CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Question Paper with Solution: PDF Download

Updated on Oct 6, 2026 23:59 IST

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CAT 2023 slot 2 question paper was moderately tough. There were 66 questions in total and the DILR section had 20 questions in each slot. CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR questions appeared in sets.

IIM Lucknow, had prepared the CAT 2023 slot 2 question paper on the same lines as past years CAT papers. Candidates preparing for CAT 2026 exam, must practice DILR sets extensively. CAT previous year paper will help in understanding the nature of DILR sets better.

It is also preparing for the necessary that you practice CAT question papers of previous years to be well in control of all types of VARC passages. CAT 2026 will be conducted on November 29 and the best time to practice official question papers is after completing the CAT syllabus. Aim to complete the syllabus latest by October to get about 1 month for question paper practice.

Table of contents

CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Questions with Solutions
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions
CAT 2023 Slot 2 Analysis for DILR
CAT Question Paper 2023 Slot 2 FAQs

CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Questions with Solutions

CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Questions with Solutions

Check below 8 questions from the CAT 2023 slot 1 DILR section, below. You can check the entire CAT 2023 question paper Slot 2 set along with solution for DILR in the free downloadable PDF shared below the questions.

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

Odsville has five firms - Alfloo, Bzygoo, Czechy, Drjbna and Elavalaki. Each of these firms was founded in some year and also closed down a few years later.

Each firm raised Rs. 1 crore in its first and last year of existence. The amount each firm raised every year increased until it reached a maximum, and then decreased until the firm closed down. No firm raised the same amount of money in two consecutive years. Each annual increase and decrease was either by Rs. 1 crore or by Rs. 2 crores.

Firm	First year of existence	Last year of existence	Total amount raised (Rs. Crores)
Alfloo	2009	2016	21
Bzygoo	2012	2015
Czechy	2013		9
Drjbna	2011	2015	10
Elavalaki	2010		13

Question: For which firm(s) can the amounts raised by them be concluded with certainty in each year? A) Only Drjbna

B) Only Czechy

C) Only Czechy and Drjbna

D) Only Bzygoo and Czechy and Drjbna

Answer:- C

Question: What best can be concluded about the total amount of money raised in 2015?

A) It is either Rs. 8 crores or Rs. 9 crores.

B) It is exactly Rs. 8 crores.

C) It is either Rs. 7 crores or Rs. 8 crores or Rs. 9 crores.

D) It is either Rs. 7 crores or Rs. 8 crores.

Answer:- D

Question: What is the largest possible total amount of money (in Rs. crores) that could have been raised in 2013? (type in numerical)

Answer:- 17

Question: If Elavalaki raised Rs. 3 crores in 2013, then what is the smallest possible total amount of money (in Rs. crores) that could have been raised by all the companies in 2012?

A) 11

B) 9

C) 12

D) 10

Answer: A

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.

Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has four rides. Each ride lasts one hour and can accommodate one visitor at one point. All rides begin at 9 am and must be completed by 5 pm except for Ride-3, for which the last ride has to be completed by 1 pm. Ride gates open every 30 minutes, e.g. 10 am, 10:30 am, and so on. Whenever a ride gate opens, and there is no visitor inside, the first visitor waiting in the queue buys the ticket just before taking the ride. The ticket prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 for Rides 1 to 4, respectively. Each of the three visitors took at least one ride and did not necessarily take all rides. None of them took the same ride more than once. The movement time from one ride to another is negligible, and a visitor leaves the ride immediately after the completion of the ride. No one takes a break inside the park unless mentioned explicitly.

The following information is also known.

1. Chitra never waited in the queue and completed her visit by 11 am after spending Rs. 50 to pay for the ticket(s).

2. Anjali took Ride-1 at 11 am after waiting for 30 mins for Chitra to complete it. It was the only ride where Anjali waited.

3. Bipasha began her first of three rides at 11:30 am. All three visitors incurred the same amount of ticket expense by 12:15 pm.

4. The last ride taken by Anjali and Bipasha was the same, where Bipasha waited 30 mins for Anjali to complete her ride. Before standing in the queue for that ride, Bipasha took a 1-hour coffee break after completing her previous ride.

Question 1: What was the total amount spent on tickets (in Rs.) by Bipasha?

A) A) 100

B) B) 120

C) C) 110

D) D) 90

Answer: C

Question 2: Which were all the rides that Anjali completed by 2:00 pm?

A) Ride-1 and Ride-4

B) Ride-1, Ride-2, and Ride-4

C) Ride-1, Ride-2, and Ride-3

D) Ride-1 and Ride-3

Answer: C

Question 3: Which ride was taken by all three visitors?

A) Ride-4

B) Ride-2

C) Ride-3

D) Ride-1

Answer: D

Question 4: How many rides did Anjali and Chitra take in total?

Answer: 6

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CAT 2023 - Slot 2 DILR Question Paper: 20 Questions with detailed step-by-step solutions.

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CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up

Check the below table for the break up of DILR section of CAT 2023 slot 2 question paper set wise difficulty level.

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions
Data Interpretation	5 firms – Funds raised in consecutive years	5
Data Interpretation	Draw competition	5
Logical Reasoning	3 friends visited a park. Many rides. Scheduling questions.	5
Data Interpretation	Nine Boxes – sudoku type puzzle	5

This year, distribution of questions in CAT DILR section is expected to be on the same lines as no changes have been announced in the CAT exam pattern. To master DILR section of the exam, candidates must practice full length as well as sectional CAT mock tests.

CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions

Listed below are the number of MCQs and non-MCQs in DILR section of CAT 2023 slot 2 question paper:

DILR area	Number of MCQs	Number of TITA
DI Set 1	1	4
DI Set 2	3	2
DI Set 3	3	2
LR Set 1	3	2

CAT 2023 Slot 2 Analysis for DILR

CAT 2023 question paper of Slot 2 has 20 DILR questions, equally divided between both sub sections. Checkbelow the difficulty level of each set, as explained by the experts in CAT 2023 question paper analysis.

Area	Set Description	Difficulty Level
DI	5 firms – Funds raised in consecutive years	Easy to Medium
DI	Draw competition	Medium to Difficult
LR	3 friends visited a park. Many rides. Scheduling questions.	Medium to Difficult
DI	Nine Boxes – sudoku type puzzle	Medium to Difficult

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CAT Question Paper 2023 Slot 2 FAQs

Check below some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on CAT Question Paper:

Q: Which topics have the highest weightage in CAT exam?

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude, Arithmetic has the highest weightage with 7-8 questions in every shift. In VARC, Reading Comprehension has the maximum weightage with about 16 questions. In DILR, the number of questions are equally distributed.

Q: Which CAT slot has the toughest question paper?

Difficulty level in CAT exam is not specific to any of the three slots. The difficulty level across slots may vary every year. Know how the CAT scores are normalised: https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/understanding-cat-normalization-process-blogId-9386.

Q: Is it compulsory to attempt all sections in CAT?

While it is not mandatory to attempt all sections in CAT, the IIMs and all top B School consider sectional percentiles too for selecting candidates for admission. Thus, you cannot afford to skip a CAT section all together. You can skip some questions though.