XAT 2019 question paper PDF is available for download. Part 1 of the XAT 2019 exam had 74 questions, and part 2 comprised of 25 questions.
XAT 2019 question paper had a moderate level of difficulty. There were 2 parts and 3 sections involved in the question paper of XAT 2019. XLRI Jamshedpur conducted the exam on Jan 6, 2019.
In the XAT 2019 exam, the essay section was not present in XAT 2019 paper. The overall difficulty of the exam was considered to be moderate to difficult.
XAT 2019 Question Paper PDF with Solutions
Candidates planning to appear for XAT 2023 are advised to solve XAT 2019 question paper to get familiarized with the type of questions. Click on the PDF link in the table below to download the question paper.
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XAT Question Paper 2019 Highlights
The XAT 2019 question paper had questions from all areas. The table below gives a brief overview of the XAT 2019 question paper.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Duration |
| Part-1 | 74 Total MCQs | 165 Minutes |
| Verbal & Logical Ability | 26 | |
| Decision Making | 21 | |
| Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation | 27 | |
| Part-2 | 25 Total MCQs | 15 Minutes |
| General Knowledge | 25 | |
| Total | 99 | - |
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Section-Wise Analysis of XAT 2019 Question Paper
Here we will provide a section-wise analysis of the XAT 2019 question paper. It will help you understand the question types, difficulty level, topic-wise weightage, etc.
Verbal and Logical Ability
The verbal and Logical Ability section of the XAT 2019 question paper was lengthy. Reading Comprehension questions dominated the section. There were 4 RC passages with three questions each. Also, it included a poem with two questions.
The questions based on the poem were difficult, as claimed by the test-takers.
Besides, some of the critical reasoning and fill in the blank questions were tricky. However, two of the para-jumble questions were easy to attempt. Hence, 16 to 18 attempts with 70% accuracy helped candidates get a good score.
Here is the topic-wise number of questions in the Verbal and Logical Ability section of XAT 2019:
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Reading Comprehension | 12 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Critical Reasoning | 5 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Fill in the Blanks | 3 | Difficult |
| Poem Comprehension | 2 | Difficult |
| Parajumble (5 sentences) | 2 | Moderate |
| Antonym | 1 | Moderate |
| Analogy | 1 | Difficult |
| Total | 26 | Difficult |
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Decision-making and Analytical Reasoning
The DM section of the XAT 2019 questions paper was moderately difficult. A total of 21 questions were present within three caselets. There were 18 questions in this section related to situational Decision making.
The Analytical Reasoning part had questions based on sequencing. Mathematical Reasoning questions were not present in the paper.
Check the table below to learn more about the topics and difficulty level of the DM section in XAT 2019.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Situational | 21 | Moderate |
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Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation
This section of the XAT 2019 question paper was more challenging than the previous year’s paper. It involved 2 DI sets consisting of a total of six questions. One of these sets included a few ambiguous questions.
Moreover, 21 questions were from Quantitative Ability. Geometry and Algebra questions dominated the section. It was challenging for students to solve the geometry-based questions. However, questions from Arithmetic were easy in nature.
Some questions related to coordinate geometry and trigonometry were also present.
Here is the complete analysis of the Quantitative ability and DI section of the XAT 2019 question paper.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Arithmetic | 4 | Easy |
| Algebra | 7 | Easy-Moderate |
| Coordinate Geometry + Trigonometry | 4 | Moderate |
| Geometry | 4 | Moderate-Difficult |
| Data Sufficiency | 2 | Moderate |
| DI (Time Zone) | 3 | Moderate-Difficult |
| DI (Mixed Graph) | 3 | Easy-Moderate |
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General Knowledge
The GK section of the XAT 2019 exam had a moderate level of difficulty. There were 25 questions present in this section. Most of these questions were from static GK (geography, economy, science & technology).
Other questions were based on current affairs (personalities, sports, awards, and business economy).
The GK section contained questions from the following topics. Also mentioned are the number of questions and difficulty level.
| Topics | No. of Questions | Difficulty Level |
| Economy & Business | 7 | Easy to Moderate |
| Geography | 4 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Personality & Awards | 3 | Moderate |
| Sports | 2 | Easy to Moderate |
| Polity | 2 | Easy |
| Science & Tech | 2 | Moderate |
| Current Affairs | 2 | Easy |
| History | 1 | Moderate |
| Miscellaneous | 2 | Moderate to Difficult |
| Total | 25 | Moderate |
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