1 Answer Key & Exam Analysis

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Answer Key PDF, Question Paper Analysis: IIM Kozhikode has successfully conducted first slot of CAT 2025 exam. Test takers came out of CAT 2025 exam centre at 10:30 AM. CAT slot 1 exam across all test centres started at 8:30 PM. In the first slot of CAT exam, candidates had to answer questions from three sections, namely VARC, DILR and Quant. Each of the three sections had a sectional time limit of 40 minutes. Candidates found MCQ type questions as well as TITA based questions in the CAT 2025 exam.

As per the reviews from many test takers, the difficulty standards of CAT 2025 exam was in line with past exam sessions. Scroll down to get CAT 2025 slot 1 answer key and question paper analysis of VARC, Quant, and DILR.

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CAT 2025 Slot 1 Answer Key (Memory Based)

Sveral coaching institutes release CAT memory based answer key after discussing the questions with their students. CAT slot 1 memory based answer key has answer to questions that appeared in the exam. IIM Kozhikode releases CAT answer key within a few days. Whereas, CAT memory based answer keys are out. Get CAT slot 1 memory-based questions with answers below:

Q: 200l volume, with 30% Acid and 70% water. if 20% is replaced with water and 10% replaced with acid. What will be the percentage approximate of acid.

Answer: 27% approximate.

Q: Find values in two equations

• 2a - 5b + 11c = 0, 11a + 10b - 2c = 5

Q: In a class there were more than 10 boys than a certain number of girls. After 40% of the girls and 60% of the boys left, the remaining number of girls were 8 more than remaining boys. Find the possible number of students initially in the class.

Q: Stocks A, B and C, at 120, 90 and 80 rs respectively. A trader holds a portfolio consisting 60 shares of A, 20 of B and C together. If total value is 3300 what is the number of shares he holds.

Q: A shopkeeper allows a discount of 22% on market price of each chair. Gives 13 chair to a customer at a discounted price of 12 chairs to earn a profit of 26% If CP of each chair is 100, find the marked price of each chair.

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Q: Question from algebra:

• x ≥ y ≥ 3, and x+y ≤ 14

Answer: 16 

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CAT Slot 1 Exam Analysis 2025

Several coaching institutes and tutors share their take on CAT exam with question paper analysis. CAT 2025 exam analysis is out after test takers come out of exam centres. Details exam analysis indicates the section wise difficulty, number of good uttempt and question weightage in CAT slot 1 exam.

• 8 questions in arithmetic
• 5+ questions from Algebra
• 1 question from geometry and number systems each.
• Four sentences in parajumbles
• DI was easy in slot 1 exam. Tricky puzzles in LRDI
• No change in VARC section
• Quant was moderate
• Five sets in LRDI
• VARC was time consuming.
• Four reading comprehensions.
• Overall exam was in line with past sessions.
• No surprise elements in CAT slot 1 exam
• 11 TITA questions in  LRDI
• 11 MCQ questions in LRDI
• Quant had 8 TITA questions
• 2 questions from para completion
• 2 questions odd one out
• 2 questions from para summary
• 2 questions from para jubles
• 1 RC was related to electronic music instruments
• 1 RC was on complex systems
• 1 RC was on inequality and economic growth
• 1 RC passage on infinity and law.
• 4-5 questions were inference-based
• Question paper tougher than 2024 exam.
• Overall difficulty level similar to 2023 exam.
• 2 questions from simple and compound interest
• 1 question from P&L
• 1 question was from Time speed distance

Section Wise CAT 2025 Slot 1 Paper Analysis

Check section wise difficulty level for CAT slot 1 exam in the table below:

CAT 2025 Official Answer Key (Slot 1)

IIM Kozhikode releases CAT official answer key within a few days of the exam day. Candidates can get CAT answer key PDF online from the official website, iimcat.ac.in. Login credentials, including registration number and password will help access CAT login to download answer key PDF.

IIM Kozhikode will release CAT response sheet and answer key PDF on the same day.

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