CAT 2020 Question Paper: Download CAT Question Paper with Solution PDF for VARC, DILR and QA

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Updated on - Nov 10, 2025

CAT 2020 question papers with answer key PDFs and solutions are provided here for download. VARC was rated the toughest with RC passages accounting for 70% of the questions. QA was of moderate difficulty with a few tricky questions. DILR was relatively easy but lengthy. 

CAT Question Paper

CAT 2020 Question Paper with Solutions PDF (Available)

CAT 2020 exam was conducted on 29 November 2020 and the CAT question paper is available here in PDF format with Solutions PDF. The exam was conducted in three sessions across around 155 test cities.

CAT 2020 Question Paper PDF (Quantitative Aptitude)

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CAT Question Paper 2020 (QA Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (QA Slot 2) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (QA Slot 3) Download PDF Check Solutions

CAT 2020 Question Paper PDF (VARC)

CAT Exam Slot Question Paper PDF Solution PDF
CAT Question Paper 2020 (VARC Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (VARC Slot 2) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (VARC Slot 3) Download PDF Check Solutions

CAT 2020 Question Paper PDF (DILR)

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CAT Question Paper 2020 (DILR Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (DILR Slot 2) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2020 (DILR Slot 3) Download PDF Check Solutions

CAT Exam Pattern

CAT is a 2-hour computer-based exam with a total of 204 marks from 68 questions distributed among three sections: VARC, DILR, and QA, each section with a time limit of 40 minutes. The CAT exam has both MCQs and TITA questions, with a marking system of +3 for correct responses, −1 for incorrect MCQs, and no negative marking for TITA.

Feature Details
Exam Name Common Admission Test (CAT)
Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Total Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Number of Sections 3
Sectional Time Limit 40 minutes per section (auto switch)
Total Questions 68
Question Types MCQs & TITA (Type In The Answer)
Marking Scheme +3 for correct, -1 for incorrect MCQ, 0 for TITA
Language of Exam English
Total Marks 204

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CAT 2020 Questions

  • 1.
    Renu would take 15 days working 4 hours per day to complete a certain task whereas Seema would take 8 days working 5 hours per day to complete the same task. They decide to work together to complete this task. Seema agrees to work for double the number of hours per day as Renu, while Renu agrees to work for double the number of days as Seema. If Renu works 2 hours per day, then the number of days Seema will work, is


      • 2.
        If $(a + b\sqrt{n})$ is the positive square root of $(29 - 12\sqrt{5})$, where $a$ and $b$ are integers, and $n$ is a natural number, then the maximum possible value of $(a + b + n)$ is ?

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        • 3.
          The selling price of a product is fixed to ensure 40% profit. If the product had cost 40% less and had been sold for 5 rupees less, then the resulting profit would have been 50%. The original selling price, in rupees, of the product is

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          • 4.
            Bina incurs 19% loss when she sells a product at Rs. 4860 to Shyam, who in turn sells this product to Hari. If Bina would have sold this product to Shyam at the purchase price of Hari, she would have obtained 17% profit. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Shyam is


              • 5.
                Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on this marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is

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