CAT 2021 Slot 1 DILR Set 3 Q11–Q14
A DILR caselet from the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section of CAT 2021 Slot 1, with 4 questions (Charts & Tables). Answers are CAT's official key.
The set
Table-1
| Finished product | Raw materials required |
| Mango smoothie | Mango, Milk |
| Apple smoothie | Apple, Milk |
| Banana smoothie | Banana, Milk |
| Mixed fruit smoothie | Mango, Apple, Banana, Milk |
| Fruit salad | Mango, Apple, Banana |
One unit of milk, mango, apple, and banana cost ₹5, ₹3, ₹2, and ₹1 respectively. Each unit of a finished product is sold for a profit equal to two times the number of raw materials used to make that product. For example, apple smoothie is made with two raw materials (apple and milk) and will be sold for a profit of ₹4 per unit. Leftover raw materials are sold during the last business hour of the day for a loss of ₹1 per unit.
The amount, in rupees, received from sales (revenue) for each woman in each of the four business hours of the day is given in Table-2.
Table-2
| Business Hour | Ganga | Kaveri | Narmada |
| Hour 1 | 23 | 19 | 31 |
| Hour 2 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Hour 3 | 29 | 30 | 23 |
| Hour 4 (last hour) | 30 | 27 | 22 |
The following additional facts are known.
1. No one except possibly Ganga sold any Mango smoothie.
2. Each woman sold either zero or one unit of any single finished product in any hour.
3. Each woman had exactly one unit each of two different raw materials as leftovers.
4. No one had any banana leftover.
Question 11
- AEither 0 or 1 or 2.
- BExactly 1.
- CExactly 2.
- DEither 1 or 2.
Answer: (D) Either 1 or 2. Charts & Tables MCQ
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Question 12
- ANarmada sold one unit of leftover milk.
- BKaveri sold one unit of leftover mangoes.
- CGanga did not sell any leftover apples.
- DGanga did not sell any leftover mangoes.
Answer: (C) Ganga did not sell any leftover apples. Charts & Tables MCQ
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Question 13
- AEither 18 or 19 or 20 units.
- BEither 17 or 18 or 19 units.
- CEither 19 or 20 units.
- DEither 18 or 19 units.
Answer: (A) Either 18 or 19 or 20 units. Charts & Tables MCQ
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Question 14
TITA: type in the answer. There are no options and no negative marking.
Answer: 6 Charts & Tables TITA
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