QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE HANDOUT

(Data Interpretation)
Ref: QAHO1401615

Directions for question 1: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. Five persons A, B, C, D and E participated Round A B C D E

in a darts competition. The competition had 1 2 8 2 4 8
nine rounds. The darts board consists of 2 8 2 8 2 4
three regions: the bulls eye which is the 3 4 4 2 8 4
innermost circle on the board (B), the inner 4 2 8 4 8 2
ring (I) and the outer ring (O). These regions 5 4 2 2 4 8
as well as the points associated with them 6 8 8 4 2 8
are shown below. 7 2 4 2 8 8
8 8 2 8 4 2
9 2 8 2 4 8
Consider the following statements:
(B) Ι. The most accurate player of the
8 points competition is E.
ΙΙ. The most consistent player of the
(I) 4 points competition is C.
(O) 2 points Which of the following can be concluded?
(A) Only Ι is correct
The table below gives the scores of the (B) Only ΙΙ is correct
players at the end of the various rounds. (C) Both Ι and ΙΙ are correct
(D) Neither Ι nor ΙΙ is correct
Directions for questions 2 to 4: These questions are based on the following table.
Table showing total population and voting details in each of 11 states of USA in which polling
was held in a certain year (in millions)
Number of
Name of the Total Percentage of
men who women who
state Population Polling
voted voted
Alabama 4.00 1.30 1.10 73
Arkansas 2.50 0.80 0.70 81
California 30.00 9.20 8.80 69
Connecticut 3.00 0.91 0.89 75
Illinois 11.50 3.30 3.60 86
Indiana 5.50 1.35 1.40 66
Kentucky 3.50 0.86 0.84 92
Maryland 5.00 1.56 1.54 88
Massachusettes 6.00 1.78 1.77 68
New Jersey 7.50 2.90 2.80 74
Ohio 11.00 3.05 3.15 83
2. What is the number of non-voters in Indiana in millions?
(A) 2.75 (B) 2.85 (C) 3.15 (D) 3.61
3. Which of the following is the highest?
(A) Number of male voters in Alabama. (B) Number of female voters in Indiana.
(C) Number of male voters in Arkansas. (D) Number of female voters in Massachussettes.

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4. How many voters have not voted in Connecticut in millions?
(A) 0.35 (B) 0.45 (C) 0.55 (D) 0.65

Directions for questions 5 to 7: These questions are based on the following table and the following
pie chart.
Percentage distribution of students in a school
Out of which
Level Percentage of total students
Boys Girls
Primary 30% 40% 60%
Middle 40% 60% 40%
High 30% 55% 45%

Note: Total number of students in the school = 5000.

Division of students into three groups

C
24%
A
40%

B
36%
Note: Each student belongs to only one group. The percentage distribution for each level given in the
above table is also that for every group.
5. What is the difference between the number of students belonging to group A and group B?
(A) 200 (B) 300 (C) 600 (D) 700

6. The number of boys in the middle level is what percentage more than that in the primary level?
(A) 100% (B) 75% (C) 70% (D) 662/3%
7. What is the number of girls belonging to group A in high level?
(A) 180 (B) 240 (C) 270 (D) 360
Directions for questions 8 and 9: These questions are based on the following table which gives the
details of world's top fighter planes

Name of the fighter Take off

Max speed Max altitude Range Length Span
plane weight
Lockheed Martin
1,500 mph 50,000 ft 2425 miles 49 ft, 3" 32 ft, 8" 37,500 lbs
F-16 specs
P-51 D Mustang specs 440 mph 30,000 ft 950 miles 32 ft, 3" 37 ft 11,600 lbs
Mig-15 specs 668 mph 51,000 ft 1100 miles 33 ft, 2" 33 ft, 1" 13,460 lbs
F-22 Raptor 1,500 mph 65,000 ft 1940 miles 62 ft, 1" 44 ft, 6" 83,500 lbs
Northrop YF-23 1,550 mph 65,000 ft 1620 miles 67 ft, 5" 43 ft, 7" 62,000 lbs
X-44 Manta 571 mph 35,000 ft 375 miles 26 ft, 6" 33 ft, 10" 12,190 lbs
8. For how many of the given planes, the maximum altitude that they can reach is more than 50,000
ft but the take off weight is not more than 60,000 lbs?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

9. The ratio of the range of F-22 Raptor to that of the maximum distance it can cover in two hours is how
many times the ratio of the range of Lockheed Martin F-16 specs to that of the maximum distance it
can cover in three hours?
(A) 13 : 12 (B) 47 : 40 (C) 6 : 5 (D) 31 : 18

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Directions for question 10 and 11: The graph below shows the development of bacteria in 12 days.
The vertical axis shows the percentage of the harmness caused to the body. On tenth day due to
vaccination the harmness reduce by 20%. The size of each bubble represents the bacteria population
in the body.

13
12
11
10
9
8
% of harmness

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10 Day 11Day 12
Days

10. Which represents a correct trend for bacteria from day 4 to day 8?
(A) Number of bacteria decreases, harmness decrease.
(B) Number of bacteria stay the same, harmness stays about the same.
(C) Number of bacteria increases, harmness increases.
(D) Number of bacteria increases, harmness stays about the same.

11. Which is a correct trend for bacteria from day 10 to day 12?
(A) Number of bacteria decreases, harmness stays about the same.
(B) Number of bacteria stays about the same, harmness stays about the same.
(C) Number of bacteria stay about the same, harmness increase.
(D) Number of bacteria increase, harmness stays about the same.

Directions for question 12: The graph gives the distance covered by a cyclist at different times.

40
35
Distance (miles)

30
25 C
20 •
15 B
10 •
A
5 •
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Minutes

12. Points A, B and C represent the distance of 15, 24 and 32 minutes. From 10 min to 50 min, the
average speed (in mph) is approximately _____.
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 45 (D) 60

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Directions for questions 13 to 15: These questions are based on the graph and the tables given below.
Forest area of several countries in the year 2000
4000
3500
(Thousand sq. miles)

3000
2500
2000
1500

1000
500
0
Russia Brazil U.S.A. China Australia Indonesia

Forest area as a percentage Deforestation as a percentage

of total land area in 2000 of total land area in 2000
Russia 50% Russia 0.1%
Brazil 64% Brazil 0.4%
U.S.A. 25% U.S.A. – 0.2%
China 18% China – 1.2%
Australia 21% Australia – 1.3%
Indonesia 68% Indonesia 1.2%

Note: (–) sign indicates afforestation

13. Based on the given data, the total land area of which of the following countries is the largest?
(A) Brazil (B) U.S.A. (C) China (D) Australia

14. What is the area afforestated in the year 2000 in Australia approximately?
(A) 50 x 103 sq.miles (B) 55 x 103 sq.miles (C) 62 x 103 sq.miles (D) 75 x 103 sq.miles

15. Which of the following countries has the greatest ratio of deforested area to forest area?
(A) U.S.A. (B) Russia (C) Indonesia (D) China

Directions for questions 16 and 17: These questions are based on the following information.
Age wise distribution of employees of three different companies in the year 2002.
100
10%
90 20% 20%
80
30%
70
30% 30%
60
50 15%
10% 10%
40
30 25% 20% 20%
20
10 20% 20% 20%
0
A B C
21-30 years 31-40 years 41-50 years 51-60 years More than 60 years
nd
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16. The median age of the employees of Company A comes under which of the following age groups?
(A) 21-30 years (B) 31-40 years
(C) 41-50 years (D) 51-60 years

17. If the number of employees in the companies A, B and C are in the ratio 2 : 4 : 3, then in which of
the following age groups is the number of employees the maximum?
(A) 21-30 years (B) 31-40 years
(C) 41-50 years (D) 51-60 years

Directions for question 18: These questions are based on the graphs given below.

The number of admissions in the Universities of Country X

150
140
130
120
(in thousands)

110
100
90
80
70
60
50
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Spring Fall

Foreign students as a percentage of the total admissions

15

14

13

12

11

10
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

18. The number of foreign students in 2011 is _____.

(A) 9,900 (B) 14,300 (C) 24,200 (D) 26,700

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 Foreign students as a percentage of the total admissions

15

14

Directions for questions 19 and 20: These questions are based on the following data.

The following table gives the land use pattern of ten countries for the year 2000. All the figures are
percentages of the total area of the country.

Country Cultivated Area Pasture Land Forest Land Unfertile Area

Canada 5 2 33 60
China 11 30 14 45
France 15 25 25 35
Germany 9 18 45 28
India 51 4 21 24
Italy 17 39 18 26
Japan 13 2 68 17
Russia 10 17 42 31
South Africa 28 25 32 15
U.S.A. 20 26 28 26

Distribution of cultivated land Distribution of cultivated land

of U.S.A. for different of U.S.A. for different
crops in 1990 crops in 2000.

F
F A 10% A
20% 20% E 25%
20%
B
E 15% B
D
25% C 20%
D 15% C
10%
10% 10%

A. Wheat B. Potato C. Maize D. Cotton E. Barley F. Tobacco

19. In how many countries is the total of areas of unfertile land and pastures less than half the total of
areas of land under cultivation and land in forests?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6

20. If the land under cultivation in U.S.A. increased by 25% from 1990 to 2000, then in what
percentage of total land was barley cultivated in 1990?
(A) 1% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 7%

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