List of top Quantitative Aptitude Questions on Data Interpretation asked in SNAP

Instructions: The following pie chart shows the hourly distribution in a day (in degrees) of all the major activities of a student. A day has 24 hours. The pie chart shows: Games 30°, Home work 45°, School 105°, Sleeping 120°, Others 60° (total 360°).

What is the difference in time (in hours) spent in school and in home work?
Instructions: The following pie chart shows the hourly distribution in a day (in degrees) of all the major activities of a student. A day has 24 hours. The pie chart shows: Games 30°, Home work 45°, School 105°, Sleeping 120°, Others 60° (total 360°).

If he spends 1/3 of the time of home work in Mathematics, then the number of hours he spends on the rest of the subjects in home work is:
Instructions: The following bar graph gives the production, exports and per-capita consumption of rice in country A, for the five years from 2006 to 2010. Consumption = Production - Exports. Per Capita Consumption = Consumption ÷ Population.

Reading the chart precisely gives this table:
2006: Consumption = 72.5, Per-capita = 36.25, Population = 2.00 million
2007: Consumption = 88, Per-capita = 35.2, Population = 2.5 million
2008: Consumption = 108, Per-capita = 38.7, Population = 2.79 million
2009: Consumption = 105, Per-capita = 40.5, Population = 2.59 million
2010: Consumption = 127, Per-capita = 42, Population = 3.02 million

In which of the given years was the population of country A the highest?
Instructions: The following pie chart shows the hourly distribution in a day (in degrees) of all the major activities of a student. A day has 24 hours. The pie chart shows: Games 30°, Home work 45°, School 105°, Sleeping 120°, Others 60° (total 360°).

The percentage of time which he spends in school is:
Instructions: The following bar graph gives the production, exports and per-capita consumption of rice in country A, for the five years from 2006 to 2010 (Production and Exports in million kg). Consumption = Production - Exports.

Reading the chart: Exports (2006-2010) = 120, 120, 130, 120, 80 million kg. Consumption (2006-2010) = 72.5, 88, 108, 105, 127 million kg.

The ratio of exports to consumption in the given period was the highest in the year
Instructions: The following pie chart shows the hourly distribution in a day (in degrees) of all the major activities of a student. A day has 24 hours. The pie chart shows: Games 30°, Home work 45°, School 105°, Sleeping 120°, Others 60° (total 360°).

How much time (in per cent) does he spend in games in comparison to sleeping?
Instructions: The following pie chart shows the hourly distribution in a day (in degrees) of all the major activities of a student. A day has 24 hours. The pie chart shows: Games 30°, Home work 45°, School 105°, Sleeping 120°, Others 60° (total 360°).

If he spends the time in games equal to the home work, and the other activities remain constant, what is the percentage decrease in the time spent sleeping?
Instructions: The following bar graph gives the production, exports and per-capita consumption of rice in country A, for the five years from 2006 to 2010 (Production and Exports in million kg; Per capita in kg). Consumption = Production - Exports. Per Capita Consumption = Consumption ÷ Population.

Year-wise data read from the chart: Production (2006-2010): 192.5, 208, 238, 225, 207 million kg. Exports (2006-2010): 120, 120, 130, 120, 80 million kg. This gives Consumption (2006-2010): 72.5, 88, 108, 105, 127 million kg.

In which year was the percentage increase in the consumption of rice over the previous year the highest?
Instructions: The following bar graph gives the production, exports and per-capita consumption of rice in country A, for the five years from 2006 to 2010. Consumption = Production - Exports. Per Capita Consumption = Consumption ÷ Population.

Reading the chart precisely gives this table:
2006: Consumption = 72.5 million kg, Per-capita consumption = 36.25 kg
2007: Consumption = 88 million kg, Per-capita consumption = 35.2 kg
2008: Consumption = 108 million kg, Per-capita consumption = 38.7 kg
2009: Consumption = 105 million kg, Per-capita consumption = 40.5 kg
2010: Consumption = 127 million kg, Per-capita consumption = 42 kg

What is the population of country A in the year 2008 (in million)?
Airtel, a GSM service provider, offers a post-paid plan called Airtel One for its customers, with the tariff details shown below.

Mohan made an STD call, within 100 km, for 30 minutes and spent 100 minutes on local calls, split 30% on landline, 40% on GSM and 30% on Airtel. Rohan made an STD call, within 150 km, for 18 minutes and spent 120 minutes on local calls, split 30% on GSM, 40% on landline and 30% on Airtel. Who spent more on calls that month?
Under the 'Airtel One' postpaid plan, the monthly rental is Rs. 99, and call charges are billed on top of this rent based on the distance slab and the network used. A bill of Rs. 199 in a month is definitely not possible when you make only:

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Which industry or industries contribute to company S?

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Industry B processes what percentage of the total production of the listed elements?

Instructions (Q. 46 to 48): The chart below shows six elements, numbered 1 to 6, along with their percentage share of total annual production. Each element is processed by one or more of three industries, A, B, and C, which in turn supply primary users P through W, each shown with its percentage share of total usage. The total production equals 100 percent, which equals 1,00,000 tons. Study the chart and answer the questions that follow.

Of the listed elements processed by industry A, how many tons are produced annually?

The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of respondents aged \(21\)-\(30\) indicated a favourite style other than Rock music?
The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of the total sample indicated that Jazz is their favourite style of music?
The table below shows the number of people who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer to the nearest whole percentage.

What percentage of respondents under \(31\) indicated that Blues is their favourite style of music?

The pie-charts below give the percentage distribution of employees in different Departments in XYZ Company Ltd. during the years 2005 and 2006. A - Administration; B - Operations; C - Sales & Marketing; D - Finance & Accounts; E - Corporate HQ.

2005 (total employees 18,000): A 22%, B 23%, C 18%, D 29%, E 8%.

2006 (total employees 20,000): A 24%, B 26%, C 20%, D 20%, E 10%.

If 300 employees left Operations at the end of 2005, how many joined in 2006?

The table below gives data collected for an online job portal, InfiniteJobs.com, for the Technical and Managerial candidate categories in 2004 and 2005.

YearCategoryRegistrationsCVs PostedShortlisted by EmployersOffered Jobs
2004Technical61,20559,981684181
Managerial19,23615,38913848
2005Technical63,29860,133637115
Managerial45,29240,76339984

Statement X: In 2004, the number of candidates offered jobs as a proportion of the number of CV's posted was higher for Technical than for Managerial candidates.

Statement Y: In 2004, among those short-listed by Employers, the Technical category had a higher success rate in securing jobs than the Managerial category.

The following table gives cost data of select stock prices on 3rd Dec 2003 in two markets, BSE of India and NQE of Kya Kya island. Closing stock refers to the price at the close of trading hours and opening stock to the price at the beginning of the day. The currency of Kya Kya is # and the exchange rate is # = Rs 11.

ShareMarketOpening PriceClosing Price
SIFYBSE (Rs)232247
INFYNQE (#)9.510.5
WIPRONQE (#)5.56.5
TCSNQE (#)40.540

Which share and which market showed the highest % increase on 3rd Dec 2003?

Arbitrage means buying a share in one market and selling it simultaneously in another market. The table gives the opening price of four shares on 3rd Dec 2003 in both BSE of India (Rs) and NQE of Kya Kya island (#), where # = Rs 11.

ShareBSE Opening (Rs)NQE Opening (#)
SIFY23221
INFY1059.5
WIPRO605.5
TCS45040.5

If Mr. Ghosh Babu buys a share at the opening price on one exchange and sells it at the opening price on the other exchange, on which share does he make maximum % profit? (Exchange rate: # = Rs 11)

Using the same 3rd December 2003 stock price data, SIFY's BSE opening price was Rs 232 and its BSE closing price was Rs 247.

In an M&A deal, SIFY is purchased by its parent company SATYAM, which purchases 15% of SIFY's equity shares. Total SIFY equity shares are 1 million. How much does Satyam pay in rupees for the stake if 50% of its purchases were on BSE's opening price and the balance on BSE's closing price?

The pie-charts below give the percentage distribution of employees in different Departments in XYZ Company Ltd. during the years 2005 and 2006. A - Administration; B - Operations; C - Sales & Marketing; D - Finance & Accounts; E - Corporate HQ.

2005 (total employees 18,000): A 22%, B 23%, C 18%, D 29%, E 8%.

2006 (total employees 20,000): A 24%, B 26%, C 20%, D 20%, E 10%.

If the average monthly salary of employees in Administration was Rs 12,000 in 2005, what was the approximate total salary expense of Administration in 2005?

The pie-charts below give the percentage distribution of employees in different Departments in XYZ Company Ltd. during the years 2005 and 2006. A - Administration; B - Operations; C - Sales & Marketing; D - Finance & Accounts; E - Corporate HQ.

2005 (total employees 18,000): A 22%, B 23%, C 18%, D 29%, E 8%.

2006 (total employees 20,000): A 24%, B 26%, C 20%, D 20%, E 10%.

What is the percentage increase in the number of employees in Sales & Marketing from 2005 to 2006?

The pie-charts below give the percentage distribution of employees in different Departments in XYZ Company Ltd. during the years 2005 and 2006. A - Administration; B - Operations; C - Sales & Marketing; D - Finance & Accounts; E - Corporate HQ.

2005 (total employees 18,000): A 22%, B 23%, C 18%, D 29%, E 8%.

2006 (total employees 20,000): A 24%, B 26%, C 20%, D 20%, E 10%.

In which department is the variation in strength (absolute change) the maximum in 2006 compared to 2005?