The CAT 2020 Quant Slot 1 examination featured several questions that highlighted the mathematical applications in analyzing local Indian products and markets. This section tested candidates\“ ability to apply quantitative techniques to real-world scenarios prevalent in the Indian economic landscape.
One notable question involved calculating profit percentages for a local Indian handicraft business, requiring an understanding of cost price, selling price, and discount concepts. Another problem focused on production data analysis of traditional Indian textiles, where candidates had to interpret growth rates and productivity metrics using basic arithmetic and percentage calculations.
The slot also included questions related to market share analysis of Indian FMCG products, where quantitative reasoning was essential for comparing sales figures across different quarters. Data interpretation sets specifically dealt with statistical information about agricultural yields and manufacturing outputs of indigenous Indian industries.
Time and work problems were framed around typical Indian small-scale industries, testing how efficiently candidates could calculate workforce requirements and production timelines. Geometry questions were contextualized with measurements of traditional Indian architectural elements and packaging dimensions of local products. |
