CAT 2024 Slot 1 question paper with solutions
All 68 questions of CAT 2024 Slot 1, section by section, each with its answer and a step-by-step solution. Sections: VARC (24), DILR (22), Quant (22).
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VARC · 24 questions
RC passage 1Western Barred Bandicoot Revival Q1–Q4RC passage 2Imperial Economics and the Behavioural Turn Q5–Q8RC passage 3Crafts, Efficiency and Creativity Q17–Q20RC passage 4Streaming, Physical Media and Lost Films Q21–Q24
- Q1Which one of the following statements provides a gist of this passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Main Idea and Central Theme
- Q2The text uses the word 'exclosures' because Wild Deserts has adopted a measure ofCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Vocabulary in Context
- Q3Which one of the following options does NOT represent the characteristics of the western barred bandicoot?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q4According to the text, the western barred bandicoots now have a flattering name because they haveCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q5The author critiques Schiller's approach to behavioural economics forCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q6"Times have changed for the once almighty discipline." We can infer from this statement and the associated paragraph…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Tone and Attitude
- Q7We can infer from the passage that the term "homo economicus" refers to someone whoCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q8In the first paragraph the author is making the point that economists like BeckerCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q9There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q10There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q11The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q12Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Odd One Out
- Q13The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q14There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q15The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q16Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5), related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Odd One Out
- Q17We can infer from the passage that medieval crafts guilds resembled mass production in that bothCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q18Which one of the following statements is NOT inconsistent with the views stated in the passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q19The author questions the ability of crafts to create substantial employment opportunities presently becauseCAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q20The most recent revival in interest in the crafts is a result of the emergence of all of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q21Which one of the following statements, if true, would best invalidate the main argument of the passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
- Q22"Netflix had begun editing old episodes of Stranger Things to retroactively improve their visual effects." What is the…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q23Which one of the following statements about art best captures the arguments made in the passage?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Main Idea and Central Theme
- Q24Which of the following statements is suggested by the sentence "Back then, at least, cinema was defined by its…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
DILR · 22 questions
Set 1Candlestick Plot of Seven Shares Q1–Q4Set 2Amiya and Ramya Campaign Election Q5–Q9Set 3QUIET Tournament Schedule Q10–Q14Set 4Stars Given by Web Surfers to Bloggers Q15–Q18Set 5Countries Visited by Dheeraj, Samantha and Nitesh Q19–Q22
- Q1Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average of the…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Mixed DI (Radar, Triangular, Stock etc)
- Q2Daily Share Price Variability (SPV) is defined as (Day’s high price - Day’s low price) / (Average of the…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Mixed DI (Radar, Triangular, Stock etc)
- Q3Daily loss for a share is defined as (Opening price - Closing price) / (Opening price). Which among the shares A, B, F…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Mixed DI (Radar, Triangular, Stock etc)
- Q4What would have been the percentage wealth gain for a trader, who bought equal numbers of all bullish shares at…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Mixed DI (Radar, Triangular, Stock etc)
- Q5If both of them run staid campaigns attacking the other, then what percentage of students will vote in the election?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Quant Based Puzzles and Optimisation
- Q6What is the minimum percentage of students who will vote in the election?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Quant Based Puzzles and Optimisation
- Q7If Amiya runs a campaign focusing on issues, then what is the maximum percentage of votes that she can get?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Quant Based Puzzles and Optimisation
- Q8If Ramya runs a campaign attacking Amiya, then what is the minimum percentage of votes that she is guaranteed to get?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Quant Based Puzzles and Optimisation
- Q9What is the maximum possible voting margin with which one of the candidates can win?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Quant Based Puzzles and Optimisation
- Q10How many rounds were there in the tournament?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Games and Tournaments
- Q11What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 5?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Games and Tournaments
- Q12Which team among the teams numbered 2, 3, 4, and 5 was not part of the same group?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Games and Tournaments
- Q13What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 7?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Games and Tournaments
- Q14What is the number of the team that played Team 6 in Round 3?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Games and Tournaments
- Q15What was the total number of stars received by D?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q16What was the number of stars received by D from Y?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q17How many surfers distributed their stars among exactly 2 bloggers?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q18Which of the following can be determined with certainty? I. The number of stars received by C from M II. The number of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q19How many countries in Asia were visited by at least one of Dheeraj, Samantha and Nitesh?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q20How many countries in Europe were visited only by Nitesh?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q21How many countries in the ROW were visited by both Nitesh and Samantha?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q22How many countries in Europe were visited by exactly one of Dheeraj, Samantha and Nitesh?CAT 2024 Slot 1 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
Quant · 22 questions
- Q1A fruit seller has a total of 187 fruits consisting of apples, mangoes and oranges. The number of apples and mangoes…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Ratio and Proportion
- Q2If ( a+b√n ) is the positive square root of ( 29-12√5 ) , where a and b are integers, and n is a natural number, then…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Surds and Indices
- Q3The sum of all real values of k for which ( (1)/(8) )^(k)× ( (1)/(32768) )^((1)/(3))=(1)/(8)× ( (1)/(32768)…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Surds and Indices
- Q4In the XY-plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region defined by the inequalities y≥ x+4 and -4lex²+y²+4 ( x-y )≤ 0 isCAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Cicles
- Q5Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete a certain task whereas Seema would take 8 days working 5…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Time and Work
- Q6In September, the incomes of Kamal, Amal and Vimal are in the ratio 8 : 6 : 5. They rent a house together, and Kamal…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Percentage
- Q7Consider two sets A=\2,3,5,7,11,13\ and B=\1,8,27\ . Let f be a function from A to B such that for every element b in…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Permutation and Combination
- Q8Let x , y , and z be real numbers satisfying 4 (x²+y²+z² )=a and 4 ( x-y-z )=3+a . Then a equalsCAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Maxima and Minima
- Q9The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the distinct non-zero digits a , b , c , and d , with each…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Numbers Basics
- Q10When 10¹⁰⁰ is divided by 7, the remainder isCAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Remainder Theorem
- Q11There are four numbers such that average of first two numbers is 1 more than the first number, average of first three…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q12An amount of ₹10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain number of years at a simple interest of 5% per annum. On…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Q13A shop wants to sell a certain quantity (in kg) of grains. It sells half the quantity and an additional 3 kg of these…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Linear Equations
- Q14Suppose x_1,x_2,x_3,ldots ,x_100 are in arithmetic progression such that x_5=-4 and 2x_6+2x_9=x_11+x_13 . Then, x_100…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Sequences and Series
- Q15Two places A and B are 45 kms apart and connected by a straight road. Anil goes from A to B while Sunil goes from B to…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Time Speed and Distance
- Q16The surface area of a closed rectangular box, which is inscribed in a sphere, is 846 sq cm, and the sum of the lengths…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Mensuration 2D
- Q17A glass is filled with milk. Two-thirds of its content is poured out and replaced with water. If this process of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q18For any natural number n , let a_n be the largest integer not exceeding √n . Then the value of a_1+a_2+cdots +a_50 isCAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Sequences and Series
- Q19ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB=56 cm and BC=45 cm, and E is the midpoint of side CD. Then, the length, in cm, of…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Triangles
- Q20If the equations x²+mx+9=0 , x²+nx+17=0 and x²+ ( m+n )x+35=0 have a common negative root, then the value of ( 2m+3n )…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Quadratic Equations
- Q21The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40% profit. If the product had cost 40% less and had been sold for 5…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Profit and Loss
- Q22If x is a positive real number such that 4log_10x+4log_100x+8log_1000x=13 , then the greatest integer not exceeding x…CAT 2024 Slot 1 · Quant · Logarithms