CAT 2023 Question Paper (Available): Download CAT Question Paper with Solutions PDF

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CAT 2023 Question Paper is provided here. You can download slot-wise question papers available along with the answer key PDFs and solutions. We have also added previous years’ question papers. The conducting IIM released the official CAT 2023 Answer Key and response sheets on December 5, 2023.

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CAT 2023 Question Paper with Solutions PDF (Available)

The question paper is released in PDF format. CAT 2023 exam has conducted on 26 November 2023 by IIM Lucknow. The exam was conducted in three sessions across around 155 test cities.

CAT 2023 QA Question Paper PDF

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CAT 2023 VARC Question Paper PDF

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CAT 2023 DILR Question Paper PDF

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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 2023 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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