CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper with Solution: PDF Download

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 10:47 IST

By Abhishek Dhawan, Deputy Manager - MBA & BBA Content

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant section was overall moderate. The pattern of questions and difficulty level was same as CAT 2025 slot 2 and 3. There was no change in the composition of the section from previous year either. Topics from which questions appeared in CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant section includes, SICI, Time and Work, Time-Speed-Distance, Ratio Proportion, Mixtures & Alligations, and Profit & Loss, Quadratic equations, Inequality with logarithms, Progressions, Permutations, Circles-Quadrilaterals, Coordinate Geometry.

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CAT 2025 - Slot 1 Quant Question Paper with Solutions

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Candidates preparing for CAT 2026 must check out CAT 2025 question paper to know the latest test structure, difficulty level and pattern to have an idea of what to expect this year. Candidates must also practice previous years’ CAT question papers to gain control on all the Quant topics.

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CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Questions with Solutions
CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper: MCQ & TITA Weightage
CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper: Topic-wise Weightage
CAT Question Paper FAQs

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Questions with Solutions

Question 1: The ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and afternoon shift of a school was 13:9. After 21 students moved from the morning shift to the afternoon shift, this ratio became 19:14. Next, some new students joined the morning and afternoon shifts in the ratio 3:8 and then the ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and the afternoon shift became 5:4. The number of new students who joined is
(a) 110
(b) 121
(c) 88
(d) 99
Correct Answer: (d)
Question 2: A container holds 200 litres of a solution of acid and water, having 30% acid by volume. Atul replaces 20% of this solution with water, then replaces 10% of the resulting solution with acid, and finally replaces 15% of the solution thus obtained, with water. The percentage of acid by volume in the final solution obtained after these three replacements, is nearest to
(a) 27
(b) 25
(c) 29
(d) 23
Correct Answer: (a)
Question 3: Shruti travels a distance of 224 km in four parts for a total travel time of 3 hours. Her speeds in these four parts follow an arithmetic progression, and the corresponding time taken to cover these four parts follow another arithmetic progression. If she travels at a speed of 960 meters per minute for 30 minutes to cover the first part, then the distance, in meters, she travels in the fourth part is
(a) 76800
(b) 112000
(c) 86400
(d) 96000
Correct Answer:( c)
Question 4: At a certain simple rate of interest, a given sum amounts to Rs. 13920 in 3 years, and to Rs 18960 in 6 years and 6 months. If the same given sum had been invested for 2 years at the same rate as before but with interest compounded every 6 months, then the total interest earned, in rupees, would have been nearest to
(a) 3221
(b) 3180
(c) 3150
(d) 3096
Correct Answer: (a)

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper: MCQ & TITA Weightage

CAT exam usually has maximum number of TITA questions in Quants section. In the CAT 2025 Slot 1 Question Paper, there were 14 MCQs and 8 TITA questions.

Section name	Number of MCQs	Number of TITA
Quantitative Ability	14	8

Most of the times, CAT TITA questions are easier than MCQs. You either know the answer or not. There are less chances of getting it wrong due to confusion over two close options. However, the challenge lies in following the right method and doing the right calculation.

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper: Topic-wise Weightage

CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quant Question Paper was dominated by Arithmetic as usual but the questions were easy to solve. Algebra questions on the other hand were a bit complex. Check below topic wise break up of Quantitative Ability section of CAT 2025 Slot 1 question paper.

Area/Q Type	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Arithmetic	8	Medium
Algebra	5	Medium
Geometry	3	Medium
Modern Math	3	Medium
Numbers	3	Medium

CAT Question Paper FAQs

Check below Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on CAT Question Paper:

Q: Which topics have the highest weightage in CAT exam?

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.

Q: Which CAT slot has the toughest question paper?

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.

Q: Is it compulsory to attempt all sections in CAT?

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.