CAT 2024 Most Scoring Questions

CAT 2024 Most Scoring Questions may vary from one student to the next depending on their CAT preparation and their strengths and weaknesses. Since the CAT syllabus has a diverse range of topics and subjects, candidates have to prepare for every section diligently in order to achieve a high percentile score. However, if candidates are well-versed in the concepts and topics of one particular section, they can easily achieve a high sectional score increasing their overall percentile score. For most students, the most scoring section is Quantitative Aptitude since this section includes Mathematical topics and concepts from the Class 11 and 12 Mathematics syllabus.

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CAT 2024 Most Scoring Questions (Expected)

Check out the most scoring questions for CAT 2024 mentioned below.

1. Mahesh bought a book for Rs 320 and marked it up by 50%. He gave a discount of Rs 80. Calculate the percentage of profit in the entire transaction.
   1. 20%
   2. 25%
   3. 30%
   4. 33.33%

Ans: b

2. Nishant invested a part of Rs 8000 in Bank A, which offers a simple interest rate of 10% for 3 years, and the remaining in Bank B which offers a simple interest rate of 15% for 4 years. If he receives Rs 3750, find the money invested in Bank A.
   1. Rs 3000
   2. Rs 3500
   3. Rs 4000
   4. Rs 4500

Ans: b

3. A class has 100 students. 4% of the students who have majored in Mathematics is equal to 12% of students who have majored in Science. Find the number of students who majored in mathematics.
   1. 20
   2. 30
   3. 40
   4. 75

Ans: d

4. The salary of Anjana is 20% more than the salary of Sneha and both save Rs 25000 each. Find the expenditure of both if their expenditures are in the ratio 4:3?
   1. Rs 75000
   2. Rs 72000
   3. Rs 62500
   4. Rs 60000

Ans: a

5. The average weight of students in Class 10 which has two sections, is 74 kg. The ratio of the number of students in section A to that of Section B is 4:3. If the average weight of students in section A is 80 Kg, find the average weight of students in Section B.
   1. 64 kg
   2. 66 kg
   3. 68 kg
   4. 60 kg

Ans: b

6. Karan and Arjun undertook a project for Rs 12000. Karan and Arjun can finish the project in 20 days and 30 days, respectively when working alone. With the help of Karthik, they finished the work in 8 days. Find the share of work received by Karthik.
   1. Rs 2000
   2. Rs 3000
   3. Rs 4000
   4. Rs 5000

Ans: c

7. Mohit can complete a piece of work in 30 days while working alone, and Rohit can complete the same work in 45 days while working alone. In how many days can they complete the same work if both start working together?
   1. 25 days
   2. 18 days
   3. 15 days
   4. 12 days

Ans: b

8. Pipe A can fill a tank in 4 hours and Pipe B can empty the tank in 16 hours, respectively. How much time will both pipes take to fill the tank together?
   1. 16/5 hours
   2. 16/7 hours
   3. 8 hours
   4. 16/3 hours

Ans: d

9. A dishonest shopkeeper uses an 800-gm weighing scale instead of 1000-gm one while selling sugar at the cost price. If the customer gets a 10% discount, find the profit percentage.
   1. 10%
   2. 12.5%
   3. 11.11%
   4. 9.09%

Ans: b

10. A local bank in Bihar offers a compound interest scheme such that the money will become 16 times in 4 years. In how many years will the money become 32 times the initial deposit?
    1. 2
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 5

Ans: d

11. The selling price of a watch is 1.5 times its cost price. Find the marked price if the cost price of the watch is Rs 500 and the discount given is 25%.
    1. Rs 800
    2. Rs 900
    3. Rs 1000
    4. Rs 1200

Ans: c

12. The monthly incomes of Amit and Bharat are in the ratio of 5:4, monthly expenses are in the ratio of 19:21, and their monthly savings are in the ratio of 37:18. If the total annual savings of Amit and Bharat is Rs 1,32,000, Amit’s monthly income is:
    1. Rs 120000
    2. Rs 150000
    3. Rs 160000
    4. Rs 180000

Ans: c

13. A bicycle dealer sold a cycle at 25% discount on market price and still managed to earn 20% profits. If he had purchased this cycle at 25% less cost and sold 10% discount on MRP, what will be the profit percentage?
    1. 75%
    2. 80%
    3. 90%
    4. 92%

Ans: d

14. A diluted fruit juice of 15 litres consists of 40% fruit pulp in it and the rest is water. How many litres of water must be added to the container such that the concentration of fruit pulp reduces to 25%?
    1. 8
    2. 9
    3. 10
    4. 11

Ans: b

15. A and B together can complete a piece of work in 90 days. B alone takes 50% more days to complete the work alone than the time taken by A and B together Find the number of days taken by A to complete 80% of the work alone.
    1. 216
    2. 160
    3. 196
    4. 225

Ans: a

16. Ram and Raj have some pen divided between themselves. Ram says to Raj “if I give you 25% of the pen I have, I will still have two more pens than you”. To this Raj says, “If you give pen equal to 70% of what I have right now, I will have four more pen than you” What is the total number of pen they have?
    1. 80
    2. 64
    3. 72
    4. 48

Ans: b

17. When a student weighing 45 kg left the class, the average weight of the remaining 59 students increased by 200g. What is the average weight of the remaining 59 students?
    1. 54
    2. 55
    3. 56
    4. 57

Ans: d

18. If the difference between compound interest and simple interest on a sum of Rs P after 2 years at rate of 20% per annum is Rs 224, find P.
    1. Rs 5200
    2. Rs 6120
    3. Rs 5400
    4. Rs 5600

Ans: d

19. A train moving at a uniform speed, covers a lamppost in 5 seconds and a platform of length 100 m in 7 seconds. Find the time it will take to cross another train of the same length to coming from the opposite direction on a parallel rail track running at double speed.
    1. 2.5 seconds
    2. 3.33 seconds
    3. 4 seconds
    4. 4.25 seconds

Ans: b

20. One boat took a total of 12 hours to go upstream and come back. If the total distance covered is 120 km. and the speed of the stream is 2/3rd the speed of the boat in still water, then find the time taken by the boat, in hours, to cover 120 km upstream.
    1. 18 hours
    2. 20 hours
    3. 21 hours
    4. 22 hours

Ans: b

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