PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

DATA INTERPRETATION (BAR GRAPH)

PREPARATORY SET-42 (BAR GRAPH)

Direction (Qs.1 to 5): Refer to the bar graph below and answer the questions that follow:

The bar graph represents the percentage of total expenditure incurred by the state during the year 2005–09 and 2010-14 for different items. The total expenditure for both the five-year terms is constant.

Question No : 1

What is the percentage change from 2005-09 to 2010-14 for the expenditure on Clothes and Salary put together?

(1) 10%

(2) No change

(3) 15%

(4) 5%

(5) 20%

Question No : 2

Question No : 3

Which of the following items accounts for minimum expenditure during 2010-14?

(1) Clothes

(2) Education

(3) Allowance

(4) Housing

(5) Salary

Question No : 4

If the total expenditure on Housing is Rs.500 crore during 2010-14, then the total expenditure on Housing during 2005-09 would be

(1) Rs.1500 crore

(2) Rs.1000 crore

(3) Rs.1300 crore

(4) Rs.1250 crore

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

What is the percentage decrease in the expenditure on Machinery from 2005-09 to 2010-14?

(1) 33.33%

(2) 62.33%

(3) 66.33%

(4) 50%

(5) None of these