CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper with Solution: PDF Download

Updated on Oct 12, 2026 00:38 IST

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CAT 2025 Slot 2 question paper was moderately tough, like other slots. This exam slot also has 68 question; 24 from VARC, 22 from DILR and 22 from Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates preparing for CAT 2026, must solve the previous year’s question paper to know the latest exam pattern and difficulty level. In 2025, CAT saw the return of parajumble after a gap of 1 year.

Of all the three slots, the CAT 2025 slot 2 question paper was slightly tougher than the rest. VARC had moderately tough questions. DILR questions were on a difficult side, and QA was moderate. Check on this page, detailed break up of CAT question paper 2025 Slot 2.

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CAT 2025 Slot 2 Questions with Solutions
CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper: MCQ & TITA Weightage
CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper: Topic-wise Weightage
CAT 2025 Slot 2 Exam Analysis
FAQs on CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper

CAT 2025 Slot 2 Questions with Solutions

Check out a few CAT 2025 slot 2 questions from Quantitative Aptitude section:

Question 1: A certain amount of money was divided among Pinu, Meena, Rinu and Seema. Pinu received 20% of the total amount and Meena received 40% of the remaining amount. If Seema received 20% less than Pinu, the ratio of the amounts received by Pinu and Rinu is:

a) 2: 1

b) 5: 8

c) 1: 2

d) 8: 5

Question 2: A loan of Rs 1000 is fully repaid by two installments of Rs 530 and Rs 594, paid at the end of first and second year, respectively. If the interest is compounded annually, then the rate of interest, in percentage, is

a) 8

b) 9

c) 10

d) 11

Question 3: In a △ABC, points D and E are on the sides BC and AC, respectively. BE and AD intersect at point T such that AD:AT=4:3, and BE:BT=5:4. Point F lies on AC such that DF is parallel to BE . Then, BD:CD is:

a) 9: 4

b) 7: 4

c) 15: 4

d) 11: 4

Question 4: An item with a cost price of Rs. 1650 is sold at a certain discount on a fixed marked price to earn a profit of 20% on the cost price. If the discount was doubled, the profit would have been Rs. 110. The rate of discount, in percentage, at which the profit percentage would be equal to the rate of discount, is nearest to

a) 18

b) 12

c) 16

d) 14

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CAT 2025 - Slot 2 Question Paper: 68 Questions with detailed step-by-step solutions.

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CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper: MCQ & TITA Weightage

Check below table for section-wise weightage of MCQs and TITA questions in CAT 2026 slot 2 question paper below:

Section Name	Total Questions	Number of MCQs	Number of Non-MCQs (TITA Questions)
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension	24	20	4
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning	22	11	11
Quantitative Ability	22	14	8
TOTAL	68	48	20

CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper: Topic-wise Weightage

Given below is the break up of topic-wise weightage in the CAT 2025 slot 2 question paper:

Topic	Weightage (No. of Questions)
VARC
Reading Comprehension	16
Para completion	2
Odd Sentence	2
Odd One Out	2
Para Jumbles	2
DILR
Pollution Index (DI)	5
2 bar graphs on Authors and Number of Books (DI)	4
Scatter Plot (DI)	4
Ranking based on balls and holes (LR)	4
Musicians (LR)	5
Quantitative Aptitude (QA)
Algebra	5
Arithmetic	8
Geometry	3
Modern Math	4
Numbers	2

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CAT 2025 Slot 2 Exam Analysis

The CAT 2025 Slot 2 exam had a total of 68 questions, divided between MCQs and TITA formats. The overall difficulty of this slot was rated as moderate to difficult, mainly due to a challenging DILR section.

Section	Difficulty	Key Topics
VARC	Moderate	RCs: Cave Fish, Place in Literature, AI Bias, Ecology. VA: Summary, Para Jumbles, Odd Sentence.
DILR	Moderate to Difficult	Sustainability Index, Hoops & Balls, Bar Graph/Set Theory, Training Scheduling, AQI Set.
QA	Moderate	Arithmetic (8-10), Algebra (7-8), Geometry (3), Number System (3-4).

Use this analysis to plan your CAT exam preparation. After attempting the paper, use the CAT percentile predictor to estimate your percentile, and the IIM call predictor to check likely calls.

FAQs on CAT 2025 Slot 2 Question Paper

Check some important FAQs related to CAT question paper:

Commonly asked questions

Q: What is the difference between slot 1, 2 and 3 of CAT exam paper?

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.

Q: How many question should I solve for 99 percentile in CAT exam?

To get 99 percentile and above, candidates must attempt 40-45 out of 68 questions in CAT, with maximum accuracy.

Q: From where can I download CAT question papers?

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.

Q: What are the important topics of CAT syllabus from which maximum questions are asked?

CAT lays a lot of emphasis on analytical skills so the questions are asked mostly from those topics which require deep learning and practice. The three sections of CAT question paper are designed in such a way that candidates have to use their ability of minute observation and fast calculation. Shared below are the section wise main topics from which questions are asked in CAT. Verbal Ability: Parajumbles, Parasummary, Sentence Completion and Inferences

Reading Comprehension: Questions based on passages, Para meaning, Order of sentences
Data Interpretation: Tables, Graphs, Pie Charts, Venn Diagram, Data Sufficiency
Logical Reasoning: Blood Relation, Seating Arrangement, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Sets and Caselets, Family Tree, Assumptions
Quantitative Aptitude: Geometry, Algebra Number System Modern Math, Arithmetic, Mensuration

The difficulty level of CAT questions is usually moderate to high. Only a few questions are easy and quick to solve. To crack the CAT exam, one needs to pay attention to the abovementioned topics.