Quantitative Aptitude: Data Interpretation Questions Set 60

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Directions(1-5): Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow:

1. What was the respective ratio between the number of students who qualified in the exam from school- P in the year 2005 and the number of students who qualified in the exam from school-Q in the year 2008?
   A) 17 : 30
   B) 15 : 28
   C) 18 : 22
   D) 17 : 18
   E)  19 : 23
   
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     Option  D
   Solution:
   Required ratio = 85 : 90 = 17 : 18
   
2. Total number of students who qualified in the exam from school –P over all the years together was approximately what percentage of total number of students who qualified in the exam from both the schools together  in the years 2006 and 2007  together?
   A) 129%
   B) 130%
   C) 147%
   D) 150%
   E) 144%
   
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     Option C
   Solution:
   Total number of students who qualified over the years
   = (85 + 80 + 95 + 65 + 40 + 90) * 100 = 45500
   Total number of students who qualified from both schools in 2006 and 2007 = (80 + 55 + 95 + 80) * 100 = 31000
   Required % = (45500/31000)*100 = 147%
   
   
3. If 40% of the total students who qualified in the exam from both the schools together over all the years are females, then what was the total number of males who qualified in the exam over all the years from both the schools together?
   A) 51000
   B) 56000
   C) 45000
   D) 54000
   E) 67000
   
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     Option  D
   Solution:
   Total number of males who qualified over the years from both the schools together = 60% of (45500 + 44500) = (90000 * 60)/100
   = 54000
   
4. What was the difference between the total number of students who qualified in the exam in the year 2005 from both the schools together and the total number
   of students from school-Q who qualified in exam over all the years together?
   A) 252400
   B) 214500
   C)125700
   D)150000
   E) 30000
   
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     Option E
   Solution:
   Total number of students from school-Q  who qualified over the years
   = (60 + 55 + 80 + 90 + 75 + 85)*100 = 44500
   Required difference = 44500 – (85 + 60)*100 = 44500 – 14500
   = 30000
   
5. What was the approximate per cent increase in the number of students who qualified in the exam from school – Q in the year 2007 as compared to the previous year ?
   A) 45
   B) 50
   C) 72
   D) 64
   E) 48
   
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     Option A
   Solution:
   Percentage increase = [(80- 55)/55]*100 = 45
   
   
   Directions(6-10): Study the following table carefully and answer the question given below it.
   
6. If farmer  D and farmer E, both sell 240 kgs. of Bajra each what would be the respective ratio of their earnings?
   A) 9 : 13
   B) 14 : 15
   C) 17 : 19
   D) 11 : 13
   E) 10 : 19
   
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     Option B
   Solution:
   Required ratio = 240 * 28 : 240 * 30 = 14 : 15
   
7. What is the average price per kg of Bajra sold by all the farmers together?
   A) 22
   B) 25.10
   C) 23.3
   D) 33.5
   E) 41.15
   
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     Option
   Solution:
   Average price of Bajra = (22 + 24.5 + 21 + 28 + 30)/5 = Rs. 25.10 per kg
   
8. If farmer C sells 180 kgs. each of Corn , Paddy and Jowar grains how much would be earn?
   A) Rs. 15200
   B) Rs.12690
   C)Rs.11050
   D) Rs.19500
   E) Rs.14500
   
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     Option B
   Solution:
   Farmer C’s earnings = (180*24  + 180*26 + 180*20.5) = Rs. 12690
   
9. If farmer A sells 350 kg of Rice , 150kg of Corn and 250 kg of Jowar , how much would he earn?
   A) Rs.24510
   B) Rs.11452
   C) Rs. 15420
   D) Rs. 18375
   E) Rs.11450
   
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     Option D
   Solution:
   Farmer’s A earnings = (350 * 30  + 150 * 22.5 + 250 * 18) = Rs.18375
   
10. Earnings on 150 kg of Paddy sold by farmer B are approximately what per cent of the earnings on the same amount of Rice sold by the same farmer?
    A) 48%
    B) 52%
    C) 69%
    D) 70%
    E) 65%
    
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      Option C
    Solution:
    Required % = (25/36)*100 = 69%(approx.)
    

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