CAT 2023 Question Paper | CAT LRDI
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The CAT DILR section has evolved significantly since 2015, becoming increasingly challenging. Previously, the section was distinctly divided into Data Interpretation (DI) and Logical Reasoning (LR) sets. DI focused on computation skills and interpreting charts, graphs, and tables, while LR involved distributions, arrangements, and puzzles like number puzzles, games, tournaments, networks, cubes, and truth-lie problems.
However, the CAT 2023 paper marked a notable shift, emphasizing Logical Reasoning and Number-Based Puzzles. Traditional Data Interpretation questions were absent. Within the 40-minute timeframe, students encountered four high-quality, challenging puzzles.
By working through CAT question papers from 2017 to 2023, you can solve 102 actual CAT puzzles. This page aims to help you tackle these challenges and excel in your preparation. Dive in and conquer those puzzles!
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
Faculty members in a management school can belong to one of four departments – Finance and Accounting (F&A), Marketing and Strategy (M&S), Operations and Quants (O&Q) and Behaviour and Human Resources (B&H). The numbers of faculty members in F&A, M&S, O&Q and B&H departments are 9, 7, 5 and 3 respectively.
Prof. Pakrasi, Prof. Qureshi, Prof. Ramaswamy and Prof. Samuel are four members of the school's faculty who were candidates for the post of the Dean of the school. Only one of the candidates was from O&Q.
Every faculty member, including the four candidates, voted for the post. In each department, all the faculty members who were not candidates voted for the same candidate. The rules for the election are listed below.
1. There cannot be more than two candidates from a single department.
2. A candidate cannot vote for himself/herself.
3. Faculty members cannot vote for a candidate from their own department.
After the election, it was observed that Prof. Pakrasi received 3 votes, Prof. Qureshi received 14 votes, Prof. Ramaswamy received 6 votes and Prof. Samuel received 1 vote. Prof. Pakrasi voted for Prof. Ramaswamy, Prof. Qureshi for Prof. Samuel, Prof. Ramaswamy for Prof. Qureshi and Prof. Samuel for Prof. Pakrasi.
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
1. Which two candidates can belong to the same department?
A. Prof. Pakrasi and Prof. Samuel
B. Prof. Pakrasi and Prof. Qureshi
C. Prof. Qureshi and Prof. Ramaswamy
D. Prof. Ramaswamy and Prof. Samuel
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
2. If Prof. Samuel belongs to B & H, which of the following statements is/are true?
Statement A: Prof. Pakrasi belongs to M&S.
Statement B: Prof. Ramaswamy belongs to O&Q.
A. Both statements A and B
B. Only statement B
C. Only statement A
D. Neither statement A nor statement B
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
3. Which of the following can be the number of votes that Prof. Qureshi received from a single department?
A. 8
B. 7
C. 9
D. 6
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
4. What best can be concluded about the candidate from O&Q?
A. It was either Prof. Pakrasi or Prof. Qureshi.
B. It was Prof. Samuel
C. It was Prof. Ramaswamy.
D. It was either Prof. Ramaswamy or Prof. Samuel.
CAT 2023 Slot 1 - DILR
5. Which of the following statements is/are true?
Statement A: Non-candidates from M&S voted for Prof. Qureshi.
Statement B: Non-candidates from F&A voted for Prof. Qureshi.
B. Only statement B
C. Only statement A
A. Both statements A and B
D. Neither statement A nor statement B