Data Interpretation

1. TABULAR FORM

Direction (1-5): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Number of Executives recruited by six different organizations over the years.

1.  What is the total number of executives recruited by all the organizations together in the year
2006?
(1) 2927                 (2) 3042                       (3) 2864
(4) 3143                 (5) None of these

2.    What is the ratio of total number of executives recruited by organization U in the years 2007 and
2009 together to the total number of executives recruited by organization P in the same years?
(1) 436:517            (2) 499:522                  (3) 517:436
(4) 522:499            (5) None of these

3.    What is the average number of executives recruited by organization S over all the years
together? (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
(1) 494                   (2) 482                         (3) 514
(4) 506                   (5) 478

4.    What is the per cent increase in the number of executives recruited by organization R in 2005
from the previous year?( rounded off to two digits after decimal)
(1)18.67                 (2) 12.92                      (3) 16.48
(4)13.21                 (5) None of these

5.    The number of executives recruited by organization T in the year 2008 forms approximately
what per cent of the total number of executives recruited by all the organizations together in that
year?
 (1) 11                     (2) 31                           (3) 18
(4) 26                     (5) 23

2. Bar-Graph Form

Direction (6-10): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below
it. Production and sale of printers of various companies in a month.

6.    What is the average number of units sold by all the companies together?
(1) 360                   (2) 390             (3) 375
(4) 410                   (5) None of these

7.    Which company had the highest percentage of sale with respect to its production?
(1) D                      (2) B                (3) E
(4) A                      (5) None of these

8.    What is the average number of units produced by all the companies together? 
(1) 675                   (2) 650             (3) 625
(4) 600                   (5) None of these

9.    The total units sold by the companies A, B and C together is approximately what per cent of the
total units produced by these companies?
(1) 62                     (2) 50               (3) 76
(4) 84                     (5) 58
 10.  What is the ratio of the total production of companies D and E to the total sale of the same
companies?
(1) 28:15                (2) 9:5              (3) 15:11
(4) 2:3                    (5) None of these

3. Pie-Chart Form

Directions (11-14): The pie-chart given below shows the percentage of 3600 students
enrolled in different hobby classes in a school. Study it carefully and answer the questions
that follow:

11.      What is the total number of students enrolled in stitching and Drama classes together?
(A) 684                           (B) 846                       
(C) 648                           (D) 864

12.      How many students are enrolled in painting classes?

(A) 550                           (B) 540                       
(C) 450                           (D) 520

13.   Number of students enrolled in painting classes are approximately what percent of those enrolled
in singing classes?
(A) 83%                          (B) 92%          
(C) 78%                          (D) 66%

14.      What is the ratio of number of students enrolled in singing and Dancing classes together to
those enrolled in Drama classes respectively?
(A) 3 : 5                          (B) 4 : 7                      
(C) 3 : 1                          (D) None of these
 Direction (15-19) : The pie chart given here shows expenditure incurred by a family on the
various items and their savings , which amount to Rs 8000 in a month .study the chart and
answer the question based on the pie chart .

  

15.    How much more amount is spent on food than housing?

(a) 1000                             (b) 3000
(c) 2000                             (d) 2500

16.    How much expenditure incurred on the education?

(a) 3000                             (b) 5000
(c) 4000                             (d) 7000

17.    The ratio of the expenditure on food to the saving is?

(a) 3 :2                               (b) 2 :1
(c) 4:3                                (d) 3 :4

18.    What is the expenditure of the family in education & housing for the month?
(a) 10000                           (b) 18000
(c) 15000                           (d) 16000

19.  What are the ratio of expenditure on education and housing?

(a) 2:7                               (b) 7:2 (c) 2:5                               (d) 3:8
4. Line-Graph Form

Directions (20 – 24): Study the following line graph and answer the questions based on it.
Number of Vehicles Manufactured by Two companies over the Years (Number in
Thousands)

20.    What is the difference between the number of vehicles manufactured by Company Y in 2000
and 2001?
(1)  50, 000
(2) 42, 000
(3)  33, 000
(4) 21, 000
(5) None of these

21.    What is the difference between the total productions of the two Companies in the given years ?
(1) 19, 000
(2) 22, 000
(3) 26, 000
(4) 28, 000
(5) None of these

22.     What is the average numbers of vehicles manufactured by Company X over the given period?
(Rounded off to nearest integer)
(1)  1, 19, 333
(2) 1, 13, 666
(3) 1, 12, 778
(4) 1, 11, 223
(5) None of these 
23.    In which of the following years, the difference between the productions of Companies X and Y
was the maximum among the given years?
(1) 1997
(2) 1998
(3) 1999
(4) 2000
(5) None of these

24.  The    production of Company Y in 2000 was approximately what percent of the production of
Company X in the same year?
(1) 173
(2) 164
(3) 132
(4)  97
(5) None of these 

5. Caselet Form

Direction (25-29): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given beside.

Sidhartha has decided to start a new company ‘Sidhartha Travels’. He wants to buy some
furniture – table, chair, air-conditioners. He also wants to buy a few desktops which will include
monitor, CPU, keyboard and mouse and the cost of each table is 13.5 times the cost of a mouse
and the cost of chair is 3/5 of the cost of a table. The cost of an air conditioner is 5 times the cost
of a chair. The cost of a monitor is 20% more than the cost of a chair, A CPU costs Rs. 1500
more than a table and the keyboard costs 4 times a mouse. The cost of a mouse is Rs. 1000.

25. What will be the total cost of 1 table and 2 chairs together?

A Rs. 23,200
B Rs. 28,800
C Rs. 29,700
D Rs. 24,700

26. What is the ratio of the cost of a CPU to the total cost of a mouse and a keyboard
together?

A3:2
B4:1
C3:1
D5:1
E5:3

27. If the cost of a keyboard and a mouse increases by 20% and 15% respectively, what will
be the total cost of a desktop (given that the cost of a CPU and a monitor is the same)?

A Rs. 36,930
B Rs. 32,640
C Rs. 34,753
D Rs. 30,670
E Rs. 35,425

28. Sidhartha bought 1 table, 1 chair and 1 desktop for himself. What was the total cost
incurred to him?

A Rs. 53,400
B Rs. 51,460
C Rs. 50, 640
D Rs. 55, 440
E Rs. 51,320

29. It was initially decided that 4 air conditioners will be installed but later only 3 air
conditioners and a fan were installed. If the cost of a fan is 1/10 of the cost of an air
conditioner, what was the total cost incurred?

A Rs. 1,29,400
B Rs. 1,24,500
C Rs. 1, 25, 550
D Rs. 1, 24,350
E Rs. 1,25,600

Directions (30-34): Study the given information carefully to answer the questions.

Every year, a survey of 1000 people is conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO found that in the year 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 the percentage of people affected
by malaria were 30%, 40%, 30%, 20% and 45% respectively. WHO also found that every year
out of the affected people 60% were students, 10% were house-wives and 30% were drivers. The
number of house-wives, students and drivers were in the ratio 20 : 11 : 9, every year.

30. In the year 2007, find the number of house-wives affected by malaria?

A. 60 B. 30 C. 50 D. 110 E. 150
 31. In the year 2009, find the number of drivers who were not affected by malaria?

A. 110 B. 125 C. 415 D. 190 E. 90

32. What is the difference in the number of students affected and not affected by malaria in the
year 2006?

A. 205 B. 35 C. 200 D. 240 E. 420

33. Find the ratio of the number of house-wives affected by malaria in the year 2005 to that
affected by malaria in the year 2008.

A. 5 : 3 B. 9 : 4 C. 3 : 2 D. 2 : 1 E. 4 : 3

34. Which year had the maximum number of students not affected by malaria?

A. 2005 B. 2006 C. 2007 D. 2008 E. 2009

6. Mix D.I. Form

Directions (40-44): Study the following charts carefully and answer the given questions.

Seven Companies A, B, C, D, E, F and G are engaged in production of two items I and II.
The comparative data about production of these items by the seven companies is given in
the following graph and the table. Study them carefully and answer the questions given
below.
 
Percentage of the total production produced by the seven companies

Cost to the total production (both items together) by seven companies = 25 crores
Ratio of production between items I and II and the per cent profit earned for the two items
 
Ratio of Production Percent profit earned
Company
Item I Item II Item I Item II
A 2 3 25 20
B 3 2 32 35
C 4 1 20 22
D 3 5 15 25
E 5 3 28 30
F 1 4 35 25
G 4 2 30 24
40. What is the total cost of the production of item I by companies A and C together in Rs
crore ?

A
9.25
.
B. 5.9
C
4.1
.
D
5.5
.
41. What is the amount of profit earned by company ‘D’ on item II ?

A Rs. 3,125 crores

B Rs. 31.25 crores

C Rs. 3, 125 crores

D Rs. 31, 25 crores

E None of these

42. Cost of production of item 1 by company F is what per cent of the cost of the cost of
production of item II by company D ?

A 16%

B 33.33%

C 66.67%

D 12.5%
E None of these

43. What is total profit earned by company ‘G’ for item I and II together ?

A Rs. 78 lakh

B Rs. 1.62 crore

C Rs. 7.8 crore

D Rs. 16.2 lakh

E None of these

44.What is the ratio of cost of production of item I by company A to the cost of production
of item I by company ‘D’ ?

A3:5

B 1:2

C2:1

D2:3

E None of these

Directions (45-49): The following pie-charts show the percentage distribution of total
selected candidates in an entrance examination from six different cities during the year
2013 and 2014 and the table shows the ratio of male to female candidates among the
selected candidates.
 Year 2013
Total selection = 19000

Year 2014
Total selection = 23000
 

2013 2014
City
Male : Female Male : Female
A 8:5 5:7
 B 11 : 8 12 : 11
C 7:4 15 : 8
D 2:3 8:9
E 5:3 1:3
F 13 : 8 5:8

45. What is the difference between the number of total male candidates selected from City
B in 2013 and total male candidates selected from City A in 2014?

A 670
B 720
C 840
D 910
E None of these

46. What is the ratio of total females selected from City D in 2013 to total females selected
from City E in 2014?

A 23 : 13
B 31 : 27
C 35 : 23
D 38 : 23
E 43 : 31

47. The total number of females selected from City F in 2013 is approximately what per
cent of the total number of candidates selected from City E in that year?

A 60%
B 75%
C 80%
D 100%
E 120%

48. The total number of females selected from City B in 2014 is approximately what per
cent more than total number of males selected from City E in 2013?

A 71.42%
B 73.68%
C 75.13%
D 77.56%
E 79.84%
49. What is the average number of females selected from all cities together in 2014?

A 1600
B 1800
C 2000
D 2200
E 2400