Data Interpretation Quiz – 6

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a set of Data Interpretation Quiz for upcoming Syndicate Bank PGDBF and IBPS Clerk Mains.

 

1-5:

Answer the questions based on the following information. The amount of money invested (rupees in crores) in the core infrastructure areas of two districts, Chittoor and Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, is as follows.

 

 

Chittoor district			Khammam district
Core Area	1995	1996	Core Area	1995	1996
Electricity	815.2	1054.2	Electricity	2065.8	2365.1
Chemical	389.5	476.7	Chemical	745.3	986.4
Thermal	632.4	565.9	Thermal	1232.7	1026.3
Solar	468.1	589.6	Solar	1363.5	1792.1
Nuclear	617.9	803.1	Nuclear	1674.3	2182.1
Total	2923.1	3489.5	Total	7081.6	8352.0

 

 

 

1. By what per cent was the total investment in the two districts more in 1996 as compared to 1995?

1) 14%

2) 21%

3) 24%

4) 18%

 

2. The investment in electricity and thermal energy in 1995 in these two districts formed what per cent of the total investment made in that year?

1) 41%

2) 47%

3) 52%

4) 55%

 

 

3. In Khammam district, the investment in which area in 1996 showed the highest percentage increase over the investment in that area in 1995?

1) Electricity

2) Chemical

3) Solar

4) Nuclear

 

4. Approximately how many times was the total investment in Chittoor to the total investment in Khammam?

1) 2.8

2) 2

3) 2.4

4) 1.7

 

5. If the total investment in Khammam shows the same rate of increase in 1997, as it had shown from 1995 to 1996, what approximately would be the total investment in Khammam in 1997?

1) ₹ 9,850 crore

2) ₹ 10,020 crore

3) ₹ 9,170 crore

4) ₹ 8,540 crore

 

 

6-10:

Answer the questions based on the following information. Mulayam Software Co., before selling a package to its clients, follows the given schedule.

 

Month	Stage	Cost (₹ ‘000 per man /month)
1-2	Specification	40
3-4	Design	20
5-8	Coding	10
9-10	Testing	15
11-15	Maintenance	10

 

 

The number of people employed in each month is:

Month	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Number of people employed	2	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	1	3	3	1	1	1

 

 

6. Due to overrun in ‘design’, the design stage took 3 months, i.e. months 3, 4 and 5. The number of people working on design in the fifth month was 5. Calculate the percentage change in the cost incurred in the fifth month. (Due to improvement in ‘coding’ technique, this stage was completed in months 6-8 only.)

1) 225%

2) 150%

3) 275%

4) 240%

 

7. With reference to the above question, what is the cost incurred in the new ‘coding’ stage? (Under the new technique, 4 people work in the sixth month and 5 in the eighth.)

1) ₹ 1,40,000

2) ₹ 1,50,000

3) ₹ 1,60,000

4) ₹ 1,70,000

 

 

8. What is the difference in cost between the old and the new techniques?

1) ₹ 30,000

2) ₹ 60,000

3) ₹ 70,000

4) ₹ 40,000

 

9. Under the new technique, which stage of software development is most expensive for Mulayam Software Co.?

1) Testing

2) Specification

3) Coding

4) Design

 

10. Which five consecutive months have the lowest average cost per man-month under the new technique?

1) 1-5

2) 9-13

3) 11-15

4) None of these

 

 

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