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Overall Breakup of CAT 2005
Section
Area
No. of Qs Marks per Q Difficulty level
1 1-A. Quantitative Ability 10 1 Easy
1-B. Quantitative Ability 20 2 Average
2 2-A. Verbal Ability 10 1 Average
2-B. Verbal Ability 20 2 Average
3 3-A. Data Interpretation 10 1 Difficult
3-B. Data Interpretation + Reasoning 20 2 Difficult
Total Difficult
Section-Wise Analysis of CAT 2005
Quantitative Ability
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The quant section was characterized by the reduced number of Algebra questions and large number of questions on Arithmetic and Geometry.
* Though Part A was easier than Part B. Judicious choice of questions could have helped you solve many good questions in Part B as well.
* There were about 5 questions in Quant that did not require you to have quant knowledge as they were purely logical.
* It was possible to attempt around 14 questions (6 from part A and 8 from part B) in 40 minutes.
Verbal Ability
* The Verbal section had a new question type -- the one pertaining to replacing the inappropriate word with the appropriate one.
* The section was not much different this year than those in the previous years, but it was characterized by closer answer options and hence debatable answers.
* There was a judicious mix of questions on Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and Reasoning
* Both parts were moderately difficult. Part A had one RC passage followed by 4 questions, 3 questions on Jumbled Sentences and 3 questions based on inappropriate usage of words.
* Part B had two passages followed by 4 questions each, 4 questions based on completing the paragraph in the most appropriate way, 4 questions based on appropriate replacement of words and 4 questions based on identifying the grammatically correct sentence
* 20-22 questions (8 from part A and 12-14 from part B) could easily have been attempted in this section in 40 minutes.
Data Interpretation
* The Data Interpretation section was marked by the conspicuous absence of graphs. Hence the scope of solving questions visually was less. It required you to read a lot and data was not readily available.
* Part A had three sets, 2 tables and 1 bar graph followed by 3, 3 and 4 questions each.
* The question based on graphs was easy and worth attempting. You needed the concept of averages to solve this set.
* Part B was distinctly difficult compared to part A, due to the presence of a large number of sets based on reasoning.
* Data Sufficiency questions were absent, but were asked in a DI set (pertaining to companies and their market shares).
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In Part B, there were two sets based on Tables and three Caselets. Each set was followed by 4 questions.
* In the entire section, one could have attempted 12 questions (4 from part A and 8 from part B) in 40 minutes.
CAT 2005 Paper Attempt Strategy
Section Area No. of Qs Target Attempts Time Allotted Target Marks
1 1-A. Quantitative Ability 10 6 40 min 14+
1-B. Quantitative Ability 20 8
2 2-A. Verbal Ability 10 8 40 min 20+
2-B. Verbal Ability 20 14
3 3-A. Data Interpretation 10 4 40 min 11+
3-B. Data Interpretation + Reasoning 20 8
Total 90 48 120 min 45+ |
