Q1:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Easy

Sixteen patients in a hospital must undergo a blood test for a disease. It is known that exactly one of them has the disease. The hospital has only eight testing kits and has decided to pool blood samples of patients into eight vials for the tests. The patients are numbered 11 through 1616, and the vials are labelled A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. The following table shows the vials into which each patient's blood sample is distributed.

PatientVialsPatientVials
1B, D, F, H9A, D, F, H
2B, D, F, G10A, D, F, G
3B, D, E, H11A, D, E, H
4B, D, E, G12A, D, E, G
5B, C, F, H13A, C, F, H
6B, C, F, G14A, C, F, G
7B, C, E, H15A, C, E, H
8B, C, E, G16A, C, E, G

If a patient has the disease, then each vial containing his/her blood sample will test positive. If a vial tests positive, one of the patients whose blood samples were mixed in the vial has the disease. If a vial tests negative, then none of the patients whose blood samples were mixed in the vial has the disease.

Suppose one of the lab assistants accidentally mixed two patients' blood samples before they were distributed to the vials. Which of the following correctly represents the set of all possible numbers of positive test results out of the eight vials?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 1

Q2:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

How many mango trees were there in total?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 2

Q3:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of trees received by Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti in that order?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 3

Q4:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

How many pine trees did Chitra receive?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 4

Q5:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

Who got the plot with the smallest number of trees and how many trees did that plot have?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 5

Q6:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Answer options
Option 1
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 6

Q7:

CAT 2020 Slot 3

Grids

Hard

A farmer had a rectangular land containing 205 trees. He distributed that land among his four daughters – Abha, Bina, Chitra and Dipti by dividing the land into twelve plots along three rows (X,Y,Z) and four Columns (1,2,3,4) as shown in the figure below:

The plots in rows X, Y, Z contained mango, teak and pine trees respectively. Each plot had trees in non-zero multiples of 3 or 4 and none of the plots had the same number of trees. Each daughter got an even number of plots. In the figure, the number mentioned in top left corner of a plot is the number of trees in that plot, while the letter in the bottom right corner is the first letter of the name of the daughter who got that plot (For example, Abha got the plot in row Y and column 1 containing 21 trees). Some information in the figure got erased, but the following is known:

  1. Abha got 20 trees more than Chitra but 6 trees less than Dipti.
  2. The largest number of trees in a plot was 32, but it was not with Abha.
  3. The number of teak trees in Column 3 was double of that in Column 2 but was half of that in Column 4.
  4. Both Abha and Bina got a higher number of plots than Dipti.
  5. Only Bina, Chitra and Dipti got corner plots.
  6. Dipti got two adjoining plots in the same row.
  7. Bina was the only one who got a plot in each row and each column.
  8. Chitra and Dipti did not get plots which were adjacent to each other (either in row / column / diagonal).
  9. The number of mango trees was double the number of teak trees.

Which column had the highest number of trees?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2020 Slot 3 DILR question 7

Q8:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

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:

Q9:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

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?

Q10:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

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?

Q11:

CAT 2020 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

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?

Q12:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Grids

Medium

Three pouches (each represented by a filled circle) are kept in each of the nine slots in a 3×33 \times 3 grid, as shown in the figure. Every pouch has a certain number of one-rupee coins. The minimum and maximum amounts of money (in rupees) among the three pouches in each of the nine slots are given in the table. For example, we know that among the three pouches kept in the second column of the first row, the minimum amount in a pouch is Rs. 6 and the maximum amount is Rs. 8.

There are nine pouches in any of the three columns, as well as in any of the three rows. It is known that the average amount of money (in rupees) kept in the nine pouches in any column or in any row is an integer. Hence the sum of nine pouches in any row or column should be a multiple of 9. It is also known that the total amount of money kept in the three pouches in the first column of the third row is Rs. 4.

What is the total amount of money (in rupees) in the three pouches kept in the first column of the second row?

Q13:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Grids

Medium

Three pouches (each represented by a filled circle) are kept in each of the nine slots in a 3×33 \times 3 grid, as shown in the figure. Every pouch has a certain number of one-rupee coins. The minimum and maximum amounts of money (in rupees) among the three pouches in each of the nine slots are given in the table. For example, we know that among the three pouches kept in the second column of the first row, the minimum amount in a pouch is Rs. 6 and the maximum amount is Rs. 8.

There are nine pouches in any of the three columns, as well as in any of the three rows. It is known that the average amount of money (in rupees) kept in the nine pouches in any column or in any row is an integer. Hence the sum of nine pouches in any row or column should be a multiple of 9. It is also known that the total amount of money kept in the three pouches in the first column of the third row is Rs. 4.

How many pouches contain exactly one coin?

Q14:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Grids

Medium

Three pouches (each represented by a filled circle) are kept in each of the nine slots in a 3×33 \times 3 grid, as shown in the figure. Every pouch has a certain number of one-rupee coins. The minimum and maximum amounts of money (in rupees) among the three pouches in each of the nine slots are given in the table. For example, we know that among the three pouches kept in the second column of the first row, the minimum amount in a pouch is Rs. 6 and the maximum amount is Rs. 8.

There are nine pouches in any of the three columns, as well as in any of the three rows. It is known that the average amount of money (in rupees) kept in the nine pouches in any column or in any row is an integer. Hence the sum of nine pouches in any row or column should be a multiple of 9. It is also known that the total amount of money kept in the three pouches in the first column of the third row is Rs. 4.

What is the number of slots for which the average amount (in rupees) of its three pouches is an integer?

Q15:

CAT 2019 Slot 2

Grids

Medium

Three pouches (each represented by a filled circle) are kept in each of the nine slots in a 3×33 \times 3 grid, as shown in the figure. Every pouch has a certain number of one-rupee coins. The minimum and maximum amounts of money (in rupees) among the three pouches in each of the nine slots are given in the table. For example, we know that among the three pouches kept in the second column of the first row, the minimum amount in a pouch is Rs. 6 and the maximum amount is Rs. 8.

There are nine pouches in any of the three columns, as well as in any of the three rows. It is known that the average amount of money (in rupees) kept in the nine pouches in any column or in any row is an integer. Hence the sum of nine pouches in any row or column should be a multiple of 9. It is also known that the total amount of money kept in the three pouches in the first column of the third row is Rs. 4.

The number of slots for which the total amount in its three pouches strictly exceeds Rs. 10 is

Q16:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

Each of the 23 boxes in the picture below represents a product manufactured by one of the following three companies: Alfa, Bravo and Charlie. The area of a box is proportional to the revenue from the corresponding product, while its centre represents the Product popularity and Market potential scores of the product (out of 20). The shadings of some of the boxes have got erased.

The companies classified their products into four categories based on a combination of scores (out of 20) on the two parameters - Product popularity and Market potential as given below:

PromisingBlockbusterDoubtfulNo-hope
Product popularity score> 10> 10≤ 10≤ 10
Market potential score> 10≤ 10> 10≤ 10

The following facts are known:

  1. Alfa and Bravo had the same number of products in the Blockbuster category.
  2. Charlie had more products than Bravo but fewer products than Alfa in the No-hope category.
  3. Each company had an equal number of products in the Promising category.
  4. Charlie did not have any product in the Doubtful category, while Alfa had one product more than Bravo in this category.
  5. Bravo had a higher revenue than Alfa from products in the Doubtful category.
  6. Charlie had a higher revenue than Bravo from products in the Blockbuster category.
  7. Bravo and Charlie had the same revenue from products in the No-hope category.
  8. Alfa and Charlie had the same total revenue considering all products.

Considering all companies' products, which product category had the highest revenue?

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

Q17:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

Each of the 23 boxes in the picture below represents a product manufactured by one of the following three companies: Alfa, Bravo and Charlie. The area of a box is proportional to the revenue from the corresponding product, while its centre represents the Product popularity and Market potential scores of the product (out of 20). The shadings of some of the boxes have got erased.

The companies classified their products into four categories based on a combination of scores (out of 20) on the two parameters - Product popularity and Market potential as given below:

PromisingBlockbusterDoubtfulNo-hope
Product popularity score> 10> 10≤ 10≤ 10
Market potential score> 10≤ 10> 10≤ 10

The following facts are known:

  1. Alfa and Bravo had the same number of products in the Blockbuster category.
  2. Charlie had more products than Bravo but fewer products than Alfa in the No-hope category.
  3. Each company had an equal number of products in the Promising category.
  4. Charlie did not have any product in the Doubtful category, while Alfa had one product more than Bravo in this category.
  5. Bravo had a higher revenue than Alfa from products in the Doubtful category.
  6. Charlie had a higher revenue than Bravo from products in the Blockbuster category.
  7. Bravo and Charlie had the same revenue from products in the No-hope category.
  8. Alfa and Charlie had the same total revenue considering all products.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Answer options
Option 3
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 17

Q18:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

Each of the 23 boxes in the picture below represents a product manufactured by one of the following three companies: Alfa, Bravo and Charlie. The area of a box is proportional to the revenue from the corresponding product, while its centre represents the Product popularity and Market potential scores of the product (out of 20). The shadings of some of the boxes have got erased.

The companies classified their products into four categories based on a combination of scores (out of 20) on the two parameters - Product popularity and Market potential as given below:

PromisingBlockbusterDoubtfulNo-hope
Product popularity score> 10> 10≤ 10≤ 10
Market potential score> 10≤ 10> 10≤ 10

The following facts are known:

  1. Alfa and Bravo had the same number of products in the Blockbuster category.
  2. Charlie had more products than Bravo but fewer products than Alfa in the No-hope category.
  3. Each company had an equal number of products in the Promising category.
  4. Charlie did not have any product in the Doubtful category, while Alfa had one product more than Bravo in this category.
  5. Bravo had a higher revenue than Alfa from products in the Doubtful category.
  6. Charlie had a higher revenue than Bravo from products in the Blockbuster category.
  7. Bravo and Charlie had the same revenue from products in the No-hope category.
  8. Alfa and Charlie had the same total revenue considering all products.

Which of the following is the correct sequence of numbers of products Bravo had in No-hope, Doubtful, Promising and Blockbuster categories respectively?

Answer options
Option 2
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 18

Q19:

CAT 2018 Slot 2

Grids

Hard

Each of the 23 boxes in the picture below represents a product manufactured by one of the following three companies: Alfa, Bravo and Charlie. The area of a box is proportional to the revenue from the corresponding product, while its centre represents the Product popularity and Market potential scores of the product (out of 20). The shadings of some of the boxes have got erased.

The companies classified their products into four categories based on a combination of scores (out of 20) on the two parameters - Product popularity and Market potential as given below:

PromisingBlockbusterDoubtfulNo-hope
Product popularity score> 10> 10≤ 10≤ 10
Market potential score> 10≤ 10> 10≤ 10

The following facts are known:

  1. Alfa and Bravo had the same number of products in the Blockbuster category.
  2. Charlie had more products than Bravo but fewer products than Alfa in the No-hope category.
  3. Each company had an equal number of products in the Promising category.
  4. Charlie did not have any product in the Doubtful category, while Alfa had one product more than Bravo in this category.
  5. Bravo had a higher revenue than Alfa from products in the Doubtful category.
  6. Charlie had a higher revenue than Bravo from products in the Blockbuster category.
  7. Bravo and Charlie had the same revenue from products in the No-hope category.
  8. Alfa and Charlie had the same total revenue considering all products.

If the smallest box on the grid is equivalent to revenue of Rs.1 crore, then what approximately was the total revenue of Bravo in Rs. crore?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 2 DILR question 19

Q20:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Grids

Easy

You are given an n×nn \times n square matrix to be filled with numerals so that no two adjacent cells have the same numeral. Two cells are called adjacent if they touch each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally. So a cell in one of the four corners has three cells adjacent to it, and a cell in the first or last row or column which is not in the corner has five cells adjacent to it. Any other cell has eight cells adjacent to it.

What is the minimum number of different numerals needed to fill a 3×3 3\times 3 square matrix?

Q21:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Grids

Easy

You are given an n×nn \times n square matrix to be filled with numerals so that no two adjacent cells have the same numeral. Two cells are called adjacent if they touch each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally. So a cell in one of the four corners has three cells adjacent to it, and a cell in the first or last row or column which is not in the corner has five cells adjacent to it. Any other cell has eight cells adjacent to it.

What is the minimum number of different numerals needed to fill a 5×55 \times 5 square matrix?

Q22:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Grids

Easy

You are given an n×nn \times n square matrix to be filled with numerals so that no two adjacent cells have the same numeral. Two cells are called adjacent if they touch each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally. So a cell in one of the four corners has three cells adjacent to it, and a cell in the first or last row or column which is not in the corner has five cells adjacent to it. Any other cell has eight cells adjacent to it.

Suppose you are allowed to make one mistake, that is, one pair of adjacent cells can have the same numeral. What is the minimum number of different numerals required to fill a 5×5 matrix?

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

Q23:

CAT 2018 Slot 1

Grids

Easy

You are given an n×nn \times n square matrix to be filled with numerals so that no two adjacent cells have the same numeral. Two cells are called adjacent if they touch each other horizontally, vertically or diagonally. So a cell in one of the four corners has three cells adjacent to it, and a cell in the first or last row or column which is not in the corner has five cells adjacent to it. Any other cell has eight cells adjacent to it.

Suppose that all the cells adjacent to any particular cell must have different numerals. What is the minimum number of different numerals needed to fill a 5×55 \times 5 square matrix?

Answer options
Option 4
Correct Answer
Explanation for CAT 2018 Slot 1 DILR question 23