IIM Calcutta conducted CAT 2024 exam and had set a moderately tough paper for aspirants. The number of questions were increased in DILR from 20 to 22, in 2024. Section wise, the difficulty level and composition of CAT 2024 slot 3 question paper was same as slot 1 and 2. VARC section was moderate, DILR was tough and Quantitative Aptitude was moderate.
In CAT 2024 Slot 3 Question Paper, Reading comprehension covered 16 questions and verbal ability covered 8 questions. In DILR section, there were 3 DI sets and 2 LR sets. The Quantitative Ability section had maximum questions from Arithmetic as always.
Those preparing for CAT 2026 exam must practice CAT 2024 slot 1, 2 and 3 question papers and of previous years’ to know what type of questions were asked in the exam and how to crack such questions. CAT 2026 will be conducted on November 29 so you must start practicing official question papers from September onwards after completing the CAT syllabus.
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- CAT 2024 Slot 3 Questions with Solutions
- CAT 2024 Slot 3 Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions
- CAT 2024 Slot 3 Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up
- CAT Question Paper FAQs
CAT 2024 Slot 3 Questions with Solutions
VARC questions from CAT 2024 slot 3 question papers
Directions for the question. There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.
Sentence: Many have had to leave their homes behind, with more than 1.3 million people being displaced due to the drought.
Passage: Somalia has been dealing with an enormous humanitarian catastrophe, driven by the longest and most severe drought the country has experienced in at least 40 years.
(1). Five consecutive rainy seasons have failed, causing more than 8 million people - almost half of the country's population - to experience acute food insecurity.
(2). More than 43,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, with half of the lives lost likely being children under five. The damage the drought has caused is far-reaching
(3). Farmers have lost all their agricultural income, while pastoralists have lost more than 3 million livestock, impoverishing entire communities, and leaving them on the brink of famine.
(4). Some, like the pastoralists, may never be able to go back as their livelihoods have been irreversibly wiped out.
a. Option 4
b. Option 3
c. Option 1
d. Option 2
Correct Answer: Option a
Question: The author believes that a liberal arts education combined with participation in language preservation empower students in all of the following ways EXCEPT that they will
a. develop a better understanding of their own culture.
b. learn different languages.
c. establish schools to preserve languages spiralling towards extinction.
d. overcome cultural barriers to communication.
Correct Answer: Option c
DILR questions from CAT 2024 slot 3 question paper
Directions for the questions.
Out of 10 countries -- Country 1 through Country 10 -- Country 9 has the highest gross domestic product (GDP), and Country 10 has the highest GDP per capita. GDP per capita is the GDP of a country divided by its population. The table below provides the following data about Country 1 through Country 8 for the year 2024
- Column 1 gives the country's identity
- Column 2 gives the country's GDP as a fraction of the GDP of Country 9.
- Column 3 gives the country's GDP per capita as a fraction of the GDP per capita of Country 10.
- Column 4 gives the country's annual GDP growth rate.
- Column 5 gives the country's annual population growth rate.
| Country |
GDP |
GDP per capita |
GDP growth rate |
Population growth rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country 1 |
0.15 |
0.41 |
0.2% |
-0.12% |
| Country 2 |
0.14 |
0.25 |
0.9% |
-0.41% |
| Country 3 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
6.5% |
0.70% |
| Country 4 |
0.12 |
0.38 |
0.5% |
0.49% |
| Country 5 |
0.10 |
0.36 |
0.7% |
0.31% |
| Country 6 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
3.2% |
0.61% |
| Country 7 |
0.08 |
0.30 |
0.7% |
-0.11% |
| Country 8 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
1.2% |
0.71% |
Assume that the GDP growth rates and population growth rates of the countries will remain constant for the next three years.
Question: Which one among the countries 1 through 8, has the smallest population in 2024?
A. Country 3
B. Country 5
C. Country 8
D. Country 7
Correct answer - Option C
Question: The ratio of Country 4's GDP to Country 5's GDP in 2026 will be closest to
A. 1.032
B. 1.314
C. 0.963
D. 1.195
Correct answer - option D
Quantitative Aptitude questions from CAT 2024 slot 3 question paper
Q.56) A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled with milk. Then an amount of this solution was taken out from the container which was twice the volume of water that was earlier poured into it, and water was poured to refill the container again. If the resulting solution contains 72% milk, then the amount of water, in litres, that was initially poured into the container was
Correct Answer - 30 litres
Q.61) A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 6 km per hour more, it would have needed 4 hours less. Had the speed been 6 km per hour less, it would have needed 6 hours more. The distance, in km, travelled by the train is
A. 780
B. 720
C. 640
D. 800
Correct Answer - B. 720
CAT 2024 Slot 3 Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions
Listed below is the break up of MCQ and TITA questions in the CAT 2024 slot 3 question paper. Maximum TITA questions appeared in DILR section.
| Section Name |
Total Questions |
Number of MCQs |
Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Questions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension |
24 |
22 |
2 |
| Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning |
22 |
12 |
10 |
| Quantitative Ability |
22 |
22 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
68 |
48 |
12 |
CAT 2024 Slot 3 Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up
Check the below table for the sectional break up of the CAT 2024 slot 3 question paper and topic wise composition:
| Topic |
Weightage (No. of Questions) |
|---|---|
| VARC |
|
| Reading Comprehension |
16 |
| Para completion |
3 |
| Parasummary |
3 |
| Odd sentence |
2 |
| Total |
24 |
| DILR |
|
| Bar graph on app subscription (DI) |
4 |
| Line graph on room temperature (DI) |
5 |
| Network of roads (LR) |
4 |
| Proteins and Carbohydrates in food items (LR) |
5 |
| Table on GDP of 10 countries (DI) |
4 |
| Total |
22 |
| Quantitative Aptitude (QA) |
|
| Algebra |
7 |
| Arithmetic |
8 |
| Geometry |
3 |
| Modern Math |
3 |
| Numbers |
1 |
CAT Question Paper FAQs
Check here Frequently Asked Questions on CAT question paper:
In CAT Quantitative Aptitude, Arithmetic has the highest weightage with 7-8 questions in every shift. In VARC, Reading Comprehension has the maximum weightage with about 16 questions. In DILR, the number of questions are equally distributed.
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.
While it is not mandatory to attempt all sections in CAT, the IIMs and all top B School consider sectional percentiles too for selecting candidates for admission. Thus, you cannot afford to skip a CAT section all together. You can skip some questions though.
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