X-Y CHARTS

 EXERCISE-1

Refer to the graph, answer the questions given below that.

1) Which month showed the highest absolute difference in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the previous month?

A) March B) April C) May D) July

2) Which month showed the highest percentage difference in the CPI over the previous month ?

A) March B) April C) May D) July

3) For how many months was the CPI greater than 350 ?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

4) In how many months was there a decrease in the CPI ?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 

5) The difference in the number of months in which there was an increase in the CPI and the number of months in which there was a decrease was:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 

EXERCISE -2

*** The following graph shows the sales hisz(unit) of the Lux brand of soap. Observe the sales curve carefully and answer the following questions.

    Sales history of Lux Brand of Soap

1) For how many months was the sales value (by units) as its lowest monthly level ?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 

2) The ratio of the number of months in which there was a decrease to the number of months in which there was no decrease in the sales value was:

A) 2:9 B) 2:8 C) 2:10 D) none

3) The number of months which exhibited a sales volume greater than 12.5% of the overall annual sales volume was:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) none 

4) The highest percentage increase was shown in which month ?

A) March B) April C) September

D) November

5) The highest absolute increase was shown in which month?

A) March B) April C) September D) all of these.

EXERCISE - 3 

Consumption of Metals versus Plastics in the given Years for Car Manufacturing (in thousand tonnes)

*** The graph shows the trend of consumption of metals and plastics in the production of cars between 2000-05.

1) The number of years for which the consumption of Metal was less than the consumption of Plastics over the given time period was:

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 

2) The total consumption of plastic (for car manufacturing) divided by the total consumption of Metal (for car Manufacturing) over the period will give a ratio closest to:

A) 4:3 B) 5:4 C) 6:5 D) 7:4 

3) Which item and for which year shows the highest percentage change in consumption over the previous year?

A) Metal 2003 B) Plastic 2003

C) Metal 2002 C) Plastic 2005

4) For the two data series shown, how many years have shown a decrease in consumption (for both the items individually)?

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

5) The ratio of the highest total consumption in any single year to the lowest total consumption of the two items taken together in any year was equals to:

A) 5:3 B) 7:4 C) 11:6 D) 11:7

6) Which year showed the highest percentage increase in the total consumption of the two metals ?

A) 2001 B) 2092 C) 2003 D) 2004

7) Which year showed the highest percentage decrease in the total consumption of the two metals ?

A) 2001 B) 2002 C) 2004 D) 2005

EXERCISE - 4

Consider the following graph and answer the questions based on it.

Calories Required Per Day by Baby boys and Baby Girls in the First Eighteen Months of their Lives 

1) At what ages are the requirement of calories for baby boys and baby girls equal?

A) two months B) 4 months

C) 8 months D) 2 months and 8 months 

2) the difference between the calorie requirement for baby boys and the baby girls at the age of 6 months is approximately equal to:

A) 300 calories B) 250 calories

C) 400 calories D) 200 calories

3) If in a family there are four baby boys aged 4, 6, 8 and 12 months respectively, and three baby girls aged 2, 8 and 16 months respectively, then what is the total calorie requirement per day for the babies in the family ?

A) 12100 B) 12250 C) 12400 D) n

4) if the baby girl aged 16 months goes away, what is the percentage change in the calorie requirement per month for the family?

A) 16.3% B) 17.4% C) 14.3% D) 12.2%

5) If the great doctor Raju informs Ravi that the graphs have got mixed up and what is shown for the baby boys is for the baby girls and vice versa, then the answer for question. (3) would have been?

A) 12100 B) 12250 C) 12400 D) n

6) It can be inferred from graph that in general, calorie requirements for baby boys and baby girls:

A) are quite different at all ages.

B) are similar till the age of 17 months.

C) reaches a peak value at the same age.

D) increase at nearly the same rate till the age of 13.

EXERCISE -5

Consider the following graph and answer the questions based on it.

Production of Select Leather Industries for the Period 2003-2005 (Assume all production is consumed locally)

1) The percentage increase in sales of footwear between 2003 and 2004 was

A) 20% B) 30% C) 40% D) 50% 

2) In 2004, if 20% of the footwear sold within the country had been additionally exported at the local price, the percentage increase in export income in the period 1993 to 1994 would have been

A) 20% B) 30% C) 40% D) 50%

3) If the sales footwear had touched ₹80 crore in 2005, the average annual percentage growth of footwear for the two year period 2003-2005 would have been (approximately)

A) 50% B) 75% C) 80% D) 90%

EXERCISE -6

The following graph gives us information about the number of washing machine produced by HLL. Answer the questions based on graph

Washing Machines Manufactured by HLL)

NOTE : figures for 2004 are estimated figures. Also, assume that everything produced is sold in the same year.

1) What was the value of each machine in 2000 ?

A) ₹20000 B) ₹83333 33 C) ₹2000 D) ₹ 833.33

2) What was the percentage drop in the production of the number of machines from 2001 to 2002 ?

A) 20% B) 25% C) 27% D) 32%

3) What was the difference in the value per machine between the years 2000 and 2003 ?

A) ₹2000 B)₹ 5000 C)₹4000 D) none

EXERCISE -7

Use the following graph showing Railway finances for the year 1997-98 to 2004-05, to answer the questions given.

   Railway Finance:1997-98 to 2004-05

1) The difference between the gross traffic receipt and the total working expenses was highest during which of the following years ?

A) 1997-98 B) 2001-02 C) 2002-03 D) 2004-05

2) By what percent did gross traffic receipts increase between 1997-98 and 2004-05 ?

A) 38% B) 124% C) 133% D) 138%

3) Between the years 1987-98 and 1999-00, the ratio of the increase in gross traffic receipts and total working expenses was:

A) 5:3 B) 3:5 C) 2:3 D) None

EXERCISE -8

Study the following graph carefully and answer the given questions.

Gross Revenues and the Profit/loss for HBL Limited (All figures in crore)

1) The highest percentage growth in total revenue was recorded in :

A) 2000-01 B) 2001-02 C) 2002-03 D) 2004-05

2) In which year was the net profit as a percentage of gross revenue at its second highest level ?

A) 2004-05 B) 2005-06 C) 2006-07 D) none 

3) For which of the following years was the trend of gross revenue and net profit/loss dissimilar?

A) 2001-02 B) 2002-03 C) 2003-04 D) 2004-05

EXERCISE - 9

Observe the given graph carefully and answer the following questions

Min. and Max. Temperature in the Month of May.

1) The minimum difference between day and night temperature is:

A) 9.5 degrees B) 11.5° 

C) 9.7 degrees D) none

2) The highest ratio of the night to day temperature is for :

A) 1st May B) 3rd May C) 4th May D) none of these

EXERCISE-10

Study the following graph carefully and answer the given questions 

Academic Background of Students Joining Harvard Business School

 

**Assume that the curve between any two years marked on the graph is a straight line and the difference between any two years can be got by interpretation. Beyond 2003 the values go up to 2005 and are the projected values for 2004 and 2005.

1) In 1963, the percentage of HBS students who were Engineers was about

A) 20% B)25% C) 30% D) 35%

2) Which was the first year when more than 200 students were studying in a batch of HBS ?

A) 1973 B) 1978 C) 1983 D) 1985

EXERCISE -11

The following graph gives the movement of a car with respect to time (Assume that the speed dimension on the Y-axis is marked at every 10 kmph and there is uniform acceleration between hours).

Movement of a Car with Respect to Time

1) Find the average speed of the car(in kmph)

A) 36.28 B) 34.28 C) 33.57 D) none