CAT Quantitative Aptitude cannot be mastered without practice. No matter how well you have memorised formulae, their application can be learnt only when you solve CAT Maths questions. Shiksha.com brings to you CAT Quant questions with solutions for practice along with downloadable PDFs.
Cracking CAT Quantitative Aptitude (QA) is all about having complete control on both theory and practice. The difficulty level of this section of the exam is always high. CAT Quantitative Aptitude questions are mixed bag of tough, time-consuming and calculation-heavy Math problems. It is not mandatory to solve all 22 questions in the exam, but it is mandatory to prepare all the topics as the questions can be asked from any of them.
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Quantitative Aptitude in CAT is calculation-intensive. Thus, clarity of concepts and theorems is essential. So, start with studying every topic from scratch. Once there is complete conceptual clarity, start solving sample CAT aptitude questions to improve efficiency in the application of formulae for 100 per cent accuracy. Mastering CAT Maths questions requires practice of a large number of questions of varied difficulty level. Aim to practice over 5000 CAT Quants questions throughout your prep journey. Given below are a few CAT Quantitative Aptitude questions with solutions. Attempt these questions and check your preparation level for CAT 2026 exam and other MBA entrance exams.
CAT Quant Sample Questions with Solutions
1. A dishonest shopkeeper sells sugar at cost price but makes 25% profit by using faulty weights. He decides to give a discount to attract more customers. What per cent of discount should he offer to make 12% profit?
- 15.2%
- 12.5%
- 10.4%
- 13%
2. N is a natural number having the sum of it’s digits as 3. If 101314, then how many values can ‘N’ assume?
- 93
- 91
- 78
- 105
3. Two barrels A and C contain alcohol and water in the ratio 1:a and 1:c, respectively. Equal quantity of mixtures from barrels A and C are mixed to get a mixture with alcohol and water in the ratio 1:b, where b is the arithmetic mean of a and c. What can be the value of a b c, if a, b and c are integers?
- 14
- 10
- 15
- 8
4. Given 2 positive integers, ‘x’ and ‘y’ with x
- 10 and 1990
- 900 and 1880
- 1 and 1890
- 1 and 900
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CAT has 68 questions. Each question carries three marks. There is negative marking of minus one for incorrect attempts. There is no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. Total marks in 204.
In CAT exam, each candidate gets 120 minutes to solve the paper. There are three sections in CAT Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. For each section 40 minutes are allotted as sectional time limit. For PwD candidates, the sectional time limit is 53.20 minutes per section. Candidates have to complete each section within the given time limit. Since the CAT is an online mode exam, the test screen will move from first section to the next section automatically as soon as the time limit gets over. Thus candidates have to be mindful of the on-screen timer and pre-decide the number of questions to solve in each section. The Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section of CAT has 24 questions, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section has 22 questions and Quantitative Aptitude section has 22 questions. It is not mandatory to solve all the questions in CAT so candidates can devise a strategy to use 40 minutes per section as per their strength and weakness.
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