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XAT 2026 preparation is incomplete without practice sessions. As it is time to step into the next phase of XAT preparation, here are some original XAT sample questions with solutions for practice. Check this article for XAT practice questions and XAT mock tests.

XAT Sample questions and solutions PDFs

To prepare for XAT 2026, only syllabus coverage is not enough. One needs to practice a large number of XAT sample questions and previous year XAT questions. Another integral part of XAT preparation is XAT mock tests. So, as XAT exam 2026 aspirants enter this phase of preparation, it is time to focus on XAT sample paper practice, XAT previous year papers practice and XAT mock test practice.

Shiksha brings to you some XAT sample questions with solutions PDFs. You can check these questions and practice them by yourself, as well as attempt the mock test prepared on the basis of previous years’ XAT question papers.

XAT Exam Pattern and Sectional Weightage

XAT exam pattern 2026 is same as last year. There will be no Essay Writing. Check below the latest XAT exam pattern:

XAT Mock Test 2026

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XAT Sample Questions and Answers

Here are a few XAT sample questions with answer keys. You can check these XAT practice questions to understand what type of questions can be expected in XAT 2026 exam.

XAT Practice Questions - Verbal and Logical Ability

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.

Some elephants are natural born leaders and they begin to display their abilities at an early age. The most successful leaders seem to be confident, well-connected individuals who are able to command the respect of others both through their wisdom and charisma. A suggested plan of action by an individual may be ignored, discussed, negotiated, or simply followed without further ado.

Q 1. Which of the following, will be the most MEANINGFUL conclusion of the paragraph?

1. Natural born leaders in the community of elephants can command the respect of others.
2. Elephants who are not confident can never become part of the specific elephant community.
3. Wisdom and charisma come naturally to elephants.
4. No plan of action can be ignored without the permission of elephants.
5. A leader always remains a leader no matter how diffident you are.

Q 2. Which of the following sentences have the CORRECT usage of punctuation?

1. The country’s two main, airports, Charles de Gaulle and Orly are both in Paris.
2. The countrys’ two main airports, Charles de Gaulle and Orly, are both in Paris.
3. The country’s two main airports Charles de Gaulle and Orly, are both in Paris.
4. The country’s two main airports, Charles de Gaulle, and Orly, are both in Paris.
5. The country’s two main airports, Charles de Gaulle and Orly, are both in Paris.

Q 3. Which of the following sentences have the CORRECT usage of punctuation?

1. "Ah!" he said, "you people at Arpinum ought to be proud of your townsman. You have never heard him speak?”
2. "Ah" he said, "you people at Arpinum ought to be proud of your townsman. You have never heard him speak?
3. "Ah!" he said, "you people at Arpinum ought to be proud of your townsman. You have never heard him speak
4. "Ah!" he said, "you people at Arpinum ought to be proud of your townsman. You have never heard him speak?”
5. "Ah!" he said "you people at Arpinum ought to be proud of your townsman. You have never heard him speak?

Solutions:

1. (A)
2. (E)
3. (D)

For explanation, refer to the Mock Test link above.

XAT Practice Questions – Decision Making

1. You, a recruitment manager, are interviewing Mohan, a hardworking young man, who has problems in speaking fluent English. He has studied in vernacular medium schools and colleges. Amongst the following options, what would you choose to do, if your company has vacancies?
2. I would hire him at all costs.
3. I would hire him for the job he is good at, and provide training in other areas.
4. I would hire him for production or finance job but not for marketing job, which requires good communication skills.
5. I would ask him to improve his communication skills and come back again.
6. I would not hire him as he might be a burden on organisation because of his poor communication skills.
7. A database software manufacturing company found out that a product it has launched recently had a few bugs. The product has already been bought by more than a million customers. The company realized that bugs could cost its customers significantly. However, if it informs the customers about the bug, it feared losing credibility. What would be the most ethical option for the company?
8. Apologize and fix up the bug for all customers even if it has to incur losses.
9. Do not tell customers about bugs and remove only when customers face problems, even if it means losses for the customers.
10. Keep silent and do nothing.
11. Keep silent but introduce and improved product that is bug-free at the earliest.
12. Take the product off the market and apologize to customers.

Solutions:

1. (C)

Option C is the right choice

2. (A)

Option A is the right choice

XAT Practice Questions – Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation

Direction for questions 1 to 3: Four Friends, Anita, Bhawna, Charu, and Divya went to a fruit market in Uttam Nagar and bought a total of 55 items of fruits of 3 categories-Mango, Strawberry, and Pineapple

The following facts are also known about the categories:

1. Out of the total fruits purchased by Charu, 3/7^th belonged to mangoes and 2/7^th to Pineapples.
2. The total number of fruits purchased by Divya was less than the number of strawberries purchased by Anita.

III. The number of Mangoes purchased by Bhawna is the average of the number of fruits he purchased in the other two categories. The number of Pineapples purchased by Bhawna is more than the number of mangoes he purchased.

3. Mangoes, Strawberries, and Pineapples purchased by Divya are in the ratio 2 : 2 : 3.
4. The number of mangoes and pineapples purchased by Anita is the same, while the number of strawberries items purchased by him is thrice of mangoes.
5. None of the friends bought the same number of total items and each of them bought at least one item from each category.

Q 1. Which of the following can be the sum of the fruits bought by Charu and Divya?

1. 18
2. 21
3. 24
4. 33
5. 38

Q 2. If Charu has 3k mangoes, where k is the number of pineapples Anita has, find the total number of mangoes?

1. 3k + 11
2. 3k + 9
3. 3k + 3
4. 5K+1
5. Cannot be determined

Q 3. If Bhawna bought 2 strawberries, what is the number of mangoes bought by him?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5
5. More than one of the above

Solutions

1. (D)
2. (B)
3. (D)

For explanation, refer to the XAT mock test link above.

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