DATA INTERPRETATION(DI) type3)The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand

type1)The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the number) from six branches of a publishing company during two consecutive
expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and the years 2000 and 2001.
answer the questions based on it. Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5
Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.

1.What is the ratio of the total sales

of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?
1.If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as
A)2:3B)3:5C)4:5D)7:92.
printing cost, then what will be amount of royalty to be paid for these books?
A)Rs.19,450 B)Rs. 21,200 C)Rs. 22,950 D)Rs. 26,150 2Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales
2. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure of branches B3 for both the years?68.54%71.11%73.17%75.55%
incurred on Royalty? A)15° B) 24° C) 54° D)48° 3.What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the
3.The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?75%77.5%82.5%87.5%
the book is Rs. 180, then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of 4.What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the
the book? A) Rs. 36Rs. B)37.50Rs. C) 42Rs.D) 44.25 year 2000?A)73B)80C)83D)885.Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5
4.If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts together for both the years (in thousand numbers) is?A)250B)310C)435D)560
to Rs. 82500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the type4)The bar graph given below shows the percentage distribution of the
publisher can earn a profit of 25%? A) Rs. 187.50 B) Rs. 191.50 C) Rs. 175 D) total expenditures of a company under various expense heads during 2003.
Rs. 180 Percentage Distribution of Total Expenditure of a Company
5.Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by: A) 5% B) 20% C) 25%
D)15%
6.If the difference between the two expenditures are represented by 18° in
the pie-chart, then these expenditures possibly are A)Binding Cost and
Promotion Cost B) Paper Cost and Royalty C) Binding Cost and Printing Cost
D) Paper Cost and Printing Cost
7.For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by the
1.The
publisher is Rs. 2,81,250. What should be the selling price of the book if the
publisher desires a profit of 5%? total amount of expenditures of the company is how many times of
A)Rs. 152.50Rs. B)157.50Rs.C) 162.50Rs. D)167.50 expenditure on research and development?A)27B)20C)18D)8
8.If for an edition of the book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the 2.If the expenditure on advertisement is 2.10 crores then the difference
promotion cost for this edition.A)Rs. 20,000Rs.B) 22,500Rs. C)25,500Rs.D) between the expenditure on transport and taxes is?Rs. 1.25 croresRs. 95
28,125 lakhsRs. 65 lakhsRs. 35 lakhs
9.Which two expenditures together have central angle of 108°?
3.What is the ratio of the total expenditure on infrastructure and transport
Biding Cost and Transportation CostPrinting Cost and Paper CostRoyalty and
to the total expenditure on taxes and interest on loans?5:48:79:713:11
Promotion Cost Binding Cost and Paper Cost
4.If the interest on loans amounted to Rs. 2.45 crores then the total amount
type2)Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given
of expenditure on advertisement, taxes and research and development is?Rs.
below:Distribution of candidates who were enrolled for MBA entrance exam
7 croresRs. 5.4 croresRs. 4.2 croresRs. 3 crores
and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam in different
5.The expenditure on the interest on loans is by what percent more than the
institutes:
expenditure on transport?5%10%20%40%
type5)A soft drink company prepares drinks of three different flavours - X, Y
and Z. The production of three flavours over a period of six years has been
expressed in the bar graph provided below.
Production of Three Different Flavours X, Y and Z by a Company over the
years (in lakh bottles)

1.) What percentage of candidates passed the Exam

from institute T out of the total number of candidates enrolled from the
same institute? A. 50% B. 62.5% C. 75% D. 80%
( 2). Which institute has the highest percentage of candidates passed to the
candidates enrolledA). Q B). R C). V D). T (3.) The number of candidates
1.T
passed from institutes S and P together exceeds the number of candidates he total production of flovour Z in 1997 and 1998 is what percentage of the
enrolled from institutes T and R together by : total production of flavour X in 1995 and 1996?
A. 228 B. 279 C. 399 D. 407 A)102.25% B)115.57% DC133.33% D) 96.67%
4. What is the percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled 2.For which flavour was the average annual production maximum in the
given period? A)X only B) Y only C) Z only D)X and Y
for institutes Q and R together?A. 68% B. 80% C. 74% D. 65%(5). What is the
3.What is the difference between the average production of flavour X in
ratio of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled from institute P?A. 9:11 1995, 1996 and 1997 and the average production of flavour Y in 1998, 1999
B. 14:17 C. 6:11 D. 9:17 and 2000?
A) 50,000 bottles B)80,000 bottles C)2,40,000 bottles D) 5,00,000 bottles
4.What was the approximate decline in the production of flavour Z in 2000 as
compared to the production in 1998? A) 50% B)42% C)33% D)25%
5.For which of the following years the percentage of rise/fall in production
from the previous year is the maximum for the flavour Y?
A)1996 B)1997 C)1998 D)1999
Type7)Study the following line graph and answer the questions. 1.The productivity of which state is
Exports from Three Companies Over the Years (in Rs. crore)
the maximum 1. Bihar 2. Haryana 3. Punjab 4. UP 5. MP
2.The production of which state is the maximum ?1. Bihar 2. MP 3. Haryana
4. UP 5. Punjab
3.The prodution of wheat in punjab is what per cent more than the
production of Maize in odisha ?1. 350% 2. 250% 3. 300% 4. 200% 5. 400%
4.What is the ratio of the production of Rice in Bihar to the production of
Wheat in Haryana ?1. 2:3 2. 3:2 3. 2:1 4. 1:1 5. 1:2
5.If MP exports 40% of Rice at the rate of Rs.30 per kg and UP exports 30% of
1.For which of the following pairs of years the total exports from the three Rice at the rate of Rs.32 per kg, then what is the ratio of the income from the
Companies together are equal? exports ?1. 65:48 2. 31:423. 43:54 4. 57:62 5. 1:2
A) 1995 and 1998 B)1996 and 1998 C)1997 and 1998 D) 1995 and 1996
type9)The following table gives the sales of batteries manufactured by a
2.Average annual exports during the given period for Company Y is
approximately what percent of the average annual exports for Company Z? company over the years.
A)87.12% B) 89.64% C)91.21% D)93.33% 3.In Number of Different Types of Batteries Sold by a Company Over the Years
which year was the difference between the exports from Companies X and Y (Numbers in Thousands)
the minimum?A)1994 B)1995 C)1996 D)1997 4.What Types of Batteries
was the difference between the average exports of the three Companies in Year
1993 and the average exports in 1998? A) Rs. 15.33 4AH 7AH 32AH 35AH 55AH Total
crores B) Rs. 18.67 crores C)Rs. 20 croresD) Rs. 22.17 crores 5.In how many 1992 75 144 114 102 108 543
of the given years, were the exports from Company Z more than the average
annual exports over the given years? A)2 B)3 C) 4 1993 90 126 102 84 126 528
D)5
1994 96 114 75 105 135 525
Type8) Study the following line graph and answer the questions based on it.
Number of Vehicles Manufactured by Two companies ove the Years (Number 1995 105 90 150 90 75 510
in Thousands)
1996 90 75 135 75 90 465
1997 105 60 165 45 120 495
1998 115 85 160 100 145 605
1.What was the approximate percentage increase in the sales of 55AH
batteries in 1998 compared to that in 1992?28%31%33%34%
1.What is the difference between the number of vehicles manufactured by 2.The total sales of all the seven years is the maximum for which battery?
Company Y in 2000 and 2001 ? 4AH7AH32AH35AH
A)50000 B) 42000 C) 33000 D)21000 3.What is the difference in the number of 35AH batteries sold in 1993 and
2.What is the difference between the total productions of the two 1997? A)24000 B)28000 C)35000 D)39000
Companies in the given years ? 4.The percentage of 4AH batteries sold to .the total number of batteries sold
A)19000 B) 22000 C) 26000 D)280003.What is the average numbers of was maximum in the year? A)1994199519961997
vehicles manufactured by Company X over the given period ? (rounded off to 5.In case of which battery there was a continuous decrease in sales from
nearest integer) A)1193331136661127781112234.In which of the following 1992 to 1997?4AH7AH32AH35AH
years, the difference between the productions of Companies X and Y was the
maximum among the given years ? A)1997 B)1998 C)1999 D)2000
5.The production of Company Y in 2000 was approximately what percent of
the production of Company X in the same year ?
A)173 B) 164 C)132 D)97
Type6)Study the given bar graph and pie chart to answer the following
questions.The bar graph shows the production (in thousand tonnes) of
Wheat, Rice and Maize in different states.

T
he pie-chart shows the percentage of agricultural land in the given six

states.Productivity =