CAT Maxima & Minima questions (2024–2025) — actual Quant questions with solutions

6 real CAT Maxima & Minima questions from CAT 2024 to CAT 2025, each with options, the verified answer and a step-by-step solution. Practice one topic at a time

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6 real CAT questions · CAT 2024–2025 · 1 Easy · 2 Medium · 2 Hard

Q1CAT 2025 · Slot 3 · CAT Medium · TITA✓ Answer verified

In a school with 1500 students , each students chooses one of the streams out of science , arts and commerce by paying a fee of rs 1100 , 1000 and 800 respectively. The total fees paid by all the students is RS. 15,50000.If the number of science students is not more than the number of arts students , then the maximum possible number of science students in school is : [TITA] _______

Q2CAT 2025 · Slot 3 · CAT Hard · TITA✓ Answer verified

Let p, q and r be three natural numbers such that their sum is 900, and r is a perfect square whose values lies between 150 and 500.If p is less than 0.3q and  not more than 0.7q, then the sum of the maximum and minimum possible values of p is: _____

Q3CAT 2025 · Slot 3 · CAT Hard✓ Answer verified

Concepts of Number system + Maximum/Minimum | Hard

For a 4 digit number greater than 1000 , sum of the digits in thousands , hundreds and tens places is 15.And the sum of digits in hundreds , tens and units place is 16.Also the digits in tens place is 6 more than the digit in the unit place. The difference between the largest possible and smallest possible value of the number is :

Q4CAT 2025 · Slot 2 · CAT Easy · TITA✓ Answer verified

If a, b, c and d are integers such that their sum is 46, then the minimum possible value of (a − b)² + (a − c)² + (a − d)² is ______

Q5CAT 2025 · Slot 1 · CAT Medium · TITA✓ Answer verified

In a class, there were more than 10 boys and a certain number of girls. After 40% of the girls and 60% of the boys left the class, the remaining number of girls was 8 more than the remaining number of boys. Then, the minimum possible number of students initially in the class was _____.

Q6CAT 2024 · TITA

A fruit seller has mangoes, bananas, and apples. 40% are mangoes. He sells half the mangoes, 96 bananas, and 40% apples. If 50% of stock is sold, find the minimum initial total stock.

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