How Many Questions to Attempt in XAT 2025 to Score 100 Percentile?

100%

44 questions

44 answers

0 answers

(44 x 1) - 0 = 44

99%

45 questions

44 answers

1 answer

(44 x 1) - (1 x 0.25) = 43.75

95%

47 questions

44–45 answers

2–3 answers

(45 x 1) - (3 x 0.25) = 44.25

90%

50 questions

45 answers

5 answers

(45 x 1) - (5 x 0.25) = 43.75

85%

54 questions

46 answers

8 answers

(46 x 1) - (8 × 0.25) = 44

80%

59 questions

47 answers

12 answers

(47 x 1) - (12 x 0.25) = 44

75%

64 questions

48 answers

16 answers

(48 x 1) - (16 × 0.25) = 44

70%

70 questions

49 answers

20 answers

(49 x 1) - (21 × 0.25) = 43.75

Overall

• 42 correct answers out of 95 total questions in Part 1 (considering no penalties)
• With 50 questions with a 90% accuracy rate, around 45 answers will be correct and 5 answers will be incorrect
• 53 questions with 85% accuracy
• 70 questions with 70% accuracy

With 90% accuracy,

• 45 correct
• 45 × 1 = 45 marks

With 85% accuracy,

• 53 × 0.85 = ~45 correct answers

With 90% accuracy,

• 5 incorrect
• 5 × -0.25 = -1.25 marks

With 85% accuracy,

• 53 × 0.15 = ~8 wrong answers

With 90% accuracy,

• 45 - 1.25 = 43.75 marks

With 85% accuracy,

• Correct answers: ~45 × 1 = 45 marks
• Negative for wrong answers: ~8 × -0.25 = -2 marks
• Final score: 45 - 2 = 43 marks

Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning (VALR)

• 14.75 marks out of 26 are required
• Around 20 questions with 80% accuracy out of a total of 26 questions
• Around 17 questions with 90% accuracy
• Around 15 questions with above 95% accuracy

With 90% accuracy,

• Correct: 17 × 0.9 = ~15.3 (15 correct answers)

With 80% accuracy,

• Correct: 20 × 0.8 = 16 correct answers

With 90% accuracy,

• Incorrect: 17 × 0.1 = ~1.7 (2 wrong answers)

With 80% accuracy,

• Incorrect: 20 × 0.2 = 4 wrong answers

With 90% accuracy,

• 15.3 - (2 × 0.25) = ~14.8 marks

With 80% accuracy,

• Score: 16 - (4 × 0.25) = 14.75 marks

Decision Making (DM)

• 15-17 questions with 90-95% accuracy can fetch 12.5 to 14 marks in this section out of a total of 21 marks
• 11–12 questions with 75–80% accuracy can fetch 7.25 to 9.5 marks

For 12.5 marks with 85% accuracy,

• Total number of questions attempted: 15
• Correct answers: 15 × 0.85 = 12.75 (approximately 13 correct)

For 14 marks with 90% accuracy,

• Total number of questions attempted: 15.
• Correct answers: 15 × 0.9 = 13.5 (approximately 14 correct)

For 11 questions with 75% accuracy,

• Correct answers: 11 × 0.75 = 8.25 (rounded to 8)

For 12 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Correct answers: 12 × 0.8 = 9.6 (rounded to 10)

For 12.5 marks with 85% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 15 − 13 = 2

For 14 marks with 90% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 15 − 14 = 1

For 11 questions with 75% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 11 − 8 = 3

For 12 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 12 − 10 = 2

For 12.5 marks with 85% accuracy,

• Correct: 13 × 1 = 13
• Incorrect penalty: 2 × −0.25 = −0.5
• Final score: 13 − 0.5 = 12.5

For 14 marks with 90% accuracy,

• Correct: 14 × 1 = 14
• Incorrect penalty: 1 × −0.25 = −0.25
• Final score: 14 − 0.25 = 13.75

For 11 questions with 75% accuracy,

• Correct: 8 × 1
• Incorrect: 3 × −0.25 = −0.75
• Total Score: 8 − 0.75 = 7.25

For 12 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Correct: 10 × 1 = 10
• Incorrect: 2 × −0.25 = −0.5
• Total Score: 10 − 0.5 = 9.5

Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (QA & DI)

• 18-20 questions with high accuracy
• A minimum of 17 marks is typically required out of 28

For 18 questions with 90% accuracy,

• Correct answers: 18 × 0.9 = 16.2 (approximately 16 correct)

For 20 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Correct answers: 20 × 0.8 = 16

For 18 questions with 90% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 18 − 16 = 2

For 20 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Incorrect answers: 20 − 16 = 4

For 18 questions with 90% accuracy,

• Correct: 16 × 1 = 16
• Incorrect penalty: 2 × −0.25 = −0.5
• Final score: 16 − 0.5 = 17.0

For 20 questions with 80% accuracy,

• Correct: 16 × 1 = 16
• Incorrect penalty: 4 × −0.25 = −1.0
• Final score: 16 − 1 = 15

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