Hello and welcome to exampundit. Today we are sharing a Data Interpretation Quiz for SBI Clerk Prelims examination 2018.
Directions (1-5): Study the following table to answer the given questions:
Enrolment in Intermediate (I) and Higher (H) Education of a country over the years (Enrolment in thousands)
| YEAR |
INTERMEDIATE (I) |
HIGHER (H) |
| ENROLMENT |
% OF POPULATION 14-18 YEARS |
ENROLMENT |
% OF POPULATION 19-24 YEARS |
| 2000 |
465.9 |
50.0 |
134.1 |
11.6 |
| 2001 |
487.3 |
51.2 |
130.7 |
10.9 |
| 2002 |
510.5 |
52.9 |
130.2 |
10.4 |
| 2003 |
536.4 |
55.0 |
126.4 |
9.7 |
| 2004 |
541.6 |
55.2 |
119.0 |
8.8 |
| 2005 |
554.7 |
56.6 |
102.8 |
7.5 |
1. What is the percentage increase in % of population 14-18 years of intermediate education in the year 2001 from the previous year?
a) 2.0
b) 2.2
c) 2.4
d) 3.2
e) None of these
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Option: C
Explanation: (51.2-50)*100/ 50
=2.4
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2. Approximately, how many more enrolments in intermediate education were there in 2001 as compared to 2000?
a) 120
b) 1200
c) 20000
d) 15000
e) 25000
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Option: C
Explanation: (487.3-465.9) * 1000 = 21400 (approximately 20000)
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3. What is the difference in the numbers enrolled in higher education in 2004 and 2005?
a) 13000
b) 1300
c) 162000
d) 16200
e) None of these
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Option: D
Explanation: (119.0- 102.8) * 1000 = 16200
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4. In 2003, the enrollment in Higher Education is approximately what percent of that in Intermediate education?
a) 18
b) 25
c) 45
d) 115
e) 35
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Option: B
Explanation: 126.4*100/ 536.4
=23.56%
~25%
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5. What is the % increase of the enrollment in intermediate education in 2005 from that in 2003?
a) 3.4
b) 4.4
c) 5.0
d) 5.2
e) None of these
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Option: A
Explanation: (554.7-536.4)*100/536.4
=18.3*100/536.4
~18*100/536
~3.4
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Directions (6-10): Study the following table carefully to answer the given questions that follow:
Percentage of students passing out of six different colleges in five year
| College |
ST. PAUL's |
GURUDAS |
PRESIDENCY |
VIDYASAGAR |
VICTORIA |
SURENDRANATH |
| Year |
| 2017 |
76 |
63 |
88 |
92 |
78 |
100 |
| 2018 |
72 |
64 |
90 |
100 |
76 |
93 |
| 2019 |
81 |
78 |
96 |
86 |
77 |
96 |
| 2020 |
85 |
72 |
86 |
84 |
82 |
85 |
| 2021 |
92 |
82 |
91 |
79 |
84 |
85 |
6. If the number of students studying in GURUDAS college in the year 2021 was 3650, what was the number of students failing from that college in that year?
a) 594
b) 657
c) 583
d) 625
e) None of these
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Option: B
Explanation: 18% of 3650 = 657
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7. What is the ratio of the number of students passing to those failing from VICTORIA college in the year 2018?
a) 6:5
b) 18:7
c) 19:6
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
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Option: C
Explanation: 76:24 = 19:6
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8. If the number of students studying in college VICTORIA & SURENDRANATH in the year 2019 were 2800 and 2250 respectively, what was the ratio of the number of students passing out of college VICTORIA to that out of SURENDRANATH in that year?
a) 216:217
b) 327:341
c) 423:485
d) 539:540
e) None of these
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Option: D
Explanation: 77% of 2800 : 96% of 2250
=77*28 : 48*45
=77*7 : 12*45
=539 :540
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9. The average percentage of passing is highest for which college?
a) VICTORIA
b) VIDYASAGAR
c) ST. PAUL's
d) PRESIDENCY
e) None of these
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Option: E
Explanation: The average % of passing is highest for college SURENDRANATH.
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10. What is the % increase in percentage of students passing out of ST. PAUL’s college in the year 2021 from the previous year? (rounded off to two digits after decimal)
a) 7.61
b) 8.24
c) 6.36
d) 8.05
e) None of these
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Option: B
Explanation: 7*100/85 = 8.24
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