CAT DILR Questions with Solutions PDF; Preparation Guide & Practice Sets

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CAT DILR questions are high-scoring; attempting 2-3 sets with high accuracy can also help boost the overall score. CAT question paper has a total of 22 questions from DILR. Candidates find CAT DILR questions on Tables and Caselets, Charts and Graphs, and Games and Tournaments.

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In the CAT exam, apart from the DILR questions, a good hold on DILR concepts indirectly helps in data analysis skills for Quant section. Some of the key themes for CAT DILR section include Team Formations, Network Diagrams, and Data Interpretation growth rates / Logic-based DI. This article hosts some CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning questions with solutions PDFs. Candidates can practice these CAT Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning questions with varied difficulty levels for a holistic preparation for the CAT 2026 exam.

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  • Sample CAT DILR Questions with Solutions

Sample CAT DILR Questions with Solutions

Find two sets from CAT DILR section below:

CAT DILR Questions: SET 1

  • Topic: Scheduling & Assignment (LR)

  • Difficulty: Easy

Caselet

A premier B-school has organised a special 5-day lecture series from Monday to Friday. Exactly one lecture is delivered each day. The lectures cover five different subjects: Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Operations, and HR. These lectures are delivered by five distinct guest professors: Dr. P, Dr. Q, Dr. R, Dr. S, and Dr. T.

The scheduling of the lectures is subject to the following administrative constraints:

  1. Dr. R teaches Strategy but does not teach on Wednesday.

  2. The Marketing lecture is delivered on Thursday by Dr. T.

  3. The Operations lecture is scheduled exactly two days before Dr. S’s lecture.

  4. Dr. P delivers his lecture on Monday, but he teaches neither HR nor Finance.

  5. The Finance lecture is scheduled for the day immediately following Dr. R's lecture.

Questions

Q1. Who delivers the HR lecture?

  1. Dr. P

  2. Dr. Q

  3. Dr. S

  4. Dr. T

Q2. Which subject is taught on Wednesday?

  1. HR

  2. Finance

  3. Strategy

  4. Operations

Q3. On which day does Dr. R deliver his lecture?

  1. Tuesday

  2. Wednesday

  3. Thursday

  4. Friday

Q4. Which of the following combinations of Day – Professor – Subject is definitively correct?

  1. Monday – Dr. P – HR

  2. Wednesday – Dr. S – Finance

  3. Friday – Dr. Q – Operations

  4. Tuesday – Dr. R – Finance

CAT DILR Questions: SET 2

  • Topic: Missing Data Interpretation & Arithmetic Logic (DI)

  • Difficulty: Medium

Caselet

A nationwide retail conglomerate launched an aggressive expansion drive across its four operational zones: North, South, East, and West. The expansion took place over three consecutive years: 2021, 2022, and 2023. By the end of 2023, the conglomerate had successfully opened exactly 250 new stores.

An incomplete summary report of the new stores opened is provided below:

Zone

2021

2022

2023

Total

North

15

--

25

60

South

--

20

--

70

East

10

--

--

50

West

25

15

--

--

Total

70

--

95

250

During an internal audit, the following additional facts were uncovered:

  1. The total number of new stores opened across all four zones in 2022 was exactly 10 less than the total number of stores opened in 2023.

  2. In the South zone, the number of stores opened in 2021 was exactly equal to the number of stores opened in 2022.

  3. The West zone opened exactly twice as many stores in 2023 as it did in 2022.

Questions

Q5. How many new stores were opened in the East zone in 2022?

  1. 20

  2. 25

  3. 30

  4. 35

Q6. What is the ratio of stores opened in the West zone in 2021 to the stores opened in the North zone in 2022?

  1. 5 : 4

  2. 4 : 3

  3. 3 : 2

  4. 5 : 6

Q7. Which zone recorded the highest number of new store openings in the year 2023?

  1. North

  2. South

  3. East

  4. Both South and West

Q8. (TITA) What was the total number of new stores opened in the West zone across all three years combined?

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Candidates should spend no more than 1.5 to 2 minutes on an Odd One Out question.

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Many top scorers spend the first 8-10 minutes tackling independent VA questions, including Odd One Out and Para Summary, before settling into long RC passages.

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Candidates can refer to How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for CAT by Arun Sharma and DI & LR for CAT by Nishit K. Sinha. 

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Yes, Caselets are important for CAT DILR. They help develop skills in interpreting data, identifying relationships and solving logical problems.

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CAT does not have a fixed number of questions from Caselets. Usually, one Caselet-based set with 4-5 questions may appear in the DILR section.

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CAT does not have a fixed number of questions from Parts of Speech. The topic is usually tested indirectly through grammar and Verbal Ability questions.

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