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Mixed Practice · CAT PYQs

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR
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Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

In the table below the check marks indicate all languages spoken by five people: Paula, Quentin, Robert, Sally and Terence. For example, Paula speaks only Chinese and English.

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These five people form three teams, Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3. Each team has either 2 or 3 members. A team is said to speak a particular language if at least one of its members speak that language.

The following facts are known.

(1) Each team speaks exactly four languages and has the same number of members.
(2) English and Chinese are spoken by all three teams, Basque and French by exactly two teams and the other languages by exactly one team.
(3) None of the teams include both Quentin and Robert.
(4) Paula and Sally are together in exactly two teams.
(5) Robert is in Team 1 and Quentin is in Team 3.

Q1.

Who among the following four is not a member of Team 2?

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR
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Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

In the table below the check marks indicate all languages spoken by five people: Paula, Quentin, Robert, Sally and Terence. For example, Paula speaks only Chinese and English.

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These five people form three teams, Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3. Each team has either 2 or 3 members. A team is said to speak a particular language if at least one of its members speak that language.

The following facts are known.

(1) Each team speaks exactly four languages and has the same number of members.
(2) English and Chinese are spoken by all three teams, Basque and French by exactly two teams and the other languages by exactly one team.
(3) None of the teams include both Quentin and Robert.
(4) Paula and Sally are together in exactly two teams.
(5) Robert is in Team 1 and Quentin is in Team 3.

Q2.

Who among the following four people is a part of exactly two teams?

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR
Passage / Data

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

In the table below the check marks indicate all languages spoken by five people: Paula, Quentin, Robert, Sally and Terence. For example, Paula speaks only Chinese and English.

​​​​​​​

These five people form three teams, Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3. Each team has either 2 or 3 members. A team is said to speak a particular language if at least one of its members speak that language.

The following facts are known.

(1) Each team speaks exactly four languages and has the same number of members.
(2) English and Chinese are spoken by all three teams, Basque and French by exactly two teams and the other languages by exactly one team.
(3) None of the teams include both Quentin and Robert.
(4) Paula and Sally are together in exactly two teams.
(5) Robert is in Team 1 and Quentin is in Team 3.

Q3.

Who among the five people is a member of all teams?

CAT 2019 Slot 2 · DILR
Passage / Data

Answer the following questions based on the information given below.

In the table below the check marks indicate all languages spoken by five people: Paula, Quentin, Robert, Sally and Terence. For example, Paula speaks only Chinese and English.

​​​​​​​

These five people form three teams, Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3. Each team has either 2 or 3 members. A team is said to speak a particular language if at least one of its members speak that language.

The following facts are known.

(1) Each team speaks exactly four languages and has the same number of members.
(2) English and Chinese are spoken by all three teams, Basque and French by exactly two teams and the other languages by exactly one team.
(3) None of the teams include both Quentin and Robert.
(4) Paula and Sally are together in exactly two teams.
(5) Robert is in Team 1 and Quentin is in Team 3.

Q4.

Apart from Chinese and English, which languages are spoken by Team 1?

CAT 2001 · DILR
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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The questions are based on the pie charts given below. Chart 1 shows the distribution of twelve million tons of crude oil transported through different modes over a specific period of time. Chart 2 shows the distribution of the cost of transporting this crude oil. The total cost was Rs. 30 million.

Q5.

At a village mela, the following six nautankis (plays) are scheduled as shown in the table below. You wish to see all the six nautankis. Further, you wish to ensure that you get a lunch break from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. In which of the following way can you do this?

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CAT 2001 · DILR
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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The questions are based on the pie charts given below. Chart 1 shows the distribution of twelve million tons of crude oil transported through different modes over a specific period of time. Chart 2 shows the distribution of the cost of transporting this crude oil. The total cost was Rs. 30 million.

Q6.

Mrs. Ranga has three children and has difficulty remembering their ages and the months of their birth. The clues below may help her remember.

A. The boy, who was born in June, is 7 years old.
B. One of the children is 4 years old, but it is not Anshuman.
C. Vaibhav is older than Suprita.
D. One of the children was born in September, but it was not Vaibhav.
E. Suprita's birthday is in April.
F. The youngest child is only 2 years old.

Based on the above clues, which one of the following statements is true?

CAT 2001 · DILR
Passage / Data

Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The questions are based on the pie charts given below. Chart 1 shows the distribution of twelve million tons of crude oil transported through different modes over a specific period of time. Chart 2 shows the distribution of the cost of transporting this crude oil. The total cost was Rs. 30 million.

Q7.

The Banerjees, the Sharmas, and the Pattabhiramans each have a tradition of eating Sunday lunch as a family. Each family serves a special meal at a certain time of day. Each family has a particular set of chinaware used only for this meal. Use the clues below to answer the following question.

A. The Sharma family eats at noon.
B. The family that serves fried brinjal uses blue chinaware.
C. The Banerjee family eats at 2 o'clock.
DThe family that serves sambar does not use red chinaware.
E. The family that eats at 1 o'clock serves fried brinjal.
F. The Pattabhiraman family does not use white chinaware.
G. The family that eats last likes makkai-ki-roti.

Which one of the following statements is true?