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CAT 2025 SLOT 1 QA PYQs

Actual Quantitative Aptitude questions from CAT 2025 Slot 1 across arithmetic, algebra, geometry and number theory, from log inequalities and rhombus diagonals to work-wage splits and portfolios.

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Questions
22
Duration
40 min
Marks
66

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Attempts
100
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CAT 2025 Slot 1 Quantitative Aptitude PYQ Paper with Solutions

This CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA PYQ set lets you check your speed and accuracy on the actual Quantitative Aptitude questions from that slot.

Topic-wise questions in CAT 2025 SLOT 1 QA

Quantitative Aptitude

All 19 topics, ranked (questions · share of the section):

Linear Equations2 · 9%
Progressions & Series2 · 9%
Circles1 · 5%
Coordinate Geometry1 · 5%
Factors & Divisibility1 · 5%
Functions1 · 5%
Inequalities & Modulus1 · 5%
Logarithms1 · 5%
Maxima & Minima1 · 5%
Mixture & Alligation1 · 5%
Percentage1 · 5%
Permutations & Combinations1 · 5%
Profit & Loss1 · 5%
Quadratic Equations1 · 5%
Quadrilaterals & Polygons1 · 5%
Ratio & Proportion1 · 5%
Simple & Compound Interest1 · 4%
Time & Work1 · 4%
Time, Speed & Distance1 · 4%

Based on the questions whose topic is confirmed (95% of this section).

How Quantitative Aptitude compares with other CAT papers

Share of the confirmed-topic questions in the section. “All 24 papers” covers CAT 2017–2025, every slot.

Topic
This paper
All 24
2023–25
Progressions & Series
2 · 9%
8%
8%
Linear Equations
2 · 9%
3%
3%
Logarithms
1 · 5%
6%
6%
Percentage
1 · 5%
5%
4%
Time, Speed & Distance
1 · 4%
5%
4%
Mixture & Alligation
1 · 5%
5%
5%
Time & Work
1 · 4%
5%
5%
Quadratic Equations
1 · 5%
5%
6%
Inequalities & Modulus
1 · 5%
5%
5%
Profit & Loss
1 · 5%
4%
6%
Permutations & Combinations
1 · 5%
4%
3%
Simple & Compound Interest
1 · 4%
4%
4%
Quadrilaterals & Polygons
1 · 5%
4%
3%
Factors & Divisibility
1 · 5%
3%
6%
Ratio & Proportion
1 · 5%
3%
3%
Functions
1 · 5%
3%
3%
Circles
1 · 5%
3%
3%
Maxima & Minima
1 · 5%
3%
2%
Coordinate Geometry
1 · 5%
2%
2%
Averages
0 · 0%
6%
4%
Triangles
0 · 0%
4%
4%

Year by year (share of the section, %)

Topic
’17
’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
’24
’25
Progressions & Series
8
7
10
3
10
7
11
7
6
Logarithms
6
10
5
9
5
2
5
7
5
Averages
3
7
3
6
7
12
5
5
3
Percentage
8
2
8
4
8
2
5
5
3
Time, Speed & Distance
5
8
8
6
–
7
4
3
5
Mixture & Alligation
3
10
3
3
7
5
5
5
5
Time & Work
3
5
5
3
8
5
5
5
5
Quadratic Equations
5
2
3
6
3
8
7
3
6
Inequalities & Modulus
3
2
3
7
8
2
5
7
3
Profit & Loss
8
–
5
4
2
2
7
5
5

Share by area: this paper against all 24 CAT papers

This paper
33%
43%
14%
All 24 papers (2017–2025)
41%
33%
15%
ArithmeticAlgebraGeometry & MensurationNumber SystemModern Maths

What this tells you: course of action

  • Against the average: this paper asked more than usual on Linear Equations (9% against 3% on average); it had nothing on Averages, which appears in most CAT papers.
  • This paper leaned on Linear Equations, Progressions & Series and Circles. Across all 24 papers the most frequent topics are Progressions & Series, Logarithms, Averages and Percentage; start your preparation there.
  • By area, Arithmetic is 41% of CAT quant, Algebra 33%, Geometry & Mensuration 15%. Split your study sessions in roughly that proportion instead of equally.
  • Trend: Factors & Divisibility has grown in 2023–25 compared with 2017–22. Weight your revision toward the recent pattern.
  • Leave for last: Boat & Stream Problems, Races & Games Problems, Number System and Calendar & Clock. They are rare across all 24 papers, so a quick revision is enough.

Key concepts to revise for the CAT QA section

  • Domain conditions of logarithms and how a base below one reverses an inequality
  • Discriminant and the relation between roots and coefficients of a quadratic
  • Properties of rhombus diagonals and of chords equidistant from the centre
  • Midpoint property of parallelogram diagonals in coordinate geometry

FAQs about CAT 2025 SLOT 1 QA PYQs

How many questions were in the CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA section?
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 Quantitative Ability (QA) section on Aptitude360 has 22 questions. 8 of them are TITA (type-in-the-answer) questions and the other 14 are multiple choice.
What was the marking scheme in CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA?
In the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 QA section, each correct answer carried +3 marks, a wrong multiple-choice answer cost 1 mark, and TITA (type-in-the-answer) questions had no negative marking. The section is worth 66 marks.
CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA analysis: which topics were asked?
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 Quantitative Ability (QA) section had questions on topics including number system, ratio and proportion, geometry and percentages. For example, one question begins: “At a certain simple rate of interest, a given sum amounts to Rs 13920 in 3 years, and to Rs 18960 in 6 years and 6 months.” To practise these, see Aptitude360's Factors and Factorials and Ratio & Proportion practice lessons.
What is an example question from CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA?
One question in the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 Quantitative Ability (QA) section asked: “Let 3 ≤ x ≤ 6 and [ x 2 ] = [ x ] 2 , where [ x ] is the greatest integer not exceeding x . If set S represents all feasible values of x , then a possible subset of S is” The full solution is shown under the question in Aptitude360's Normal practice mode.
Is CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA also part of a full mock on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 QA section is also part of the full CAT 2025 Slot 1 paper on Aptitude360, “CAT 2025 Slot 1 PYQs”, which runs all 3 sections in one timed test.
Can I attempt CAT 2025 Slot 1 QA as a mock test on Aptitude360?
Yes, the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2025 Slot 1 Quantitative Ability (QA) section is available on Aptitude360 as a free test. It can be taken untimed in Normal practice, with solutions shown as you answer, or as a timed Simulated test that reports your score and accuracy the moment you submit.

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Test structure

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SectionQuestionsTime
CAT 2025 SLOT 1: Quantitative Aptitude2240 min

Marking & rules

Total marks
66 across 22 questions.
Negative marking
A wrong answer costs marks. Leaving a question unanswered costs nothing.
Attempts
100 in total. An attempt is spent the moment you begin one.

What you get when you submit

The analysis is ready the moment you submit the paper.

Score and accuracy

Marks, percentage, right, wrong and skipped, and the time you took.

Section by section

The same figures for each section, so a weak one cannot hide in an average.

The full answer key

Every question with your answer, the right one, the working, and the video where there is one.

Where you stand

Your score against the spread of everyone else who has sat this test.

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