NinetynineCAT topics 34 topics, 1,830 questions
Each of the 1,830 questions in the 24 CAT papers since 2017 is tagged with one topic. These are the 34 topics, ranked by how often CAT asks them. For the year-by-year view see CAT topic weightage.
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
| Topic | Questions | Per paper | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC · Society, History & Politics | 179 | 7.5 | falling |
| RC · Science & Technology | 138 | 5.8 | falling |
| Para Jumbles | 81 | 3.4 | falling |
| RC · Humanities & Philosophy | 54 | 2.3 | falling |
| Para Summary | 48 | 2.0 | rising |
| RC · Economics & Business | 44 | 1.8 | steady |
| RC · Arts & Culture | 41 | 1.7 | rising |
| Odd Sentence Out | 30 | 1.3 | steady |
| Sentence Placement | 27 | 1.1 | rising |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
| Topic | Questions | Per paper | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charts & Tables | 130 | 5.4 | steady |
| Quant-based Puzzles | 127 | 5.3 | rising |
| Grids & Matrices | 67 | 2.8 | falling |
| Venn & Set Puzzles | 60 | 2.5 | falling |
| Routes & Networks | 41 | 1.7 | rising |
| Scheduling | 41 | 1.7 | falling |
| Selection & Distribution | 41 | 1.7 | falling |
| Arrangements | 40 | 1.7 | falling |
| Games & Tournaments | 29 | 1.2 | falling |
Quantitative Ability (QA)
| Topic | Questions | Per paper | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio, Mixtures & Averages | 84 | 3.5 | steady |
| Geometry | 65 | 2.7 | steady |
| Logarithms & Exponents | 55 | 2.3 | steady |
| Equations | 52 | 2.2 | steady |
| Inequalities & Modulus | 49 | 2.0 | steady |
| Time, Speed & Distance | 48 | 2.0 | falling |
| Percentages & Profit-Loss | 46 | 1.9 | falling |
| Number Systems | 40 | 1.7 | steady |
| Progressions & Series | 38 | 1.6 | steady |
| Time & Work | 34 | 1.4 | falling |
| Functions & Graphs | 23 | 1.0 | falling |
| Permutations & Probability | 21 | 0.9 | steady |
| Interest | 19 | 0.8 | steady |
| Coordinate Geometry | 16 | 0.7 | steady |
| Mensuration | 13 | 0.5 | falling |
| Set Theory | 9 | 0.4 | steady |