DATA

INTERPRETATION
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TOPIC TEST:DATA INTERPRETATION

No. of Questions: 20

Time: 15 min

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the table below to answer these questions.
The Expenditure of a Company (000 Rs) per annum over the given
years
Years

Items of Expenditure
Salary

Bonuses

Travel

Taxes

Interest

Expenses

on Loans

2005

246

17

67

112

37

2006

264

23

78

125

45

2007

287

29

71

137

53

2008

301

33

82

129

49

2009

325

47

73

141

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1. What is the average amount of bonuses per year paid by the company?
1) Rs. 30,000

2) Rs. 2,98,000

4) Rs. 3,00,000

5) None of these

3) Rs. 29,800

2. The total amount of travel expenses during the given period is

approximately what percentage of the total amount of interest on loans
during the given period?
1) 133%

2) 145%

3) 150%

4) 154%

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5) 158%

3. Total expenditure on all these items in 2006 was approximately what

percent of the total expenditure in 2008?
1)93%

2)90%

3)87%

4)83%

5) 79%

4. Which type of expenditure is always increasing over the given period?

1) Salary and Bonuses

2) Travel Expenses

4) Interest on Loans

5) None of these

3) Taxes

5. What is the ratio between the total amount of travel expenses of 2006 and
2008 to the salary of 2009?
1) 1 : 2

2) 2 : 1

3) 3 : 2

4) 65 : 32 5) 32 : 65

Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the data below to answer these questions.
Production of Paper (in lakh tonnes) by three Companies X, Y and Z
over the Years

6. For which of the following years, the percentage rise/fall in production

from the previous year is the maximum for Company Y?
1)1997

2)1998

3)1999

4)2000

5) None of these

7.What is the ratio of the average production of Company X in the period

1998-2000 to the average production of Company Y in the same period?
1)1:1

2)15:17

3)23:25

4)27:29

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5) None of these

8. The average production for five years was maximum for which company?
1)X

2)Y

3)Z

4)X and Z both

5) None of these

9. In which year was the percentage of production of Company Z to the

production of Company Y the maximum?
1)1996

2)1997

3)1998

4)1999

5) None of these

10.What is the percentage increase in the production of Company Y from

1996 to 1999?
1)30%

2)45%

3)50%

4)60%

5) None of these

Directions (Q. 11 - 15): Study the following graph carefully and

answer the questions given below it.
Income and Expenditure of a Company over the years (Rs. in crore)

11. In which of the following years was the difference between the income
and the expenditure the maximum?
1) 1988

2) 1991

3) 1986

4) 1987

5) none of these

12. The income in 1987 was equal to the expenditure in which of the
following years?
1) 1985 only

2) 1990 only

4) 1988 and 1989

5) None of these

3) 1985, 1989 and 1991

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13. What was the approximate percentage drop in expenditure from 1988 to
1989?
1) 35

2) 25

3) 75

4) 40

5) None of these

14. What was the percentage increase in income from 1987 to 1988?
1) 175

2) 75

3) 60

4) 125

5) None of these

15. In how many of the given years was the expenditure more than the
income?
1) 1

2) 3

3) 4

4) 2

5) None of these

Directions (16-20): Study the data below to answer these questions.

The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing
out a book, by a publisher.

16. What is the central angle showing the cost of paper?

1) 16

2) 32

3) 28 . 8

4) 57.6

5) None of these

17. If the cost of printing is Rs. 23400, the royalty is:

1) Rs.6500
4) Rs.7840

2) Rs.2340

3) Rs.4680

5)None of these

18. If miscellaneous expenditures amount to Rs.18000, the expenditure on

canvassing will be:
1) Rs. 8000

2) Rs. 14400

3) Rs. 46800

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4) Rs. 40500

5) None of these

19. Royalty on the book is less than canvassing expenditure by:

1) 8%
4) 46%

2) 80%

3) 44.44%

5) None of these

20. If 5500 copies are published and miscellaneous expenditures amount to

Rs. 36960 and the marked price is 40% above cost price, then the marked
price of each copy is:
1) Rs.122.50
4) Rs.92.40

2) Rs.117.60

3) Rs.126.40

5) None of these

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