NinetynineCAT Interest questions 19 since 2017
Across the 24 CAT papers from 2017 to 2025, Interest was asked 19 times, in 19 of the 24 papers. CAT asks about 0.8 Interest questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 0.8 per paper, against 0.9 in the four years before (steady). 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, Interest was asked 19 times, in 19 of the 24 papers.
- Interest is the 13th most-asked of the 16 CAT QA topics, with 3.1% of all QA questions since 2017.
- CAT asks about 0.8 Interest questions per paper on average; in 2022–2025 it was 0.8 per paper, against 0.9 in the four years before (steady).
- The heaviest year for Interest was CAT 2018, with 2 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 Interest questions come in CAT each year?
| Year | Questions | Slots that year | Per slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| CAT 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| CAT 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
| CAT 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| CAT 2021 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| CAT 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| CAT 2023 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 |
| CAT 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 |
| CAT 2025 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 |
Interest ideas CAT has repeated
- Comparing simple and compound interest on the same principal 4 questions, 2019–2025
- Loan repaid in instalments under compound interest 3 questions, 2018–2025
- Capital split across different interest rates: total interest 6 questions, 2019–2025
All Interest questions, newest first
CAT 2025
- CAT 2025 Slot 2 · QA Q18 A loan of Rs 1000 is fully repaid by two installments of Rs…
- CAT 2025 Slot 1 · QA Q6 At a certain simple rate of interest, a given sum amounts to…
CAT 2024
- CAT 2024 Slot 3 · QA Q11 Aman invests Rs 4000 in a bank at a certain rate of…
- CAT 2024 Slot 2 · QA Q15 Anil invests Rs 22000 for 6 years in a scheme with 4%…
- CAT 2024 Slot 1 · QA Q12 An amount of Rs 10000 is deposited in bank A for a certain…
CAT 2023
- CAT 2023 Slot 2 · QA Q12 Anil borrows Rs 2 lakhs at an interest rate of 8% per annum…
- CAT 2023 Slot 1 · QA Q16 Anil invests Rs. 22000 for 6 years in a certain scheme with…
CAT 2022
- CAT 2022 Slot 3 · QA Q9 Nitu has an initial capital of ₹ 20,000 . Out of this, she…
- CAT 2022 Slot 2 · QA Q18 Mr. Pinto invests one-fifth of his capital at 6%, one-third…
- CAT 2022 Slot 1 · QA Q16 Alex invested his savings in two parts. The simple interest…
CAT 2021
- CAT 2021 Slot 3 · QA Q21 Bank A offers 6% interest rate per annum compounded half…
- CAT 2021 Slot 1 · QA Q10 Anil invests some money at a fixed rate of interest… answer only
CAT 2020
- CAT 2020 Slot 3 · QA Q20 A person invested a certain amount of money at 10% annual… answer only
- CAT 2020 Slot 2 · QA Q8 For the same principal amount, the compound interest for two… answer only
- CAT 2020 Slot 1 · QA Q3 Veeru invested Rs 10000 at 5% simple annual interest, and…
CAT 2019
- CAT 2019 Slot 2 · QA Q32 Amal invests Rs 12000 at 8% interest, compounded annually… answer only
- CAT 2019 Slot 1 · QA Q11 A person invested a total amount of Rs 15 lakh. A part of it… answer only
CAT 2018
- CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA Q28 Gopal borrows Rs. X from Ankit at 8% annual interest. He… answer only
- CAT 2018 Slot 1 · QA Q15 John borrowed Rs. 2,10,000 from a bank at an interest rate… answer only
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