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CAT2014Analysis:Nov22,Morningslot
ThethirdslotofCAT2014isoveranditwasalongthesamelinesasthefirst2slots.TherewerenosurprisesinthestructureandtheQADIsectionhad34QAquestionsalongwith16DI
questionsin4setsof4questionseach.IntheVALRsection,VerbalLogicandUsagecontributedto18questionswhileLRandRCcontributedto16questionseach(4setsof4
questionseach).
WhiletheQAANDVAquestionscontinuedtobeveryeasy,LRandDIweredifficultandmanystudentswouldhavehadatoughtimetryingtosolvethesesets.VerbalLogicandRC
provedtobelifesaversinthesecondsection.
Theoverallstructureofthepaperwasasfollows:
Section

No.ofQuestions

OptimalTimeinminutes

DifficultyLevel

GoodAttempts

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation

50

80

Easy

35+

VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning

50

90

EasyModerate

35+

Total

100

170

Easy

70+

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation
Therewere34questionsofQAand16questionsofDIintheslot.Thedifficultylevelwaslowandthequestionsweredesignedtotestthegraspoffundamentals.
TherewerequestionsfromregulartopicslikeNumberSystem,Algebra,Geometry,ModernMathandGeometry.Thereweretwoquestionsfromtrigonometryaswell.
QuestionsinDataInterpretationareadidnotinvolveconvolutedcalculationshowever,theycontinuedtobetricky.
AshasbeenthenormthisyearLogicbasedDIwasvisibleagain.AllthequestionsinDIcameinsetsof4.
Section

QuantitativeAbility

DataInterpretation

Topic

No.ofQuestions

NumberSystem

57

Algebra

57

Arithmetic

1113

ModernMath

34

Trigonometry

GeometryandMensuration

79

BarGraphs

IncompleteTable

Tablebased

LRBased

WithaveryeasyQAgoodstudentscouldhaveattemptedabout2830questionsinQAand2setsofDIforatotalof35+attempts.Howeverinaneasypaperitisaccuracythatisthe
differentiatorandanyonewithpooraccuracywillloseout.
VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning
Thequestionsinthissectionwereoflowdifficultylevel.Thetrickherewastoaimforhighaccuracybycorrectlyidentifyingthequestionsthatonewasconfidentofsolvingcorrectly.
RCsweremanageable,notbeinginordinatelylengthyorabstract.Atmostonlyoneofthefourgivenpassageswastough.Therewasabalancedmixofquestionsfromvariousareasof
VerbalAbility.
AllthequestionsinLRcameinsetsof4.2setsweredoablewhileitwasbesttoleavetherestalone.
Surprises:Therewerenoquestionsofvocabularyorfillintheblanks.
WithadifficultLRandeasyRCmanystudentsendedupattemptingthreeRCpassagesandonlytwoLRsets.Anattemptof35+wouldbeconsideredgoodinthissection.
Area
ReadingComprehension
(16Questions)

EnglishUsage
(18Questions)

Topic

No.ofQuestions

Description

ReadingComprehension

16

4passagesofabout550wordsand4questionseach.Allthepassageswereeasytoreadand
comprehendandthedifficultylevelofthequestionsvariedfromeasytomoderate.Onlyone
questioninoneofthepassageswasafurtherapplicationquestionthatcouldhavetroubledthe
students.

SentenceCorrection

Spotthecorrectsentence,outoffivesentences/partsofasentence.Easytomoderatebutthe
optionsgaveawaytheanswer.

Parajumble

5Sentencetype.Veryeasy.Onecouldhavesolvedatleast2ofthesebyonlyspottingthefirst
sentenceofthesequenceandusingtheoptions.Thelanguagetoowasnotdifficult.Exceptfor
onequestions,sentencesweremoderateinlength.

Summary

Smallparagraphofabout200wordsfollowedbyfouroptions.Eliminationofoptionsmadethe
taskeasy.

CriticalReasoning

Smallpassageofabout200250words,followedbyaninferencequestiontimeconsumingbut
easy

Grammar

Simplewords,useofphrasalverbs

Parajumble(Oddsentenceout)

Veryeasysentencestoread,thethemewasnotdifficulteither,shortsentences.Correctanswer
waseasytospotowingtoveryobviouspointersuseofpronouns,changeincontextetc.

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LogicalReasoning
(16Questions)

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MaximaMinimaconcept

Arrangement

Circulararrangement

Settheorybased

2LRsetswerenotverytimeconsuminganddoable.1setwasdifficultandtimeconsumingbut
doable.Thelastsetwasverydifficultandleftbestalone.Studentsweretestedontheconceptof
maximaminima.

CAT2014ExamAnalysis:Nov16,Morningslot
ThefirstslotofCAT2014isoverandasexpectedthechangeinthepatternofCATledtoloweringofthedifficultylevel.TherewerenosurprisesinthestructureandtheADIsectionhad
34QAquestionsalongwith16DIquestionsin4setsof4questionseach.IntheVALRsection,VerbalLogicandUsagecontributedto18questionswhileLRandRCcontributedto16
questionseach(4setsof4questionseach).
WhiletheQAquestionsinthispaperwerepossiblytheeasiesteverinCAT(aseasyasCAT2006),LRandDIweredifficultandmanystudentswouldhavehadatoughtimetryingto
solvethesesets.VerbalLogicandRCprovedtobelifesaversinthesecondsection.
Theoverallstructureofthepaperwasasfollows:
Section

No.ofQuestions

OptimalTimeinminutes

DifficultyLevel

GoodAttempts

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation

50

80

Easy

35+

VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning

50

90

EasyModerate

30+

Total

100

170

Easy

65

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation
Therewere34questionsofQAand16questionsofDIintheslot.Thedifficultylevelwaslowandthequestionsweredesignedtotestthegraspoffundamentals.Therewerequestions
fromregulartopicslikeNumberSystem,Algebra,Geometry,ModernMathandGeometry.Therewasonequestionfromtrigonometryaswell.QuestionsinDataInterpretationareawere
notverydifficulteitheranddidnotinvolveconvolutedcalculations.AllthequestionsinDIcameinsetsof4.TherewasanLRbasedDIaswell.TherewerenoDSquestions.
Section

QuantitativeAbility

DataInterpretation

Topic

No.ofQuestions

NumberSystem

Algebra

34

Arithmetic

1114

ModernMath

23

Trigonometry

12

GeometryandMensuration

BarGraphs

VennDiagram

Tablebased

LRBased

WithaveryeasyQAgoodstudentscouldhaveattemptedabout2830questionsinQAand2setsofDIforatotalof35+attempts.Howeverinaneasypaperitisaccuracythatisthe
differentiatorandanyonewithpooraccuracywillloseout.
VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning
Thequestionsinthissectionwereofdifficultylevel.Thetrickherewastoaimforhighaccuracybycorrectlyidentifyingthequestionsthatonewasconfidentofsolvingcorrectly.RCs
weremanageable,notbeinginordinatelylengthyorabstract.Atmostonlyoneofthefourgivenpassageswastough.Therewasabalancedmixofquestionsfromvariousareasof
VerbalAbility.AllthequestionsinLRcameinsetsof4.2setsweredoablewhileitwasbesttoleavealone.
Surprises:Therewerenoquestionsofvocabularyorfillintheblanks.
WithadifficultLRandeasyRCmanystudentsendedupattemptingthreeRCpassagesandonlyoneLRset.Anattemptof3032wouldbeconsideredgoodinthissection.
Area

ReadingComprehension
(16Questions)

EnglishUsage
(18Questions)

LogicalReasoning
(16Questions)

Topic

No.ofQuestions

Description

ReadingComprehension

16

4passagesofabout550wordseachand4questions.Intwoofthepassages,thepassagewas
followedby3questionsandthenanLRset.Theremaining1questionappearedlaterinthe
paper.Allthepassageswereeasytoreadandcomprehendandthedifficultylevelofthe
questionsvariedfromeasytomoderate.Onlyonequestioninoneofthepassageswasafurther
applicationquestionthatcouldhavetroubledthestudents.

SentenceCorrection

Spotthecorrectsentence,outoffivesentences/partsofsentence.Easytomoderatebutthe
optionsgaveawaytheanswer.

Parajumble

5Sentencetype.Veryeasy,onecouldhavesolvedatleast2ofthesebyonlyspottingthefirst
sentenceofthesequenceandusingtheoptions.Thelanguagetoowasnotdifficult.Exceptfor
onequestions,sentencesweremoderateinlength.

Summary

Smallparagraphofabout200wordsfollowedbyfouroptions.Eliminationofoptionsmadethe
taskeasy.

CriticalReasoning

Smallpassageofabout200250words,followedbyaninferencequestiontimeconsumingbut
easy

Grammar

Simplewords,useofphrasalverbs

Parajumble(Oddsentenceout)

Veryeasysentencestoread,thethemewasnotdifficulteither,shortsentences.Correctanswer
waseasytospotowingtoveryobviouspointersuseofpronouns,changeincontextetc.

Tournament

Combination

Dataarrangement

Binary+Mathematical

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2LRsetswerenotverytimeconsuminganddoable.1setwasdifficultandtimeconsumingbut
doable.Thelastsetwasverydifficultandleftbestalone.Therewasasetonbinarysystem.

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CAT2014Analysis:Nov16,Eveningslot
ThesecondslotofCAT2014isoveranditwassimilartoslot1.TherewerenosurprisesinthestructureandtheQADIsectionhad34QAquestionsalongwith16DIquestionsin4sets
of4questionseach.IntheVALRsection,VerbalLogicandUsagecontributedto18questionswhileLRandRCcontributedto16questionseach(4setsof4questionseach).
WhiletheQAquestionsinthispaperwerepossiblytheeasiesteverinCAT(aseasyasCAT2006),LRandDIweredifficultandmanystudentswouldhavehadatoughtimetryingto
solvethesesets.VerbalLogicandRCprovedtobelifesaversinthesecondsection.
Theoverallstructureofthepaperwasasfollows:

Section

No.ofQuestions

OptimalTimeinminutes

DifficultyLevel

GoodAttempts

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation

50

80

EasyModerate

35

VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning

50

90

EasyModerate

32

Total

100

170

Easy

6570

QuantitativeAbilityandDataInterpretation
Therewere34questionsofQAand16questionsofDIintheslot.Thedifficultylevelwaslowandthequestionsweredesignedtotestthegraspoffundamentals.Therewerequestions
fromregulartopicslikeNumberSystem,Algebra,Geometry,ModernMathandGeometry.Therewasonequestionfromtrigonometryandonelogicbasedaswell.QuestionsinData
Interpretationareawerenotveryeasyeitherandinvolvedconvolutedcalculations.AllthequestionsinDIcameinsetsof4.TherewasanLRbasedDIaswell.TherewerenoDS
questions.
Section

QuantitativeAbility

DataInterpretation

Topic

No.ofQuestions

NumberSystem

Algebra

Arithmetic

ModernMath

Trigonometry

GeometryandMensuration

LogicBased

TableBased

VennDiagram

Tablebased

ScatteredGraph

WithaveryeasyQAgoodstudentscouldhaveattemptedabout2830questionsinQAand2setsofDIforatotalof35+attempts.Howeverinaneasypaperitisaccuracythatisthe
differentiatorandanyonewithpooraccuracywillloseout.
VerbalAbilityandLogicalReasoning
Thequestionsinthissectionwereofdifficultylevel.Thetrickherewastoaimforhighaccuracybycorrectlyidentifyingthequestionsthatonewasconfidentofsolvingcorrectly.RCs
weremanageable,notbeinginordinatelylengthyorabstract.Atmostonlyoneofthefourgivenpassageswastough.Therewasabalancedmixofquestionsfromvariousareasof
VerbalAbility.AllthequestionsinLRcameinsetsof4.Twosetsweredoablewhileitwasbesttoleavealone.
WithadifficultLRandeasyRCmanystudentsendedupattemptingthreeRCpassagesandonlyoneLRset.Anattemptof3032wouldbeconsideredgoodinthissection.
Area

Topic

No.ofQuestions

Description
1passagesofabout600wordsand3passagesof700wordseachwith4questions.Allthe

ReadingComprehension
(16Questions)

ReadingComprehension

passageswereeasytoreadandcomprehendandthedifficultylevelofthequestionsvaried
fromeasytomoderate.Onlyonequestioninoneofthepassageswasafurtherapplication

16

questionthatcouldhavetroubledthestudents.
Spotthecorrectsentence,outoffivesentences/partsofsentence.Easytomoderatebutthe
optionsgaveawaytheanswer.

SentenceCorrection

Parajumble

Summary

CriticalReasoning

Smallpassageofabout200250words,followedbyaninferencequestiontimeconsumingbut
easy

Grammar

Simplewords,useofphrasalverbs

Parajumble(Oddsentenceout)

Veryeasysentencestoread,thethemewasnotdifficulteither,shortsentences.Correctanswer
waseasytospotowingtoveryobviouspointersuseofpronouns,changeincontextetc.

CircularArrangement

Dataarrangement

4*2

1LRsetbasedondataarrangementwasnotverytimeconsuminganddoable.1setwas
difficultandtimeconsumingbutdoable.Theremainingtwosetswereverydifficultandleftbest

Mathematical

alone.Therewasasetoncalculations.

5Sentencetype.Veryeasy,onecouldhavesolvedatleast2ofthesebyonlyspottingthefirst

EnglishUsage
(18Questions)

LogicalReasoning
(16Questions)

sentenceofthesequenceandusingtheoptions.Thelanguagetoowasnotdifficult.Exceptfor
onequestions,sentencesweremoderateinlength.
Smallparagraphofabout200wordsfollowedbyfouroptions.Eliminationofoptionsmadethe
taskeasy.

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