CAT 2025 Slot 1 DILR Set 4 Q15–Q18

A DILR caselet from the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) section of CAT 2025 Slot 1, with 4 questions (Charts & Tables). Answers are CAT's official key.

The set

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Five countries engage in trade with each other. Each country levies import tariffs on the other countries. The import tariff levied by Country X on Country Y is calculated by multiplying the corresponding tariff percentage with the total imports of Country X from Country Y.

The radar chart below depicts different import tariff percentages charged by each of the five countries on the others. For example, US (the blue line in the chart) charges 20%, 40%, 30%, and 30% import tariff percentages on imports from France, India, Japan, and UK, respectively. The bar chart depicts the import tariffs levied by each county on other countries. For example, US charged import tariff of 3 billion USD on UK.

[Figure in the original paper]
Assume that imports from one country to another equals the exports from the latter to the former.

The trade surplus of Country X with Country Y is defined as follows.
Trade surplus = Exports from Country X to Country Y – Imports to Country X from Country Y.

A negative trade surplus is called trade deficit.

Question 15

How much is Japan's export to India worth?
  1. A
    7.0 Billion USD
  2. B
    1.75 Billion USD
  3. C
    16.0 Billion USD
  4. D
    8.5 Billion USD

Answer: (A) 7.0 Billion USD Charts & Tables MCQ

Solution

  1. From the bar chart (grouped by the levying country) and the radar (lines are levying countries), imports \(=\) tariff \(\div\) tariff %.
  2. Key tariff %: US on France 20%; France on US 30%, on India 40%; India on Japan 50%, on UK 20%; Japan on France 30%; UK on US 20%, on India 30%, on Japan 40%.
  3. Japan's export to India \(=\) India's imports from Japan \(= \frac{3.5}{0.5} = 7\) billion USD.

Question 16

Which among the following is the highest?
  1. A
    Imports by US from France
  2. B
    Exports by France to Japan
  3. C
    Exports by Japan to UK
  4. D
    Imports by France from India

Answer: (A) Imports by US from France Charts & Tables MCQ

Solution

  1. From the bar chart (grouped by the levying country) and the radar (lines are levying countries), imports \(=\) tariff \(\div\) tariff %.
  2. Key tariff %: US on France 20%; France on US 30%, on India 40%; India on Japan 50%, on UK 20%; Japan on France 30%; UK on US 20%, on India 30%, on Japan 40%.
  3. US from France \(= \frac{6}{0.2} = 30\); France to Japan \(= \frac{3}{0.3} = 10\); Japan to UK \(= \frac{6}{0.4} = 15\); France from India \(= \frac{6.5}{0.4} = 16.25\). The highest is A.

Question 17

What is the trade surplus/trade deficit of India with UK?
  1. A
    Deficit of 15.0 Billion USD
  2. B
    Deficit of 10.0 Billion USD
  3. C
    Surplus of 10.0 Billion USD
  4. D
    Surplus of 15.0 Billion USD

Answer: (A) Deficit of 15.0 Billion USD Charts & Tables MCQ

Solution

  1. From the bar chart (grouped by the levying country) and the radar (lines are levying countries), imports \(=\) tariff \(\div\) tariff %.
  2. Key tariff %: US on France 20%; France on US 30%, on India 40%; India on Japan 50%, on UK 20%; Japan on France 30%; UK on US 20%, on India 30%, on Japan 40%.
  3. India's exports to UK \(=\) UK's imports from India \(= \frac{3}{0.3} = 10\). India's imports from UK \(= \frac{5}{0.2} = 25\).
  4. Trade surplus \(= 10 - 25 = -15\): a deficit of 15 billion USD.

Question 18

Among France and UK, who has/have trade surplus(es) with US?
  1. A
    Neither France nor UK
  2. B
    Only UK
  3. C
    Both France and UK
  4. D
    Only France

Answer: (D) Only France Charts & Tables MCQ

Solution

  1. From the bar chart (grouped by the levying country) and the radar (lines are levying countries), imports \(=\) tariff \(\div\) tariff %.
  2. Key tariff %: US on France 20%; France on US 30%, on India 40%; India on Japan 50%, on UK 20%; Japan on France 30%; UK on US 20%, on India 30%, on Japan 40%.
  3. France: exports to US \(= \frac{6}{0.2} = 30\), imports from US \(= \frac{5.5}{0.3} \approx 18.3\), a surplus.
  4. UK: exports to US \(= \frac{3}{0.3} = 10\), imports from US \(= \frac{2.5}{0.2} = 12.5\), a deficit. Only France.

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