CAT 2016 Question Paper was rated difficult compared to the previous year. The paper included three sections: namely, Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension. These sections consisted of 34, 32, and 34 questions respectively. Candidates who attempted 72+ questions with 95% accuracy were able to get 99.5+ percentile.
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CAT 2016 Question Paper with Solution PDF – DILR Slot 2
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In a family of six members—P, Q, R, S, T, and U—there are three males and three females. P is married to Q, and they have two daughters, S and T. R is the only son of P. U is the mother-in-law of Q. Who is the father-in-law of Q?
If ‘A + B’ means A is the brother of B, ‘A – B’ means A is the sister of B, and ‘A × B’ means A is the father of B, then which of the following means that M is the daughter of N?
Statements: All lawyers are educate(d) Some educated people are engineers.
Conclusions:
I. Some lawyers are engineers.
II. Some engineers are educate(d)
Five students—A, B, C, D, and E—are seated in a row facing north. B is second to the left of (d) E is to the immediate right of (a) C is not at an en(d) Who is in the middle?
If the day after tomorrow is Wednesday, what day is it today?
Pointing to a woman, Raj says, “She is the mother of my brother’s wife.” How is the woman related to Raj?
Statements: Some books are novels. All novels are stories.
Conclusions:
I. Some stories are novels.
II. Some books are stories.
In a code, if APPLE is coded as BQQMF, how is BANANA coded?
Four friends—A, B, C, D—are seated around a circular table. A is to the left of (b) C is opposite (d) Who is to the immediate right of A?
If all roses are flowers, and some flowers are red, which of the following must be true?
A shopkeeper sells an item at a 20% profit. If he reduces the cost price by 10% and sells it at Rs. 10 less, he still earns a 25% profit. What is the original cost price?
The table shows the percentage distribution of students in four departments:
Department Percentage of Students
Physics 25%
Chemistry 30%
Mathematics 20%
Biology 25%
If there are 400 students, and 40% of Physics students are female, how many female students are in Physics?
A and B can complete a task in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, A and C in 20 days. How many days will A alone take?
A bag contains 4 red, 3 white, and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn. What is the probability both are red?
A car travels from A to B at 60 km/h and returns at 40 km/h. What is the average speed?
A man can row at 6 km/h in still water. If the river flows at 2 km/h and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and return, what is the distance to the place?
The sum of ages of a father and son is 50 years. Five years ago, the father’s age was four times the son’s age. What is the father’s current age?
A rectangle has an area of 60 cm² and a perimeter of 32 cm. What is the length if it is greater than the width?
A sum of Rs. 10,000 is invested at 5% per annum compound interest for 2 years. What is the total amount?
In a class, 60% of students are boys, and 40% are girls. If 30% of boys and 20% of girls passed an exam, what percentage of the class passed?
CAT 2016 Question Paper Analysis
CAT 2016 was conducted by IIM Bangalore on December 4, 2016. CAT 2015 exam pattern and CAT 2016 exam pattern were similar except for the weighted TITA questions.
CAT 2016 VARC Question Paper Analysis
The VARC section of CAT 2016 Question Paper was rated easy to moderate level. CAT 2016 Question Paper had 25 Non-MCQ questions and there was no negative marking for Non-MCQ questions.
The second slot of CAT 2016 was conducted from 2:30 PM and 5:30 PM. A good attempt of 66+ questions with 100% accuracy should suffice a good percentile.
Slot 1
- The question paper had reading comprehensions from areas like Environmental Studies, Economics, etc.
- The VARC section was lengthy but easier than other sections.
- Most of the questions of the VARC section came from the verbal logic part.
Slot 2
- One passage from the Reading Comprehension section was difficult and other passages were majorly factual.
- The easiest part of the question paper was the summary and the para jumble questions.
- There were inference-based questions in RC.
Students should follow the below table for a better understanding of question distribution
| Topic | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 24 |
| Para-jumble | 4 |
| Summary | 3 |
| Para-jumble (Odd sentence out) | 2 |
CAT 2016 DILR Question Paper Analysis
Candidates should have practiced enough to do well in this section. They should have read the instructions before starting answering the questions.
Slot 1
- 1 set in this section was moderately difficult while 4 sets of this section were very easy.
- Most of the Data Interpretation questions were calculation-related.
- The slot 1 DILR question paper of CAT 2016 had no questions from the DS part.
Slot 2
- The question paper had three difficult DI sets but the other one was easier.
- This question paper had more than 17 doable questions.
Students should follow the below table for a better understanding of question distribution
| Topic | Number of Questions | Doable |
|---|---|---|
| Pass percentage - Moderate | 4 | 2-3 |
| Movies - Easy | 4 | 4 |
| Train - Difficult | 4 | 1-2 |
| Veg/Non-veg - Moderate/Difficult | 4 | 1-2 |
| Marks - Easy | 4 | 4 |
| Folders - Easy | 4 | 4 |
| T-shirt - Easy | 4 | 3 |
| Venn Diagram (Laptop/Smartphone/Tablet) - Moderate | 4 | 3 |
CAT 2016 QA Question Paper Analysis
The options in this section were very helpful to get the answer. Candidates should have known time management to get a good percentile in this section.
Slot 1
- CAT 2016 Question Paper had 7-8 MCQ questions from the QA section and the rest were Non-MCQs.
- The questions were easy and doable with the help of formulas.
- The question paper had around 10 questions from the Algebra part.
Slot 2
- The slot 2 QA section of CAT 2016 Question Paper was dominated by the questions from Geometry and Arithmetic.
- There were only 7 TITA questions in slot 2.
- A good attempt of 18-20 questions with 90% accuracy should suffice a good percentile.
Students should follow the below table for a better understanding of question distribution
| Topic | Number of Questions | Doable |
|---|---|---|
| Number System | 4 | 3 |
| Algebra | 10-11 | 8-10 |
| Arithmetic | 10 | 7-9 |
| Geometry and Mensuration | 7-8 | 4-5 |
| Modern Math | 2 | 1 |
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