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Data Interpretation Questions with Answers

Reading tables, bar charts, pie charts and line graphs, then doing the arithmetic they set up. This page pools every data interpretation question on the site (380 of them, from 44 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, Engineering) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

16% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 18% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
380
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
70/248/62
Negative marking
None
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Data Interpretation questions with solutions

6 from the 380-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. The table below shows the number of policies renewed by four branches over two quarters. One value is missing and must be calculated from the given total. Study the table and answer the question that follows. Branch | Q1 | Q2 | Total P | 130 | 150 | 280 Q | 120 | ? | 250 R | 145 | 160 | 305 S | 110 | 140 | 250 Grand total (all branches, both quarters) = 1085 What is the ratio of Branch P's total to Branch S's total?

    • A. 28:24
    • B. 28:25 ✓
    • C. 27:25
    • D. 29:25

    Solution. P's total = 280, S's total = 250. Ratio = 280:250, which simplifies (dividing by 10) to 28:25.

  2. 2. Study the table below showing the number of new life insurance policies sold by five LIC branches over three consecutive months, and answer the question that follows. Branch | Apr | May | Jun V | 220 | 205 | 240 W | 190 | 215 | 180 X | 250 | 230 | 265 Y | 150 | 175 | 200 Z | 200 | 190 | 225 What is the combined total of policies sold by Branches W and Y in May?

    • A. 380
    • B. 390 ✓
    • C. 385
    • D. 395

    Solution. W's May = 215, Y's May = 175. Combined = 215 + 175 = 390.

  3. 3. A company's monthly revenue in ₹ lakh was: January 45, February 54, March 63, April 57, May 66. What was the percentage growth from January to February?

    • A. 15%
    • B. 18%
    • C. 20% ✓
    • D. 22%

    Solution. The rise is 9 on a base of 45, and 9/45 = 20%.

  4. 4. A shop tracked weekly online orders by channel: Direct website 420, Marketplace A 315, Marketplace B 245, Social storefront 140. Marketplace A exceeded Marketplace B by approximately what percentage of Marketplace B?

    • A. 22.2%
    • B. 25.0%
    • C. 31.7%
    • D. 28.6% ✓

    Solution. Difference=70; 70/245≈28.57%.

  5. 5. Read the following information and answer the question that follows. In a certain LIC branch, out of 600 policyholders surveyed, 350 hold Endowment policies and the rest hold Term policies. Among Endowment policyholders, 60% are male. Among Term policyholders, 40% are male. What is the ratio of male to female policyholders overall?

    • A. 31:28
    • B. 31:29 ✓
    • C. 30:28
    • D. 32:30

    Solution. Total male = 310, total female = 290. Since 310 and 290 share a common factor of 10, the ratio simplifies to 31:29.

  6. 6. Study the table below showing the number of new savings accounts opened by five branches of a Regional Rural Bank over three consecutive quarters (Q1, Q2, Q3) of a financial year, and answer the question that follows. Branch | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 A | 320 | 280 | 350 B | 410 | 390 | 430 C | 275 | 300 | 260 D | 360 | 340 | 380 E | 295 | 310 | 305 What is the total number of accounts opened by Branch B across all three quarters?

    • A. 1230 ✓
    • B. 1220
    • C. 1240
    • D. 1210

    Solution. Branch B total = 410 + 390 + 430 = 1230.

Exams that set Data Interpretation

12 categories, led by Banking, Management, Engineering.

    Drawn from ACT, AEEE, AIIMS NORCET, ATMA, CLAT, CMAT, CUET PG, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS RRB Office Assistant, IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, IBPS SO, IBSAT, IMU-CET, IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak, JAIN JET, Kerala MCA, KMAT Karnataka, LIC AAO, MAH MBA CET, MAT, MICAT, NABARD Grade A, NCHM JEE, NIFT, NIPER JEE, NMAT, NMIMS-CET, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, RRB NTPC, SBI Clerk, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SNAP, SRMJEEE, SSC CGL, SSC CPO, SSC Selection Post, State SET, UGC NET, UPSC CSE, VITEEE.

    Data Interpretation: frequently asked questions

    How many data interpretation questions are there?

    380, from the 44 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 18% are graded easy and 16% hard, which makes data interpretation about average for this section, where the mean is 18%.

    Which exams ask data interpretation questions?

    44 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (12), Management (11), Engineering (6). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

    Is data interpretation hard?

    16% of these 380 questions are graded hard and 18% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 18%.

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