CAT 2013 Question Paper had two sections- Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation. CAT 2013 was conducted by IIM Indore from October 16, 2013 to November 11, 2013. The question paper had 30 questions in each section and the candidates had 70 minutes for each section. An attempt of 35-40 questions was sufficient to score above 90%ile.
 

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Question 1:

The following table shows the sales (in units) of four products across five cities in a month. Which city has the highest total sales across all products?

Q1 table

 

  • (1) Mumbai
  • (2) Delhi
  • (3) Kolkata
  • (4) Bangalore
Correct Answer: (1) Mumbai
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Question 2:

Using the table as, which product has the highest average sales across all cities?

Q2

  • (1) Product A
  • (2) Product B
  • (3) Product C
  • (4) Product D
Correct Answer: (2) Product B
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Question 3:

Four friends—Alice, Bob, Charlie, and Dana—each buy a different fruit: apple, banana, orange, or grape. Alice does not buy grapes. Bob buys neither apples nor oranges. Charlie does not buy bananas. Who buys the orange?

  • (1) Alice
  • (2) Bob
  • (3) Charlie
  • (4) Dana
Correct Answer: (1) Alice
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Question 4:

Four friends—Alice, Bob, Charlie, and Dana—each buy a different fruit: apple, banana, orange, or grape. Alice does not buy grapes. Bob buys neither apples nor oranges. Charlie does not buy bananas, who buys the grapes?

  • (1) Alice
  • (2) Bob
  • (3) Charlie
  • (4) Dana
Correct Answer: (4) Dana
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Question 5:

The bar chart shows the revenue (in lakhs) of a company from three products—X, Y, and Z—over four years (2010–2013). In which year is the total revenue highest?


Q5

  • (1) 2010
  • (2) 2011
  • (3) 2012
  • (4) 2013
Correct Answer: (3) 2012
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Question 6:

Using the bar chart, which product has the highest total revenue across all four years?

Q6

  • (1) Product X
  • (2) Product Y
  • (3) Product Z
  • (4) None of the above
Correct Answer: (1) Product X
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Question 7:

Five people—A, B, C, D, and E—are seated in a row. A is not next to B. C is next to D. E is not at the ends. Who is in the middle?

  • (1) A
  • (2) B
  • (3) C
  • (4) E
Correct Answer: (4) E
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Question 8:

Five people—A, B, C, D, and E—are seated in a row. A is not next to B. C is next to D. E is not at the ends, who can be at the leftmost end (position 1)?

  • (1) A
  • (2) C
  • (3) E
  • (4) B
Correct Answer: (1) A
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Question 9:

A pie chart shows the percentage distribution of a company’s expenses: Salaries (40%), Rent (20%), Utilities (15%), Marketing (15%), Miscellaneous (10%). If total expenses are ₹10,00,000, what is the amount spent on Salaries?

  • (1) ₹2,00,000
  • (2) ₹3,00,000
  • (3) ₹4,00,000
  • (4) ₹5,00,000
Correct Answer: (3) ₹4,00,000
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Question 10:

A pie chart shows the percentage distribution of a company’s expenses: Salaries (40%), Rent (20%), Utilities (15%), Marketing (15%), Miscellaneous (10%). If total expenses are ₹10,00,000, what is the combined amount spent on Rent and Utilities?

  • (1) ₹3,00,000
  • (2) ₹3,50,000
  • (3) ₹4,00,000
  • (4) ₹4,50,000
Correct Answer: (2) ₹3,50,000
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Question 11:

A school schedules four classes—Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology—in four time slots (9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM). Math is not at 9 AM. Chemistry is immediately before Physics. Biology is not at 12 PM. Which class is at 11 AM?

  • (1) Math
  • (2) Physics
  • (3) Chemistry
  • (4) Biology
Correct Answer: (2) Physics
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Question 12:

A school schedules four classes—Math, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology—in four time slots (9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM). Math is not at 9 AM. Chemistry is immediately before Physics. Biology is not at 12 PM, which class is at 9 AM?

  • (1) Math
  • (2) Physics
  • (3) Chemistry
  • (4) Biology
Correct Answer: (4) Biology
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Question 13:

A line graph shows the monthly sales (in units) of a product in 2013. January: 200, February: 250, March: 300, April: 280, May: 320. What is the average monthly sales from January to May?

  • (1) 260
  • (2) 270
  • (3) 280
  • (4) 290
Correct Answer: (2) 270
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Question 14:

A line graph shows the monthly sales (in units) of a product in 2013. January: 200, February: 250, March: 300, April: 280, May: 320, what is the percentage increase in sales from January to March?

  • (1) 40%
  • (2) 50%
  • (3) 60%
  • (4) 75%
Correct Answer: (2) 50%
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Question 15:

Three boxes contain gold, silver, and bronze coins. One box has only gold, one only silver, one only bronze. Labels are incorrect. You choose one box and draw one coin at random. It’s gold. What is the probability the other coins in that box are also gold?

  • (1) 1/3
  • (2) 1/2
  • (3) 2/3
  • (4) 1
Correct Answer: (4) 1
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Question 16:

Three boxes contain gold, silver, and bronze coins. One box has only gold, one only silver, one only bronze. Labels are incorrect. You choose one box and draw one coin at random. It’s gold, what is the probability you chose the box labeled "Silver"?

  • (1) 1/3
  • (2) 1/2
  • (3) 2/3
  • (4) 0
Correct Answer: (4) 0
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Question 17:

The table shows the number of students in four courses across three years. Which year has the highest total enrollment?


Q17

  • (1) 2011
  • (2) 2012
  • (3) 2013
  • (4) None of the above
Correct Answer: (3) 2013
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Question 18:

Using the table, which course has the lowest average enrollment across the three years?

Q18

  • (1) Course A
  • (2) Course B
  • (3) Course C
  • (4) Course D
Correct Answer: (4) Course D
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Question 19:

Four teams—P, Q, R, S—play in a tournament. Each team plays exactly one match against each other team. P wins against Q and R. S wins against Q. R wins against S. Which team has the most wins?

  • (1) P
  • (2) Q
  • (3) R
  • (4) S
Correct Answer: (1) P
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Question 20:

Four teams—P, Q, R, S—play in a tournament. Each team plays exactly one match against each other team. P wins against Q and R. S wins against Q. R wins against S, using the same setup as Question 19, how many matches does Q win?

  • (1) 0
  • (2) 1
  • (3) 2
  • (4) 3
Correct Answer: (1) 0
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Question 21:

The table shows the production (in tons) of three crops in four regions. Which region produces the most wheat?
 

Q21

  • (1) North
  • (2) South
  • (3) East
  • (4) West
Correct Answer: (4) West
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Question 22:

Using the table, what is the total production of all crops in the South region?

 

Q22


  (1) 900 tons

  • (2) 950 tons
  • (3) 1000 tons
  • (4) 1050 tons
Correct Answer: (3) 1000 tons
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Question 23:   

Three employees—X, Y, Z—are assigned to three projects—P1, P2, P3. Each project gets one employee. X cannot work on P2. Y cannot work on P3. Who works on P2?

  • (1) X
  • (2) Y
  • (3) Z
  • (4) Cannot be determined
Correct Answer: (3) Z
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Question 24:

Three employees—X, Y, Z—are assigned to three projects—P1, P2, P3. Each project gets one employee. X cannot work on P2. Y cannot work on P3, who works on P3?

  • (1) X
  • (2) Y
  • (3) Z
  • (4) Cannot be determined
Correct Answer: (1) X
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Question 25:

A bar chart shows the number of customers visiting a store on five days: Monday (150), Tuesday (200), Wednesday (180), Thursday (220), Friday (250). What is the percentage increase in customers from Monday to Friday?

  • (1) 60%
  • (2) 66.67%
  • (3) 70%
  • (4) 75%
Correct Answer: (2) 66.67%
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Question 26:

A bar chart shows the number of customers visiting a store on five days: Monday (150), Tuesday (200), Wednesday (180), Thursday (220), Friday (250), what is the average number of customers per day?

  • (1) 190
  • (2) 200
  • (3) 210
  • (4) 220
Correct Answer: (2) 200
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Question 27:

Four students—A, B, C, D—choose one subject each: History, Math, Science, English. A does not choose History. B does not choose Math. C does not choose English. Who chooses Science?

  • (1) A
  • (2) B
  • (3) C
  • (4) D
Correct Answer: (1) A
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Question 28:

Four students—A, B, C, D—choose one subject each: History, Math, Science, English. A does not choose History. B does not choose Math. C does not choose English, who chooses History?

  • (1) A
  • (2) B
  • (3) C
  • (4) D
Correct Answer: (2) B
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Question 29:

A pie chart shows a company’s revenue sources: Product Sales (50%), Services (30%), Investments (20%). If total revenue is ₹20,00,000, what is the revenue from Services?

  • (1) ₹4,00,000
  • (2) ₹5,00,000
  • (3) ₹6,00,000
  • (4) ₹7,00,000
Correct Answer: (3) ₹6,00,000
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Question 30:

A pie chart shows a company’s revenue sources: Product Sales (50%), Services (30%), Investments (20%). If total revenue is ₹20,00,000, what is the difference between revenue from Product Sales and Investments?

  • (1) ₹5,00,000
  • (2) ₹6,00,000
  • (3) ₹7,00,000
  • (4) ₹8,00,000
Correct Answer: (2) ₹6,00,000
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Question 31:

Four cities—W, X, Y, Z—are connected by roads. W is connected to X and Y. X is connected to W and Z. Y is connected to W and Z. Z is connected to X and Y. Which city has the most connections?

  • (1) W
  • (2) X
  • (3) Y
  • (4) Z
Correct Answer: (4) Z
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Question 32:

Four cities—W, X, Y, Z—are connected by roads. W is connected to X and Y. X is connected to W and Z. Y is connected to W and Z. Z is connected to X and Y, how many roads are there in total?

  • (1) 3
  • (2) 4
  • (3) 5
  • (4) 6
Correct Answer: (3) 5
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CAT 2013 Question Paper Analysis

In CAT 2013, the candidates were awarded 7.5 marks for each correct answer and 2.5 marks were deducted for each wrong answer.

CAT 2013 Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Paper Analysis

CAT 2013 Question Paper had 30 questions from the Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning Section.

  • This section of CAT 2013 Question Paper had 3 passages.
  • The candidates were asked for sentence correction, para-jumble, para completion, fill in the blanks, word usage.
  • The question paper had questions of Data Arrangement, Seating Arrangement, and logic-based.

CAT 2013 Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation Paper Analysis

CAT 2013 Question Paper had 30 questions from the Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation section.

  • CAT 2013 question paper had questions from Number System, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, Mensuration.
  • The candidates had questions from Graphs, Pie charts, Table.

Candidates can find the marks distribution in CAT 2014 Question Paper from the below table:

Topics Number of Questions Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension 10 (4+3+3) Moderate
Verbal Ability 11-14 Moderate
Logical Reasoning 6-9 Moderate
Data interpretation 6-10 Moderate-Difficult
Quantitative Ability 20-24 Moderate

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