CAT 2019 Slot 2 DILR Set 7 Q25–Q28

A DILR caselet from the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section of CAT 2019 Slot 2, with 4 questions (Games & Tournaments). Answers are CAT's official key.

The set

This set relies on a figure in the original paper, which is not reproduced here. The questions and answers are below.

Ten players, as listed in the table below, participated in a rifle shooting competition comprising of 10 rounds. Each round had 6 participants. Players numbered 1 through 6 participated in Round 1, players 2 through 7 in Round 2,..., players 5 through 10 in Round 5, players 6 through 10 and 1 in Round 6, players 7 through 10, 1 and 2 in Round 7 and so on.

[Figure in the original paper]

The top three performances in each round were awarded 7, 3 and 1 points respectively. There were no ties in any of the 10 rounds. The table below gives the total number of points obtained by the 10 players after Round 6 and Round 10.

The following information is known about Rounds 1 through 6:
1. Gordon did not score consecutively in any two rounds.
2. Eric and Fatima both scored in a round.

The following information is known about Rounds 7 through 10:
1. Only two players scored in three consecutive rounds. One of them was Chen. No other player scored in any two consecutive rounds.
2. Joshin scored in Round 7, while Amita scored in Round 10.
3. No player scored in all the four rounds.

Question 25

What were the scores of Chen, David, and Eric respectively after Round 3?
  1. A
    3, 0, 3
  2. B
    3, 3, 0
  3. C
    3, 3, 3
  4. D
    3, 6, 3

Answer: (C) 3, 3, 3 Games & Tournaments MCQ

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Question 26

Which three players were in the last three positions after Round 4?
  1. A
    Hansa, Ikea, Joshin
  2. B
    Bala, Chen, Gordon
  3. C
    Bala, Ikea, Joshin
  4. D
    Bala, Hansa, Ikea

Answer: (A) Hansa, Ikea, Joshin Games & Tournaments MCQ

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Question 27

Which player scored points in maximum number of rounds?
  1. A
    Joshin
  2. B
    Chen
  3. C
    Ikea
  4. D
    Amita

Answer: (C) Ikea Games & Tournaments MCQ

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Question 28

Which players scored points in the last round?
  1. A
    Amita, Bala, Chen
  2. B
    Amita, Chen, David
  3. C
    Amita, Eric, Joshin
  4. D
    Amita, Chen, Eric

Answer: (D) Amita, Chen, Eric Games & Tournaments MCQ

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Same concept in other years

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