CAT 2024 Slot 3 question paper with solutions
All 68 questions of CAT 2024 Slot 3, 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 1Language Extinction and the Liberal Arts Q1–Q4RC passage 2Planetary Protection and Mars Exploration Q7–Q10RC passage 3Moutai's Unholy Trinity Q11–Q14RC passage 4AI and the Operating System of Civilisation Q21–Q24
- Q1In the context of the passage, which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if true, is NOT an example of the…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC - Questions
- Q2Which one of the following hypothetical scenarios, if true, would most strongly undermine the central ideas of the…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · Strengthen and Weaken Arguments
- Q3It can be inferred from the passage that it is likely South America had a slightly better language survival rate than…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q4The author believes that a liberal arts education combined with participation in language preservation empower…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q5The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q6The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q7The author is unlikely to disagree with any of the following EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q8The author mentions all of the following reasons to dismiss concerns about contaminating Mars EXCEPT:CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q9The author’s overall tone in the first paragraph can be described asCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Tone and Attitude
- Q10The contrasting reactions to the Chinese and Israeli “contaminations” of lunar spaceCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q11The phrase “would make it an invention to rival gunpowder” has been used in the passage in a sense that isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Vocabulary in Context
- Q12Which one of the following is both a reason for Moutai’s success as well as a possible threat to that success?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q13In the context of the passage, it is most likely that the author refers to Moutai’s marketing strategy as “the unholy…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q14In the context of the passage, we can infer that to succeed in the liquor industry in China, a marketing firm must…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q15Five 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 3 · VARC · Odd One Out
- 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 3 · VARC · Odd One Out
- Q17There 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 3 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q18The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · Para Summary
- Q19There 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 3 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q20There 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 3 · VARC · Sentence Completion and Insertion
- Q21The author identifies all of the following as dire outcomes of the capture of language by AI EXCEPT that it couldCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q22The author terms language “the operating system of our civilization” for all the following reasons EXCEPT that itCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Detail and Fact Based Questions
- Q23We can infer that the author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Inference Questions
- Q24The tone of the passage could best be described asCAT 2024 Slot 3 · VARC · RC Tone and Attitude
DILR · 22 questions
Set 1ATMs on a Road Network Q1–Q5Set 2Nutrients in Seven Food Grains Q6–Q9Set 3OTT Subscribers by Category Q10–Q13Set 4GDP and Population Growth of Ten Countries Q14–Q17Set 5Air-Conditioner and Room Temperature Q18–Q22
- Q1Which of the following statements is correct?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q2How many ATMs have cash requirements of Rs. 10 Lakhs or more?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q3Which of the following two statements is/are DEFINITELY true? Statement A: Each of R-A, R-B, and R-C has two ATMs.…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q4What best can be said about the road distance (in km) between the ATMs having the second highest and the second lowest…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q5What is the number of ATMs whose locations and cash requirements can both be uniquely determined?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Caselet DI
- Q6How many foodgrains had a higher amount of carbohydrate per 100 grams of nutrients than M1?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q7How many grams of protein were there in 100 grams of nutrients in M2?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q8How many grams of other nutrients were there in 100 grams of nutrients in M3?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q9What is the median of the number of grams of protein in 100 grams of nutrients among these food grains?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q10How many subscribers belonged to the ‘Others’ category in 2024?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q11What percentage of subscribers in the ‘Kid’ category used multiple apps in 2023?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q12What was the percentage increase in the number of subscribers in the ‘Elder’ category from 2023 to 2024?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q13What could be the minimum percentage of subscribers who used multiple apps in 2024?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q14Which one among the countries 1 through 8, has the smallest population in 2024?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q15The ratio of Country 4’s GDP to Country 5’s GDP in 2026 will be closest toCAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q16Which one among the countries 1, 4, 5, and 7 will have the largest population in 2027?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q17For how many countries among Country 1 through Country 8 will the GDP per capita in 2027 be lower than that in 2024?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Tables
- Q18How many times the AC must have been turned off between 11:01 pm and 1:59 am?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q19What was the temperature outside, in degree Celsius, at 1 am?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q20What was the temperature outside, in degree Celsius, at 9 pm?CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q21What best can be concluded about the number of times the AC must have either been turned on or the AC temperature…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
- Q22What was the maximum difference between temperature outside and inside temperature, in degree Celsius, between 11:01…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · DILR · Reasoning Based DI
Quant · 22 questions
- Q1The number of distinct integer solutions ( x,y ) of the equation | x+y |+ | x-y |=2 , isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Inequalities & Modulus
- Q2For some constant real numbers p , k and a , consider the following system of linear equations in x and y : px-4y=2…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Linear Equations
- Q3If ( a+b√3 )²=52+30√3 , where a and b are natural numbers, then a+b equalsCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Surds and Indices
- Q4A circular plot of land is divided into two regions by a chord of length 10√3 meters such that the chord subtends an…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Circles
- Q5In a group of 250 students, the percentage of girls was at least 44% and at most 60%. The rest of the students were…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Set Theory and Venn Diagrams
- Q6If 10⁶⁸ is divided by 13, the remainder isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Remainder Theorem
- Q7The midpoints of sides AB, BC, and AC in △ ABC are M, N, and P, respectively. The medians drawn from A, B, and C…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Triangles
- Q8After two successive increments, Gopal's salary became 187.5% of his initial salary. If the percentage of salary…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Percentage
- Q9Sam can complete a job in 20 days when working alone. Mohit is twice as fast as Sam and thrice as fast as Ayna in the…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Time and Work
- Q10A certain amount of water was poured into a 300 litre container and the remaining portion of the container was filled…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q11Aman invests ₹4000 in a bank at a certain rate of interest, compounded annually. If the ratio of the value of the…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Q12Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on this marked price, and thus…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Profit and Loss
- Q13The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Averages, Mixture and Alligation
- Q14The number of all positive integers up to 500 with non-repeating digits isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Permutation and Combination
- Q15A train travelled a certain distance at a uniform speed. Had the speed been 6 km per hour more, it would have needed 4…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Time Speed and Distance
- Q16If 3^(a)=4 , 4^(b)=5 , 5^(c)=6 , 6^(d)=7 , 7^(e)=8 and 8^(f)=9 , then the value of the product abcdef isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Logarithms
- Q17Consider the sequence t_1=1 , t_2=-1 and t_n=(n-3)/(n-1)t_n-2 for n≥ 3 . Then, the value of the sum…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Sequences and Series
- Q18The number of distinct real values of x , satisfying the equation max x,2\-min x,2\= | x+2 |- | x-2 | , isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Inequalities & Modulus
- Q19Rajesh and Vimal own 20 hectares and 30 hectares of agricultural land, respectively, which are entirely covered by…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Ratio and Proportion
- Q20For any non-zero real number x , let f ( x )+2f ( (1)/(x) )=3x . Then, the sum of all possible values of x for which f…CAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Functions
- Q21A regular octagon ABCDEFGH has sides of length 6 cm each. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the square ACEG isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Polygons
- Q22The sum of all distinct real values of x that satisfy the equation 10^(x)+(4)/(10^(x))=(17)/(2) , isCAT 2024 Slot 3 · Quant · Logarithms