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CAT 2021 QA Slot 1 Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs
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CAT QA Slot 1 Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs is available. The overall difficulty level of CAT 2021 QA slot 1 was moderate to difficult. CAT 2021 QA slot 1 question paper carried 8 TITA (type in the answer) questions out of a total 22. Attempting 13-15 questions in 40 minutes with 95% accuracy was considered a good attempt. Arithmetic had the greatest weightage of 50% (11 questions).

Students preparing for CAT can download CAT 2021 QA Slot 1 Question Paper with Answer Key PDFs given below.

CAT 2021 QA Question Paper Slot 1- Nov 28, 2021

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CAT 2021 QA Slot 1 Paper Analysis

CAT 2021 QA slot 1 was conducted on Nov 28, 2021, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. Due to the changes in CAT exam pattern, the number of questions were comparatively less than last year.

  • Number System and Modern Maths had the least weightage.
  • Arithmetic carried 11 questions worth 33 marks in CAT 2021 QA slot 1.
  • From Algebra, questions were asked from topics such as linear algebra, AP, GP, and inequalities.

Go through the below-mentioned table to see the complete CAT exam analysis- distribution of questions and good attempts.

Sections No. Of Questions Good Attempt
Number System 2 1-2
Algebra 5 2-3
Modern Mathematics 1 0-1
Arithmetic 11 7-9
Geometry and Mensuration 3 1-2
Total 22 13-15

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1.
Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has four rides. Each ride lasts one hour and can accommodate one visitor at one point. All rides begin at 9 am and must be completed by 5 pm except for Ride-3, for which the last ride has to be completed by 1 pm. Ride gates open every 30 minutes, e.g. 10 am, 10:30 am, and so on. Whenever a ride gate opens, and there is no visitor inside, the first visitor waiting in the queue buys the ticket just before taking the ride. The ticket prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 for Rides 1 to 4, respectively. Each of the three visitors took at least one ride and did not necessarily take all rides. None of them took the same ride more than once. The movement time from one ride to another is negligible, and a visitor leaves the ride immediately after the completion of the ride. No one takes a break inside the park unless mentioned explicitly.
The following information is also known.
1. Chitra never waited in the queue and completed her visit by 11 am after spending Rs. 50 to pay for the ticket(s).
2. Anjali took Ride-1 at 11 am after waiting for 30 mins for Chitra to complete it. It was the only ride where Anjali waited.
3. Bipasha began her first of three rides at 11:30 am. All three visitors incurred the same amount of ticket expense by 12:15 pm.
4. The last ride taken by Anjali and Bipasha was the same, where Bipasha waited 30 mins for Anjali to complete her ride. Before standing in the queue for that ride, Bipasha took a 1- hour coffee break after completing her previous ride
What was the total amount spent on tickets (in Rs.) by Anjali? [This Question was asked as TITA]

    • 150 Rs.
    • 160 Rs.
    • 120 Rs.
    • 140 Rs.

    2.
    The equation \(x^3+(2r+1)x^2+(4r-1)x+2=0\) has -2 as one of the roots. If the other two roots are real, then the minimum possible non-negative integer value of \(r\) is

        3.
        An air conditioner (AC) company has four dealers - D1, D2, D3 and D4 in a city. It is evaluating sales performances of these dealers. The company sells two variants of ACs Window and Split. Both these variants can be either Inverter type or Non-inverter type. It is known that of the total number of ACs sold in the city, 25% were of Window variant, while the rest were of Split variant. Among the Inverter ACs sold, 20% were of Window variant. 
        The following information is also known: 
        1. Every dealer sold at least two window ACs. 
        2. D1 sold 13 inverter ACs, while D3 sold 5 Non-inverter ACs. 
        3. A total of six Window Non-inverter ACs and 36 Split Inverter ACs were sold in the city. 4. The number of Split ACs sold by D1 was twice the number of Window ACs sold by it. 5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Window ACs and this number was one-third of the number of similar ACs sold by D2. 
        4. D2 and D3 were the only ones who sold Window Non-inverter ACs. The number of these ACs sold by D2 was twice the number of these ACs sold by D3. 
        5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Split Inverter ACs. This number was half the number of similar ACs sold by D2
        How many Split Inverter ACs did D2 sell?

          • 27 AC's
          • 22 AC's
          • 20 AC's
          • 14 AC's

          4.
          There are only three female students - Amala, Koli and Rini - and only three male students - Biman, Mathew and Shyamal - in a course. The course has two evaluation components, a project and a test. The aggregate score in the course is a weighted average of the two components, with the weights being positive and adding to 1 . 
          The projects are done in groups of two, with each group consisting of a female and a male student. Both the group members obtain the same score in the project. 
          The following additional facts are known about the scores in the project and the test.
          1. The minimum, maximum and the average of both project and test scores were identical – 40, 80 and 60 , respectively. 
          2. The test scores of the students were all multiples of 10 ; four of them were distinct and the remaining two were equal to the average test scores.
          3. Amala's score in the project was double that of Koli in the same, but Koli scored 20 more than Amala in the test. Yet Amala had the highest aggregate score. 
          4. Shyamal scored the second highest in the test. He scored two more than Koli, but two less than Amala in the aggregate. 
          5. Biman scored the second lowest in the test and the lowest in the aggregate. 
          6. Mathew scored more than Rini in the project, but less than her in the test.
          What was Rini's score in the project?(This Question was asked as TITA)

            • 45 Marks
            • 60 Marks
            • 70 Marks
            • 80 Marks

            5.
            Which one of the following, if true, would make the reviewer's choice of the pronoun "who" for Gaia inappropriate?

              • Non-European societies have perceived the Earth as a non-living source of all resources.
              • There is a direct cause-effect relationship between human activities and global climate change.
              • Ghosh's book has a different title: "The Nutmeg's Revenge".
              • Modern western science discovers new evidence for the Earth being an inanimate object.

              6.
              There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
              The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same. The total number of 
              coins in each column is also the same.
              the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes
              Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied. 
              i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1. 
              ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1. 
              iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
              For how many boxes are the average and median of the numbers of coins contained in the three sacks in that box the same? [This Question was asked as TITA]

                • 3 boxes
                • 2 boxes
                • 4 boxes
                • 1 box

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