The document contains information about different types of graphs used in data interpretation including bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts and tables. It provides examples of each with multiple choice questions related to interpreting data from the graphs. Several full examples are given with graphs depicting information like student enrollment trends over time, sales data for different companies, and exam results data. The questions test the ability to extract relevant details from the graphs and calculate things like percentages, ratios, and changes over time.

1. માહિતીનું અર્થઘટન
(DATA INTERPRETATION)

2. •BAR GRAPH
•LINE GRAPH
•TABLE CHART
•PIE CHART

3. માહિતીનું અર્થઘટન
(DATA INTERPRETATION)
બાર – ગ્રાફના દાખલા
PART - 1

4. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93
ARTS
SCIENCE
COMMERCE
LAW
Students
Strength
YEARS
Given here is a multiple bar diagram depicting the changes in the
students strength of a college in four faculties from 1990-91 to 1992-93.
Study the diagram and answer the questions.

5. • In which faculty was there a regular decrease
in students’ strength?
(A) Arts
(B) Science
(C) Commerce
(D) Law

6. • The percentage of students in Science faculty
in 1990-91
A. 26.9
B. 27.8
C. 29.6
D. 30.2

7. • The total students’ strength in 1991-92 was
how many times that of Commerce students
in the same year?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

8. • What was the percentage increase in Science
students from the year 1990-91 to 1992-93?
A. 50
B. 66
𝟐
𝟑
C. 75
D. 150

9. Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below :
Total number of arts, science and commerce students in various college
22.5
50
40
35
50
40
45 45 45
47.5
23.5
50
40
25
17.5
35
37.5
30
A B C D E F
ARTS SCIENCE COMMERCE
NO.OF
STUDENTS
(IN
THOUSAND)
DIFFERENT COLLEGES

10. • The number of students taking Arts in college B , is how
many thousand fewer than the number of students
taking Arts in college A and College C together?
A. 12.5
B. 27.5
C. 50
D. 10
E. 62.5

11. • In college F, the students taking commerce is
what percent of the total number of students
taking arts, science and commerce in all?
A. 45%
B. 55%
C. 59%
D. 70%
E. 25%

12. • How many candidates have taken commerce
from all the colleges?
A. 165
B. 177
C. 185
D. 193
E. 199

13. • What is the respective ratio of the number of
the students taking science to the number of
students taking arts in college D?
A. 14 : 19
B. 12 : 17
C. 17 : 19
D. 19 : 14
E. 13 : 18

14. Sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches-
B1,B2,B3,B4,B5 and B6 of a publishing company in 2000 and 2001
0
2 0
4 0
6 0
8 0
1 0 0
1 2 0
S a le s (in
th o u s a n d
n u m b e rs )
B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 B 6
B ra n c h e s
2 0 0 0
2 0 0 1

15. • Total sales of branches b1,b3 and b5 together for
both the years (in thousand numbers) is:
(1)250
(2) 310
(3) 435
(4)560
(5)585

16. • Total sales of branch b6 for both the years is
what percent of the total sales of branch b3 for
both the years?
(1) 68.54%
(2)71.11%
(3) 73.17%
(4)75.55%
(5)77.26%

17. • What is the average sale of all the branches
(in thousand numbers) for the year 2000?
(1) 73
(2) 80
(3) 83
(4) 88
(5) 96

18. • What is the ratio of the total sales of branch b2
for both years to the total sales of branch b4 for
both years ?
(1) 2:3
(2) 3:5
(3) 4:5
(4) 5:7
(5) 7:9

19. • 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?
(1) 75%
(2) 77.5%
(3) 82.5%
(4) 85%
(5) 87.5%

20. The bar graph given here shows the number of job seekers of a state in
various years at different stages of education. Study the graph carefully and
answer the questions based on it.
JOB –SEEKERS IN VARIOUS YEARS
1400
1625
1850
2300
3300
4000
550
1000 1050
1250
1800
2200
325
375
525
700 725 800
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
1 2 3 4 5 6
Matriculates senior secondary graduates
NUMBER
OF JOB
SEEKERS
(1972 to
1977)
YEARS

21. • In which year was the number of graduate
jobseekers the same as that of senior job
seekers?
A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1975
D. 1976

22. • In comparison to the year 1973, how many
more job seekers in all, were there in the year
1977?
A. 7000
B. 1700
C. 2375
D. 3150

23. • In which year was the number of matriculate
job-seekers maximum?
A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1972
D. 1977

24. • The number of jobseekers having their
qualification as senior secondary, in the year
1974 was :
A. 525
B. 800
C. 1050
D. 1875

25. The bar graph provided below gives the data of the production of paper
(in thousand tonnes) by three different companies X, Y and Z over the years
. Study the graph and answer the questions that follow production of
paper(in lakhs tonnes) by three companies X, Y and Z over the years
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Quantity in
Lakh Tons
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Years
X
Y
Z

26. • What is the difference between the
production of the company Z in 1998 and
company Y in 1996?
1) 2,00,000 tons
2) 20,00,000 tons
3) 20,000 tons
4) 2,00,00,000 tons
5) None of these

27. • What is the ratio of the average production of
company X in the period 1998 to 2000 to the
average production of company Y in the same
period?
1) 1:1
2) 15:27
3) 23:25
4) 27:29
5) None of these

28. • What is the percentage increase in the
production of company Y from1996 to 1999?
1) 30%
2) 45%
3) 50%
4) 60%
5) 75%

29. • The average production of five years was
maximum for which company?
1) X
2) Y
3) Z
4) X & Y both
5) X and Z both

30. • For which of the following years the
percentage rise / fall in production from
previous year is the maximum for company Y?
1) 1997
2) 1998
3) 1999
4) 2000
5) 1997 & 2000

31. • 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) 2000

32. Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions
given below :
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
A B C D E F
1997
1998
1999
STATES
PRODUCT
OF WHEAT
(IN LAKH
TONNS)

33. • What is the ratio of minimum production and
maximum production in any of the given states in
any of the given years?
A. 2 : 5
B. 1 : 2
C. 2 : 3
D. 3 : 5
E. None of these

34. • The total production in three years in state A is
what percent of the total production in state F
in three years?
A. 120%
B. 125%
C. 90%
D. 75%
E. None of these

35. • What is the difference between the average
production for all states in 1998 and that in
1999?
A. 4.17
B. 2.17
C. 6.14
D. 5.14
E. None of these

36. • From 1998 to 1999 the percent
increase/decrease is minimum for which state?
I. A
II. B
III. C
IV. D

37. માહિતીનું અર્થઘટન
(DATA INTERPRETATION)
લાઈન – ગ્રાફના દાખલા
PART - 2

38. The graph given here shows a car following the linear path with
uniform speed. Study the graph and answer the questions :
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5
TIME
DISTANCE
Distance
(in km)

39. • The speed of the car is
A. 12 km/hr
B. 6 km/hr
C. 18 km/hr
D. 24 km/hr

40. • The speed of the car in meters per minute is
A. 60
B. 100
C. 600
D. 1000

41. • The distance travelled by the car in 4.5 hours is
A. 27
B. 30
C. 36
D. 40

42. Export over the year (in crore Rs.)
300
200
600
450
600
800
950
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

43. • Which year has the highest percent
increase/decrease in exports as compared to the
preceding year?
A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 2001
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

44. • What is the difference in exports in 1997 and 1998?
A. Rs.150 crores
B. Rs.1500 crores
C. Rs.15 crores
D. Rs.100 crores
E. None of these

45. • What is the percent increase in exports from
the lowest to the highest for the given years?
A. 750 %
B. 475 %
C. 950 %
D. 375 %
E. None of these

46. • Exports in 1997 are approximately what
percent of that of 1998?
A. 145 %
B. 135 %
C. 150 %
D. 300 %
E. 120 %

47. • What is the total exports in crores Rs. for the
given years?
A. 4100
B. 3700
C. 3900
D. 3950
E. None of these

48. 10
12.5
15
30
25
7.5
10
20
22.5 22.5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
company A
company B
(Number in thousands)
Years

49. • For company B, what is the percentage
increase in production from 2000 to 2001?
A. 50
B. 20
C. 30
D. 100
E. 12.5

50. • What is the average number of units manufactured
by company B over the years?
A. 16500
B. 18500
C. 17000
D. 17500
E. None of these

51. • What is the difference in the total units
manufactured by the two companies for the
given years?
A. 20000
B. 12000
C. 7500
D. 10000
E. None of these

52. Recode of Hardware by the computer industry over the years
250
400
900
1200
1800
1000
1400
1600
3200
4200
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
export
Rupees
in
Crores
Years

53. • What was the difference in sale of hardware
between domestic and export markets in 2006-07?
A. Rs.1000 crores
B. Rs.500 crores
C. Rs.1200 crores
D. Rs.700 crores
E. None of these

54. • In which of the following years was the percentage
increase in sale of hardware in domestic sector
maximum over the preceding year.
A. 2004-05
B. 2006-07
C. 2007-08
D. 2005-06
E. None of these

55. • What was the difference between the total
hardware sale in exports sector in 2005-2006
and 2006-07 together and hardware sale in
domestic sector in 2006-07?
A. Rs.300 crores
B. Rs.200 crores
C. Rs.400 crores
D. Rs.150 crores
E. None of these

56. • Approximately, what was the percentage
increase in the sale of hardware in domestic
sector from 2007-08 to 2008-09?
A. 45
B. 15
C. 40
D. 30
E. 20

57. • What was the difference in the average sale of
hardware between the domestic and exports
sector?
A. Rs.900 crores
B. Rs.1380 crores
C. Rs.1560 crores
D. Rs.600 crores
E. None of these

58. No. Of Candidates Appeared (In Thousands)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
YEARS

59. Percentage of candidates qualified
5
10
22
16
26
30
20
35
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
YEARS

60. • What was the ratio between the number of
candidates appeared in 1997 and the number
of candidates qualified in 2004?
A. 14: 5
B. 5 : 14
C. 3 : 7
D. 20 : 49
E. None of these

61. • What was the percentage drop in the number of
candidates appeared from the year 2002 to 2003?
A. 66
𝟐
𝟑
%
B. 30%
C. 70%
D. 33.33%
E. None of these

62. • How many candidates qualified in the year 2002?
A. 6750
B. 13500
C. 9000
D. Cannot be determined
E. None of these

63. • The number of candidates qualified in 1999
was what percentage of the number of
candidate appeared in 1998?
A. 68.5
B. 70
C. 48.4
D. 67.5
E. None of these

64. માહિતીનું અર્થઘટન
(DATA INTERPRETATION)
ટેબલચાટથના દાખલા
PART - 3

65. Sale (in crores) of number of units by six
different companies over the years.
Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Company
L 107.0 80.0 28.48 38.0 26.5 36.6
M 175.1 76.0 31.38 43.0 27.5 32.8
N 156.6 66.49 43.7 45.2 19.0 40.12
O 112.4 78.24 56.6 35.1 25.1 25.0
P 95.1 111.8 53.2 48.9 22.5 37.0
Q 192.0 72.18 31.04 42.2 17.0 30.0

66. • Number of units sold by company M in the year
2002 is what percent of the total number of units
sold by all the companies together in that year?
(Rounded off to two digits after decimal)
A. 14.16
B. 21.48
C. 16.28
D. 26.26
E. None of these

67. • Which company has sold the maximum
number of units over the years?
A. Q
B. M
C. N
D. P
E. None of these

68. • Which year is the percentage increase/decrease
in number of units sold from the previous year
the lowest for company L?
A. 2000
B. 2002
C. 2001
D. 1998
E. None of these

69. • What is the approximate average number of
units sold in the year 1999?
A. 40,73,00,000
B. 42,74,00,000
C. 4,27,40,000
D. 4,07,30,00,000
E. 4,07,30,000

70. • What is the difference between number of units sold
by company O in the year 1997 and the year 2000?
A. 7,93,00,00,000
B. 70,30,00,000
C. 7,03,00,00,000
D. 77,30,00,000
E. 62,92,00,000

71. Percentage of marks obtained by seven students in six subjects
Student Eng.(60) His.(40) Com.(130) Maths(150) Sci (120) Eco.(80)
Meera 100 80 50 90 90 60
Subodh 80 70 80 100 80 40
Kunal 90 70 60 90 70 70
Soni 60 60 65 80 80 80
Richu 50 90 62 80 85 95
Irene 40 60 64 70 65 85
Vijay 80 80 35 65 50 75

72. • What are the total marks obtained by Meera
in all the subjects?
1) 448
2) 580
3) 470
4) 74.67
5) None of these

73. • What are the average marks obtained by
these seven students in history?
(round off to two digits)
1) 72.86
2) 41.32
3) 32.86
4) 29.14
5) 52.16

74. • What is the overall percentage of Kunal?
1) 64 %
2) 67 %
3) 75 %
4) 84.24 %
5) None of these

75. Number of students of different classes of a school playing different games
Class
Games
XII XI X IX VIII VII VI
Chess 11 12 5 4 2 2 1
Cricket 38 40 12 17 25 18 20
Basketball 11 9 7 6 0 0 0
Table
Tennis
9 9 21 19 11 9 0
Football 40 27 18 19 12 16 14
Carom 16 15 8 19 12 16 14
Tennis 8 9 11 5 6 0 0
Badminton 47 39 33 21 19 0 0

76. • Approximately what percent VIII class students
play Cricket out of the total students playing
cricket?
1) 11 %
2) 4 %
3) 25 %
4) 15 %
5) 17 %

77. • What is the respective ratio of XI th and X th
class students playing in Football?
1) 1 : 2
2) 2 : 5
3) 2 : 3
4) 3 : 2
5) None of these

78. • Which game is the most popular?
1) Badminton
2) Football
3) Carom
4) Table Tennis
5) Cricket

79. • Approximately what percent of Xth class
students play table tennis out of the total Xth
class students playing different given games?
A. 20 %
B. 21 %
C. 18 %
D. 27 %
E. 26 %

80. • Which game has ascending number of students
from class IX to XII?
1) Only Basketball
2) Only Badminton
3) Chess and Badminton
4) No game
5) None of these

81. (Max. Maths Chemistry Physics Geography History Computer
marks) Science
Student (150) (130) (120) (100) (60) (40)
Ayush 90% 50% 90% 60% 70% 80%
Aman 100% 80% 80% 40% 80% 70%
Sejal 90% 60% 70% 70% 90% 70%
Rohit 80% 65% 80% 80% 60% 60%
Muskan 80% 65% 85% 95% 50% 90%
Tanvi 70% 75% 65% 85% 40% 60%
Tarun 65% 35% 50% 77% 80% 80%

82. • What was the aggregate of marks obtained by
Sejal in all the six subjects?
(1) 409
(2) 419
(3) 429
(4) 439
(5) 449

83. • What is the overall percentage of Tarun?
(1) 52.5%
(2) 55%
(3) 60%
(4) 65%
(5) 68.5%

84. • The number of students who obtained 60% and
above marks in all the subjects is :
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) None
(5) None of these

85. • In which subject is the overall percentage the
best?
(1) History
(2) Maths
(3) Physics
(4) Chemistry
(5) Geography

86. CLASSIFICATION OF 100 STUDENTS BASED ON THE MARKS OBTAINED BY
THEM IN PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY IN AN EXAMINATION
Marks out
Of 50 40 and 30 and 20 and 10 and 0 and
Subject above Above above above above
Physics 9 32 80 92 100
Chemistry 4 21 66 81 100
(Aggregate
Average) 7 27 73 87 100

87. • The number of students scoring less than
40% marks in aggregate is :
(1) 13
(2) 19
(3) 20
(4) 27
(5) 34

88. • If at least 60% marks in Physics are required for
pursuing higher studies in Physics, how many
students will be eligible to pursue higher
studies in Physics?
(1) 27
(2) 32
(3) 34
(4) 41
(5) 68

89. • What is the difference between the number of
students passed with 30 as cut-off marks in
Chemistry and those passed with just cut-off
marks in aggregate?
(1) 3
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 6
(5) 7

90. • The percentage of the number of students
getting at least 60% marks in Chemistry over
those getting at least 40% marks in aggregate,
is approximately:
(1) 21 %
(2) 25 %
(3) 29 %
(4) 32 %
(5) 34 %

91. • If it is known that at least 23 students were
eligible for a Symposium on Chemistry the
minimum qualifying marks in Chemistry for
eligibility to Symposium would lie in the range:
(1) 40-50
(2) 30-40
(3) 20-30
(4) Below 20

92. માહિતીનું અર્થઘટન
(DATA INTERPRETATION)
પાઈ– ચાટથના દાખલા
PART - 4

93. The following pie-diagram shows the
expenditure incurred on the preparation of a
book by a publisher, under various heads.
A : Paper 20%
B : Printing 25%
C : Binding, Canvassing, Designing etc. 30%
D : Royalty 15%
E : Miscellaneous 10%

94. A
20%
B
25%
C
30%
D
15%
E
10%

95. • What is the angle of pie-diagram showing the
expenditure incurred on paying the royalty?
A. 15°
B. 24°
C. 48°
D. 54°
E. None of these

96. • The marked price of a book is 20% more than
the CP. If the marked price of the book
be.Rs.30, what is the cost of paper used in a
single copy of the book?
A. Rs.6
B. Rs.5
C. Rs.4.50
D. Rs.6.50
E. None of these

97. • Which two expenditures together will form an
angle of 108° at the centre to the pie-diagram?
A. A and E
B. B and E
C. A and D
D. D and E
E. None of these

98. • If the difference between two expenditures be
represented by 18° in the pie-diagram, these
expenditure are :
1. B and E
2. A and C
3. B and D
4. B and C
5. None of these

99. • Percentage of money spent on various sports
for one year
golf, 12.50%
basketball, 12.5%
football, 15%
hockey, 15%
cricket, 25%
others, 10%
tennis, 10%

100. • The ratio of the total amount spent on football
to that spent on hockey is
A. 1 : 15
B. 1 : 1
C. 5: 1
D. 3 : 20
E. None of these

101. • If the total amount spent on sports during the
year was Rs.1,20,00,000, how much was spent
on basket ball?
A. Rs.9,50,000
B. Rs.10,00,000
C. Rs.12,00,000
D. Rs.15,00,000
E. None of these

102. Total students = 1200
(800 girls + 400 boys)
Percentage in various courses
A
20%
B
15%
C
5%
D
35%
E
12%
F
13%

103. Number of girls = 800
Percentage of girls in various courses
A
30%
B
10%
C
2%
D
30%
E
14%
F
14%

104. • For which course is the number of boys the
minimum?
1) E
2) F
3) C
4) A
5) None of these

105. • How many girls are there in course C?
A. 44
B. 16
C. 40
D. 160
E. None of these

106. • For course D what is the respective ratio of boys
and girls?
A. 3 : 4
B. 4 : 5
C. 3 : 5
D. 5 : 6
E. None of these

107. • For which pair of courses is the number of
boys the same?
A. E and F
B. B and D
C. A and D
D. C and F
E. None of these

108. • For course E, the number of girls is how much
percent more than the boys for course E?
A. 250 %
B. 350 %
C. 150 %
D. 80 %
E. None of these

109. • Total number of
employees = 16400
A : Award staff
B : First-level manager
C : Second level manager
D : Third level manager
E : Executive
A
24%
B
26%
C
22%
D
18%
E
10%

110. • What is the difference between the second-level
and third-level managers?
A. 656
B. 820
C. 984
D. 1312
E. None of these

111. • If the organization appoints another 600
second-level managers, what would be the
approximate percentage of first-level manager?
A. 35 %
B. 32 %
C. 21 %
D. 15 %
E. 25 %

112. • If the organization retired 2400 managers
what would be the approximate percentage of
award staff?
A. 20 %
B. 22 %
C. 35 %
D. 28 %
E. 40 %