Practice set - 5 || Data interpretation || CAT 2021 || 05 May (App update required to attempt this test) for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round, quarter finals. In the first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed #32) which is designated match No. 1 of first round: the 2^nd seeded player plays the 31^st seeded player which is designated match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 of first round is to be played between 16^th seeded player and the 17^th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of match No. 1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match No. 1 of second round, similarly, the winner of match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winners of match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well,

If there are no upsets (a lower seeded player) in the first round, and only match Nos 6, 7, and 8 of the second round result in upsets, then who would meet Lindsay Dayvenport reaches quarter finals?

Question 2

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round, quarter finals. In the first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed #32) which is designated match No. 1 of first round: the 2^nd seeded player plays the 31^st seeded player which is designated match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 of first round is to be played between 16^th seeded player and the 17^th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of match No. 1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match No. 1 of second round, similarly, the winner of match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winners of match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well,

If Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams lose in the second round, while Justine Henin and Nadia Petrova make it to the semi-finals then who would play Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals, in the event Sharapova reaches quarterfinals?

Question 3

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round, quarter finals. In the first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed #32) which is designated match No. 1 of first round: the 2^nd seeded player plays the 31^st seeded player which is designated match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 of first round is to be played between 16^th seeded player and the 17^th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of match No. 1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match No. 1 of second round, similarly, the winner of match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winners of match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well,

If, in the first round, all even numbered matches (and none of the odd numbered ones) result in upsets, an there are no upsets in the second round, then who could be the lowest seeded player facing Maria Sharapova in semi-finals?

Question 4

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
In the table below is the listing of players, seeded from highest (#1) to lowest (#32), who are due to play in an Association of Tennis Players (ATP) tournament for women. This tournament has four knockout rounds before the final, i.e., first round, second round, quarter finals. In the first round, the highest seeded player plays the lowest seeded player (seed #32) which is designated match No. 1 of first round: the 2^nd seeded player plays the 31^st seeded player which is designated match No. 2 of the first round, and so on. Thus, for instance, match No. 16 of first round is to be played between 16^th seeded player and the 17^th seeded player. In the second round, the winner of match No. 1 of first round plays the winner of match No. 16 of first round and is designated match No. 1 of second round, similarly, the winner of match No. 2 of second round. Thus, for instance, match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winners of match No. 8 of the second round is to be played between the winner of match No. 8 of first round and the winner of match No. 9 of first round. The same pattern is followed for later rounds as well,

If the top eight seeds make it to the quarter finals, then who amongst the players listed below would definitely not play against Maria Sharapova in the final, in case Sharapova reaches the final?

Question 5

Direction: Sixteen persons, A1 through A16, are divided into four groups, with four persons in each group. The groups are named as G1, G2, G3 and G4. Initially, the average age of a person in G1 is 22, that in G2 is 24, that in G3 is 25 and that in G4 is 27. Then, three events of shifting take place one-by-one, in the order shown in the table below. The table also shows the group-wise positions of the 16 persons, from the beginning till the end.

It is also known that:

(i) The average age of a person in G2 after Event 1 becomes 25

(ii) The average age of a person in G1 after Event 2 becomes 21

(iii) After Event 3 average age of a person in G1 happens to be equal to that of a person in G2

What is the sum of the ages of A12, A13 and A14? (TITA QUESTION)

Question 6

Direction: Sixteen persons, A1 through A16, are divided into four groups, with four persons in each group. The groups are named as G1, G2, G3 and G4. Initially, the average age of a person in G1 is 22, that in G2 is 24, that in G3 is 25 and that in G4 is 27. Then, three events of shifting take place one-by-one, in the order shown in the table below. The table also shows the group-wise positions of the 16 persons, from the beginning till the end.

It is also known that:

(i) The average age of a person in G2 after Event 1 becomes 25

(ii) The average age of a person in G1 after Event 2 becomes 21

(iii) After Event 3 average age of a person in G1 happens to be equal to that of a person in G2

What is the sum of the ages of A14, A15 and A16? (TITA QUESTION)

Question 7

Direction: Sixteen persons, A1 through A16, are divided into four groups, with four persons in each group. The groups are named as G1, G2, G3 and G4. Initially, the average age of a person in G1 is 22, that in G2 is 24, that in G3 is 25 and that in G4 is 27. Then, three events of shifting take place one-by-one, in the order shown in the table below. The table also shows the group-wise positions of the 16 persons, from the beginning till the end.

It is also known that:

(i) The average age of a person in G2 after Event 1 becomes 25

(ii) The average age of a person in G1 after Event 2 becomes 21

(iii) After Event 3 average age of a person in G1 happens to be equal to that of a person in G2

If the ages of A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5, in that order, are consecutive odd numbers then what is the sum of the ages of A6, A7 and A8?

Question 8

Direction: Sixteen persons, A1 through A16, are divided into four groups, with four persons in each group. The groups are named as G1, G2, G3 and G4. Initially, the average age of a person in G1 is 22, that in G2 is 24, that in G3 is 25 and that in G4 is 27. Then, three events of shifting take place one-by-one, in the order shown in the table below. The table also shows the group-wise positions of the 16 persons, from the beginning till the end.

It is also known that:

(i) The average age of a person in G2 after Event 1 becomes 25

(ii) The average age of a person in G1 after Event 2 becomes 21

(iii) After Event 3 average age of a person in G1 happens to be equal to that of a person in G2

If among A9, A10 and A11, no one is below 30 years of age then what can be the maximum value of the age of A11?