APTITUDE MASTERY SERIES

MODULE 10 – DATA INTERPRETATION

Directions (1 - 5): Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.

The table given below shows the data related to the performance of 6 batsmen in a cricket tournament.

Number of matches
Name of Average runs scored Total balls faced in Strike
played in the
batsman in the tournament the tournament rate
tournament
Anil 8 - - 130
Bradman 20 81 - -
Ganguly - 38 400 114
Dravid - - - 72
Irfan 28 55 1280 -
Faulkner - - - 66

Note:
(1) Strike rate (Total runs scored/ Total balls faced) x 100

(ii) All the given batsmen could bat in all the given matches played by them.

(iii) Few values are missing in the table (indicated by -). A candidate is expected to calculate the
missing value, if it is required to answer the given question, on the basis of the given data and
information.

1. The respective ratio between the total number of balls faced by Dravid and that by Faulkner in the
tournament, is 3:4. Total number of runs scored by Faulkner in the tournament is what percent more
than the total runs scored by Dravid in the tournament?
(a) 22 2/9 % (b) 32 4/9% (c) 18 8/9% (d) 24 4/9%

2. If the runs scored by Irfan in the last 3 matches of the tournament are not considered, his average
runs scored in the tournament will decrease by 9. If the runs scored by Irfan in the 26th and 27th match
are below 128 and no two scores among these 3 scores are equal, what are the minimum possible runs
scored by Irfan in the 28th match?
(a) 137 (b) 135 (c) 141 (d) 133

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 3. In the tournament, the total number of balls faced by Anil is 74 less than the total number of runs
scored by him. What is the average run scored by Anil in the tournament?
(a) 42.5 (b) 39.5 (c) 38 (d) 40.5

4. Bradman faced an equal number of balls in the first 10 matches he played in the tournament and the
last 10 matches he played in the tournament. If his strike rate in the first 10 matches and the last 10
matches of the tournament are 120 and 150 respectively, then what is the total number of balls faced by
him in the tournament?
(a) 1150 (b) 1400 (c) 1200 (d) 1000

5. What is the number of matches played by Ganguly in the tournament?

Directions (6 - 10): Study the following chart and answer the questions based on it.

The pie – chart given below shows the percentage of employees of a company working in 8 different
countries.

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6. What is the ratio between the number of male employees and female employees in country II.
(a) 70:53 (b) 70:31 (c) 70:59 (d) 53: 70

7. What is the approximate average number of male employees in countries I, II and III?
(a) 9670 (b) 6970 (c) 6907 (d) 6977

8. What is the average number of female employees in the countries IV and VII?
(a) 1370 (b) 1070 (c) 1570 (d) 1470

9. If an increase of 40% is made in the average number of female employees, working in countries II,
III and IV, then their resulting average number will be
(a) 2280 (b) 3192 (c) 3294 (d) 3680

10. By what approximate percent is the total number of employees in countries V, VI and VII more
than the number of male employees working in the countries II, III and IV?
(a) 50.2% (b) 53.6% (c) 55% (d) 48%

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Directions (11 - 15): Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it.
The sub-divided bar diagram given below depicts the number of students who passed and failed the
exams in the given years in a high school(H.S).

11. The percentage of students who passed the exam from 1st division in 2008 considering all the three
divisions was
(a) 27% (b) 32% (c) 15 3/8% (d) 11 13/17%

12. The pass percentage in 2008 was

13. In which year the school had the best pass percentage?
(a) 2008 (b) 2009 (c) 2010
(d) The percentage of pass candidates is the same for the three years.

14. The number of students passed in third division in the year 2008 was
(a) 50 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80

15. The percentage of the students passed in 2nd division in the year 2010 was
(a) 30% (b) 40% (c) 50% (d) 60%

Directions (16 - 20): Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it.

The bar graph given below shows the number of candidates appeared ( in ‘000) in a competitive
examination during the period 2008 to 2015

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The line graph given below shows the percentage of candidates qualified in the examination during the
period 2008 to 2015.

16. What is the respective ratio between the average number of candidates qualified in 2008, 2009 and
2010 and the average number of candidates qualified in 2013, 2014 and 2015?
(a) 94: 157 (b) 97:222 (c) 93: 173 (d) 92: 159

17. In which of the following years was the number of candidates qualified in the competitive
examination the lowest during the period 2008 to 2015?
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(a) 2008 (b) 2011 (c) 2009 (d) 2014

18. Which year witnessed the maximum percentage change in the number of qualified candidates over
the previous year?
(a) 2012 (b) 2015 (c) 2014 (d) 2009

19. How many candidates qualified in 2013?

20. The number of candidates qualified in 2010 was what percentage of the number of
candidates appeared in 2009?
(a) 68.5 (b) 70 (c) 32.5 (d) 67.5

Directions (21 - 25): Study the following graph and answer the questions based on it.

The graph below shows the end of the month market values of 4 shares for the period from January to
June.

21. Which share showed the greatest percentage increase in market value in any month during the
entire period?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

22. In which month was the greatest absolute change in market value for any share recorded?
(a) March (b) April (c) May (d) June

23. In which month was the greatest percentage increase in market value for any share recorded?
(a) February (b) March (c) April (d) May

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24. An individual wishes to sell 1 share of C and 1 share of D to buy 1 share of A at the end of a
month. At which month-end would the individual’s loss from this decision, due to share value changes,
be the most?
(a) February (b) March (c) April (d) June

25. An individual decides to sell 1 share of C and 1 share of D to buy 1 share of A at the end of the
month. What can be the individual’s greatest gain from this decision, due to share value changes?
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) none