CAT 2023 · Slot 2
A full-length paper in the 2023 pattern. Sit it under exam conditions with solutions locked until you submit, or open it in learn mode and check each answer as you go.
66questions
120 min40 min per section
22TITA, no negative marks
19/37/10easy / medium / hard
Section-wise pattern and topics
Sections run in this order with their own timer, as in CAT 2023.
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension · 24 questions · 40 min
- Reading Comprehension16
- Para Summary3
- Para Jumble2
- Odd Sentence Out2
- Sentence Placement1
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning · 20 questions · 40 min
- Sets5
- Optimal assignment5
- Grid puzzle3
- Aggregation2
- Grid distance2
- Index computation1
- Trend analysis1
- Percentage change1
Quantitative Ability · 22 questions · 40 min
- Progressions2
- Percentages1
- Simple & Compound Interest1
- Mixtures & Alligation1
- Averages1
- Time, Speed & Distance1
- Time & Work1
- Profit, Loss & Discount1
- Ratio & Proportion1
- Linear Equations1
- Quadratic Equations1
- Inequalities1
- Logarithms1
- Functions1
- Triangles1
- Circles1
- Mensuration1
- Coordinate Geometry1
- Remainders1
- Permutations & Combinations1
- Probability1
Sample question from this paper
Mixtures & Alligation · medium
A shopkeeper mixes two varieties of rice costing ₹40/kg and ₹60/kg to obtain a mixture that costs ₹52/kg. Find the ratio in which the cheaper and the dearer varieties must be mixed.
- A. 2 : 3
- B. 3 : 2
- C. 1 : 2
- D. 3 : 4
Show answer and solution
Answer: A
By the rule of alligation, ratio (cheaper : dearer) = (dearer price − mean price) : (mean price − cheaper price) = (60−52) : (52−40) = 8 : 12 = 2 : 3.
By the rule of alligation, ratio (cheaper : dearer) = (dearer price − mean price) : (mean price − cheaper price) = (60−52) : (52−40) = 8 : 12 = 2 : 3.