CAT 2017 Slot 2 DILR Set 8 Q29–Q32

A DILR caselet from the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section of CAT 2017 Slot 2, with 4 questions (Quant-based Puzzles). Answers are CAT's official key.

The set

A tea taster was assigned to rate teas from six different locations - Munnar, Wayanad, Ooty, Darjeeling, Assam and Himachal. These teas were placed in six cups, numbered 1 to 6, not necessarily in the same order. The tea taster was asked to rate these teas on the strength of their flavour on a scale of 1 to 10. He gave a unique integer rating to each tea.
Some other information is given below:
1. Cup 6 contained tea from Himachal.
2. Tea from Ooty got the highest rating, but it was not in Cup 3.
3. The rating of tea in Cup 3 was double the rating of the tea in Cup 5.
4. Only two cups got ratings in even numbers.
5. Cup 2 got the minimum rating and this rating was an even number.
6. Tea in Cup 3 got a higher rating than that in Cup 1.
7. The rating of tea from Wayanad was more than the rating of tea from Munnar, but less than that from Assam.

Question 29

What was the second highest rating given? (TITA)

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Answer: 7 Quant-based Puzzles TITA

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Question 30

What was the number of the cup that contained tea from Ooty? (TITA)

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Answer: 4 Quant-based Puzzles TITA

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Question 31

If the tea from Munnar did not get the minimum rating, what was the rating of the tea from Wayanad?

  1. A
    3
  2. B
    5
  3. C
    1
  4. D
    6

Answer: (B) 5 Quant-based Puzzles MCQ

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Question 32

If the cup containg teas from Wayanad and Ooty had consecutive numbers, which of the following may be true ?

  1. A
    Cup 5 contains tea from Assam
  2. B
    Cup 1 contains tea from Darjeeling
  3. C
    Tea from Wayanad has got a rating of 6
  4. D
    Tea from Darjeeling got the minimum rating

Answer: (B) Cup 1 contains tea from Darjeeling Quant-based Puzzles MCQ

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