Data Interpretation Quiz

Directions (1-5): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions that follow. A few data are assigned alphabetically:

(Sales of shirts and jeans sold by Co. X in various years, Rs. Crores)

Year	Shirt (X)	Jeans (Y)	y/x
2000	56	70	1.25
2001	60	A	1.2
2002	B	160	C
2003	100	140	D
2004	E	160	1.33
2005	200	F	G

1. The per cent increase in the shirts’ sale between years2002 and 2004 is:

(1) 40% 

(2) 50% 

(3) 45%

(4) 60% 

(5) can’t say

2. The per cent increase in the jeans’ sale between 2001 and 2005 is:

(1) 75% 

(2) 37.5%

(3) 375% 

(4) 750%

(5) Can’t be determined

3. If G = 1.5, what per cent is sales of jeans in 2005 of sales of jeans in 2002?

(1) 150 

(2) 175 

(3) 187.5

(4) 160 

(5) 190.5

4. If C : D = 1 : 2 then 7B = ?

(1) 1500

(2) 1250

(3) 1600

(4) 1800

(5) None of these

5. The value of A : E is:

(1) 0.6 

(2) 0.8 

(3) 1.0

(4) 1.2 

(5) 1.5

Directions (76 – 80): Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions :

A cosmetic company provides five different products. The sales of these five products (in thousand number of packs) during 2006 and 2011 are shown in the following bar graph.

6. The sales of lipsticks in 2011 was by what percent more than the sales of nail enamels in 2011? (rounded off to nearest integer)

(1) 33%

(2) 31%

(3) 28%

(4) 22%

(5) 19%

7. During the period 2006-2011, the minimum rate of increase in sales is in the case of?

(1) Shampoos

(2) Nail enamels   

(3) Talcum powders

(4) Lipsticks

(5) Conditioners

8. What is the approximate ratio of the sales of nail enamels in 2011 to the sales of Talcum powders in 2006?

(1) 7:2

(2) 5:2

(3) 4:3

(4) 2:1

(5) 3:2

9. The sales have increased by nearly 55% from 2006 to 2011 in the case of?

(1) Lipsticks

(2) Nail enamels 

(3) Talcum powders

(4) Shampoos

(5) Conditioners

10. The sales of conditioners in 2006 was by what percent less than the sales of shampoos in 2006? (rounded off to nearest integer).

(1) 57%

(2) 36%

(3) 29%

(4) 25%

(5) 43%

ANSWERS:

1. (5)

Since B cannot be found from given data.

2. (5)

Since F cannot be found from given data.

3. (3)

F/200 = 1.5

F = 300

Required percentage =  = 187.5

4. (3)

C/D =1/2

C = 0.7

160/B = 0.7

B = 1600/7

7B = 1600

5. (1)

A/E = 72/120 = 0.6