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CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions
CAT questions for practice - The CAT previous year question papers are best source of preparation as a time bound test requires speed and accuracy which can be achieved only through practice. The previous year CAT questions help candidates understand the difficulty level of the exam and key insights like type of questions, topic wise weightage and marking scheme.
The CAT exam 2026 will be conducted on November 29, 2026. Aspirants must have completed the CAT syllabus by now and it is time step into the next phase, i.e. practice sessions. Dedicate October and November to CAT mock test and question paper practice sessions. It is important to also solve official CAT questions during the preparation phase to know what is the difficulty level of the actual exam. After completing a topic, solve a few CAT practice questions from the same to know how well you have understood the topic.
To help CAT exam aspirants prepare well for the exam, Shiksha.com has curated CAT question bank for practice on the basis of official CAT question papers of previous years. These CAT practice questions given below will give the aspirant an experience of actual CAT exam. Before solving the CAT questions, have a look the latest exam pattern.
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CAT Exam Pattern 2026 Overview
The table below explains the latest CAT exam pattern 2026. Every CAT mock test is designed on the basis of the following structure to provide the candidate with the experience of the actual exam. In CAT 2025, there were 22 questions in DILR section. It is expected that CAT 2026 will also have the same number of questions in DILR.
| CAT Exam Features |
Details |
|---|---|
| Number of sections |
Three - VARC, DILR, Quantitative Aptitude (to be answered in the same sequence) |
| Number of questions |
VARC - 24 DILR -22 QA- 22 Total - 68 |
| Types of question |
MCQ |
| Examination mode |
Online |
| Sectional time-limit |
40 minutes |
| Total marks |
204 |
| Marks per question |
3 |
| Negative marking |
-1 (no negative marking for TITA and unattempted questions) |
| Exam duration |
120 minutes |
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CAT Topic Wise Break Up of Question Paper
CAT question paper is mainly dominated by RCs in VARC and Arithmetic in Quantitative Aptitude. Presented below is the table indicating CAT 2025 question paper for reference,
| CAT sections | Topics |
|---|---|
| VARC | 4 RC passages - 4 questions each Parasummary - 2 Parajumble - 2 Paracompletion - 2 Odd one out - 2 |
| DILR | 2 sets of 5 questions 3 sets of 4 questions |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Algebra - 8 Arithmetic - 7 Geometry - 2 Number System - 4 to 5 Modern Maths -1 |
CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions
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CAT Questions for Quantitative Aptitude
1. A number of two digits exceed the number formed by reversing the digits by 18. If the sum of the digits is 10, find the number.
(a) 73
(b) 46
(c) 64
(d) 82
Answer: (c)
2. Five years ago, the ratio of the ages of a father and daughter is 5:3 and sum of their present age is 74 years. What will be the ratio of their ages after nine years?
(a) 29:19
(b) 27:17
(c) 27:19
(d) 54:37
Answer: (c)
3. Mohit and Aman are sharing a flat in Delhi, with an arrangement of equally dividing the household expenses. Aman went to Rohtak, where a sale was going on and bought chairs for the house, worth Rs. 300 on 30% discount. But he lost them on his way back and had to buy new ones, after he reached Delhi. How much did he end up spending on the chairs?
(a) Rs. 460
(b) Rs. 270
(c) Rs. 510
(d) Rs. 360
Answer: (d)
CAT Questions for DILR
Direction for Question 1 to 4: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
Four persons (1) Rohit, (2) Jugeet, (3) Hemraj and (4) Durgesh each had some initial money with them. They all were playing bridge in a way that the loser doubles the money of each of the other three persons from his share. They played four rounds and each person lost one round in the order 1, 2, 3 and 4 as mentioned above. At the end of fourth round each person had Rs. 3200.
1. What was the amount with Rohit to start with?
(a) Rs. 6000
(b) Rs. 3400
(c) Rs. 6600
(d) Rs. 2800
Answer: (c)
2. What was the amount with Jugeet at the end of first round?
(a) Rs. 6800
(b) Rs. 7200
(c) Rs. 6400
(d) Rs. 8000
Answer: (a)
3. Who had the lowest amount at any round of play throughout the tournament?
(a) Rohit
(b) Jugeet
(c) Hemraj
(d) Durgesh
Answer: (a)
4. What was the amount with Hemraj at the end of the second round?
(a) Rs. 3600
(b) Rs. 7200
(c) Rs. 1600
(d) Rs. 6800
Answer: (b)
CAT Questions for VARC
The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) given below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequence of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
Q 5:
1. It became evident that the mosquitoes were developing an immunity to the poison and a different approach is required to combat this challenge.
- One way of destroying the mosquitoes is by spraying and a powerful poison called DDT was developed that could be sprayed on ponds and stagnant water.
- DDT can be sprayed by hand or spread by an aeroplane over areas that are difficult to reach.
- For a time, DDT worked wonders in reducing the number of mosquitoes but the promise of DDT did not last long.
Answer: 2341
Q 6:
1.An undaunted train burglary was committed the day before yesterday in a sleeper class compartment of Super Express between town-2 and town-3 at around 3 p.m.
- The majority of the travellers were in rest and just then round four reprobates entered the compartment with fatal weapons and started to beat and loot the travellers.
- A few travellers attempted to oppose them however without any result, two of them sustained serious wounds.
4.In the wake of drawing loads of fortitude, one of the travellers gathered courage and pulled the alarm chain.
Answer: 1234
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Previous Year CAT Question Paper with Solutions
Check CAT previous year question paper with solutions:
Commonly asked questions
Difficulty level in CAT exam is not specific to any of the three slots. The difficulty level across slots may vary every year. Know how the CAT scores are normalised: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/understanding-cat-normalization-process-blogId-9386.
CAT question papers are released within a week of the exam in the form of a PDF as a response sheet and answer key. Response sheet hosts CAT exam questions and answers.
In CAT 2025, the following changes were seen:
- The fee amount increased from INR 2,500 to INR 2,600 for General category candidates and from INR 1,250 to INR 1300 for Reserved category candidates.
- In DILR section, number of questions increased from 20 to 22.
- Total marks of CAT DILR section increased from 60 to 66.
- Total marks of CAT exam increased from 198 to 204.
- Candidates can select five cities instead of six.
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.
Commonly asked questions
There is no specific number of questions asked on Binary Logic in CAT exam. There can be 1-2 standalone questions in Logical Reasoning section of the exam.
Candidates can expect 1 to 2 questions from Quadratic Equations in the CAT exam. CAT Algebra section has about 7 to 9 questions.
There is no difference between slot 1, 2 and 3 of CAT exam paper in terms of structure and patten. The sectional break up, marking scheme and time limit are the same in all slots. However, due to unique sets of questions in each slot leads to difference in difficulty levels. There is usually a slight difference in the CAT question papers of different slots. Sometimes, topic wise weightage of the questions also vary. To negate advantage or disadantage to candidates due to difference in difficulty level of slots, CAT scores are normalised for result preparation.
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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In CAT exam, each candidate gets 120 minutes to solve the paper. There are three sections, all three sections have a fixed sectional time limit of 40 minutes.
Candidates should practice CAT mock test during the day. Once, CAT admit card is released, they should practice CAT mocks at the same time as their exam slot. This will help them align their mind and body to 2 hours of rigorous test so that they can utilize their time in the CAT exam well. For example, CAT exam starts are early as 8:30 am. So, those who are not used to studying early morning will face difficulty in performing optimally if they get morning slot.
Profit and Loss is one the main topics of CAT Arithmetic, which dominates the question paper every year. About 2-4 questions are asked from Profit and Loss every slot of CAT exam.
There are no direct Fill in the Blanks-based questions in CAT exam. Candidates must however practice FIB questions to improve word usage in sentence.
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