Venn Diagrams CAT PYQs , 32 Questions with Solutions
Master Venn Diagrams for CAT 2026 with practice questions and detailed explanations
Venn Diagram problems in CAT typically appear in the DILR section, requiring reasoning with overlaps, intersections, and category distributions. These sets often present survey-style data or multi-category classification puzzles.
- CAT 2017: Included a Venn-like LR set in Slot 1 (e.g., the Rural Kids Survey), involving overlap analysis.
- CAT 2018 (Slot 2): Featured a dedicated “Venn Diagrams” set — a pure 3-set Venn puzzle of moderate difficulty.
- CAT 2019 (Slot 2): Again had a Venn Diagram-based DILR set, moderate to difficult in level.
- CAT 2020–2021: No significant Venn sets appeared in the DILR section.
- CAT 2022: A Venn-based set theory question appeared in QA, though not as a DILR set.
Expected Weightage:
Across 2017–2024, Venn Diagram sets appeared in 2–3 CAT papers (notably 2018 and 2019).
When they do appear in DILR, they usually form one full set (≈4 questions).
They are not guaranteed every year, but remain a recurring CAT favorite that shows up periodically.
Weightage Over Past Years
| Year | Q.NONumber of questions | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | Medium |
| 2024 | 4 | Medium |
| 2023 | 3 | Medium |
| 2022 | 2 | Medium |
| 2021 | 8 | Medium |
| 2020 | 7 | Medium |
| 2019 | 3 | Medium |
| 2018 | 3 | Hard |
CAT 2025 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-2
Match List I with List II:
| List I (Group of things) | List II (Diagrams) |
|---|---|
| A. Flowers, White, Clothes | I. one small circle inside a larger circle, plus one separate circle |
| B. Furniture, Books, Table | II. one circle containing two separate, non-overlapping smaller circles |
| C. Carrot, Food, Vegetable | III. three same-size circles overlapping in a chain (left-middle overlap, middle-right overlap, left and right don't overlap) |
| D. Pocket, Shirt, Collar | IV. three concentric circles, one inside another |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-I, B-III, C-IV, D-II
A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Question 2
Slot-2
If the triangle represents doctors, the circle represents teachers, and the rectangle represents film-makers in the following diagram, then which numbers represent teachers who are neither doctors nor film-makers?
(A circle overlaps a rightward-pointing triangle and a large rectangle. Regions: 5 = circle only (top, above the rectangle's edge and left of the triangle) = teachers only; 2 = circle only (below 5, still above the rectangle's top edge, left of the triangle) = teachers only; 7 = circle ∩ triangle only = teachers+doctors; 8 = triangle only = doctors only; 3 = circle ∩ rectangle only (below the rectangle's top edge) = teachers+film-makers; 4 = triangle ∩ rectangle only = doctors+film-makers; 9 = rectangle only = film-makers only.)

9, 4
8, 7
2, 3
2, 5
CAT 2024 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Which conclusion would follow on the basis of given statements.
Statement: 'Some bags are purses', 'All purses are containers' and 'All containers are suitcases'.
Conclusions : (A) Some suitcases are bags (B) All purses are bags (C) All purses are suitcases (D) Some containers are purses
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A), (B) and (C) only
(B) and (D) only
(A) and (C) only
(A), (C) and (D) only
Question 2
Slot-1
In the following figure, the smaller triangle represents teachers; the big triangle represents politicians; circle represents graduates and rectangle represents members of Parliament. Different regions are being represented by letters of English alphabet.

On the basis of the above diagram, answer the following questions:
Which among the following regions represent the graduates or teachers but not politicians?
Which among the following regions represent the graduates or teachers but not politicians?
B, G
G, H
A, E
E, F
Which among the following regions represent the graduate politicians but not the members of Parliament?
Which among the following regions represent the graduate politicians but not the members of Parliament?
B, C
L, B
D, L
A, H, L
Question 3
Slot-1
If 'All sweet things are fluids' and 'Some fluids are coloured things', then it implies - A. Some sweet things are coloured things B. Some sweet things are fluids C. All fluids are sweet things D. Some fluids are sweet things Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A, B and C only
A, and C only
B, C and D only
A, C and D only
Question 4
Slot-1
Statements: Some M are L. All H are W. Some W are M Conclusions. I. All M are W II. Some H are L III. Some W are H
None of the statements
I & III
Only III
Only I
CAT 2023 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
All needles are threads, All threads are boxes. All trees are boxes. (A) No needle is tree. (B) Some trees are threads (C) Some boxes are needles (D) Some trees are needles Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A and B only
A, B and D only
B only
C only
Question 2
Slot-1
Directions: In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known fact. (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either conclusion I or II follows. (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Statements: Only a few Ant are Cow No cow is Joker Only a few Joker are Deer Conclusions: I. Some Deer are Ant II. Some Ant are Joker.
If only conclusion I follows.
If only conclusion II follows.
If either conclusion I or II follows.
If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Question 3
Slot-1
Directions: In each of the questions below are given some statements followed by two conclusions. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known fact. (a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows. (c) If either conclusion I or II follows. (d) If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
Statements: Only a few Chocolate are Table Only a few Tables are Plants Only a few Plants are Fan Conclusions. I. Some fan is Chocolate is a possibility II. All fan are Tables
If only conclusion I follows.
If only conclusion II follows.
If either conclusion I or II follows.
If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
CAT 2022 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
In a college 200 students are randomly chosen. 140 like tea and 120 like Coffee and 70 like both tea and coffee. How many like neither tea nor coffee?
20
30
50
10
Question 2
Slot-1
Statement 1: All Circles are Rectangles Statement 2: No Circle is Triangle Conclusion I: Some Rectangles being Triangles is a Possibility Conclusion II: All Triangles are Rectangles
Only Conclusion I follows
Both Conclusion I and II follows
Only Conclusion II follows
Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
CAT 2021 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
Given below is a diagram of three circles X, Y and Z which represent musicians, singers and dancers, respectively. The circles intersect with each other and form regions labelled a, b, c and d. (The three equal circles are arranged in a standard 3-circle Venn triangle layout: X top-left, Y top-right, Z bottom-center, all three pairwise overlapping with one common center region. Region d = X∩Y only, at the top between X and Y, not touching Z. Region b = X∩Y∩Z, at the center where all three overlap. Region a = X∩Z only, at the bottom-left. Region c = Y∩Z only, at the bottom-right.) Select the region that represents musicians who are singers but not dancers.
Only c
Only d
a and d
b and d
Question 2
Slot-1
A, B, C and D play tennis. B and C play football also. D does not play chess but plays badminton. Who plays only tennis?
D
B
A
C
Question 3
Slot-1
Observe the given figure and read the statements (I), (II) and (III). (The figure shows a triangle labeled Teachers and a circle labeled Doctors that partially overlap, meaning only part of the triangle lies inside the circle and it is not fully contained. A square labeled Surgeon is drawn fully inside the circle (Doctors), not touching the triangle.)
Statements: (I) All teachers are doctors (II) Some doctors are teachers (III) All surgeons are doctors Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct:
(I), (II) and (III)
(I) and (III)
(I) and (II)
(II) and (III)
Question 4
Slot-1
Statements: Some science is not maths All maths is physics Only a few physics is chemistry Some chemistry is statistics Conclusions: I) Some maths is chemistry II) All statistics is science is a possibility
Only conclusion I is followed
Both conclusions I and II followed
Neither conclusion I and II is followed
Only conclusion II follows
Question 5
Slot-1
Statements: Some planets are earth Only a few earth is sun Only sun is galaxy No sun is milkyway Conclusions: I) Some earth is not milkyway II) Some galaxy is planet is a possibility
Only conclusion I is followed
Both conclusions I and II followed
Neither conclusion I and II is followed
Only conclusion II follows
Question 6
Slot-1
Statements: All boats are stream No stream is a cruise Some cruises are captain Some captains are not pilots Conclusions: I) All pilots can be cruise II) No boat is captain
Only conclusion I is followed
Both conclusions I and II followed
Neither conclusion I and II is followed
Only conclusion II follows
Question 7
Slot-1
Statements: All myntra is Ajio. Some Ajio is flipkart Only a few flipkart if amazon No amazon is lenskart Conclusions: I) Some flipkart is not lenskart II) All Ajio is lenskart is a possibility
Only conclusion I is followed
Both conclusions I and II followed
Neither conclusion I and II is followed
Only conclusion II follows
Question 8
Slot-1
Statements: No gold is bronze Only a few bronzes are silver All silvers are copper Some coppers are diamond Conclusions: I) All golds are diamond II) Some diamonds are not gold
Only conclusion I is followed
Both conclusions I and II followed
Neither conclusion I and II is followed
Only conclusion II follows
CAT 2020 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
Ten musicians (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J) are experts in at least one of the following three percussion instruments: tabla, mridangam, and ghatam. Among them, three are experts in tabla but not in mridangam or ghatam, another three are experts in mridangam but not in tabla or ghatam, and one is an expert in ghatam but not in tabla or mridangam. Further, two are experts in tabla and mridangam but not in ghatam, and one is an expert in tabla and ghatam but not in mridangam.
The following facts are known about these ten musicians.
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Both A and B are experts in mridangam, but only one of them is also an expert in tabla.
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D is an expert in both tabla and ghatam.
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Both F and G are experts in tabla, but only one of them is also an expert in mridangam.
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Neither I nor J is an expert in tabla.
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Neither H nor I is an expert in mridangam, but only one of them is an expert in ghatam.
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in tabla but not in either mridangam or ghatam?
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in tabla but not in either mridangam or ghatam?
A
F
H
C
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in mridangam but not in either tabla or ghatam?
Who among the following is DEFINITELY an expert in mridangam but not in either tabla or ghatam?
B
J
G
E
Which of the following pairs CANNOT have any musician who is an expert in both tabla and mridangam but not in ghatam?
Which of the following pairs CANNOT have any musician who is an expert in both tabla and mridangam but not in ghatam?
A and B
F and G
C and E
C and F
If C is an expert in mridangam and F is not, then which are the three musicians who are experts in tabla but not in either mridangam or ghatam?
If C is an expert in mridangam and F is not, then which are the three musicians who are experts in tabla but not in either mridangam or ghatam?
E, F and H
C, G and H
E, G and H
C, E and G
Question 2
Slot-3
A survey of 600 schools in India was conducted to gather information about their online teaching learning processes (OTLP).
The following four facilities were studied.
F1: Own software for OTLP
F2: Trained teachers for OTLP
F3: Training materials for OTLP
F4: All students having Laptops
The following observations were summarized from the survey.
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80 schools did not have any of the four facilities – F1, F2, F3, F4.
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40 schools had all four facilities.
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The number of schools with only F1, only F2, only F3, and only F4 was 25, 30, 26 and 20 respectively.
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The number of schools with exactly three of the facilities was the same irrespective of which three were considered.
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313 schools had F2.
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26 schools had only F2 and F3 (but neither F1 nor F4).
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Among the schools having F4, 24 had only F3, and 45 had only F2.
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162 schools had both F1 and F2.
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The number of schools having F1 was the same as the number of schools having F4.
What was the total number of schools having exactly three of the four facilities?
What was the total number of schools having exactly three of the four facilities?
80
64
200
50
Question 3
Slot-1
Statements: No House is Luxury. Some Luxury is Car. Only Car is Scooter.
(Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.)
Conclusions: I. Some Scooter can be Car II. Some Car is not House
If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 4
Slot-1
Statements: Only a few Queue are Long. Some Long are Short. Some Short is Bottle.
(Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.)
Conclusion: I. All Long can be Short II. All Queue can be Long
If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 5
Slot-1
Statements: Some Apple are Mango. No Mango is Blood. Only Blood is Heart.
(Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.)
Conclusion: I. Some Heart is not Mango II. All Blood can be Apple
If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 6
Slot-1
Statements: All Black are White. Some Black are Green. Only a few Green are Yellow.
(Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.)
Conclusions: I. All Green can be White II. Some Yellow can be Black
If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusions I and II follow
Question 7
Slot-1
Statements: All Arrogant are Table. Some Table are Tree. All Tree are Parrot.
(Take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts.)
Conclusion: I. All Tree are Arrogant II. Some Tree are not Arrogant
If only conclusion I follows
If only conclusion II follows
If either conclusion I or II follows
If neither conclusion I nor II follows
If both conclusions I and II follow
CAT 2019 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-2
Students in a college are discussing two proposals --
A: a proposal by the authorities to introduce dress code on campus, and
B: a proposal by the students to allow multinational food franchises to set up outlets on college campus.
A student does not necessarily support either of the two proposals. In an upcoming election for student union president, there are two candidates in fray: Sunita and Ragini. Every student prefers one of the two candidates.
A survey was conducted among the students by picking a sample of 500 students. The following information was noted from this survey.
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250 students supported proposal A and 250 students supported proposal B.
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Among the 200 students who preferred Sunita as student union president, supported proposal A.
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Among those who preferred Ragini, supported proposal A.
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of those who supported proposal B preferred Sunita.
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of those who did not support proposal B preferred Ragini.
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Every student who preferred Sunita and supported proposal B also supported proposal A
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Among those who preferred Ragini, did not support any of the proposals.
Among the students surveyed who supported proposal A, what percentage preferred Sunita for student union president?
Among the students surveyed who supported proposal A, what percentage preferred Sunita for student union president?
What percentage of the students surveyed who did not support proposal A preferred Ragini as student union president?
What percentage of the students surveyed who did not support proposal A preferred Ragini as student union president?
What percentage of the students surveyed who supported both proposals and preferred Sunita as student union president?
What percentage of the students surveyed who supported both proposals and preferred Sunita as student union president?
40
25
20
50
How many of the students surveyed supported proposal B, did not support proposal A and preferred Ragini as student union president?
How many of the students surveyed supported proposal B, did not support proposal A and preferred Ragini as student union president?
150
210
200
40
Question 2
Slot-1
Conclusions: No car is a bike. All bikes being vans is a possibility. Statements: I. All scooters are bikes. No bike is a moped. All cars are bikes. All mopeds are vans II. Some scooters are bikes. No bike is a van. All cars are mopeds. All mopeds are vans. III. Some scooters are bikes. No bike is a moped. All cars are bikes. All mopeds are vans. IV. All scooters are bikes. No bike is a van. All cars are mopeds. All mopeds are vans. V. All scooters are bikes. No bike is a moped. All cars are mopeds. All mopeds are vans
Only Statement V
Only Statement I
Only Statement III
Both Statements III and IV
Question 3
Slot-1
Conclusions: Atleast some states are district. Some towns being district is a possibility. Statements: I. All districts are states. Some states are village. No town is district. II. No districts is states. Some states are towns. No town is village. III. All districts are states. Some states are towns. No town is village. IV. No districts is states. Some states are towns. No town is village. V. All districts are states. Some states are village. Some town are village.
Only Statement 1
Both Statements II and III
Only Statement VI
Both Statements III and V
CAT 2018 Venn Diagrams questions
Question 1
Slot-1
1600 satellites were sent up by a country for several purposes. The purposes are classified as broadcasting (B), communication (C), surveillance (S), and others (O). A satellite can serve multiple purposes; however a satellite serving either B , or C , or S does not serve O . The following facts are known about the satellites:
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The numbers of satellites serving , and (though may be not exclusively) are in the ratio .
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The number of satellites serving all three of , , and is 100 .
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The number of satellites exclusively serving is the same as the number of satellites exclusively serving . This number is of the number of satellites exclusively serving .
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The number of satellites serving is the same as the number of satellites serving both and but not .
What best can be said about the number of satellites serving C ?
What best can be said about the number of satellites serving C ?
Must be at least 100
Cannot be more than 800
Must be between 450 and 725
Must be between 400 and 800
If at least 100 of the 1600 satellites were serving 0 , what can be said about the number of satellites serving ?
If at least 100 of the 1600 satellites were serving 0 , what can be said about the number of satellites serving ?
At most 475
Exactly 475
No conclusion is possible based on the given information
At least 475
If the number of satellites serving at least two among , and is 1200 , which of the following MUST be FALSE?
If the number of satellites serving at least two among , and is 1200 , which of the following MUST be FALSE?
The number of satellites serving B exclusively is exactly 250
The number of satellites serving B is more than 1000
The number of satellites serving C cannot be uniquely determined
All 1600 satellites serve B or C or S
Question 2
Slot-2
Fun Sports (FS) provides training in three sports - Gilli-danda (G), Kho-Kho (K), and Ludo (L). Currently it has an enrollment of 39 students each of whom is enrolled in at least one of the three sports. The following details are known:
- The number of students enrolled only in is double the number of students enrolled in all the three sports.
- There are a total of 17 students enrolled in G .
- The number of students enrolled only in G is one less than the number of students enrolled only in L .
- The number of students enrolled only in K is equal to the number of students who are enrolled in both K and L.
- The maximum student enrollment is in L .
- Ten students enrolled in G are also enrolled in at least one more sport.
If the numbers of students enrolled in and are in the ratio , then what is the number of students enrolled in ?
If the numbers of students enrolled in and are in the ratio , then what is the number of students enrolled in ?
18
17
22
19
Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L , while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and K ?
Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L , while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and K ?
Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L , while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and L ?
Due to academic pressure, students who were enrolled in all three sports were asked to withdraw from one of the three sports. After the withdrawal, the number of students enrolled in G was six less than the number of students enrolled in L , while the number of students enrolled in K went down by one. After the withdrawal, how many students were enrolled in both G and L ?
6
5
7
8
Question 3
Slot-1
Study the diagram given below to answer the question. Circle=Educated women, Triangle=Villages, Rectangle=Unemployed women.

Educated unemployed women in villages are represented by which letter?
C
E
F
G
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