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MAT Intelligence and Critical Reasoning Sectional Test 1
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Focus on Intelligence and Critical Reasoning with 10 original questions in one dedicated practice session.
Syllabus-checked original practice
Mapped to the official Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills, and Data Analysis and Sufficiency syllabus and answer-checked on 18 August 2026.
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About this MAT Intelligence and Critical Reasoning sectional test
This sectional test isolates Intelligence and Critical Reasoning from the MAT Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills, and Data Analysis and Sufficiency pattern, so you can drill it on its own instead of only meeting it inside the full mock. It draws 10 original practice questions across 10 distinct topics, syllabus-checked the same as our full mocks.
Topics covered
Analogy
1 question
Blood Relations
1 question
Classification
1 question
Coding-Decoding
1 question
Critical Reasoning
1 question
Direction Sense
1 question
Number Series
1 question
Seating Arrangement
1 question
Statement and Assumption
1 question
Syllogism
1 question
Scoring and result analysis
Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0.25 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. This section's 10 questions are difficulty-tagged: 7 medium, 3 hard. After submitting, you receive topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official MAT question paper?
No. It's an independent practice test with original Intelligence and Critical Reasoning questions, mapped to the official MAT Language Comprehension, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Mathematical Skills, and Data Analysis and Sufficiency syllabus and answer-checked on 18 August 2026.
How many questions are in this Intelligence and Critical Reasoning sectional test, and how long is it?
10 questions in 8 minutes.
Which topics does this test focus on?
It spans 10 topics, with the heaviest coverage on Analogy, Blood Relations, and Classification.
Is there negative marking in this test?
Yes. Each wrong answer deducts 0.25 marks, and each correct answer earns 1 mark. Unattempted questions score zero.
Drill Intelligence and Critical Reasoning beyond MAT
10 of the 10 questions here are pure reasoning, and reasoning is the one part of a paper that is not exam-specific: a seating puzzle does not change because it appears in a bank paper rather than a railway one. Our Logical Reasoning section pools 750 such questions from across every exam on this site and sorts them two ways — by difficulty, so you can find your level, and by topic, so you can drill the family that costs you time.
It is practice, not simulation: there is no negative marking there, so a score in that section is not comparable with your score here. Use it to build the skill, and come back to this test to rehearse the exam.