NinetynineCAT 2025 Slot 1 question paper with answers and solutions
CAT 2025 Slot 1 had 68 questions: 24 in VARC (40 minutes), 22 in DILR (40 minutes), 22 in QA (40 minutes). 23 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
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Passage 1 | Q1–Q4 · Understanding the key properties of complex systems can help us… | RC · Science & Technology | 4 questions |
| Passage 2 | Q9–Q12 · Often the well intentioned music lover or the traditionally-minded… | RC · Arts & Culture | 4 questions |
| Passage 3 | Q17–Q20 · Studies showing that income inequality plays a positive role in… | RC · Economics & Business | 4 questions |
| Passage 4 | Q21–Q24 · How can we know what someone else is thinking or feeling, let alone… | RC · Society, History & Politics | 4 questions |
| Q5 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q6 | Sentence Placement: Option 1 | Sentence Placement | MCQ |
| Q7 | Para Summary: Aging leads to less effective apoptosis, and… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q8 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
| Q13 | Sentence Placement: Option 3 | Sentence Placement | MCQ |
| Q14 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
| Q15 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q16 | Para Summary: Artists in a globalised world must navigate… | Para Summary | MCQ |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 22 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | Q1–Q5 · A train travels from Station A to Station E, passing through stations… | Routes & Networks | 5 questions |
| Set 2 | Q6–Q10 · At InnovateX, six employees, Asha, Bunty, Chintu, Dolly, Eklavya, and… | Quant-based Puzzles | 5 questions |
| Set 3 | Q11–Q14 · A round table has seven chairs around it. The chairs are numbered 1… | Arrangements | 4 questions |
| Set 4 | Q15–Q18 · Five countries engage in trade with each other. Each country levies… | Charts & Tables | 4 questions |
| Set 5 | Q19–Q22 · Alia, Badal, Clive, Dilshan, and Ehsaan played a game in which each… | Grids & Matrices | 4 questions |
Quantitative Ability (QA) 22 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | If a-6 b+6 c=4 and 6 a+3 b-3 c=50 , where a, b and c are… | Equations | MCQ |
| Q2 | A cafeteria offers 5 types of sandwiches. Moreover, for each… | Permutations & Probability | MCQ |
| Q3 | The number of distinct integers n for which log _(1/4)(n^2-7… | Logarithms & Exponents | MCQ |
| Q4 | In the set of consecutive odd numbers 1,3,5, , 57 , there is… | Progressions & Series | MCQ |
| Q5 | In a 3-digit number N, the digits are non-zero and distinct… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q6 | At a certain simple rate of interest, a given sum amounts to… | Interest | MCQ |
| Q7 | The number of non-negative integer values of k for which the… | Equations | TITA |
| Q8 | A value of c for which the minimum value of f(x)=x^2-4 c x+8… | Inequalities & Modulus | MCQ |
| Q9 | A container holds 200 litres of a solution of acid and… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
| Q10 | Shruti travels a distance of 224 km in four parts for a… | Time, Speed & Distance | MCQ |
| Q11 | The ratio of the number of students in the morning shift and… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
| Q12 | In a circle with center C and radius 6 √(2) ~cm, P Q and S R… | Geometry | MCQ |
| Q13 | The (x, y) coordinates of vertices P, Q and R of a… | Coordinate Geometry | MCQ |
| Q14 | In a class, there were more than 10 boys and a certain… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q15 | If the length of a side of a rhombus is 36 cm and the area… | Geometry | TITA |
| Q16 | A shopkeeper offers a discount of 22% on the marked price of… | Percentages & Profit-Loss | TITA |
| Q17 | The number of distinct pairs of integers (x, y) satisfying… | Inequalities & Modulus | TITA |
| Q18 | Arun, Varun and Tarun, if working alone, can complete a task… | Time & Work | MCQ |
| Q19 | For any natural number k , let a_k=3^k . The smallest… | Logarithms & Exponents | MCQ |
| Q20 | Stocks A, B and C are priced at rupees 120, 90 and 150 per… | Equations | TITA |
| Q21 | Kamala divided her investment of Rs 100000 between stocks… | Equations | TITA |
| Q22 | Let 3 ≤ x ≤ 6 and [x^2]=[x]^2 , where [x] is the greatest… | Inequalities & Modulus | MCQ |
Topic mix of CAT 2025 Slot 1
| Topic | Section | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Quant-based Puzzles | DILR | 5 |
| Routes & Networks | DILR | 5 |
| Arrangements | DILR | 4 |
| Charts & Tables | DILR | 4 |
| Equations | QA | 4 |
| Grids & Matrices | DILR | 4 |
| RC · Arts & Culture | VARC | 4 |
| RC · Economics & Business | VARC | 4 |
| RC · Science & Technology | VARC | 4 |
| RC · Society, History & Politics | VARC | 4 |
| Inequalities & Modulus | QA | 3 |
| Geometry | QA | 2 |
| Logarithms & Exponents | QA | 2 |
| Number Systems | QA | 2 |
| Odd Sentence Out | VARC | 2 |
| Para Jumbles | VARC | 2 |
| Para Summary | VARC | 2 |
| Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | QA | 2 |
| Sentence Placement | VARC | 2 |
| Coordinate Geometry | QA | 1 |
| Interest | QA | 1 |
| Percentages & Profit-Loss | QA | 1 |
| Permutations & Probability | QA | 1 |
| Progressions & Series | QA | 1 |
| Time & Work | QA | 1 |
| Time, Speed & Distance | QA | 1 |