SBI PO Data Interpretation practice set – 5

1 . Directions (Q. 1 - 5) : Following bar graph shows the number of cycles produced by two companies A and B during 2005 to 2010, and the line graph shows the percentage of cycles sold by these companies. $Q.$ What is the percentage rise in production of Company A from year 2006 to year 2007? A.   72% B.   81% C.   89% D.   None of these 2 . The number of cycles sold in year 2008 by Company A is what percentage of the total number of cycles sold by Company B in year 2006? A.   55% B.   80% C.   160% D.   180% 3 . What is the total number of unsold cycles of Company B in all six years together? A.   23710 B.   23720 C.   23730 D.   23740 4 . In which of the following years is the percentage rise in production compared to its previous year the highest for Company B? A.   2006 B.   2007 C.   2008 D.   2009 5 . In which of the following years is the difference between the number of cycles sold by Company A and that by Company B the maximum? A.   2006 B.   2007 C.   2008 D.   2009 6 . Directions (Q. 6 - 10) : Following pie chart shows the percentage distribution of employees in different departments of an organisation. The table shows the ratio of male to female employees among them. The total number of employees is 9000. $Q.$ What is the total number of male employees working in the organisation? A.   3930 B.   3940 C.   3950 D.   3960 7 . The female employees of Department $D_ 3$ is approximately what percentage of the total employees working in Department $D_ 3$ ? A.   37.5% B.   47.5% C.   52.5% D.   55.5% 8 . The female employees working in Department $D_ 7 $ is what percentage more than the male employees working iN Department $D_ 7$ ? A.   32.5% B.   45% C.   52.5% D.   62.5% 9 . In which of the following departments is the difference between male and female employees the minimum? A.   $D_1$ B.   $D_2$ C.   $D_3$ D.   $D_4$ 10 . The total number of female employees working in an organisation is approximately what percentage of the total number of employees working in the organisation? A.   52.32% B.   54.16% C.   56.11% D.   57.5%

Answers & Solutions   1 .     Answer : Option D Explanation : Reqd % = $17000 - 9000 \over 9000$ x 100 = 88 $8\over 9$% 2 .     Answer : Option D Explanation : $A_{2008}$ = 20000 x $81\over 100$ 16200 $A_{2008}$ = 12000 x $75\over 100$ 9000 Reqd % = $16200 \over 9000$ x 100 = 180 % 3 .     Answer : Option B Explanation : Unsold cycle $\Rightarrow$ = 15000 × 0.36 + 12000 × 0.25 + 15000 × 0.28 + 18200 × 0.40 + 15000 × 0.16 + 18000 × 0.08 = 5400 + 3000 + 4200 + 7280 + 2400 + 1440 = 23720 4 .     Answer : Option B Explanation : $B_{2007}$ = $15000 - 12000\over 12000$ x 100 = 25 % $B_{2008}$ = $18200 - 15000\over 15000$ x 100 = 21.3 % $B_{2010}$ = $18000 - 15000\over 15000$ x 100 = 20 % 5 .     Answer : Option C Explanation : Difference between sold cycles (A - B) in 2005 $\rightarrow$ 9600 - 8750 = 850 2006 $\rightarrow$ 9000 - 5940 = 3060 2007 $\rightarrow$ 13260 - 10800 = 2460 2008 $\rightarrow$ 16200 - 10920 = 5280 2009 $\rightarrow$ 12600 - 9100 = 3500 2010 $\rightarrow$ 16560 - 12480 = 4080 6 .     Answer : Option C Explanation : Males in $D_1$ = $9000 x 18 \over 100$ x $7 \over 20$ = 567 Similarly, $D_2$ = 609 $D_3$ = 488 $D_4$ = 726 $D_5$ = 351 $D_6$ = 969 $D_7$ = 240 Total no.of males = 3950 7 .     Answer : Option D Explanation : Total employees in $D_3$ = 9000 x $12.2\over 100$ = 1098 Females in $D_3$ = 1098 x $5\over 9$ = 610 Req d % = $610 \over 1098$ x 100 = 55.55 % 8 .     Answer : Option D Explanation : Ratio of males to females in Department $D_7$ = M : F = 8 : 13 Reqd % = $(13 - 8)\over 8$ x 100 = 62.5 % 9 .     Answer : Option C Explanation : $D_1$ = 9000 x $18\over 100$ = 1620 Male : Female = 7 : 13 Difference = 1620 x $(13 - 7)\over 20$ = 486 Similarly, $D_2$ = 1305 x $1\over 15$ = 87 $D_3$ = 1098 x $1\over 9$ = 122 $D_4$ = 1485 x $1\over 45$ = 33 $D_5$ = 810 x $4\over 30$ = 108 $D_6$ = 2052 x $2\over 36$ = 114 $D_7$ = 630 x $5\over 21$ = 150 10 .     Answer : Option C Explanation : Females in $D_1$ = $9000 \times 18\over 100$ x $13\over 20$ = 1053 Similarly, $D_2$ = 696 $D_3$ = 610 $D_4$ = 759 $D_5$ = 459 $D_6$ = 1083 $D_7$ = 390 Total females = 1053 + 696 + 610 + 759 + 459 + 1083 + 390 = 5050 Reqd % = $5050\over 9000$ x 100 = 56.11 %