CAT 2023 Question Paper with Answer Key PDF for DILR (December 5 - shift 2)
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Use this CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR solved paper to practise the exact 20 questions students faced in the afternoon slot on November 26, 2023. The section gave you just 40 minutes for 4 sets of 5 questions, a total of 60 marks at 3 marks per question, with two genuinely tough sets that decided your sectional percentile. Each set here - funds raised by 5 firms, a 5-day random draw contest, an amusement-park scheduling puzzle, and a 3x3 coins-in-boxes grid - is solved in full so you can check your method against the model approach. A score of about 28 to 30 was enough to touch the 99 sectional percentile in this slot.
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CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Questions with Solutions
Comprehension:
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.
The table below provides partial information about the five firms.
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| 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 |
For which firm(s) can the amounts raised by them be concluded with certainty in each year?
What best can be concluded about the total amount of money raised in 2015?
What is the largest possible total amount of money (in Rs. crores) that could have been raised in 2013?
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?
If the total amount of money raised in 2014 is Rs. 12 crores, then which of the following is not possible?
Comprehension:
There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. 
Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same.
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The total number of coins in each column is also the same. Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied.i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1.
ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1.
iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
What was the total amount spent on tickets (in Rs.) by Bipasha?
Comprehension:
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.
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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
Which were all the rides that Anjali completed by 2:00 pm?
Which ride was taken by all three visitors?
How many rides did Anjali and Chitra take in total?
What was the total amount spent on tickets (in Rs.) by Anjali?
Comprehension:
Three participants - Akhil, Bimal and Chatur participate in a random draw competition for five days. Every day, each participant randomly picks up a ball numbered between 1 and 9. The number on the ball determines his score on that day. The total score of a participant is the sum of his scores attained in the five days. The total score of a day is the sum of participants’ scores on that day. The 2-day average on a day, except on Day 1, is the average of the total scores of that day and of the previous day. For example, if the total scores of Day 1 and Day 2 are 25 and 20, then the 2-day average on Day 2 is calculated as 22.5. Table 1 gives the 2-day averages for Days 2 through 5.
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| Table 1: 2-day averages for Days through 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 |
| 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 17 |
| Table 2 : Ranks of participants on each day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| Akhil | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Bimal | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chatur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
1. Chatur always scores in multiples of 3. His score on Day 2 is the unique highest score in the competition. His minimum score is observed only on Day 1, and it matches Akhil’s score on Day 4.
2. The total score on Day 3 is the same as the total score on Day 4.
3. Bimal’s scores are the same on Day 1 and Day 3.
What is Akhil's score on Day 1?
Who attains the maximum total score?
What is the minimum possible total score of Bimal?
If the total score of Bimal is a multiple of 3, what is the score of Akhil on Day 2?
If Akhil attains a total score of 24, then what is the total score of Bimal?
What is the total number of coins in all the boxes in the 3rd row?
How many boxes have at least one sack containing 9 coins?
For how many boxes are the average and median of the numbers of coins contained in the three sacks in that box the same?
How many sacks have exactly one coin?
In how many boxes do all three sacks contain different numbers of coins?
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme
The DILR section of CAT 2023 Slot 2 gave you 20 questions in 40 minutes for a total of 60 marks. The 20 questions were grouped into 4 sets of 5 questions each, mixing Data Interpretation tables with Logical Reasoning puzzles. Of the 20 questions, roughly 14 were MCQs and 6 were TITA (type-in-the-answer) questions.
- Total questions: 20 in the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning section
- Section duration: 40 minutes (sectional time limit)
- Total marks: 60 (3 marks per question)
- Marking (MCQ): +3 for a correct answer, -1 for a wrong one
- Marking (TITA): +3 for a correct answer, no negative marking
- Question types: 4 sets of 5 questions each - a mix of Data Interpretation (tables, distributions) and Logical Reasoning (arrangements, games and scheduling), with about 14 MCQs and 6 TITA questions across the section.
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Set-Wise Themes and Difficulty
The 4 sets carried 15 marks each (5 questions at 3 marks). One set was clearly doable while the other three pushed you on time, which is why a total of 10 to 12 attempts was treated as a good run. Here is what each of the 4 sets covered.
- Set 1 - Funds raised by 5 firms (DI): A table-based set tracking amounts raised by five firms across consecutive years, with values rising and then falling by Rs. 1-2 crore each year. Rated Easy to Medium and the most doable set of the four.
- Set 2 - Random draw competition (LR/DI): Three participants drew balls numbered 1-9 over 5 days to generate daily scores and ranks, with 2-day averages as clues. Rated Medium to Difficult.
- Set 3 - Amusement park rides (LR): Three friends took various rides with fixed prices, durations and waiting times, and you had to schedule their visit and track spending. Rated Medium to Difficult.
- Set 4 - Nine boxes coins grid (DI/LR): A 3x3 array of nine boxes, each holding three sacks of coins numbered 1-9, solved using row totals, column totals, medians and averages - a Sudoku-style logic set. Rated Medium to Difficult and the most challenging of the four.
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Solved Set Walkthrough
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How to Use the CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Solved Paper
Because DILR rewards set selection over raw speed, the smart way to use this paper is to first scan all 4 sets, pick the 2 most solvable, and only then attempt the rest. Here is how to practise with it.
- Attempt each set under a strict 10-minute clock before opening the solution, since you only get 40 minutes for all 4 sets in the real exam.
- Start with the 5-firm funds set, which was the easiest, to lock in marks before moving to the tougher coins grid and draw-competition sets.
- Use the solutions to study the logic of set selection - knowing which 2 sets to skip mattered more than solving every question.
- Remember MCQs carry -1 for wrong answers while TITA questions have no negative marking, so be more willing to attempt the 6 TITA questions.
- Recheck the nine-box coins set and the random-draw set, the two that decided the sectional percentile in this slot.
CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR Good Attempts and Percentile Benchmark
- A good attempt was 10 to 12 questions out of 20 with about 75-80% accuracy.
- About 2 of the 4 sets were comfortably doable, so 8-9 reliable attempts plus a couple of TITA picks was the realistic target.
- A sectional score of roughly 28 to 30 marks was enough to reach the 99 percentile in DILR for this slot.
- The section was rated Medium to Difficult overall, on par with the Slot 1 DILR section of CAT 2023.
DILR Slot 2 Question Paper FAQs
Ques. How many questions were in the CAT 2023 DILR Slot 2 section?
Ans. The DILR section in CAT 2023 Slot 2 had 20 questions arranged in 4 sets of 5 questions each. You got 40 minutes for the section, and it carried 60 marks at 3 marks per question.
Ques. What was the difficulty level of CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR?
Ans. Experts rated the section Medium to Difficult, on par with the Slot 1 DILR section. One set (the 5-firm funds table) was Easy to Medium, while the random-draw competition, the amusement-park scheduling set and the nine-box coins grid were all Medium to Difficult.
Ques. What is a good number of attempts in CAT 2023 Slot 2 DILR?
Ans. Attempting 10 to 12 of the 20 questions with 75-80% accuracy was considered a good performance. Since about 2 sets were doable, a focused student could secure 8-9 strong attempts and add a couple of TITA questions.
Ques. What DILR score was needed for a 99 percentile in CAT 2023 Slot 2?
Ans. A sectional score of about 28 to 30 marks was enough to reach the 99 percentile in DILR for CAT 2023 Slot 2, based on candidate feedback and expert estimates.
Ques. What were the 4 DILR sets in CAT 2023 Slot 2?
Ans. The 4 sets were: funds raised by 5 firms over consecutive years (DI), a 5-day random draw competition with balls numbered 1-9 (LR), three friends scheduling amusement-park rides (LR), and a 3x3 grid of nine boxes holding coin-filled sacks (DI logic puzzle).
Ques. Where can I find the official CAT 2023 question paper and details?
Ans. The official CAT exam information, including the test pattern and past notifications, is published on the IIM CAT website at iimcat.ac.in. CAT 2023 was conducted by IIM Lucknow on November 26, 2023, with Slot 2 running from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM.
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