SBI Clerk Pre (Data Interpretation)

DATA INTERPRETATION
SBI Clerk (PRE) Exam 2018
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Directions (Q. 1-5): Study the following graph carefully to answer these questions.
Quantity of Various Items Sold and Price per Kg

1. What is the average price per kg of wheat and rice sold? (Rounded off to nearest integer).
(A) 30 (B) 34
(C) 36 (D) 40
(E) 42
2. If cumin is sold at a 10% discount, the quantity sold doubles. What will be the price of total quantity
of cumin sold on discount?
(A) `48400 (B) `52400
(C) `55500 (D) `57600
(E) NONE OF THESE
3. Out of the total quantity of sugar sold, half the quantity is sold at the given rate while half the
quantity is sold on a price increased by 20%. What is the total cost of entire quantity of sugar sold?
(A) ` 23100 (B) `23800
(C) `24400 (D) `25400
(E) NONE OF THESE
4. If the quantities sold of groundnut and cumin is interchanged, what will be the total cost of quantities
sold for these two items together?
(A) `6000 (B) ` 62000
(C) `63000 (D) ` 65000
(E) NONE OF THESE
5. If the quantities sold of Sugar and Rice is interchanged, what will be the difference between total
costs of these two items?
(A) `12500 (B) ` 13500
(C) `15500 (D) ` 17500
(E) NONE OF THESE
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Direction (Q. 6-10): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions based on it:
The following graph shows the time taken by trains to travel between two different
Railway stations X and Y on parallel lines

Following table shows the timetable and station from which a particular train has started

6. Speed of the train B during the journey from 9. At what time approximately do the two
Y to X is what percent of the speed of train E? trains A and D meet?
(A) Can’t say (B) 266.66% (A) 9 am (B) 9.30 am
(C) 137.5% (D) 37.5% (C) 10 am (D) None of these
(E) None of these (E) 11 am
7. Which of the following shows the ratio of 10. Owing to communal tension in city X, train A
speeds of the trains A, B and C? Assume that all started two hours late but train C started on
the trains follow parallel routes and they are scheduled time. C reaches Y and returns
immediately and meets A at a point W. Distance
running at a uniform speed.
between W and Y is what percent of the
(A) 8 : 5 : 20 (B) Can’t say distance between X and W, if the rail track is
(C) 5 : 8 : 2 (D) None of these laid between the two cities on the shortest
(E) 2: 3: 5 route?
8. At what time approximately do the trains A (A) Can’t say (B) 75%
and B meet? (C) 133.33% (D) 80%
(A) Can’t say (B) 1 : 36 : 18 pm (E) 25%
(C) 12 : 31 : 18 pm (D) 2 : 23 : 18 pm
(E) 10 : 32 pm
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Directions (Q. 11-15): There are five companies and the number of employees working in different
companies is given. In the table the percentage of male and female employees in HR and Marketing
departments is also given. Study the table carefully and answer the questions.

11. What is the ratio between the number of (A) 536.76% (B) 526.67%
female employees in HR department of (C) 576.76% (D) 546.67%
companies S and T together to that of male (D) 545.45%
employees in Marketing department in 14. If 40% of the employees of company T in HR
companies P and Q together? department have graduation degree and 60% of
(A) 41 : 55 (B) 43 : 39 the employees of the same company in the
(C) 55 : 41 (D) 39 : 43 Marketing department have graduation degree,
(E) NONE OF THESE then how many employees have graduation
12. What is the difference between the number degree in company T in both departments
of male employees of marketing department in together?
all companies together (excluding company T) (A) 75 (B) 108
and that of the female employees of HR (C) 108 (D) 92
department in all companies together (D) 66
(excluding companies Q and T)? 15. What is the ratio of female employees of
(A) 21 (B) 26 companies P and Q together in HR department
(C) 31 (D) 36 to the male employees of companies S and R
(E) NONE OF THESE together in marketing department?
13. Total number of Marketing employees in (A) 41 : 13 (B) 74 : 29
companies Q and S together what percent more (C) 22 : 59 (D) 29 : 74
than the total number of marketing employees (E) NONE OF THESE
in company R?
Direction (Q. 16-20): Following table shows monthly sales of Mahindra Power Security in six cities.
Study the table and answer the questions that follow.

16. Approximately what percentage of the total (A) 17% (B) 18%
sales was sold in the city of Bangalore over the (C) 16% (D) 23%
period of six months? (E) 20%
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17. In which month was the percentage sales 19. Which month recorded maximum
maximum? percentage increase in total sales over the
(A) Feb (B) Mar previous month?
(A) Feb (B) Apr
(C) Apr (D) May
(C) Jan (D) Jun
(E) Jun (E) None of these
18. For which month the ratio of the total sales 20. Approximately what percentage of the total
(all cities) in the month to the sales in sales in all the cities in all the months was sold
Hyderabad in that month is the greatest? in the month of February in the city where sales
(A) Jan (B) Feb were maximum in the month of February?
(C) Apr (D) Mar (A) 3.9% (B) 3%
(E) June (C) 4% (D) 6%
(E) None of these
Directions (Q. 21-25):- Below is given a bar graph that shows the cost price, profit percentage and
discount percentage on transactions of items P, Q, R and S. Based on this information, answer the
questions that follow.

21. What is the ratio of profits earned (actual (C) 56000 (D) 60000
profits in rupees) offered for items P and S? (E) 48000
(A) 5 : 6 (B) 25 : 36 24. If extra discount of 10% on selling price is
(C) 1 : 1 (D) 3 : 4 given for each item, then what will be the new
(E) 9 : 16 selling price of item P?(in Rs.)
22. If selling price of all items are represented in (A) 25000 (B) 22500
a pie chart, then what will be the angle formed (C) 30000 (D) 27000
at centre by sector representing item R?(in (E) 42600
degrees) 25. For which item the selling price is
(A) 120 (B) 127 minimum?
(C) 135 (D) 144 (A) P (B) Q
(E) 150 (C) R (D) S
23. What is the marked price of item S? (inRs.) (E) Cannot be determined
(A) 50000 (B) 54000
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Directions (Q. 26-30):- Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below:
Number of students in Five Disciplines of a college over the years

Disciplin
e Managemen
Arts Science Commerce Agriculture
t
Year
2001 240 358 275 215 314
2002 260 390 286 234 365
2003 275 374 265 269 336
2004 284 368 290 255 348
2005 296 415 272 284 326
2006 312 432 364 276 383
26. In which discipline was there a continuous (A) 2001 (B) 2002
increase in number of students over the given (C) 2004 (D) 2006
years? (E) None of these
(A) Science (B) Agriculture 29. What was approximate percentage increase
(C) Arts (D) Commerce in the number of students in Commerce
(E) Management discipline from 2003 to 2004?
27. The total number of students in Agriculture (A) 14 (B) 18
in 2001 and 2005 together was approximately (C) 20 (D) 9
what per cent of number of students from the (E) 22
same discipline in 2002? 30. In which year the percentage change in the
(A) 75 (B) 165 case of Agriculture discipline was highest from
(C) 65 (D) 175 the previous year?
(E) 190 (A) 2002 (B) 2003
28. In which year was the difference in number (C) 2004 (D) 2005
of students in Arts and Science exactly 130? (E) 2006
Directions (Q. 31-35): Study the following Graph carefully and answer the question given below:
Total Number of Arts, Science and Commerce Students in Various Colleges
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31.The number of students taking Commerce in (C) 185 (D) 260.5

college B, is how many thousand fewer than the (E) 232
number of student taking Commerce in college 34.What is the respective ratio of the number
A and college C together? of the students taken Commerce to the number
(A) 12.5 (B) 27.5 of students taking Science in college E?
(C) 50 (D) 10 (A) 14 : 19 (B) 12 : 17
(E) 32.5 (C) 17 : 19 (D) 15 : 11
32.In college B, the students taking Science is (E) 13 : 18
what percent of the total number of students 35.What is the average numbers of students (in
taking Arts, Science and Commerce in college B? thousands) taking up Commerce from all the six
colleges together? (Rounded off to two digits
(A) 45 (B) 55
after decimal)
(C) 25 (D) 70
(E) 37.5 (A) 44.90 (B) 43.33
33.How many candidates (in thousands) have (C) 51.33 (D) 38.09
taken Arts from all the colleges? (E) 30.83
(A) 265 (B) 237.5
Directions (36-40): In the following graph defence expenditure of India and China is given (in billion
dollars) for the period 1991 to 1995.

China India
400 360
350 300 350
300
220 240 320 275
250
200
150 200
160 180
100
50
0
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
36.Ratio of the average expenditure of China (C) 40% (D) 50%
and India is (E) 100%
(A) 312 : 296 (B) 296 : 301 39.What is difference between expenditure of
(C) 294 : 227 (D) 234 : 227 India and China during 1992 and 1993 together?
(E) 17 : 13 (A) 120 (B) 140
37.What is the percentage decrease in (C) 160 (D) 180
expenditure for India from 1992 to 1993? (E) None of these
(A) 8% (B) 10% 40.What is the ratio of total expenditure of
(C) 12% (D) 20% China and India during 1991 to 1993?
(E) None of these (A) 18 : 13 (B) 38 : 27
38.What is the maximum percentage increase (C) 27 : 19 (D) 37 : 29
for China for consecutive years? (E) None of these
(A) 10% (B) 20%
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Directions (Q.41-45): Following table shows the total number of students and percentage of boys
among them in the different branches of five engineering colleges. Answer the following question
based on this table.
Computer
IT Electronics Telecom Civil
Science
% % % % %
Total Total Total Total Total
boys boys boys boys boys
A 120 70% 70 60% 110 60% 40 55% 160 60%
B 116 50% 72 50% 100 51% 60 65% 116 50%
C 140 65% 80 65% 96 50% 36 50% 120 55%
D 90 60% 65 60% 100 57% 50 56% 150 66%
E 100 57% 60 65% 116 50% 70 60% 140 65%
41.What is the difference between number of boys of College A and number of female students of
College B?
(A) 75 (B) 80
(C) 85 (D) 70
(E) None of these
42. What is the average number of boys studying in Electronics stream in all five colleges?
(A) 45 (B) 48
(C) 50 (D) 56
(E) None of these
43.The number of girls in Computer Science of College A and B is what percentage of number of boys in
Electronics and Telecom of College D?
(A) 90.42 (B) 109.4
(C)110 (D) 118.6
(E) None of these
44.What is the ratio between boys of IT stream of College C and College D?
(A) 2 : 1 (B) 3 : 5
(C)4 : 3 (D) 4 : 5
(E) None of these
45.Number of boys of Civil stream of College A is how much percentage more than the number of girls in
Electronics stream of College C?
(A) 60% (B) 75%
(C) 80% (D) 100%
(E) None of these

Directions (Q. 46-50): Study the following tables carefully and answer the questions given below:
Number of Cars (In thousands) of Different Models and Colours sold in two Metro Cities in year
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46. The difference between the white-coloured (A) 8,000 (B) 10,000
cars sold in the two metros of which of the (C) 12,000 (D) 15,000
following models are the minimum? (E) NONE OF THESE
(A) A (B) C 49. The total number of silver-coloured cars
(C) D (D) F sold in Metro H is approximately what
(E) NONE OF THESE percentage of that in Metro M?
47. The total number of blue-coloured cars of (A) 130 (B) 140
Model E and D sold in Metro H is exactly equal (C) 90 (D) 100
to the number of white-coloured cars of which (E) 110
model in metro M? 50. In Metro M the number of cars sold was
(A) B (B) F maximum for which of the colour-model
(C) C (D) A combinations?
(E) NONE OF THESE (A) White-C (B) Blue-B
48. What is the difference between the number (C) Silver-B (D) White-D
of blue-colour cars of model ‘C’ sold in Metro M (E) None of these
and number of red colour cars of model ‘F’ sold
in metro H?