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The best way of preparation of para jumbles for CAT is practice. There are usually 4-6 parajumble questions in CAT and thus it forms an important part of the CAT. Prepare for CAT parajumble questions with these sample practice questions, based on previous years’ exam papers. Also get downloadable PDFs of CAT VARC practice questions with solutions.

Prepare for CAT parajumble questions with these sample practice questions, based on previous years’ exam papers. Also get downloadable PDFs of CAT VARC practice questions with solutions.

CAT parajumble questions for practice

CAT parajumble questions for practice

CAT parajumble questions are often tricky. They are not easy to crack, but if one develops the right approach to see the sequence of sentences, they can crack it accurately in no time. CAT parajumble questions are like puzzles. Just like in puzzles you have to put the pieces in an order to complete the picture, in parajumbles you have to arrange information is an order that a complete story is created.

The best way of preparation of para jumbles for CAT is practice. There are usually 4-6 parajumble questions in CAT and thus it forms an important part of the CAT exam syllabus.

If you are preparing for CAT 2025 exam, here are a few CAT parajumble questions for practice with solutions. Also shared in this article are downloadable PDFs for CAT parajumble questions and other topics of VARC.  

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CAT Parajumble Questions for Practice with Solutions

Question 1. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

  1. What has only recently emerged, though, is that children's conviction about their own capacity to control what happens in their lives and this knowledge suggests a window of opportunity for inoculating them against depression before it strikes.
  2. Just like adults, sceptical methods of deciphering defeats appear to take care of the feeling of helplessness and misery at the heart of youngsters' depression.
  3. That individuals who are as of now discouraged think in these manners have long been known.
  4. One line of evidence comes from studies of children's belief about their own ability to control what happens in their lives- for example, being able to change things for the better.
  5. 4213
  6. 1234
  7. 2314
  8. 3124

Solution: is C: ‘think in these manners’ connects 3rd with 2nd sentence. ‘thought’ of 1st sentence links it to 3rd. One line of evidence comes from 4th sentence which connects to 'suggests' of 1. This brings us to the correct sequence which can only be 2314.

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Question 2. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

  1. This harms aquatic ecosystems, human health and also pollutes major sources of freshwater.
    2. Harmful chemicals from pesticides not only pollute the soil and water around the farms but also reach rivers and oceans, a new study established.
    3. Globally, around 70,000 tonnes of potentially harmful chemicals find their way into aquifers every year, the report published in the journal Nature showed.
    4. The findings are based on an analysis of the geographical distribution of 92 common pesticides.
  2. 4213
  3. 2134
  4. 2314
  5. 3124

Solution is option B: The use of pronoun ‘this’ in the beginning of the first sentence gives a hint. 21 is a link here. Only A and B have this link. 4 is more of a concluding sentence. Hence, 2134 is the logical sequence.

Question 3. The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and choose the correct option.

  1. In Tokyo, they built an expressway linking the international airport in Haneda to the centre, and widened some of the city’s major arteries.
    2. These infrastructure improvements helped to bring about the Japanese economic miracle over the next couple of decades.
    3. Tokyo 2020 was supposed to be a great economic stimulus, replicating the achievements of Tokyo 1964.
    4. It was thanks to hosting that Olympics that Japan invested in infrastructure such as the famous Shinkansen bullet train.
  2. 4213
  3. 2134
  4. 2314
  5. 3412

Solution is option D: 3 sentence starts the topic. The use of ‘it’ in 4th makes 34 a link. Only B option correctly uses this link.

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Question 4. Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

  1. However, if we’re to be successful and create a world that remedies the situation we’re confronted with, everyone needs to step up and demand a better world.
  2. A world free from the inequalities of climate change, a world free from the economic disparities created by the system that is to be held responsible for the climate crisis.
  3. That will help meet our target of 60% of energy to come from low-carbon sources within 12 years.

4.We’re united under the banner of “system change, not climate change”.

  1. Option 1
  2. Option 2
  3. Option 3
  4. Option 4

Solution is option C: All the sentences except the third one talk about how changes in the system or ground level is necessary to bring a change in climate. The third sentence couldn’t establish any link with all the sentences as it’s talking specifically about low-carbon sources.

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:   What is the structure of CAT question paper?
A:

Till 2014, there were only two sections in CAT. Quantitative Aptitude was clubbed with Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning was clubbed with Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension. In 2015, the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning were clubbed together and Quantitative Aptitude and Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension made two individual sections. Since 2015, the sectional segregation has remained the same but the number of questions have come down from 100 to 66. The exam duration has also been reduced. Until 2019, the CAT exam was of 180 minutes and the total number of questions were 100. However, in 2020, the question paper structure was revised due to COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the total number of questions came down to 76. In 2021 and 2022, the number of questions were further lowered to 66. For the last two years, CAT is conducted for 2 hours, and the number of questions is 66. In CAT 2024 however, the number of questions were increased to 68. 

The latest CAT question paper structure is: Total questions: 68 Number of sections: 3 Order of sections - 1. VARC 2. DILR 3. Quantitative Aptitude Sectional time limit: 40 minutes VARC questions: 24 DILR questions: 22 Quantitative Aptitude questions: 22.

 

Q:   How many RC questions does CAT have?
A:

The CAT VARC section is dominated by RC questions. Out of 24 questions about 14-16 are based on Reading Comprehension passages and the rest of them are based on parajumbles, para completion, etc.

CAT has about 12-16 RC question. Since, it is not mandatory to solve all the questions, candidates can maximize their scores by leaving out the questions related to the passage they find the toughest. There is negative marking in CAT so candidates must ensure that they mark only the correct options or do not mark any option at all.

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Question 5. Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.

  1. The transition from nationalism of the independence movement, which was a costume ball of ideas, to the uniformity of the nation state is complete.
    2. This vigilantism of patriotic and chauvinist groups has the seal of official approval.
    3. A good citizen is not only someone who is corseted in dress but one who wears a corseted mind.
    4. Demolishing the creativity of civil society by turning every act of dissent and difference into a canned idea of sedition.
  2. Option 1
  3. Option 2
  4. Option 3
  5. Option 4

Solution is Option D: The passage mainly talks about the art of nationalism except the 4th sentence which couldn’t establish any link with other sentences.

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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.

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. 

Q:   What was the key change in CAT question paper 2024?
A:

The key change in CAT question paper 2024 was increase in number of questions in DLIR section. Till 2023, the DILR section used to have 20 questions. In 2024, it had 22 questions. The time limit for it was the same and no other section had less questions. Which means, in CAT 2024, candidates had to attempt 68 questions instead of 66 to solve in the same time (120 minutes). DILR sectional time limit was 40 minutes as in previous years. There was no other change in CAT 2024, the difficulty level was same as previous years. 

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