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cat-2008 solutions -cat 2008 cut off marks

Topics	Number of questions	Total Marks	Expected Cut-offs
Quantitative Ability	25	100	30-32
Logical Reasoning Data Interpretation	25	100	28-30
Verbal Ability	40	160	46-48
Total	90	360	124-128

solution of set 111 of CAT 2008
Section1
Q. Ans.
1 2
2 2
3 5
4 3
5 4
6 1
7 2
8 3
9 5
10 5
11 3
12 2
13 3
14 4
15 1
16 5
17 1
18 1
19 5
20 2
21 1
22 4
23 3
24 4
25 4

Section2
Q. Ans.
26 5
27 2
28 4
29 3
30 1
31 1
32 4
33 3
34 3
35 2
36 1
37 5
38 5
39 4
40 1
41 2
42 4
43 5
44 5
45 2
46 4
47 5
48 4
49 5
50 3

Section3
Q. Ans.
51 3
52 2
53 2
54 1
55 1
56 4
57 4
58 5
59 3
60 4
61 5
62 4
63 3
64 4
65 2
66 5
67 2
68 4
69 2
70 5
71 5
72 2
73 2
74 1
75 4
76 3
77 4
78 2
79 2
80 1
81 3
82 5
83 1
84 4
85 5
86 2
87 4
88 3
89 4
90 5

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Expected Cut-offs

Quant

34-37 (Out of 100)

32-35 (Out of 100)

48-52 (Out of 160)

OVERALL Cut-Offs :

To get 1 call : 126+
To get 2-3 calls : 134+
To get more than 3 calls : 142+

Note:

Question #45 in TF# 111 (45-111; 35-222; 44-333; 37-444) had options 1 and 5 with the same choice and is likely to be ignored by the IIMs when calculating the score.

CAT 2008 Answer Key

111

Section1
Q.	Ans.
1	2
2	2
3	5
4	3
5	4
6	1
7	2
8	3
9	5
10	5
11	3
12	2
13	3
14	4
15	1
16	5
17	1
18	1
19	5
20	2
21	1
22	4
23	3
24	4
25	4

Section2
Q.	Ans.
26	5
27	2
28	4
29	3
30	1
31	1
32	4
33	3
34	3
35	2
36	1
37	5
38	5
39	4
40	1
41	2
42	4
43	5
44	5
45	2
46	4
47	5
48	4
49	5
50	3

Section3
Q.	Ans.
51	3
52	2
53	2
54	1
55	1
56	4
57	4
58	5
59	3
60	4
61	5
62	4
63	3
64	4
65	2
66	5
67	2
68	4
69	2
70	5
71	5
72	2
73	2
74	1
75	4
76	3
77	4
78	2
79	2
80	1
81	3
82	5
83	1
84	4
85	5
86	2
87	4
88	3
89	4
90	5

222

Section1
Q.	Ans.
1	3
2	3
3	2
4	2
5	2
6	5
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	1
11	2
12	5
13	5
14	3
15	5
16	1
17	4
18	3
19	4
20	4
21	5
22	2
23	1
24	1
25	1

Section2
Q.	Ans.
26	4
27	5
28	2
29	5
30	3
31	4
32	2
33	4
34	5
35	2
36	4
37	5
38	5
39	1
40	1
41	4
42	3
43	5
44	5
45	1
46	1
47	4
48	3
49	3
50	2

Section3
Q.	Ans.
51	1
52	4
53	4
54	5
55	3
56	2
57	2
58	1
59	3
60	4
61	2
62	5
63	3
64	4
65	5
66	4
67	2
68	4
69	2
70	5
71	3
72	4
73	2
74	2
75	1
76	5
77	2
78	2
79	1
80	4
81	2
82	4
83	3
84	4
85	5
86	3
87	5
88	1
89	4
90	5

333

Section1
Q.	Ans.
1	4
2	1
3	4
4	1
5	1
6	3
7	5
8	1
9	2
10	2
11	5
12	3
13	2
14	2
15	4
16	4
17	3
18	5
19	3
20	1
21	4
22	3
23	5
24	2
25	5

Section2
Q.	Ans.
26	3
27	3
28	2
29	5
30	1
31	5
32	4
33	1
34	1
35	4
36	3
37	1
38	5
39	2
40	4
41	4
42	5
43	5
44	2
45	3
46	4
47	5
48	4
49	5
50	2

Section3
Q.	Ans.
51	3
52	4
53	5
54	4
55	3
56	4
57	2
58	5
59	3
60	2
61	2
62	1
63	1
64	4
65	4
66	5
67	2
68	4
69	2
70	5
71	3
72	5
73	1
74	4
75	5
76	2
77	4
78	3
79	4
80	5
81	5
82	2
83	2
84	1
85	4
86	3
87	4
88	2
89	2
90	1

444

Section1
Q.	Ans.
1	1
2	4
3	1
4	5
5	3
6	4
7	4
8	2
9	1
10	3
11	1
12	4
13	1
14	5
15	2
16	3
17	5
18	2
19	2
20	5
21	2
22	5
23	4
24	3
25	3

Section2
Q.	Ans.
26	3
27	5
28	4
29	4
30	2
31	5
32	3
33	3
34	2
35	5
36	5
37	2
38	4
39	5
40	4
41	2
42	5
43	5
44	1
45	1
46	4
47	4
48	3
49	1
50	1

Section3
Q.	Ans.
51	3
52	4
53	2
54	5
55	3
56	4
57	5
58	4
59	1
60	4
61	4
62	5
63	3
64	2
65	2
66	1
67	2
68	4
69	2
70	5
71	2
72	4
73	3
74	4
75	5
76	3
77	5
78	1
79	4
80	5
81	3
82	4
83	2
84	2
85	1
86	5
87	2
88	2
89	1
90	4

Overall, the CAT’08 paper was of a moderate difficulty level. The paper was more balanced than previous years, primarily because of more choices in the English section. There have been an increase in the total number of questions - from 75 to 90, with English section accounting for 40 questions (an increase of 15 from last year) and Quant and DI having 25 questions each.

The Quant section was less difficult than last two years, though not in an absolute sense.

DI, however, proved to be a tougher nut to crack this time around.

The English section, with more choices, was easier to handle.

Expected cut-offs:

Quant: 30-32
VA: 46-48
DI: 28-30

Overall: 125+

Season of pinkslips? Here are the firms hiring in India

NEW DELHI: Citigroup on Tuesday decided to cut 53,000 more jobs,
triggering fears of more layoffs across industries. A lowdown on some
sectors and companies which are on a hiring spree (TOI)

TOI, however, has decided to be contrarian.

Instead of only writing about pink slips, it hunted out companies
that are actually hiring. Here are the sectors that are hiring:

SBI will hire 25,000 new hands, according to bank chairman O P Bhat.
Fresh recruitment will be done this fiscal — 20 ,000 in the clerical
cadre and 5,000 supervisory staff.

Bank of India will hire 10,000 over the next few months. This, on top
of over 30,000 fresh recruits in 2008-09. In next 2 years, the bank
plans to take in 75,000.

Accenture will hire 10,000 people in India by 2010, says COO Stephen
J Rohleder.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, top global management consultants, is
looking to hire 3,500 in India in three years.

MetLife, a new private insurance company, will recruit 30,000 agents
and 2,000 managers by March 2009, says CEO Rajesh Relan.

Aegis BPO Services will add 1,000 people per month this fiscal.

CAMPUS HIRING

IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta say all their students have got
placements for next year.

TCS will hire 30,000-35,000 people this year, says a spokesperson.
TCS made 24,789 technical campus offers for 2009-10, a 13% jump over
this year.

Infosys is sticking to plans of hiring 25,000 people this fiscal,
says CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan. Infosys has made around 20,000 offers
for next year.

Satyam plans to hire 8,000-10,000 people this fiscal, says HR head S
V Krishnan.

L&T will hire 10,000 people over the next three years, according to
CMD A M Naik.

Maruti has decided to hire 1,000 fresh hands despite the sluggishness
in the auto sector, says a company spokesman.

Author
B Ramesh Raju
Central Training and Placement Officer
Chaitanya Educational Group
(GIET, CEC, CIST, CIET, Chaitanya-PG Center)
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