NinetynineCAT 2020 Slot 2 question paper with answers and solutions
CAT 2020 Slot 2 had 76 questions: 26 in VARC (40 minutes), 24 in DILR (40 minutes), 26 in QA (40 minutes). 19 of them were TITA (type in the answer, no options). Every question is tagged by topic, and answers are CAT's official key.
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) 26 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passage 1 | Q1–Q5 · The claims advanced here may be condensed into two assertions: [first… | RC · Arts & Culture | 5 questions |
| Passage 2 | Q6–Q9 · 174 incidents of piracy were reported to the International Maritime… | RC · Society, History & Politics | 4 questions |
| Passage 3 | Q10–Q14 · In a low-carbon world, renewable energy technologies are hot business… | RC · Science & Technology | 5 questions |
| Passage 4 | Q15–Q18 · Aggression is any behavior that is directed toward injuring, harming… | RC · Humanities & Philosophy | 4 questions |
| Q19 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
| Q20 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
| Q21 | Para Summary: Thomas Hobbes theorized the voluntary surrender… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q22 | Para Summary: While decisions based on intuition can be made… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q23 | Para Summary: Distinguishing between urban and rural areas… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q24 | Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q25 | Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q26 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4) below, when… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 24 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | Q1–Q4 · Twenty five coloured beads are to be arranged in a grid comprising of… | Grids & Matrices | 4 questions |
| Set 2 | Q5–Q8 · A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots… | Arrangements | 4 questions |
| Set 3 | Q9–Q12 · A chain of departmental stores has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru… | Charts & Tables | 4 questions |
| Set 4 | Q13–Q18 · In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any… | Charts & Tables | 6 questions |
| Set 5 | Q19–Q24 · The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight… | Scheduling | 6 questions |
Quantitative Ability (QA) 26 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | In a car race, car A beats car B by 45 km, car B beats car C… | Time, Speed & Distance | MCQ |
| Q2 | From the interior point of an equilateral triangle… | Geometry | MCQ |
| Q3 | In a group of 10 students, the mean of the lowest 9 scores… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
| Q4 | The number of pairs of integers(x,y) satisfying x ≥ y ≥ -20… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q5 | The value of log_a a/b + log_b b/a , for 1 < a ≤ b cannot be… | Logarithms & Exponents | MCQ |
| Q6 | Let the m-th and n-th terms of a Geometric progression be… | Progressions & Series | MCQ |
| Q7 | If x and y are positive real numbers satisfying x + y = 102… | Inequalities & Modulus | TITA |
| Q8 | For the same principal amount, the compound interest for two… | Interest | TITA |
| Q9 | Let C be a circle of radius 5 meters having center at O. Let… | Geometry | MCQ |
| Q10 | For real x, the maximum possible value of x√(1 + x^4) is | Inequalities & Modulus | MCQ |
| Q11 | Anil buys 12 toys and labels each with the same selling… | Percentages & Profit-Loss | MCQ |
| Q12 | If x and y are non-negative integers such that x + 9 = z, y… | Inequalities & Modulus | TITA |
| Q13 | Students in a college have to choose at least two subjects… | Set Theory | MCQ |
| Q14 | Let f(x) = x^2 + ax + b and g(x) = f(x + 1) - f(x - 1). If… | Functions & Graphs | MCQ |
| Q15 | The distance from B to C is thrice that from A to B. Two… | Time, Speed & Distance | MCQ |
| Q16 | The sum of perimeters of an equilateral triangle and a… | Mensuration | MCQ |
| Q17 | The number of integers that satisfy the equality (x^2 - 5x +… | Equations | MCQ |
| Q18 | In how many ways can a pair of integers (x , a) be chosen… | Inequalities & Modulus | MCQ |
| Q19 | Two circular tracks T1 and T2 of radii 100 m and 20 m… | Time, Speed & Distance | MCQ |
| Q20 | A and B are two points on a straight line. Ram runs from A… | Time, Speed & Distance | MCQ |
| Q21 | Let C1 and C2 be concentric circles such that the diameter… | Geometry | TITA |
| Q22 | John takes twice as much time as Jack to finish a job. Jack… | Time & Work | TITA |
| Q23 | In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same… | Percentages & Profit-Loss | MCQ |
| Q24 | Aron bought some pencils and sharpeners. Spending the same… | Equations | MCQ |
| Q25 | A sum of money is split among Amal, Sunil and Mita so that… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | TITA |
| Q26 | How many 4-digit numbers, each greater than 1000 and each… | Permutations & Probability | TITA |
Topic mix of CAT 2020 Slot 2
| Topic | Section | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Charts & Tables | DILR | 10 |
| Scheduling | DILR | 6 |
| RC · Arts & Culture | VARC | 5 |
| RC · Science & Technology | VARC | 5 |
| Arrangements | DILR | 4 |
| Grids & Matrices | DILR | 4 |
| Inequalities & Modulus | QA | 4 |
| RC · Humanities & Philosophy | VARC | 4 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | VARC | 4 |
| Time, Speed & Distance | QA | 4 |
| Geometry | QA | 3 |
| Para Jumbles | VARC | 3 |
| Para Summary | VARC | 3 |
| Equations | QA | 2 |
| Odd Sentence Out | VARC | 2 |
| Percentages & Profit-Loss | QA | 2 |
| Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | QA | 2 |
| Functions & Graphs | QA | 1 |
| Interest | QA | 1 |
| Logarithms & Exponents | QA | 1 |
| Mensuration | QA | 1 |
| Number Systems | QA | 1 |
| Permutations & Probability | QA | 1 |
| Progressions & Series | QA | 1 |
| Set Theory | QA | 1 |
| Time & Work | QA | 1 |