CAT Grid Puzzles and Matching questions with solutions
Arrangement puzzles on grids, floors and matching tables. 53 questions from our 2017–2023 CAT pattern papers. Each has the answer and a full solution.
CAT 2023
CAT 2021
- Morning Lift Trip: Six employees – A, B, C, D, E and F – of a firm entered an empty lift together at the ground floor (floor 0) of their office…
- Allotment of Project Guides: Seven students – P, Q, R, S, T, U and V – had to be allotted project guides from among three professors: Kapoor, Lal and…
- Number Path in a 4 × 4 Grid: The numbers 1 to 16 are written in the cells of a 4 × 4 grid, one number per cell. Rows are numbered 1 to 4 from top to…
CAT 2020
CAT 2019
- Shaded Cells in a 5×5 Grid: Some cells of a 5 × 5 grid are shaded. The rows are numbered R1 to R5 from top to bottom and the columns C1 to C5 from…
- Library Borrowing Week: Five members of a library — Asha, Bhanu, Chetan, Diya and Emil — each borrowed exactly one book during a particular week, on…
- Departments on Office Floors: A company's office building has six floors numbered 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Each floor houses exactly one of six…
- Colouring a Grid of Tiles: Nine square tiles are laid in a 3 × 3 grid. The cells are numbered 1 to 9 row by row, as shown: | | Column 1 | Column 2 |…