Basic Information about Common Admission Test

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The Common Admission Test (CAT) is conducted by Indian Institute of Management (IIM).

It is one of top and most popular MBA Entrance Exam in India.

Top MBA Colleges in India accepts score of Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission in MBA and equivalent Programs.

Here I am telling you about pattern of Common Admission Test (CAT):

Exam Pattern:

Section Number of Total Marks Duration
Questions in minutes
Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension 34 102 60
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning 32 96 60
Quantitative Ability 34 102 60
Total 100 300 180

Test Duration:
3 Hours

Total Number of Sections:
03

Total Marks:
300

Marks per question:
3

Negative Marking:
1 Mark will be deducted for each wrong answer

Ratio of CAT MCQs & Non-MCQs:
Section No. of Questions No. of Non-MCQs
VARC 34 10
DI & LR 32 8
QA 34 7
Total 100 25

I am giving question paper of CAT Test for your reference. You can get tentative idea about pattern of question paper

Common Admission Test (CAT) Question Paper:

Section I Verbal Ability

1. Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
1. Amount of published information available varies widely by industry.
A. Unfortunately for the researcher, many industries do not meet these criteria, and there may be little published information available.
B. Generally, the problem the researcher will face in using published data for analysing an economically meaningful industry is that they are too broad or too arranged to fit the industry.
C. However, it is always possible to gain some important information about an industry from published sources and these sources should be aggressively pursued.
D. Larger the industry, the older it is, and the slower the rate of technological change, better is the available published information. 6.
If a researcher starts a searching for data with this reality in mind, the uselessness of broad data will be better recognized and the tendency to give up will be avoided.

2. Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
1. The main source of power in industrial undertaking is electricity.
A. Electricity from water also requires enormous river valley projects involving huge expenditure.
B. In contrast, electricity from atomic power stations will result in a tremendous saving in expenditure.
C. Besides, the mineral resources of the world required for generation of electricity are being rapidly depleted.
D. But the production of electricity needs huge quantities of coal.
6. The installation of atomic plants will help in meeting the shortage of these resources.

3. Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
1. Intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck.
A. The collective strength of these forces determines the ultimate profit potential in the industry where profit potential is measured in terms of long run returns on invested capital.
B. Rather, competition in an industry is rooted in its underlying economic structure and goes well beyond the behavior of current competitors.
C. Not all industries have the same potential.
D. The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces.
6. They differ fundamentally in their ultimate profit potential as the collective strength of the forces differ.

4. Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.
1. The New Economic Policy comprises the various policy measures and changes introduced since July 1991.
A. There is a common thread running through all these measures.
B. The objective is simple to improve the efficiency of the system.
C. The regulator mechanism involving multitude of controls has fragmented the capacity and reduced competition even in the private sector.
D. The thrust of the new policy is towards creating a more competitive environment as a means to improving the productivity and efficiency of the economy.
6. This is to be achieved by removing the banners and restrictions on the entry and growth of firms.
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