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Q1.
Number of Students Enrolled in Different Courses, 2014-2018
Which category had the lowest students enrolled in 2017?
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Answer: D
Compare every category’s bar for 2017 on the chart. B.Ed. = 640. LLB = 599. BCA = 855. B.Sc. = 913. BBA = 758. LLB’s bar is the shortest, at 599. The next-lowest value is 640, still higher than LLB’s 599. So LLB had the lowest students enrolled in 2017.
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Q2.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
Which category had the highest tourists visiting in 2018?
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Answer: D
Compare every category’s bar for 2018 on the chart. Manali = 187. Kochi = 299. Darjeeling = 228. Goa = 438. Udaipur = 47. Goa’s bar is the tallest, at 438. The next-highest value is 299, still lower than Goa’s 438. So Goa had the highest tourists visiting in 2018.
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Q3.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
The tourists visiting of Darjeeling in 2014 is approximately what percentage of the tourists visiting of Kochi in the same year? (rounded to the nearest whole number)
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Answer: A
Read the two bars for 2014 on the chart. Darjeeling = 431. Kochi = 279. Percentage = (Darjeeling / Kochi) x 100 = (431/279) x 100 = 154.48%. Rounded to the nearest whole number, that is 154%. Check: 154% of 279 = 430, close to Darjeeling’s actual value of 431.
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Q4.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
What was the total tourists visiting of all categories together in 2014?
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Answer: B
Look at the year 2014 on the chart and read every category’s bar. Manali = 427. Kochi = 279. Darjeeling = 431. Goa = 397. Udaipur = 193. Add all 5 categories: 427 + 279 + 431 + 397 + 193 = 1727. Check by adding in reverse order: 193 + 397 + 431 + 279 + 427 = 1727 again. So the total tourists visiting of all categories in 2014 is 1727.
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Q5.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
What was the average tourists visiting of all categories in 2017?
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Answer: B
Look at 2017 on the chart and read each category’s bar. Manali = 337. Kochi = 407. Darjeeling = 464. Goa = 381. Udaipur = 318. Add all 5 categories: 337 + 407 + 464 + 381 + 318 = 1907. Average = total divided by 5 categories: 1907 / 5 = 381.4. Check: 381.4 x 5 ~ 1907. So the average tourists visiting across all categories in 2017 is 381.4.
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Q6.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
What was the total tourists visiting of Kochi over the given years?
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Answer: B
Read Kochi’s bar for each year on the chart. 2014: Kochi = 279. 2015: Kochi = 465. 2016: Kochi = 82. 2017: Kochi = 407. 2018: Kochi = 299. Add all 5 years: 279 + 465 + 82 + 407 + 299 = 1532. Check by adding in reverse order: 299 + 407 + 82 + 465 + 279 = 1532 again. So the total tourists visiting of Kochi is 1532.
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Q7.
Number of Tourists Visiting Different Destinations, 2014-2018 (thousands)
Which category had the lowest tourists visiting in 2017?
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Answer: D
Compare every category’s bar for 2017 on the chart. Manali = 337. Kochi = 407. Darjeeling = 464. Goa = 381. Udaipur = 318. Udaipur’s bar is the shortest, at 318. The next-lowest value is 337, still higher than Udaipur’s 318. So Udaipur had the lowest tourists visiting in 2017.
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Q8.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
What was the average quantity exported of Coffee over the given years?
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Answer: A
Read Coffee’s bar for each year on the chart. 2019: Coffee = 178. 2020: Coffee = 106. 2021: Coffee = 144. 2022: Coffee = 38. 2023: Coffee = 210. Add all 5 values: 178 + 106 + 144 + 38 + 210 = 676. Average = total divided by 5 years: 676 / 5 = 135.2. Check: 135.2 x 5 ~ 676. So the average quantity exported of Coffee is 135.2.
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Q9.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
What was the total quantity exported of all categories over all years combined?
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Answer: B
Add every bar’s value in the chart, one year at a time. 2019 totals 827. 2020 totals 428. 2021 totals 593. 2022 totals 466. 2023 totals 498. Add these 5 totals together: 827 + 428 + 593 + 466 + 498 = 2812. So the grand total quantity exported of all categories over all years is 2812.
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Q10.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
The quantity exported of Spices in 2023 is approximately what percentage of the quantity exported of Jute in the same year? (rounded to the nearest whole number)
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Answer: A
Read the two bars for 2023 on the chart. Spices = 42. Jute = 50. Percentage = (Spices / Jute) x 100 = (42/50) x 100 = 84.00%. Rounded to the nearest whole number, that is 84%. Check: 84% of 50 = 42, close to Spices’s actual value of 42.
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Q11.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
In which year was the quantity exported of Spices the highest?
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Answer: B
Compare Spices’s bar across every year on the chart. 2019: Spices = 185. 2020: Spices = 79. 2021: Spices = 119. 2022: Spices = 101. 2023: Spices = 42. The tallest bar is in 2019, at 185. The next-highest value is 119, still lower than 2019’s 185. So the quantity exported of Spices was highest in 2019.
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Q12.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
What is the difference between the quantity exported of Sugar and Jute in 2023?
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Answer: A
Read the two bars for 2023 on the chart. Sugar = 21. Jute = 50. Jute’s bar is taller, at 50 against 21. Difference = 50 – 21 = 29. Check: 21 + 29 = 50, which matches Jute’s value of 50.
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Q13.
Quantity Exported of Different Commodities, 2019-2023 (lakh tonnes)
What is the ratio of the quantity exported of Sugar to Coffee in 2019?
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Answer: A
Read the two bars for 2019 on the chart. Sugar = 67. Coffee = 178. Ratio = 67 : 178. Divide both sides by their common factor to simplify: 67 : 178 = 67 : 178. Check: 67 x 178 = 11926 and 178 x 67 = 11926, which are equal, confirming the ratio. So the ratio of Sugar to Coffee in 2019 is 67 : 178.
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Q14.
Number of Employees Working in Different Departments, 2018-2022
What was the average employees working of HR over the given years?
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Answer: A
Read HR’s bar for each year on the chart. 2018: HR = 151. 2019: HR = 441. 2020: HR = 141. 2021: HR = 336. 2022: HR = 67. Add all 5 values: 151 + 441 + 141 + 336 + 67 = 1136. Average = total divided by 5 years: 1136 / 5 = 227.2. Check: 227.2 x 5 ~ 1136. So the average employees working of HR is 227.2.
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Q15.
Number of Employees Working in Different Departments, 2018-2022
What was the total employees working of all categories together in 2020?
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Answer: D
Look at the year 2020 on the chart and read every category’s bar. HR = 141. Production = 363. IT = 203. R&D = 101. Finance = 181. Add all 5 categories: 141 + 363 + 203 + 101 + 181 = 989. Check by adding in reverse order: 181 + 101 + 203 + 363 + 141 = 989 again. So the total employees working of all categories in 2020 is 989.
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Q16.
Number of Employees Working in Different Departments, 2018-2022
What is the difference between the employees working of HR and R&D in 2018?
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Answer: D
Read the two bars for 2018 on the chart. HR = 151. R&D = 381. R&D’s bar is taller, at 381 against 151. Difference = 381 – 151 = 230. Check: 151 + 230 = 381, which matches R&D’s value of 381.
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Q17.
Number of Employees Working in Different Departments, 2018-2022
Which category had the highest employees working in 2019?
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Answer: D
Compare every category’s bar for 2019 on the chart. HR = 441. Production = 209. IT = 166. R&D = 257. Finance = 133. HR’s bar is the tallest, at 441. The next-highest value is 257, still lower than HR’s 441. So HR had the highest employees working in 2019.
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Q18.
Number of Employees Working in Different Departments, 2018-2022
What was the approximate percentage increase in the employees working of Finance from 2021 to 2022?
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Answer: D
Read Finance’s bar in both 2021 and 2022 from the chart. 2021: Finance = 170. 2022: Finance = 319. Change = 319 – 170 = 149. Percentage change = ((319 – 170) / 170) x 100 = 87.65%. Rounded, that is about 88% increase. Check: a 88% increase on 170 gives about 170 + 150 = 320, close to the actual 319.
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Q19.
Number of Books Sold by Genre Over 5 Quarters (thousands)
What was the average books sold of Academic over the given quarters?
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Answer: C
Read Academic’s bar for each quarter on the chart. Q1: Academic = 38. Q2: Academic = 69. Q3: Academic = 189. Q4: Academic = 147. Q5: Academic = 100. Add all 5 values: 38 + 69 + 189 + 147 + 100 = 543. Average = total divided by 5 quarters: 543 / 5 = 108.6. Check: 108.6 x 5 ~ 543. So the average books sold of Academic is 108.6.
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Q20.
Number of Books Sold by Genre Over 5 Quarters (thousands)
In which quarter was the books sold of Fiction the highest?
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Answer: D
Compare Fiction’s bar across every quarter on the chart. Q1: Fiction = 187. Q2: Fiction = 117. Q3: Fiction = 65. Q4: Fiction = 78. Q5: Fiction = 119. The tallest bar is in Q1, at 187. The next-highest value is 119, still lower than Q1’s 187. So the books sold of Fiction was highest in Q1.
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Q21.
Number of Books Sold by Genre Over 5 Quarters (thousands)
What was the average books sold of all categories in Q2?
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Answer: D
Look at Q2 on the chart and read each category’s bar. Comics = 133. Fiction = 117. Poetry = 34. Self-Help = 63. Academic = 69. Add all 5 categories: 133 + 117 + 34 + 63 + 69 = 416. Average = total divided by 5 categories: 416 / 5 = 83.2. Check: 83.2 x 5 ~ 416. So the average books sold across all categories in Q2 is 83.2.
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Q22.
Revenue Earned by Different Companies, 2018-2022 (crore rupees)
In which year was the revenue earned of Orbit Systems the highest?
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Answer: B
Compare Orbit Systems’s bar across every year on the chart. 2018: Orbit Systems = 437. 2019: Orbit Systems = 393. 2020: Orbit Systems = 517. 2021: Orbit Systems = 280. 2022: Orbit Systems = 369. The tallest bar is in 2020, at 517. The next-highest value is 437, still lower than 2020’s 517. So the revenue earned of Orbit Systems was highest in 2020.
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Q23.
Revenue Earned by Different Companies, 2018-2022 (crore rupees)
What was the total revenue earned of Metro Traders over the given years?
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Answer: B
Read Metro Traders’s bar for each year on the chart. 2018: Metro Traders = 472. 2019: Metro Traders = 465. 2020: Metro Traders = 109. 2021: Metro Traders = 140. 2022: Metro Traders = 315. Add all 5 years: 472 + 465 + 109 + 140 + 315 = 1501. Check by adding in reverse order: 315 + 140 + 109 + 465 + 472 = 1501 again. So the total revenue earned of Metro Traders is 1501.
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Q24.
Revenue Earned by Different Companies, 2018-2022 (crore rupees)
What is the difference between the revenue earned of Bluewave Inc and Prime Retail in 2019?
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Answer: D
Read the two bars for 2019 on the chart. Bluewave Inc = 155. Prime Retail = 400. Prime Retail’s bar is taller, at 400 against 155. Difference = 400 – 155 = 245. Check: 155 + 245 = 400, which matches Prime Retail’s value of 400.
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Q25.
Revenue Earned by Different Companies, 2018-2022 (crore rupees)
The revenue earned of Bluewave Inc in 2020 is approximately what percentage of the revenue earned of Sunrise Corp in the same year? (rounded to the nearest whole number)
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Answer: B
Read the two bars for 2020 on the chart. Bluewave Inc = 78. Sunrise Corp = 431. Percentage = (Bluewave Inc / Sunrise Corp) x 100 = (78/431) x 100 = 18.10%. Rounded to the nearest whole number, that is 18%. Check: 18% of 431 = 78, close to Bluewave Inc’s actual value of 78.
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