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Q1:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

A supermarket has to place 12 items (coded A to L) in shelves numbered 1 to 16. Five of these items are types of biscuits, three are types of candies and the rest are types of savouries. Only one item can be kept in a shelf. Items are to be placed such that all items of same type are clustered together with no empty shelf between items of the same type and at least one empty shelf between two different types of items. At most two empty shelves can have consecutive numbers.

The following additional facts are known.

  1. A and B are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order.
  2. I and J are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves both higher numbered than the shelves in which A and B are kept.
  3. D, E and F are savouries and are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order after all the biscuits and candies.
  4. K is to be placed in shelf number 16.
  5. L and J are items of the same type, while H is an item of a different type.
  6. C is a candy and is to be placed in a shelf preceded by two empty shelves.
  7. L is to be placed in a shelf preceded by exactly one empty shelf.

Which of the following items is not a type of biscuit?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 DILR question 1

Q2:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

A supermarket has to place 12 items (coded A to L) in shelves numbered 1 to 16. Five of these items are types of biscuits, three are types of candies and the rest are types of savouries. Only one item can be kept in a shelf. Items are to be placed such that all items of same type are clustered together with no empty shelf between items of the same type and at least one empty shelf between two different types of items. At most two empty shelves can have consecutive numbers.

The following additional facts are known.

  1. A and B are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order.
  2. I and J are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves both higher numbered than the shelves in which A and B are kept.
  3. D, E and F are savouries and are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order after all the biscuits and candies.
  4. K is to be placed in shelf number 16.
  5. L and J are items of the same type, while H is an item of a different type.
  6. C is a candy and is to be placed in a shelf preceded by two empty shelves.
  7. L is to be placed in a shelf preceded by exactly one empty shelf.

Which of the following can represent the numbers of the empty shelves in a possible arrangement?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 DILR question 2

Q3:

CAT 2019 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

A supermarket has to place 12 items (coded A to L) in shelves numbered 1 to 16. Five of these items are types of biscuits, three are types of candies and the rest are types of savouries. Only one item can be kept in a shelf. Items are to be placed such that all items of same type are clustered together with no empty shelf between items of the same type and at least one empty shelf between two different types of items. At most two empty shelves can have consecutive numbers.

The following additional facts are known.

  1. A and B are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order.
  2. I and J are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves both higher numbered than the shelves in which A and B are kept.
  3. D, E and F are savouries and are to be placed in consecutively numbered shelves in increasing order after all the biscuits and candies.
  4. K is to be placed in shelf number 16.
  5. L and J are items of the same type, while H is an item of a different type.
  6. C is a candy and is to be placed in a shelf preceded by two empty shelves.
  7. L is to be placed in a shelf preceded by exactly one empty shelf.

Which of the following statements is necessarily true?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2019 Slot 1 DILR question 3

Q4:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Arrangements

Easy

Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and Ganeshan, were invited to interview for a position. Candidates

were required to reach the venue before 8 am. Immediately upon arrival, they were sent to one of three interview rooms: 101,

102, and 103. The following venue log shows the arrival times for these candidates. Some of the names have not been recorded

in the log and have been marked as '?'.

Time7:10 am7:15 am7:25 am7:30 am7:40 am7:45 am
PersonAkil, ???ChitraFatima?

Additionally here are some statements from the candidates:

Balaram: I was the third person to enter Room 101.

Chitra: I was the last person to enter the room I was allotted to.

Erina: I was the only person in the room I was allotted to.

Fatima: Three people including Akil were already in the room that I was allotted to when I entered it.

Ganeshan: I was one among the two candidates allotted to Room 102.

What best can be said about the room to which Divya was allotted?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 4

Q5:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Arrangements

Easy

Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and Ganeshan, were invited to interview for a position. Candidates

were required to reach the venue before 8 am. Immediately upon arrival, they were sent to one of three interview rooms: 101,

102, and 103. The following venue log shows the arrival times for these candidates. Some of the names have not been recorded

in the log and have been marked as '?'.

Time7:10 am7:15 am7:25 am7:30 am7:40 am7:45 am
PersonAkil, ???ChitraFatima?

Additionally here are some statements from the candidates:

Balaram: I was the third person to enter Room 101.

Chitra: I was the last person to enter the room I was allotted to.

Erina: I was the only person in the room I was allotted to.

Fatima: Three people including Akil were already in the room that I was allotted to when I entered it.

Ganeshan: I was one among the two candidates allotted to Room 102.

Who else was in Room 102 when Ganeshan entered?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 5

Q6:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Arrangements

Easy

Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and Ganeshan, were invited to interview for a position. Candidates

were required to reach the venue before 8 am. Immediately upon arrival, they were sent to one of three interview rooms: 101,

102, and 103. The following venue log shows the arrival times for these candidates. Some of the names have not been recorded

in the log and have been marked as '?'.

Time7:10 am7:15 am7:25 am7:30 am7:40 am7:45 am
PersonAkil, ???ChitraFatima?

Additionally here are some statements from the candidates:

Balaram: I was the third person to enter Room 101.

Chitra: I was the last person to enter the room I was allotted to.

Erina: I was the only person in the room I was allotted to.

Fatima: Three people including Akil were already in the room that I was allotted to when I entered it.

Ganeshan: I was one among the two candidates allotted to Room 102.

When did Erina reach the venue?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 6

Q7:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Arrangements

Easy

Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and Ganeshan, were invited to interview for a position. Candidates

were required to reach the venue before 8 am. Immediately upon arrival, they were sent to one of three interview rooms: 101,

102, and 103. The following venue log shows the arrival times for these candidates. Some of the names have not been recorded

in the log and have been marked as '?'.

Time7:10 am7:15 am7:25 am7:30 am7:40 am7:45 am
PersonAkil, ???ChitraFatima?

Additionally here are some statements from the candidates:

Balaram: I was the third person to enter Room 101.

Chitra: I was the last person to enter the room I was allotted to.

Erina: I was the only person in the room I was allotted to.

Fatima: Three people including Akil were already in the room that I was allotted to when I entered it.

Ganeshan: I was one among the two candidates allotted to Room 102.

If Ganeshan entered the venue before Divya, when did Balaram enter the venue?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 7

Q8:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Arrangements

Medium

An agency entrusted to accredit colleges looks at four parameters: faculty quality (F), reputation (R), placement quality (P), and infrastructure (I). The four parameters are used to arrive at an overall score, which the agency uses to give an accreditation to the colleges. In each parameter, there are five possible letter grades given, each carrying certain points: A (50 points), B (40 points), C (30 points), D (20 points), and F (0 points). The overall score for a college is the weighted sum of the points scored in the four parameters. The weights of the parameters are 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 in some order, but the order is not disclosed.

Accreditation is awarded based on the following scheme:

RangeAccreditation
Overall score ≥ 45AAA
35 ≤ Overall score < 45BAA
25 ≤ Overall score < 35BBA
15 ≤ Overall score < 25BBB
Overall score < 15Junk

Eight colleges apply for accreditation, and receive the following grades in the four parameters (F, R, P, and I):

FRPI
A-oneAAAB
Best EdBCDD
CosmopolitanBDDC
DominanceDDBC
Education AidAABA
FancyAABB
GlobalCFDD
High QCDDB

It is further known that in terms of overall scores:

  1. High Q is better than Best Ed;
  2. Best Ed is better than Cosmopolitan; and
  3. Education Aid is better than A-one.

How many colleges receive the accreditation of AAA?

Q9:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

Adriana, Bandita, Chitra, and Daisy are four female students, and Amit, Barun, Chetan, and Deb are four male students. Each of them studies in one of three institutes X,Y,X, Y, and ZZ. Each student majors in one subject among Marketing, Operations, and Finance, and minors in a different one among these three subjects. The following facts are known about the eight students:

  1. Three students are from XX, three are from YY, and the remaining two students, both female, are from ZZ.
  2. Both the male students from YY minor in Finance, while the female student from YY majors in Operations.
  3. Only one male student majors in Operations, while three female students minor in Marketing.
  4. One female and two male students major in Finance.
  5. Adriana and Deb are from the same institute. Daisy and Amit are from the same institute.
  6. Barun is from YY and majors in Operations. Chetan is from XX and majors in Finance.
  7. Daisy minors in Operations.

Who are the students from the institute ZZ?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 9

Q10:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

Adriana, Bandita, Chitra, and Daisy are four female students, and Amit, Barun, Chetan, and Deb are four male students. Each of them studies in one of three institutes X,Y,X, Y, and ZZ. Each student majors in one subject among Marketing, Operations, and Finance, and minors in a different one among these three subjects. The following facts are known about the eight students:

  1. Three students are from XX, three are from YY, and the remaining two students, both female, are from ZZ.
  2. Both the male students from YY minor in Finance, while the female student from YY majors in Operations.
  3. Only one male student majors in Operations, while three female students minor in Marketing.
  4. One female and two male students major in Finance.
  5. Adriana and Deb are from the same institute. Daisy and Amit are from the same institute.
  6. Barun is from YY and majors in Operations. Chetan is from XX and majors in Finance.
  7. Daisy minors in Operations.

Which subject does Deb minor in?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 10

Q11:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

Adriana, Bandita, Chitra, and Daisy are four female students, and Amit, Barun, Chetan, and Deb are four male students. Each of them studies in one of three institutes X,Y,X, Y, and ZZ. Each student majors in one subject among Marketing, Operations, and Finance, and minors in a different one among these three subjects. The following facts are known about the eight students:

  1. Three students are from XX, three are from YY, and the remaining two students, both female, are from ZZ.
  2. Both the male students from YY minor in Finance, while the female student from YY majors in Operations.
  3. Only one male student majors in Operations, while three female students minor in Marketing.
  4. One female and two male students major in Finance.
  5. Adriana and Deb are from the same institute. Daisy and Amit are from the same institute.
  6. Barun is from YY and majors in Operations. Chetan is from XX and majors in Finance.
  7. Daisy minors in Operations.

Which subject does Amit major in?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 11

Q12:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

Adriana, Bandita, Chitra, and Daisy are four female students, and Amit, Barun, Chetan, and Deb are four male students. Each of them studies in one of three institutes X,Y,X, Y, and ZZ. Each student majors in one subject among Marketing, Operations, and Finance, and minors in a different one among these three subjects. The following facts are known about the eight students:

  1. Three students are from XX, three are from YY, and the remaining two students, both female, are from ZZ.
  2. Both the male students from YY minor in Finance, while the female student from YY majors in Operations.
  3. Only one male student majors in Operations, while three female students minor in Marketing.
  4. One female and two male students major in Finance.
  5. Adriana and Deb are from the same institute. Daisy and Amit are from the same institute.
  6. Barun is from YY and majors in Operations. Chetan is from XX and majors in Finance.
  7. Daisy minors in Operations.

If Chitra majors in Finance, which subject does Bandita major in?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 12

Q13:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1,P2,…,P20P1, P2, \ldots, P20 were recorded as either high, medium, or low.

  1. Contamination levels at three pumps among P1−P5P1 - P5 were recorded as high.
  2. P6P6 was the only pump among P1−P10P1 - P10 where the contamination level was recorded as low.
  3. P7P7 and P8P8 were the only two consecutively numbered pumps where the same levels of contamination were recorded.
  4. High contamination levels were not recorded at any of the pumps P16−P20P16 - P20.
  5. The number of pumps where high contamination levels were recorded was twice the number of pumps where low contamination levels were recorded.

Which of the following MUST be true?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 13

Q14:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1,P2,…,P20P1, P2, \ldots, P20 were recorded as either high, medium, or low.

  1. Contamination levels at three pumps among P1−P5P1 - P5 were recorded as high.
  2. P6P6 was the only pump among P1−P10P1 - P10 where the contamination level was recorded as low.
  3. P7P7 and P8P8 were the only two consecutively numbered pumps where the same levels of contamination were recorded.
  4. High contamination levels were not recorded at any of the pumps P16−P20P16 - P20.
  5. The number of pumps where high contamination levels were recorded was twice the number of pumps where low contamination levels were recorded.

What best can be said about the number of pumps at which the contamination levels were recorded as medium?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 14

Q15:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1,P2,…,P20P1, P2, \ldots, P20 were recorded as either high, medium, or low.

  1. Contamination levels at three pumps among P1−P5P1 - P5 were recorded as high.
  2. P6P6 was the only pump among P1−P10P1 - P10 where the contamination level was recorded as low.
  3. P7P7 and P8P8 were the only two consecutively numbered pumps where the same levels of contamination were recorded.
  4. High contamination levels were not recorded at any of the pumps P16−P20P16 - P20.
  5. The number of pumps where high contamination levels were recorded was twice the number of pumps where low contamination levels were recorded.

If the contamination level at P11 was recorded as low, then which of the following MUST be true?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 15

Q16:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Fuel contamination levels at each of 20 petrol pumps P1,P2,…,P20P1, P2, \ldots, P20 were recorded as either high, medium, or low.

  1. Contamination levels at three pumps among P1−P5P1 - P5 were recorded as high.
  2. P6P6 was the only pump among P1−P10P1 - P10 where the contamination level was recorded as low.
  3. P7P7 and P8P8 were the only two consecutively numbered pumps where the same levels of contamination were recorded.
  4. High contamination levels were not recorded at any of the pumps P16−P20P16 - P20.
  5. The number of pumps where high contamination levels were recorded was twice the number of pumps where low contamination levels were recorded.

If contamination level at P15 was recorded as medium, then which of the following MUST be FALSE?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 16

Q17:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Twenty four people are part of three committees which are to look at research, teaching, and administration respectively. No two committees have any member in common. No two committees are of the same size. Each committee has three types of people: bureaucrats, educationalists, and politicians, with at least one from each of the three types in each committee. The following facts are also known about the committees:

  1. The numbers of bureaucrats in the research and teaching committees are equal, while the number of bureaucrats in the research committee is 75% of the number of bureaucrats in the administration committee.
  2. The number of educationalists in the teaching committee is less than the number of educationalists in the research committee. The number of educationalists in the research committee is the average of the numbers of educationalists in the other two committees.
  3. 60% of the politicians are in the administration committee, and 20% are in the teaching committee.

Based on the given information, which of the following statements MUST be FALSE?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 17

Q18:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Twenty four people are part of three committees which are to look at research, teaching, and administration respectively. No two committees have any member in common. No two committees are of the same size. Each committee has three types of people: bureaucrats, educationalists, and politicians, with at least one from each of the three types in each committee. The following facts are also known about the committees:

  1. The numbers of bureaucrats in the research and teaching committees are equal, while the number of bureaucrats in the research committee is 75% of the number of bureaucrats in the administration committee.
  2. The number of educationalists in the teaching committee is less than the number of educationalists in the research committee. The number of educationalists in the research committee is the average of the numbers of educationalists in the other two committees.
  3. 60% of the politicians are in the administration committee, and 20% are in the teaching committee.

What is the number of bureaucrats in the administration committee?

Q19:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Twenty four people are part of three committees which are to look at research, teaching, and administration respectively. No two committees have any member in common. No two committees are of the same size. Each committee has three types of people: bureaucrats, educationalists, and politicians, with at least one from each of the three types in each committee. The following facts are also known about the committees:

  1. The numbers of bureaucrats in the research and teaching committees are equal, while the number of bureaucrats in the research committee is 75% of the number of bureaucrats in the administration committee.
  2. The number of educationalists in the teaching committee is less than the number of educationalists in the research committee. The number of educationalists in the research committee is the average of the numbers of educationalists in the other two committees.
  3. 60% of the politicians are in the administration committee, and 20% are in the teaching committee.

What is the number of educationalists in the research committee?

Q20:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Medium

Twenty four people are part of three committees which are to look at research, teaching, and administration respectively. No two committees have any member in common. No two committees are of the same size. Each committee has three types of people: bureaucrats, educationalists, and politicians, with at least one from each of the three types in each committee. The following facts are also known about the committees:

  1. The numbers of bureaucrats in the research and teaching committees are equal, while the number of bureaucrats in the research committee is 75% of the number of bureaucrats in the administration committee.
  2. The number of educationalists in the teaching committee is less than the number of educationalists in the research committee. The number of educationalists in the research committee is the average of the numbers of educationalists in the other two committees.
  3. 60% of the politicians are in the administration committee, and 20% are in the teaching committee.

Which of the following CANNOT be determined uniquely based on the given information?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 20

Q21:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

A company administers a written test comprising of three sections of 20 marks each - Data Interpretation (DI), Written English (WE) and General Awareness (GA), for recruitment. A composite score for a candidate (out of 80) is calculated by doubling her marks in DI and adding it to the sum of her marks in the other two sections. Candidates who score less than 70% marks in two or more sections are disqualified. From among the rest, the four with the highest composite scores are recruited. If four or less candidates qualify, all who qualify are recruited.

Ten candidates appeared for the written test. Their marks in the test are given in the table below. Some marks in the table are missing, but the following facts are known:

  1. No two candidates had the same composite score.
  2. Ajay was the unique highest scorer in WE.
  3. Among the four recruited, Geeta had the lowest composite score.
  4. Indu was recruited.
  5. Danish, Harini, and Indu had scored the same marks the in GA.
  6. Indu and Jatin both scored 100% in exactly one section and Jatin’s composite score was 10 more than Indu’s.

Which of the following statements MUST be true?
1. Jatin's composite score was more than that of Danish.
2. Indu scored less than Chetna in DI.
3. Jatin scored more than Indu in GA.

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 21

Q22:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

A company administers a written test comprising of three sections of 20 marks each - Data Interpretation (DI), Written English (WE) and General Awareness (GA), for recruitment. A composite score for a candidate (out of 80) is calculated by doubling her marks in DI and adding it to the sum of her marks in the other two sections. Candidates who score less than 70% marks in two or more sections are disqualified. From among the rest, the four with the highest composite scores are recruited. If four or less candidates qualify, all who qualify are recruited.

Ten candidates appeared for the written test. Their marks in the test are given in the table below. Some marks in the table are missing, but the following facts are known:

  1. No two candidates had the same composite score.
  2. Ajay was the unique highest scorer in WE.
  3. Among the four recruited, Geeta had the lowest composite score.
  4. Indu was recruited.
  5. Danish, Harini, and Indu had scored the same marks the in GA.
  6. Indu and Jatin both scored 100% in exactly one section and Jatin’s composite score was 10 more than Indu’s.

Which of the following statements MUST be FALSE?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 22

Q23:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

A company administers a written test comprising of three sections of 20 marks each - Data Interpretation (DI), Written English (WE) and General Awareness (GA), for recruitment. A composite score for a candidate (out of 80) is calculated by doubling her marks in DI and adding it to the sum of her marks in the other two sections. Candidates who score less than 70% marks in two or more sections are disqualified. From among the rest, the four with the highest composite scores are recruited. If four or less candidates qualify, all who qualify are recruited.

Ten candidates appeared for the written test. Their marks in the test are given in the table below. Some marks in the table are missing, but the following facts are known:

  1. No two candidates had the same composite score.
  2. Ajay was the unique highest scorer in WE.
  3. Among the four recruited, Geeta had the lowest composite score.
  4. Indu was recruited.
  5. Danish, Harini, and Indu had scored the same marks the in GA.
  6. Indu and Jatin both scored 100% in exactly one section and Jatin’s composite score was 10 more than Indu’s.

If all the candidates except Ajay and Danish had different marks in DI, and Bala's composite score was less than Chetna's composite score, then what is the maximum marks that Bala could have scored in DI?

Q24:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Arrangements

Hard

A company administers a written test comprising of three sections of 20 marks each - Data Interpretation (DI), Written English (WE) and General Awareness (GA), for recruitment. A composite score for a candidate (out of 80) is calculated by doubling her marks in DI and adding it to the sum of her marks in the other two sections. Candidates who score less than 70% marks in two or more sections are disqualified. From among the rest, the four with the highest composite scores are recruited. If four or less candidates qualify, all who qualify are recruited.

Ten candidates appeared for the written test. Their marks in the test are given in the table below. Some marks in the table are missing, but the following facts are known:

  1. No two candidates had the same composite score.
  2. Ajay was the unique highest scorer in WE.
  3. Among the four recruited, Geeta had the lowest composite score.
  4. Indu was recruited.
  5. Danish, Harini, and Indu had scored the same marks the in GA.
  6. Indu and Jatin both scored 100% in exactly one section and Jatin’s composite score was 10 more than Indu’s.

If all the candidates scored different marks in WE then what is the maximum marks that Harini could have scored in WE?