Year
CAT 2018
Section
Data
Topic
Caselets
Difficulty
Hard
Question
Slot-2
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Passage:
Instructions [59-62]
Seven candidates, Akil, Balaram, Chitra, Divya, Erina, Fatima, and Ganeshan, were invited to interview for a position. Candidates were required to reach the venue before 8 am . Immediately upon arrival, they were sent to one of three interview rooms: 101, 102, and 103. The following venue log shows the arrival times for these candidates. Some of the names have not been recorded in the log and have been marked as '?'.
| Time | 7:10 AM | 7:15 AM | 7:25 AM | 7:30 AM | 7:40 AM | 7:45 AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Akil, ? | Chitra | Fatima |
Additionally here are some statements from the candidates: Balaram: I was the third person to enter Room 101. Chitra: I was the last person to enter the room I was allotted to. Erina: I was the only person in the room I was allotted to. Fatima: Three people including Akhil were already in the room that I was allotted to when I entered it. Ganeshan : I was one among the two candidates allotted to Room 102.
Question 1
What best can be said about the room to which Divya was allotted?
Definitely Room 101
Definitely Room 103
Definitely Room 102
Either Room 101 or Room 102
Question 2
Who else was in Room 102 when Ganeshan entered?
Akil
Divya
Chitra
No one
Question 3
When did Erina reach the venue?
am
7:25 am
7:15 am
7:10 am
Question 4
If Ganeshan entered the venue before Divya, when did Balaram enter the venue?
am
7:10 am
7:15 am
7:45 am ## Instructions [63-66] There are only four brands of entry level smartphones called Azra, Bysi, Cxqi, and Dipq in a country. Details about their market share, unit selling price, and profitability (defined as the profit as a percentage of the revenue) for the year 2016 are given in the table below: | Brand | Market Share
(%) | Unit Selling
Price (Rs.) | Profitability (%) | | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | Azra | 40 | 15,000 | 10 | | Bysi | 25 | 20,000 | 30 | | Cxqi | 15 | 30,000 | 40 | | Dipq | 20 | 25,000 | 30 | In 2017, sales volume of entry level smartphones grew by as compared to that in 2016 . Cxqi offered a discount on its unit selling price in 2017, which resulted in a increase in its market share. Each of the other three brands lost market share. However, the profitability of Cxqi came down to half of its value in 2016. The unit selling prices of the other three brands and their profitability values remained the same in 2017 as they were in 2016.
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