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CAT 2020 Slot 2 DILR Questions & Answer Key

Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning questions from CAT 2020 Slot 2 (IIM Indore, Afternoon Session (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST); 24 in the exam) with the answer key and step-by-step solutions

Executive Answer & Section Summary

CAT 2020 Slot 2 Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) was conducted by IIM Indore during the Afternoon Session (12:30 PM – 2:30 PM IST). The section comprised 24 questions administered under a strict 40-minute sectional countdown. Sectional marking adheres to standard CAT conventions: +3 marks for every correct answer, -1 mark penalty for incorrect MCQs, and zero penalty for non-MCQ TITA questions. Securing a 99.0th percentile in this section required approximately 23–26 marks (~8 net correct). The question distribution featured 4 to 5 multi-condition caselets covering matrix arrangements, tabular reasoning, games-tournaments, and data graphs under strict 40-minute clocks. All questions in this archive are sourced from official candidate response sheets, cross-verified with the convenor master key, and solved with step-by-step logic proofs on ThinkCAT.

24 Total Questions
MCQ: 18 (+3 / -1)
TITA: 6 (0 Negative Penalty)
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CAT Direct Answer Fact Sheet & Citation Summary

Structured Knowledge Graph • Verified Academic Analysis
Updated for CAT 2026: 3 November 2026
Verified Questions
24 Qs
18 MCQ + 6 TITA
99%ile Score Benchmark
23–26 Marks (out of 60 in DILR, ~8 net correct questions)
Scoring Scheme
+3 / -1 / 0
Zero penalty on TITA
Testing Interface
TCS iON CBT
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2Fill definitive negative conditions (e.g. "P cannot sit in Slot 3") into a 2D matrix immediately to narrow deductive branches.
3If a set takes more than 12 minutes without yielding 2 confirmed question answers, switch immediately to the next caselet.
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CAT 2020 Slot 2 DILR Answer Key

Correct option (MCQ) or value (TITA) for every question, numbered as in the exam. Full solutions are in the questions below.

DILR

  1. Q12
  2. Q29
  3. Q36
  4. Q46
  5. Q5B
  6. Q6A
  7. Q7B
  8. Q8B
  9. Q9A
  10. Q10D
  11. Q119
  12. Q1211
  13. Q13D
  14. Q14A
  15. Q15A
  16. Q16A
  17. Q17B
  18. Q18D
  19. Q19B
  20. Q20D
  21. Q21C
  22. Q22A
  23. Q23A
  24. Q24C
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Question 1 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • GridsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~132 words
Twenty five coloured beads are to be arranged in a grid comprising of five rows and five columns. Each cell in the grid must contain exactly one bead. Each bead is coloured either Red, Blue or Green.
While arranging the beads along any of the five rows or along any of the five columns, the rules given below are to be followed:
1
Two adjacent beads along the same row or column are always of different colours.
2
There is at least one Green bead between any two Blue beads along the same row or column.
3
There is at least one Blue and at least one Green bead between any two Red beads along the same row or column.
Every unique, complete arrangement of twenty five beads is called a configuration.
The total number of possible configurations using beads of only two colors is:
TITA Answer:
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Question 2 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • GridsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~132 words
Twenty five coloured beads are to be arranged in a grid comprising of five rows and five columns. Each cell in the grid must contain exactly one bead. Each bead is coloured either Red, Blue or Green.
While arranging the beads along any of the five rows or along any of the five columns, the rules given below are to be followed:
1
Two adjacent beads along the same row or column are always of different colours.
2
There is at least one Green bead between any two Blue beads along the same row or column.
3
There is at least one Blue and at least one Green bead between any two Red beads along the same row or column.
Every unique, complete arrangement of twenty five beads is called a configuration.
What is the maximum possible number of Red beads that can appear in any configuration?
TITA Answer:
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Question 3 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • GridsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~132 words
Twenty five coloured beads are to be arranged in a grid comprising of five rows and five columns. Each cell in the grid must contain exactly one bead. Each bead is coloured either Red, Blue or Green.
While arranging the beads along any of the five rows or along any of the five columns, the rules given below are to be followed:
1
Two adjacent beads along the same row or column are always of different colours.
2
There is at least one Green bead between any two Blue beads along the same row or column.
3
There is at least one Blue and at least one Green bead between any two Red beads along the same row or column.
Every unique, complete arrangement of twenty five beads is called a configuration.
What is the minimum number of Blue beads in any configuration?
TITA Answer:
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Question 4 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • GridsHard
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~132 words
Twenty five coloured beads are to be arranged in a grid comprising of five rows and five columns. Each cell in the grid must contain exactly one bead. Each bead is coloured either Red, Blue or Green.
While arranging the beads along any of the five rows or along any of the five columns, the rules given below are to be followed:
1
Two adjacent beads along the same row or column are always of different colours.
2
There is at least one Green bead between any two Blue beads along the same row or column.
3
There is at least one Blue and at least one Green bead between any two Red beads along the same row or column.
Every unique, complete arrangement of twenty five beads is called a configuration.
Two Red beads have been placed in 'second row, third column' and 'third row, second column'. How many more Red beads can be placed so as to maximise the number of Red beads used in the configuration?
TITA Answer:
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Question 5 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
Which one of the following statements is necessarily true?
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Question 6 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
Who all are NOT guiding any Economics students?
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Question 7 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
Which one of the following statements is necessarily true?
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Question 8 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
If D is scheduled in a slot later than Q's, then which of the following two statement(s) is (are) true?
i
E and H are guided by T.
ii
G is guided by Q.
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Question 9 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
If E and Q are both scheduled in the same slot, then which of the following statements BEST describes the relationship between D, H, and T?
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Question 10 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • OptimizationModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~288 words
The Humanities department of a college is planning to organize eight seminars, one for each of the eight doctoral students - A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Four of them are from Economics, three from Sociology and one from Anthropology department. Each student is guided by one among P, Q, R, S and T. Two students are guided by each of P, R and T, while one student is guided by each of Q and S. Each student is guided by a guide belonging to their department.
Each seminar is to be scheduled in one of four consecutive 30-minute slots starting at 9:00am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am and 10:30 am on the same day. More than one seminars can be scheduled in a slot, provided the guide is free. Only three rooms are available and hence at the most three seminars can be Scheduled in a slot. Students who are guided by the same guide must be scheduled in consecutive slots.
The following additional facts are also known.
1
Seminars by students from Economics are scheduled in each of the four slots.
2
A's is the only seminar that is scheduled at 10:00 am. A is guided by R.
3
F is an Anthropology student whose seminar is scheduled at 10:30 am.
4
The seminar of a Sociology student is scheduled at 9:00 am.
5
B and G are both Sociology students, whose seminars are scheduled in the same slot. The seminar of an Economics student, who is guided by T, is also scheduled in the same slot.
6
P, who is guiding both B and C, has students scheduled in the first two slots.
7
A and G are scheduled in two consecutive slots.
If D is scheduled in the slot immediately before Q's, then which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
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Question 11 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
What is the percentage of votes polled in total by all the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for constituency A?
TITA Answer:
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Question 12 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
How many candidates who contested in constituency B lost their security deposit?
TITA Answer:
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Question 13 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
What BEST can be concluded about the number of votes polled by the winning candidate in constituency C?
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Question 14 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
What was the number of valid votes polled in constituency D?
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Question 15 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
The winning margin of a constituency is defined as the difference of votes polled by the winner and that of the first runner up. Which of the following CANNOT be the list of constituencies, in increasing order of winning margin?
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Question 16 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~376 words
In an election several candidates contested for a constituency. In any constituency, the winning candidate was the one who polled the highest number of votes, the first runner up was the one who polled the second highest number of votes, the second runner up was the one who polled the third highest number of votes, and so on. There were no ties (in terms of number of votes polled by the candidates) in any of the constituencies in this election.
In an electoral system, a security deposit is the sum of money that a candidate is required to pay to the election commission before he or she is permitted to contest. Only the defeated candidates (i.e., one who is not the winning candidate) who fail to secure more than one sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency, lose their security deposits.
The following table provides some incomplete information about votes polled in four constituencies: A, B, C and D, in this election.
ConstituencyABCD
No. of candidates contesting101258
Total No. of valid votes polled5,00,0003,25,0006,00,030
No. of votes polled by the winning candidate2,75,00048,750
No. of votes polled by the first runner up95,00037,500
No. of votes polled by the second runner up30,000
% of valid votes polled by the third runner up10%
The following additional facts are known:
1
The first runner up polled 10,000 more votes than the second runner up in constituency A.
2
None of the candidates who contested in constituency C lost their security deposit. The difference in votes polled by any pair of candidates in this constituency was at least 10,000.
3
The winning candidate in constituency D polled 5% of valid votes more than that of the first runner up. All the candidates who lost their security deposits while contesting for this constituency, put together, polled 35% of the valid votes.
For all the four constituencies taken together, what was the approximate number of votes polled by all the candidates who lost their security deposit expressed as a percentage of the total valid votes from these four constituencies?
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Question 17 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~354 words
A chain of departmental stores has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The sales are categorized by its three departments - 'Apparel', 'Electronics', and 'HomeDecor'. An Accountant has been asked to prepare a summary of the 2018 and 2019 sales amounts for an internal report. He has collated partial information and prepared the following table.
DelhiMumbaiBengaluruKolkata
Sales Amounts (Crore Rupees)20182019201820192018201920182019
Apparels54
Electronics789882102907080100
Home Decor100728054
The following additional information is known.
1
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Delhi and Kolkata in2018.
2
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2018. This sales amount matched the sales amount in the Apparel department for Delhi in2019.
3
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments were the same for Mumbai and Kolkata in 2018.
4
The sum of the sales amounts of four Electronics departments increased by the same amount as the sum of the sales amounts of four Apparel departments from 2018 to 2019.
5
The total sales amounts of the four Home Decor departments increased by Rs 70 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
6
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by Rs 20 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
7
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018. The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Mumbai and Kolkata also each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018.
8
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru in 2019 followed an Arithmetic Progression.
In the Home Decor departments, which cities had the highest sales amounts in 2018 and 2019, respectively?
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Question 18 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~354 words
A chain of departmental stores has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The sales are categorized by its three departments - 'Apparel', 'Electronics', and 'HomeDecor'. An Accountant has been asked to prepare a summary of the 2018 and 2019 sales amounts for an internal report. He has collated partial information and prepared the following table.
DelhiMumbaiBengaluruKolkata
Sales Amounts (Crore Rupees)20182019201820192018201920182019
Apparels54
Electronics789882102907080100
Home Decor100728054
The following additional information is known.
1
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Delhi and Kolkata in2018.
2
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2018. This sales amount matched the sales amount in the Apparel department for Delhi in2019.
3
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments were the same for Mumbai and Kolkata in 2018.
4
The sum of the sales amounts of four Electronics departments increased by the same amount as the sum of the sales amounts of four Apparel departments from 2018 to 2019.
5
The total sales amounts of the four Home Decor departments increased by Rs 70 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
6
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by Rs 20 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
7
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018. The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Mumbai and Kolkata also each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018.
8
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru in 2019 followed an Arithmetic Progression.
What was the increase in sales amount, in Crore Rupees, in the Apparel department of Mumbai from 2018 to 2019?
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Question 19 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~354 words
A chain of departmental stores has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The sales are categorized by its three departments - 'Apparel', 'Electronics', and 'HomeDecor'. An Accountant has been asked to prepare a summary of the 2018 and 2019 sales amounts for an internal report. He has collated partial information and prepared the following table.
DelhiMumbaiBengaluruKolkata
Sales Amounts (Crore Rupees)20182019201820192018201920182019
Apparels54
Electronics789882102907080100
Home Decor100728054
The following additional information is known.
1
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Delhi and Kolkata in2018.
2
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2018. This sales amount matched the sales amount in the Apparel department for Delhi in2019.
3
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments were the same for Mumbai and Kolkata in 2018.
4
The sum of the sales amounts of four Electronics departments increased by the same amount as the sum of the sales amounts of four Apparel departments from 2018 to 2019.
5
The total sales amounts of the four Home Decor departments increased by Rs 70 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
6
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by Rs 20 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
7
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018. The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Mumbai and Kolkata also each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018.
8
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru in 2019 followed an Arithmetic Progression.
Among all the 12 departments (i.e., the 3 departments in each of the 4 cities), what was the maximum percentage increase in sales amount from 2018 to 2019?
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Question 20 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRData Interpretation • TablesModerate
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~354 words
A chain of departmental stores has outlets in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata. The sales are categorized by its three departments - 'Apparel', 'Electronics', and 'HomeDecor'. An Accountant has been asked to prepare a summary of the 2018 and 2019 sales amounts for an internal report. He has collated partial information and prepared the following table.
DelhiMumbaiBengaluruKolkata
Sales Amounts (Crore Rupees)20182019201820192018201920182019
Apparels54
Electronics789882102907080100
Home Decor100728054
The following additional information is known.
1
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Delhi and Kolkata in2018.
2
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments were the same for Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2018. This sales amount matched the sales amount in the Apparel department for Delhi in2019.
3
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments were the same for Mumbai and Kolkata in 2018.
4
The sum of the sales amounts of four Electronics departments increased by the same amount as the sum of the sales amounts of four Apparel departments from 2018 to 2019.
5
The total sales amounts of the four Home Decor departments increased by Rs 70 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
6
The sales amounts in the Home Decor departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by Rs 20 Crores from 2018 to 2019.
7
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi and Bengaluru each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018. The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Mumbai and Kolkata also each increased by the same amount in 2019 from 2018.
8
The sales amounts in the Apparel departments of Delhi, Kolkata and Bengaluru in 2019 followed an Arithmetic Progression.
What was the total sales amount, in Crore Rupees, in 2019 for the chain of departmental stores?
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Question 21 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsEasy
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~244 words
A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots painted in it along a single row. These slots are quite narrow; a compact car can fit in a single slot but an SUV requires two slots. When a car arrives, the parking attendant guides the car to the first available slot from the beginning of the row into which the car can fit.
For our purpose, cars are numbered according to the order in which they arrive at the lot. For example, the first car to arrive is given a number 1, the second a number 2, and so on. This numbering does not indicate whether a car is a compact or an SUV. The configuration of a parking lot is a sequence of the car numbers in each slot. Each single vacant slot is represented by letter V.
For instance, suppose cars numbered 1 through 5 arrive and park, where cars 1, 3 and 5 are compact cars and 2 and 4 are SUVs. At this point, the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. If cars 2 and 5 now vacate their slots, the parking lot would now be described as 1, V, V, 3, 4. If a compact car (numbered 6) arrives subsequently followed by an SUV (numbered 7), the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 6, V, 3, 4, 7.
Answer the following questions INDEPENDENTLY of each other.
Initially cars numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 arrive among which 1 and 4 are SUVs while 2 and3 are compact cars. Car 1 then leaves, followed by the arrivals of car 5 (a compact car) and car 6 (an SUV). Car 4 then leaves. Then car 7 (an SUV) and car 8 (a compact car)arrive. At this moment, which among the following numbered car is parked next to car3?
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Question 22 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsEasy
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~244 words
A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots painted in it along a single row. These slots are quite narrow; a compact car can fit in a single slot but an SUV requires two slots. When a car arrives, the parking attendant guides the car to the first available slot from the beginning of the row into which the car can fit.
For our purpose, cars are numbered according to the order in which they arrive at the lot. For example, the first car to arrive is given a number 1, the second a number 2, and so on. This numbering does not indicate whether a car is a compact or an SUV. The configuration of a parking lot is a sequence of the car numbers in each slot. Each single vacant slot is represented by letter V.
For instance, suppose cars numbered 1 through 5 arrive and park, where cars 1, 3 and 5 are compact cars and 2 and 4 are SUVs. At this point, the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. If cars 2 and 5 now vacate their slots, the parking lot would now be described as 1, V, V, 3, 4. If a compact car (numbered 6) arrives subsequently followed by an SUV (numbered 7), the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 6, V, 3, 4, 7.
Answer the following questions INDEPENDENTLY of each other.
Suppose eight cars have arrived, of which two have left. Also suppose that car 4 is a compact and car 7 is an SUV. Which of the following is a POSSIBLE current configuration of the parking lot?
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Question 23 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsEasy
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~244 words
A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots painted in it along a single row. These slots are quite narrow; a compact car can fit in a single slot but an SUV requires two slots. When a car arrives, the parking attendant guides the car to the first available slot from the beginning of the row into which the car can fit.
For our purpose, cars are numbered according to the order in which they arrive at the lot. For example, the first car to arrive is given a number 1, the second a number 2, and so on. This numbering does not indicate whether a car is a compact or an SUV. The configuration of a parking lot is a sequence of the car numbers in each slot. Each single vacant slot is represented by letter V.
For instance, suppose cars numbered 1 through 5 arrive and park, where cars 1, 3 and 5 are compact cars and 2 and 4 are SUVs. At this point, the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. If cars 2 and 5 now vacate their slots, the parking lot would now be described as 1, V, V, 3, 4. If a compact car (numbered 6) arrives subsequently followed by an SUV (numbered 7), the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 6, V, 3, 4, 7.
Answer the following questions INDEPENDENTLY of each other.
Suppose the sequence at some point of time is 4, 5, 6, V,
3
Which of the following is NOT necessarily true?
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Question 24 of 24
CAT 2020 Slot 2DILRLogical Reasoning • ArrangementsEasy
Caselet / Problem Set Context•~244 words
A shopping mall has a large basement parking lot with parking slots painted in it along a single row. These slots are quite narrow; a compact car can fit in a single slot but an SUV requires two slots. When a car arrives, the parking attendant guides the car to the first available slot from the beginning of the row into which the car can fit.
For our purpose, cars are numbered according to the order in which they arrive at the lot. For example, the first car to arrive is given a number 1, the second a number 2, and so on. This numbering does not indicate whether a car is a compact or an SUV. The configuration of a parking lot is a sequence of the car numbers in each slot. Each single vacant slot is represented by letter V.
For instance, suppose cars numbered 1 through 5 arrive and park, where cars 1, 3 and 5 are compact cars and 2 and 4 are SUVs. At this point, the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. If cars 2 and 5 now vacate their slots, the parking lot would now be described as 1, V, V, 3, 4. If a compact car (numbered 6) arrives subsequently followed by an SUV (numbered 7), the parking lot would be described by the sequence 1, 6, V, 3, 4, 7.
Answer the following questions INDEPENDENTLY of each other.
Suppose that car 4 is not the first car to leave and that the sequence at a time between the arrival of the car 7 and car 8 is V, 7, 3, 6,
5
Then which of the following statements MUST be false?
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