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GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS-1 || Data Interpretation || CAT 2021 || 20 September

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Question 1

In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in Stage-1 and two matches in Stage-11. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage-I and Stage-II are as given below.
Stage-I
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all theMatches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.
Stage-II
• The leader of Stage-l lost the next two matches.
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-1, one team won both matches, while at the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.
The team(s) with the most wins in the event is (are):

Question 2

In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in Stage-1 and two matches in Stage-11. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage-I and Stage-II are as given below.
Stage-I
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all theMatches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.
Stage-II
• The leader of Stage-l lost the next two matches.
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-1, one team won both matches, while at the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.
The two teams that defeated the leader of Stage-I are:

Question 3

In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in Stage-1 and two matches in Stage-11. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage-I and Stage-II are as given below.
Stage-I
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all theMatches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.
Stage-II
• The leader of Stage-l lost the next two matches.
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-1, one team won both matches, while at the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.
The only team(s) that won both the matches in Stage-II is (are):

Question 4

In a sports event, six teams (A, B, C, D, E and F) are competing against each other. Matches are scheduled in two stages. Each team plays three matches in Stage-1 and two matches in Stage-11. No team plays against the same team more than once in the event. No ties are permitted in any of the matches. The observations after the completion of Stage-I and Stage-II are as given below.
Stage-I
• One team won all the three matches.
• Two teams lost all theMatches.
• D lost to A but won against C and F.
• E lost to B but won against C and F.
• B lost at least one match.
• F did not play against the top team of Stage-I.
Stage-II
• The leader of Stage-l lost the next two matches.
• Of the two teams at the bottom after Stage-1, one team won both matches, while at the other lost both matches.
• One more team lost both matches in Stage-II.
The teams that won exactly two matches in the event are:

Question 5

Direction: Answer the question on the basis of the information given below.
The year was 2006. All six teams in Pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once. Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goals For – Goals Against) qualifies.
In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the second round (after each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.

In the third round, Spain played Pakistan, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played South Africa. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches
(a) Spain won both the fourth and fifth round matches.
(b) Both Argentina and Germany won their fifth round matches by 3 goals to 0
(c) Pakistan won both the fourth and fifth round matches by 1 goal to 0
Which one of the following statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

Question 6

Direction: Answer the question on the basis of the information given below.
The year was 2006. All six teams in Pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once. Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goals For – Goals Against) qualifies.
In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the second round (after each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.

In the third round, Spain played Pakistan, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played South Africa. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches
(a) Spain won both the fourth and fifth round matches.
(b) Both Argentina and Germany won their fifth round matches by 3 goals to 0
(c) Pakistan won both the fourth and fifth round matches by 1 goal to 0
Which one of the following statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

Question 7

Direction: Answer the question on the basis of the information given below.
The year was 2006. All six teams in Pool A of World Cup hockey play each other exactly once. Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goals For – Goals Against) qualifies.
In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the second round (after each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.

In the third round, Spain played Pakistan, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played South Africa. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches
(a) Spain won both the fourth and fifth round matches.
(b) Both Argentina and Germany won their fifth round matches by 3 goals to 0
(c) Pakistan won both the fourth and fifth round matches by 1 goal to 0
Which team finished at the top of the pool after five rounds of matches?

Question 8

Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a quiz competition, three participants, Saral, Tarun and Vijay participated. 48 rounds were played in the competition where in each round 5 questions were asked to each of the three participants. Three types of results are possible for all 48 rounds:

1. One of them finished 1st, one finished 2nd and one finished 3rd.

2. Two of them finished 1st and one finished 2nd.

3. One of them finished 1st and two finished 2nd.

At the end of the competition, ranks of each participants were added and whoever had the lowest total was declared the winner. It is also known that:

i. Vijay never finished 1st, Saral never finished 2nd and Tarun never finished 3rd.

ii. In 11 rounds, Vijay finished ahead of Saral.

iii. The number of rounds in which Tarun finished 1st and ahead of Vijay is half the number of rounds in which Saral finished 1st and ahead of Tarun.

In how many rounds Saral finished 1st?

Question 9

Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a quiz competition, three participants, Saral, Tarun and Vijay participated. 48 rounds were played in the competition where in each round 5 questions were asked to each of the three participants. Three types of results are possible for all 48 rounds:

1. One of them finished 1st, one finished 2nd and one finished 3rd.

2. Two of them finished 1st and one finished 2nd.

3. One of them finished 1st and two finished 2nd.

At the end of the competition, ranks of each participants were added and whoever had the lowest total was declared the winner. It is also known that:

i. Vijay never finished 1st, Saral never finished 2nd and Tarun never finished 3rd.

ii. In 11 rounds, Vijay finished ahead of Saral.

iii. The number of rounds in which Tarun finished 1st and ahead of Vijay is half the number of rounds in which Saral finished 1st and ahead of Tarun.

In how many rounds two of them finished together?

Question 10

Direction: Read the information carefully and answer the given questions.

In a quiz competition, three participants, Saral, Tarun and Vijay participated. 48 rounds were played in the competition where in each round 5 questions were asked to each of the three participants. Three types of results are possible for all 48 rounds:

1. One of them finished 1st, one finished 2nd and one finished 3rd.

2. Two of them finished 1st and one finished 2nd.

3. One of them finished 1st and two finished 2nd.

At the end of the competition, ranks of each participants were added and whoever had the lowest total was declared the winner. It is also known that:

i. Vijay never finished 1st, Saral never finished 2nd and Tarun never finished 3rd.

ii. In 11 rounds, Vijay finished ahead of Saral.

iii. The number of rounds in which Tarun finished 1st and ahead of Vijay is half the number of rounds in which Saral finished 1st and ahead of Tarun.

Who was declared the winner of the competition?
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