CAT 2026 · Slot 1 · Expected paper

CAT 2026 Slot 1 DILR Analysis: Expected Paper, Questions & Solutions

22 questions
15 MCQ
7 TITA
66 marks

DILR is split into 5 parts: Set 1 (5), Set 2 (5), Set 3 (4), Set 4 (4), Set 5 (4). Open a part for every question with options, answers and solutions, or a single question on its own page.

Set 1: PairUp dating app — Priority vs Discovery

Games & Tournaments

Q1
What was Ishaan's cumulative score at the end of Month 2?
Q2
How many users changed groups more than once up to the beginning of Month 4?
Q3
What was Raghav's cumulative score at the end of Month 3?
Q4
For how many users can the cumulative scores at the end of Month 3 be determined with certainty?
Q5
Which of the following statements is/are necessarily true?
I. Anaya received a rating of 2 in Month 1.
II. Anaya received a rating of 1 in Month 2.

All 5 Set 1 questions with solutions →

Set 2: University survey — Initiatives M, N and candidates Devansh, Ishita

Venn / Survey

Q6
What % of surveyed respondents who supported Devansh supported initiative M but not N?
Q7
How many students who supported Ishita supported N but not M?
Q8
What % of people who supported Devansh did not support any of the initiatives?
Q9
How many respondents are there who supported either Devansh or Ishita but did not support any of the initiatives?
Q10
What is the ratio of the number of respondents who supported Devansh but did not support any of the initiatives to those who supported Ishita and M but did not support N?

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Set 3: Cash counter — ₹100, ₹200, ₹500 notes

Maths-based / Combinations

Q11
What is the number of ₹500 notes required to serve 50 customers who prefer ₹500 notes and another 50 customers who prefer ₹100 notes, if the total number of notes distributed is to be the smallest possible?
Q12
What is the maximum number of customers that the counter can serve with a stock of fifty ₹500 notes and a sufficient number of notes of other denominations, if all customers are to be served with at most 20 notes per transaction?
Q13
In how many different ways can the counter serve a customer who prefers ₹500 notes?
Q14
If the counter can serve only 10 customers with a stock of 60 ₹500 notes and a sufficient number of notes of other denominations, what is the maximum number of customers who can have ₹500 notes as their preference?

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Set 4: D2C brand revenue 2025 vs 2026 by subcategory

Bar Chart

Q15
How many subcategories had sales of $3 million or more in 2025 and registered an increase in sales in excess of 20% in 2026?
Q16
The total sales (in $ million) in 2025 from products in the Everyday Essentials category is closest to:
Q17
The "hype index" for a category is the maximum percentage increase in sales from 2025 to 2026 among any of its subcategories. The correct order of categories in increasing order of this hype index is:
Q18
The percentage increase in sales in the Dorm Setup category from 2025 to 2026 is closest to:

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Set 5: Fitness center — Gym and Yoga registrations, Jun–Oct 2023

Table / Min-Max-Median

Q19
What was the number of Gym registrations in June?
Q20
What was the total number of registrations in September?
Q21
What can be concluded about the number of Yoga registrations in August?
Q22
Which of the following statements can be true?
I. The number of Yoga registrations was the smallest in October.
II. The total number of registrations was the smallest in August.

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