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The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 is scheduled for November 24, 2024. With only a few days left, participating students are anticipating about what questions can be expected in the CAT 2024 exam. The CAT expected question paper 2024 will hep candidates appearing for the exam to boost their performance on the exam day. For such students, we are providing the CAT 2024 expected question paper to help them ace the exam.
CAT Expected Question Paper 2024
The CAT expected question paper 2024 has been made by the management exam experts after analyzing the CAT papers from the previous years and latest trends. The organizing institute and the professor in-charge of formulating the CAT 2024 question paper has also been considered while preparing the CAT predicted question paper 2024.
This year, the exam paper will be prepared by Ramya Tarakad Venkateswaran, who is an Associate Professor at IIM Calcutta. In the past, IIM Calcutta had set the paper in 2018 and 2011. The exam was easier back then compared to recent years in terms of difficulty level. Understanding the paper’s strategy will assist students in achieving a high score when they are studying for an exam.
CAT 2024 Paper
According to feedback from the students and colleagues of Ramya Tarakad Venkateswaran, this year’s paper may include management games and tournament-based RCs. According to her perspective, Quant may involve questions on permutations and combinations, sequence and series, and geometry; while DILR may cover puzzles, charts, and traditional topics.
New sets are anticipated to be released in DILR this year. In the Verbal Ability section of the 2024 paper, there may be questions related to economy and philosophy. In CAT exam, reading comprehension questions can involve topics like technology, culture, animals, games, and tournaments.
CAT 2024 Predicted Questions
Students can check some of the predicted questions and concepts for the CAT 2024 exam below for every section.
Quant Section
Q) A trader sells 10 litres of a mixture of paints A and B, where the amount of B in the mixture does not exceed that of A. The cost of paint A per litre is Rs. 8 more than that of paint B. If the trader sells the entire mixture for Rs. 264 and makes a profit of 10%, then the highest possible cost of paint B, in Rs. per litre, is
- 20
- 16
- 22
- 26
Q) If f(x + 2) = f(x) + f(x + 1) for all positive integers x, and f(11) = 91, f(15) = 617, then f(10) equals. [TITA]
Q) The area of a rectangle and the square of its perimeter are in the ratio 1 : 25. Then the lengths of the shorter and longer sides of the rectangle are in the ratio
- 3 : 8
- 2 : 9
- 1 : 4
- 1 : 3
Q) A CAT aspirant appears for a certain number of tests. His average score increases by 1 if the first 10 tests are not considered, and decreases by 1 if the last 10 tests are not considered. If his average scores for the first 10 and the last 10 tests are 20 and 30, respectively, then the total number of tests taken by him is [TITA]
Q) The distance from A to B is 60 km. Partha and Narayan start from A at the same time and move towards B. Partha takes four hours more than Narayan to reach B. Moreover, Partha reaches the mid-point of A and B two hours before Narayan reaches B. The speed of Partha, in km per hour, is
- 6
- 3
- 4
- 5
Q) A wholesaler bought walnuts and peanuts, the price of walnut per kg being thrice that of peanut per kg. He then sold 8 kg of peanuts at a profit of 10% and 16 kg of walnuts at a profit of 20% to a shopkeeper. However, the shopkeeper lost 5 kg of walnuts and 3 kg of peanuts in transit. He then mixed the remaining nuts and sold the mixture at Rs. 166 per kg, thus making an overall profit of 25%. At what price, in Rs. per kg, did the wholesaler buy the walnuts?
- 84
- 86
- 96
- 98
Q) Two types of tea, A and B, are mixed and then sold at Rs. 40 per kg. The profit is 10% if A and B are mixed in the ratio 3 : 2, and 5% if this ratio is 2 : 3. The cost prices, per kg, of A and B are in the ratio
- 21 : 25
- 19 : 24
- 18 : 25
- 17 : 25
Q) Given an equilateral triangle T1 with side 24 cm, a second triangle T2 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T1. Then a third triangle T3 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T2. If this process of forming triangles is continued, the sum of the areas, in sq cm, of infinitely many such triangles T1, T2, T3,… will be
- 192√3
- 164√3
- 248√3
- 188√3
Q) When they work alone, B needs 25% more time to finish a job than A does. They two finish the job in 13 days in the following manner: A works alone till half the job is done, then A and B work together for four days, and finally B works alone to complete the remaining 5% of the job. In how many days can B alone finish the entire job?
- 16
- 22
- 20
- 18
Q) How many numbers with two or more digits can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 so that in every such number, each digit is used at most once and the digits appear in the ascending order?[TITA]
DI & LR Section
Q) There are only four brands of entry level smartphones called Azra, Bysi, Cxqi, and Dipq in a country. Details about their market share, unit selling price, and profitability (defined as the profit as a percentage of the revenue) for the year 2016 are given in the table below:
In 2017, sales volume of entry level smartphones grew by 40% as compared to that in 2016. Cxqi offered a 40% discount on its unit selling price in 2017, which resulted in a 15% increase in its market share. Each of the other three brands lost 5% market share. However, the profitability of Cxqi came down to half of its value in 2016. The unit selling prices of the other three brands and their profitability values remained the same in 2017 as they were in 2016.
Q.1) The brand that had the highest revenue in 2016 is:
- Cxqi
- Bysi
- Azra
- Dipq
Q.2) The brand that had the highest profit in 2017 is:
- Azra
- Bysi
- Cxqi
- Dipq
Q.3) The brand that had the highest profit in 2016 is:
- Azra
- Dipq
- Bysi
- Cxqi
Q.4) The complete list of brands whose profits went up in 2017 from 2016 is:
- Bysi, Cxqi, Dipq
- Azra, Bysi, Cxqi
- Cxqi, Azra, Dipq
- Azra, Bysi, Dipq
Q) Fun Sports (FS) provides training in three sports – Gilli-danda (G), Kho-Kho (K), and Ludo (L). Currently it has an enrollment of 39 students each of whom is enrolled in at least one of the three sports. The following details are known:
1. The number of students enrolled only in L is double the number of students enrolled in all the three sports.
2. There are a total of 17 students enrolled in G.
3. The number of students enrolled only in G is one less than the number of students enrolled only in L.
4. The number of students enrolled only in K is equal to the number of students who are enrolled in both K and L.
5. The maximum student enrollment is in L.
6. Ten students enrolled in G are also enrolled in at least one more sport.
Q.1) Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L, while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and L?
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- 8
- 7
- 6
Q.2) Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L, while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and K? [TITA]
Q.3) What is the minimum number of students enrolled in both G and L but not in K? [TITA]
Q.4) If the numbers of students enrolled in K and L are in the ratio 19:22, then what is the number of students enrolled in L?
- 19
- 18
- 22
- 17
Q) Each visitor to an amusement park needs to buy a ticket. Tickets can be Platinum, Gold, or Economy. Visitors are classified as Old, Middle-aged, or Young. The following facts are known about visitors and ticket sales on a particular day:
1. 140 tickets were sold.
2. The number of Middle-aged visitors was twice the number of Old visitors, while the number of Young visitors was twice the number of Middle-aged visitors.
3. Young visitors bought 38 of the 55 Economy tickets that were sold, and they bought half the total number of Platinum tickets that were sold.
4. The number of Gold tickets bought by Old visitors was equal to the number of Economy tickets bought by Old visitors.
Q.1) If the number of Old visitors buying Gold tickets was strictly greater than the number of Young visitors buying Gold tickets, then the number Middle-aged visitors buying Gold tickets was [TITA]
Q.2) Which of the following statements MUST be FALSE?
- The numbers of Gold and Platinum tickets bought by Young visitors were equal
- The numbers of Middle-aged and Young visitors buying Gold tickets were equal
- The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets were equal
- The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Platinum tickets were equal
Q.3) If the number of Old visitors buying Platinum tickets was equal to the number of Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets, then the number of Old visitors buying Gold tickets was [TITA]
Q.4) If the number of Old visitors buying Platinum tickets was equal to the number of Middle-aged visitors buying Platinum tickets, then which among the following could be the total number of Platinum tickets sold?
- 32
- 38
- 34
- 36
VA RC Section
Q) The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the author’s position
Artificial embryo twinning is a relatively low-tech way to make clones. As the name suggests, this technique mimics the natural process that creates identical twins. In nature, twins form very early in development when the embryo splits in two. Twinning happens in the first days after egg and sperm join, while the embryo is made of just a small number of unspecialized cells. Each half of the embryo continues dividing on its own, ultimately developing into separate, complete individuals. Since they developed from the same fertilized egg, the resulting individuals are genetically identical.
- Artificial embryo twinning is low-tech and mimetic of the natural development of genetically identical twins from the embryo after fertilization.
- Artificial embryo twinning is just like the natural development of twins, where during fertilization twins are formed.
- Artificial embryo twinning is low-tech unlike the natural development of identical twins from the embryo after fertilization.
- Artificial embryo twinning is low-tech and is close to the natural development of twins where the embryo splits into two identical twins.
Q) Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out. Choose its number as your answer and key it in.
1. Displacement in Bengal is thus not very significant in view of its magnitude.
2. A factor of displacement in Bengal is the shifting course of the Ganges leading to erosion of river banks.
3. The nature of displacement in Bengal makes it an interesting case study.”
4. Since displacement due to erosion is well spread over a long period of time, it remains invisible.
5. Rapid displacement would have helped sensitize the public to its human costs.
Q) The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) given below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequence of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
1. Impartiality and objectivity are fiendishly difficult concepts that can cause all sorts of injustices even if transparently implemented.
2. It encourages us into bubbles of people we know and like, while blinding us to different perspectives, but the deeper problem of ‘transparency’ lies in the words “and much more”.
3. Twitter’s website says that “tweets you are likely to care about most will show up first in your timeline based on accounts you interact with most, tweets you engage with, and much more.”
4. We are only told some of the basic principles, and we can’t see the algorithm itself, making it hard for citizens to analyse the system sensibly or fairly or be convinced of its impartiality and objectivity.
Q) The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) given below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequence of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.
1. But now we have another group: the unwitting enablers.
2. Democracy and high levels of inequality of the kind that have come to characterize the United States are simply incompatible.
3. Believing these people are working for a better world, they are, actually, at most, chipping away at the margins, making slight course corrections, ensuring the system goes on as it is, uninterrupted.
4. Very rich people will always use money to maintain their political and economic power.
Q) The passage given below is followed by four alternate summaries. Choose the option that best captures the author’s position
The conceptualization of landscape as a geometric object first occurred in Europe and is historically related to the European conceptualization of the organism, particularly the human body, as a geometric object with parts having a rational, three-dimensional organization and integration. The European idea of landscape appeared before the science of landscape emerged, and it is no coincidence that Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied the structure of the human body, also facilitated an understanding of the structure of landscape. Landscape which had been a subordinate background to religious or historical narratives, became an independent genre or subject of art by the end of sixteenth century or the beginning of the seventeenth century.
- The study of landscape as an independent genre was aided by the Renaissance artists.
- The three-dimensional understanding of the organism in Europe led to a similar approach towards the understanding of landscape.
- The Renaissance artists were responsible for the study of landscape as a subject of art.
- Landscape became a major subject of art at the turn of the sixteenth century.
Which Past Papers to Practice for CAT 2024 Exam
Along with the CAT expected question paper 2024 provided here, students should also practice question papers from previous years. It is recommended to solve the question papers from the past 10 years, with a particular focus on the ones from 2015. Answer the DILR queries from the previous year’s test and more. As mentioned previously, IIM Calcutta also conducted the exam in 2011 and 2018, making them significant as well. Here is the breakdown of the previous years’ exam papers.
It is must for candidates appearing for CAT 2024 to Solve the CAT exam paper of 2011 and 2018, as the same was set by IIM Calcutta. Quant and DILR may pose challenges again this year. Nonetheless, the level of challenge in Quant may decrease by two steps.
CAT Exam Expected Questions 2024 PDF Download
Students can download the CAT expected question paper 2024 PDF from below for practicing it in offline mode. The PDF can be downloaded for free. Along with the expected questions, students have also been provided with the detailed solutions so that they can solidify their conceptual understanding.
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How to get CAT 2024 Question Paper?
To get the CAT 2024 Question Paper, follow these steps:
1. Visit the Official Website
Check the official CAT website (www.iimcat.ac.in).
Once the exam is conducted, IIM typically releases the question paper along with the answer key within a few weeks.
2. Login to the Candidate Portal
Use your registered credentials (CAT ID and password) to log in.
Download the question paper and response sheet from the dashboard.
3. Coaching Institutes
Many coaching institutes like TIME, IMS, and Career Launcher upload memory-based question papers on their websites and YouTube channels soon after the exam.
4. Online Forums and Groups
Join forums like Pagalguy, Gradeup, or Telegram groups for CAT preparation. Members often share memory-based question papers and solutions.
5. Check Educational Websites
Websites like Adda247 provide analysis, memory-based questions, and solved papers after the exam.
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