Data InterpretatIon
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40% of deaths on city roads may be
attributed to drunken driving. The
number of degrees needed to represent
this as a slice of a pie chart is (GATE-17)
(a) 120 (b) 144
(c) 160 (d) 212
The data given in the following table
Category Amount (Rs.)
summarizes the monthly budget of an Food 4000
average household. The approximate Clothing 1200
percentage of the monthly budget NOT Rent 2000
Savings 1500
spent on savings is (GATE - 12)
Other expenses 1800
(a) 10% (b) 14%
(c) 81% (d) 86%
Following table provides figures (in rupees) on Category 2010 2011
annual expenditure of a firm for two years - 2010 Raw material 5200 6240
and 2011. (GATE - 13) Power & fuel 7000 9450
Salary & wages 9000 12600
In 2011, which of the following two categories have
Plant & Machinery 20000 25000
registered by same percentage increase?
Advertising 15000 19500
(a) Raw material and Salary & wages Research & 22000 26400
(b) Salary & wages and Advertising Development
(c) Power & fuel and Advertising
(d) Raw material and Research & Development
Category 2010 2011
Raw material 5200 6240
Power & fuel 7000 9450
Salary & wages 9000 12600
Plant & Machinery 20000 25000
Advertising 15000 19500
Research & 22000 26400
Development
In a survey, 300 respondents were asked
whether they own a vehicle or not. If yes,
Men Women
Own vehicle Car 40 34 they were further asked to mention whether
Scooter 30 20 they own a car or scooter or both. Their
Both 60 46
responses are tabulated below. What percent
Do not own vehicle 20 50
of respondents do not own a scooter? (GATE-
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Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides- Pool, Mini and Prime.
The table below presents the number of rides for the past four months. The platform earns one
US dollar per ride. What is the percentage share of revenue contributed by Prime to the total
revenues of Mola, for the entire duration? (GATE-19-ME)
(a) 38.74 (b) 25.86 Type Month
(c) 23.97 (d) 16.24 January February March April
Pool 170 320 215 190
Mini 110 220 180 70
Prime 75 180 120 90
GATE-16: A shaving set company
Quarter/
sells 4 different types of razors- Elegance, Elegance Smooth Soft Executive
Product
Smooth, Soft and Executive. Elegance sells Q1 27300 20009 17602 9999
at Rs. 48, Smooth at Rs. 63, Soft Q2 25222 19392 18445 8942
at Rs. 78 and Executive at Rs. 173 per Q3 28976 22429 19544 10234
piece. The table below shows the numbers Q4 21012 18229 16595 10109
of each razor sold in each quarter of a year.
Which product contributes the greatest
fraction to the revenue of the company in
that year?
A) Elegance B) Executive
C) Smooth D) Soft
An electric bus has onboard instruments that report the total electricity
consumed since the start of the trip as well as the total distance covered.
During a single day of operation, the bus travels on stretches M, N, O, and P,
in that order. The cumulative distances travelled and the corresponding
electricity consumption are shown in the table below: The stretch where the
electricity consumption per km is minimum (GATE-15)
(a) M (b) N (c) O (d) P
Stretch Cumulative distance (km) Electricity used (kWh)
M 20 12
N 45 25
O 75 45
P 100 57
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The bar graph below shows the output of five carpenters
over one month, each of whom made different items of
furniture : chairs, tables, and beds
Consider the following statements
i. The number of beds made by carpenter C2 is exactly the
same as the number of tables made by carpenter C3.
ii. The total number of chairs made by all carpenters is less
than the total number of tables
Which one of the following is true? (GATE -17)
(a) Only i (b) Only ii
(c) Both i and ii (d) Neither i nor ii
The number of minutes spent by
two students, X and Y, exercising
every day in a given week are
shown in the bar chart above.
The number of days in the given
week in which one of the students
spent a minimum of 10% more than
the other student, on a given day, is
The following figure shows the data of students
enrolled in 5 years (2014 t0 2018) for two schools P
and Q. During this period, the ratio of the average
number of the students enrolled in school P to the
average of the difference of the number of students
enrolled in schools P and Q is ____ (GATE-20-EC)
(a) 8 : 23
(b) 31 : 23
(c) 23 : 8
(d) 23 : 31
The profit shares of two companies P and Q are shown in the figure.
If the two companies have invested a fixed and equal amount every
year, then the ratio of the total revenue of company P to the total
revenue of company Q, during 2013-2018 is _________.(GATE-20)
(a) 15:17 (b) 16:17 (c) 17:15 (d) 17: 16
The bar graph shows the data of the students Performance of Schools P, Q, R and S
800
Appeared Passed
who appeared and passed in an examination for 700
700
600
four schools P, Q, R and S. The average of 600
500
Number of Students
500 455
success rates (in percentage) of these four 400
400
schools is _______. (GATE-20-IN SET1) 300 280
330
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(a) 58.8 % (b) 58.5 % 200
(c) 59.0 % (d) 59.3 % 100
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School P School Q School R School S
The total revenue of a company during
2014-2018 is shown in the bar graph. If
the total expenditure of the company in
each year is 500 million rupees, then the
aggregate profit or loss (in percentage)
on the total expenditure of the company
during 2014-2018 is _____.(GATE-20-
CSIT)
(a) 16.67 % loss (b) 20% profit
(c) 16.67% profit (d) 20% loss
The exports and imports (in crores of Rs.) of a
country from the year 2000 to 2007 are given in
the following bar chart. If the trade deficit is
defined as excess of imports over exports, in
which year is the trade deficit th of the exports?
(GATE-15)
The total expenditure of a family, on
different activities in a month, is
shown in the pie-chart. The extra
money spent on education as
compared to transport (in percent) is
____. (GATE-20-CE )
(a) 5 (b) 33.3
(c) 50 (d) 100
The two pie-charts given below show the
data of total students and only girls registered
in different streams in a university. If the
total number of students registered in the
university is 5000, and the total number of
the registered girls is 1500; then, the ratio of
boys enrolled in Arts to the girls enrolled in
Management is ________. (GATE-20)
(a) 22 : 9 (b) 2 : 1
(c) 9 : 22 (d) 11 : 9
The distribution of employees at the rank of
executives, across different companies C1,
C2,…,C6 is presented in the chart given above.
The ratio of executives with a management degree
to those without a management degree in each of
these companies is provided in the table above.
The total number of executives across all
Company Ratio
C1 3: 2
companies is 10,000.
C2 1: 4 The total number of management degree holders
C3 5: 3
among the executives in companies C2 and C5
C4 2: 3
C5 9: 1 together is ________. (GATE – 2021)
C6 3: 4 a) 225 b) 600 c) 1900 d) 2500
A firm hires employees at five different skill levels P,
Q, R, S, T. The shares of employment at these skill
levels of total employment in 2010 is given in the pie
chart as shown. There were a total of 600 employees in
2010 and the total employment increased by 15% from
2010 to 2016. The total employment at skill levels P, Q
and R remained unchanged during this period. If the
employment at skill level S increased by 40% from
2010 to 2016, how many employees were there at skill
level T in 2016? (GATE-19-ME)
(a) 35 (b) 60 (c) 72 (d) 30
The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country are
given in the two pie charts below. The pie chart for exports
shows the quantity of each item as a percentage of the total
quantity of exports. The pie chart for the revenues shows the
percentage of the total revenue generated through export of each
item. The total quantity of exports of all the items is 5 lakh
tonnes and the total revenues are 250 crore rupees. What is the
ratio of the revenue generated through export of Item 1 per
kilogram to the revenue generated through export of Item 4 per
kilogram? (GATE-14)
(a) 1:2 (b) 2:1
(c) 1:4 (d) 4:1
The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country
are given in the two pie charts below. The pie chart for exports
shows the quantity of each item as a percentage of the total
quantity of exports. The pie chart for the revenues shows the
percentage of the total revenue generated through export of
each item. The total quantity of exports of all the items is 5
lakh tonnes and the total revenues are 250 crore rupees. Which
item among the following has generated the maximum
revenue per kg? (GATE-14)
(a) Item 2 (b) Item 3
(c) Item 6 (d) Item 5
A firm producing air purifiers sold 200 units
in 2012. The following pie chart presents the
share of raw material, labour, energy, plant &
machinery, and transportation costs in the
total manufacturing cost of the firm in 2012.
The expenditure on labour in 2012 is Rs.
4,50,000. In 2013, the raw material expenses
increased by 30% and all other expenses
increased by 20%. What is the percentage
increase in total cost for the company in
2013? (GATE-14)
A firm producing air purifiers sold 200 units
in 2012. The following pie chart presents
the share of raw material, labour, energy,
plant & machinery, and transportation costs
in the total manufacturing cost of the firm
in 2012. The expenditure on labour
in 2012 is Rs. 4,50,000. If the company
registered a profit of Rs.10 lakhs in 2012, at
what price (in Rs) was each air purifier
sold?
A contour line joins locations having the same
height above the mean sea level. The following is a
contour plot of a geographical region. Contour lines
are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot. If in a flood
the water level rises to 525 m, which of the villages
P, Q, R, S, T get submerged? (EE/CS-17)
(a) P, Q (b) P, Q, T
(c) R, S, T (d) Q, R, S
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A contour line joins locations having the
same height above the mean sea level. The
following is a contour plot of a geographical
region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m
intervals in this plot. The path from P to Q is
best described by (GATE-17)
(a) Up-Down-Up-Down
(b) Down-Up-Down-Up
(c) Down-Up-Down
(d) Up-Down-Up
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An air pressure contour line joins locations in a
region having the same atmospheric pressure.
The following is an air pressure contour plot of a
geographical region. Contour lines are shown at
0.05 bar intervals in this plot. If the possibility of
a thunderstorm is given by how fast air pressure
rises or drops over a region. Which of the
following regions is most likely to have a
thunderstorm? (GATE-17)
(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S
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Five people P, Q, R, S and T work in a bank. P and Q don’t like each other but have to share an
office till T gets a promotion and moves to the big office next to the garden. R, who is currently
sharing an office with T wants to move to the adjacent office with S, the handsome new intern.
Given the floor plan, what is the current location of Q, R and T? (GATE-19-EC)
(O = Office, WR = Washroom)
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Data InterpretatIon
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Two finance companies, P and Q, declared fixed annual rates of interest on the amounts
invested with them. The rates of interest offered by these companies may differ from year to
year. Year-wise annual rates of interest offered by these companies are shown by the line graph
9.5 10 9
provided below. 9
7 8 P
8 8 8
6.5 7.5 6 Q
6.5
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
If the amounts invested in the companies, P and Q, in 2006 are in the ratio 8:9, then the
amounts received after one year as interests from companies P and Q would be in the ratio:
(GATE – 16) (a) 2:3 (b) 3:4 (c) 6:7 (d) 4:3
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The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is
1000 mm. On a particular rainy day (24-hour
period), the cumulative rainfall experienced by
the city is shown in the graph. Over the 24-hour
period, 50% of the rainfall falling on a rooftop,
which had an obstruction free area of 50 m2, was
harvested into a tank. What is the total volume
of water collected in the tank in liters? (GATE –
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(a) 25,000 (b) 18,750
(c) 7,500 (d) 3,125
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The growth of bacteria (lactobacillus) in milk leads to curd
formation. A minimum bacterial population density of 0.8 (in
suitable units) is needed to form curd. In the graph below, the
population density of lactobacillus in 1 litre of milk is plotted as a
function of time, at two different temperatures, 25°C and 37°C.
Consider the following statements based on the data shown above:
i. The growth in bacterial population stops earlier at 37°C as
compared to 25°C
ii. The time taken for curd formation at 25°C is twice the time
taken at 37°C.
Which one of the following options is correct? (GATE-17)
(a) Only i (b) Only ii (c) Both i and ii (d) Neither i nor ii
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The ratio of male to female students in a college
for five years is plotted in the following line
graph.
If the number of female students doubled in
2009, by what percent did the number of male
students increase in 2009?
A) 80 B) 120 C) 140 D) 120
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In the graph below, the concentration of a particular
pollutant in a lake is plotted over (alternate) days of a
month in winter (average temperature 10°C) and a
month in summer (average temperature 30°C).
Consider the following statements based on the data
shown above:
i. Over the given months, the difference between the maximum and the minimum pollutant
concentrations is the same in both winter and summer.
ii. There are at least four days in the summer month such that the pollutant concentrations on
those days are within 1 ppm of the pollutant concentrations on the corresponding days in the
winter month. Which one of the following options is correct? (GATE-17)
(a) Only i (b) Only ii (c) Both i and ii (d) Neither i nor67 ii
ii. There are at least four days in the summer month such that the
pollutant concentrations on those days are within 1 ppm of the pollutant
concentrations on the corresponding days in the winter month.
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V (m/s)
The velocity V of a vehicle along a straight line 2
is measured in m/s and plotted as shown with
1
respect to time in seconds. At the end of the 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Time (s)
seconds, how much will the odometer reading
–1
increase by (in m)? (GATE-16)
(a) 0 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
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GATE-11: P, Q, R and S are four types of
dangerous microbes recently found in a human
habitat. The area of each circle with its diameter
printed in brackets represents the growth of a
single microbe surviving human immunity system
within 24 hours of entering the body. The danger
to human beings varies proportionately with the
toxicity, potency and growth attributed to a
microbe shown in the figure below:
A pharmaceutical company is contemplating the development of a vaccine against the most
dangerous microbe. Which microbe should the company target in its first attempt?
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S 72
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The points in the graph below represent the halts of a lift for durations of 1
minute, over a period of 1 hour.
Which of the following statements are correct? (GATE – 17)
i. The elevator never moves directly from any non-ground floor to another
non-ground floor over the one hour period
ii. The elevator stays on the fourth floor for the longest duration over the
one hour period
(a) Only i (b) Only ii
(c) Both i and ii
(d) Neither i nor ii
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GATE: Choose the correct expression for
f(x) given in the graph.
A) f(x) = 1 −|x−1| B) f(x) = 1 +|x−1|
C) f(x) = 2 −|x−1| D) f(x) = 2 +|x−1|
GATE-15: Choose the most appropriate
equation for the function drawn as thick
line, in the plot below.
A) x = y − |y| B) x = − (y − |y|)
C) x = y + |y| D) x = − (y + |y|)
Aptitude – (MCQ)
Q. Which of the following equations curve is shown figure below,
the plot of a function over (-4, 4).
y
(a) |2 - |x|| 2
(b) |2 - x|
(c) |2 + |x||
-4 -2 0 2 4 x
(d) 2 - |x|
