Data Interpretation questions with solutions

1. Question 1Easy
   The table shows the number of home loans (in hundreds) disbursed by five branches of a bank in two years. Branch : 2024 : 2025 P : 24 : 30 Q : 18 : 27 R : 36 : 45 S : 20 : 25 T : 32 : 28

   What is the total number of home loans (in hundreds) disbursed by all five branches in 2024?

   • A.120
   • B.125
   • C.130Correct
   • D.135
   • E.140
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   Add the 2024 column: 24 + 18 + 36 + 20 + 32. Grouping helps: 24 + 36 = 60, 18 + 32 = 50, plus 20 gives 60 + 50 + 20 = 130 hundreds. Pairing numbers that make round sums is quicker and less error-prone than adding left to right.

2. Question 2Easy
   The table shows the number of home loans (in hundreds) disbursed by five branches of a bank in two years. Branch : 2024 : 2025 P : 24 : 30 Q : 18 : 27 R : 36 : 45 S : 20 : 25 T : 32 : 28

   Which branch recorded a decline in the number of loans from 2024 to 2025?

   • A.P
   • B.Q
   • C.R
   • D.S
   • E.TCorrect
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   Compare each branch across the two years. P, Q, R and S all rose, but T fell from 32 to 28. So T is the only branch that recorded a decline.

3. Question 3Easy
   A bank disbursed retail loans across four quarters of a financial year as follows. Q1: Rupees 120 crore. Q2: Rupees 150 crore. Q3: Rupees 180 crore. Q4: Rupees 150 crore.

   The disbursement in Q3 is what percent more than the disbursement in Q1?

   • A.33.33%
   • B.40%
   • C.50%Correct
   • D.60%
   • E.66.67%
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   The increase is 180 - 120 = 60 crore, and percentage more is always taken on the quantity being compared against, which is Q1. So 60/120 x 100 = 50%. The common error is dividing by 180 and choosing 33.33%, which answers a different question: by what percent Q1 is less than Q3.

4. Question 4Easy
   Units sold of four products in a month — P: 280, Q: 60, R: 100, S: 220.

   From the table, product R's sales are what percent of the total? (rounded to two decimals)

   • A.14.15
   • B.15.15Correct
   • C.11.15
   • D.16.15
   • E.19.15
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   100 out of 660 is 100/660×100 = about 15.15%.

5. Question 5Easy
   A college has 1200 students across three streams: Arts, Science and Commerce. 30% are in Arts, 45% are in Science and the rest are in Commerce. Of the Arts students 40% are girls; of the Science students 60% are girls; and of the Commerce students 50% are girls.

   How many students are enrolled in the Science stream?

   • A.480
   • B.510
   • C.540Correct
   • D.560
   • E.600
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   Science is 45% of 1200. Ten percent of 1200 is 120, so 45% is 120 x 4.5 = 540.

6. Question 6Easy
   Study the table and answer the question. The table shows the number of Petrol and Diesel cars sold by a showroom over four months. Month | Petrol | Diesel January | 120 | 80 February | 150 | 100 March | 90 | 60 April | 140 | 120

   What is the total number of cars (petrol and diesel together) sold in February?

   • A.260
   • B.240
   • C.250Correct
   • D.230
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   February sales are 150 petrol + 100 diesel = 250 cars.

These are 6 of 39 data interpretation questions in the bank. Attempt the rest with instant feedback in the practice drills, or under a clock in the mock tests.