CAT 2024 Slot 1 question paper with answers and solutions

CAT 2024 Slot 1 had 68 questions: 24 in VARC (40 minutes), 22 in DILR (40 minutes), 22 in QA (40 minutes). 19 of them were TITA (type in the answer, no options). 68 have a worked solution here. Every question is tagged by topic, and answers are CAT's official key.

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC) 24 questions · 40 min

QuestionTopic
Passage 1Q4–Q7 · Landing in Australia, the British colonists weren't much impressed…RC · Science & Technology4 questions
Passage 2Q9–Q12 · Oftentimes, when economists cross borders, they are less interested in…RC · Economics & Business4 questions
Passage 3Q14–Q17 · . . . [T]he idea of craftsmanship is not simply nostalgic…RC · Economics & Business4 questions
Passage 4Q18–Q21 · In the summer of 2022, subscribers to the US streaming service HBO MAX…RC · Arts & Culture4 questions
Q1Sentence Placement: Option 2Sentence PlacementMCQ
Q2Para Summary: New technological developments have prompted…Para SummaryMCQ
Q3Odd Sentence Out: Animals have an interest in fulfilling their…Odd Sentence OutMCQ
Q8Sentence Placement: Option 1Sentence PlacementMCQ
Q13Para Summary: Learning linguistic and visual signs at an early…Para SummaryMCQ
Q22Para Summary: Animals can show emotions which are typically…Para SummaryMCQ
Q23Five jumbled up sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)…Odd Sentence OutTITA
Q24Sentence Placement: Option 1Sentence PlacementMCQ

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 22 questions · 40 min

QuestionTopic
Set 1Q1–Q4 · Six web surfers M, N, O, P, X, and Y each had 30 stars which they…Selection & Distribution4 questions
Set 2Q5–Q8 · The chart below provides complete information about the number of…Venn & Set Puzzles4 questions
Set 3Q9–Q13 · The game of QUIET is played between two teams. Six teams, numbered 1…Games & Tournaments5 questions
Set 4Q14–Q17 · The chart below shows the price data for seven shares – A, B, C, D, E…Charts & Tables4 questions
Set 5Q18–Q22 · Two students, Amiya and Ramya are the only candidates in an election…Quant-based Puzzles5 questions

Quantitative Ability (QA) 22 questions · 40 min

QuestionTopic
Q1A fruit seller has a total of 187 fruits consisting of…Ratio, Mixtures & AveragesTITA
Q2If (a+b √(n)) is the positive square root of (29-12 √(5))…Logarithms & ExponentsMCQ
Q3The sum of all real values of k for which (1/8)^k…Logarithms & ExponentsMCQ
Q4In the X Y -plane, the area, in sq. units, of the region…Coordinate GeometryMCQ
Q5Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete…Time & WorkTITA
Q6In September, the incomes of Kamal, Amal and Vimal are in…Ratio, Mixtures & AveragesMCQ
Q7Consider two sets A=2,3,5,7,11,13 and B=1,8,27 . Let f be a…Permutations & ProbabilityMCQ
Q8Let x, y , and z be real numbers satisfying aligned &…EquationsMCQ
Q9The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with…Permutations & ProbabilityTITA
Q10When 10^100 is divided by 7 , the remainder isNumber SystemsMCQ
Q11There are four numbers such that average of first two…Ratio, Mixtures & AveragesTITA
Q12An amount of Rs 10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain…InterestMCQ
Q13A shop wants to sell a certain quantity (in kg) of grains…EquationsMCQ
Q14Suppose x_1, x_2, x_3, , x_100 are in arithmetic progression…Progressions & SeriesMCQ
Q15Two places A and B are 45 kms apart and connected by a…Time, Speed & DistanceMCQ
Q16The surface area of a closed rectangular box, which is…MensurationMCQ
Q17A glass is filled with milk. Two-thirds of its content is…Ratio, Mixtures & AveragesMCQ
Q18For any natural number n , let a_n be the largest integer…Number SystemsTITA
Q19ABCD is a rectangle with sides AB = 56 cm and BC = 45 cm…GeometryTITA
Q20If the equations x^2+m x+9=0, x^2+n x+17=0 and x^2+(m+n)…EquationsTITA
Q21The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40%…Percentages & Profit-LossMCQ
Q22If x is a positive real number such that 4 log _10 x+4 log…Logarithms & ExponentsTITA

Topic mix of CAT 2024 Slot 1

TopicSectionQuestions
RC · Economics & BusinessVARC8
Games & TournamentsDILR5
Quant-based PuzzlesDILR5
Charts & TablesDILR4
Ratio, Mixtures & AveragesQA4
RC · Arts & CultureVARC4
RC · Science & TechnologyVARC4
Selection & DistributionDILR4
Venn & Set PuzzlesDILR4
EquationsQA3
Logarithms & ExponentsQA3
Para SummaryVARC3
Sentence PlacementVARC3
Number SystemsQA2
Odd Sentence OutVARC2
Permutations & ProbabilityQA2
Coordinate GeometryQA1
GeometryQA1
InterestQA1
MensurationQA1
Percentages & Profit-LossQA1
Progressions & SeriesQA1
Time & WorkQA1
Time, Speed & DistanceQA1