CAT Exam Summary
CAT 2019 Slot 1 Analysis
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Overall: Moderate to Difficult
Reading Comprehension – 24 Questions
RC 1 – Arabian Nights
RC 2 – Science and Technology
RC 3 – Consumer Retail
RC 4 – Topophilia
RC 5 – penguin
Odd One Out – 3 Questions (TITA)
Parajumbles – 4 Questions (TITA)
Paragraph Summary – 3 Questions (TITA)
Reading Comprehensions Summary
P1: Aladdin – Arabian Nights
P2: Science and Technology Based
P3: Consumer Retail – Quality of Products
P4: Idea of Folks
P5: Topophilia
Most Questions were Inference Based
Few Direct Factual Questions – Who was the Author ?
Few Critical Reasoning Based Questions
Good Vocabulary would be a Boon for Aspirants
Ideal Attempt: 25 to 28 Question
LRDI
Overall: Easy to Moderate
Reasoning: 5 Sets Total
Spider Set very Easy
Chocolate and Candies set also Doable
Multiplication A/B/C/D Set Moderate
Data Interpretation: 2 sets were lengthy Calculation Intensive
1 Logical Reasoning plus Data Interpretation Combined
Ideal Attempt: 16 to 20 Question
Quants
Overall: Easy to Moderate
Geometry – 6 to 7 questions
Arithmetic – 11 to 13 questions
Algebra – 6 to 7 questions
Modern Maths – 8 Questions
Number System – 1 Question
Ideal Attempt: 22 to 25 Question
CAT 2019 Slot 2 Analysis
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension
Overall: Moderate to Difficult
5 Reading Comprehension Questions Inference Based
Parajumbles – 4 Questions (TITA) Moderate
Paragraph Summary – 3 Questions Moderate
Odd One Out – 3 Questions Moderate
Reading Comprehensions Summary
P1: British Colonization in India
P2: Language mitigating Cultural Barriers
P3: Philosophical
P4: google Archelogcial
P5: Cleaniless City
Most Questions were Inference Based
Many Critical Reasoning Based Questions
Reading Comprehension Had Poetic Language and Tough to Comprehend passages
Verbal Ability Summary
Parajumbles 4 Sets – doable
Odd One Out 3 Questions TITA
Soil Erosion Question similar to Verbal Wednesday Practice Q
Para Summary 3 Questions
Ability to convey expressions/ language questions
Thougher than Slot 1
Ideal Attempt: 23 to 26 Question
LRDI
Overall: Difficult
Reasoning:
Games Based Question – Tough
Data Interpretation
- Triangular Graph – Produce, Clothing with Revenue and Cost% Tough
- 2 DI Sets were Easy
- 2 DI Sets were Moderate ( Sudoku Based Question / 3 Doctors Clinic Based Question)
Ideal Attempt: 15 to 18 Question
Quants
Overall: Easy to Moderate
Geometry – 4 to 5 questions
Arithmetic – 12 to 15 questions
Number system – 1 to 2 questions
Functions and graphs – 2 to 3 questions
Progressions – 2 to 3 questions
Algebra – 2 to 3 Questions
No Permutation and Combination Question
Ideal Attempt: 22 to 25 Question
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