Aptitude Questions: Data Interpretation Set 79[Missing DI]

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I. Refer to the table and answer the given questions.

Data related to number of candidates appeared and qualified in a competitive exam from 2 states during 5 years.

Note: 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 questions on the basis of given data and information.

1. Out of the number of qualified candidates from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2013, the respective ratio of male and female candidates is 11:9. If the number of female qualified candidates from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2013 is 162, what is the number of appeared candidates(both male and female) from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2013?
   A. 630
   B. 510
   C. 570
   D. 650
   E. 720
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – E. 720
   Explanation :
   X — Male candidates
   X = 162 * (11/9) = 198
   Total Qualified Candidates = 198 + 162 = 360
   Total Appeared Candidates = 360 * (100/50) = 720.
   
   
2. Number of Appeared Candidates from State Madhya Pradesh increased by 100% from 2011 to 2012. If the total number of qualified candidates from State Madhya Pradesh in 2011 and 2012 together is 550, what is the number of appeared candidates from State Madhya Pradesh in 2011?
   A. 480
   B. 420
   C. 500
   D. 460
   E. 400
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 500
   Explanation :
   x — Total number of appeared Candidates in 2011
   2x — Total number of appeared Candidates in 2012
   x*(40/100) + 2x*(35/100) = 550
   110x/100 = 550 —> x = 500
   
   
3. What is the difference between number of qualified candidates from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2011 and that in 2012?
   A. 51
   B. 41
   C. 61
   D. 81
   E. 71
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D. 81
   Explanation :
   50% of 450 = 225
   24% of 600 = 144
   Difference – 81
   
   
4. If the average number of qualified candidates from State Madhya Pradesh in 2013, 2014 and 2015 is 320, what is the number of qualified candidates from state Madhya Pradesh in 2015?
   A. 591
   B. 573
   C. 583
   D. 587
   E. 579
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – B. 573
   Explanation :
   Average no of qualified students in 2013,2014,2015 = 320
   Total no of qualified students in 2013,2014,2015 = 960
   Qualified students in 2015 = (960 – (40% Of 280 + 50% Of 550)) = 960 – 387 = 573
   
   
5. If the respective ratio between number of qualified candidates from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2014 and 2015 is 8:11, what is the number of qualified candidates from State Arunachal Pradesh in 2015?
   A. 396
   B. 312
   C. 316
   D. 334
   E. 398
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – A. 396
   Explanation :
   x — Number of qualified candidates in 2015
   x = 288*(11/8) = 396
   
   

II. Refer to the table and answer the given questions.
Data related to number of employees in 5 different companies in December, 2012

I. Employees of the given companies can be categorised only in three types:
Engineering Graduates, Science Graduates and Arts Graduates
II. 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 questions, on the basis of the given data and information.

6. What is the difference between the number of Arts graduate employees and Engineering Graduates employees in Company B?
   A. 17
   B. 18
   C. 12
   D. 11
   E. 16
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 12
   Explanation :
   Number of Arts graduate employees = 30% of 600 = 180
   Number of Engineering Graduates employees = 28% of 600 = 168
   Difference = 180 – 168 = 12
   
   
7. The Average number of Arts graduate employees and Science graduate employees in Company E was 338. what was the total number of employees in Company E?
   A. 920
   B. 960
   C. 1120
   D. 1040
   E. 1080
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – D. 1040
   Explanation :
   Average no of Arts graduate employees and Science graduate employees in Company E = 338
   Total no of Arts graduate employees and Science graduate employees in Company E = 676
   Total number of employees in Company E = X
   X = 676 * (100/65) = 1040
   
   
8. If the respective ratio between the number of Science graduate employees and Arts graduate employees in Company A was 10:7, what was the number of Arts graduate employees in A?
   A. 294
   B. 266
   C. 280
   D. 308
   E. 322
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 280
   Explanation :
   Number of Science Graduate employees = 32% of 1000 = 320
   Number of Science Graduate employees and Arts graduate employees = 1000 -320 = 680
   Number of Arts graduate employees in A = 680 * (7/17) = 280
   
   
9. Total number of employees in Company B increased by 20% from December 2012 to 2013, If 20% of the total number of employees in Company B in December, 2013 was Engineering graduates, what was the number of Engineering graduate employees in Company B in December 2013?
   A. 194
   B. 166
   C. 144
   D. 152
   E. 138
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – C. 144
   Explanation :
   Total number of employees in Company B in 2013 = 720
   Engineering graduate employees in Company B in December 2013 = 20% of 720 = 144
   
   
10. Total number of employees in Company C was 3 times the total number of employees in Company D. If the difference between number of Arts graduate employees in Company D and that of Science graduate employees in the same Company was 120, what was the total number of employees in Company C?
    A. 1200
    B. 1400
    C. 1720
    D. 1600
    E. 1800
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – E. 1800
    Explanation :
    40% – 20% = 120
    20% = 120; Total number of employees in Company D = 600
    Total number of employees in Company C = 1800