Bar Charts - Online Quiz

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Directions: Answer the questions given below using the graph below:

Preference of people in playing different games over the years

Q 1 - Which of the following is the ratio of the number of people preferring to play Cricket to the number of people preferring to play Tennis in the Year 2003 ?

A - 14:15

B - 15:13

C - 15:17

D - 13:15

Answer - B

Explanation

Required ratio = 375: 325 = 15:13

Directions: Study the given bar graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Survey of the numbers of working and non-working women over the years

Q 2 - What % of total number of working as well as non-working women in 2007 were non-working women?

A - 22%

B - 32%

C - 40%

D - 48%

Answer - B

Explanation

Number of non working women in 2007  = 35 millions
Total number of women in 2007 = (75+35)millions = 110 millions
Required% =  (35/110*100)% = 350/11% = 32%

Directions: Study the given bar graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Survey of the numbers of working and non-working women over the years

Q 3 - Which of the following is the respective ratio of working women to the non-working women in the year 2006?

A - 3:4

B - 2:3

C - 1:2

D - 7:4

Answer - D

Explanation

Required Ratio = 70/40 = 7:4  (in millions)

Directions: Given below is a multiple bar diagram depicting the changes in student of a collage in four faculties from 2004- 05 to 2006-07. Study the diagram and answer the questions given below it.:

Students of a collage

Q 4 - What was the % of students in science faculty in 2004-05?

A - 26.9%

B - 27.8%

C - 29.6%

D - 30.2%

Answer - B

Explanation

Number of Science students in 2004-05 =400
Total number of students in that  year = (600+400+200+150)=1350
Required % =  (400/1350*100)% = 29.6%

Directions: Given below is a multiple bar diagram depicting the changes in student of a collage in four faculties from 2004- 05 to 2006-07. Study the diagram and answer the questions given below it.:

Students of a collage

Q 5 - How many times was the total strength of the strength of Commerce students in 2005-06?

A - 3 times

B - 4 times

C - 5 times

D - 6 times

Answer - D

Explanation

Total strength in 2005-06 = (550+500+250+200)= 1500
Let 1500=  x*250. Then ,x = 1500/260= 6

Directions: The following bar diagram shows the monthly expenditure on food ,clothing, education ,fuel ,house rent and miscellaneous. Study the diagram and answer the questions given below it:

Monthly Expense

Q 6 - If both the families have equal expenditure, which one spends more on education and miscellaneous together?

A - A

B - B

C - Both spend equally

D - None of above

Answer - A

Explanation

Let the total expenditure of each be Rs.x.
Money spent by A on education and miscellaneous = (20+10)% of Rs.x = 30% of Rs .x
= Rs. (30/100*x) = Rs. 3x/10
Money spent by B on education and miscellaneous = (15+5)% of Rs.x = Rs. (20/100*x) = Rs.2x/10
Clearly , 3x/10 >  2x/10, A spends more.

Directions: The following bar diagram given below shows the result of B.S.C students of a collage for three years. Study the bar diagram and answer the questions given below:

Result of B.S.C students

Q 7 - In which of the following year the collage had the best result for B.Sc?

A - 2005

B - 2006

C - 2007

D - Cannot be determined

Answer - C

Explanation

Pass% in 2005    = (1500/1800*100)%= 83.33%
Pass % in  2006  = (1600/2000*100)%=80%
Pass % in 2007 = (1750/2050*100)% = 85.3%
∴ The collage had best result for B.sc in 2007.
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