DATA INTERPRETATION HANDOUT

Ref: DIHO1001804
Directions for questions 1 to 4: Answer the questions 2. In 2016-17, the profit from industrial lighting
based on the information given below. increased by 16.66% over that of the previous year.
Profit of Thompson Greaves from What is the approximate profit from industrial lighting
in 2016-17?
various divisions in 2015-16 (A) `24.5 lakh
F (B) `2.45 crore
15° A (C) `2.45 lakh
E (D) `21.00 lakh
72°
60°
3. From 2015-16 to 2016-17, the profit from switches
increased by 25%, that from fans increased by 20%,
that from pumps by 10%, while the profit from the
D remaining divisions remained the same. If a new pie
30° chart is drawn for the profits for 2016-17, what would
be the approximate angle of the fans division?
(A) 75
B (B) 92
C 108°
75° (C) 82
(D) Cannot be determined
Total Profit: `5 crores
A – Switches B – Power regulators 4. By mistake, the share of power regulators in the
C – Fans D – Pumps above chart has been under-reported by 10%. If this
E – Lighting F – Industrial lighting mistake is corrected, then the actual share of
1. By what percentage is the profit obtained from the switches will be
switches division more than that from the pumps (A) 16.33% (B) 19.35% (C) 21.23% (D) 20.57%
division?
(A) 11.66% (B) 58.33%
(C) 140% (D) None of these
Directions for questions 5 to 10: Answer the questions based on the information given below.
The pie charts give the distribution of monthly expenditure of Mr. Shyamlal in two years.
Monthly Expenditure in 2014 = `12,500 Monthly Expenditure in 2015 = `17,500
G A
A G
F 5% 10%
10% 20%
6%

E
B F B
14%
20% 5% 25%

E
12%
C
C D 18%
D
15% 10%
30%
A – Food B – Rent C – Provisions D – Entertainment
E – Medical Expenses F – Travelling G – Clothes
5. What is the percentage increase in Mr. Shyamlal’s 7. Under how many heads has the expenditure
expenditure on provisions from 2014 to 2015? increased by more than 25% from 2014 to 2015?
(A) 20% (B) 68% (C) 16.66% (D) 40% (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

6. The expenditure under which of the following heads 8. In 2016, the combined expenditure on food, rent,
has shown the highest percentage change provisions and entertainment decreased by 20%,
(increase/decrease) from 2014 to 2015? while the combined expenditure on travelling,
(A) Entertainment medical expenses and clothes increase by 10%. Find the
(B) Rent combined share of the expenditure on food and clothes.
(C) Clothes (A) 12.25% (B) 31.8%
(D) Travelling (C) 16.5% (D) Cannot be determined
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 Additional data for questions 9 and 10: 10. In 2016, the expenditure on food increased by
20% over that of 2014. Find the percentage increase
The distribution of the expenditure of Shyamlal in 2016 is
in the expenditure on provisions from 2014 to 2016.
the same as that in 2015.
(A) 20%
9. In 2016, if the medical expenses of Shyamlal are (B) 25%
20% more than that in the year 2014, then what is (C) 44%
the percentage increase in the expenditure on (D) Cannot be determined
travelling from 2015 to 2016?
(A) 162/3%
(B) 331/3%
(C) Cannot be determined
(D) None of these

Directions for questions 11 to 15: Answer the questions based on the information given below.

DISTRIBUTION OF EXPORTS & IMPORTS OF COUNTRY X AMONG

VARIOUS TRADING GROUPS IN THE YEAR 2015 (in crores of `)
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Japan Gulf countries USA South France Germany Others
American
countries
Exports Imports

SECTOR-WISE BREAKUP OF EXPORTS IN 2015 SECTOR-WISE BREAKUP OF IMPORTS IN 2015

Software
8% Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous 18°
16%
Testiles Defence
10% 72°
Iron & Natural
Gas
108°
Cotton Yarn Auto
14% Iron & Steel 36°
25%

Heavy
Fertiliser Agricultural Bulk Drugs Engineering
12% Products 54° 72°
15%
11. If Fresh Fruits account for 25% of the Miscellaneous has a Trade Deficit (given that Trade Surplus
items exported in 2015 then Fresh Fruits exports are = Exports − Imports and Trade Deficit
what percentage of the Bulk Drug imports in the = Imports – Exports)
same year? (A) 1 : 1
(A) 25.71% (B) 3 : 2
(B) 26.89% (C) 2 : 1
(C) 29.13% (D) Cannot be determined
(D) 28.11%
13. What is the value of the Software exports to the
12. What is the ratio of the number of groups with which USA in 2015?
Country X has a Trade Surplus to those with which It (A) 96 crores (B) 200 crores
(C) 300 crores (D) Cannot be determined

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14. Which of the following statements is/are definitely 15. If Country X had imported the same amount of
required to calculate the average imports from every agricultural products instead of exporting them, all
country to Country X? other things remaining the same, them what will be
. The number of Gulf countries from which the percentage points change in the share of Auto
Country X imports. imports as a percentage of total imports?
. The number of countries in the South American (A) 8.59% (B) 1.41%
region from which Country X imports (C) 4.52% (D) Cannot be determined
. The number of countries in the ‘Others’ group
from which Country X imports.
(A) Only  and  (B) Only  and 
(C) Only  (D) ,  and 

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

Directions for questions 1 to 5: Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below.

The following pie charts give the details of the students studying at a business school. Pie chart-1 gives the distribution
of the students based on their specialization, while Pie chart-2 gives the region wise distribution of the students.

Pie Chart – 1 Pie Chart – 2

HR South
15% 72° North
Systems Marketing 108°
8% 40%
Central
Insurance 54°
12%

Operations East West

5% Finance 36° 90°
20%
Directions for question 1 to 5: Type in your answer in the input box provided in the question.

1. If none of the students from the North and the 4. If none of the students specializing in Systems are
Central regions are specializing in Marketing, then from the North, then the number of specializations
the percentage of students from the South who are for which all the students are from the North, is at
specializing in marketing is at least . most .

5. If at most 25% of the students from any region

2. If at least 10% of the students from each region specialize in HR, then the number of regions having
opted for HR as their specialization, then the students specializing in HR is at least .
students specializing in HR from any one region as
a percentage of the total students from that region
is at most .

3. The number of specializations for which the students

are from two or more regions is at least .

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