Arithmetic All CAT PYQs (2017-2021)

● This book contain all the cat PYQs (previous year questions) of Arithmetic
from 2017 to 2021
● All the PYQs are arranged in chapterwise order as well as Year wise
● Ans are given in the book, but for detail solutions follow the youtube videos
● All the solutions given in the videos are efficient in terms of short trick or in terms
of saving the time
● Links of Youtube videos for the respective chapters are given at the end of each
chapter

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 Geometry All CAT PYQs (2017-2022)

● This PDF contain all the cat PYQs (previous year questions) of Geometry from
2017 to 2022
● All the PYQs are arranged in chapterwise order as well as Year wise
● Ans are given in the book, but for detail solutions follow the youtube videos
● All the solutions given in the videos are efficient in terms of short trick or in terms
of saving the time
● Links of Youtube videos for the respective chapters are given at the end of each
chapter

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q1 Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with BC as the hypotenuse. Lengths of AB and AC are 15 km and 20 km, respectively. The
minimum possible time, in minutes, required to reach the hypotenuse from A at a speed of 30 km per hour is: (TITA) CAT2017

Q2 Let ABC be a right-angled isosceles triangle with hypotenuse BC. Let BQC be a semi-circle, away from A, with diameter BC. Let
BPC be an arc of a circle centered at A and lying between BC and BQC. If AB has length 6 cm then the area, in sq. cm, of the region
enclosed by BPC and BQC is: CAT2017
9π - 18 18 9π 9

Q3 From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and 35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the centroid of ABC.
The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABC is: CAT 2017
225√3 500/√3 275/√3 250 / √3

Q4 Let P be an interior point of a right-angled isosceles triangle ABC with hypotenuse AB. If the perpendicular distance of P from
each of AB, BC, and CA is 4(√2 - 1) cm, then the area, in sq. cm, of the triangle ABC is [TITA] CAT2017

Q5 ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If ∠COD = 120 degrees and ∠BAC = 30 degrees, then the value of
∠BCD (in degrees) is [TITA] CAT2017

Q6 In a circle, two parallel chords on the same side of a diameter have lengths 4 cm and 6 cm. If the distance between these chords is
1 cm, then the radius of the circle, in cm, is CAT2018
√13 √14 √11 √12

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q7 Points E, F, G, H lie on the sides AB, BC, CD, and DA, respectively, of a square ABCD. If EFGH is also a square whose area is 62.5% of
that of ABCD and CG is longer than EB, then the ratio of length of EB to that of CG is: CAT2018
1:3 4:9 2:5 3:8

Q8 Let ABCD be a rectangle inscribed in a circle of radius 13 cm. Which one of the following pairs can represent, in cm, the possible
length and breadth of ABCD?
25 , 10 24 , 12 25 , 9 24 , 10

Q9 Given an equilateral triangle T1 with side 24 cm, a second triangle T2 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T1. Then a
third triangle T3 is formed by joining the midpoints of the sides of T2. If this process of forming triangles is continued, the sum of the
areas, in sq cm, of infinitely many such triangles T1, T2, T3,... will be CAT2018
192√3 164√3 248√3 188√3

Q10 In a circle with centre O and radius 1 cm, an arc AB makes an angle 60 degrees at O. Let R be the region bounded by the radii
OA, OB and the arc AB. If C and D are two points on OA and OB, respectively, such that OC = OD and the area of triangle OCD is half
that of R, then the length of OC, in cm, is CAT 2018

Q11 A chord of length 5 cm subtends an angle of 60° at the centre of a circle. The length, in cm, of a chord that subtends an angle of
120° at the centre of the same circle is CAT2018
2π 5√3 6√2 8
Q12 On a triangle ABC, a circle with diameter BC is drawn, intersecting AB and AC at points P and Q, respectively. If the lengths of
AB, AC, and CP are 30 cm, 25 cm, and 20 cm respectively, then the length of BQ, in cm, is (TITA) CAT2018

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q13 AB is a diameter of a circle of radius 5 cm. Let P and Q be two points on the circle so that the length of PB is 6 cm, and the length
of AP is twice that of AQ. Then the length, in cm, of QB is nearest to CAT2019
8.5 9.3 9.1 7.8

Q14 In a circle of radius 11 cm, CD is a diameter and AB is a chord of length 20.5 cm. If AB and CD intersect at a point E inside the
circle and CE has length 7 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BE and AE, in cm, is CAT 2019
1.5 3.5 0.5 2.5

Q15 Let ABC be a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse BC of length 20 cm. If AP is perpendicular on BC, then the maximum possible
length of AP, in cm, is CAT 2019
10 8√2 6√2 5

Q16 Let A and B be two regular polygons having a and b sides, respectively. If b = 2a and each interior angle of B is 3/2 times each
interior angle of A, then each interior angle, in degrees, of a regular polygon with a + b sides is [TITA] CAT2019

Q17 Two circles, each of radius 4 cm, touch externally. Each of these two circles is touched externally by a third circle. If these three
circles have a common tangent, then the radius of the third circle, in cm, is CAT 2019
π/3 1 1/√2 √2

Q18 In a triangle ABC, medians AD and BE are perpendicular to each other, and have lengths 12 cm and 9 cm, respectively. Then, the
area of triangle ABC, in sq cm, is CAT2019
80 68 72 78

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q19 A circle is inscribed in a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm and 16 cm. The ratio of the area of the circle to the area of the rhombus
is CAT 2020
2π/15 6π/25 3π/25 5π/8

Q20 Let C1 and C2 be concentric circles such that the diameter of C1 is 2cm longer than that of C2. If a chord of C1 has length 6 cm
and is a tangent to C2, then the diameter, in cm of C1 is CAT2020 TITA

Q21 Let C be a circle of radius 5 meters having center at O. Let PQ be a chord of C that passes through points A and B where A is
located 4 meters north of O and B is located 3 meters east of O. Then, the length of PQ, in meters, is nearest to CAT2020
6.6 7.2 8.8 7.8

Q22 From the interior point of an equilateral triangle, perpendiculars are drawn on all three sides. The sum of the lengths of the
perpendiculars is 's'. Then the area of the triangle is CAT2020

Q23 In a trapezium ABCD, AB is parallel to DC, BC is perpendicular to DC and ∠BAD = 45°. If DC = 5 cm, BC = 4 cm, the area of the
trapezium in sq. cm is CAT2020

Q24 Suppose the length of each side of a regular hexagon ABCDEF is 2 cm. It T is the mid point of CD, then the length of AT, in cm, is
CAT2021
√15 √13 √12 √14

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q25 A circle of diameter 8 inches is inscribed in a triangle ABC where ∠ABC = 90°. If BC = 10 inches then the area of the triangle in
square inches is CAT2021

Q26 If the area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 12 cm, then the length, in cm, of each side
of the hexagon is CAT2021
4√6 6 √6 2 √6 √6

Q27 Let D and E be points on sides AB and AC, respectively, of a triangle ABC, such that AD : BD = 2 : 1 and AE : CE = 2 : 3. If the area
of the triangle ADE is 8 sq cm, then the area of the triangle ABC, in sq cm, is CAT2021

Q28 If a rhombus has area 12 sq cm and side length 5 cm, then the length, in cm, of its longer diagonal is
CAT2021

Q29 In a triangle ABC , ∠ BCA =50°. D and E are points on AB and AC, respectively, such that AD = DE. If F is a point on BC such that
BD = DF, then ∠ FDE, in degrees, is equal to CAT2021
100 80 96 72

Q30 The sides AB and CD of a trapezium ABCD are parallel, with AB being the smaller side. P is the midpoint of CD and ABPD is a
parallelogram. If the difference between the areas of the parallelogram ABPD and the triangle BPC is 10 sq cm, then the area, in sq
cm, of the trapezium ABCD is
20 25 40 30

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q31 Let ABCD be a parallelogram. The lengths of the side AD and the diagonal AC are 10 cm and 20 cm, respectively. If the angle
∠ADC is equal to 30° then the area of the parallelogram, in sq. cm, is CAT21

Q32 A park is shaped like a rhombus and has area 96 sq m. If 40 m of fencing is needed to enclose the park, the cost, in INR, of laying
electric wires along its two diagonals, at the rate of ₹125 per m, is CAT21

Q33 Suppose the medians BD and CE of a triangle ABC intersect at a point O. If area of triangle ABC is 108 sq. cm., then, the area of
the triangle EOD, in sq. cm., is CAT2022

Q34 The length of each side of an equilateral triangle ABC is 3 cm. Let D be a point on BC such that the area of triangle ADC is half
the area of triangle ABD. Then the length of AD, in cm, is CAT22
√6 √5 √8 √7

Q35 Regular polygons A and B have number of sides in the ratio 1 : 2 and interior angles in the ratio 3 : 4. Then the number of sides of
B equals CAT22

Q36 Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that the coordinates of its three vertices A, B, C are (1, 1), (3, 4) and (−2, 8), respectively. Then,
the coordinates of the vertex D are CAT22

(−4, 5) (4, 5) (−3, 4) (0, 11)

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 Chapter - Geometry
Q37 A trapezium ABCD has side AD parallel to BC,∠BAD=90∘,BC=3cm, and AD=8cm. If the perimeter of this trapezium is 36cm, then
its area, in sq. cm, is CAT22

Q38 All the vertices of a rectangle lie on a circle of radius R. If the perimeter of the rectangle is P, then the area of the rectangle is
CAT22

Q39 The lengths of all four sides of a quadrilateral are integer valued. If three of its sides are of length 1 cm, 2 cm and 4 cm, then the
total number of possible lengths of the fourth side is CAT22
6 4 5 3

Q40 Two ships are approaching a port along straight routes at constant speeds. Initially, the two ships and the port formed an
equilateral triangle with sides of length 24 km. When the slower ship travelled 8 km, the triangle formed by the new positions of the
two ships and the port became right-angled. When the faster ship reaches the port, the distance, in km, between the other ship and
the port will be CAT 22
8 4 6 12

Q41 In a triangle ABC, AB = AC = 8 cm. A circle drawn with BC as diameter passes through A. Another circle drawn with center at A
passes through B and C. Then the area, in sq. cm, of the overlapping region between the two circles is CAT22
a)16(π – 1) b)32π c)16π d)32(π - 1)

Q42 In triangle ABC, altitudes AD and BE are drawn to the corresponding bases.If ∠BAC=45∘and ∠ABC=θ, then AD/BE equals
CAT22

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 Chapter - Geometry

For detail solution follow youtube session

link https://youtu.be/PUYo-aLMfB8?si=OSpRTPucrXIHNe5Y this link is for 2017 to 2021 solution

https://www.youtube.com/live/Zup9vylPZ5M?si=It7-6TuFU4UahrnM for cat22 solution

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 Chapter - Geometry
ANSWER KEY

Q1 24 Q8 24, 10 Q15 10 Q22 Q29 80 Q36 (-4,5)

Q2 18 Q9 192√3 Q16 150 Q23 28 Q30 30 Q37 66

Q3 500/√3 Q10 Q17 1 Q24 √13 Q3125(√3+√15) Q38

Q4 16 Q11 5√3 Q18 72 Q25 120 Q32 3500 Q39 5

Q5 90 Q12 24 Q19 6π/25 Q26 2√6 Q33 9 Q40 12

Q6 √13 Q13 9.1 Q20 10 Q27 30 Q34 √7 Q41 32(π-1)

Q7 1:3 Q14 0.5 Q21 8.8 Q28 √37+√13 Q35 10 Q42 √2 Sin

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