The bar graph provided gives the sales of books(in thousands)from 6 branches of a

publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Answers the
questions based on the bar graph.

110
100
90
80
70
SALES (IN 60
1000) 50 2000
40
30 2001
20
10
0
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
BRANCHES

1.Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousands) is :
a: 250 b:310 c:435 d:560
Ans: d

2.Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branch
B3 for both the years:
a:68.54% b:71.11% c:73.17% d:77.26%
Ans: c

3.What is the average sales of all the branches(in thousands)for the year 2000?
a:73 b:80 c:83 d:85
Ans: b

4.What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both the years to the sales of branch
B4 for both the years?
a:2:3 b:3:5 c:7:9 d:5:7
Ans: c

5.What percent of the average sales of branches B1,B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average
sales of branches B1,B3 and B6 in 2000?
a:75% b:77.5% c:82.5% d:87.5%
Ans: d
The following pie-chart show the distribution of students of graduate and post-
graduate levels in seven different institutes – M,N,P,Q,R,S and T in a town.

DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS AT GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE

LEVELS IN SEVEN INSTITUTES – M,N,P,Q,R,S AND T

Total number of students Total number of students of

Of graduate level = 27300 post graduate level = 24700

13% 12% P 12% 13% 12% P 12%

N 12% N 15%
12% 14% 15%
18% M 17% M 8%
T 15% T 17%
S 14% 8% S 21%
17%
14% R 18% 21% R 14%
15% 17%
Q 13% Q 13%

1. How many students of institutes M and S are studying at graduate level?

a:7516 b:8463 c:9127 d:9404
Ans: b

2. Total number of students studying at postgraduate level from institutes N and P is:
a:5601 b:5944 c:6669 d:7004
Ans: c

3. What is the total number of graduate and postgraduate level students in institute R:
a:8320 b:7916 c:9116 d:8372
Ans: d
4. What is the ratio between the number of students studying at postgraduate and
graduate levels respectively from institute S?
a:14:19 b:19:21 c:17:21 d:19:14
Ans: d
Directions (question 1-5): Study the following table to answer the questions that are
given below it:

EXPENDITURES OF A COMPANY (IN LAKH RUPEES) PER ANNUM OVER THE

GIVEN YEARS
ITEM OF EXPENDITURE
YEAR SALARY FUEL AND BONUS INTEREST TAXES
TRANSPORT ON LOANS
1998 288 98 3.00 23.4 83
1999 342 112 2.52 32.5 108
2000 324 101 3.84 41.6 74
2001 336 133 3.68 36.4 88
2002 420 142 3.96 49.4 98

The ratio between the total expenditure on taxes for all the years and the total
expenditure on fuel and transport for all the years respectively is approximately:
A) 4:7 B) 10:13 C) 15:18 D) 5:8

ANS: B

The total expenditure of a company over these items during the year 2000 is:
A) Rs.544.44lakhs B) Rs.501.11lakhs C) Rs.446.46lakhs D) Rs.478.87lakhs

ANS: A

What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during
this period?
A) Rs.32.43lakhs B) Rs.33.72lakhs C) Rs.34.18lakhs D) Rs.36.66lakhs

ANS: D

Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the
total expenditure in 2002?
A) 62.62% B) 66.45% C) 69.45% D) 71.5%

ANS: C

5. The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is
approximately what percent of the total amount of salary paid during this year?
A) 0.1% B) 1% C) 0.5% D) 1.25%

ANS: B
 Study the following pie-chart and the table and answer the questions based on
them.

PROPORTION OF POPULATION OF SEVEN VILLAGES IN 1997

R 16%
11% Z 11%
16%
Y 15%
21% 11% X 16%
V 10%
15%
10% T 21%
16%
S 11%
Slice 9

VILLAGE % POPULATION BELOW

POVERTY LINE
X 38
Y 52
Z 42
R 51
S 49
T 46
V 58

Find the population of village S if the population of village X below poverty line in
19997 is 12160.
a. 18500 b. 20500 c.22000 d.26000
ans: C

The ratio of population of village T below poverty line to that of village Z below poverty
line in 1997 is:
a. 11:23 b. 13:11 c.23:11 d.11:13
ans: C

If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000,then what will be the population of village
Y below poverty line in that year?
a. 14100 b.15600 c.16500 d.17000
ans: B
If in 1998 ,the population of villages Y and V increase by 10% each and the percentage of
population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the villages ,then find the
population of village V below poverty line in 1998, given that the population of village Y
in 1997 was 30000.
a.11250 b.12760 c.13140 d.13780
ans: B