Quantitative Aptitude - Data Interpretation Questions

Study the bar chart and answer the questions based on it.

Production of Pesticides by Coromandal International Ltd. Company (in 1000 tonnes)

In which year was the percentage increase in production as compared to the previous year the maximum?

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Study the following pie-charts to answer the following questions :

The pie-charts show the expenditure of two companies A and B, Which are Rs.50 lakh and Rs.60 lakh respectively.

1.If the incomes of Company A and B are in the ratio of 4:5 and the income of Company B is 180% of its expenditure,then what is the difference between the income of Company B and the income of Company A ?

1.Rs.2200000       2. Rs.1900000       3. Rs.2160000       4. Rs.1850000       5.Rs.2250000

2.If the number of employees in Company A is a hundred then what is the average salary of the employees in Company A ?

1. Rs.14000     2. Rs.16000     3. Rs.13000     4. Rs.15000     5. Rs.15500

3.What is the ratio of tax paid by Company A to that by Company B ?

1. 35:18           2. 34:37           3. 42:41           4. 31:27           5. 27:25

4.What is the difference between the expenditure on employees of Company B and that of Company A?

1.Rs.4300000       2. Rs.6400000       3. Rs.5900000       4. Rs.8700000       5.Rs.7800000

5.The expenditure on Machine and Electricity of Company B is what per cent more than that on the same item of Company A?

1. 67%             2. 84%             3. 75%             4. 77%             5. 80%

Study the table below to answer these questions.

Rate of Interest, Dividend Payout Ratio and the Retained Earnings of Five Companies

Profit earned is either paid out as dividend or ploughed back in business as retained earnings. Interest is paid on borrowings.

1. By how much do the borrowings of Company B exceed that of Company A ?

1. Rs. 1,210,000      2. Rs.1,320,000      3. Rs.1,000,000      4. Rs.1,100,000

2. By how much does the dividend paid by Company D exceed the dividend paid by Company B ?

1. Rs.23 lakh          2. Rs.32 lakh           3. Rs.320 lakh         4. Rs.230 lakh

3. The profit of E is more/less than that of C by _____ %

1. 33.3% less          2. 33.3% more        3. 25% less            4. 25% more

4. What is the sum of profits made by Companies A and B ?

1. Rs.500 lakh       2. Rs.600 lakh       3. Rs.700 lakh       4. Rs.800 lakh

5. What is the sum of the borrowings of all five companies ?

1. Rs.146 lakh      2. Rs.14.6 lakh      3. Rs.14.6 crore      4. None of these

The given chart represents the sales of different companies in the year 1999 and 1998.

If the total sales in 1998 was 7890, which increased by 16.5% in 1999, then the total sales in the year 1999 is approximately ___.

A train runs through cities A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H. The line graph indicates the time schedule of the train including times of arrival and departure.

1. The total stoppage time at the cities in the first half and second half of the total distance is in the ratio.

1. 1 : 3             2. 3 : 1             3. 2 : 1             4. 1 : 2

2. Between how many pairs of consecutive stations does the speed run below the overall average speed of the entire trip?

1. 2                     2. 1                    3. 3                     4. 4

3. If the train stops at each city for 50% more time than what it is at present, then at what time will it arrive at city H after departing from city A as per schedule ?

1. 20.16             2. 19.02             3. 18.51             4. 18.59

4. The overall average speed of the entire trip excluding stoppage time is nearly :

1. 75 km/h        2. 81 km/h        3. 46 km/h        4. 65 km/hr

5. What percent of time of the entire trip was actually spent travelling between the cities ?

1. 91.8%             2. 7.6%             3. 76%               4. 24%

Study the following diagram and answer questions based on it.

The colour preferences of children are given.

The ratio of children who like brown to those who like black is

The given figures depict the country-wise distribution of the people who visit China for business setup.

If in a given year, 500000 people visited China, then the ratio of the number of Americans with the age group between 20 and 40 years to the Russians with the age group below 20 years who visited China is