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IN
DATA
INTERPRETATION-1
Tips to solve DI with exercise
By Rahul Rituraj and Vivek Singh
2015
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1.PIE CHART
Pie charts are specific types of data presentation where the data is represented in the form
of a circle. In a pie chart, a circle is divided into various sections or segments such that
each sector or segment represents a certain proportion or percentage of the total.
In such a diagram, the total of all the given items is equated to 360 degrees and the
degrees of angles, representing different items, are calculated proportionately. The entire
diagram looks like a pie and its components resemble slices cut from a pie. The pie chart
is used to show the break-up of one continuous variable into its component parts.
Just like in a Geometry question, we can always set up proportions based on part/whole ratios.
You might not need to use Circle properties for these Data Analysis questions, but its good
knowledge to have up your sleeve! A sector (or “slice”) of a pie chart is always part of the
entire area of the pie chart, and an arc of the pie chart is always part of the entire
circumference.
2.TABULAR PRESENTATION
A table is a set of data arranged in rows and columns and is one of the most common way
of putting information across to people. A table consists of several boxes with
information inside. The first row and the first column are generally used to denote the
titles. While any type of data can be presented in table form, that too in a very accurate
manner, interpreting the data in table form is more difficult and time consuming than the
other modes, all of which are basically pictorial or graphical in presentation.
Read the data very carefully, as the smallest detail may change the meaning of the
question completely. Similarly, the instructions have to be understood carefully to
prevent wasting time in calculating data that is not required, and also to find out
exactly what is the answer that is sought.
Try to understand the data provided carefully, before jumping to answer the
questions. The questions are designed to be deceptive, and proper understanding
of the requirements is a must. If the Data provided is of the combined variety or if
there are more than one data table/charts/graphs, try to understand the relation
between the given tables.
For Example, one table may talk about absolute sales figures, while the other table
may talk of sales as a percentage of production. Hence, any question on excess
production or Goods in stock, will require data from both tables.
Be very careful of the units used in the tables, and the units in which the answers
(options) are provided. A mistake in the units may yield an entirely different
answer. Also be careful of whether the answer is required in decimal or
percentage. Such errors are common and easily avoidable.
QUESTION NO 1
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it. Expenditures of a
Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years.
Study the following bar charts and answer the questions..Foreign Trade (Imports
and Exports) by countries for the year (1993 - 1994).
1. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during
this period?
2. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is
approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period?
A.0.1%
B.0.5%
C.1%
D.1.25%
3. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the
total expenditure in 2002?
A.62%
B.66%
C.69%
D.71%
4.The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is?
QUESTION NO 2
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 based on it.
1. The ratio of the maximum exports to the minimum imports was closest to ?
A. 64
B.69
C.74
D.79
C.3
D.6
3. The total trade deficit/surplus for all the countries put together was ?
A.11286 surplus
B.11286 deficit
C.10286 deficit
D. None of these
QUESTION NO 3
1. 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
2. What is the central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred
on Royalty?
A. 15º
B. 24º
C. 54º
D. 48º
3. 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
4. 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
A. 5%
B. 33 1/5%
C. 20%
D. 25%
QUESTION NO 4
Study the following graph and the table and answer the questions given below.
1. What will be the percentage of total number of males in U.P., M.P. and Goa
together to the total population of all the given states?
A. 25%
B. 27.5%
C. 28.5%
D. 31.5%
2. What was the total number of illiterate people in A.P. and M.P. in 1998?
A. 876040
B. 932170
C. 981550
D. 1161160
3. What is the ratio of the number of females in T.N. to the number of females in
Delhi?
A. 7 : 5
B. 9 : 7
C. 13 : 11
D. 15 : 14
5. If in the year 1998, there was an increase of 10% in the population of U.P. and
12% in the population of M.P. compared to the previous year, then what was the
ratio of populations of U.P. and M.P. in 1997?
A. 42 : 55
B. 48 : 55
C. 7 : 11
D. 4 : 5
QUESTION NO 5
Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.
In a school, there are four chemical laboratories namely Lab 1, Lab 2, Lab 3 and
Lab 4.There are only six types of acids that are available in these laboratories. The
following table provides information about the number of bottles of each type of
acid in each of these laboratories.
Every bottle of acid in the chemical laboratories is further categorized on the basis
of its capacity under one or the other of the five different categories namely ‘S’,
‘M’, ‘L’, ‘XL’ and ‘XXL’.
The following chart provides information about the number of bottles of acids in
each of the mentioned categories (on the basis of its capacity) as a percentage of
the total number of bottles of acids in these laboratories.
number of bottles of Benzoic, Hydrochloric and Salicylic acid that are in one or the other
of three categories S, M and L are ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ respectively.
3. Which of the following can be equal to the ratio a : b : c?
A. 2 : 31 : 5
B. 13 : 17 : 17
C. 15 : 7 : 19
D. 13 : 7 : 30
E. None of these.
4.If the value of ‘a’ is maximum possible, then the number of bottles of Benzoic acid
in Lab 2 that do not belong to any of the three categories S, M and L cannot be less
than:
A. 76
B. 75
C. 78
D. 77
E. 79
5. The number of bottles of how many of the acids (Sulphuric, Nitric, etc.) is less
than the average number of bottles per acid (Sulphuric, Nitric, etc.)?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 3
E. None of these
QUESTION NO 6
The following pie chart represents the break-up of Raju’s monthly Expenses.
1.If Raju spent Rs 4500 more on food and transport together than he spent on rent,
then find his monthly expenses.
A. Rs 15,000
B. Rs 25,000
C. Rs 30,000
D. Rs 35,000
E. Rs 40,000
2. If Raju increased his savings, which is currently 10% of his income, by 20% and
reduced his expenses by 20%, then his savings would be what percentage of his
expenses?
A. 10%
B. 12.5%
C. 15%
D. 16.66%
E. 20%
A. 4,500
B. 5,000
C. 6,500
D. 7,500
E. None of these
4. Find the angle made by the expenditure on rent and ‘others’ put together.
A. 120°
B. 160°
C. 180°
D. 210°
E. 240°
5. As prices dropped, Raju’s expenditure on clothes dropped by 10%. As a result of
this, his expenditure on ‘others’ decreased from Rs 10,500 to Rs 10,290.What
percentage of his expenditure on ‘others’ was spent on clothes?
A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 15%
D. 20%
E. 22.5%
QUESTION NO 7
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Expenditures of a Company (in Lakh Rupees) per Annum Over the given Years
Year Item of Expenditure
1. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay
during this period?
A. Rs. 32.43 lakhs
B. Rs. 33.72 lakhs
C. Rs. 34.18 lakhs
D. Rs. 36.66 lakhs
2. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is
approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period?
A. 0.1%
B. 0.5%
C. 1%
D. 1.25%
3. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of
the total expenditure in 2002?
A. 62%
B. 66%
C. 69%
D. 71%
4. The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is?
5. The ratio
atio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total
expenditure on Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately?
A. 4:7
B. 10:13
C. 15:18
D. 5:8
QUESTION NO 8
The following table shows the number of new employees added to different
categories of employees in a company and also the number of employees from
these categories who left the company every year since the foundation of the
Company in 1995.
A. 128
B. 112
C. 96
D. 88
2. What was the total number of Peons working in the Company in the year
1999?
A. 1312
B. 1192
C. 1088
D. 968
3. For which of the following categories the percentage increase in the number of
employees working in the Company from 1995 to 2000 was the maximum?
A. Managers
B. Technicians
C. Operators
D. Accountants
4. During the period between 1995 and 2000, the total number of Operators who
left the Company is what percent of total number of Operators who joined the
Company?
A. 19%
B. 21%
C. 27%
D. 29%
5. What is the pooled average of the total number of employees of all categories
in the year 1997?
A. 1325
B. 1195
C. 1265
D. 1235
SOLUTION KEY
QUESTION : OPTION FOR EACH QUESTION
1. DCCAB
2. BBBDB
3. CCBAD
4. CDDBA
5. CDBAD
6. CDECD
7. DCCAB
8. DBABD