DATA INTERPRETATION PRACTICE EXERCISE

(Logical DI)
Ref: DEX1002201

Directions for questions 1 to 4: These questions are based on the following information.

A company was established on 1 st January 2015 with a total of 10 members. They were divided into four groups
– A, B, C and D – with each group containing at least two members. Each member had a distinct integral age as on
January 1, 2015 with the minimum age being 20 years and the maximum age being 29 years. These groups were
to continue for the whole year.

At the end of every year, reshuffling of these ten members takes place such that a different set of members
(no common member) are there in any two years in a particular group. The total number of members in the company
remained the same throughout. The following graph gives the average of the integral ages of the members of each
group as on 1st January of the three years.

35

29.5
30 28 27.5
25.5 26
24.33 24.5 24.5
Average age (in years)

25 23 23.5
22.5
20.5
20

15

10

0
GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D

1st January 2015 1st January 2016 1st January 2017

Note: It is known that group A had four members as on January 1, 2017.

1. What was the age of the eldest person in Group B 4. How many groups showed a consistent increase
as on January 1st, 2017? in the total age of all the members put together,
(A) 23 years across the years?
(B) 26 years (A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1
(C) 25 years
(D) 27 years Directions for questions 5 to 8: Answer these
questions on the basis of the information given below.
2. How many members are common between Group B
for the year 2015 and Group D for the year 2016? 128 players participate in each of the four Grand Slam
(A) 0 (B) 1
tennis tournaments that take place in a year.
(C) 2 (D) 3
Each tournament is played on a knockout basis such
3. The total age of which group was the highest in the that in every round, the player who loses a match
year 2017? is eliminated from the tournament, while the player who
(A) A (B) B wins, advances to the next round. No player receives
(C) C (D) D a walkover/bye in any round in any of the Grand Slams.
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For the questions below, assume that the same set Directions for questions 7 and 8: Select the correct
of 128 players played in each of the four Grand Slams. alternative from the given choices.

Directions for questions 5 and 6: Type in your answer 7. What could be the minimum number of matches
in the input box provided below the question. won by player Y, if he had the best win-loss ratio
among all the players in the four Grand Slams
5. Player X had an overall win-loss record of 21-3 in a year?
in the Grand Slams in a year. What is the earliest (A) 7 (B) 8
round in which he could have lost in a Grand Slam (C) 9 (D) 10
tournament in that year?
8. At the end of the four Grand Slams in a year, the top
six players, in terms of the number of matches won
in Grand Slams in that year, qualify for the slam
6. If the win-loss record in the Grand Slams in a year of champions. What could be the maximum number
for the players ranked 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the world of matches won, in all the four Grand Slams put
is 15-3, 17-3, 12-3 and 15-3 respectively, then what together, by a player who did not qualify for the slam
is the highest ratio of wins to losses for any player of champions?
in the four Grand Slams in that year? (A) 22 (B) 21
(C) 20 (D) 19

Directions for questions 9 to 12: Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below.

The following are the details of different steps involved in opening a fully functional computer centre after finalisation
of the premises.

Other works that should

S.No. Work Code of the work Duration (in weeks) be completed before this
work
1. Planning by architect A 2 weeks −

2. First painting of roof B 1 week −

3. First painting of walls C 1 week B

Partitioning the
4. D 2 weeks A, B
workspace
5. Networking E 4 weeks A

6. Air conditioning F 6 weeks D

7. Electrical work G 3 weeks B

8. False ceiling H 4 weeks E, F

9. False flooring I 1 week L

10. Fire safety systems J 1 week G

11. Final painting of ceiling K 2 weeks H

12. Final painting of walls L 2 weeks K, C

9. What is the earliest time, from the start, by which the 11. Considering the information given in the previous
false ceiling work can start if more than one work question, what is the maximum possible time gap
can be undertaken at any given time, as long as the between the start of Planning by architect and the
conditions are met? start of electrical work?
(A) 6th week (B) 8th week (A) 8 weeks (B) 10 weeks
(C) 10th week (D) 11th week (C) 12 weeks (D) 15 weeks
10. If more than one work can be undertaken at any
12. What can be the maximum time gap between
given time as long as the conditions are met, what
is the minimum possible time, from the start, the start of the Air conditioning work and start of the
in which all of the above mentioned works can Final painting of walls if only one work is done
be completed? at a time and no time is wasted in between?
(A) 15 weeks (B) 16 weeks (A) 3 weeks (B) 21 weeks
(C) 17 weeks (D) 19 weeks (C) 15 weeks (D) 18 weeks

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Directions for questions 13 to 16: These questions are based on the following information.
The bar graph shows the viewership (by percentage) of four different channels – 9YM, Channel Y, MTY and See
for a period of six months.
Viewership data of TV Channels (in %)
50
45 43 43
41 41 40
40 37
35
35 33 32
29 31
30 28
In percentages

26
25
20 20
20 18 18 19
15 15 15 15 15 15
15
10
5
0
July August September October November December

9YM Channel Y MTY See

Regarding the total viewership (in numerical terms) it is known that it was higher in August than in July and lower
in December than in November. It was also higher in October than in August and lower in September than in December.

13. If the total number of people viewing MTY in July
was K and the total number of people viewing
Channel Y in October was M, then the relationship
between K and M is ______.
(A) K > M (B) M > K (C) M < K (D) M  K
14. If the total number of people viewing 9YM or See
in October was K and the total number of people
viewing MTY in September was M, then the relation
between K and M is ______.
(A) K > M (B) K = M
(C) M > K (D) Cannot be determined
15. If the total number of people viewing either 9YM
or Channel Y in December was K and the total
number of people viewing either MTY or See in
August was M, then what is the relationship between
K and M given that the viewership (in numerical
terms) in July was greater than that in November?
(A) M > K (B) M = K
(C) K > M (D) Cannot be determined
16. At most how many of the following statements can
be simultaneously true?
1. Channel Y had its highest viewership in November.
2. See had its highest viewership in October.
3. MTY had its highest viewership in November.
4. The total viewership was the highest in October.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2
Directions for questions 17 to 20: Answer these
questions on the basis of the information given below.
A college has a total of 4200 students with the ratio
of boys to girls being 16 : 19. The students speak
at least one of the languages among English, Hindi and
French and reach college either by the college bus or in
their own vehicles. Among boys, the ratio of students
who come by own vehicle to those who use the college
bus is 25 : 23 and among girls that ratio is 10 : 9.
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Among boys who come to college in their own vehicle,
7% speak all the three languages, 15% speak both English
and Hindi, 20% both English and French, 12% speak both
Hindi and French, 44% speak Hindi and 50% speak French.
Among girls who came in their own vehicle, 6% speak all
the three languages, 9% speak only English and Hindi,
18% speak both Hindi and French, 12% speak both English
and French while 38% speak English and 47% speak Hindi.
Among girls who come to college by the college bus, 5%
speak all the three languages, 10% speak both English
and Hindi, 15% speak both Hindi and French and 20%
speak both English and French. 45% speak Hindi and
40% speak French. Among boys who use the same
mode of transport, 15% speak all the three languages,
20% speak both English and Hindi, 25% speak both
Hindi and French and 30% speak both English and
French, 45% speak English and 55% speak French.
Directions for questions 17 and 18: Select the correct
alternative from the given choices.
17. How many students speak at least two languages?
(A) 1318 (B) 1422 (C) 1476 (D) 1518
18. How many students speak only English?
(A) 800 (B) 840
(C) 860 (D) None of these
Directions for questions 19 and 20:Type in your
answer in the input box provided below the question.
19. How many students speak only one language?
20. What is the difference between the number of boys who
speak Hindi and use the college bus to the number of
girls who speak French and come by their own vehicle?
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