Solved CAT 2002 Question Paper: Data Interpretation and Reasoning

Common Admission test is conducted by IIMs every year and over 3 lakhs aspirants sit for it. It is the most sought after entrance examination for MBA Admissions. Find here the Solved Data Interpretation and Reasoning section from CAT 2001 Paper. Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning had 50 questions in it. There were questions based on Tables, charts, bar graphs, Data Sufficiency etc.

1. Four students (Ashish, Dhanraj, Felix and Sameer) sat for the Common Entrance Exam for Management (CEEM). One student got admission offers from three National Institutes of Management (NIM), another in two NIMs, the third in one NIM, while the fourth got none. Below are some of the facts about who got admission offers from how many NIMs and  what is their educational background.

1. The one who is an engineer didn't get as many admissions as Ashish.
2. The one who got offer for admissions in two NIMs isn't Dhanraj nor is he a chartered accountant.
3. Sameer is an economist.
4. Dhanraj isn't an engineer and received more admission offers than Ashish.
5. The medical doctor got the most number of admission offers.

Which one of the following statements is necessarily true?

1) Ashish is a chartered accountant and got offer for admission in three NIMs.
2) Dhanraj is a medical doctor and got admission offer in one NIM.
3) Sameer is an economist who got admission offers in two NIMs.
4) Felix who is not an engineer did not get any offer for admission.

Answer:  3

2. Five boys went to a store to buy sweets. One boy had Rs 40. Another boy had Rs 30. Two other boys had Rs. 20 each. The remaining boy had Rs. 10. Below are some more facts about the initial and final cash positions.

1. Alam started with more than Jugraj.
2. Sandeep spent Rs. 1.50 more than Daljeet.
3. Ganesh started with more money than just only one other person.
4. Daljeet started with 2/3 of what Sandeep started with.
5. Alam spent the most but did not end with the least.
6. Jugraj spent the least and ended with more than Alam or Daljeet.
7. Ganesh spent Rs. 3.50
8. Alam spent 10 times more than what Ganesh

In the choice given below, all statements except one are false. Which one of the following statements can be true?

1) Alam started with Rs. 40 and ended with Rs. 9.50.
2) Sandeep started with Rs 30 ended with Rs. 1.00.
3) Ganesh started with Rs. 20 and ended with Rs. 4.00.
4) Jugraj started with Rs. 10 ended with Rs. 7.00.

Answer: 4

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