CAT 2015 Question Paper Analysis & Tips for CAT 2021: Check Section-Wise Weightage, Difficulty Level

Overall difficulty level of the question paper

Moderate- Difficult

Total number of questions in CAT 2015

100

Total number of questions in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

34

Total number of questions in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

32

Total number of questions in Quantitative Ability

34

Overall difficulty level of the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section

Easy

Overall difficulty level of the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section

Hard

Overall difficulty level of the Quantitative Ability section

Moderate

High weightage topics in the Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning section

Jumbled Paragraphs, Summary

High weightage topics in the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section

Line Chart, Arrangements, Cube based set

High weightage topics in the Quantitative Ability section

Algebra, Modern Math, Arithmetic

Good Attempts

65+

Section

Analysis by CollegeDekho Experts

Expert Remarks to Score Good Marks

VARC

• All the Verbal Ability Questions were TITA questions.

• No grammar questions were asked in the VA section.

• Out of the 5 passages asked in this section, two were of moderate difficulty.

• Time management was the key to scoring well in this section.

DILR

• DI section was time-consuming.

• In DI sets, one question which was based on set theory was difficult while two were moderate and one was easy.

• One arrangement question was based on the SUDOKU game

• A good practice of DI was required to score well in this section.

• Some questions were easily doable using the help of the calculator.

QA

• An attempt of 25+ questions with 100% accuracy was good for this section.

• Most of the questions in this section tested elementary concepts.

• More than 13 questions were from Algebra.

• Candidates who remember all the important formulas should be able to answer more than 50% of questions easily.

Overall difficulty level of the question paper

Moderate- Difficult

Total number of questions in CAT 2015

100

Total number of questions in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

34

Total number of questions in Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

32

Total number of questions in Quantitative Ability

34

Overall difficulty level of the Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension section

Easy

Overall difficulty level of the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section

Hard

Overall difficulty level of the Quantitative Ability section

Easy- Moderate

High weightage topics in the Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning section

Odd one out, Summary

High weightage topics in the Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section

Matrix Arrangement, Puzzle

High weightage topics in the Quantitative Ability section

Arithmetic, Geometry and Mensuration, Number System

Good Attempts

66+

Section

Analysis by CollegeDekho Experts

Expert Remarks to Score Good Marks

VARC

• Questions in the VA section of CAT 2015 slot 2 were easier than the CAT 2014 exam.

• The topics of the passages covered in CAT 2015 slot 2 were mostly based on social issues.

• Candidates needed to read the passage carefully before answering the RCs questions.

DILR

• A total of 4 sets for DI were asked in this section. Each section covered 4 questions. The difficulty level of the DI was moderate.

• The VA part was easy but time-consuming. 

• Candidates needed to attempt the LR part before the DI part since the DI questions were more time-consuming.  

QA

• An attempt of 25+ questions with 100% accuracy was good for this section.

• Most of the questions in this section tested elementary concepts.

• More than 13 questions were from Algebra.

• This section was all based on concepts and formulas.

• Time management and speed were the keys to score well in this section. 

Section

Number of Questions

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning

32

Verbal Ability and Reading comprehension

34

Quantitative Ability

34

Total

100