Data Interpretation Quiz

Directions (1 - 5):

Study the following graph carefully to answer the questions that follow:

Number of soldiers recruited in three different forces in six different years

Army Airforce Navy   Years

 Questions:

1. What was the difference between the total number of soldiers recruited in all the forces together in the year 2007 and the total number of soldiers recruited in Army over all the years together?

(1) 3400          (2) 3100  (3) 3200 (4) 3600          (5) None of these

2. What was percentage decrease in the number of soldiers recruited in Army in the year 2010 as compared to the previous years?

(1) 60    (2) 30    (3) 50     (4) 20     (5) None of these

3. Total number of soldiers recruited in Air force in the year 2006 and 2008 together was what percentage of total number of soldiers recruited in Navy in the year 2005, 2007 and 2008 together?

(1) 40    (2) 60     (3) 70     (4) 50    (5) None of these

4. What was the approximate average number of soldiers recruited in Air force over all the years  together?

(1) 780      (2) 796      (3) 760    (4) 830     (5) 816

5. What was the respective ratio between the number of soldiers recruited in Navy in the year 2008 and the number of soldiers recruited in Air force in the year 2009?

(1) 3:2     (2) 3:1   (3) 1:3   (4) 4:3   (5) None of these

Answers:

1-3;

2-4; 

3-4;  

4-5;  

5-1