CAT Data Interpretation Questions with Solutions

CAT Data Interpretation cannot be mastered without practice. And the key is to practice questions of varied difficulty levels. Shiksha brings to you solved CAT Data Interpretation questions with solutions PDFs for practice to help you prepare well for CAT 2026. CAT Data Interpretation questions are of moderate to high difficulty level. And require a lot of practice. The questions are all about analysing the data in the form of charts, graphs, tables, venn diagram, symbols, etc. Even though DI questions are clubbed together with LR questions in CAT, you need to study extensively as the DI types are varied.

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 calculation, 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. 

Sample CAT DI Questions with Solutions

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?

1. USD 455,800/day
2. USD 296,800/day
3. USD 376,300/day
4. 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?

1. USD 49,500/day
2. USD 96,750/day
3. USD 53,625/day
4. 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:

1. I only
2. II only
3. III only
4. 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?

1. 2.55
2. -9.95
3. -19
4. 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”.

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

1. AR & PZ
2. AR & others
3. PZ & others
4. RM & MD

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

1. VO and SK
2. VO only
3. VO and SRK
4. VO and HR

Q7. HR’s hits have been with

1. RM & AR
2. RM & PZ
3. Others & PZ
4. MD & AR

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

1. AK
2. HR
3. HR & SK
4. 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.

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

1. Tata
2. ITC
3. Birla
4. Reliance          

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

1. Birla
2. Mafatlal
3. RPG
4. ESSAR

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

1. Tata
2. ESSAR
3. ITC
4. 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?

1. ESSAR
2. Mafatlal
3. Reliance
4. ITC

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