MBA4U Original CAT 2024-Pattern Practice Paper
Important: This is an original MBA4U.in practice paper based on the structure of CAT 2024. It is not the actual IIM CAT 2024 paper and reproduces no CAT/coaching questions.
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Q1. Prediction and Explanation passage: A model can predict accurately without offering an intuitive explanation. In some domains that may be enough. In medicine or public policy, however, decisions often require reasons that can be examined, challenged and communicated. The demand for explanation can therefore be a practical requirement of accountability. Yet insisting that every useful model be simple enough for immediate human inspection may discard powerful tools. The better question is which kinds of explanation are needed for which decisions and for which stakeholders.
The main point is that MCQ
The main point is that MCQ
A. prediction and explanation are identical
B. required explanation depends on context
C. complex models should be banned
D. medicine should avoid models
Q2. Explanation is especially important in policy because MCQ
A. predictions are always wrong
B. decisions require accountability
C. simple models are mandatory
D. probability is useless
Q3. The author warns against MCQ
A. using forecasts
B. requiring intuitive simplicity from every model
C. communicating reasons
D. complex mathematics
Q4. The final sentence emphasises MCQ
A. one universal standard
B. context and stakeholders
C. removing models
D. avoiding decisions
Q5. Museums and Memory passage: Museums are often treated as warehouses of the past, but every exhibition is also an argument in the present. Curators choose which objects to display, which labels to write and which connections to emphasise. Even chronological arrangement can imply a story of progress, decline or continuity. This does not mean museums are merely propaganda. More responsible museums make their choices visible, distinguish evidence from interpretation and acknowledge uncertainty.
The passage argues that museums MCQ
The passage argues that museums MCQ
A. cannot present evidence
B. make unavoidable interpretive choices
C. should abandon chronology
D. are propaganda
Q6. Responsible presentation requires MCQ
A. hiding choices
B. distinguishing evidence from interpretation
C. removing labels
D. showing every object
Q7. Chronology can be interpretive because it MCQ
A. can imply a narrative
B. changes dates
C. removes evidence
D. prevents reading
Q8. The author supports MCQ
A. transparent interpretation
B. total neutrality through silence
C. no curation
D. only one account
Q9. Efficiency and Resilience passage: A supply chain optimised only for low cost often removes spare inventory, alternative suppliers and unused capacity. Under stable conditions that can be efficient. During disruption, however, the same features can become valuable. A second supplier may cost more in ordinary times but prevent an entire production line from stopping after a flood or political shock. Resilience resembles insurance: its benefits are difficult to observe when nothing goes wrong. The managerial challenge is not to maximise redundancy but to choose which redundancies protect against failures with disproportionately large consequences.
The core contrast is between MCQ
The core contrast is between MCQ
A. insurance and politics
B. efficiency and resilience
C. inventory and suppliers
D. floods and factories
Q10. Resilience is easy to cut because MCQ
A. its benefits are often invisible in normal times
B. it always lowers output
C. it cannot be measured
D. suppliers prohibit it
Q11. The author advocates MCQ
A. maximum redundancy
B. selective redundancy against high-consequence failures
C. zero inventory
D. one supplier
Q12. The insurance analogy means MCQ
A. paying some cost now for uncertain future protection
B. eliminating uncertainty
C. guaranteeing continuity
D. buying insurance products
Q13. Language Change passage: Complaints about declining language often treat change as evidence of carelessness. Yet languages have always changed through abbreviation, borrowing and shifts in meaning. The important question is whether speakers can coordinate meaning across contexts. A shortened expression may work among friends but be unsuitable in a legal contract. Competence therefore includes the ability to move between registers. Standards remain useful where ambiguity is costly, but they are tools for particular purposes rather than proof that all variation is decay.
The passage rejects the idea that MCQ
The passage rejects the idea that MCQ
A. standards are useful
B. language change automatically means decline
C. contracts need clarity
D. registers differ
Q14. Competence includes MCQ
A. never abbreviating
B. shifting appropriately between registers
C. resisting borrowed words
D. using only formal language
Q15. Standards matter most when MCQ
A. ambiguity is costly
B. friends are texting
C. language changes
D. borrowing occurs
Q16. The author's stance is MCQ
A. anti-standard
B. context-sensitive
C. nostalgic
D. indifferent
Q17. Choose the best summary: A company that measures customer service only by average call time may shorten calls but worsen resolution quality. A better system should include both efficiency and successful resolution. MCQ
A. Short calls always create happy customers.
B. Evaluation should balance speed with whether problems are solved.
C. Average call time is useless.
D. Resolution cannot be measured.
Q18. Choose the best summary: Remote work can reduce commuting time, but its benefits depend on home conditions, job design and collaboration practices. MCQ
A. Remote work is always superior.
B. Commuting is the only issue.
C. Remote-work effects vary by context and work design.
D. Collaboration is impossible remotely.
Q19. Odd sentence out: 1 Wetlands absorb floodwater. 2 They support diverse species. 3 Cities are restoring wetlands. 4 Solar panels convert sunlight to electricity. 5 Wetlands can improve water quality. TITA
Q20. Odd sentence out: 1 Budgets record planned spending. 2 Forecasts are revised with new information. 3 Scenario planning explores futures. 4 A violin produces sound through vibrating strings. 5 Financial plans should reflect uncertainty. TITA
Q21. Arrange coherently: 1 This made storage costly. 2 Early computers had limited memory. 3 Programmers therefore wrote compact code. 4 Memory capacity later expanded. TITA
Q22. Arrange coherently: 1 The discovery changed the debate. 2 Researchers noticed an unusual satellite pattern. 3 Independent teams checked the measurements. 4 Their confirmation ruled out sensor error. TITA
Q23. Complete: A city may add buses yet fail to improve mobility if routes do not match where people travel. Supply matters, but ______. MCQ
A. colour schemes matter more
B. network design determines whether added capacity is useful
C. all buses should follow identical routes
D. demand should be ignored
Q24. Complete: Practice improves performance only when feedback helps a learner identify errors. Repetition without diagnosis can simply ______. MCQ
A. make every task easier
B. reinforce the same mistake
C. eliminate instruction
D. guarantee expertise
DILR
Q25. Quarterly sales
Which item has the highest total? MCQ
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 121 | 151 | 181 | 211 |
| B | 101 | 131 | 161 | 191 |
| C | 161 | 141 | 181 | 221 |
| D | 91 | 121 | 151 | 181 |
| E | 131 | 171 | 161 | 201 |
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q26. What is the four-period total for A? TITA
Q27. By how much does B increase from P1 to P4? TITA
Q28. Which period has the highest aggregate across all items? MCQ
A. P1
B. P2
C. P3
D. P4
Q29. What is the difference between totals of C and D? TITA
Q30. Training scores
Which item has the highest total? MCQ
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 74 | 80 | 83 | 87 |
| Q | 70 | 77 | 81 | 90 |
| R | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 |
| S | 76 | 78 | 85 | 91 |
| T | 71 | 79 | 84 | 89 |
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
E. T
Q31. What is the four-period total for P? TITA
Q32. By how much does Q increase from P1 to P4? TITA
Q33. Which period has the highest aggregate across all items? MCQ
A. P1
B. P2
C. P3
D. P4
Q34. What is the difference between totals of R and S? TITA
Q35. Monthly visitors
Which item has the highest total? MCQ
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 43 | 48 | 53 | 58 |
| N | 39 | 45 | 51 | 57 |
| O | 53 | 51 | 55 | 63 |
| P | 33 | 38 | 43 | 53 |
| Q | 47 | 49 | 52 | 56 |
A. M
B. N
C. O
D. P
E. Q
Q36. What is the four-period total for M? TITA
Q37. By how much does N increase from P1 to P4? TITA
Q38. Which period has the highest aggregate across all items? MCQ
A. P1
B. P2
C. P3
D. P4
Q39. Project hours
Which item has the highest total? MCQ
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 |
| V | 22 | 26 | 31 | 37 |
| W | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 |
| X | 20 | 24 | 28 | 32 |
| Y | 25 | 27 | 33 | 35 |
A. U
B. V
C. W
D. X
E. Y
Q40. What is the four-period total for U? TITA
Q41. By how much does V increase from P1 to P4? TITA
Q42. Which period has the highest aggregate across all items? MCQ
A. P1
B. P2
C. P3
D. P4
Q43. Store revenue
Which item has the highest total? MCQ
| Item | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| L | 15 | 19 | 21 | 25 |
| M | 21 | 22 | 24 | 28 |
| N | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| O | 18 | 20 | 22 | 27 |
A. K
B. L
C. M
D. N
E. O
Q44. What is the four-period total for K? TITA
Q45. By how much does L increase from P1 to P4? TITA
Q46. Which period has the highest aggregate across all items? MCQ
A. P1
B. P2
C. P3
D. P4
Quantitative Ability
Q47. An article costing ₹1100 is marked 40% above cost and sold after successive discounts of 10% and 5%. Find the profit. TITA
Q48. A sum is divided between A and B in the ratio 3:5. If B receives ₹840 more, find the total. MCQ
A. ₹2,520
B. ₹3,360
C. ₹4,200
D. ₹4,800
Q49. A completes a job in 12 days and B in 18 days. Together they take TITA
Q50. Average of 8 numbers is 24. Replacing 18 by 34 gives new average MCQ
A. 24
B. 25
C. 26
D. 28
Q51. 30 L mixture has milk:water=4:1. Water to add for 3:1 ratio TITA
Q52. A 180 m train crosses a pole in 12 s. Speed is MCQ
A. 45 km/h
B. 54 km/h
C. 60 km/h
D. 72 km/h
Q53. If x+1/x=5, then x²+1/x²= MCQ
A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 27
Q54. For what m does x²−6x+m=0 have equal roots? TITA
Q55. If 2^(x+1)=32, x= MCQ
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Q56. 15th term of AP 7,11,15,... MCQ
A. 59
B. 63
C. 67
D. 71
Q57. Sum of first 6 terms of GP 3,6,12,... TITA
Q58. Rectangle perimeter 50 cm, length 15 cm. Area MCQ
A. 120
B. 150
C. 160
D. 180
Q59. Circle radius 7 cm, π=22/7. Area TITA
Q60. Remainder when 2^10 is divided by 7 MCQ
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Q61. HCF of 84 and 126 TITA
Q62. 60 students: 35 Finance, 28 Marketing, 15 both. Neither= MCQ
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 15
Q63. 3-digit numbers from 1,2,3,4 without repetition MCQ
A. 12
B. 18
C. 24
D. 36
Q64. Two fair dice: probability sum=8 MCQ
A. 1/6
B. 5/36
C. 1/9
D. 7/36
Q65. If |2x−5|=7, sum of all x values TITA
Q66. Price rises 20% then falls 20%. Net change MCQ
A. No change
B. 4% increase
C. 4% decrease
D. 8% decrease
Q67. If log10(1000x)=5, x= MCQ
A. 10
B. 100
C. 1000
D. 10000
Q68. Right triangle legs 9 and 12. Hypotenuse TITA
Answer Key & Concise Solutions
| Q | Ans | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 2 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 3 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 4 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 5 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 6 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 7 | A | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 8 | A | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 9 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 10 | A | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 11 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 12 | A | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 13 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 14 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 15 | A | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 16 | B | Answer follows from the passage's stated argument. |
| 17 | B | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 18 | C | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 19 | 4 | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 20 | 4 | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 21 | 2134 | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 22 | 2341 | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 23 | B | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 24 | B | The answer best preserves coherence or identifies the unrelated sentence. |
| 25 | C | C has the highest total. |
| 26 | 664 | Total = 664. |
| 27 | 90 | Increase = 191 − 101 = 90. |
| 28 | D | Period totals are [605, 715, 835, 1005]; P4 is highest. |
| 29 | 160 | Difference = 704 − 544 = 160. |
| 30 | C | R has the highest total. |
| 31 | 324 | Total = 324. |
| 32 | 20 | Increase = 90 − 70 = 20. |
| 33 | D | Period totals are [373, 398, 419, 445]; P4 is highest. |
| 34 | 10 | Difference = 340 − 330 = 10. |
| 35 | C | O has the highest total. |
| 36 | 202 | Total = 202. |
| 37 | 18 | Increase = 57 − 39 = 18. |
| 38 | D | Period totals are [215, 231, 254, 287]; P4 is highest. |
| 39 | C | W has the highest total. |
| 40 | 120 | Total = 120. |
| 41 | 15 | Increase = 37 − 22 = 15. |
| 42 | D | Period totals are [120, 134, 158, 179]; P4 is highest. |
| 43 | C | M has the highest total. |
| 44 | 86 | Total = 86. |
| 45 | 10 | Increase = 25 − 15 = 10. |
| 46 | D | Period totals are [85, 98, 110, 129]; P4 is highest. |
| 47 | 217 | SP = CP×1.4×0.9×0.95. |
| 48 | B | 2 parts=840; total 8 parts=₹3,360. |
| 49 | 7.2 | Combined rate=5/36; time=36/5. |
| 50 | C | Total rises by 16; average rises by 2. |
| 51 | 2 | Milk=24; water must become 8. |
| 52 | B | 15 m/s=54 km/h. |
| 53 | B | Square both sides; subtract 2. |
| 54 | 9 | Discriminant=0. |
| 55 | B | 32=2^5. |
| 56 | B | 7+14×4=63. |
| 57 | 189 | 3(2^6−1)=189. |
| 58 | B | Breadth=10; area=150. |
| 59 | 154 | (22/7)×49=154. |
| 60 | B | 2^3≡1 mod7; remainder 2. |
| 61 | 42 | Highest common factor is 42. |
| 62 | C | Union=48; neither=12. |
| 63 | C | 4P3=24. |
| 64 | B | Five favourable ordered pairs. |
| 65 | 5 | x=6 or −1. |
| 66 | C | 1.2×0.8=0.96. |
| 67 | B | 1000x=100000. |
| 68 | 15 | Pythagoras. |
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