XAT 2022 Question Paper Analysis(Out), Answer Key and Solutions

Updated On: January 03, 2022 11:08 AM

XAT 2022 was conducted in a single shift from 9:30 am to 12:40 pm on January 2, 2022. Based on student reports, the XAT 2022 exam analysis based on live updates can be checked here.

XAT 2022 Question Paper Analysis, Answer Key and Solutions

XAT 2022 was conducted on January 02, 2022. The exam was conducted in online mode. The duration of the XAT 2022 exam was 190 minutes. The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. The exam difficulty was similar to previous years' examination. The exam pattern of XAT 2022 was also similar to XAT 2021 except the essay writing part. The essay paper was introduced in the XAT exam just a few days before the exam. XAT 2022 comprised 101 questions(100 MCQs and 1 descriptive question). The question paper of XAT was divided into five sections namely Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability, Essay Writing & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge. The paper analysis of the XAT 2022 is available here. The paper analysis of the XAT 2022 will help the candidates to know the difficulty level of the exam.

Highlights of XAT 2022

Provided below Go through the table given below to discover the highlights of the XAT 2022 exam:

Exam Date	December 26, 2022
Exam Mode	Online Mode
Total Sections	5
Name of Sections	Verbal and Logical Ability, Decision Making, Quantitative Ability, Essay Writing & Data Interpretation and General Knowledge
Medium of Instructions	English
Question Type	Multiple Choice Questions
Total Questions	101 questions
Exam Duration	3 hours 10 Minutes
Negative Marking	Yes(0.25 marks are cut for incorrect answer)
Marks per Correct Attempt	+1

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XAT 2022 Exam Analysis

The good attempts and difficulty level of the XAT 2022 exam will be updated here.

Section	No. of Questions	Good Attempts	Difficulty Level
Verbal and Logical Ability	26	10+	Moderate-Difficult
Decision Making	21	9+	Difficult
Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation	28	13+	Moderate
General Knowledge	25	-	Moderate
Essay Writing	1
Overall	101	35+	Moderate

Section-wise XAT 2022 Exam Analysis

The section-wise question paper analysis of XAT 2022 is provided below.

XAT 2022 Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning Analysis

The difficulty level of the verbal ability part of XAT 2022 was hard. There were 5 reading comprehensions comprising 3 questions each. Besides this, there were two poems comprising 3 questions. Questions from prepositions, correct statement and close passages were asked in XAT 2022.

Topics	Difficulty Level	No. of Questions
RC Passage 1	Moderate	3
RC Passage 2	Moderate	3
RC Passage 3	Moderate	3
RC Passage 4	Moderate	3
RC Passage 5	Moderate	3
CR Set	To be updated	To be updated
Error Spotting	To be updated	To be updated
Para Jumble	To be updated	To be updated
Fill in The Blanks	To be updated	To be updated

XAT 2022 Decision Making Analysis

Questions from Decision Making were tricky.

Topic	Difficulty Level	No. of Questions
Set 1	To be updated	3
Set 2	To be updated	3
Set 3	To be updated	3
Set 4	To be updated	3
Set 5	To be updated	3
Set 6	To be updated	3
Set 7	To be updated	3

XAT 2022 Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation Analysis

The Quantitative Ability section was easier than XAT 2021 paper. There were around 4 sets of DI in this section. Most of the DI questions were moderately difficult. Around 2 DI sets were easily doable. Questions from Trignometry, number systems and functions were covered in XAT 2022.

Topic	Difficulty Level	Total No. of Questions
Arithmetic	To be updated	To be updated
Algebra	To be updated	To be updated
Geometry	To be updated	To be updated
Modern Maths	To be updated	To be updated
Number System	To be updated	To be updated
DI Set 1	Easy- Moderate	To be updated
DI Set 2	Easy- Moderate	To be updated
DI Set 3	Moderate	To be updated
DI Set 3	Moderate	To be updated

XAT 2022 General Knowledge Analysis

Most of the GK questions were from static GK and terms based.

Topic	Difficulty Level	No. of Questions
Countries and Capitals	To be updated	To be updated
National Parks and Animals	To be updated	To be updated
Geography	To be updated	To be updated
Books & Authors/Miscellaneous	To be updated	To be updated
Economy & Business	To be updated	To be updated
Science & Tech	To be updated	To be updated
Personality & Awards	To be updated	To be updated
Polity	To be updated	To be updated
Current Affairs	To be updated	To be updated
Sports	To be updated	To be updated
History	To be updated	To be updated

XAT 2022 Answer Key/ Solutions

The answer key of XAT 2022 will be released in the 2nd week of January. Click on the link provided below to know all the information regarding answer key of XAT 2022.