CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA Question Paper(Available) :Download Solutions with Answer Key

Q: How many questions were there in CAT 2022 QA Slot 3?

The Quantitative Aptitude section of CAT 2022 Slot 3 had 22 questions carrying 66 total marks, to be attempted within a 40-minute sectional time limit. About 8 of these 22 questions were TITA (Type In The Answer) questions.

Q: What was the marking scheme for CAT 2022 QA Slot 3?

Every question was worth 3 marks. For the 14 MCQs you scored +3 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong answer. For the roughly 8 TITA questions you scored +3 for a correct answer and 0 for a wrong answer, so there was no negative marking on TITA.

Q: How difficult was CAT 2022 QA Slot 3?

QA in Slot 3 was lengthy and the most difficult of all 3 slots, with the difficulty order being Slot 3 above Slot 2 above Slot 1. Selecting the right 13 or so questions out of 22 to attempt was the key to scoring well.

Q: Which topics dominated CAT 2022 QA Slot 3?

Arithmetic was the largest area with 8 questions, followed by Algebra with 5 questions. The remaining questions were 4 from Geometry and Mensuration, 3 from Modern Maths and 2 from Number System, adding up to all 22 questions.

Q: What was a good score in CAT 2022 QA Slot 3?

A score of 30 to 33 marks was ideal for a 99+ percentile in the QA section of Slot 3. This typically meant attempting about 13 questions out of 22 with 85-90% accuracy, while an attempt of 12 to 15 questions with good accuracy could fetch a 99 percentile.

Q: Who conducted CAT 2022 and where can you verify the details?

CAT 2022 was conducted by IIM Bangalore on November 27, 2022 across 3 slots. You can verify the official exam details on the conducting body's website at iimcat.ac.in.

The CAT 2022 QA Slot 3 Question Paper with Solutions covers the Quantitative Aptitude section of the evening slot held on November 27, 2022, conducted by IIM Bangalore. This section carried 22 questions worth 66 total marks, to be solved in a 40-minute sectional window.

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Of the 22 questions, roughly 8 were TITA (Type In The Answer) questions that carry no negative marking, while the 14 MCQs followed the standard +3 correct and -1 wrong rule. You can download the full paper below with detailed step-by-step solutions to every question across Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Number System and Modern Maths.

CAT 2022 Slot 3 QA Questions with Solutions

Question 1:

A donation box can receive only cheques of ₹100,₹250 and ₹500. On one good day,the donation box was found to contain exactly 100 cheques amounting to a total sum of ₹15250. Then, the maximum possible number of cheques of ₹500 that the donation box may have contained,is

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CAT Questions

1.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?

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

4.For any natural number $k$, let $a_k = 3^k$. The smallest natural number $m$ for which \[ (a_1)^1 \times (a_2)^2 \times \dots \times (a_{20})^{20} \;<\; a_{21} \times a_{22} \times \dots \times a_{20+m} \] is:

5.Two tangents drawn from a point $P$ touch a circle with center $O$ at points $Q$ and $R$. Points $A$ and $B$ lie on $PQ$ and $PR$, respectively, such that $AB$ is also a tangent to the same circle. If $\angle AOB = 50^{\circ}$, then $\angle APB$, in degrees, equals:

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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?

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

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For any natural number $k$, let $a_k = 3^k$. The smallest natural number $m$ for which \[ (a_1)^1 \times (a_2)^2 \times \dots \times (a_{20})^{20} \;<\; a_{21} \times a_{22} \times \dots \times a_{20+m} \] is:

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Two tangents drawn from a point $P$ touch a circle with center $O$ at points $Q$ and $R$. Points $A$ and $B$ lie on $PQ$ and $PR$, respectively, such that $AB$ is also a tangent to the same circle. If $\angle AOB = 50^{\circ}$, then $\angle APB$, in degrees, equals: