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CAT Allocation and Selection questions with solutions

Assignment, allocation and team selection puzzles under rules. 32 questions from our 2017–2025 CAT pattern papers. Each has the answer and a full solution.

CAT 2025

Assigning projects to managers: A company must assign five new projects — Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon — to five managers — M1, M2, M3, M4…CAT 2025 Slot 1 · 5-question set

CAT 2023

Relay Swim Team Selection: A swimming coach must select 4 swimmers from a squad of 6 (A, B, C, D, E, F) to form a 4×100m medley relay team, with each…CAT 2023 Slot 2 · 5-question set

CAT 2022

Intern Allocation to Departments: Six interns — Aman, Bala, Chitra, Deepak, Esha and Farah (listed here in order of their intern ID, Aman = ID 1…CAT 2022 Slot 1 · 5-question set

CAT 2020

Breakfast Bills: Five friends — P, Q, R, S and T — had breakfast at a South Indian restaurant. The menu had only five items: | Item | Price (₹) |…CAT 2020 Slot 2 · 5-question set

CAT 2019

University Admission Rounds: A university admits students to three programmes — Economics, History and Physics — each with exactly 2 seats. Eight…CAT 2019 Slot 1 · 4-question set

CAT 2018

Warehouse Dispatch: A warehouse must dispatch six orders — O1 to O6 — using three trucks, T1, T2 and T3. Each truck carries exactly two orders, and…CAT 2018 Slot 2 · 4-question set

CAT 2017

Project Team Formation: A company must form a five-member project team from nine employees: four engineers (A, B, C and D), three designers (E, F and…CAT 2017 Slot 1 · 4-question set

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