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CAT 2001

DETAILED ANALYSIS & COMMENTS

     
General : 
   

1. CAT is finally out of the Bag. 9 Dec 2001 (the D Day) finally arrived. Before the exam, outside exam Hall, various guess work by students on No. of sections, questions, Difficulty level etc. was the order of the Day. Finally at 12.30 p.m., the CAT was over. Mixed reaction could be observed on the faces of the students. The PAPER was on similar pattern of last year viz. 3 sections, but this year only 150 questions, 2 hour paper without any sectional time limits. There were not many SURPRISES.
2. By and large, students felt that Quantitative Ability (QA) section was comparatively simpler. The English  Reading Comprehension (RCs) were comparatively tougher but apart from of a few questions remaining English and Data Interpretation (DI) questions were average.
3. Detailed Analysis of the respective sections is discussed below.

Outline of the Paper At a Glance

Section No. Subject  No. of Questions.
1. QA /Problem Solving 50
2. English (RC  &  EU) 50
3. DI   & Data Sufficiency
( incl. 10 questions on analytical reasoning)
50
Total Questions        150       

Detailed Analysis - Section - I ( QA )
Detailed Analysis - Quantitative Ability (QA) Section

Sr. No Subject / Topic No. of Questions Difficulty Level / Remarks
1. Arithmetic

Easy/Average/Difficult/Very Diff.

1a. Number system 14
3 5 4 2
1b. Averages 03
1 1 1
1c. Percentages 03
1 2
1d. SI & CI
1e. Profit, Loss & Discount
1f. Ratio and Proportion 02
1 1
1g. Time, Speed and Distance 06
1 2 2 1
1h. Work, Wages (Time & Work) 02
1 1
1i. Calendars 01
1
1j. General Arithmatics 01
1
2 Algebra
2a. Permutation and Combination 1
1
2b. linear and Quadratic Equation 7
1 3 1 2
2c. Set Theory
2d. Functions- Maxima /Minima 1
1
3. Geometry & Mensuration 7
2 2 1 2
4. Trigonometry 1
1
5. Others 1
1
6. Total 50
      
Comments  and  Analysis
 :

Overall  the level of difficulty was average. Students found this  to be surprising as it was speculated as a very difficult section.  Format/contents of the questions  were  as follows  :- 

Six Questions:- Based on time and distance which also included a problem based on streams and another based on races and games. 2 of them were also based on a small graph representing amount of fuel consumed varying with the speed of the vehicle.

Two Questions:- Based on time and work were direct application on formulae

Seven Questions:- Based on  Geometry and Mensuration were by and large simple and could be solved comparing the giving options.  

Fourteen Questions:- Mainly   number  system,  1 on permutation  & combination.

Eleven Questions:- Based on basic arithmetic and algebraic fundamentals, formulation of linear and Quadratic Equation.

Total Questions 50

Suggested  Time  Allotment  for  QA Section     -    40  to  45  min

Suggested Questions Attempts                             -    40  Plus

Likely cut off  score                                           -   25 Plus
    

 

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