CAT 2021 Question Papers: Download Slot Wise CAT Question Paper & Answer Key PDFs for VARC, DILR, QA

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Updated on - Nov 10, 2025

CAT 2021 Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs along with solutions are available for all 3 slots. The total number of questions were reduced to 66 from 76. Hence, VARC had 24 questions, DILR had 20 questions, and QA had 22 questions. 50% of the questions were from Arithmetic. In CAT VARC, 16 questions were based on RCs. 

CAT Question Paper
 

CAT 2021 Question Paper with Solutions PDF (Available)

CAT 2021 exam was conducted on 27 October 2021 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 2021 Question Paper PDF (Quantitative Aptitude)

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CAT Question Paper 2021 (QA Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
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CAT Question Paper 2021 (QA Slot 3) Download PDF Check Solutions

CAT 2021 Question Paper PDF (VARC)

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CAT Question Paper 2021 (VARC Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2021 (VARC Slot 2) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2021 (VARC Slot 3) Download PDF Check Solutions

CAT 2021 Question Paper PDF (DILR)

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CAT Question Paper 2021 (DILR Slot 1) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2021 (DILR Slot 2) Download PDF Check Solutions
CAT Question Paper 2021 (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

CAT 2021 Paper Analysis

VARC: The VARC pattern changed to four RC passages with four questions each, instead of the earlier 5-5-4-4 format. Difficulty was moderate to tough, with Slot 1 the hardest. VA included para jumbles, summaries, and odd-one-out, similar to previous years. RCs on dystopia and ancient Maya were challenging, while topics like tea history and self-control were easier.

DILR: The number of sets reduced from five to four. Each slot had a mix of DI and LR, and some sets were very time-consuming. The overall structure was similar across slots, but difficulty was different. Avoiding tricky sets was important for a good attempt.

QA: This section was dominated by arithmetic (10–11 questions per slot), followed by algebra, geometry, and number systems. The questions were conceptually easy but many of them required lengthy calculations. Slot 3 was the toughest, and speed with accuracy were required to score well.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

CAT 2021 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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