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

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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.
    If \(x\) and \(y\) are real numbers such that \(4x^2 + 4y^2 - 4xy - 6y + 3 = 0\), then the value of \((4x + 5y)\) is


      • 2.
        Two points A and B are 45 km apart. Anil started from A. Sunil started from B. They met each other after 1 hour 30 mins. and after meeting, they continued towards their destinations. Time taken by Anil to reach Point B was 1 hr 15 mins more than the time taken by Sunil to reach point A. Find speed of Anil

          • 12
          • 16
          • 18
          • 24

        • 3.
          The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the distinct non-zero digits $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$, with each digit appearing exactly once in every number, is $153310 + n$, where $n$ is a single digit natural number. Then, the value of $(a + b + c + d)$ is ?


            • 4.
              Let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be real numbers satisfying
              \(4(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) = a,\)
              \(4(x - y - z) = 3 + a.\)
              Then $a$ equals ?

                • 3
                • 4
                • 1
                • $1\frac{1}{3}$

              • 5.
                The sum of all real values of $k$ for which $(\frac{1}{8})^k \times (\frac{1}{32768})^{\frac{4}{3}} = \frac{1}{8} \times (\frac{1}{32768})^{\frac{k}{3}}$ is

                  • \(\frac{4}{3}\)
                  • -\(\frac{4}{3}\)
                  • \(\frac{2}{3}\)
                  • -\(\frac{2}{3}\)

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