Year
CAT 2017
Section
Data
Topic
Games & Tournaments
Difficulty
Hard
Question
Slot-2
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Passage:
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.
Question 1
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.
2
3
4
5
Question 2
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
Question 3
If the other pieces are only at positions and h 8 , then from how many positions the queen cannot attack any of the pieces?
0
3
4
6
Question 4
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?
32
35
36
37
Ready for IIM Interview Questions?
Practice with real IIM interview questions and get detailed feedback on your answers from expert mentors.
Explore Interview PlatformLoading...
