CAT 2021 Question Papers with Solutions

100 questions in the CAT 2021 papers
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RC in CAT 2021 Exam

Slot & Set	Type	Subject & Topic	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper
Slot 1 Set 1	History	Mayan Civilisation	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 1
Slot 1 Set 2	Social	Utopia and Dystopia	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 2
Slot 1 Set 3	Psychological	Marshmallow Experiment	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 3
Slot 1 Set 4	History	Evolution of Tea as a drink	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 4
Slot 2 Set 1	Language	Language/ Indigenous People	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 1
Slot 2 Set 2	Social	Why Fiction Trumps Truth	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 2
Slot 2 Set 3	History	Colonialism Nationalism	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 3
Slot 2 Set 4	Language	Problems of Knowledge	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 4
Slot 3 Set 1	Business	Nanotechnology	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 1
Slot 3 Set 2	Language	Language Instinct	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 2
Slot 3 Set 3	Social	Time Accuracy Entropy	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 3
Slot 3 Set 4	Psychological	Unconscious Psychoanalysis	RC in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 4

DILR in CAT 2021 Exam

Slot & Set	Type	Subject & Topic	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper
Slot 1 Set 1	DI Based	Bar Graph on Sales	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 1
Slot 1 Set 2	Logic Based	Friends & Acquaintances	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 2
Slot 1 Set 3	DI Based	Smoothies	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 3
Slot 1 Set 4	Logic Based	Journals	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1 Set 4
Slot 2 Set 1	DI Based	Bar Graph on Delivery Times	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 1
Slot 2 Set 2	Logic Based	Games & Tournaments/Distribution	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 2
Slot 2 Set 3	Logic Based	Pizza Delivery Ratings	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 3
Slot 2 Set 4	DI Based	Objects, Bundles & Values	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2 Set 4
Slot 3 Set 1	DI Based	Bar Graph on Employee Schedules	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 1
Slot 3 Set 2	Logic Based	Purity of Solutions	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 2
Slot 3 Set 3	Logic Based	Javelin Throw	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 3
Slot 3 Set 4	DI Based	Question Evaluation	DILR in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3 Set 4

Quant in CAT 2021 Question paper

Slot	Ques	Subject & Topic	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper
Slot 1	3	Ratios	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Averages and Mixtures	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Percentages, Profit & Loss	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Progressions	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Geometry	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Mensuration	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Quadratic Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Functions & Graphs	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	0	Special Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	2	Time & Work	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Logarithms and Indices	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Time & Distance	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	SI-CI	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Inequalities & Modulus	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	1	Numbers	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 1	0	P&C	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 1
Slot 2	1	Ratios	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	3	Averages and Mixtures	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	3	Percentages, Profit & Loss	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	2	Progressions	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Geometry	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	2	Mensuration	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Quadratic Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Functions & Graphs	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Special Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	2	Time & Work	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	2	Logarithms and Indices	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Time & Distance	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	0	SI-CI	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	Inequalities & Modulus	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	0	Numbers	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 2	1	P&C	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 2
Slot 3	4	Ratios	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Averages and Mixtures	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Percentages, Profit & Loss	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	Progressions	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Geometry	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Mensuration	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	0	Quadratic Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	Functions & Graphs	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	Special Equations	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Time & Work	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	2	Logarithms and Indices	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	Time & Distance	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	SI-CI	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	1	Inequalities & Modulus	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	0	Numbers	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3
Slot 3	0	P&C	Quant in CAT 2021 Question Paper Slot 3

CAT 2020 Score vs Percentile

Note: Scaled Scores are here not the Raw Score, NETT is Correct questions not attempts

Cutoffs for IIM Calls

Cutoffs for Main IIM Calls

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CAT Cutoffs for IIM A B C

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Raw Data Used for CAT Score vs Percentile Calculations

Verbal Scaled Score	Verbal Percentile	DILR Scaled Score	DILR Percentile	Quant Scaled Score	Quant Percentile	Overall Scaled Score	Overall Percentile
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-5.64	3.32	4.16	30.18	-1.34	18.69	-2.82	9.66
-4. 2	6.31	-4. 58	6.31	-3. 3	10.3	-12. 07	1.74
0.15	13.53	32.51	98.66	24.42	91.63	57.08	86.61
0.95	14.86	5.6	44.22	-2.32	13.89	4 24	14.57
0.95	14.86	18.87	87.26	3.43	40.51	23.25	47.54
4.76	25.45	-5.95	4.31	-0.41	21.14	-1.6	7.8
7.15	33.57	11.13	66.44	17.8	84.29	36.08	66.87
7.15	33.57	16.66	83.3	25.47	92.42	49.27	80.87
7.43	34.62	31.33	98.24	1.71	32.43	40.47	72.15
9.95	43.33	17.9	86.08	12.22	72.71	40.07	71.8
10.24	45.75	1.18	25.01	-3.28	20.8	8.14	20.8
10.24	45.75	12.24	70.21	37.92	98.15	60.4	88.59
10.24	45.75	22.19	92.05	15.88	80.96	48.32	80.02
10.97	47.02	12.69	72.51	8.08	59.73	31.74	60.68
11.86	50.65	13.67	75.94	22.94	90.35	48.47	80.15
11.86	50.65	28.39	97.09	31.43	96.11	71.68	93.53
12.75	54.33	19.56	88.58	12.33	73.46	44.63	76.68
13.22	55.4	3.29	32.89	4.46	45.59	20.97	43.46
13.22	55.4	49.36	99.96	10.01	65.65	72.58	93.84
13.34	56.54	13.34	73.87	17.8	84.29	44.48	76.51
13.34	56.54	16.66	83.3	15.88	80.96	45.88	77.88
14.3	58.85	19.02	87.99	24.42	91.63	57.74	87.08
14.37	59.88	13.34	73.87	15.88	80.96	43.6	75.59
22	60	20	75	30	85	72	85
15	60	25	89	2	30	35	70
14.52	61.06	26.42	95.92	33.56	96.88	74.5	94.49
14.52	61.06	34.27	98.96	50.54	99.64	99.34	98.84
15.39	62.12	12.28	71.55	5.57	49.94	33.24	63.1
15.39	62.12	16.77	84.18	32.18	96.4	64.35	90.63
15.41	64.25	2.88	31.01	3.84	42.2	22.12	45.51
16.44	66.49	11.13	66.44	1.51	31.11	29.08	57.08
16.44	66.49	32.14	98.41	10.13	66.6	58.72	87.67
16.48	67.47	11.15	67.87	14.44	77.4	42.08	73.96
17.18	68.48	21.52	91.56	9.14	63.35	47.84	79.73
18.07	71.29	11.71	68.85	16.57	81.64	46.35	78.26
18.07	71.29	21.52	91.56	9.14	63.45	48.83	80.44
18.66	73.03	26.89	96.44	17.77	83.79	63.31	90.11
18.96	73.95	12.69	72.51	37.8	98.07	69.45	92.73
18.96	73.95	31.33	98.24	47.36	99.4	97.64	98.7
19.53	74.77	12.24	70.21	11.09	68.52	42.86	74.76
19.75	75.62	12.28	71.55	11.12	69.69	43.14	75.07
19.75	75.62	16.77	84.18	27.75	94.17	64.26	90.58
19.75	75.62	24.64	94.89	24.42	91.63	68.8	92.5
19.84	76.54	23.48	93.68	30.37	95.67	73.7	94.22
19.84	76.84	9.74	60.57	2.77	37.45	32.36	61.92
20.57	77.32	12.24	70.21	24.51	91.92	57.31	86.75
20.57	77.32	31.04	98.09	39.84	98.43	91.44	98
20	78	10	63	4.5	45	35.33	65
20.73	78.05	12.69	72.51	14.45	78.07	47.87	79.74
20.73	78.05	41.14	99.73	33.56	96.88	95.43	98.47
20.83	78.86	10.3	63.99	17.77	83.79	48.63	80.33
20.83	78.86	14.53	77.9	14.44	74.4	49.8	81.32
21.62	80.28	33.29	98.79	25.07	92.25	79.97	95.99
21.92	81.01	29.13	97.45	14.44	77.4	65.5	91.14
21.92	81.08	6.66	47.48	29.26	95.32	58.55	87.52
22	82	13	73	15	78	51	82
22.63	82.33	18.87	87.26	15.88	80.96	57.39	86.82
22.63	82.33	22.19	92.05	23.55	91.01	68.37	92.29
23.01	83.02	11.15	67.87	17.77	83.79	51.93	83
23.01	83.02	25.76	95.7	47.7	99.46	96.47	98.59
23.39	83.63	32.31	98.54	28.25	94.38	83.95	96.8
23.66	84.23	23.3	93.32	16.84	82.65	63.8	90.31
35	85	32	85	37	88	104	86
24.28	85.38	-2.03	13.25	10.2	67.83	32.45	62.02
24.28	85.38	29.37	97.6	19.76	86.85	73.4	94.15
24.69	85.93	14.45	76.96	18.76	85.39	57.9	87.18
24.69	85.93	16.66	83.3	18.76	85.39	60.11	88.48
24.69	85.93	29.93	97.75	19.72	86.32	74.34	94.44
25.16	86.41	6.8	50.62	21.88	89.31	53.85	84.4
25.19	87.04	16.77	84.18	3.36	39.01	45.32	77.29
25.5	87.5	8.25	57.25	11.75	70	45.6	77.8
25.73	87.57	17.77	85.41	4.39	43.81	47.88	79.96
25.73	87.57	19.98	89.27	21.63	88.9	67.31	91.89
25.73	87.57	22.19	92.05	28.34	94.52	76.26	94.98
26.05	88.02	5.82	45.39	10.2	67.83	42.08	73.96
26.05	88.02	9.74	60.57	15.51	79.55	51.31	82.54
26.28	88.56	22.39	92.53	22.2	89.74	70.8	93.27
26.76	89.04	13.34	73.87	24.51	91.95	64.61	90.73
26.76	89.04	22.19	92.05	17.8	84.29	66.75	91.69
26.94	89.41	19.56	88.58	39.93	98.47	86.42	97.25
27.29	90.33	22.19	92.05	29.3	94.6	79.28	95.8
27.83	90.67	14.65	78.64	26.13	92.98	68.6	92.42
27.83	90.67	18.57	86.54	33.56	96.88	79.96	95.98
27.83	90.67	45.07	99.89	29.31	95.15	102.2	99.05
28.45	91.14	23.52	94.11	12.22	72.51	64.19	90.53
28.5	91.2	6.66	50	6	50	40	72.35
28.71	91.47	11.71	68.84	45.23	99.2	85.65	97.12
29.6	92.58	11.71	68.84	28.25	94.38	69.56	92.78
30.49	93.19	18.57	86.54	0.65	27.59	49.71	81.2
30.63	93.54	13.4	75.15	29.96	95.32	74	94.3
30.63	93.54	15.65	81.52	41.05	98.74	87.33	97.39
30.63	93.54	22.39	92.53	15.55	80.29	68.57	92.39
30.89	93.86	13.34	73.87	30.25	95 52	74.49	94.48
30.89	93.86	14.45	76.96	16.84	82.65	62.18	89.56
31.37	94.08	34.27	98.96	29.31	95.15	94.96	98.41
31.72	94.4	23.52	94.11	19.98	87.28	75.22	94.69
31.92	94.68	5.6	44.22	24.51	91.95	62.03	89.46
31.92	94.68	15.56	79.72	8.22	60.69	55.69	85.78
32.26	94.87	17.59	84.72	31.43	96.11	81.29	96.28
32.81	95.13	19.02	87.99	34.4	97.1	86.23	97.2
32.81	95.13	34.75	99.04	23.31	90.68	90.87	97.93
32.81	95.13	34.75	99.04	23.31	90.68	90.87	97.93
33.15	95.61	16.61	82.37	37.8	98.07	87.56	97.44
34.92	96.35	13.67	75.94	4.45	78.07	63.04	89.95
34.99	96.56	25.76	95.7	41.05	98.74	101.8	99.02
35.81	96.88	40.16	99.67	51.6	99.69	127.57	99.86
37.08	97.52	38.78	99.55	25.46	92.42	101.32	98.98
37.16	97.7	28.01	96.88	-3.3	10.3	61.88	89.35
38.11	97.92	24.4	94.35	16.84	82.65	79.36	95.82
38.47	98.13	15.63	80.39	18.7	84.85	72.8	93.9
39.36	98.43	20.54	90.49	26.13	92.98	86.02	97.16
39.36	98.43	32.31	98.54	34.62	97.22	106.39	99.27
41.21	98.83	19.98	89.27	30.25	95.52	91.44	98
41.52	98.93	32.51	98.66	45.48	99.26	119.5	99.72
46	99	42	99.67	24	100	143	99.94
42.42	99.02	27.27	96.8	51.08	99.68	121.3	99.75
42.24	99.05	16.66	83.3	26.42	93.25	85.33	97.07
43.27	99.2	23.3	93.32	43.67	99.05	110.24	99.45
43.27	99.2	42.1	99.77	36	97.67	121.37	99.76
44.68	99.37	27.4	96.57	17.4	83.13	89.72	97.77
48.44	99.74	12.24	70.21	13.01	74.2	73.68	94.22
50.89	99.85	41.14	99.73	39.93	98.47	131.95	99.91
52.56	99.91	26.61	96.2	60.91	99.93	140.09	99.95
61.77	99.98	56.01	99.99	72	100	189.78	100