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CAT 2017 slot 2 answer keys. CAT 2017 Answer keys by IIMs: Know the key facts. Read more about CAT 2017 Answer keys by IIMs: Know the key facts; Quick links. CAT 2017 Question Paper Slot 2 Analysis. The experts reported that the CAT 2017 Slot 2 was easy compared to Slot 1. CAT 2017, Slot 2 mainly focused on the level of understanding of the candidates in English on topics such as comprehension, summarising the paragraphs. This new pattern was for the non-engineers.
We don’t expect a major change in the exam pattern of CAT 2017 exam, Quant and Verbal sections will be comparatively easier than expected while.
| Section | No. of MCQs | No. of non-MCQs | Total no of Qns | TotalMarks |
| Section I – Verbal & Reading Comprehension (VARC) | 24 | 10 | 34 | 102 |
| Section II – Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) | 24 | 8 | 32 | 96 |
| Section III – Quantitative Aptitude (QA) | 27 | 7 | 34 | 102 |
| Total | 75 | 25 | 100 | 300 |
Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Analysis
Known to be a silent killer, the VARC section of CAT 2017 may live up to its name once again. It is named so because unlike in QA or DILR students who expect very good scores may see their expectations ruined once the scores are revealed.
With many readable and not-so-tough RC passages, the VARC section may appear very crackable, despite the tough VA questions. However, the close choices in the RC questions will make this section tougher than what it seemed to be. The VA questions, on Para Formation/Para Odd-man-out and Para summary will be quite tough to crack especially given that there were no options to guide the students. Lack of negative marking for these questions will definitely be a plus for the students.
| Area | Topic | No. of Qs |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 passages | 24 |
| Verbal Ability | Para-Formation Questions | 4 |
| Para-Formation Odd Man Out | 3 | |
| Para Summary | 3 |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning Analysis
The comeback of tough DILR sections seen in CAT 2014, 2015, 2016 so will continue in CAT 2017 and the rampage caused by it would have left many IIM aspirants licking their wounds, unless they have prepared well expecting a tough DILR. This will be even more important as the toughness of this section seems to have only increased further. One factor that the students could take solace from is that the difficult sets will clearly unsolvable right from the outset, helping them drop out of those fairly soon.
| Area | Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation | Set 1 | 4 |
| Set 2 | 4 | |
| Set 3 | 4 | |
| Set 4 | 4 | |
| Logical Reasoning | Set 1 | 4 |
| Set 2 | 4 | |
| Set 3 | 4 | |
| Set 4 | 4 |
The number of good attempts for this section would be around 14-16.
Quantitative Ability Analysis
Last year the Quant section had 34 Qs with around 6 Qs of non-MCQ type. The number of questions on Geometry is on the higher side and some of them will be considered to be moderate-difficult. Modern Maths will show a very strong presence in CAT 2017. There will be a very good number of questions from Arithmetic, most of which can be quickly solved by a student with moderate – good level of preparation. So in CAT 2017 we are also expecting a fair Mix of Geometry Arithmetic Modern Maths.
Cat 2018 Slot 2 Answer Key
| Area | Topic | No. of Questions |
| Quantitative Ability | Geometry & Mensuration | 6 |
| Progressions | 2 | |
| Numbers | 6 | |
| Arithmetic | 13 | |
| Algebra | 4 | |
| P&C | 3 |
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The number of good attempts for this section would be around 18-20.
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| Section | No. of Questions | No. of non-MCQ questions | Difficulty Level | Good Attempts |
| Verbal Ability and Reading comprehension | 34 | 7 | Easy-moderate | 25-27 |
| Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning | 32 | 8 | Difficult | 12-14 |
| Quantitative Ability | 34 | 8 | Easy-Moderate | 25-26 |
| Total | 100 | 23 | 64-68 |
CAT 2017 Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension Analysis
Contrary to expectation (which was based on the sample paper), there were a few surprises in this section. The summary questions became MCQ based and carried negative marking. The passages were easy to read but the options were deceptively close. They were so tricky that the section became time consuming.
Out of the five passages, only one was a tedious read. The passages came from expected areas like Economics, Biology, Current Technical Trend etc. One passage was on creativity which was very interesting. One passage on typewriters was really short in length (around 250 words). Around 16 out of 24 questions were based on main idea and inference. The other questions were factual in nature. Tone questions remained absent. In almost 12-13 questions, two options were almost identical. Hence, it became extremely time consuming to answer these.
The four subjective para jumble questions were, as per expectation, time consuming and futile. A student should have just guessed these and concentrated on RCs. The three odd sentence para jumble questions were really easy.
The three summary questions carried negative marks. And the topics were very tedious to read. In one summary question, all the options were identical as they started with the same stem. Hence, a student should have read the questions carefully.
The overall difficulty level of the section is moderate. A good attempt will be 25-27 with around 90% accuracy.
Surprises: The section was not an exact replica of last year. Idea based questions dominated. Summary questions carried negative marks.
| Area | Topic | No. of Questions | Description |
| Reading Comprehension (24 Questions) | Reading Comprehension | 24 | There were total 5 passages - three passages (500-550 words each approximately) and two passages (350 words, 250 words). The three passages had 6 questions each and the other two had 3 questions each. One passage could have looked tedious. All the other passages were really interesting to read. Majority of the questions were idea based. One should have attempted 4 passages and aimed for a 80% accuracy. The options were very close. So, it became time consuming. |
| Verbal Ability (10 Questions) | Para-jumble | 4 | 5 Sentence type. Two were very easy. One was tricky and one was extremely confusing. As these had no negative marking, one should have attempted all without wasting a lot of time. The trick was to identify the opening sentence and go ahead with the mandatory pair. There were quite a few clue words. Prior practice and awareness of deductive paragraphs were the key. |
| Summary | 3 | Small paragraph of about 150 words followed by four options. Elimination of options made the task easy. However, one question had almost all identical options. It was MCQ based. So, one should not have guessed these questions. | |
| Para-jumble (Odd sentence out) | 3 | 5 sentence paragraphs and one was the odd sentence. Simple paragraphs with short sentences. One paragraph was on Sports. Correct answer was easy due to the thematic difference. One needed to have practice of identifying mandatory pairs. |
CAT 2017 Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning Analysis
In this section 2 sets were easy (Pizza, Chess) and three based on Dorms, Asset Management and Teas had about 2-3 questions each that were solvable. The airplane set was doable but lengthy. 14-16 questions, in this section, should be attempted with 85% accuracy to get a 99%ile
Section | Topic | No. of Questions | Doable |
Data Interpretation | Chess – Easy to Moderate | 4 | 3-4 |
Pizza - Easy | 4 | 4 | |
Dorms - Medium | 4 | 2-3 | |
Asset Management - Medium | 4 | 2-3 | |
Airplane - Medium | 4 | 1-2 | |
Biometric - Difficult | 4 | 1 | |
Tea – Easy to Moderate | 4 | 2 | |
Elective - Difficult | 4 | Best left alone |
Identifying the 2 sitters was the key. All other sets had about 2 solvable questions
CAT 2017 Quantitative Ability Analysis
There were 34 questions of QA. There were 8 Questions of Non MCQ type and the rest were MCQs. The difficulty level was similar to the morning slot. The questions were designed to test the grasp of basic fundamentals. In some of MCQs, options were very helpful to get the answer. Arithmetic and Algebra dominated with about 22 questions from these topics There were just 4-5 questions in Geometry and Mensuration combined| Section | Topic | No. of Questions | Doable |
Quantitative Ability | Number System | 4 | 2-3 |
Algebra | 12 | 9-10 | |
Arithmetic | 12 | 9-10 | |
Modern Math | 2 | 1 | |
Geometry and Mensuration | 4 | 2-3 |
Questions in Algebra were focused on Inequalities and Quadratic equations. Arithmetic questions were focused on Commercial Math, TSD and ratios. There were a good number of questions from Geometry. 22-25 attempts with 90% accuracy should suffice for 99%ile.
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