8 Games Tournaments PYQ (Solutions)
Master Games Tournaments for CAT 2026 with practice questions and detailed explanations
Games and Tournament LR sets (round-robin formats, league tables, match outcomes) have become increasingly prominent in DILR. They appeared frequently in recent CAT papers:
- CAT 2019 featured two very difficult tournament sets (Slot 1’s “Tournament” and Slot 2’s “Shooting Tournament”).
- CAT 2021 included a games-based set, such as a soccer league table to be completed (round-robin format).
- CAT 2022 had a high-difficulty tournament LR set in Slot 2 involving team results and rankings.
- CAT 2023 likely continued this trend, as tournaments were considered “popular in 2022 and 2023.”
Overall, games/tournament sets appeared in 3–4 of the last 7 years.
Each appearance typically accounts for one full LR set (4 questions, or 6 in the 2021 format), often among
the tougher sets of the exam.
Expected Weightage:
When present, these sets contribute roughly 10–15% of the DILR section (e.g., ~17% in CAT 2021).
A challenging games/tournament puzzle is common in recent years, though not guaranteed every year.
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Weightage Over Past Years
| Year | Q.NONumber of questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | Hard |
| 2022 | 1 | Hard |
| 2021 | 2 | Hard |
| 2020 | 1 | Easy |
| 2019 | 2 | Hard |
| 2017 | 1 | Hard |
CAT 2024 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-1
The game of QUIET is played between two teams. Six teams, numbered , 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.
The game of QUIET is played between two teams. Six teams, numbered , 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.
How many rounds were there in the tournament?
How many rounds were there in the tournament?
What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 5?
What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 5?
Which team among the teams numbered , and 5 was not part of the same group?
Which team among the teams numbered , and 5 was not part of the same group?
5
3
4
2
What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 7?
What is the number of the team that played Team 1 in Round 7?
What is the number of the team that played Team 6 in Round 3?
What is the number of the team that played Team 6 in Round 3?
CAT 2022 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-3
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
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 |
What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Ritesh had with him at the end of Round 8?
What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Ritesh had with him at the end of Round 8?
₹4 or ₹5
Exactly ₹5
₹5 or ₹6
Exactly ₹6
What BEST can be said about the amount of money that Pulak had with him at the end of Round 6 ?
What 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
How much money (in ₹) did Ritesh have at the end of Round 4?
How much money (in ₹) did Ritesh have at the end of Round 4?
How many games were played with a bet of ₹2?
How many games were played with a bet of ₹2?
Which of the following pairings was made in Round 5?
Which of the following pairings was made in Round 5?
Qasim and Suresh
Pulak and Ritesh
Pulak and Qasim
Pulak and Suresh
CAT 2021 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-2
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.
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.
Who among the following was DEFINITELY NOT ranked first in his/her group?
Who among the following was DEFINITELY NOT ranked first in his/her group?
Dipen
Aruna
Brij
Chitra
Which of the following pairs must have played against each other in the championship?
Which of the following pairs must have played against each other in the championship?
Deb, Donna
Azul, Biju
Donna, Chetan
Chitra, Dipen
Who won the championship?
Who won the championship?
Chitra
Aruna
Brij
Cannot be determined
Who among the following did NOT play against Chitra in the championship?
Who among the following did NOT play against Chitra in the championship?
Aruna
Chetan
Dipen
Biju
Question 2
Slot-3
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
Player Distance(in m) P1 82.9 P3 81.5 P5 86.4 P6 82.5 P7 87.2 P9 84.1
Distances covered by all the valid throws in the third round
Player Distance(in m) P1 88.6 P3 79.0 P9 81.4
The following facts are also known.
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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.
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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.
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In each round of the second phase, exactly one player improved his score. Each of these improvements was by the same amount.
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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.
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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 .
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
| Player | Distance(in m) |
|---|---|
| P1 | 82.9 |
| P3 | 81.5 |
| P5 | 86.4 |
| P6 | 82.5 |
| P7 | 87.2 |
| P9 | 84.1 |
Distances covered by all the valid throws in the third round
| Player | Distance(in m) |
|---|---|
| P1 | 88.6 |
| P3 | 79.0 |
| P9 | 81.4 |
The following facts are also known.
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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.
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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.
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In each round of the second phase, exactly one player improved his score. Each of these improvements was by the same amount.
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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.
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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 .
Which two players got the double?
Which two players got the double?
P1, P8
P2, P4
P8, P10
P1,P10
Who won the silver medal?
Who won the silver medal?
P 5
P7
P 9
P1
Who threw the last javelin in the event?
Who threw the last javelin in the event?
P7
P1
P9
P10
What was the final score (in m ) of the silver-medalist?
What was the final score (in m ) of the silver-medalist?
89.6
88.4
88.6
87.2
Which of the following can be the final score (in m ) of P 8 ?
Which of the following can be the final score (in m ) of P 8 ?
81.9
0
82.7
85.1
By how much did the gold medalist improve his score (in m ) in the second phase?
By how much did the gold medalist improve his score (in m ) in the second phase?
1.0
2.0
2.4
1.2
CAT 2020 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-3
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:
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At the end of three rounds, Arun had scored 6 points, Dipak had scored 2 points, Bankim and Charu had scored -2 points each.
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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.
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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.
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In exactly two out of the six rounds, Arun was the only player who bid Hi.
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:
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At the end of three rounds, Arun had scored 6 points, Dipak had scored 2 points, Bankim and Charu had scored -2 points each.
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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.
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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.
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In exactly two out of the six rounds, Arun was the only player who bid Hi.
What were the bids by Arun, Bankim, Charu and Dipak, respectively in the first round?
What were the bids by Arun, Bankim, Charu and Dipak, respectively in the first round?
Hi, Lo, Lo, Lo
Lo, Lo, Lo, Hi
Hi, Lo, Lo, Hi
Hi, Hi, Lo, Lo
In how many rounds did Arun bid Hi?
In how many rounds did Arun bid Hi?
In how many rounds did Bankim bid Lo?
In how many rounds did Bankim bid Lo?
In how many rounds did all four players make identical bids?
In how many rounds did all four players make identical bids?
In how many rounds did Dipak gain exactly 1 point?
In how many rounds did Dipak gain exactly 1 point?
In which of the following rounds, was Arun DEFINITELY the only player to bid Hi?
In which of the following rounds, was Arun DEFINITELY the only player to bid Hi?
Second
Third
Fourth
First
CAT 2019 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-1
Six players - Tanzi, Umeza, Wangdu, Xyla, Yonita and Zeneca competed in an archery tournament. The tournament had three compulsory rounds, Rounds 1 to 3 . In each round every player shot an arrow at a target. Hitting the centre of the target (called bull's eye) fetched the highest score of 5. The only other possible scores that a player could achieve were and 1 . Every bull's eye score in the first three rounds gave a player one additional chance to shoot in the bonus rounds, Rounds 4 to 6 . The possible scores in Rounds 4 to 6 were identical to the first three.
A player's total score in the tournament was the sum of his/her scores in all rounds played by him/her. The table below presents partial information on points scored by the players after completion of the tournament. In the table, NP means that the player did not participate in that round, while a hyphen means that the player participated in that round and the score information is missing.
Round-1 Round-2 Round-3 Round-4 Round-5 Round-6 Tanzi - 4 - 5 NP NP Umeza - - - 1 2 NP Wangdu - 4 - NP NP NP Xyla - - - 1 5 - Yonita - - 3 5 NP NP Zeneca - - - 5 5 NP
The following facts are also known.
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Tanzi, Umeza and Yonita had the same total score.
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Total scores for all players, except one, were in multiples of three.
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The highest total score was one more than double of the lowest total score.
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The number of players hitting bull's eye in Round 2 was double of that in Round 3.
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Tanzi and Zeneca had the same score in Round 1 but different scores in Round 3.
Six players - Tanzi, Umeza, Wangdu, Xyla, Yonita and Zeneca competed in an archery tournament. The tournament had three compulsory rounds, Rounds 1 to 3 . In each round every player shot an arrow at a target. Hitting the centre of the target (called bull's eye) fetched the highest score of 5. The only other possible scores that a player could achieve were and 1 . Every bull's eye score in the first three rounds gave a player one additional chance to shoot in the bonus rounds, Rounds 4 to 6 . The possible scores in Rounds 4 to 6 were identical to the first three.
A player's total score in the tournament was the sum of his/her scores in all rounds played by him/her. The table below presents partial information on points scored by the players after completion of the tournament. In the table, NP means that the player did not participate in that round, while a hyphen means that the player participated in that round and the score information is missing.
| Round-1 | Round-2 | Round-3 | Round-4 | Round-5 | Round-6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzi | - | 4 | - | 5 | NP | NP |
| Umeza | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | NP |
| Wangdu | - | 4 | - | NP | NP | NP |
| Xyla | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - |
| Yonita | - | - | 3 | 5 | NP | NP |
| Zeneca | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | NP |
The following facts are also known.
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Tanzi, Umeza and Yonita had the same total score.
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Total scores for all players, except one, were in multiples of three.
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The highest total score was one more than double of the lowest total score.
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The number of players hitting bull's eye in Round 2 was double of that in Round 3.
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Tanzi and Zeneca had the same score in Round 1 but different scores in Round 3.
What was the highest total score?
What was the highest total score?
25
21
24
23
What was Zeneca's total score?
What was Zeneca's total score?
21
22
23
24
Which of the following statements is true?
Which of the following statements is true?
Xyla's score was 23.
Zeneca's score was 23.
Zeneca was the highest scorer.
Xyla was the highest scorer.
What was Tanzi's score in Round 3?
What was Tanzi's score in Round 3?
4
5
3
1
Question 2
Slot-2
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.
The following information is known about Rounds 1 through 6:
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Gordon did not score consecutively in any two rounds.
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Eric and Fatima both scored in a round.
The following information is known about Rounds 7 through 10:
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Only two players scored in three consecutive rounds. One of them was Chen. No other player scored in any two consecutive rounds.
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Joshin scored in Round 7, while Amita scored in Round 10.
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No player scored in all the four rounds.
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.
The following information is known about Rounds 1 through 6:
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Gordon did not score consecutively in any two rounds.
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Eric and Fatima both scored in a round.
The following information is known about Rounds 7 through 10:
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Only two players scored in three consecutive rounds. One of them was Chen. No other player scored in any two consecutive rounds.
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Joshin scored in Round 7, while Amita scored in Round 10.
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No player scored in all the four rounds.
What were the scores of Chen, David, and Eric respectively after Round 3?
What were the scores of Chen, David, and Eric respectively after Round 3?
Which three players were in the last three positions after Round 4?
Which three players were in the last three positions after Round 4?
Bala, Ikea, Joshin
Bala, Hansa, Ikea
Bala, Chen, Gordon
Hansa, Ikea, Joshin
Which player scored points in maximum number of rounds?
Which player scored points in maximum number of rounds?
Joshin
Chen
Amita
Ikea
Which players scored points in the last round?
Which players scored points in the last round?
Amita, Eric, Joshin
Amita, Chen, David
Amita, Bala, Chen
Amita, Chen, Eric
CAT 2017 Games Tournaments questions
Question 1
Slot-2
In an 8 X 8 chessboard a queen placed anywhere can attack another piece if the piece is present in the same row, or in the same column or in any diagonal position in any possible 4 directions, provided there is no other piece in between in the path from the queen to that piece. The columns are labelled a to h (left to right) and the rows are numbered 1 to 8 (bottom to top). The position of a piece is given by the combination of column and row labels. For example, position c5 means that the piece is in cth column and 5th row.
In an 8 X 8 chessboard a queen placed anywhere can attack another piece if the piece is present in the same row, or in the same column or in any diagonal position in any possible 4 directions, provided there is no other piece in between in the path from the queen to that piece. The columns are labelled a to h (left to right) and the rows are numbered 1 to 8 (bottom to top). The position of a piece is given by the combination of column and row labels. For example, position c5 means that the piece is in cth column and 5th row.
If the queen is at c 5 , and the other pieces at positions and a 3 , how many are under attack by the queen? There are no other pieces on the board.
If the queen is at c 5 , and the other pieces at positions and a 3 , how many are under attack by the queen? There are no other pieces on the board.
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3
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5
If the other pieces are only at positions and , then which of the following positions of the queen results in the maximum number of pieces being under attack?
If the other pieces are only at positions and , then which of the following positions of the queen results in the maximum number of pieces being under attack?
f 8
a7
c1
d3
If the other pieces are only at positions and h 8 , then from how many positions the queen cannot attack any of the pieces?
If the other pieces are only at positions and h 8 , then from how many positions the queen cannot attack any of the pieces?
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3
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6
Suppose the queen is the only piece on the board and it is at position d 5 . In how many positions can another piece be placed on the board such that it is safe from attack from the queen?
Suppose the queen is the only piece on the board and it is at position d 5 . In how many positions can another piece be placed on the board such that it is safe from attack from the queen?
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35
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