NinetynineCAT 2025 Slot 2 question paper with answers and solutions
CAT 2025 Slot 2 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 | Q2–Q5 · This book takes the position that setting in literature is more than… | RC · Arts & Culture | 4 questions |
| Passage 2 | Q7–Q10 · Time and again, whenever a population [of Mexican tetra fish] was… | RC · Science & Technology | 4 questions |
| Passage 3 | Q16–Q19 · In [my book "Searches"], I chronicle how big technology companies have… | RC · Science & Technology | 4 questions |
| Passage 4 | Q20–Q23 · Different sciences exhibit different science cultures and practices… | RC · Science & Technology | 4 questions |
| Q1 | Sentence Placement: Option 3 | Sentence Placement | MCQ |
| Q6 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q11 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
| Q12 | Sentence Placement: Option 3 | Sentence Placement | MCQ |
| Q13 | Para Summary: In our attempts to shape the world around us to… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q14 | Para Summary: Parker Brothers' capitalist intent led to them… | Para Summary | MCQ |
| Q15 | Five jumbled sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), related… | Odd Sentence Out | TITA |
| Q24 | The four sentences (labelled 1, 2, 3, and 4) given below… | Para Jumbles | TITA |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) 22 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | Q1–Q5 · The two most populous cities and the non-urban region (NUR) of each of… | Quant-based Puzzles | 5 questions |
| Set 2 | Q6–Q9 · There are six spherical balls, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6, and four… | Grids & Matrices | 4 questions |
| Set 3 | Q10–Q14 · Ananya Raga, Bhaskar Tala, Charu Veena, and Devendra Sur are four… | Scheduling | 5 questions |
| Set 4 | Q15–Q18 · The Sustainability Index (SI) of a country at a point in time is an… | Charts & Tables | 4 questions |
| Set 5 | Q19–Q22 · The following charts depict details of research papers written by four… | Charts & Tables | 4 questions |
Quantitative Ability (QA) 22 questions · 40 min
| Question | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | If m and n are integers such that ( m + 2 n ) ( 2 m + n ) =… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q2 | If log _ 64 x ^ 2 + log _ 8 √( y ) + 3 log _ 512 ( √( y ) z… | Logarithms & Exponents | MCQ |
| Q3 | The average number of copies of a book sold per day by a… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | TITA |
| Q4 | Let f ( x ) = ( x )/( ( 2 x - 1 ) ) and g ( x ) = ( x )/… | Functions & Graphs | MCQ |
| Q5 | If 9 ^ x ^ 2 + 2 x - 3 - 4 ( 3 ^ x ^ 2 + 2 x - 2 ) + 27 = 0… | Logarithms & Exponents | MCQ |
| Q6 | Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon and P and Q be the midpoints… | Geometry | MCQ |
| Q7 | If a , b , c and d are integers such that their sum is 46… | Inequalities & Modulus | TITA |
| Q8 | Let a _ n be the n ^ th term of a decreasing infinite… | Progressions & Series | MCQ |
| Q9 | Suppose a , b , c are three distinct natural numbers, such… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q10 | Two tangents drawn from a point P touch a circle with center… | Geometry | TITA |
| Q11 | The number of divisors of ( 2 ^ 6 × 3 ^ 5 × 5 ^ 3 × 7 ^ 2 )… | Number Systems | MCQ |
| Q12 | Ankita is twice as efficient as Bipin, while Bipin is twice… | Time & Work | TITA |
| Q13 | The ratio of expenditures of Lakshmi and Meenakshi is 2 : 3… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
| Q14 | The set of all real values of x for which ( x ^ 2 - | x + 9… | Inequalities & Modulus | MCQ |
| Q15 | An item with a cost price of Rs. 1650 is sold at a certain… | Percentages & Profit-Loss | MCQ |
| Q16 | The equations 3 x ^ 2 - 5 x + p = 0 and 2 x ^ 2 - 2 x + q =… | Equations | MCQ |
| Q17 | A mixture of coffee and cocoa, 16% of which is coffee, costs… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
| Q18 | A loan of Rs 1000 is fully repaid by two installments of Rs… | Interest | MCQ |
| Q19 | Rita and Sneha can row a boat at 5 km/h and 6 km/h in still… | Time, Speed & Distance | TITA |
| Q20 | The sum of digits of the number ( 625 ) ^ 65 × ( 128 ) ^ 36… | Number Systems | TITA |
| Q21 | In a A B C , points D and E are on the sides BC and AC… | Geometry | MCQ |
| Q22 | A certain amount of money was divided among Pinu, Meena… | Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | MCQ |
Topic mix of CAT 2025 Slot 2
| Topic | Section | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| RC · Science & Technology | VARC | 12 |
| Charts & Tables | DILR | 8 |
| Quant-based Puzzles | DILR | 5 |
| Scheduling | DILR | 5 |
| Grids & Matrices | DILR | 4 |
| Number Systems | QA | 4 |
| Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | QA | 4 |
| RC · Arts & Culture | VARC | 4 |
| Geometry | QA | 3 |
| Inequalities & Modulus | QA | 2 |
| Logarithms & Exponents | QA | 2 |
| Odd Sentence Out | VARC | 2 |
| Para Jumbles | VARC | 2 |
| Para Summary | VARC | 2 |
| Sentence Placement | VARC | 2 |
| Equations | QA | 1 |
| Functions & Graphs | QA | 1 |
| Interest | QA | 1 |
| Percentages & Profit-Loss | QA | 1 |
| Progressions & Series | QA | 1 |
| Time & Work | QA | 1 |
| Time, Speed & Distance | QA | 1 |