CAT Slot 1 Analysis 2024: A section-wise expert analysis of type of questions, difficulty level, expected cut-off.
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Try NowVagisha Kaushik | November 24, 2024 | 01:08 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2024 slot 1 exam tested analytical skills and time management, particularly in the VARC and DILR sections, as per expert analysis. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta conducted CAT slot 1 exam 2024 for two hours from 8:30 am to 10:30 am today. CAT 2024 live updates.
Students who prepared well for formula-based questions in Quant and tackled VARC strategically could have performed well, according to Sumit Singh Gandhi, CEO and founder, CATKing.
The CAT 2024 slot 1 exam was overall easier compared to CAT previous years’ papers, according to the expert.
Total Questions: 68
Overall Difficulty Level: Easy
Here's a section-wise analysis of CAT slot 1 question paper 2024:
VARC (Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension)
Difficulty Level: Toughest of the three sections
The section featured four Reading Comprehension (RC) passages with no parajumbles this year.
Breakdown:
Topics included:
Odd-one-out and para-summary questions were challenging
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QA (Quantitative Ability)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Good attempts: 14-15 questions
Approximately 10 direct formula-based questions from key topics such as Time, Speed, Distance (TSD), profit and loss, roots, and ratios.
Breakdown by topic:
DILR (Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning)
Total Number of Questions: 22
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Featured 3 DI sets (4 questions each) and 2 LR sets (5 questions each):
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Given the overall ease of the paper and an easier Quant section, cutoffs for IIMs are likely to go higher, as per Gandhi.
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