SBI PO - Data Interpretation Series

May 14, 2014
In a series to provided Data interpretation sets for SBI PO exam, from today on wards I promise all my readers to publish one data interpretation with my readers.

Solve the questions using information from given below chart :-


Others = 32.8 Degrees
Petroleum = 68.4 Degrees
Food grains = 34.5 Degrees
Consumables = 20.7 Degrees
Automobiles = 21.5 Degrees
Fertilizers = 27.7 Degrees
Coal = 154.4 Degrees

What per cent of the total goods  traffic do Automobiles and Petroleum form?
     (a) 30%                      (b) 25%                 (c) 28%               (d) 22%

If ‘Others’ were to be excluded, what per cent of the total would coal form?
     (a) 48%                      (b) 38%                 (c) 42%               (d) 36%
If the total traffic increased by 12.5% due to increase in fertilizer alone, what Is the percentage increase in the traffic of fertilizer?
     (a)158.55%                (b) 152.40%          (c)  162.45%       (d) 168.35%
By what per cent is the traffic of coal greater than that of consumables  and food grains?
     (a) 183.34%               (b) 184.28%          (c) 179.71%        (d) 192.26%
What Is the angle formed by the sector representing  petroleum?
     (a) 68.4°                     (b) 75.6°               (c) 64.8°              (d) 79.2°
 What Is the ratio of the angle formed by coal and that formed by food grains?
     (a) 4:61                      (b) 4.7:1                (c) 5.2:1              (d) 5.6:1

Solution 1 – B
(68.4+21.5) × 100/360 = 25% (approx)

Solution 2 – A
154.4 × 100/327.2 = 48% (approx)

Solution 3 – C
45 × 100/27.7 = 162.45%

Solution 4 – C
154.4 – (34.5+20.7) × 100/55.2 = 179.71%

Solution 5 – A
Read directly from the pie chart. (Values are already given in degrees)

Solution 6 – B
154.4 : 34.5 = 4.47 : 1

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