Data Interpretation

Bar Graph
BY
MANOJ SIR
Directions(1-4): Study the following graph carefully & answer the questions given below it.
Imports of 3 companies over the years (in Rs. Crores )

1. In which of the following years, the imports made by company 'A' was exactly equal to
the average import made by it over the given years?
A. 1995 B. 1996 C. 1997 D. B and C E. None
2. What was the percentage increase in imports by company ‘B’ from 1995 to 1999?
A. 40 B. 250 C. 100 D. 200 E. None

3. Imports by company ‘C’ in 1997 is how many more than the average imports by all
company in same year?
A. 25 B. 15 C. 35 D. 60 E. None
4. In which of the following years was the imports made by company ‘A’ exactly half of
the total imports made by company ‘B’ and ‘C’ together in that year?
A. 1994 B. 1996 C. 1998 D. 1995 E. None
Directions(5-8): Study the following graph carefully & answer the questions given below it.

5. In how many cities is the number of public sector employees more than 10% of the total
number of public sector employees?
A. 5 B. 3 C. 4 D. 2 E. None
6. By what percentage is the number of public sector employees in Chennai less than those
in Mumbai?
A. 50 B. 55 C. 75 D. 70 E. 77
7. Approximately what percentage was share by total private sector employees among all
the employees?
A. 26 B. 20 C. 40 D. 35 E. 60
8. What was the approximately ratio of the public sector employees to private sector
employees in Bangalore?
A. 2 : 3 B. 1 : 2 C. 3 : 1 D. 3 : 4 E. 9 : 5
Directions(9-11): Study the following graph carefully & answer the questions given below it.

9. The difference in profit (Rs, in crores) of the company during 2007 and 2008 is
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
10. In how many years was the expenditure of the company more than the average
expenditure of the given years?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1
11. The percentage increases in income of the company from 2007 to 2008 is
A. 30% B. 25% C. 33.33 % D. 42 %
Directions(12-15): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions
The bar graph shows the performance of 3 political parties A, B and C in terms of
votes acquired in the elections in a constituency during 2008-2012. The following data
given in lakhs.

12. By what percent is the average number of votes acquired by B more/less than that of A
during 2008-2012?
A. 13% more B. 13% less C. 15% more D. 15% less
13. How many more votes are required by C in 2013 than in 2012 to make the ratio of votes
with A, 3 : 2, keeping the votes of A same in 2012?
A. 12.45 lakh B. 4.725 lakh C. 6.225 lakh D. 1.27 lakh
14. In 2011, by what percent should the votes of C increase to exceed the votes of B in the
same year by 12%?
A. 51%
B. 33.9%
C. 89.9%
D. 53%
Directions(15 – 19) : Study the graph carefully and answer the following questions.
A shopkeeper sells five different types of articles. The chart represents the profit percent
earned and the discount given in five different articles.

16. If the cost price of article B and the article C are Rs. 2500 and Rs. 2400, respectively. Find
the difference b/w the marked price of the article B and the marked price of the article C.
A. Rs. 450 B. Rs. 430 C. Rs. 500 D. Rs. 650 E. Rs. 460
17. If the marked price of the article E is Rs. 4800 then find the cost price of the article E.
A. Rs. 1500
B. Rs. 1850
C. Rs. 1800
D. Rs. 1600
E. Rs. 1750
18. If the selling price of the article A and the article D are Rs. 3132 and Rs. 1700,
respectively then the marked price of the article D is what percent of the marked price of
the article A?
A.75%
B. 50%
C. 80%
D. 60%
E. 40%
19. The discount given in the article A has been reduced by 6.7% and also the marked
price of the article has been reduced by Rs. 400. If initially, the cost price of article A is
Rs. 2320, then find the difference between the discount given earlier and the discount
given after reducing the marked price.
A. Rs. 328
B. Rs. 356
C. Rs. 384
D. Rs. 320
E. Rs. 365
20. What will be the ratio of the cost price of the article E and the cost price of the article C
if the selling price of the article C and the selling price of the article E is Rs. 2124 and Rs.
1848, respectively?
A. 9 : 8
B. 6 : 7
C. 7 : 9
D. 7 : 5
E. 9 : 7