CAT MCQs on Data Analysis: CAT Questions for Practice with Solutions

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Chanpreet Kaur

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The CAT DILR section requires good analysis skills, critical thinking, and attention to detail, along with a thorough understanding of the Data Analysis. This article provides a set of MCQs on Data Analysis to help you understand the topic and enhance your data interpretation and logical reasoning with the help of detailed solutions, which will help you in the CAT 2025 exam preparation.

Whether you're revising the basics or testing your knowledge, these MCQs will serve as a valuable practice resource.

The CAT 2025 exam is expected to follow a similar trend to the CAT 2024, with 24 questions from the VARC section out of a total of 68 questions.

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CAT MCQs on Data Analysis

1. How many boxes have at least one sack containing 9 coins?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
8

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2. There are only three female students - Amala, Koli and Rini - and only three male students - Biman, Mathew and Shyamal - in a course. The course has two evaluation components, a project and a test. The aggregate score in the course is a weighted average of the two components, with the weights being positive and adding to 1 . 
The projects are done in groups of two, with each group consisting of a female and a male student. Both the group members obtain the same score in the project. 
The following additional facts are known about the scores in the project and the test.
1. The minimum, maximum and the average of both project and test scores were identical – 40, 80 and 60 , respectively. 
2. The test scores of the students were all multiples of 10 ; four of them were distinct and the remaining two were equal to the average test scores.
3. Amala's score in the project was double that of Koli in the same, but Koli scored 20 more than Amala in the test. Yet Amala had the highest aggregate score. 
4. Shyamal scored the second highest in the test. He scored two more than Koli, but two less than Amala in the aggregate. 
5. Biman scored the second lowest in the test and the lowest in the aggregate. 
6. Mathew scored more than Rini in the project, but less than her in the test.
What was Rini's score in the project?(This Question was asked as TITA)
A
45 Marks
B
60 Marks
C
70 Marks
D
80 Marks

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3. There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same. The total number of coins in each column is also the same.

Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied. 
i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1. 
ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1. 
iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
For how many boxes are the average and median of the numbers of coins contained in the three sacks in that box the same? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
3 boxes
B
2 boxes
C
4 boxes
D
1 box

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4. There are only three female students - Amala, Koli and Rini - and only three male students - Biman, Mathew and Shyamal - in a course. The course has two evaluation components, a project and a test. The aggregate score in the course is a weighted average of the two components, with the weights being positive and adding to 1 . 
The projects are done in groups of two, with each group consisting of a female and a male student. Both the group members obtain the same score in the project. 
The following additional facts are known about the scores in the project and the test.
1. The minimum, maximum and the average of both project and test scores were identical – 40, 80 and 60 , respectively. 
2. The test scores of the students were all multiples of 10 ; four of them were distinct and the remaining two were equal to the average test scores.
3. Amala's score in the project was double that of Koli in the same, but Koli scored 20 more than Amala in the test. Yet Amala had the highest aggregate score. 
4. Shyamal scored the second highest in the test. He scored two more than Koli, but two less than Amala in the aggregate. 
5. Biman scored the second lowest in the test and the lowest in the aggregate. 
6. Mathew scored more than Rini in the project, but less than her in the test.
What was Mathew's score in the test?(This Question was asked as TITA)
A
40 Marks
B
50 Marks
C
60 Marks
D
55 Marks

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5. There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same. The total number of coins in each column is also the same.

Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied. 
i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1. 
ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1. 
iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
How many sacks have exactly one coin?[This Question was asked as TITA]
A
11 sacks
B
10 sacks
C
9 sacks
D
None

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6. There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same. The total number of coins in each column is also the same.

Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied. 
i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1. 
ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1. 
iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
In how many boxes do all three sacks contain different numbers of coins? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
5 boxes
B
4 boxes
C
3 boxes
D
2 boxes

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7. An air conditioner (AC) company has four dealers - D1, D2, D3 and D4 in a city. It is evaluating sales performances of these dealers. The company sells two variants of ACs Window and Split. Both these variants can be either Inverter type or Non-inverter type. It is known that of the total number of ACs sold in the city, 25% were of Window variant, while the rest were of Split variant. Among the Inverter ACs sold, 20% were of Window variant. 
The following information is also known: 
1. Every dealer sold at least two window ACs. 
2. D1 sold 13 inverter ACs, while D3 sold 5 Non-inverter ACs. 
3. A total of six Window Non-inverter ACs and 36 Split Inverter ACs were sold in the city. 4. The number of Split ACs sold by D1 was twice the number of Window ACs sold by it. 5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Window ACs and this number was one-third of the number of similar ACs sold by D2. 
4. D2 and D3 were the only ones who sold Window Non-inverter ACs. The number of these ACs sold by D2 was twice the number of these ACs sold by D3. 
5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Split Inverter ACs. This number was half the number of similar ACs sold by D2
How many Split Inverter ACs did D2 sell?
A
27 AC's
B
22 AC's
C
20 AC's
D
14 AC's

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8. An air conditioner (AC) company has four dealers - D1, D2, D3 and D4 in a city. It is evaluating sales performances of these dealers. The company sells two variants of ACs Window and Split. Both these variants can be either Inverter type or Non-inverter type. It is known that of the total number of ACs sold in the city, 25% were of Window variant, while the rest were of Split variant. Among the Inverter ACs sold, 20% were of Window variant. 
The following information is also known: 
1. Every dealer sold at least two window ACs. 
2. D1 sold 13 inverter ACs, while D3 sold 5 Non-inverter ACs. 
3. A total of six Window Non-inverter ACs and 36 Split Inverter ACs were sold in the city. 4. The number of Split ACs sold by D1 was twice the number of Window ACs sold by it. 5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Window ACs and this number was one-third of the number of similar ACs sold by D2. 
4. D2 and D3 were the only ones who sold Window Non-inverter ACs. The number of these ACs sold by D2 was twice the number of these ACs sold by D3. 
5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Split Inverter ACs. This number was half the number of similar ACs sold by D2
What was the total number of ACs sold by D2 and D4? (This Question was asked as TITA)
A
33 AC's
B
39 AC's
C
42 AC's
D
28 AC's

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9. Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has four rides. Each ride lasts one hour and can accommodate one visitor at one point. All rides begin at 9 am and must be completed by 5 pm except for Ride-3, for which the last ride has to be completed by 1 pm. Ride gates open every 30 minutes, e.g. 10 am, 10:30 am, and so on. Whenever a ride gate opens, and there is no visitor inside, the first visitor waiting in the queue buys the ticket just before taking the ride. The ticket prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 for Rides 1 to 4, respectively. Each of the three visitors took at least one ride and did not necessarily take all rides. None of them took the same ride more than once. The movement time from one ride to another is negligible, and a visitor leaves the ride immediately after the completion of the ride. No one takes a break inside the park unless mentioned explicitly.
The following information is also known.
1. Chitra never waited in the queue and completed her visit by 11 am after spending Rs. 50 to pay for the ticket(s).
2. Anjali took Ride-1 at 11 am after waiting for 30 mins for Chitra to complete it. It was the only ride where Anjali waited.
3. Bipasha began her first of three rides at 11:30 am. All three visitors incurred the same amount of ticket expense by 12:15 pm.
4. The last ride taken by Anjali and Bipasha was the same, where Bipasha waited 30 mins for Anjali to complete her ride. Before standing in the queue for that ride, Bipasha took a 1- hour coffee break after completing her previous ride
How many rides did Anjali and Chitra take in total? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
5
B
6
C
4
D
8

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10. Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has four rides. Each ride lasts one hour and can accommodate one visitor at one point. All rides begin at 9 am and must be completed by 5 pm except for Ride-3, for which the last ride has to be completed by 1 pm. Ride gates open every 30 minutes, e.g. 10 am, 10:30 am, and so on. Whenever a ride gate opens, and there is no visitor inside, the first visitor waiting in the queue buys the ticket just before taking the ride. The ticket prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 for Rides 1 to 4, respectively. Each of the three visitors took at least one ride and did not necessarily take all rides. None of them took the same ride more than once. The movement time from one ride to another is negligible, and a visitor leaves the ride immediately after the completion of the ride. No one takes a break inside the park unless mentioned explicitly.
The following information is also known.
1. Chitra never waited in the queue and completed her visit by 11 am after spending Rs. 50 to pay for the ticket(s).
2. Anjali took Ride-1 at 11 am after waiting for 30 mins for Chitra to complete it. It was the only ride where Anjali waited.
3. Bipasha began her first of three rides at 11:30 am. All three visitors incurred the same amount of ticket expense by 12:15 pm.
4. The last ride taken by Anjali and Bipasha was the same, where Bipasha waited 30 mins for Anjali to complete her ride. Before standing in the queue for that ride, Bipasha took a 1- hour coffee break after completing her previous ride
What was the total amount spent on tickets (in Rs.) by Anjali? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
150 Rs.
B
160 Rs.
C
120 Rs.
D
140 Rs.

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11. 1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and D. These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D medicine only.
c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine.
How many patients were treated with medicine type B? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
120
B
240
C
340
D
220

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12. 1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and D. These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D medicine only.
c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine.
The number of patients who were treated with medicine types B, C and D, but not type A was: [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
13
B
22
C
12
D
10

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13. 1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and D. These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D medicine only.
c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine.
How many patients were treated with medicine types B and D only? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
170
B
150
C
160
D
110

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14. 1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and D. These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D medicine only.
c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine.
The number of patients who were treated with medicine type D was: [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
325
B
320
C
350
D
355

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15. The Hi-Lo game is a four-player game played in six rounds. In every round, each player chooses to bid Hi or Lo. The bids are made simultaneously. If all four bid Hi, then all four lose 1 point each. If three players bid Hi and one bids Lo, then the players bidding Hi gain 1 point each and the player bidding Lo loses 3 points. If two players bid Hi and two bid Lo, then the players bidding Hi gain 2 points each and the players bidding Lo lose 2 points each. If one player bids Hi and three bid Lo, then the player bidding Hi gains 3 points and the players bidding Lo lose 1 point each. If all four bid Lo, then all four gain 1 point each.
Four players Arun, Bankim, Charu, and Dipak played the Hi-Lo game. The following facts are known about their game:
1.At the end of three rounds, Arun had scored 6 points, Dipak had scored 2 points, Bankim and Charu had scored -2 points each.
2.At the end of six rounds, Arun had scored 7 points, Bankim and Dipak had scored -1 point each, and Charu had scored -5 points.
3.Dipak’s score in the third round was less than his score in the first round but was more than his score in the second round.
4.In exactly two out of the six rounds, Arun was the only player who bid Hi.
In how many rounds did Arun bid Hi? [This Question was asked as TITA]
A
4 rounds
B
2 rounds
C
3 rounds
D
5 rounds

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CAT Questions

  • 1.

    A visa processing office (VPO) accepts visa applications in four categories - US, UK, Schengen, and Others. The applications are scheduled for processing in twenty 15-minute slots starting at 9:00 am and ending at 2:00 pm. Ten applications are scheduled in each slot. 
    There are ten counters in the office, four dedicated to US applications, and two each for UK applications, Schengen applications and Others applications. Applicants are called in for processing sequentially on a first-come-first-served basis whenever a counter gets freed for their category. The processing time for an application is the same within each category. But it may vary across the categories. Each US and UK application requires 10 minutes of processing time. Depending on the number of applications in a category and time required to process an application for that category, it is possible that an applicant for a slot may be processed later.
    On a particular day, Ira, Vijay and Nandini were scheduled for Schengen visa processing in that order. They had a 9:15 am slot but entered the VPO at 9:20 am. When they entered the office, exactly six out of the ten counters were either processing applications, or had finished processing one and ready to start processing the next. 
    Mahira and Osman were scheduled in the 9:30 am slot on that day for visa processing in the Others category. 
    The following additional information is known about that day. 
    1. All slots were full. 
    2. The number of US applications was the same in all the slots. The same was true for the other three categories. 
    3. 50% of the applications were US applications. 
    4. All applicants except Ira, Vijay and Nandini arrived on time. 
    5. Vijay was called to a counter at 9:25 am.
    How many UK applications were scheduled on that day? [This question was asked as TITA]

      • 0
      • 1
      • 2
      • 3

    • 2.
      1000 patients currently suffering from a disease were selected to study the effectiveness of treatment of four types of medicines — A, B, C and D. These patients were first randomly assigned into two groups of equal size, called treatment group and control group. The patients in the control group were not treated with any of these medicines; instead they were given a dummy medicine, called placebo, containing only sugar and starch. The following information is known about the patients in the treatment group.
      a. A total of 250 patients were treated with type A medicine and a total of 210 patients were treated with type C medicine.
      b. 25 patients were treated with type A medicine only. 20 patients were treated with type C medicine only. 10 patients were treated with type D medicine only.
      c. 35 patients were treated with type A and type D medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type A and type B medicines only. 30 patients were treated with type A and type C medicines only. 20 patients were treated with type C and type D medicines only.
      d. 100 patients were treated with exactly three types of medicines.
      e. 40 patients were treated with medicines of types A, B and C, but not with medicines of type D. 20 patients were treated with medicines of types A, C and D, but not with medicines of type B.
      f. 50 patients were given all the four types of medicines. 75 patients were treated with exactly one type of medicine.
      How many patients were treated with medicine type B? [This Question was asked as TITA]

        • 120
        • 240
        • 340
        • 220

      • 3.
        An air conditioner (AC) company has four dealers - D1, D2, D3 and D4 in a city. It is evaluating sales performances of these dealers. The company sells two variants of ACs Window and Split. Both these variants can be either Inverter type or Non-inverter type. It is known that of the total number of ACs sold in the city, 25% were of Window variant, while the rest were of Split variant. Among the Inverter ACs sold, 20% were of Window variant. 
        The following information is also known: 
        1. Every dealer sold at least two window ACs. 
        2. D1 sold 13 inverter ACs, while D3 sold 5 Non-inverter ACs. 
        3. A total of six Window Non-inverter ACs and 36 Split Inverter ACs were sold in the city. 4. The number of Split ACs sold by D1 was twice the number of Window ACs sold by it. 5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Window ACs and this number was one-third of the number of similar ACs sold by D2. 
        4. D2 and D3 were the only ones who sold Window Non-inverter ACs. The number of these ACs sold by D2 was twice the number of these ACs sold by D3. 
        5. D3 and D4 sold an equal number of Split Inverter ACs. This number was half the number of similar ACs sold by D2
        How many Split Inverter ACs did D2 sell?

          • 27 AC's
          • 22 AC's
          • 20 AC's
          • 14 AC's

        • 4.
          There are nine boxes arranged in a 3×3 array as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Each box contains three sacks. Each sack has a certain number of coins, between 1 and 9, both inclusive.
          The average number of coins per sack in the boxes are all distinct integers. The total number of coins in each row is the same. The total number of 
          coins in each column is also the same.
          the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes
          Table 1 gives information regarding the median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks in a box for some of the boxes. In Table 2 each box has a number which represents the number of sacks in that box having more than 5 coins. That number is followed by a * if the sacks in that box satisfy exactly one among the following three conditions, and it is followed by ** if two or more of these conditions are satisfied. 
          i) The minimum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 1. 
          ii) The median of the numbers of coins in the three sacks is 1. 
          iii) The maximum among the numbers of coins in the three sacks in the box is 9.
          In how many boxes do all three sacks contain different numbers of coins? [This Question was asked as TITA]

            • 5 boxes
            • 4 boxes
            • 3 boxes
            • 2 boxes

          • 5.
            How many boxes have at least one sack containing 9 coins?

              • 3
              • 4
              • 5
              • 8

            • 6.
              Anjali, Bipasha, and Chitra visited an entertainment park that has four rides. Each ride lasts one hour and can accommodate one visitor at one point. All rides begin at 9 am and must be completed by 5 pm except for Ride-3, for which the last ride has to be completed by 1 pm. Ride gates open every 30 minutes, e.g. 10 am, 10:30 am, and so on. Whenever a ride gate opens, and there is no visitor inside, the first visitor waiting in the queue buys the ticket just before taking the ride. The ticket prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 for Rides 1 to 4, respectively. Each of the three visitors took at least one ride and did not necessarily take all rides. None of them took the same ride more than once. The movement time from one ride to another is negligible, and a visitor leaves the ride immediately after the completion of the ride. No one takes a break inside the park unless mentioned explicitly.
              The following information is also known.
              1. Chitra never waited in the queue and completed her visit by 11 am after spending Rs. 50 to pay for the ticket(s).
              2. Anjali took Ride-1 at 11 am after waiting for 30 mins for Chitra to complete it. It was the only ride where Anjali waited.
              3. Bipasha began her first of three rides at 11:30 am. All three visitors incurred the same amount of ticket expense by 12:15 pm.
              4. The last ride taken by Anjali and Bipasha was the same, where Bipasha waited 30 mins for Anjali to complete her ride. Before standing in the queue for that ride, Bipasha took a 1- hour coffee break after completing her previous ride
              How many rides did Anjali and Chitra take in total? [This Question was asked as TITA]

                • 5
                • 6
                • 4
                • 8

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