CAT Data Interpretation Questions with Solutions PDF; Preparation Guide, Practice Sets

Updated on Jul 30, 2026 12:21 IST

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CAT Data Interpretation requires practice for mastering. And what is important in practicing? That you should practice on the questions with different difficulties. Solved CAT Data Interpretation Questions & Solutions PDFs offered by Shiksha will help you prepare for CAT 2026. CAT Data Interpretation problems are of moderate to difficult level. And demand much practice. The questions imply analyzing of the data presented in the form of diagrams, tables, graphs, venn diagrams, symbols, etc. Although DI questions are combined with LR questions in CAT exam, you should know that there are many different kinds of DI questions.

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To crack CAT Data Interpretation, one must have a strong base is Mathematics, as all the questions are calculation-based. However, to be able to make accurate calculations, you need to read the data correctly. This can be achieve only with practice. So, if you plan to appear for CAT 2026, you will need to practice a lot of DI questions. You should solve sample questions as well as previous years’ CAT DI questions.

CAT DI mock tests are also a must do. In this article, we have shared a few CAT Data Interpretation questions with solutions for practice. You can solve these now as the more you practice the better you get at handling questions from this section.

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Sample CAT DI Questions with Solutions

Sample CAT DI Questions with Solutions

Find some questions from CAT data Interpretation sets

Directions for questions 1 to 4: Refer to the following information on prices and production of crude oil for the period 1973-80 and answer the questions given below. In the first graph, the lines show the prices of crude oil per barrel for domestic production and imports while the bars show the domestic price as a percentage of the import price. In the second graph, the bars show average production of barrels per day in the US and Non-OPEC countries, while the line shows the consumption of oil in the US.

Q1. In 1979, if the US imported crude oil in order to meet demands, what is the total cost of imported crude oil?

USD 455,800/day
USD 296,800/day
USD 376,300/day
USD 251,550/day

Q2. What is the difference between the total cost of domestic production of crude oil in the US in 1975 and the total cost of crude oil imported by the US in order to meet demands in this year?

USD 49,500/day
USD 96,750/day
USD 53,625/day
USD 65,625/day

Q3. Which of the following statements is/are true?

1) The percentage change in the price of imported crude oil in 1974 is approximately 120%.

2) In 1977, the absolute difference between the percentage change in the price of domestic oil and the percentage change in the price of imported oil is approximately 2.

3) The percentage change in the consumption of oil by the US from 1973 to 1979 is -80%.

4) In 1977, the ratio of production of oil by non-OPEC countries to that by the US is 4.25.

Answer Options:

I only
II only
III only
II and III

Q4. What is the difference between the percentage change in the price of imported oil and the price of domestic oil in 1976?

2.55
-9.95
-19
1.25

Directions for questions 5 to 8: Table A shows the number of hits scored by leading male actors of the Bollywood film industry in the past 5 years. Table B gives data on who were leading ladies in each of these hit films. The data for the four established actresses is given separately, while the hits of all the other heroines are clubbed under the head “Others”.

Table A	Year
Actors	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
SRK	1	0	2	1	1
VO	1	2	0	0	1
AK	0	0	1	1	0
HR	0	1	1	0	1
SK	1	0	1	0	1

Table B	Year
Actresses	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
AR	2	0	1	0	1
RM	1	1	0	1	0
PZ	0	1	1	1	0
MD	0	1	0	0	1
Others	0	0	3	0	2

Note:

AR and SK have vowed never to work together in a film. Also PZ has not yet worked with VO.
Among the four established actresses, AK only works with RM.
All of SRK’s hits in the past 5 years have been with only two actresses.
VO only works with established actresses.

Q5. In 2002, SRK’s two hits have been with

AR & PZ
AR & others
PZ & others
RM & MD

Q6. MD’s two hits in the past 5 years have been with

VO and SK
VO only
VO and SRK
VO and HR

Q7. HR’s hits have been with

RM & AR
RM & PZ
Others & PZ
MD & AR

Q8. Which actor/actors had the highest number of hits with “other” actresses?

AK
HR
HR & SK
SK

Directions for questions 9 to 12: Refer to the following information and answer the CAT DI questions given below.

The table below shows the financial performance of business houses for a particular year. Study the table and answer the questions based on the information contained in the table.

Business House	Total Assets (TA)	Net Worth (NW)	Total Borrowings	Net Sales (NS)	Op. Profits(OP)
Tata	2,671,163	963,496	1018,262	1,934,490	341,976
Birla	2,039,079	969,612	792,092	1,280,812	324,145
Reliance	1,152,904	719,265	249,749	549,367	145,801
ESSAR	1,054,419	342,532	458,843	155,391	91,092
RPG	658,631	286,670	264,555	289,391	62,580
JK	490,622	196,010	197,141	285,150	45,964
Thapar	443,936	207,870	121,217	357,406	54,782
L & T	411,672	211,810	65,605	305,442	51,689
ITC	324,964	125,544	120,442	313,948	72,257
Mafatlal	183,733	62,600	783,754	1,611,263	26,485

Business House	Gross Profit	Net Profits (NP)	GP/NS (%)	GP/TA (%)	NP/NW (%)
Tata	248,422	156,487	12.8	9.3	16.2
Birla	226,078	145,544	17.7	11.1	15.0
Reliance	134,369	106,485	24.5	11.6	14.8
ESSAR	70,907	57,438	45.5	6.7	16.8
RPG	28,671	14,738	9.9	4.4	5.1
JK	27,690	12,660	9.7	5.6	6.5
Thapar	33,867	22,412	9.5	7.6	10.8
L & T	44,002	27,736	14.4	10.7	13.1
ITC	54,721	33,362	17.4	16.8	26.6
Mafatlal	16,336	8,905	10.1	8.9	14.2

Q9. If NP/NW ratio is considered to be an index of performance, which of the business houses is the best performer?

Tata
ITC
Birla
Reliance

Q10. If executive compensation is a function of operating profit on sales, which organisation would be the most remunerative for an executive?

Birla
Mafatlal
RPG
ESSAR

Q11. If dividends are a function of net profit over net worth, which company should a person invest in?

Tata
ESSAR
ITC
RPG

Q12. As compared to the JK group, which one of the groups could be termed as lean, i.e., having total assets £ those of JK, and thin, i.e., having borrowings £ those of JK as well as performing better, i.e., better in sales and net profits than JK?