Ref: DAT1002101 DATA INTERPRETATION TEST Time: 30 min.

Directions for questions 1 to 4: Answer these when compared to Gujarat? (assume that elections
questions on the basis of the information given below. were held for all the seats in both the states)

The following figure gives the percentage of seats

secured by three parties – CA, BA and O – in the
assembly elections held in four states viz. Uttar Pradesh 2. If the total number of seats in Uttar Pradesh is 330,
(U.P.), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Gujarat (GUJ) and then what is the number of seats won by CA in that
Tamilnadu (T.N.). state?

100% 20%

80% 40% 3. If the total number of seats won by O in Uttar

J&K Pradesh assembly is 69, how many seats are there
BA in the assembly, assuming that elections are held for
CA 60% 60%
all seats?
 T.N.
40% 80%

GUJ 4. Which of the following statements is/are definitely
20% 100%
true?
 (a) In Uttar Pradesh, the number of seats won by
U.P.
BA is more than that won by CA and O
together.
(b) BA won an equal number of seats in both
100% 80% 60% 40% 20% Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.
O (c) In Tamilnadu, O won more number of seats
than BA.
Directions for questions 1 to 3: Write your answer in
the input box provided below the question. (A) Only a and c (B) Only b and c
(C) Only a and b (D) None of these
1. If the total number of seats won by CA in Gujarat
and BA in Tamilnadu are 54 and 48 respectively,
how many more seats were there in Tamilnadu

Directions for questions 5 to 8: Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below.

The bar graph gives the details of the sales and profits (both in `cr) of a company for five years. The expenses in each
year is the difference between the sales and profits in that year.

895

686 711
652
585

410
345 371
328
277

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Sales Profits

5. In which among the given years was the ratio of 6. The value of the lowest to the highest expense in
sales to expenses the second lowest? the given period is
(A) 2014-15 (B) 2017-18 (A) 0.598 (B) 0.616
(C) 2018-19 (D) 2016-17 (C) 0.632 (D) 0.646
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7. If the profits in the year 2019-20 were `509 cr, then 9. What percentage of the employees in the accounts
in which year was the percentage increase in profits, department are females?
when compared to the previous year, the highest? (A) 35 (B) 37.5
(A) 2015-16 (B) 2016-17 (C) 40 (D) None of these
(C) 2018-19 (D) 2019-20
10. The total numbers of employees who are non-
8. In how many of the years from 2015-16 to 2018-19 vegetarians is more than the total number of female
was the percentage increase in expenses more than employees by
the percentage increase in profits? (A) 210 (B) 240
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (C) 260 (D) 270
Directions for questions 9 to 12: Answer these Directions for questions 11 and 12: Write your answer
questions on the basis of the information given below. in the input box provided below the question.
The table below gives partial information regarding the 11. If the percentage of employees who are vegetarians
proportion of number of male employees and is the same in both the administration and the
vegetarians among the employees in each of the four marketing departments, then the number of
departments- Accounts, Administration, Marketing and employees in marketing who are non vegetarians is
Production - of a company XYZ. The total number of
employees in the company is 1200 and the ratio of
number of employees in Accounts, Administration,
Marketing and Production departments was 2 : 3 : 4 : 3. 12. At most what percentage of the employees in the
marketing department are vegetarians?
Male Vegetarians
Accounts 0.335
Administration 0.45
Marketing 0.55
Production 0.60 0.33
Total 0.55 0.325

Directions for questions 13 to 16: Answer these questions on the basis of the information given below.

The following table shows the prices (per kg) of Onions, Potato, Chicken and Others, which are used in the making of
different chicken dishes at a restaurant for six weeks. Each day the cook changes the relative quantity of ingredients in
the dish so as to produce a different taste. These are the only four costs in the making of each dish.

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

Onions 45 48 55 60 70 60
Potato 16 18 22 20 25 22
Chicken 95 105 110 110 105 115
Others 35 42 47 50 45 42

13. If a dish is to contain at least 50% chicken (by percentage increase in the cost of making 5 kgs of
weight) and at least 10% (by weight) of each of the the dish in week 3, when compared to week 1?
other three items, then what is the minimum cost of (A) 18.6% (B) 20.4%
making one kg of the dish on week 3? (C) 22.5% (D) Cannot be determined
(A) 70.9 (B) 71.8
(C) 72.3 (D) None of the above 16. If none of the quantities can exceed 40% (by weight)
what would be the maximum cost of making 1 kg of
14. If in one kg of the dish, the quantity by weight of the dish in any of the given weeks?
Onions, Potato, Chicken and others is 150 gm, (A) `78 (B) `78.4 (C) `79 (D) `79.6
200 gm, 550 gm and 100 gm in week 2 and 175 gm,
150 gm, 600 gm and 75 gm in week 4, then what is Directions for questions 17 to 20: Answer these
the percentage increase in the cost of making 1 kg questions on the basis of the information given below.
of the dish in week 4, when compared to week 2?
(A) 12.9 (B) 13.5 Ram, Robert and Rahim decide to enter the education
(C) 13.7 (D) 14.4 sector. Ram wants to open a school, Robert wants to
open a computer training institute (CTI) and Rahim
15. If the quantity of all the four items used in the dish wants to open a college.
remain the same in weeks 1 and 3, then what is the
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The following are the estimates for the first year: 18. What is the combined profit of the school and the
(a) The establishment charges (EC) of the school are college?
one-sixth that of the CTI. The EC of the CTI and the
college are in the ratio 3 : 2.
(b) The marketing cost (MC) of the school is 25% of the
total MC of the three educational institutions and it is 19. Which of the three educational institutes has the
40% of its EC. The MC of the CTI is equal to twice maximum profit?
the MC of the college. (A) School
(c) The maintenance cost (MNC) of the CTI is equal to (B) CTI
(C) College
the MNC of the school and college together. The
(D) Both School and CTI
MNC of the college is 75% of the MNC of the CTI.
(d) The revenue of the school is 25% that of the CTI, 20. The MC and EC of the school increased by 50% and
while the revenue of the college is 25% less than those of the CTI decreased by 50%. What is the
that of the CTI. ratio of the profits of the school and the CTI now, if
(e) The EC of the school are equal to half its revenue. the revenue of the school doubled and that of the
(f) The marketing cost of the CTI is `2,00,000. CTI remained constant? (assume that there is no
(g) The MNC of the college is 10% of its revenue. change in the MNC for both the cases)
(A) 19 : 46
Note: Profit = Rev – (EC + MC + MNC) (B) 17 : 38
(C) 3 : 10
Directions for questions 17 and 18: Write your answer (D) 4 : 13
in the input box provided below the question.

17. What is the maintenance cost of the college?

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