Data Interpretation — CAT Previous Year Questions
141 solved PYQs · 2017–2025 · DILR
- Solved PYQs
- 141
- Years covered
- 2017–2025
- Avg / year
- ~16
- Subject
- DILR
How many CAT questions come from Data Interpretation?
Data Interpretation has contributed 141 questions to Common Admission Test papers between 2017 and 2025 — an average of about 16 questions a year. That count is measured from EByAi’s bank of 6,737 CAT questions, not estimated from a syllabus. Every one of the 141 questions carries a written, step-by-step solution, and each is tagged to Data Interpretation within DILR, so you can drill this chapter across every year at once instead of hunting through paper PDFs. Practising a chapter’s full PYQ history is the fastest way to learn the patterns examiners reuse.
Sample Data Interpretation questions from real CAT papers
These are 5 real questions from the bank — exactly as asked, with the answer one tap away. All 141 Data Interpretation questions (with full written solutions) are available in practice.
Question 1 · CAT 2024
How many subscribers belonged to the 'Others' category in 2024?- (A)Cannot be determined
- (B)65000
- (C)45000
- (D)55000
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Answer: (D) 55000Question 2 · CAT 2024
The ratio of Country 4's GDP to Country 5's GDP in 2026 will be closest to- (A)1.032
- (B)1.314
- (C)0.963
- (D)1.195
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Answer: (D) 1.195Question 3 · CAT 2024
What percentage of subscribers in the 'Kid' category used multiple apps in 2023?- (A)33.33%
- (B)25.50%
- (C)50.00%
- (D)5.00%
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Answer: (A) 33.33%Question 4 · CAT 2024
Which of the following is true about the cumulative average ratings of Day 2 and Day 3?- (A)The cumulative average of Day 3 increased by less than 5% from Day 2.
- (B)The cumulative average of Day 3 increased by more than 8% from Day 2.
- (C)The cumulative average of Day 3 increased by a percentage between 5% and 8% from Day 2.
- (D)The cumulative average of Day 3 decreased from Day 2.
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Answer: (C) The cumulative average of Day 3 increased by a percentage between 5% and 8% from Day 2.Question 5 · CAT 2023
How many UK applications were scheduled on that day?- (A)R5
- (B)R2
- (C)R3
- (D)R4
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Answer: (D) R4
Data Interpretation questions by year
| Year | Questions | Share of chapter questions |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 27 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2021 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 14 |
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How many CAT questions have been asked from Data Interpretation?
EByAi's bank holds 141 real CAT questions from Data Interpretation, asked between 2017 and 2025 — about 16 per year on average. Every count is measured from actual papers, not estimated.
Is Data Interpretation important for CAT?
141 questions over 9 papers make Data Interpretation a moderate-weightage chapter in CAT DILR. The year-wise table above shows exactly how often it appears.
Can I solve Data Interpretation PYQs online for free?
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