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SECTION TEST : DATA ANALYSIS

AND INTERPRETATION
1. Mr X invested a certain amount in Debt and Equity Funds in 6. Amit and Sujit together can complete an assignment of data
the ratio of 4 : 5. At the end of one year, he earned a total entry in five days. Sujit’s speed is 80% of Amit’s speed and
dividend of 30% on his investment. After one year, he
the total key depressions in the assignment are 5,76,000.
reinvested the amount including the dividend in the ratio of
6 : 7 in Debt and Equity Funds. If the amount reinvested in What is Amit’s speed in key depressions per hour if they
Equity Funds was `94,500, what was the original amount work for 8 hours a day?
invested in Equity Funds? (a) 4800 (b) 6400
(a) `75,000 (b) `81,000 (c) 8000 (d) 7200
(c) `60,000 (d) `65,000 (e) None of these
(e) None of these
7. Out of five girls and three boys, four children are to be
2. The age of the father is 30 years more than the son’s age.
randomly selected for a quiz contest. What is the probability
Ten years hence, the father’s age will become three times the
son’s age that time. What is the son’s present age in years? that all the selected children are girls?
(a) Eight (b) Seven
(c) Five (d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
3. If the length of a rectangular field is increased by 20% and
the breadth is reduced by 20%, the area of the rectangle will
be 192 m2. What is the area of the original rectangle?
(a) 184 m2 (b) 196 m2
(c) 204 m 2 (d) 225 m2
(e) None of these
4. The product of one-third of a number and 150% of another
number is what per cent of the product of the original
numbers?
(a) 80% (b) 50%
(c) 75% (d) 120%
(e) None of these
5. Inside a square plot, a circular garden is developed which
exactly fits in the square plot and the diameter of the garden
is equal to the side of the square plot which is 28 metres.
What is the area of the space left out in the square plot after
developing the garden?
(a) 98 m2 (b) 146 m2
(c) 84 m2 (d) 168 m2
(e) None of these
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11. From State B, which post had the highest percentage of
1 1 candidates short listed?
(a) (b)
14 7 (a) V (b) IV
5 2 (c) VI (d) II
(c) (d) (e) None of these
17 17
12. What is the average number of candidates (approximately)
(e) None of these
found eligible for Post III from all states?
8. Profit earned by an organisation is distributed among officers
(a) 6700 (b) 6200
and clerks in the ratio of 5 : 3. If the number of officers is 45
(c) 4200 (d) 4500
and the number of clerks is 80 and the amount received by
(e) 5500
each officer is `25,000, what was the total amount of profit
13. What is the overall percentage (rounded off to one digit
earned?
after decimal) of candidates short listed over the total number
(a) `22 lakh (b) `18.25 lakh of candidates eligible for Post I from all the States together?
(c) `18 lakh (d) `23.25 lakh (a) 9.5% (b) 12.5%
(e) None of these (c) 7.2% (d) 6.5%
9. A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to (e) None of these
earn a profit of 30% on the cost price. He,then sold the 14. What is the ratio of the total number of candidates shortlisted
for all the posts together from State E to that from state G?
articles by offering a discount of 10% on the labelled
(a) 307 : 369 (b) 73 : 79
price. What is the actual per cent profit earned in the (c) 6 : 5 (d) 9 : 7
deal? (e) None of these
(a) 18% (b) 15% 15. The total number of candidates found eligible for Post I from
(c) 20% (d) Cannot be determined all states together is approximately what per cent of the total
(e) None of these number of candidates found eligible for Post VI from all
States together?
10. Mr Shamin’s salary increases every year by 10% in June. If
(a) 45% (b) 50%
there is no other increase or reduction in the salary and his
(c) 60% (d) 55%
salary in June 2011 was `22,385, what was his salary in June
(e) 65%
2009?
16. Which state had the lowest percentage of candidates short
(a) `18,650 (b) `18,000 listed with respect to candidate eligible for Post IV?
(c) `19,250 (d) `18,500 (a) G (b) F
(e) None of these (c) E (d) C
Directions (Qs. 11-17): Study the following table carefully and (e) None of these .
answer the questions which follow. 17. What is the ratio of the total number of candidates short
listed for post V to that for post VI from all states together?
Number of Candidates found Eligible and the
(a) 6 : 7 (b) 55 : 96
Number of Candidates Short listed for Interview for a
(c) 165 : 278 (d) 16 : 25
recent Recruitment Process for Six Posts from
(e) None of these
Different States
E-Eligible S- Short listed Directions (Qs. 18-22) : These questions are based on the
following data. Study it carefully and answer the questions that
follow.
Post 1 II III IV V VI
In a school having 400 students, boys and girls are in the
S t a te E S E S E S E S E S E S ratio of 3 : 5. The students speak Hindi, English or both the
A 2500 65 7200 240 5200 76 3600 200 4600 110 5400 380
languages. 12% of the boys speak only Hindi. 22% of the girls
speak only English. 24% of the total students speak only Hindi
B 3200 220 8500 420 8400 190 6200 320 5800 180 6200 430
and the number of boys speaking both the languages is six times
C 2800 280 4500 350 7600 160 8200 440 7300 310 3700 250 the number of boys speaking only Hindi.
D 2400 85 4800 200 2600 55 7500 350 3900 160 4800 360 18. How many boys speak Hindi?
E 3000 120 5600 280 3800 75 6800 280 6100 260 7800 520 (a) 18 (b) 126
F 4800 325 6400 320 4400 220 4700 180 4900 220 8800 640
(c) 108 (d) 26
(e) None of these
G 6500 550 7000 140 6000 325 5500 220 8100 410 2700 200
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19. How many girls speak only Hindi? 24. If the amount invested by the two companies in 2005 was
(a) 55 (b) 117 equal, what was the ratio of the total income of the Company
(c) 96 (d) 78 A to that of B in 2005?
(e) None of these (a) 31 : 33 (b) 33 : 31
20. How many students speak English? (c) 34 : 31 (d) 14 : 11
(a) 304 (b) 79 (e) None of these
(c) 225 (d) 117 25. If the total amount invested by the two companies in 2009
(e) None of these was `27 lakh, while the amount invested by Company B was
21. The number of girls speaking only Hindi is what per cent of 50% of the amount invested by Company A, what was the
the total number of students speaking only Hindi? total profit earned by the two companies together?
(a) 38.2% (b) 71.8% (a) `21.15 lakh (b) `20.70 lakh
(c) 31.2% (d) 78% (c) `18.70 lakh (d) `20.15 lakh
(e) None of these (e) None of these
22. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of 26. If the income of Company A in 2007 and that in 2008 were
girls speaking both the languages? equal and the amount invested in 2007 was `12 lakh, what
(a) 23 : 25 (b) 12 : 25 was the amount invested in 2008?
(c) 12 : 13 (d) 25 : 13 (a) `10,87,500 (b) `10,85,700
(e) None of these (c) `12,45,000 (d) `12,85,000
(e) None of these
Dircctions (Qs. 23-30): Study the following graph carefully to 27. If the amount of profit earned by Company A in 2006 was
answer these questions. `10. 15 lakh, what was the total investment?
Per cent profit earned by two companies producing (a) `13.8 lakh (b) `14.9 lakh
electronic goods over the years (c) `15.4 lakh (d) `14.2 lakh
(e) None of these
Profit Earned
% Profit = ´ 100 28. If the amount invested by Company B in 2004 is `12 lakh
Total Investment
and the income of 2004 is equal to the investment in 2005,
Profit Earned = Total Income – Total Investment in the year what is the amount of profit earned in 2005 by Company B?
(a) `6.6 lakh (b) `18.6 lakh
(c) `10.23 lakh (d) `9.6 lakh
100
90
(e) None of these
90 90
Per cent Profit Earned

80 29. If the investments of Company A in 2007 and 2008 were

80 80
70 70 equal, what is the difference between the profits earned in
65
60 55
75
70 the two years if the income in 2008 was `24 lakh?
50 55 55
60 (a) `2.25 lakh (b) `3.6 lakh
40 50 (c) `1.8 lakh (d) `2.6 lakh
45
30 (e) None of these
20 30. If each of the companies A and B invested `25 lakh in 2010,
10 what was the average profit earned by the two companies?
0 (a) `18 lakh (b) `22.5 lakh
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
(c) `17.5 lakh (d) `20 lakh
Year (e) None of these
23. If the profit earned in 2006 by Company B was `8,12,500, Directions (Qs. 31-35): What will come in place of question
what was the total income of the company in that year? mark (?) in the following questions?
(a) `12,50,000 (b) `20,62,500
(c) `16,50,000 (d) `18,25,000 31. 32.05% of 259.99 =?
(e) None of these (a) 92 (b) 88
(c) 78 (d) 90
(e) 83
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36. What is the difference between the number of diesel engine
1 2 3 cars in state-2 and the number of petrol engine cars in
32. of of of 1715 = ?
8 3 5 state-4?
(a) 80 (b) 85 (a) 159 (b) 21
(c) 28 (d) 34
(c) 90 (d) 95
(e) 161
(e) 75 37. Number of petrol engine cars in state-3 is what percent more
33. 25.05 × 123.95 + 388.999 × 15.001 =? than the number of diesel engine cars in state-1?
(a) 900 (b) 8950 (a) 100 (b) 200
(c) 8935 (d) 8975 (c) 300 (d) 125
(e) 8995 (e) 225
34. 561 ÷ 35.05 × 19.99 = ? 38. If 25% of diesel engine cars in state-3 are AC and remaining
(a) 320 (b) 330 cars are non-AC, what is the number of diesel engine cars in
state-3 which are non-AC?
(c) 315 (d) 325
(a) 75 (b) 45
(e) 335 (c) 95 (d) 105
35. (15.01)2 × 730 = ? (e) 35
39. What is the difference between the total number of cars in
(a) 6125 (b) 6225
state-3 and the number of petrol engine cars in state-2?
(c) 6200 (d) 6075 (a) 9 6 (b) 10 6
(e) 6250 (c) 112 (d) 10 2
(e) 9 8
Directions (Qs.36-40): Study the pie-chart and table carefully to 40. What is the average number of petrol engine cars in all the
answer the questions that follow: states together?
Pie-chart showing percentagewise (a) 86.75 (b) 89.25
distribution of cars in four different states (c) 89.75 (d) 86.25
Total cars = 700 (e) 88.75
Distribution of Cars
Directions (Qs. 41-45): Study the following information carefully
and answer the questions given below it.
Out of the 15,000 candidates eligible for an Officer’s post in
State - 1
14%
a Public Sector Bank, 450 candidates have prior experience of
working in Public Sector banks in rural area only. 25% of the total
Sta te - 4
26%
number of candidates have prior experience of working in Public
Sector Banks in urban areas only. 12% of the total number of
candidates have prior experience of working in Private Sector
Sta te - 2 Banks in urban areas only. 2% of the total number of candidates
28% have prior experience of working in Private Sector banks in rural
areas only. 3,600 candidates have worked in both Public and Private
State - 3 Sector Banks in urban areas only. 15% of the total number of
32% candidates worked in both public and private sector banks in
urban areas only. 600 candidates have worked in both Public and
Private Sector Banks in rural areas only. The remaining candidates
have no prior experience of working in the Banking industry.
41. How many candidates have prior experience of working in
Table showing ratio between diesel and petrol engine cars which rural areas (both Public Sector and Private Sector Banks
are distributed among four different states together)?
Diesel Engine Petrol Engine (a) 4,350 (b) 4,950 (c) 4,800
State
Cars Cars (d) 4,900 (e) 4,850
State - 1 3 4 42. How many candidates have prior experience of working in
Public Sector Banks (Urban and Rural areas together)?
State - 2 5 9 (a) 12,450 (b) 8,400 (c) 10,050
(d) 10,650 (e) None of these
State - 3 5 3
43. What is the ratio of the candidates who have a prior experience
State - 4 1 1
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of working in Public Sector Banks in rural areas only to the 49. What is the two digit number?
candidates who have a prior experience of working in Private I. The number obtained by interchanging the digits of
Sector Banks in rural areas only? the number is greater than the original number by 18.
(a) 4 : 3 (b) 3 : 2 (c) 2 : 3 II. Sum of the two digits of the number is 14.
(d) 3 : 4 (e) None of these III. Difference between the two digits of the number is 2.
44. What is the total number of candidates who have worked in (a) Any two of the three
Private Sector Banks in urban areas? (b) Only I and III
(a) 1,800 (b) 2,250 (c) 4,050 (c) II and either I or III
(d) 36,600 (e) None of these (d) All the three
45. The candidates who have no prior experience of working in (e) III and either I or II
the banking industry are what per cent of the candidates 50. What is the rate of interest p.c.p.a.?
who have worked in Public Sector Banks in both urban and I. Simple interest earned per annum is ` 5,300
rural areas together? II. The difference between the compound and simple
(a) 60.5 (b) 63.5 (c) 62 interest on an amount is ` 1,060 at the end of 2 years.
(d) 64 (e) None of these III. An anount doubles itself in 5 years with simple interest.
(a) All the three (b) Only III
Direction (Qs. 46-50) : In each of the following questions, a (c) Either II or III (d) Only III or I and II
question is followed by information given in three statements. (e) Question cannot be answered even with the information
You have to study the question alongwith the statements and in all three statements
decide, the information given in which of the statement(s) is
necessary to answer the question.
46. In how many days can 16 men and 8 women together
complete the piece of work?
I. 8 men complete the piece fo work in 10 days.
II. 16 women complete the piece of work in 10 days.
III. 5 women take 32 days to complete the piece of work.
(a) 103 (b) 109.5 (c) 113
(a) Only I and II (b) Only I and III
(c) Only II and III (d) Only I and either II or III
(e) Any two of the three
47. What is the speed of the train?
I. Train crosses a pole in 10 seconds
II. Length of the train is 240 metres.
III. Train crosses a platform of equal length in 20 seconds.
(a) Only I and II (b) Only II and III
(c) All I, II and III (d) Any two of the three
(e) II and either I or III
48. What is the area of the square?
I. Measure of diagonal of the square is given.
II. Measure of one side of square is given.
III. Perimeter of the square is given.
(a) Only II (b) Only III
(c) Only I and III (d) Only II and III
(e) Any one of the three