CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question Paper with Solution: PDF Download

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 10:47 IST

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CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR questions were overall moderate. The section was composed of 2 DI sets and 3 LR sets. Total number of questions was 22. One DI set had 5 questions and one had 4 questions. 2 LR sets had 5 questions and 1 had 4 questions. Candidates preparing for the CAT 2026 exam, must practice questions asked previously to make sure that they are aware of the nature and type of questions. Get on this page CAT 2025 slot 1 DILR question paper PDF for free download.

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CAT 2025 - Slot 1 DILR Question Paper with Solutions

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MCQ & TITA

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It is also necessary to practice previous years’ CAT question papers for mastering DILR as there is no concept to understand or formula to memorise. 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 September to get 2 months for practice.

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CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question with Solutions
CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions
CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up
FAQs on CAT Question Papers

CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question with Solutions

A train travels from Station A to Station E, passing through stations B, C, and D, in that order. The train has a seating capacity of 200. A ticket may be booked from any station to any other station ahead on the route, but not to any earlier station. A ticket from one station to another reserves one seat on every intermediate segment of the route. For example, a ticket from B to E reserves a seat in the intermediate segments B − C, C − D, and D − E. The occupancy factor for a segment is the total number of seats reserved in the segment as a percentage of the seating capacity. The total number of seats reserved for any segment cannot exceed 200. The following information is known.

1. Segment C − D had an occupancy factor of 95%. Only segment B − C had a higher occupancy factor.

2. Exactly 40 tickets were booked from B to C and 30 tickets were booked from B to E.

3. Among the seats reserved on segment D − E, exactly four-sevenths were from stations before C.

4. The number of tickets booked from A to C was equal to that booked from A to E, and it was higher than that from B to E.

5. No tickets were booked from A to B, from B to D and from D to E.

6. The number of tickets booked for any segment was a multiple of 10.

Question 1. What was the occupancy factor for segment D − E?

1. 35%

2. 70%

3. 84%

4. 77%

Answer: 70%

Question 2. How many tickets were booked from Station A to Station E?

Answer: 50

Question 3. How many tickets were booked from Station C?

Answer: 80

Question 4. What is the difference between the number of tickets booked to Station C and the number of tickets booked to Station D?

Answer: 90

Question 5. How many tickets were booked to travel in exactly one segment?

Answer: 40

CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question Paper –MCQ and TITA Questions

Listed below are the topics on which the DI and LR questions of CAT 2025 slot 1 question paper were based:

DILR area	Number of MCQs	Number of TITA
DI Set 1	1	4
DI Set 2	4	1
LR Set 1	4	1
LR Set 2	2	2
LR Set 3	0	4

CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Question Paper: Topic Wise Break Up

Check the below table for the break up of DILR section of CAT 2025 slot 1 question paper set wise difficulty level.

Area	Set Description	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation	Performance rating of 6 employees	5	Medium
Data Interpretation	Import-Export data of 5 countries	4	Easy to Medium
Logical Reasoning	Circular arrangement set involving 4 persons and 7 chairs	5	Medium
Logical Reasoning	Five persons tapping yes and no	4	Medium to Difficult
Logical Reasoning	Train movement from stations A to E	4	Medium

FAQs on CAT Question Papers

Check here 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.