DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Code: GRE12Q015

Directions (1-5): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

No: of cycles in 5 types manufactured by a company over the years (In thousands)

TYPES OF CYCLES

YEARS A B C D E

1997 200 150 78 90 65

1998 150 180 100 105 70

1999 180 175 92 110 85

2000 195 160 120 125 75

2001 220 185 130 135 80

1. What was the percentage increase in 4. In case of which type of cycles was
production of D type cycles from 1998 - there a continuous increase in
2000? production over the years?
(a) 10 (b) 19 (a) B (b) A
(c) 5 (d) 25 (c) C (d) D
2. In case of which type of cycles was the 5. The Production of E type of cycles in
total production of e given 5 years the 2001 was what percent f production of
maximum? B type in 2000?
(a) C (b) B (a) 80 (b) 20
(c) A (d) D (c) 50 (d) 200
3. What was the percentage drop in
production of A type cycles from 1991-
1999?

(a) 30 (b) 10
(c) 25 (d) 50

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Directions (6-10): The following table shows the number o different motorcycles produced and sold by
a company between 1996 and 2001. Read the data carefully and answer the question! that appear at
the end of the table.

6. In which year was the ratio of sale to (a) 1996 (b) 1997
production of C type motorcycles the (c) 1998 (d) None of these
highest? 9. What percentage of C type of
(a) 1996 (b) 1997 motorcycles sold in 2000 was more
(c) 1998 (d) 2000 than those motorcycles sold in 1999?
7. The ratio of total number of (a) 100 (b) 150
motorcycles, sold to that produced (c) 25 (d) 50
during the given period is least in the 10. What was the average production
case of which of the types? percentage of A type motorcycles in
(a) A (b) C 1997 to the total production of this type
(c) D (d) E of motorcycles in all the given years.
8. In which of the following years the (a) 20 (b) 10
percentage of sale of B type (c) 40 (d) 15
motorcycles was more than he
production of that year?

Directions (11-15): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions that follow:

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11. By how much amount are the sales in 14. The ratio of the number of years for
1989 more than that in 1987? which the sales were above average to
(a) Rs. One hundred the number of years for which the sales
(b) Rs. Ten thousand were below average is
(c) Rs. One lakhs (a) 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 2
(d) Rs. Ten lakhs (c) 4 : 3 (d) 1 : 2
12. The sales in 1987 are how many times 15. What are the approximate average
to that in 1988? sales (in thousands) for the years 1988
(a) 0.8 (b) 1.25 to 1991?
(c) 8 (d) 0.25 (a) 420 (b) 425
13. In which year do the sales show the (c) 430 (d) None of these
least percent increase over those in the
preceding year ?
(a) 1986 (b) 1988
(c) 1989 (d) 1990

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Directions (16-20) : The following bar chart is self explanatory about the bank credit and
number of sick units between the years 1996 and 2000. Carefully study the data given in the
chart and answer the questions given at the end.

16. What was the percentage increase in (a) Rs. 3 crores (b) Rs 3 lakhs
number of sick units from 1996 to (c) Rs. 30 lakhs (d) Rs. 30 crores
1999? 19. In which year was the bank credit per
(a) 50 (b) 150 sick unit the maximum?
(c) 25 (d) 200 (a) 1996 (b) 1997
17. What was the difference in bank credit (c) 1998 (d) 1999
between 1997-1998? 20. In 1999 what was the bank credit per
(a) Rs 5 crores (b) Rs. 50 crores sick unit approximately?
(a) Rs. 32 crores(b) Rs. 71 crores
(c) Rs 500 crores(d) Rs. 50 lakhs (c) Rs. 71 lakhs (d) Rs. 60 lakhs
18. If the bank credit is reduced to half in
the year 1997, what will be the
approximate bank credit per sick unit?

Directions (21-25): The following line chart shows the sale of hardware by the Indian
computer Industry between the years 1991- 96, within the country and outside in crores of
rupees. Study the data given in the chart and answer the questions that follow:
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5000

4200
4000

3200
3000

Domestic
Exports
2000
1600 1800
1400
1200
1000 900
1000
400
200
0
1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96

21. What was the difference on sale of 1992-93 and 1993-94 together and that
hardware between domestic and of domestic sector in 1993-94?
exports in 1993-94? (a) Rs 300 crores
(a) Rs 1000 crores (b) Rs 200 crores
(b) Rs 500 crores (c) Rs"400 crores
(c) Rs 1200 crores (d) Rs 150 crores
(d) Rs. 700 crores 24. Approximately what was the
22. In which of the following years was the percentage increase in sale in domestic
percentage increase in sale of hardware sector from 1994-95 to 1995-96?
in domestic sector maximum over the (a) 35 (b) 25
preceding year? (c) 40 (d) 20
(a) 1992-93 25. What was the difference in the average
(b) 1993-94 sale between the domestic and export
(c) 1994-95 sectors?
(d) 1992-93 & 1993-94 (a) Rs 900 crores
23. What was the difference between the (b) Rs 1380 crores
total hardware sale in exports sector in (c) Rs 1560 crores
(d) Rs 600 crores

Directions (26-30): These questions are based on the circle graph below which shows the
expenditure incurred in bringing out a b by a publisher

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26. If the author's royalties amount to Rs. 29. The miscellaneous expenditure
30,000, the bin charges amount to Rs. amounts to Rs. 2000 and copies of the
(a) 6,000 (b) 10, 500 book are published in all. What is the co
(c) 12,000 (d) 15,000 copy at which the book must be priced
27. What should be the central angle of the if the publisher d a profit of 5%?
sector for transportation charges ? (a) Rs. 5 (b) Rs. 7.50
(a) 4° (b) 8.4° (c) Rs. 8 (d) Rs.8.40
(c) 12.4° (d) 14.4° 30. If the binder's charges amount to Rs.
28. If the advertisement charges amount to 6,000, then the ex on the cost of paper
Rs. 18,000, the expenditure incurred in would have been
bringing out the book is Rs. (a) Rs. 5,000 (b) Rs. 7,200
(a) 60,300 (b) 63,000 (c) Rs. 10,000 (d) Rs. 9,600
(c) 9,000 (d) 1,00,000

Directions (31-35): The following pie-charts show the percentage of different types of
employees in a company in the years 1997 and 1998. Read the data carefully and answer the
questions that follow:

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31. In 1997, the total number of which of 34. If the number of D-type employees in
the following types of pairs of 1998 were 5000, what would have been
employees was approximately equal to its approximate percentage in the
type of employees in 1998? company?
(a) B and C (b) A and C (a) 8 (b) 12
(c) D and E (d) C and D (c) 14 (d) 10
32. From 1997 to 1998 in the case, which of 35. The number of A type employees in
the following types of employees the 1998 was approximately what percent
change was maximum? of the number of A type employees in
(a) B (b) D 1997?
(c) C (d) A (a) 115 (b) 140
33. What was approximate difference in the (c) 125 (c) 130
number of B - type of employees during
1997 and 1998?
(a) 2285 (b) 2325
(c) 2085 (d) 2620

Data Interpretation Key:

DI-1 3. B
4. D
1. B 5. C
2. C

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DI-2

6. A DI-6:
7. C
21. D
8. B
9. D 22. C
23. A
10. A
24. D
25. B
DI-3
DI-7:
11. C
26. C
12. A
13. D 27. D
14. A 28. D
15. D 29. D
30. A

DI-8:
DI-5: 31. D
16. D 32. A
33. A
17. C
18. B 34. D
35. C
19. D
20. D

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