CAT 2022 Slot 1 question paper with solutions
All 66 questions of CAT 2022 Slot 1, section by section, each with its answer and a step-by-step solution. Sections: VARC (24), DILR (20), Quant (22).
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VARC · 24 questions
RC passage 1Copies, Originals and Identity: China and the West Q9–Q12RC passage 2Stories of the Undead Q13–Q16RC passage 3Stoicism, Epicureanism and the Control of Emotions Q17–Q20RC passage 4Critical Theory of Technology Q21–Q24
- Q1There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1,…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q2The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q3The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Jumbles
- Q4The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Jumbles
- Q5The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q6The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q7The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Jumbles
- Q8There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide in which blank (option 1,…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q9Based on the passage, which one of the following copies would a Chinese museum be unlikely to consider as having less…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q10Which one of the following scenarios is unlikely to follow from the arguments in the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q11Which one of the following statements does not correctly express the similarity between the Ise Grand Shrine and the…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Grammatically Correct Sentence
- Q12The value that the modern West assigns to “an unassailable original” has resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q13“In order to confirm their abnormal status, many of the Undead were often accorded attributes, which defied the…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q14Which one of the following observations is a valid conclusion to draw from the statement, “From out of the primal…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q15Which one of the following statements best describes what the passage is about?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Main Idea and Central Theme
- Q16All of the following statements, if false, could be seen as being in accordance with the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Critical Reasoning
- Q17“Through meditation and the right attitude, one allows emotions to happen to oneself (it is impossible to…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q18Which one of the following statements would be an accurate inference from the example of Marcus Aurelius?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q19Which one of the following statements, if false, could be seen as contradicting the facts/arguments in the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · Critical Reasoning
- Q20On the basis of the passage, which one of the following statements can be regarded as true?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q21Which one of the following statements best reflects the main argument of the fourth paragraph of the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Main Idea and Central Theme
- Q22Which one of the following statements could be inferred as supporting the arguments of the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q23Which one of the following statements contradicts the arguments of the passage?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q24All of the following claims can be inferred from the passage, EXCEPT:CAT 2022 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
DILR · 20 questions
Set 1Goals Scored by Four Hockey Players Q1–Q5Set 2Get-together of Graduating Students Q6–Q10Set 3Funding Tokens from Six Interviewers Q11–Q15Set 4Metro Lines in a City Q16–Q20
- Q1How many goals were scored in Match 7?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q2Which of the following is the correct sequence of goals scored in matches 1, 3, 5 and 7?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q3Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? Statement-1: Amla and Sarita never scored goals in the same match.…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q4Which of the following statement(s) is/are false? Statement-1: In every match at least one player scored a goal.…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q5If Harita scored goals in one more match as compared to Sarita, which of the following statement(s) is/are necessarily…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q6How many boys are there in the class?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Venn Diagram DI
- Q7Which of the following can be determined from the given information? I. The number of boys who are interested in…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Venn Diagram DI
- Q8What fraction of the class are interested in attending a 2-day event?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Venn Diagram DI
- Q9What BEST can be concluded about the number of male dancers who are interested in attending a 1-day event?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Venn Diagram DI
- Q10How many female dancers are interested in attending a 2-day event?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Venn Diagram DI
- Q11How many tokens did Qahira receive?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q12Who among the following definitely received a token from Bithi but not from Dhanavi?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q13How many tokens did Chhaya award?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q14How many tokens did Smera receive?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q15Which of the following could be the amount of funding that Tantra received? (a) Rs. 66,000 (b) Rs. 165,000CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q16If Hari is ready to board a train at 8:05 am from station M, then when is the earliest that he can reach station N?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q17If Priya is ready to board a train at 10:25 am from station T, then when is the earliest that she can reach station S?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q18Haripriya is expected to reach station S late. What is the latest time by which she must be ready to board at station…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q19What is the minimum number of trains that are required to provide the service on the AB line (considering both north…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q20What is the minimum number of trains that are required to provide the service in this city?CAT 2022 Slot 1 · DILR · Caselet DI
Quant · 22 questions
- Q1Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that the coordinates of its three vertices A, B, C are ( 1,1 ) , ( 3,4 ) and ( -2,8 )…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Coordinate Geometry (Basics)
- Q2The number of ways of distributing 20 identical balloons among 4 children such that each child gets some balloons but…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Permutation and Combination
- Q3A mixture contains lemon juice and sugar syrup in equal proportion. If a new mixture is created by adding this mixture…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q4For natural numbers x , y , and z , if xy+yz=19 and yz+xz=51 , then the minimum possible value of xyz isCAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Numbers Basics
- Q5Let a , b , c be non-zero real numbers such that b²<4ac , and f ( x )=ax²+bx+c . If the set S consists of all integers…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Quadratic Equations
- Q6Trains A and B start traveling at the same time towards each other with constant speeds from stations X and Y,…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Time Speed and Distance
- Q7The average of three integers is 13. When a natural number n is included, the average of these four integers remains…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q8Pinky is standing in a queue at a ticket counter. Suppose the ratio of the number of persons standing ahead of Pinky…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Ratio and Proportion
- Q9Ankita buys 4 kg cashews, 14 kg peanuts and 6 kg almonds when the cost of 7 kg cashews is the same as that of 30 kg…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Profit and Loss
- Q10The largest real value of a for which the equation | x+a |+ | x-1 |=2 has an infinite number of solutions for x isCAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Inequalities & Modulus
- Q11A trapezium ABCD has side AD parallel to BC, ∠ BAD=90^(∘) , BC = 3 cm and AD = 8 cm. If the perimeter of this…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Quadrilaterals
- Q12For any real number x , let ⌊x⌋ be the largest integer less than or equal to x . If sum_n=1^(N)⌊(1)/(5)+(n)/(25)⌋=25…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Functions
- Q13In a village, the ratio of number of males to females is 5:4 . The ratio of number of literate males to literate…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Ratio and Proportion
- Q14Amal buys 110 kg of syrup and 120 kg of juice, syrup being 20% less costly than juice, per kg. He sells 10 kg of syrup…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Profit and Loss
- Q15Let a and b be natural numbers. If a²+ab+a=14 and b²+ab+b=28 , then ( 2a+b ) equalsCAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Algebraic Identities
- Q16Alex invested his savings in two parts. The simple interest earned on the first part at 15% per annum for 4 years is…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Q17In a class of 100 students, 73 like coffee, 80 like tea and 52 like lemonade. It may be possible that some students do…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Set Theory and Venn Diagrams
- Q18For any natural number n , suppose the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression is ( n+2n² ) . If the…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Sequences and Series
- Q19All the vertices of a rectangle lie on a circle of radius R . If the perimeter of the rectangle is P , then the area…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Circles
- Q20The average weight of students in a class increases by 600 gm when some new students join the class. If the average…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q21Let A be the largest positive integer that divides all the numbers of the form 3^(k)+4^(k)+5^(k) , and B be the…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Number of Factors
- Q22Let 0≤ a≤ x≤ 100 and f ( x )= | x-a |+ | x-100 |+ | x-a-50 | . Then the maximum value of f ( x ) becomes 100 when a is…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · Quant · Inequalities & Modulus