CAT 2015 Question Paper for QA was rated moderately difficult. The question paper had 34 questions, in which 15 questions were Non-MCQ type and the rest were MCQs. CAT 2015 QA question Paper was much more difficult than CAT 2014 question paper. CAT 2015 Question Paper for QA had questions from regular topics like Algebra, Modern Math, Geometry, Arithmetic, and Number System. Attempting 25-27 questions with 90% accuracy was considered good.

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Question 1:

A shopkeeper sells an item at a 20% profit. If the cost price is increased by 10% and the selling price by Rs. 10, the profit percentage becomes 15%. What is the original cost price?

  • (a) Rs. 100
  • (b) Rs. 150
  • (c) Rs. 200
  • (d) Rs. 250

Question 2:

A car travels from A to B at 60 km/h and returns at 40 km/h. What is the average speed for the round trip?

  • (a) 48 km/h
  • (b) 50 km/h
  • (c) 52 km/h
  • (d) 45 km/h

Question 3:

A and B can complete a task in 12 days, B and C in 15 days, A and C in 20 days. How many days will A alone take?

  • (a) 20
  • (b) 30
  • (c) 40
  • (d) 60

Question 4:

A bag contains 4 red, 3 white, and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that both are red?

  • (a) \( \frac{1}{6} \)
  • (b) \( \frac{1}{12} \)
  • (c) \( \frac{1}{9} \)
  • (d) \( \frac{2}{9} \)

Question 5:

The sum of the ages of a father and son is 50 years. Five years ago, the father’s age was four times the son’s age. What is the father’s current age?

  • (a) 35
  • (b) 40
  • (c) 45
  • (d) 50

Question 6:

A rectangle has an area of 60 cm² and a perimeter of 32 cm. What is the length if it is greater than the width?

  • (a) 10 cm
  • (b) 12 cm
  • (c) 14 cm
  • (d) 16 cm

Question 7:

A sum of Rs. 10,000 is invested at 5% per annum compound interest for 2 years. What is the total amount?

  • (a) Rs. 11,000
  • (b) Rs. 11,025
  • (c) Rs. 11,050
  • (d) Rs. 11,100

Question 8:

In a class, 60% of students are boys, and 40% are girls. If 30% of boys and 20% of girls passed an exam, what percentage of the class passed?

  • (a) 26%
  • (b) 28%
  • (c) 30%
  • (d) 32%

Question 9:

A man can row at 6 km/h in still water. If the river flows at 2 km/h and it takes him 1 hour to row to a place and return, what is the distance to the place?

  • (a) 2 km
  • (b) 2.5 km
  • (c) 3 km
  • (d) 4 km

Question 10:

If \( x^2 - 5x + 6 = 0 \), what is the sum of the roots?

  • (a) 3
  • (b) 5
  • (c) 6
  • (d) 8

Question 11:

The ratio of two numbers is 3:4. If their sum is 70, what is the larger number?

  • (a) 30
  • (b) 40
  • (c) 50
  • (d) 60

Question 12:

A train travels 360 km in 4 hours. What is its speed in km/h?

  • (a) 80
  • (b) 90
  • (c) 100
  • (d) 120

Question 13:

If \( \log_2 x + \log_2 (x - 2) = 3 \), what is \( x \)?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 4
  • (d) 6

Question 14:

The area of a circle is 154 cm². What is its radius? (Use \( \pi = \frac{22}{7} \))

  • (a) 5 cm
  • (b) 6 cm
  • (c) 7 cm
  • (d) 8 cm

Question 15:

A and B start a business with investments of Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000. If the profit after 1 year is Rs. 5000, what is A’s share?

  • (a) Rs. 2000
  • (b) Rs. 2500
  • (c) Rs. 3000
  • (d) Rs. 3500

Question 16:

If \( 2x + 3y = 12 \) and \( x - y = 1 \), what is the value of \( x \)?

  • (a) 3
  • (b) 4
  • (c) 5
  • (d) 6

Question 17:

What is the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence 3, 7, 11, …?

  • (a) 800
  • (b) 820
  • (c) 840
  • (d) 860

Question 18:

If \( \sin \theta + \cos \theta = \sqrt{2} \), what is \( \sin \theta \cos \theta \)?

  • (a) \( \frac{1}{2} \)
  • (b) \( \frac{1}{4} \)
  • (c) \( \frac{1}{3} \)
  • (d) \( \frac{1}{6} \)

Question 19:

A number when divided by 7 leaves a remainder of 4. What is the remainder when the square of the number is divided by 7?

  • (a) 1
  • (b) 2
  • (c) 3
  • (d) 4

Question 20:

A pipe can fill a tank in 6 hours, and another pipe can empty it in 8 hours. If both are opened together, how many hours will it take to fill the tank? (Enter the answer as a fraction or decimal.)


CAT 2015 QA Paper Analysis

CAT 2015 Question Paper was conducted by IIM Ahmedabad on November 29, 2015. IIM Ahmedabad conducted forenoon and afternoon sessions for the examination.

  • This moderate difficulty section was dominated by questions from Algebra, Geometry, and Arithmetic.
  • The questions were designed to test the grasp of basic fundamentals.
  • CAT 2015 QA question paper had no questions from the Number System.

Follow the table below to understand the complete CAT 2015 QA Question Paper analysis- distribution of questions:

Topics Number of Questions
Number System 0
Algebra 14
Arithmetic 10
Modern Math 3
Trigonometry (Height & Distance) 2
Geometry and Mensuration 5

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