JECRC UNIVERSITY JAIPUR

Session -2023-24
Subject: Life Skills-II ( DMA011C )
Semester-III
(Common to all disciplines at UG level)
Assignment 5 (CO5)
Unit- 5
Topic- Data Interpretation and Data Sufficiency
CO5: The students will be able to solve the problems related to profit & loss, data interpretation and
data sufficiency.
Study the given table carefully and answer the questions (1-5) that follow. Number of candidates
appeared and qualified for a test (in hundreds) in 6 different years from 5 different zones.

Note: Here App. Means Appeared and Qual. Means Qualified.

1. In which years was in zones the difference between the appeared candidates and qualified
candidates the second lowest?

(A) 2005
(B) 2006
(C) 2007
(D) 2008
2. The number of candidates who qualified the test from zone R in the year 2010 was
approximately what percentage of the number of candidates who appeared from zone Q in the
year 2008?
(A) 132
(B) 137
(C) 142
(D) 152
3. What was the average number of candidates appeared from zone T over all the years together?
(A) 805
(B) 810
(C) 820
(D) 830
4. What was the ratio of the number of candidates appeared from zone P in the year 2005 to the number of
candidates qualified from zone S in the year 2007?
(A) 4 : 1
(B) 4 : 3
(C) 4 : 7
(D) 9 : 4
5. From which zone was the total number of candidates who qualified the test, the second highest
in the year?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) S
(D) T
Study the table carefully and answer the questions.

6. What was the profit of all the countries together in the year 2002 if the total imports of all the
countries together was Rs. 385 crore?

(A) Rs. 85 crore

(B) Rs. 125 crore
(C) Rs. 160 crore
(D) Rs. 280 crore
7. If the ratio of export to import in country S and Country U is 1 : 2 and 4 : 1 in the year 1998,
then what is the total import of country U and S together in that particular years?

(A) 52

(B) 62

(C) 82

(D) 96

8. If the export of country P in the year 2003 is 20% more than the total export of country Q in
2001 and the export of Country T in 2000 together, then what was the profit of P in the year
2003 if its import was Rs. 92 crore for that year?

(A) 10

(B) 22

(C) 34

(D) 46

9. By what percent is the average export of country T over all the given years more than the
average export of country R over all the given years?

10. What is the percent increase in the export of all the countries together during the year 1992
to 2001?

(A) 38.89%
(B) 40.60%

(C) 62.89%

(D) 72.39%
11. Who is the father of M?

I. A and B are brothers.

II. B's wife is sister of M's wife.

A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

D. if the data even in both the statement together are not sufficient to answer the question;

E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.

12. What is Reena's rank in the class ?

I. There are 26 students in the class.
II. There are 9 students who have scored less then Reena.

A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

D. if the data even in both the statement together are not sufficient to answer the question;

E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.

13. What day is the fourteenth of a given month ?

I. The last day of the month is a Wednesday.
II. The third Saturday of the month was seventeenth.

A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

D. if the data even in both the statement together are not sufficient to answer the question;

E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.

14. Among four friends A, B, C and D, who is the heaviest ?

I. B is heavier than A, but lighter than D.
II. C is lighter than B.

A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

 B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question;

C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

D. if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;

E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.

15. It is 8.00 p.m., when can Hemant get next bus for Ramnagar from Dhanpur?
I. Buses for Ramnagar leave after every 30 minutes, till 10 p.m.
II. Fifteen minutes ago, one bus has left for Ramnagar.

A. if the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question;

B. if the data in statement II alone are sufficient answer the question;

C. if the data either in I or II alone are sufficient to answer the question;

D. if the data even in both the statements together are not sufficient to answer the question;

E. if the data in both the statements together are needed.

Study the bar graph carefully and answer the questions (16-20).

16. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for
both years?
(a) 2:3
(b) 3:5
(c) 4:5
(d) 7:9
17. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branches B3 for
both the years?
(a) 68.54%
(b) 71.11%
(c) 73.17%
(d) 75.55%
18. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of
branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
(a) 75%
(b) 77.5%
(c) 82.5%
(d) 87.5%
19. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000?
(a) 73
(b) 80
(c) 83
(d) 88

20. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand numbers) is?
(a) 250
(b) 310
(c) 435
(d) 560
The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book.
Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions (21-25) based on it.Various Expenditures (in percentage)
Incurred in Publishing a Book
21. If for a certain quantity of books, the publisher has to pay Rs. 30,600 as 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
22. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty?
(a) 15°
(b) 24°
(c) 54°
(d) 48°

23. The price of the book is marked 20% above the C.P. If the marked price of the book is Rs. 180,
then what is the cost of the paper used in a single copy of the book?
(a)Rs. 36
(b) Rs. 37.50
(c) Rs. 42
(d) Rs. 44.25
24. If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82500, then what should
be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?
(a) Rs. 187.50
(b) Rs. 191.50
(c) Rs. 175
(d) Rs. 180
25. Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by:
(a) 5%
(b) 15%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%
The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book.
Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions (26-30) based on it.
26. 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
27. For an edition of 12,500 copies, the amount of Royalty paid by the publisher is Rs. 2,81,250. What should
be the selling price of the book if the publisher desires a profit of 5%?
(a) Rs. 152.50
(b) Rs. 157.50
(c) Rs. 162.50
(d) Rs. 167.50

28. If for an edition of the book, the cost of paper is Rs. 56250, then find the promotion cost for this edition.
(a) Rs. 20,000
(b) Rs. 22,500
(c) Rs. 25,500
(d) Rs. 28,125
29. Which two expenditures together have central angle of 108°?
(a) Biding Cost and Transportation Cost
(b) Printing Cost and Paper Cost
(c) Royalty and Promotion Cost
(d) Binding Cost and Paper Cost
Study the chart and answer the questions: The pie chart given here represents the domestic expenditure of a
family in percent. Study the chart and answer the following questions (30-32) if the total monthly income of
the family is Rs. 33,650
30. The house rent per month is

(a) Rs. 6000

(b) Rs. 6152
(c) Rs. 6057
(d) Rs. 6048

31. The annual savings in the form of provident fund would be

(a) Rs. 48456
(b) Rs. 48540
(c) Rs. 48856
(d) Rs. 45480
32. The total amount per month, the family spends on food and entertainment combined together, is
(a) Rs. 11432
(b) Rs. 11441
(c) Rs. 12315
(d) Rs. 12443