SBI Clerk 2018: Data Interpretation Quiz for Prelims – 1

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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

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation: (51.2-50)*100/ 50
=2.4

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation: (487.3-465.9) * 1000 = 21400 (approximately 20000)

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: D

Explanation: (119.0- 102.8) * 1000 = 16200

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation: 126.4*100/ 536.4
=23.56%
~25%

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: A

Explanation: (554.7-536.4)*100/536.4
=18.3*100/536.4
~18*100/536
~3.4

 

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation: 18% of 3650 = 657

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: C

Explanation: 76:24 = 19:6

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: D

Explanation: 77% of 2800 : 96% of 2250
=77*28 : 48*45
=77*7 : 12*45
=539 :540

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: E

Explanation: The average % of passing is highest for college SURENDRANATH.

 

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

Answer & Solutions

Option: B

Explanation: 7*100/85 = 8.24

 

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