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CAT 2024 Slot 2 Question Paper & Answer Key

Questions from the IIM Calcutta paper, Afternoon Session (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST) (exam pattern: VARC 24, DILR 22, QA 22), with the answer key and solutions

Executive Answer & Section Summary

CAT 2024 Slot 2 was conducted by IIM Calcutta in the afternoon session across 66 questions with standard +3 / -1 marking. The afternoon test featured dense financial and market economics reading passages, accompanied by complex missing-data table interpretations in DILR. Quantitative Aptitude rewarded candidates with high arithmetic fluency, containing 9 questions on profit-loss, mixtures, and successive percentages. Achieving a 99.0th percentile required a raw score of 77 marks. ThinkCAT hosts the complete unedited exam paper with official candidate response sheet answer keys and instant sectional score analysis.

68 Total Questions
MCQ: 48 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 20 (0 Negative Penalty)
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Structured Knowledge Graph • Verified Academic Analysis
Updated for CAT 2026: 1 November 2026
Total Question Pool
68 Qs
48 MCQ + 20 TITA
99%ile Score Benchmark
75–78 Marks (out of 198, ~38–40% raw accuracy across all 3 sections)
Scoring Scheme
+3 / -1 / 0
Zero penalty on TITA
Testing Interface
TCS iON CBT
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IIM Exam Strategy & Score Maximization Directives
1Balanced Sectional Cutoffs: Aim for at least 80–85%ile in every individual section (QA, DILR, VARC) to clear the first-stage shortlist criteria for IIM BLACKI calls.
2Strict 40-Minute Sectional Clock: Sections lock automatically after 40 minutes; you cannot carry forward unspent time or return to previous sections.
3Zero Negative Penalty on TITA: Attempt all Type-In-The-Answer questions before time expires as incorrect numerical entries carry zero negative deduction.
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CAT 2024 Slot 2 Answer Key

Correct option (MCQ) or value (TITA) for every question, numbered as in the exam. Full solutions are in the questions below.

DILR

  1. Q14
  2. Q2B
  3. Q3A
  4. Q42
  5. Q526
  6. Q6A
  7. Q7D
  8. Q85100
  9. Q93500
  10. Q10150
  11. Q11A
  12. Q124
  13. Q13D
  14. Q14A
  15. Q15B
  16. Q16A
  17. Q17B
  18. Q18A
  19. Q194
  20. Q205
  21. Q216
  22. Q22C
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Official Exam Questions & Explanations (25 of 68)

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Question 1 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Mean, Median & ModeHard
A company has 40 employees whose names are listed in a certain order. In the year 2022, the average bonus of the first 30 employees was Rs. 40000, of the last 30 employees was Rs. 60000, and of the first 10 and last 10 employees together was Rs.
50000
Next year, the average bonus of the first 10 employees increased by 100%, of the last 10 employees increased by 200% and of the remaining employees was unchanged. Then, the average bonus, in rupees, of all the 40 employees together in the year 2023 was
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Question 2 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QANumber Systems • RemainderEasy
When 33333^{333} is divide by 11, the remainder is
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Question 3 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QANumber Systems • FactorisationModerate
If mm and nn are natural numbers such that n>1n > 1 , and mn=225m^{n}= 2^{25} ×340\times 3^{40} , then m−nm-n equals
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Question 4 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Mixture & AlligationEasy
A vessel contained a certain amount of a solution of acid and water. When 2 litres of water was added to it, the new solution had 50% acid concentration. When 15 litres of acid was further added to this new solution, the final solution had 80% acid concentration. The ratio of water and acid in the original solution was
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Question 5 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • IndicesModerate
If (x+62)12−(x−62)12=22(x+6\sqrt{2})^{\frac{1}{2}} - (x-6\sqrt{2})^{\frac{1}{2}} = 2\sqrt{2}, then xx equals
TITA Answer:
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Question 6 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Simple & Compound InterestModerate
Anil invests Rs 22000 for 6 years in a scheme with 4% interest per annum, compounded half-yearly. Separately, Sunil invests a certain amount in the same scheme for 5 years, and then reinvests the entire amount he receives at the end of 5 years, for one year at 10% simple interest. If the amounts received by both at the end of 6 years are equal, then the initial investment, in rupees, made by Sunil is
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Question 7 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Time & WorkHard
Amal and Vimal together can complete a task in 150 days, while Vimal and Sunil together can complete the same task in 100 days. Amal starts working on the task and works for 75 days, then Vimal takes over and works for 135 days. Finally, Sunil takes over and completes the remaining task in 45 days. If Amal had started the task alone and worked on all days, Vimal had worked on every second day, and Sunil had worked on every third day, then the number of days required to complete the task would have been
TITA Answer:
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Question 8 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Time, Speed & DistanceModerate
A bus starts at 9 am and follows a fixed route every day. One day, it traveled at a constant speed of 60 km per hour and reached its destination 3.5 hours later than its scheduled arrival time. Next day, it traveled two-thirds of its route in one-third of its total scheduled travel time, and the remaining part of the route at 40 km per hour to reach just on time. The scheduled arrival time of the bus is
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Question 9 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • FunctionsHard
A function ff maps the set of natural numbers to whole numbers, such that f(xy)=f(x)f(y)+f(x)+f(y)f (xy) = f (x) f (y) + f (x) + f (y) for all x,yx, y and f(p)=1f (p) = 1 for every prime number pp. Then, the value of f(160000)f (160000) is
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Question 10 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • Progression & SeriesModerate
The sum of the infinite series is 15(15−17)+(15)2((15)2−(17)2)+(15)3((15)3−(17)3)+…\frac{1}{5}\left(\frac{1}{5}-\frac{1}{7}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{2}\left(\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{2}-\left(\frac{1}{7}\right)^{2}\right)+\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{3}\left(\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^{3}-\left(\frac{1}{7}\right)^{3}\right)+\ldots equal to
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Question 11 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Profit & LossHard
A fruit seller has a stock of mangoes, bananas and apples with at least one fruit of each type. At the beginning of a day, the number of mangoes make up 40% of his stock. That day, he sells half of the mangoes, 96 bananas and 40% of the apples. At the end of the day, he ends up selling 50% of the fruits. The smallest possible total number of fruits in the stock at the beginning of the day is
TITA Answer:
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Question 12 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Profit & LossModerate
Bina incurs 19% loss when she sells a product at Rs. 4860 to Shyam, who in turn sells this product to Hari. If Bina would have sold this product to Shyam at the purchase price of Hari, she would have obtained 17% profit. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Shyam is
TITA Answer:
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Question 13 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAGeometry • CirclesHard
Three circles of equal radii touch (but not cross) each other externally. Two other circles, X and Y, are drawn such that both touch (but not cross) each of the three previous circles. If the radius of X is more than that of Y, the ratio of the radii of X and Y is
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Question 14 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • ModulusModerate
If x and y are real numbers such that ∣x∣+x+y=15|x| + x + y = 15 and x+∣y∣−y=20x + |y| - y = 20 , then (x−y)(x - y) equals
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Question 15 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • PolynomialsModerate
The roots α,β\alpha, \beta of the equation 3x2+λx−1=03x^{2} + \lambda x-1=0 , satisfy 1α2+1β2=15\frac{1}{\alpha^{2}}+\frac{1}{\beta^{2}}=15. The value of (α3+β3)2\left(\alpha^{3} + \beta^{3}\right)^{2} , is
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Question 16 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • InequalitiesModerate
All the values of x satisfying the inequality 1x+5≤12x−3\frac{1}{x+5} \leq \frac{1}{2 x-3} are
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Question 17 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAArithmetic • Ratio, Proportion & VariationModerate
When Rajesh's age was same as the present age of Garima, the ratio of their ages was 3:
2
When Garima's age becomes the same as the present age of Rajesh, the ratio of the ages of Rajesh and Garima will become
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Question 18 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAModern Math • Permutation & CombinationHard
P, Q, R and S are four towns. One can travel between P and Q along 3 direct paths, between Q and S along 4 direct paths, and between P and R along 4 direct paths. There is no direct path between P and S, while there are few direct paths between Q and R, and between R and S. One can travel from P to S either via Q, or via R, or via Q followed by R, respectively, in exactly 62 possible ways. One can also travel from Q to R either directly, or via P, or via S, in exactly 27 possible ways. Then, the number of direct paths between Q and R is
TITA Answer:
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Question 19 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAGeometry • TrianglesEasy
The coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle are: (1,2),(7,2)(1, 2) , (7, 2) , and (1,10)(1, 10). Then the radius of the in circle of the triangle is
TITA Answer:
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Question 20 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAModern Math • LogarithmsHard
If a, b and c are positive real numbers such that a>10≥b≥ca > 10 \ge b \ge c and log⁡8(a+b)log⁡2c+log⁡27(a−b)log⁡3c=23\frac{\log_8(a+b)}{\log_2 c} + \frac{\log_{27}(a - b)}{\log_3 c} = \frac{2}{3} , then the greatest possible integer value of a is
TITA Answer:
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Question 21 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAAlgebra • PolynomialsModerate
If xx and yy are real numbers such that 4x2+4y2−4xy−6y+3=04x^2 + 4y^2 - 4xy - 6y + 3 = 0 , then the value of (4x+5y)(4x + 5y) is
TITA Answer:
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Question 22 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2QAGeometry • TrianglesModerate
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD. The sides AD and BC when extended, intersect at point E. If AB = 2 cm, CD = 1 cm, and perimeter of ABCD is 6 cm, then the perimeter, in cm, of △AEB\triangle AEB is
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Question 23 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~125 words
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are placed in ten slots of the following grid based on the conditions below.
1
Numbers in any row appear in an increasing order from left to right.
2
Numbers in any column appear in a decreasing order from top to bottom.
3
1 is placed either in the same row or in the same column as 10.
4
Neither 2 nor 3 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 10.
5
Neither 7 nor 8 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 9.
6
4 and 6 are placed in the same row.
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What is the row number which has the least sum of numbers placed in that row?
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Question 24 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~125 words
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are placed in ten slots of the following grid based on the conditions below.
1
Numbers in any row appear in an increasing order from left to right.
2
Numbers in any column appear in a decreasing order from top to bottom.
3
1 is placed either in the same row or in the same column as 10.
4
Neither 2 nor 3 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 10.
5
Neither 7 nor 8 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 9.
6
4 and 6 are placed in the same row.
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Which of the following statements MUST be true?
I
10 is placed in a slot in Row
1.
II
1 is placed in a slot in Row 4.
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Question 25 of 68
CAT 2024 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~125 words
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are placed in ten slots of the following grid based on the conditions below.
1
Numbers in any row appear in an increasing order from left to right.
2
Numbers in any column appear in a decreasing order from top to bottom.
3
1 is placed either in the same row or in the same column as 10.
4
Neither 2 nor 3 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 10.
5
Neither 7 nor 8 is placed in the same row or in the same column as 9.
6
4 and 6 are placed in the same row.
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Which of the following statements MUST be true?
I
2 is placed in a slot in Column 22.
II
3 is placed in a slot in Column 33.
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Frequently Asked Questions about CAT 2024 Slot 2 Question Paper & Answer Key

What was the total score and question pattern in CAT 2024 Slot 2?

CAT 2024 Slot 2 was conducted by IIM Calcutta during the Afternoon Session (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST). It featured 68 questions across VARC, DILR, and Quantitative Aptitude. Marking was +3 marks for correct answers and -1 for wrong MCQs (0 for TITA). An estimated score of 77 marks was required for 99.0th percentile.

What was the difficulty level and key highlights of CAT 2024 Slot 2?

Moderate to High Difficulty (Arithmetic Heavy, Missing-Data Tables). Standout themes included: Economics & Market Theory RC, Distribution & Seating DILR caselets, Extensive Percentage & Ratio QA.

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