Data Interpretation Questions for Competitive Exams
Data Interpretation: Data Interpretation Questions are usually asked in all competitive exams like SSC, SBI, IBPS, RBI, LIC, RRB, AAI, DRDO, ISRO, NTR, FSSAI, CWC, LIC, SSC CGL, Railways and other state government exams. Data Interpretation questions require clear observation of charts like pie chart, bar chart, radar chart, line chart, table chart. On this page, we are providing all varieties of Data Interpretation Questions along with previous year Data Interpretation Questions. Data Interpretation Questions are usually based on basic knowledge of arithmetic & fast calculation which includes good command on multiplication, division, addition, subtraction along with Vedic Math. Data Interpretation Questions is a very important section of Quantitative Aptitude. Most of the questions come from Data Interpretation in Quantitative Aptitude section.
Set-5 Refer to the table and answer the following questions: 1. If the number of male post graduate employees in company H is 1800, what percent of the female employees in that particular company are post graduate?
Ans:1 Number of Post graduate employees in Company H = 3360 *(80/100) = 2688 Number of female post graduate employees in Company H = 2688 – 1800 = 888 Required Percentage = (888 * 100)/1200 = 74%
2. In which of the given companies is the percentage of women employees with respect to the total number of employees (both males and females) in that company the second lowest?
Ans:4 Company A : (7/12 )*100 = 58.33% Company B : (5/16 )*100 = 31.25% Company C : (11/21)*100 = 52.38% Company D : (2/5)*100 = 40% Company E : (6/13)*100 = 46.15% Company F : (21/41)*100 = 51.21% Company G : (7/15)*100 = 46.66% Company H : (5/14)*100 = 35.71%
3. What is the ratio of the total number of male employees in companies B and H together to the total number of female employees in Companies C and D together?
4. What is the difference between the average number of post graduate employees in companies A, B and D together and the average number of post graduate employees in companies F, G and H?
Ans:3 Average number of post graduate employees in companies A, B and D = (1926 + 1872 + 2145)/3 = 5943/3 = 1981 Average number of post graduate employees in companies F, G and H = (2091 + 2046 + 2688)/3 = 6875/3 = 2275 Difference = 2275 – 1981 = 294
5. Which of the given companies has the highest number of average employees per office?
Ans:4 Company A – 2568/16 = 160.5 ; Company B – 2880/18 = 160 Company C – 2310/14 = 165 ; Company D – 3575/22 = 162.5 Company E – 2054/13 = 158 ; Company F – 2788/17 = 164 Company G – 3720/24 = 155 ; Company H – 3360/21 = 160
Set-6 The circle-graph given here shows the spending of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions given below it. 6. What percent of total spending is spent on Tennis?
Ans:1 Percentage of money spend on Tennis = (45 / 360 x 100) % = 12 1/2 %
7. How much percent more is spent on Hockey than that on Golf?
Ans:4 Let the total spending on sports be Rs. x. Then, Amount spent on Golf = Rs. (36/360 * x) = Rs. x / 10 Amount spent on Hockey = Rs (63/360 * x) = Rs. 7x / 40 Difference = Rs. (7x/40 – x / 10) = Rs 3x / 40 Therefore, required percentage = Rs. ((3x/40) / (x/10) x 100) % = 75%.
8. If the total amount spent on sports during the year be Rs. 1, 80,00,000 , the amount spent on Basketball exceeds on Tennis by:
Ans:1 Amount spent on Basketball exceeds that on Tennis by: = Rs. ((50 – 45) / 360 x 1,80,00,000) = Rs. 2,50,000.
9. How much percent less is spent on Football than that on Cricket?
Ans:3 Let the total spending on sports be Rs. x. Then, Amount spent on Cricket = Rs. (81/360 * x) = Rs. 9x/40 Amount spent on Football = Rs. (54/360 * x) = Rs. 3x/20 Difference = Rs. (9x/40 – 3x/20) = Rs. 3x /40 Therefore, Required percentage = Rs. ((3x/40) / (9x/40) x 100)% = 33 1/3 %.
10. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 2 crores, the amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together was:
Ans:2 Amount spent on Cricket and Hockey together = Rs. ((81 + 63) / 360 x 2) crores = Rs. 0.8 crores = Rs. 80,00,000.
