CAT 2019 Question Paper (Official)

CAT 2019 Question Paper - Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode released the question paper for Common Admission Test (CAT 2019) for slots I and II. CAT 2019 was conducted on November 24, 2019. IIM Kozhikode released the question papers of CAT 2019 along with the answer key. Candidates who appeared for CAT exam could download the question paper of the same to know the exam structure and the difficulty level. CAT 2019 question paper had three sections which are quantitative aptitude, logical reasoning, verbal ability, and comprehension and data interpretation. To know about the CAT important dates, how to download the CAT question paper, paper analysis and more, read the complete article provided. Candidates who are planning to appear for the CAT 2020 exam can go through the CAT 2019 question paper to get an idea about the type of questions that were asked in different sections, what were the topics that were covered
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CAT Exam Dates 2020

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CAT Section-wise Question Paper Details (Slot 1)

VARC Section

The VARC section of the 2019 CAT exam paper had a total of 34 questions (24 from the RC and 10 from the VA). 5 RC passages were of 550-600 words. The section had five questions in four passages, and four questions in one passage. The topics of the RC passages have been given below:

• Origin of Story of Aladdin

• Emperor Penguins

• Topophilia

• British Folk Music

• Internet Shopping and Choice Anxiety

The VA section had 4 questions on parajumbles, 3 on out of context sentences and 3 on summary. The overall difficulty level of VARC was moderate to difficult.

DILR Section

CAT 2019 exam DILR section had 32 questions divided into eight sets. Six sets out of eight were from Logical Reasoning, and two were on Data Interpretation. Every set contained four questions.

Logical Reasoning Consisted of:

• Coding

• Dancers and Composers

• Linear Arrangement in SuperMarket

• Prizes to be put in 100 boxes

• Streets Intersection

• Archery

Data Interpretation Consisted of:

• Spider Chart on 5 vendors and 6 attributes

• Bar Chart + Table Crimes in States

QA Section

The level of the CAT 2019 QA section was medium difficult. It had 34 questions in total, out of which 13 were easy, 13-15 were medium and 6-8 were tough. This section had a maximum number of questions about TITA (11). The questions were of the topics below.

Section Details

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CAT Section-wise Question Paper Details (Slot 2)

VARC Section

Cat 2019 slot 2 question paper also had five RC passages containing 24 questions and 10 VA questions. Of the five sections on the RC, four had five questions and one had four. For all RC passages, the word count was 400-500. All were easy to read apart from one passage but inferential in nature with very close options.

RC Passages:

• British Colonial Policy

• Distributing Bureaucracy

• Google and Archaeology

• Dense Cities

• Language and Culture

VA Section Topics:

• Contextual Odd Man Out

• Jumbled Sentences

• Paragraph Summary

DILR Section

Slot 2 DILR section was almost similar to slot 1.The Scatter plot on Rainfall and Profit /loss spider map in the two DI sets were simple, and so was the set on Venn Diagram.

Some of the sets were quite difficult, like those on different rows /columns, and language teams; while sets on tournaments, doctors, and paper settings were hard.

• Doctors

• DI Sets

• Spider chart on profit/loss

• Teams with languages

• Tournaments

• Scatter plot on Rainfall

• Setting of the paper

• Different rows/columns

QA Section

Slot 2 's QA section was much easier than the last three years. There were a variety of simpler questions about Arithmetic and Modern Math. There were a combination of concepts. Candidates had to learn different properties and concepts qualitatively, and apply them to answer the questions accordingly. Like slot 1, the QA segment included 11 TITA questions in this CAT paper too.

Section Details

CAT Analysis 2019

CAT 2019 was conducted on 24 November 2019. The result of CAT 2019 was declared on January 4, 2020. The test was conducted in two slots. According to the experts, CAT 2019 was moderately tough compared to CAT 2018. Sections such as logical reasoning, quantitative aptitude and interpretation of data were difficult. On the other hand, the section on verbal and reading understanding was simple. In addition, CAT 2018 saw a lot of changes, like:

• The number of candidates increased

• Seven new exam centres were added

The examination fee increased and new payment methods have been added. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will also accept CAT scores for admission into MBA programmes.

Note: Registration for CAT 2020 will commence from August 5.

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