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Passage
Alia, Badal, Clive, Dilshan, and Ehsaan played a game in which each asks a unique question to all the others and they respond by tapping their feet, either once or twice or thrice. One tap means “Yes”, two taps mean “No”, and three taps mean “Maybe”.
A total of 40 taps were heard across the five questions. Each question received at least one “Yes”, one “No”, and one “Maybe.”
The following information is known.
- Alia tapped a total of 6 times and received 9 taps to her question. She responded “Yes” to the questions asked by both Clive and Dilshan.
- Dilshan and Ehsaan tapped a total of 11 and 9 times respectively. Dilshan responded “No” to Badal.
- Badal, Dilshan, and Ehsaan received equal number of taps to their respective questions.
- No one responded “Yes” more than twice.
- No one’s answer to Alia’s question matched the answer that Alia gave to that person’s question. This was also true for Ehsaan.
- Clive tapped more times in total than Badal.
Q1.CAT 2025How many taps did Clive receive for his question?
Answer: 7
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The game of QUIET is played between two teams. Six teams, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, play in a QUIET tournament. These teams are divided equally into two groups. In the tournament, each team plays every other team in the same group only once, and each team in the other group exactly twice. The tournament has several rounds, each of which consists of a few games. Every team plays exactly one game in each round.
The following additional facts are known about the schedule of games in the tournament.
- Each team played against a team from the other group in Round 8.
- In Round 4 and Round 7, the match-ups, that is the pair of teams playing against each other, were identical. In Round 5 and Round 8, the match-ups were identical.
- Team 4 played Team 6 in both Round 1 and Round 2.
- Team 1 played Team 5 ONLY once and that was in Round 2.
- Team 3 played Team 4 in Round 3. Team 1 played Team 6 in Round 6.
- In Round 8, Team 3 played Team 6, while Team 2 played Team 5.
Q2.CAT 2024What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 5?
Answer: 4
Passage
Pulak, Qasim, Ritesh, and Suresh participated in a tournament comprising of eight rounds. In each round, they formed two pairs, with each of them being in exactly one pair. The only restriction in the pairing was that the pairs would change in successive rounds. For example, if Pulak formed a pair with Qasim in the first round, then he would have to form a pair with Ritesh or Suresh in the second round. He would be free to pair with Qasim again in the third round. In each round, each pair decided whether to play the game in that round or not. If they decided not to play, then no money was exchanged between them. If they decided to play, they had to bet either ₹1 or ₹2 in that round. For example, if they chose to bet ₹2, then the player winning the game got ₹2 from the one losing the game.
At the beginning of the tournament, the players had ₹10 each. The following table shows partial information about the amounts that the players had at the end of each of the eightrounds. It shows every time a player had ₹10 at the end of a round, as well as every time, at the end of a round, a player had either the minimum or the maximum amount that he would have had across the eight rounds. For example, Suresh had ₹10 at the end of Rounds 1, 3 and 8 and not after any of the other rounds. The maximum amount that he had at the end of any round was ₹13 (at the end of Round 5), and the minimum amount he had at the end of any round was ₹8 (at the end of Round 2). At the end of all other rounds, he must have had either ₹9, ₹11, or ₹12.
It was also known that Pulak and Qasim had the same amount of money with them at the end of Round 4.
Pulak Qasim Ritesh Suresh Round 1 ₹8 ₹10 ₹10 Round 2 ₹13 ₹10 ₹8 Round 3 ₹10 Round 4 Round 5 ₹10 ₹10 ₹13 Round 6 Round 7 ₹12 ₹4 Round 8 ₹13 ₹10 Q3.CAT 2022What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Pulak had with him at the end of Round 6?
Exactly ₹12
Exactly ₹11
₹12 or ₹13
₹11 or ₹12
Passage
The following facts are known about the goals scored by these four players only. All the questions refer only to the goals scored by these four players.
The management of a university hockey team was evaluating performance of four women players - Amla, Bimla, Harita and Sarita for their possible selection in the university team for next year. For this purpose, the management was looking at the number of goals scored by them in the past 8 matches, numbered 1 through 8. The four players together had scored a total of 12 goals in these matches. In the 8 matches, each of them had scored at least one goal. No two players had scored the same total number of goals.
- Only one goal was scored in every even numbered match.
- Harita scored more goals than Bimla.
- The highest goal scorer scored goals in exactly 3 matches including Match 4 and Match 8.
- Bimla scored a goal in Match 1 and one each in three other consecutive matches.
- An equal number of goals were scored in Match 3 and Match 7, which was different from the number of goals scored in either Match 1 or Match 5.
- The match in which the highest number of goals was scored was unique and it was not Match 5.
Q4.CAT 2022Which of the following is the correct sequence of goals scored in matches 1, 3, 5 and 7?
5, 1, 0, 1
3, 1, 2, 1
3, 2, 1, 2
4, 1, 2, 1
Passage
10 players - P1, P2, … , P10 - competed in an international javelin throw event. The number (after P) of a player reflects his rank at the beginning of the event, with rank 1 going to the topmost player. There were two phases in the event with the first phase consisting of rounds 1, 2, and 3, and the second phase consisting of rounds 4, 5, and 6. A throw is measured in terms of the distance it covers (in meters, up to one decimal point accuracy), only if the throw is a ‘valid’ one. For an invalid throw, the distance is taken as zero. A player’s score at the end of a round is the maximum distance of all his throws up to that round. Players are re-ranked after every round based on their current scores. In case of a tie in scores, the player with a prevailing higher rank retains the higher rank. This ranking determines the order in which the players go for their throws in the next round.
In each of the rounds in the first phase, the players throw in increasing order of their latest rank, i.e. the player ranked 1 at that point throws first, followed by the player ranked 2 at that point and so on. The top six players at the end of the first phase qualify for the second phase. In each of the rounds in the second phase, the players throw in decreasing order of their latest rank i.e. the player ranked 6 at that point throws first, followed by the player ranked 5 at that point and so on. The players ranked 1, 2, and 3 at the end of the sixth round receive gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively.
All the valid throws of the event were of distinct distances (as per stated measurement accuracy). The tables below show distances (in meters) covered by all valid throws in the first and the third round in the event.
Distances covered by all the valid throws in the first round
Table 1
Player Distance (in m) P1 82.9 P3 81.5 P5 86.4 P6 82.5 P7 87.2 P9 84.1 Table 2
Player Distance (in m) P1 88.6 P3 79.0 P9 81.4 Distances covered by all the valid throws in the third round
The following facts are also known.
i. Among the throws in the second round, only the last two were valid. Both the throws enabled these players to qualify for the second phase, with one of them qualifying with the least score. None of these players won any medal.
ii. If a player throws first in a round AND he was also the last (among the players in the current round) to throw in the previous round, then the player is said to get a double. Two players got a double.
iii. In each round of the second phase, exactly one player improved his score. Each of these improvements was by the same amount.
iv. The gold and bronze medalists improved their scores in the fifth and the sixth rounds respectively. One medal winner improved his score in the fourth round.
v. The difference between the final scores of the gold medalist and the silver medalist, as well as the difference between the final scores of the silver medalist and the bronze medalist was 1.0 m.Q5.CAT 2021Who won the silver medal?
P5
P7
P9
P1
Passage
The game of Chango is a game where two people play against each other; one of them wins and the other loses, i.e., there are no drawn Chango games. 12 players participated in a Chango championship. They were divided into four groups: Group A consisted of Aruna, Azul, and Arif; Group B consisted of Brinda, Brij, and Biju; Group C consisted of Chitra, Chetan, and Chhavi; and Group D consisted of Dipen, Donna, and Deb.
Players within each group had a distinct rank going into the championship. The players have NOT been listed necessarily according to their ranks. In the group stage of the game, the second and third ranked players play against each other, and the winner of that game plays against the first ranked player of the group. The winner of this second game is considered as the winner of the group and enters a semi-final.
The winners from Groups A and B play against each other in one semi-final, while the winners from Groups C and D play against each other in the other semi-final. The winners of the two semi-finals play against each other in the final to decide the winner of the championship.
It is known that:- Chitra did not win the championship.
- Aruna did not play against Arif. Brij did not play against Brinda.
- Aruna, Biju, Chitra, and Dipen played three games each, Azul and Chetan played two games each, and the remaining players played one game each.
Q6.CAT 2021Who among the following was DEFINITELY NOT ranked first in his/her group?
Dipen
Aruna
Brij
Chitra
Passage
The Hi-Lo game is a four-player game played in six rounds. In every round, each player chooses to bid Hi or Lo. The bids are made simultaneously. If all four bid Hi, then all four lose 1 point each. If three players bid Hi and one bids Lo, then the players bidding Hi gain 1 point each and the player bidding Lo loses 3 points. If two players bid Hi and two bid Lo, then the players bidding Hi gain 2 points each and the players bidding Lo lose 2 points each. If one player bids Hi and three bid Lo, then the player bidding Hi gains 3 points and the players bidding Lo lose 1 point each. If all four bid Lo, then all four gain 1 point each. Four players Arun, Bankim, Charu, and Dipak played the Hi-Lo game. The following facts are known about their game:
- At the end of three rounds, Arun had scored 6 points, Dipak had scored 2 points, Bankim and Charu had scored -2 points each.
- At the end of six rounds, Arun had scored 7 points, Bankim and Dipak had scored -1 point each, and Charu had scored -5 points.
- Dipak’s score in the third round was less than his score in the first round but was more than his score in the second round.
- In exactly two out of the six rounds, Arun was the only player who bid Hi.
Q7.CAT 2020In how many rounds did Arun bid Hi?
Answer: 4
Passage
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. 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.
Player No. Player Name Points after Round 6 Points after Round 10 1 Amita 8 18 2 Bala 2 5 3 Chen 3 6 4 David 6 6 5 Eric 3 10 6 Fatima 10 10 7 Gordon 17 17 8 Hansa 1 4 9 Ikea 2 17 10 Joshin 14 17 The following information is known about Rounds 1 through 6:
- Gordon did not score consecutively in any two rounds.
- Eric and Fatima both scored in a round.
- Only two players scored in three consecutive rounds. One of them was Chen. No other player scored in any two consecutive rounds.
- Joshin scored in Round 7, while Amita scored in Round 10.
- No player scored in all the four rounds.
Q8.CAT 2019What were the scores of Chen, David, and Eric respectively after Round 3?
3, 6, 3
3, 3, 3
3, 3, 0
3, 0, 3
Passage
Answer the following questions based on the information given below:
In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in Stage – I and two matches in Stage – II. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage – I and Stage – II are as given below.
Stage-I:
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all the matches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.
Stage-II:
• The leader of Stage-I lost the next two matches
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-I, one team won both matches, while the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.
Q9.CAT 2008The only team(s) that won both matches in Stage-II is (are):
B
E & F
A, E & F
B, E & F
B & F
Passage
In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round, quarterfinals, and semi-finals. In the first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed # 32) which is designated match No. 1 of first round; the 2nd seeded player plays the 31st seeded player which is designated match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 of first round is to be played between 16th seeded player and the 17th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of match No. 1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match No. 1 of second round. Similarly, the winner of match No. 2 of first round plays the winner of match No. 15 of first round, and is designated match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well.
Seed # Name of Player 1 Maria Sharapova 2 Lindsay Davenport 3 Amelie Mauresmo 4 Kim Clijsters 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 Elena Dementieva 7 Justine Henin 8 Serena Williams 9 Nadia Petrova 10 Venus Williams 11 Patty Schnyder 12 Mary Pierce 13 Anastasia Myskina 14 Alicia Molik 15 Nathalie Dechy 16 Elena Bovina 17 Jelena Jankovic 18 Ana Ivanovic 19 Vera Zvonareva 20 Elena Likhovtseva 21 Daniela Hantuchova 22 Dinara Safina 23 Silvia Farina Elia 24 Tatiana Golovin 25 Shinobu Asagoe 26 Francesca Schiavone 27 Nicole Vaidisova 28 Gila Dulko 29 Flavia Pennetta 30 Anna Chakvetadze 31 Ai Sugiyama 32 Anna-lena Groenefeld Q10.CAT 2005If, in the first round, all even numbered matches (and none of the odd numbered ones) result in upsets, and there are no upsets in the second round, then who could be the lowest seeded player facing Maria Sharapova in semi-finals?
Anastasia Myskina
Flavia Pennetta
Nadia Petrova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Passage
Directions for the following four questions: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
The year was 2006. All six teams in Pool A of World Cup hockey, play each other exactly once.
Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goal For . Goals Against) qualifies.
In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany.
After the second round (after each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.
Teams Games Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Points Germany 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 Argentina 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 Spain 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 Pakistan 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 South Africa 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 In the third round, Spain played Pakistan, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played South Africa. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches
(a) Spain won both the fourth and fifth round matches.
(b) Both Argentina and Germany won their fifth round matches by 3 goals to 0.
(c) Pakistan won both the fourth and fifth round matches by 1 goal to 0.
Q11.CAT 2004Which team finished at the top of the pool after five rounds of matches?
Argentina
Germany
Spain
Cannot be determined
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Directions for the next 5 questions:
Sixteen teams have been invited to participate in the ABC Gold Cup cricket tournament. The tournament is conducted in two stages. In the first stage, the teams are divided into two groups. Each group consists of eight teams, with each team playing every other team in its group exactly once. At the end of the first stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the second stage while the rest are eliminated. The second stage comprises of several rounds. A round involves one match for each team. The winner of a match in a round advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated, The team that remains undefeated in the second stage is declared the winner and claims the Gold Cup.
The tournament rules are such that each match results in a winner and a loser with no possibility of a tie. In the first stage a team earns one point for each win and no points for a loss. At the end of the first stage teams in each group are ranked on the basis of total points to determine the qualifiers advancing to the next stage. Ties are resolved by a series of complex tie-breaking rules so that exactly four teams from each group advance to the next stage.
Q12.CAT 2000Which of the following statements is true?
The winner will have more wins than any other team in the tournament.
At the end of the first stage, no team eliminated from the tournament will have more wins than any of the teams qualifying for the second stage.
It is possible that the winner will have the same number of wins in the entire tournament as a team eliminated at the end of the first stage.
The number of teams with exactly one win in the second stage of the tournament is 4.
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