The Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) Section in the CAT exam is considered quiet a tricky one. A major reason that the DILR section is often tricky is due to the fact that sometimes there are no direct answers or logics. However, it is also true that when attempting this particular section, no assumption or guess work should be used. The CAT 2022 DILR section had 20 questions in all the three slots. The difficulty level for each slot varied, but the overall difficulty level was considered between esay to difficult.
Candidates can refer to this article to check the complete analysis of the CAT 2022 DILR section for each slot explained individually. The article provides the candidates with the PDFs for the previous years' question papers for the DILR section along with the answer key for each slot.
CAT DILR 2022 Question Paper and Answer Key
Download the CAT 2022 DILR question papers along with the answer key from the links provided below.
DILR Slot No. | Question Paper Link | Answer Key PDF |
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Slot 2 | ||
Slot 3 |
CAT DILR Paper Analysis
In this section we have provided a brief analysis of the data interpretation and logical reasoning section. Candidates are advised to refer to the below tables to understand the kind of questions that were asked in the DILR section and the difficulty level in 2022.
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CAT DILR - Slot 1
In slot 1, No questions were asked from DI, as most questions were LR-based. Check the table below for a detailed analysis of the CAT 2022 DILR section.
Section​ | Topic​ | No. of Questions​ | Doable​ |
Data Interpretation & ​ Logical Reasoning ​ | Arrangement​ | 5​ | Moderate​ |
Analytical Grid Based​ | 5​ | Doable​ | |
Routes and Networks​ | 5​ | Doable​ | |
Numerical LR​ | 5​ | Difficult |
CAT DILR - Slot 2
The overall difficulty level of the CAT DILR slot 2 question paper was easy to moderate and the questions were doable. Candidates can view the analysis tabulated below.
Section​ | Topic​ | No. of Questions​ | Doable​ |
Data Interpretation & ​ Logical Reasoning ​ | DI (Scatter Plot)​ | 5​ | Doable​ |
LR (Routes & Networks)​ | 5​ | Doable​ | |
LR (Salesmen)​ | 5​ | Doable​ | |
LR (FDA & EU)​ | 5​ | Difficult |
CAT DILR - Slot 3
The overall difficulty level of the CAT DILR slot 3 question paper was moderate to difficult and the questions were not so easy to answer. Candidates can view the analysis tabulated below.
Section | Topic | No. of Questions | Doable |
Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning | Bar Graph | 5 | Easy-Moderate |
Unconventional Games (Number Arrangement) | 5 | Moderate | |
Matrix and Grid | 5 | Moderate | |
Venn Diagram | 5 | Moderate – Difficult |