CHAPTER-21

DATA INTERPRETATION
Types of D.I.
(1) Tabulation (2) Bar Graphs (3) Pie- charts (4) Line-Graphs
Useful Tips :
To solve DI,first we learn some useful topic, percentage profit &loss, Ratio.
(1)
these topics are used in DI Average becaug
(2) In, income- expenditure type of D|
Expenditure is equivalent toCP
&income is equvalent to SP

25
(3) In percentage- 25% of 80 = x80 = 20
100

it is equvalent to 80
80% of 25 = x25 = 20
100
For example: Suppose a student got 80% out of maximum mark 75. What s
obtained by that student ? the me

80% of 75 = x75
. 80% =)
60
but, suppose another student got 64% marks
obtained by that student ? out of maximum marks 75. What is the mart
It is difficult when we find 64% of 75 but if we find ( 75% = )

75% of 64 = x64 =3x 16 =48

We easily get the
(4) % profit of a required answer
company x in various years are gven below in the
form of line graph
30

Percant
Profht
20 25%
20%
15

12/
10

0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

(i) In which year company x got maximum profit ?

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 Sol. (According to the question, most of the
necessary) that 25% is maximum out of all candidate
(itmay
answered year 2011 (25%) but itiis not
years then the
be), between (% P is alwaVs given of value 25% is also
Ans. CND
(ii) In which year,
calculated on its expenditure, (expenditure is notmaximum
given).
Ans. 2011 (25%) company x got maximum %o profit ?
Q.1-5. Study the following graph and
Number of answer the questions that ioo
appeared candidates and passed Candidates (in hundreds) in a
test from
six different institutions.

hundred) Appeared Candidates gPassed Candidates

40
34
(in 35
30
Candidates 26
24
25
20 20
18
20 16
14
of 15 12
Number 8
10
5

D E
A B

institutions A, C and E
is the ratio between the number of candidates appeared from
Q.1. What together? real
and E
together and candidates passed fromB, D (4) 3 2 : 7 o (5) None of these
(2) 6:11 (3) 4:7 together?
(1) 25:8 candidates passed from allthe institutions (5)None of these
Q.2. What is the average number of (3) 1200 (4) 1800
(2) 1500 what
(1) 1400
passed from institutions C and D together is approximately
together?
Q.3. Number of candidates candidates appeared from institutions Band E
percentage of the total number of (4) 90% (5) 80%
(3) 95%
(1)105% (2) 100%
between the appeared candidates andpassed candidates
difference
Q.4. From which institution the
is maximum? (3) B (4) C (5) E
(1) Dcsee (2) A candidates who have failed from institution B
between the number of
Q.5. Whát is the respective ratio who have appeared from institutions E ?
candidates (5) None of these
aFd the number of (3) 1:5 (4) 3:4
(1)3:7 (2) 1:3
SOLUTION
25:32
Q1.(5) Required ratió = 50:64 =
8400
Q2.(5) Required average = 5
= 1680
80%
Q345) Required %=4434 x100 77%
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650
600 600
550
500
500
450
425
400 400 350 350
350
350
300
250 250 250
275 O 225
200
150 150
100
50
0
Marketing Accounts Exports IT
HR Legal

department of organisation
the respective ratio of the number of people working in the IT
What is ?
011. in exports department of organisation B (5) None of these
Aand the number of people working (3) 8:3 (4) 5:2
(1)4:3 (2) 3:8 organisation B is approximately what
working in legal deparment of
Q12. The number of people organisation A ?
working in
percent of the total numberof people (3) 13.13% (4)24.14% (5) 18.18%
(1) 29.19% (2) 9.09%
working in organisation B?
Q13. What is the total number of people (2) 1950 (3) 1975
(1) 1925 (5) None of these
(4) 1875 and Marketing
the difference between the number of people working in HR, Legal Export and |T
U14, What is number of people working in Accounts,
departments of organisation B and the
department of organisation A? (3) 125
(2) 150
(1) 50
(4) 375 (5) None of these organisation
increase in the existing number of people in the exports department of organisation
ITthere is 25% working in the exports department of both the
A, what will be the totalnumber of people
together ? (3) 825
(1)750 (2) 850
(4) 900 (5)None of these
SOLUTION
Required ratio =600: 225 = 8:3
400
Required %= 2200 x 100 = 18.18%
Required difference
AJ4) Required number =1925
=1375-1000 =375
US2 25 +500+225 =125+500+225 = 850

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 Q.16-20. These questions are based on the following grapns
Detaiis ofstatewise distribution of candidates appeared in an examination
Total appeared candidates :1,00,000

A
14%
19%

w
E B
11% 18%

D
16%
22%

Ratio of Male and female

States candidates appeared
Ratio
A M F
2
4
5 6
11 5
5
Q.16. 11
The number of female
Q.17.
candidates
(1) F appeared in thecandidates appeared from state C is double to the
examination from which state?
What is the (2)D (3) B number of male
from state Arespective ratio of the (4) A
state E ? number of male candidates
to that from (5) None of these
(1) 7:5
Q.18. The total number of(2) 5:7 (3) 3:4 appeared in the examination
the total
number female candidates (4) 4:3
(1)20% of
candidates appeared
appeared from state Dand F (5) 5:6
(2) 15% examination from alltogether
in the is what
Q.19.
(4) 5% the percent of
states ?
What is the total (5) None of
together? numberof male these
candidates appeared in the
(3) 10%
(1) 30000.
Q.20.
(4) 20,000 (2) 25000 examination from state Band G
Thenumber of (5) None of
female candidates these (3) 15000
candidates appeared in the appearedfromfromall the
examination state Eis what percent of
1)10% (2) 5% states ? the total numberof
(4) 20%
(5) None of these (3) 15%
Q.16.(5) E SOLUTION
Q.17.(1) Required ratio =8400:6000
=7:5
13000
Q.18.(5) Required %= x100= 13%
100000
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 a.19.44) Required number =10000 10000 = 20 000
5000
o.20.(2) Required % = 100000 x 100 = 5%
Q.21-25.Readtthe following pie and bargraph carefully and answer the questions qiven below
year 2001
Income of seven Companies in astateinthe
Total inCome of all companies = 3500 Cr

G
8%
17% A
12%

B
E
20% 13%

C
D 14%
16%

Profit percent of these companies in 2001

35
30
30
25
25 22.5
20 20
20
15
15 12.5

10

A C D F G

Ml, What was expenditure of company F in 2001 ?

(1) 450 cr. (2)456 cr. (3)476 cr. (4) 480 cr. (5) None of these
e, Which of the following companies has made maximum profit (in terms of ) in 2001?
(1)E (2) F (3) D (4) G (5) C
Which ofthe followingtwo companies has made the same profit in 2001?
(1)Band G (2) Band A (3) AandG (4) D and C (5) DandG
0.24. What is the total expenditure of companies Cand G
together ?
(1)?500 cr. (2) 700 cr. (3)750 cr.
(4) 733,33 cr. (5)?633 cr.
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 EXERCISE
DATA INTERPRETATION
4.5, Study the Tollowing graph caretully and answer the ouestion given below
Amount of Rice, Wheat and Sugar Consumed by arious restaurants over a years

400

Sugar consumed by restaurant D

a1. What is the respective ratio of the amount of Rice Wheat and
to the same consumed by restaurant (5) None of these
(2 11 46 (3) 9: 14 (4)7 11
(1) 13 and Sugar consumed by all the restaurants
What is the average amount of Rice, Wheat (5) None of these
Q2.
(1) 1345 (2) 1315 (3) 1425 (4) 1485
restaurant C is approximately what percent of rice and wheat
consumed by
03. Sugar consumed by
RestaurantA
(2) 25% (3) 35% (4) 40% (5)33%
(1) 30% of the Rice consumed by all the
04. Rice consumed by restaurant C is approximately what percent
restuarants together
(4)8% (5)21%
(1) 17% (2) between (3) 11%
14% the average
05. What is the difference amount of wheat and the average amount of sugar
consumed by all.the restaurants together ? (5) None of these
(3) 8 (4) 10
(1)2 questions given below
Q6-10. Read the following graph carefully and answer thefrom different colleges in a year (in thou
Number of passed students (boys and girls)
sands)

26
-X-Boys
20 -Girts

10

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 S35.Readlhe olowing pie-chart caretuly and answer the questions given below
Distribution of total voters from six different etioe and the distribution of female voters among
these cities
Total number of voters=64000
Ratlo of males and females5:3

E
10%
18%

D
18%

A
0%

12%
B

22%

Percentage distribution of female voters

E
10% F
25%
10%

A
C 14%
25%

69

voters
number of male voters in city F is approximatety what percent of the total number of
. The
in thé same city ?(approx) (4)57 (5)40
(1)48. (2)44 (3) 53
in city A, B and E together
hat is the averagé number of female voters (4) 2400 (5) None of these
(1)4200 (2)2300 (3) 3200
of the number of male voters in city D ?
Ihe number ofmale voters in city C is what percent
apor
(1)25 (3) 30 (4)34 (5) 18
(2) 48 D is wiat percent of the male voters in city A? (approx)
ne number of female voters in city (5) 37
(3) 28 (4) 33
)20 (2) 25 the female voters is7:87
nich two cities the ratio between (3) (5) None of these
(1)B and C (2) Aand B
A andC (4) Cand D
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allcolleges
numberof passedgirlsin
(3) 16000
(4) 20000 (5) None t
the
Whatis theaverage (2)15000 approximately whaB percentof
8E I)17000 collegeCis
passed boysin
of together? (4)29% (5) 15%
Thenumber allcolleges (3)24% from college t
0. passedboysin (2)35% number ofpassedistudents Bto thatth,
(1)20% differencebetweentotal
Whatisthe (3) 10500
(4)20,500 (5) o the None
O8. collegeE ? boyssfrom college Fto that of
girls
(2)21,000 passed
()10000 respectveralioofnumberof
Whatisthe (4) 10 11 (5) of te None
(3)9 13 is approximately
(2)11 13 fogether per what
(1)9 11 from college Eand Flogether
girls and C
The total numberof passed boys from collegeB (4)55 (5)64
0.10 of passed (3) 82 below
oftotal number questons given
(2)70 answer the
(1)58 carefuly and a company intwo yeare
following graph produced by
Q.11-15. Read the of cars of 6 different models
Percentage

40

2009
2008

ofP, Qand Tmodels in year 2008 ?

Q.11. What is the total number of cars (4) 2,50,000from 2008 to (5) None of these
(112.85,000 (2)2,18,000 (3)2,70,000 2009?
number of car of Q model
0.12 What is the percentage increase in a (5) None of these
(2165 (3)60 (4)62
by the company, how many Smode
1168
0.13. If 85% of the S type cars produced in each year were sold
cars
cars remaln unsold ?
(5) None of these
14 B50 12)12.750 3)13,350 (4) 11,850
What is the differenice between number of T model cars in year 2008 and 2009 ?
Q.14.
(1) 12500 (2) 14500 (5) None of these
(3) 15000 (4) 14000
In 2009 the number of P model cars is what percent that of U model cars ?
Q.15.
(1)400 (2) 800 (3)600 (4) 200 (5) None of these
Q.16-20. Read the foillowing graph carefully and answer the questions given below
Crude oil price (in Rs.) per metric tonne

13240
12180
12000
1000 10330
9450
9000
T840

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How many months experienced more than 10 percentincreasein crude oil price over the earlier
month ?
these
(1) One (2) Two more than 10 percent tbut less(4) (5)None of
Which month experienced (3) Three Four20 percentincrease in the price
than
at7.
of crude oil over the
earlier month 2 (5)None of
these
(1) April
a18.
What is the (2)August (3)September
approximate percentage increase
(4)June
price of crude oil from
February to

September ? in the
(1) 84% (5) 69%
(2) 93% (4)76% ?
What is the (3) 89% crude oil ofApril these
Q19.
(1) 117:187
respected ratio of crude oil price of May tothe price of
(4) 118: 189 (5) None of
(2) 189: 118 (3) 187:117
What is the average crude oil price if all the months taken together ?
Q20. (3) 9210
(1) F 9010 (2) F 9180
(4) 9340
(5) None of these
Q21-25., Study the following table carefully to answer these questions,.
Income and expenditure of company Aduring the period 2001 to z00
Profit/Loss = Income -Expenditure
% Profit/Loss = Income -Expenditure 100
Expenditure

700 1

600

500
Income
400
Expenditure
300

200

100

0
2003 2004 2005 2006
2001 2002

years?
Q21. What is the approximate average profíit earned in the given
crores(4) Rs. 96 crores (5) 108 crores
(1) Rs. 121crores (2) Rs.82 crores (3) Rs. 135
during the year 2003 ?
0.2. What is approximately percent profit earned
(3) 21% (4) 44% (5) 36%
(1) 15% (2) 29%
increaseldecrease in income from the
Q23, Which-ofthe following years has the maximum percent
previous year ?/
(2) 2003 (3) 2005 (4) 2006 (5) None of these
(1)2002
024. Whatis the percentage increase in expenditure from 2002 to 2003 ?
(1) 133o% (3) 66-% (4) 50% (5) None of these
(2) 33% 3
Q25. What is the average income for the given years ?
(1) Rs.415 crores (2) Rs.425 crores (3) Rs.430 crores
(4) Rs.475 crores (5) None of these

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 O.35-39. Read the following graph carefully and answer the questions give below
thousand tonnes)
Production of sugar in three different factories over years
(in

A
80 80
RO

70 70
75
65
60 g0 60 60
60
60
50
G0
40
40
35
30

20

10

2009
2003
2008
2004 2005 2006 2007

year?
in 2007 from previous
Q.35. What was the percentage decrease in production of company C (5)None of
these
(1)20 (2) 22 Bmaximum ? (4) 15
(3)18 production of company
Q.36. In which year was the percentage increase/decrease in (4)2009 (5) None of these
(1) 2008 (3) 2007 production of
(2) 2005
approximately what percent of average
Q.37. The average production of company Ais
company C? (5) 72
(4)90 production of
(1) 86 (2) 83 (3) 77
is what percent of total
2006
Q.38. The total production of company Bin 2004 and
company Cin 2006 and 2008 ? (5) 81
(4)70
(1) 30 (2) 98 (3) 56
the years ?
Q.39. VWhat is the average production of company C in all 2 tonnes
1 (3) 58 7 thousand
(1) 54 thousand tonns (2) 52 thousand tonnes
2 (5) None of these
(4) 60 thousand tonnes
consecutive years (in lakh tonnes)
in three
Q.40-44. Production of steel in different companies

2004D2005E 2006

90 80

80 70 70 70S
65
70 60
60 55 55, 50 50
50 45
45
50 40
40 35
40 30|
30
20
10
0
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 growth% from 2004 to 200E
Q,40. Which ofthe followingcompanies recorded the minimum
(2) Q (3) R
(1) P (5) U
(4) S decline in production by company Rform 2005 to 2006?
Q.41. What is the percentage
(1)5% (2) 20% (3) 15%
(5)None of these
(4) 12.5%
productionn of the six Companies in 2005 and
Whatis the difference between average
Q.42.
production of the same companies in
2004?
(2) 7,50,000 tonnes
average
(1)7,10,000 tonnes
(4) 5,500,000 tonnes (5) None of these (3)78,000 tonnes
Production of company Rin 2005 and production of company Uin 2004 together is what
Q.43.
of production of Qin 2006?
percent
(1) 100% (2) 75% (3) 130% (4)125% (5) None of these
In which of the following pairs of companies the difference between average productioni for the
Q.44.
three years is maximum?
(1) Tand U (2) SandR (3) Tand R (4) P and T (5)None of these
Q.45-50.Study the following graph and answer these questions given below:
Tea in India (in million kg.)

Export OProduction

800 720 700

700 660
600
600 540
480
500 450
400
400 340
288
300
180
200
96
100
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Consumption of tea (in kg) per 1000 population

600
525
500 450
410
A00 500

390 400
300

200

100

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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Q.45. Ch year
(1)2001
In
was there
Q46.
whhich year we had(2) 2002
(1)2004 minimum per(3)cent2003age ot export with respect tto production?
Q47. Nhat was
the maximum quant(3)ity 2003tea for
(2) 2001 (4)2004 (5) None of these

Q.48.
peri
(1)324. o
(A)350.563d?
3 (lwo
milapproXimately
io
What was milion kg.
n ka.
place of the average
decimal) (2)quantity of tea
of
domestic consumnption?
domestic
(4) 2006
available for
(5) None of
these
oconsumption
during

400 million kg. (3) 40833million kg.

Nhich year ashoWS
pproxim(2)625
athetely themil iaverage
(1)650million (5) None of these
Q.49
(1) 2002 on (3)popul600 ation during the period?
milion (5) 816 million
Q.50. If the
rate of area under
(2) 2003
tea
maxi m um perc ent
(3) age
2006
of export with
(4) 757 million
respect to production?
(5)None of these
iNcrease in production was less by (4) 2005 approxirnate
(4) Cannot be productivity of tea in 2004 was
(1) 97.22 than in 2003, thenthe
10% 2004 in

Q.51-55. Studythe determined

The qiven given table
(2)3
(5) None of these
(3) 35

table
form 6 states
carefulthely and answer the questions given below-
represents
Year ->
number of candidates appeared and qualified during 2001 to 2006

2001 2002 2006

State App. Qual. 2003 2004 2005
5600 840
App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual. App. Qual.
7200 864 7250 925 8250 876 7856 824 8349 932 7964 853
4850 588 8100 840 7865 792 8425 896 7658 878 8107 940
5325 6450 650 7120 7058 827
745 685 7763 735 6984 792
5200 640 7185 785 8545 842 6987 898 5896 685 6754 746
6225 685 7766 812
6500 820 7962 934 7645 888 7389 843
7380 860 8934 911
Q.51. What is the difference 6895 788 7844 762 8109 798

(1) 220 between total qualified canididates in six states in years 2003 and 2006?
(2) 172 (5) None of these
Q.52. What iS percent of the total qualified (3) 160 (4) 226
tandidates to the total number of appeared calue
among all the siX states in 2006 is?
(1)15 (2) 11
Q.53.
(3) 19 (4) 13 (5) 14
In which or the given years the number of candidates appeared from state S has maximum
percentage of qualified candidates?
(1) 2002 (2) 2004 (3) 2006 (4) 2003 (5) None of these
Q.54. What is the difference between total candidates appeared in the six states in years 2001 and
2003?
(1) 8750 (2) 10600 (3) 10962 (4) 9615 (5) None of these
Q.55. What is the difference between percentage of qualified students of state Q in 2001 to the
percentage of qualified students in 2002?
(1)1 (2)2.25 (3)1.63 (4) 2.5 (5) None of these
Q.56-60.Study the graph and answer the following questions
Production of Rice Foodg ra in P roduction

250
117.5 120.1 118.9
117.7 109.8 111

200

150

100

82.5 86.1 89.7 84.9 93.1

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 What is the difference between the number of aualfed cand1dates of institute Rand those of T2
266. (1)2139 (2)2030 (4) 2025 (5)None of these
(3) 2040 institutes PT and Vtogether ?
What is the average number of appeared candidates from
D67. (1)8500 (2) 8400 (4) 8020 (5) None of these
(3)8335 appeared cand1dates from
What is the percentage of qualified candidates with respect to
Q68. institutes Pand R taken together ? (Rounded totwo decimal places) ?
(4) 2142% (5) 25 25
(1)1843% (2) 22% (3) 21%
What is the sumtotal number of appeared students from
institute R and total number of qualified
Q69.
students from institute P andS together ? (4) 19640 (5) None of these
(1) 19460 (2) 19064 (3)19604 R
qualified from institutes P and
What is the ratio between the number of candidates who Q annd together ?
Qr0.
together tothe no of candidates who appeared frominstitutes (4) 3:14 (5) None of these
(1)2:3 (2) 1:2 (3) 2:1 questions
Q71-75. Study the following graph carefully and answer the given the years
companies over
The following graphshows the% profit of two

’A B

120
105 100
100 90
80 80
80
80 70
70

60 70
60
40 45 45 45

20

2009 2010 2011

2005 2006 2007 2008

expenditure in
total income more than double the total
Q71. In which of the following years was the
that year for company A ? (5) 2011
(2) 2009 (3) 2006 (4) 2008
(1) 2010 what is the respective ratio of
Q72. Ifincome of company Ain the year 2006 and 2009 are same then
expenditure of company Ain both the same years ? (4) 20:11 (5) None of these
(2) 19:20 (3) 20: 19
(1) 11:20
Qr3. lf th¿ total income of company B in 2011 was Rs 200 lakhs what was the expenditure of
Cômpany A in the same year ?
(2) 120.10 lakh (3) 100.52 lakh
(1) 114.25 lakh
(4) Can't b determined (5) None of these
company B?
In which of the following vears the ratio of expenditure to income was the least for
(1) 2006 (3) 2008 (4) 2010 (5) 2005
75. (2) 2009
lakhs what was the total income ?
etotal expenditure of companyA is 2007 was Rs 150 (3)Rs 260 lakhs
(1) Rs 240 lakhs (2) Rs 250 lakhs
(4) Data inadequate (5)None of these

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 production of rice?
Over the given years what is average
Q.56.
(1) 86.33 million tonnes (2) 88.66 million tonnes (3)85 milion tonnes,
(4) 88 million tonnes (5) None of these
What is the maximum percentage of decrease in other food grain production with
Q.57.
previous years? respect to
(1)6.25% (2) 6.44% (3) 6.63% (4) 6.86% (5) of None these
of the maximum recorded production of food
Average production of rice is what percent
Q.58.
over the years? grains
(1)42.5% (2) 38.4% (3)42.7% (4) 40.7% (5)47.02%
Q.59. Percentage increase/decrease in production of rice in year 2009-2010 over the year 2006.90ns
is about.
(1) 10.4% (2) 6% (3) 9.8% (4)0.98% (5) 1.02%
Q.60. In which year the production of rice in total foodgrain production is the maximum percentage)
(1) 2007-2008 (2) 2008-2009 (3) 2009-2010 (4) 2010-2011 (5) None of these
Q.61-65. Read the following pie-chart carefully and answer the questions given below.
Population of two states in tWO years
Total population in 2008 = 25 |lacs Total population in 2009 =28 lacs

Tamilnadu
12%
Karnataka
15% Karnataka
Andhra
15% Tamilnadu
Pradesh
20%
Uttar
/Andhra
PradeRh Pradesh
20% 8%
Maharash tra
11% U
ttar Pradesh
Maharashtra 12%
Kerala
12%

Bih ar Kerala
25%
10%
Bihar
23%
Q.61. VWhat is the respective ratio of
(2).25:23 population
(1) 25:28 of Tamilnadu in 2008 to
Q.62. What was percent increase (3) 23:25 that of Maharashtra in 2009?
in (4) 28:25
Q.63.
(1)3.04 (2) 2.28 populationof Bihar from 2008 to 2009? (5) None of these
What is difference between (3)3.36 (4) 2.96
(1)74000 (2) 9400Ópopulation (3)
of
Maharashtra and (5) None of these
Q.64. VWhat total population of Uttar
is 104000 Karnataka
(4) 84000
in year 2009?
Q.65.
(1) 864000
The population of (2) 836000 Pradesh in 2008 and 2009 ? (5)None of these
(3) 828000
state in 2009 ? Maharashtra in 2008 is (4) 892000
(1) 86
(2) 82
Q.66-70. Study the following pie chart
approximately
(3) 75
what percent of (5) Noneof of these
population the same
carefully gives the answer (4) 70
Classification of
candidates. appeared candidates in a competitive test from
(5) 90
t
different and institutes qualified
7%
u/10%> 12%
21% T O/15
14% p 7%T
12% S
18% P
8% Q 15% s
9% O
28% R
24% R
Appeared Candidates
= 56000 Qualified Candidates =1200o
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