NinetynineCAT Arrangements questions 40 since 2017
Across the 24 CAT papers from 2017 to 2025, Arrangements was asked 40 times, in 8 of the 24 papers. CAT asks about 1.7 Arrangements questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 0.7 per paper, against 2.4 in the four years before (falling). Below is how often it appeared each year, the ideas CAT keeps reusing, and every question with its answer.
Key facts
- Across the 24 CAT papers from 2017 to 2025, Arrangements was asked 40 times, in 8 of the 24 papers.
- Arrangements is the 8th most-asked of the 9 CAT DILR topics, with 6.9% of all DILR questions since 2017.
- CAT asks about 1.7 Arrangements questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 0.7 per paper, against 2.4 in the four years before (falling).
- The heaviest year for Arrangements was CAT 2019, with 12 questions across 2 slots.
Counted from all 24 CAT papers 2017–2025 (1,830 questions), one topic tag per question. How we tag.
How many Arrangements questions come in CAT each year?
| Year | Questions | Slots that year | Per slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT 2017 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 |
| CAT 2018 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 |
| CAT 2019 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 |
| CAT 2020 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 |
| CAT 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2022 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2025 | 8 | 3 | 2.7 |
Arrangements ideas CAT has repeated
- Circular seating with players moving or passing around the circle 8 questions, 2025
All Arrangements questions, newest first
CAT 2025
- CAT 2025 Slot 3 · Set 4 Seven children, Aarav, Bina, Chirag, Diya, Eshan, Farhan, and Gaurav… (4 questions)
- CAT 2025 Slot 1 · Set 3 A round table has seven chairs around it. The chairs are numbered 1… (4 questions)
CAT 2020
- CAT 2020 Slot 2 · Set 2 A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots… (4 questions)
CAT 2019
- CAT 2019 Slot 2 · Set 6 The first year students in a business school are split into six… (4 questions)
- CAT 2019 Slot 1 · Set 5 A supermarket has to place 12 items (coded A to L) in shelves numbered… (4 questions)
- CAT 2019 Slot 1 · Set 8 Princess, Queen, Rani and Samragni were the four finalists in a dance… (4 questions)
CAT 2018
- CAT 2018 Slot 2 · Set 6 Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and… (4 questions)
- CAT 2018 Slot 1 · Set 6 Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1, P2, …, P20… (4 questions)
CAT 2017
- CAT 2017 Slot 2 · Set 4 Eight friends: Ajit, Byomkesh, Gargi, Jayanta, Kikira, Manik, Prodosh… (4 questions)
- CAT 2017 Slot 2 · Set 7 A high security research lab requires the researchers to set a pass… (4 questions)
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