DATA
INTERPRETATION
eBook For
SBI and IBPS Exam
TOPIC TEST:DATA INTERPRETATION
No. of Questions: 20
Time: 15 min
Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the table below to answer these questions.
The Expenditure of a Company (000 Rs) per annum over the given
years
Years
Items of Expenditure
Salary
Bonuses
Travel
Taxes
Interest
Expenses
on Loans
2005
246
17
67
112
37
2006
264
23
78
125
45
2007
287
29
71
137
53
2008
301
33
82
129
49
2009
325
47
73
141
57
1. What is the average amount of bonuses per year paid by the company?
1) Rs. 30,000
2) Rs. 2,98,000
4) Rs. 3,00,000
5) None of these
3) Rs. 29,800
2. The total amount of travel expenses during the given period is
approximately what percentage of the total amount of interest on loans
during the given period?
1) 133%
2) 145%
3) 150%
4) 154%
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5) 158%
3. Total expenditure on all these items in 2006 was approximately what
percent of the total expenditure in 2008?
1)93%
2)90%
3)87%
4)83%
5) 79%
4. Which type of expenditure is always increasing over the given period?
1) Salary and Bonuses
2) Travel Expenses
4) Interest on Loans
5) None of these
3) Taxes
5. What is the ratio between the total amount of travel expenses of 2006 and
2008 to the salary of 2009?
1) 1 : 2
2) 2 : 1
3) 3 : 2
4) 65 : 32 5) 32 : 65
Directions (Q. 6-10): Study the data below to answer these questions.
Production of Paper (in lakh tonnes) by three Companies X, Y and Z
over the Years
6. For which of the following years, the percentage rise/fall in production
from the previous year is the maximum for Company Y?
1)1997
2)1998
3)1999
4)2000
5) None of these
7.What is the ratio of the average production of Company X in the period
1998-2000 to the average production of Company Y in the same period?
1)1:1
2)15:17
3)23:25
4)27:29
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5) None of these
8. The average production for five years was maximum for which company?
1)X
2)Y
3)Z
4)X and Z both
5) None of these
9. In which year was the percentage of production of Company Z to the
production of Company Y the maximum?
1)1996
2)1997
3)1998
4)1999
5) None of these
10.What is the percentage increase in the production of Company Y from
1996 to 1999?
1)30%
2)45%
3)50%
4)60%
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 11 - 15): Study the following graph carefully and
answer the questions given below it.
Income and Expenditure of a Company over the years (Rs. in crore)
11. In which of the following years was the difference between the income
and the expenditure the maximum?
1) 1988
2) 1991
3) 1986
4) 1987
5) none of these
12. The income in 1987 was equal to the expenditure in which of the
following years?
1) 1985 only
2) 1990 only
4) 1988 and 1989
5) None of these
3) 1985, 1989 and 1991
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13. What was the approximate percentage drop in expenditure from 1988 to
1989?
1) 35
2) 25
3) 75
4) 40
5) None of these
14. What was the percentage increase in income from 1987 to 1988?
1) 175
2) 75
3) 60
4) 125
5) None of these
15. In how many of the given years was the expenditure more than the
income?
1) 1
2) 3
3) 4
4) 2
5) None of these
Directions (16-20): Study the data below to answer these questions.
The pie chart given below shows the expenditure incurred in bringing
out a book, by a publisher.
16. What is the central angle showing the cost of paper?
1) 16
2) 32
3) 28 . 8
4) 57.6
5) None of these
17. If the cost of printing is Rs. 23400, the royalty is:
1) Rs.6500
4) Rs.7840
2) Rs.2340
3) Rs.4680
5)None of these
18. If miscellaneous expenditures amount to Rs.18000, the expenditure on
canvassing will be:
1) Rs. 8000
2) Rs. 14400
3) Rs. 46800
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4) Rs. 40500
5) None of these
19. Royalty on the book is less than canvassing expenditure by:
1) 8%
4) 46%
2) 80%
3) 44.44%
5) None of these
20. If 5500 copies are published and miscellaneous expenditures amount to
Rs. 36960 and the marked price is 40% above cost price, then the marked
price of each copy is:
1) Rs.122.50
4) Rs.92.40
2) Rs.117.60
3) Rs.126.40
5) None of these
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