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XAT Verbal and Logical Ability PYQs (previous year questions), topic wise: we tagged 232 Verbal and Logical Ability questions from 9 official XAT papers (2016–2024). The topics asked most are Reading Comprehension (115), Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles (61), Vocabulary and Grammar (38). Open any topic for every question it has had.
Verbal and Logical Ability topics ranked by questions
- Reading Comprehension PYQs: 115 questions; most asked: RC Inference
- Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles PYQs: 61 questions; most asked: Para-jumbles
- Vocabulary and Grammar PYQs: 38 questions; most asked: Fill in the Blanks
- Poems and Literary Passages PYQs: 18 questions; most asked: Poem Interpretation
Verbal and Logical Ability questions by year
| Topic | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | All questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 115 |
| Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 61 |
| Vocabulary and Grammar | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 38 |
| Poems and Literary Passages | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Most-asked Verbal and Logical Ability concepts
| Concept | Topic | Questions | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC Inference | Reading Comprehension | 30 | 9 |
| Para-jumbles | Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 18 | 9 |
| Poem Interpretation | Poems and Literary Passages | 13 | 9 |
| RC Application | Reading Comprehension | 24 | 8 |
| RC Detail | Reading Comprehension | 22 | 8 |
| Fill in the Blanks | Vocabulary and Grammar | 14 | 8 |
| RC Vocabulary | Reading Comprehension | 17 | 7 |
| Inference | Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 12 | 6 |
| Conclusion | Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 10 | 5 |
| Error Spotting | Vocabulary and Grammar | 5 | 5 |
| RC Main Idea | Reading Comprehension | 7 | 4 |
| RC Conclusion | Reading Comprehension | 4 | 3 |
| Author’s Intent | Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 4 | 3 |
| RC Structure | Reading Comprehension | 3 | 3 |
| Assumption | Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles | 3 | 3 |
How to use XAT Verbal and Logical Ability PYQs
- Start with the topics at the top of the ranking. They carry the most questions.
- For each topic, solve its PYQs year by year from the official PDFs, then check the answers.
- Log misses by concept. When a concept repeats in your log, go back to that topic’s concept table.
- Finish with full XAT papers from the year pages to practise timing.
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FAQ
Which Verbal and Logical Ability topics are most important for XAT?
By questions in the official papers we tagged (2016–2024): Reading Comprehension (115), Critical Reasoning and Para-jumbles (61), Vocabulary and Grammar (38). The table on this page ranks every Verbal and Logical Ability topic.
How many Verbal and Logical Ability questions are in these XAT PYQs?
232 Verbal and Logical Ability questions across 9 official XAT papers from 2016–2024, spread over 4 topics.
Are these XAT Verbal and Logical Ability PYQs official?
Yes. Every question is from an official XAT paper hosted on our year pages. Summaries are ours; the full question is in the official PDF linked beside it.