Data Analysis & Interpretation for SBI PO Main

Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the radar graph carefully and answer the questions given below:
The number of passengers travelled (in lakhs) in four different trains in different years
Sapt Kranti Exp

Sampark Kranti Exp

Rajdhani Exp

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Shatabdi Exp

2013

2006
7
6
5
4

2007

3
2
1
0

2012

2011

2008

2009

2010

1. In which train is the number of passengers travelled the maximum during the eight years?
1) Shatabdi Exp
2) Sapt Kranti Exp
3) Sampark Kranti Exp
4) Either Sampark Kranti Exp or Sapt Kranti Exp
5) Rajdhani Exp

2. If the fare of Shatabdi Exp is `400 for all classes of pasengers and the fare of Sampark Kranti Exp
is 20% more than that of Shatabdi Exp, then what is the ratio of the income of Shatabdi Exp in 2012
to that of Sampark Kranti Exp in 2013?
1) 1 : 2
2) 2 : 1
3) 1 : 1
4) 3 : 2
5) 5 : 6
3. What is the difference between the number of passengers of Sapt Kranti Exp in 2011 and that of
Rajdhani Exp in 2006?
1) 1.5 lakh
2) 1 lakh
3) 0.5 lakh
4) 0.75 lakh
5) 0.9 lakh
4. The total number of passengers in 2010 is what per cent of the total number of passengers in 2013?
1) 64.66%
2) 72.33%
3) 80.66%
4) 66.67%
5) 70.25%
5. If the fare of Rajdhani Exp is `350 and that of Sapt Kranti Exp is `450 for all classes of passengers
then what is the total income of both the trains during 2011 to 2013?
1) `95 crore
2) `98 crore
3) `90 crore
4) `89 crore
5) `92.5 crore
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the bar graph and pie-chart carefully and answer the following
questions.
The bar graph shows the number of people of different religions in six different countries.

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M uslim

Christian

Other religions

35

25
20

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(Population in lakh)

30

15
10

5
0

Syria

Egypt

Kenya

Sudan Somalia M aldives

Ma
ldi
ves
5

The pie-chart shows the percentage of the

total land in different countries
Others
10%

Sudan
20%

Keny
a 6%

Syria
16%

Somalia
18%

Egypt
25%

Total land = 50 lakh square kilometres

6. In the given countries the population of which religion is the maximum?
1) Muslim
2) Other religions
3) Christian
4) Either Christian or Muslim
5) Both Muslim and Other religions
7. Which country has the minimum population density?
1) Syria
2) Egypt
3) Somalia
4) Sudan

5) Maldives

8. The population of Muslims in Kenya is what per cent of the population of Christians in Somalia?
1) 325%
2) 225%
3) 125%
4) 25%
5) 12.5%
9. Which country has the maximum population?
1) Kenya
2) Maldives
3) Sudan

4) Somalia

5) Kenya and Maldives

10. The annual rate of decrease in the population of Muslims, Christians and Other religions is 20%, 50%
and 50% respectively. What was the population of Maldives two years ago?
1) 79.23 lakh 2) 121.25 lakh 3) 271.25 lakh 4) 242.2 lakh 5) 171.25 lakh
Directions (Q. 11-15): Study the following pie-charts carefully to answer the given questions.
The pie-charts show the percentage of different professionals in two cities A and B

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Engineer
22%

Engineer
10%
Teacher
20%

Lawyer
26%

Teacher
28%

Ot h
er

Lawyer
20%

s 8%

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CA
16%

r 6%

CA
10%

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Doctor
12%

City A

Others
22%

City B

11. If the total number of professionals in City A is 10000, which is 20% less than that in City B, then
what is the ratio of teachers in City B to those in City A?
1) 24 : 23
2) 23 : 24
3) 26 : 27
4) 25 : 28
5) 27 : 29
12. If the total number of professionals in City B is 20000 and the ratio of the number of professionals in
City A to that in City B is 5 : 4, then what is the difference between the number of doctors of City A
and that of City B?
1) 1600
2) 1800
3) 1500
4) 1700
5) 1400
13. If the numbers of professionals in both the cities are same, then the number of Engineers in City A is
what per cent of the number of Engineers in City B?
1) 120%
2) 150%
3) 50%
4) 75%
5) 220%
14. If the number of CAs in City B is 1600, then what is the difference between the number of Lawyers
and the number of Other professionals in that city?
1) 520
2) 480
3) 450
4) 400
5) 500
15. If the number of Doctors in City A is 120 and the number of CAs in City B is 240, then what is the
ratio of the number of professionals in City A to that in City B?
1) 2 : 3
2) 2 : 5
3) 2 : 7
4) 7 : 2
5) 5 : 2

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June
15%

July
12%

gus
t 4%

Directions (Q. 16-20): Study the pie-chart and line graph to answer the following questions.
The pie-chart shows the percentage sales
of onion in different months.

M arch
25%

M ay
26%

April
18%

Total sale of onion = 500 tonnes

The line graph shows the price of onion in different months in different cities

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Gurgaon

Faridabad

60

56

56

56

48

40

40

48
40

Ghaziabad

56
48

56
48
40

32

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Price ( ` per kg)

50

Noida

30
20
10

32

32

24

16

24

16

16

32

24

May

June

March April

July August

16. In which month is the average price of onion per kg the minimum?
1) March
2) August
3) July
4) April
5) June

17. In which city is the average price of onion per kg the maximum during the given six months?
1) Gurgaon
2) Ghaziabad 3) Noida
4) Faridabad 5) Both Noida and Gurgaon

18. If the quantity of onion sold is the same for all the cities, then what is the difference between the total
income from the sale of onion in June and that in July?
1) 24
2) 12
3) 0
4) 36
5) 48
19. If 35% of the toal sale of onion in March is from Faridabad, then what is its total income?
1) `1600000
2) `1700000
3) `1500000
4) `1300000
5) `1400000

20. The price of onion in Gurgaon in April is what per cent of the price of onion in Noida in May?
1) 700%
2) 600%
3) 500%
4) 400%
5) 300%
Directions (Q. 21-25): Study the given table carefully to answer the given questions.
Percentage profit or loss is based on the sum of cost price and transportation cost.
Cost of
Name Cost Selling
transpo- Profit loss profit or
of price price
rtation (in `) (in `) loss %
goods (in `) (in `)
(in `)
V
50
30
W
100
0
10
X
250
20
5
Y
400
0
4% loss
6% profit
Z
400
40
(of CP)

21. The percentage profit on V is 4%. Then what is its selling price?
1) `91.2
2) `89.5
3) `87.5
4) `85
5) `83.2
22. The selling price of X is what per cent of the cost price of W?
1) 150%
2) 250%
3) 125%
4) 200%

5) 100%

23. What is the ratio of the loss on Y to that on W?

1) 133 : 255
2) 65 : 55
3) 75 : 43
4) 833 : 500

5) 233 : 155

24. What is the difference between the selling price of Z and that of X?
1) `189.8
2) `294.5
3) `191.4
4) `195.9
5) `201

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25. If the loss on V is 5%, then its selling price is what percentage less than the selling price of Z?
1) 85.7%
2) 88.7%
3) 83.7%
4) 81.7%
5) 79.7%

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Directions (Q. 26 - 30): Study the following information and answer the questions that follow:
The premises of a bank are to be renovated. The renovation is in terms of flooring. Certain areas are to
be floored either with marble or wood. All rooms/halls and pantry are rectangular. The area to be
renovated comprises a hall for customer transaction measuring 23m by 29m, the branch managers
room measuring 13m by 17m, a pantry measuring 14m by 13m, a record keeping-cum-server room
measuring 21m by 13 m and locker area measuring 29m by 21m. The total area of the bank is 2000
square metres. The cost of wooden flooring is `170 per square metre and the cost of marble flooring
is `190 per square metre. The locker area, record keeping-cum-server room and pantry are to be
floored with marble. The branch managers room and the hall for customer transaction are to be
floored with wood. No other area is to be renovated in terms of flooring.
26. What is the ratio of the total cost of wooden flooring to the total cost of marble flooring?
1) 1879 : 2527 2) 1887 : 2386 3) 1887 : 2527 4) 1829 : 2527 5) 1887 : 2351

27. If the four walls and ceiling of the branch managers room (the height of the room is 12 metres)
are to be painted at the cost of `190 per square metre, how much will be the total cost of
renovation of the branch managers room, including the cost of flooring?
1) `1,36,800
2) `2,16,660
3) `1,78,790
4) `2,11,940
5) None of these
28. If the remaining area of the bank is to be carpeted at the rate of `110 per square metre, how
much will be the increment in the total cost of renovation of bank premises?
1) `5,820
2) `4,848
3) `3,689
4) `6,690
5) None of these
29. What is the percentage area of the bank that is not to be renovated?
1) 2.2%
2) 2.4%
3) 4.2%
4) 4.4%
5) None of these

30. What is the total cost of renovation of the hall for customer transaction and the locker area?
1) `2,29,100
2) `2,30,206
3) `2,16,920
4) `2,42,440
5) None of these

Directions (Q. 31-35): Study the following line graphs to answer the questions that follow:
The number of Haj pilgrims from various countries in different years
Pakistan

Iran

UAE

India

50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Year

The percentage of pilgrims from various countries who went more than once for Haj

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Pakistan

Iran

UAE

India

40%
35%

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30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Year

31. In which of the following countries is the number of Haj pilgrims the maximum?
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Iran
4) UAE
5) Both Iran and UAE

32. In which year is the number of pilgrims who went for Haj more than once the maximum?
1) 2008
2) 2009
3) 2010
4) 2011
5) 2012
33. In which year is the number of pilgrims who went only once for Haj the maximum?
1) 2011
2) 2009
3) 2012
4) 2010
5) 2008

34. What is the ratio of Haj pilgrims from India in 2011 who went for Haj more than once to the number
of pilgrims from Pakistan in 2012 who went for Haj only once?
1) 8 : 7
2) 4 : 3
3) 2 : 5
4) 1: 3
5) 15 : 23
35. What is the percentage increase in the number of Haj pilgrims from 2009 to 2012?
1) 49%
2) 33.33%
3) 61%
4) 52.41%
5) 39.12%

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