CAT 2024 Quantitative Section Analysis: Slot-Wise Breakdown & Lessons for CAT 2025

🗣️ CAT 2024 Quantitative Section Analysis: Slot-Wise Breakdown & Lessons for CAT 2025

Total Questions: 22
Format: All questions were MCQs, no TITA (Type in the Answer) questions reported.
Topics Covered: Arithmetic-heavy, followed by Algebra, Numbers, Geometry, and Modern Math.
Level of Difficulty:

• Slot 1: Moderate
• Slot 2: Moderate-Difficult
• Slot 3: Easy-Moderate
  Trend continued from CAT 2023: conceptually simple, but calculation-intensive and selection-based.

🎯 SLOT-WISE QUANT ANALYSIS

📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 1: Moderate

✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.)

• Arithmetic: 8–9 Qs
• Algebra: 5–6 Qs
• Numbers: 2–3 Qs
• Geometry & Mensuration: 2 Qs
• Modern Math (Logs, Functions, P&C): 1–2 Qs

🔍 Key Observations

• Arithmetic questions were standard, but required careful reading.
• Algebra had questions from quadratic identities, modulus, and inequalities.
• Numbers included base systems and divisibility.
• Geometry was limited, but both questions had diagrams.
• A couple of questions had traps—language ambiguity.

🧩 Notable Questions

• A question on mixture and ratio with three containers.
• A tricky modulus-based inequality.
• A time-speed-distance problem involving trains crossing a platform.

🧠 Ideal Attempts: 14–16

🎯 Good Score: 36–40

📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 2: Moderate to Difficult

✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.)

• Arithmetic: 7 Qs
• Algebra: 6–7 Qs
• Geometry & Mensuration: 2–3 Qs
• Numbers: 3 Qs
• Modern Math: 1–2 Qs

🔍 Key Observations

• Questions were conceptually twisted even if the topic was standard.
• Some algebra problems needed 2–3 substitutions before clarity emerged.
• Time and work, pipes and cisterns problems were heavily calculation-driven.
• Several questions were non-formula-based, required logical reasoning.

🧩 Notable Questions

• Cyclic quadrilateral with radius and area implications.
• Work Efficiency problem involving 4 people with changing speeds.
• A clever logarithmic identity question.

🧠 Ideal Attempts: 12–14

🎯 Good Score: 32–36

📌 CAT 2024 – Slot 3: Easy to Moderate

✅ Topic-Wise Distribution (Approx.)

• Arithmetic: 9 Qs
• Algebra: 5 Qs
• Numbers: 3 Qs
• Geometry: 2 Qs
• Modern Math: 2–3 Qs

🔍 Key Observations

• Highest number of doable questions compared to other slots.
• Arithmetic was dominant and very straightforward—profit-loss, time-speed-distance, averages.
• Algebra focused on basic identities and equations.
• Geometry included triangle and circle properties, but with clean data.
• Many students reported finishing 18–20 questions with confidence.

🧩 Notable Questions

• Partnership-based question with simple logic.
• Progression question (AP) involving sum and term value.
• An easy function-based problem involving modulus.

🧠 Ideal Attempts: 16–18

🎯 Good Score: 42–48

📈 Comparative Summary Table

🔎 Key Takeaways for CAT 2025 Aspirants

1. Arithmetic is the King – It has consistently made up 35–45% of QA in all recent CATs.
2. Practice Selection – Choose which 14–16 questions to attempt in 40 minutes.
3. Deepen Algebra – Emphasis on modulus, quadratic inequalities, and functions.
4. Numbers – Focus on divisibility, base systems, and remainders.
5. Smart Practice – Simulate CAT difficulty and decision-making in mocks.

📘 Topic-Wise CAT 2024 Quant Question Bank (Based on Memory)

1. Arithmetic (8–9 Qs per slot)

• Profit-Loss: % gain/loss, marked price, successive discounts
• Time-Speed-Distance: Trains, relative speed, circular tracks
• Time & Work: Efficiency, men-women days, pipes & cisterns
• Averages, Mixtures & Alligation: Three container mix, weighted averages
• Ratio-Proportion: Partnership, direct/inverse variation
• Simple/Compound Interest: Basic applications
• Percentages: Discounts, change comparisons

2. Algebra (5–7 Qs per slot)

• Quadratic Equations: Roots, nature, factorization
• Modulus Inequalities: |x–a| = b; conditions
• Linear Equations: Two variable setups
• Algebraic Identities: a² + b² + 2ab forms
• Functions & Graphs: Domain, modulus, piecewise
• Surds & Indices: Comparisons, simplifications

3. Numbers (2–3 Qs per slot)

• Divisibility: LCM/HCF, remainders
• Base Systems: Binary/decimal conversion
• Number Properties: Digits, even/odd, unit digits

4. Geometry & Mensuration (1–3 Qs per slot)

• Triangles: Similarity, right-angle, medians
• Circles: Radius, chords, cyclic quadrilateral
• Quadrilaterals: Areas and diagonals
• Mensuration: Cuboids/cylinders basic formulae

5. Modern Math (1–2 Qs per slot)

• Logarithms: log identities, base conversions
• Progressions: AP/GP nth term and sum
• Permutations & Combinations: Seating/basic cases

🧭 Chapter-wise CAT 2025 Quant Prep Plan (July–November)

🔹 JULY: Foundation Building

• Arithmetic Basics: Percentages, Ratios, Averages
• Numbers: Divisibility, Factors, HCF/LCM
• Algebra Intro: Linear equations, identities
• Geometry Basics: Lines, angles, triangle properties
  ✅ Daily: 10 QA Questions (Beginner), 2 Mocks/Week

🔹 AUGUST: Core Skill Development

• TSD & Work: Solve 30+ mixed questions
• Quadratics, Modulus, Inequalities
• Mensuration: Area & Volume formulas
• Logs & Progressions
  ✅ Weekly Topic Test + 2 Mocks + Error log

🔹 SEPTEMBER: Moderate to Advanced Problems

• Functions, Graphs, Surds, Base systems
• Circles & Triangles Advanced
• Arithmetic Mixed Sets under time
• DI with Quant: Apply %/Ratios in DI
  ✅ 3 Full Mocks/week + Past CAT QA Practice

🔹 OCTOBER: Final Strengthening

• Focused Practice on Weak Areas
• Mixed Topic Tests – 40-minute blocks
• Timed Sets – 22 questions in 40 mins
• CAT-style Questions from 2023–24 papers
  ✅ 4 Mocks/week with video/peer analysis

🔹 NOVEMBER: Final Push

• Revise key formulas & concepts
• Mocks every alternate day
• 3-hour full CAT simulations
• Use Endeavor Magic Tolkit
• Solve last 10 years QA questions (slot-wise)

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