SBI PO MAINS MEMORY BASED REASONIG PRACTICE SET

DATA INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Directions (1-5): A person purchased 6 old smartphones of 6 different companies from a shop and sold them online.
Given below is the data showing cost price, selling price and profit/loss percentage.
C.P. (in Rs.) Profit% Loss% S.P. (in Rs.)
Nokia 9375 — — 7968.75
Apple — 14% — 21375
Samsung 12325 — 18% —
1. Xiomi 10385 — — 14019.75
2. Micromax — 24% — 5022
3. HTC 14360 — — 12924
4.
1. Cost price of Micromax smartphone is what percent of selling price of Samsung smartphone? (approximate)
(a) 38% (b) 40% (c) 42%
(d) 44% (e) 46%
2. If there have been a profit of 18% on Samsung smartphone instead of 18% loss. Then the new S.P. is how much more
than the original S.P. ?
(a) 4439 (b) 4429 (c) 4427
(d) 4437 (e) None of these
3. Profit percentage on Xiomi smartphone is what percent more/less than profit percentage on Apple smartphone?
(a) 50% more (b)150% more (c) 250% more
(d) 50% less (e) 150% less
4. What is the ratio between loss percentage of HTC smartphone to loss percentage of Nokia smartphone ?
(a) 2 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 3 : 5
(d) 2 : 5 (e) None of these
5. What is the overall profit/loss percentage? (approximate)
(a) 2.1% profit (b) 3.1% profit (c) 4.1% profit
(d) 3.1% loss (e) 2.1% loss

Directions (6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it.
In a sports event there are three categories of race (100 m, 200 m, 400 m). Total 200 athletes participated in
that event. The number of athletes who participated only in 100m race is 30% of total number of athletes, and
among them 1/3rd are females. Number of athletes who participated in 200m race only is 15% of total number of
athletes and among them 40% are females. Number of athletes who participated only in 400m race is 1/4 of total
number of athletes and among them half are females. Number of athletes who participated in 100m and 200m race
but not in 400m race is 1/10 of total number of athletes and among them 1/4 are females. Number of athletes who
participated in 100m and 400 m race but not in 200 m is 7.5% of total number of athletes and among them 8/15 are
females. Number of athletes who participated in all three categories is 1/20 of total number of athletes and among
them 1/5 are females. Number of female atheletes who participate 200m and 400 m race but not in 100m race is
8/15 of rest.

6. What is the number of female athletes who participated in exactly two categories of race?
(a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 23
(d) 24 (e) 25
7. What is the difference between the total number of male athletes and the number of female athletes who
participated in exactly one category?
(a) 61 (b) 63 (c) 65
(d) 67 (e) 69
8. What is the ratio of the total number of athletes who participated in 200m and 400m race but not in 100m race to
the male athletes among them?
(a) 15 : 11 (b) 15 : 8 (c) 15 : 7
(d) 15 : 13 (e) 8 : 7
Directions (9-13) : Study the following graphs and answer the given questions.
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 Number of Students Playing Carrom, Cricket and Hockey from Different Schools
800
700
Number of Students

600
500
Hockey
400
Cricket
300
Carrom
200
100
0
P Q R S T
School
9. Total number of students playing Carrom and Hockey together from school P is what percent of the total number of
students playing these two games together from school R?
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e)
10. If the number of students playing each game in school S is increased by 15% and the number of students playing
each game in school Q is decreased by 5%, then what will be the difference between number of students in schools S
andQ?
(a) 54 (b) 218 (c) 356
(d) 224 (e) 205
11. If out of the students playing Cricket from schools Q, S and T 40%, 35% and 45% respectively got selected for state
level competition, what was the total number of students got selected for State level competition from these schools
together?
(a) 346 (b) 241 (c) 292
(d) 284 (e) 268
12. Total number of students playing Hockey from all schools together is approximately what percent of the total
number of students playing Cricket from all schools together?
(a) 84% (b) 74% (c) 72%
(d) 79% (e) 70%
13. From school P, out of the students playing Carrom, 40% got selected for State level competition. Out of which 25%
further got selected for National level competition. From school T, out of the students playing Carrom, 45% got
selected for State level competition, out of which two-third further got selected for National level competition. What
is the total number of students playing carom from these two schools who got selected for National level
competition?
(a) 106 (b) 98 (c) 112
(d) 108 (e) 96
Directions (14 –18): Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below.
Income of two plastic manufacturing companies ONGC and BHEL over the years (in Rs lakh)
ONGC BHEL

2002 2002
2008 2008
40 2003 25 2003
65 55
40
35

2007 2007 2004

2004
55 60 35
45

2006 2005
2005 2006
60 45
50 50

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14. If the per cent profit earned by both the companies ONGC and BHEL in 2007 are equal and the expenditure of
company BHEL in 2007 is Rs 50 lakh, what approximately is the amount of profit earned by company ONGC in 2007?
(a) Rs 6.2 lakh (b) Rs 5 lakh (c) Rs 7.45 lakh
(d) Rs 9.17 lakh (e) None of these
15. For which of the following combinations of company and year is the percentage increase in income from the
previous year the maximum among all such given combinations?
(a) ONGC – 2003 (b) BHEL – 2003 (c) BHEL – 2005
(d) ONGC – 2004 (e) None of these
16. If company ONGC had a loss of 15% in year 2002, what approximately was its expenditure in that year?
(a) Rs 47 lakh (b) Rs 39 lakh (c) Rs 22 lakh
(d)Rs 40 lakh (e) None of these
17. Average income of company ONGC per year is approximately what percentage of the average income of company
BHEL per year?
(a) 113% (b) 110% (c) 80%
(d) 88% (e) None of these
18. Given that D is the midpoint of AC and BC is diameter of circle then;
(I) Area of shaded region
(II)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) No relation
19. Quantity I =
(a) Quantity I Quntity II (b) Quantity II Quantity I (c) Quantity I = Quantity II
(d) No relation (e) Quantity I Quantity II
20. Speed of a boat in still water and speed of current is in ratio 6 : 1. If it goes upstream & downstream difference of
distance is 8 km in two hours.
(a) Speed of boat
(b) A cyclist goes 28 km in 2 hrs.
(1) (2) (c)
(d) (e)
Directions (21-25): The following questions are accompanied by three statements (A) or (I), (B) or (II), and (C) or
(III). You have to determine which statements (s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.
21. What is the sum of two numbers ?
A. The bigger of these two numbers is 6 more than the smaller number.
B. 40% of the smaller number is equal to 30% of the bigger number.
C. The ratio between half of the bigger number and one-third of the smaller number is 2 : 1.
(a) Only B and C together are required
(b) Only A and B together are required
(c) Any two of A, B and C together are required
(d) All A, B and C together are required
(e) None of these
22. How many students are there in all in the institute of Arts, Commerce and Science ?
I. 20% of the students study Science.
II. The numbers of students studying Arts and Commerce are in the ratio of 3 : 5.
III. The number of students studying commerce is more than that studying Science by 375.
(a) II and III only
(b) III and either I or II only
(c) Any two of the three
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 (d) All I, II and III
(e) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all three statements.
23. What was the amount of profit earned ?
A. 10% discount was offered on the labeled price.
B. Had there been no discount, profit would have been 30%.
C. Selling price was more than the cost price by 20%
(a) A and either B or C
(b) Any two of the three
(c) All A, B and C
(d) Either A or B and C
(e) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all three statements.

24. What was the rate of compound interest on an amount of money ?

I. The amount fetches a total of Rs. 945.75 as compound interest at the end of three years.
II. The difference between the total simple interest and the total compound interest at the end of two years
with the same rate of interest was Rs. 15.
III. The ratio between the principal amount and the total simple interest at the end of three years is 20 : 3.
(a) Only I and II are required
(b) Only II and III are required
(c) Only I, II and III together are required
(d) Even with all I, II and III together the answer cannot be determined
(e) None of these
25. What is the total number of employees in the company ?
I. Number of male employees is more than the number of female employees by 25.
II. Total number of officers is three-fourth of the clerks.
III. Number of male officers is 126.
(a) All I, II and III
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
(e) Question cannot be answered even with the information in all three statements.
26. Ram Lal is a renowned packager of fruits in Varanasi. He packs 70 mangoes or 56 guavas every day working 7 hours
per day. His wife also helps him. She packs 30 mangoes or 24 guavas working 6 hours per day. Ram Lal has to pack
3300 mangoes and 2400 guavas with the help of his wife. They work alternatively, each day 10 hours. His wife
started packaging on the first day and works on every alternate days. Similarly Ram Lal started his work on second
day and worked alternatively till the completion of the work. In how many days the work will be finished?
(a) 85 days (b) days (c) 84 days
(d) None of these (e) 86 days
Directions (27-29): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow :
A box contains 2 blue caps, 4 red caps, 5 green caps and 1 yellow cap.
27. If one cap is picked at random, what is the probability that it is either blue or yellow ?
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) None of these
28. If two caps are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is red ?
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) None of these
29. If three caps are picked at random, what is the probability that two are red and one is green ?
(a) (b) (c)
(d) (e) None of these

Directions (30 – 32) : Given below are the line graphs showing total production of sugarcane(in million tonnes) and
percentage export in 3 districts (Haryana, Punjab and UP) between 2010-2013. Read the following line graphs
carefully and answer the following questions.

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 up haryana punjab
350
312.24
300
295.96
245 262.62
250
250.25 192.24
198.84 212.28
200
185.25 175.22
180.24
150
160.69
100

50

0
2010 2011 2012 2013

punjab UP haryana
90
80 78
70
65
60 60 62
55
50 50 52
45 45
40 40 38
30 30
20
10
0
2010 2011 2012 2013

(percent export of sugarcane)

30. What is the approximate average export of sugarcane (in million tonnes) in Haryana of all years together?
(a) 140 (b) 146 (c) 152
(d) 158 (e) 162
31. Total export of sugarcane from UP is approximately what percent of total production in UP in All years together?
(a) 41 (b) 45 (c) 49
(d) 33 (e) 37
32. Export of sugarcane from Haryana in 2010 and 2011 together is What percent of production in punjab in years
2012 and 2013 together?(round off to 2 decimal places)
(a) 57.93 (b) 58.43 (c) 59.43
(d) 56.43 (e) none of these
Directions (33-35): Study the following information carefully to answer the questions given below it.
In a school of 2500 students, all the students have enrolled for different games viz. hockey, table-
tennis, badminton, football, cricket, chess and carom. The respective ratio of girls to boys in the school is 3 : 2. 20%
of the boys play only cricket. 25% of the girls play table-tennis, badminton and carom only. 26.8% of the boys play
only football. The number of girls playing only cricket is 175% of the boys playing the same. The respective ratio of
girls and boys playing only chess is 12 : 11. 25.7% of the boys play hockey, table-tennis and carom only. One-fourth
of the girls play only badminton. The remaining girls play football and hockey only. The remaining boys play only
chess.
33. How many students play more than one game?
(a) 850 (b) 862 (c) 732
(d) 670 (e) None of these
34. The total number of students playing hockey is what per cent of the total number of students in the school?

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 (a) 25.7% (b) 10.8% (c) 14.28%
(d) 21.14% (e) None of these
35. What is the respective ratio of total number of boys playing chess to the total number of girls playing
badminton?
(a) 11 : 30 (b) 13 : 32 (c) 9 : 29
(d) 13 : 29 (e) None of these

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