DI Table Chart Problems and Solutions

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DIRECTIONS for question 1-2: Refer to the following table and answer the questions that follow:

City	Price of property
Amsterdam	10,296
Bangalore	16,452
Bangkok	8,352
Beijing	27,540
Chicago	14,328
Frankfurt	17,172
Hong Kong	47,664
London	42,012
Mumbai	60,876
New Delhi	35,496
New York	23,796
Paris	24,372
Singapore	31,968
Tokyo	44,532

The property price is the total occupational cost per square meter per annum in Rs. Prevailing exchange rate at the time of the preparation of the above table was Rs. 36 = 1 US $.

The cost of office property in Mumbai is how many times the average cost of the two other Indian cities mentioned?

1. 0.8

2. 1.4

3. 1.8

4. 2.4

5. 1.22

Option: 4
Explanation: The other two Indian cities are Bangalore and New Delhi. The average of their costs are (16,452 + 35,496)/2 ≈ 25,975. The cost of office property in Mumbai is 60,876. So Mumbai is 60,876/25,975 ≈ 2.4 times the average of the other two cities.
SMP International sold their Singapore office measuring 2,000 sq. mt. and bought office property with the same amount at Amsterdam. What was the area in sq. mt. of the Amsterdam office?

1. 645

2. 6,200

3. 9,300

4. 6,000

5. Can’t be determined

Option: 2
Explanation: Since the amounts were the same, the ratio of office areas will be inversely proportional to ratio of their rates.
Since the rates of the Singapore and Amsterdam office are in the ratio 31968 : 10,296, which is slightly greater than 3; the area of the Amsterdam office to that of the Singapore office, will be in the ratio 3: 1.
So the area of the Amsterdam office must be slightly greater than 3 times 2,000. So the nearest answer must be 6,200.

DIRECTIONS for Q 3 – 5: Refer to the following data about sale and consumption of branded biscuits

Country	Annual Value (USD)	Annual Volume (Tonnes)	Annual Value/Per Capita (USD)	Annual Vol/Per Capita (Kg)
USA	6,896,882,933	1,134,597	24.46	4.02
India	582,928,936	489,996	0.57	0.48
China	406,329,700	180,489	0.32	0.14

The population of China is how many times the population of USA?

1. 4.5

2. 3.4

3. 5.4

4. 5.7

5. Cannot be determined

Option: 1
Explanation:Population in China = 406/0.32 = 1,268 million.
Population of US = 6897/24.46 = 282 million
Hence required answer = 1,268/282 = 4.5 times
If there were only these three countries to be represented on a table, what would be the measure of the central angle of the value, in degrees, of the value of branded biscuits consumed in USA?

1. 240⁰

2. 300⁰

3. 270⁰

4. 340⁰

5. 315⁰

Option: 5
Explanation: Total consumption value = 6,897 + 583 + 406 = 7,886 m. Value of angle = (6897/7886) x 360 = 315. Hence 5.
Given below are three statements:
1. The Americans consume the most branded biscuits in the world.
2. Of the three countries, branded biscuits are cheapest in China.
3. India has a large share of unbranded biscuits.
Which of these statements are true?

1. Only I

2. Only II

3. Only III

4. I, II and III

5. None of these

Option: 5
Explanation: All the statements are false.
I. Because we do not have data about rest of the world.
II. Because branded biscuits are cheapest in India, not China.
III. Because nothing can be said about unbranded biscuits. Hence 5.

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DIRECTIONS for questions 6 to 8: The following table gives the data about big 12 software exporters in India from 1997-98 to 1999-2000 (Revenue in Rs crore).

THE BIG 12 SOFTWARE EXPORTERS

		1997 - 98	1998 - 99	1999 - 2000
1	Tata Consultancy Services	955.27	1518. 50	1820.35
2	Wipro	388.94	632.50	1037.30
3	HCL Technologies	446.53	862.14	908.00
4	Infosys	250.93	500.25	869.70
5	Satyam	178.11	376.62	662.93
6	NIIT	258.38	394.96	551.79
7	Silverline Technologies	45.32	103.95	434.83
8	Cognizant	113.16	290.03	414.26
9	Pentamedia	-	389.02	-
10	Pentasoft	-	-	353.01
11	Patni Computers	137.58	219.90	295.51
12	IBM Global	115.32	227.63	271.14

What is the lowest rate of growth of 1998-99 to 1999-2000 for any of the companies given in the chart?

1. 0%

2. 12.7%

3. 19.1%

4. 10.1%

5. 5.3%

Option: 5
Explanation: Lowest growth has been for HCL: from 862 to 908, about 5 %. Hence 5.
Which of the following statement is true about the share of exports of Tata Consultancy Services in the total exports of the 12 companies?

1. It has almost doubled in 1999 – 00 over 1997 – 98.

2. It has been steadily increasing.

3. It is more or less constant.

4. It has dropped by about 9%.

5. It has increased by 10%

Option: 4
Explanation: Total export in 1997 – 98 = Rs 2890 crore
Share of Tata Consultancy Services = 955.27 crore
Percentage share of Tata Consultancy Services in 1997-98 = 955 / 2890 x 100 = 33%
Total export in 1999 – 00 = Rs 7618 crore
Share of Tata Consultancy Services = 1820 crore
Percentage share of Tata Consultancy Services in 1999-00 = 1820 / 7618 x 100 = 23.89% ≈ 24%
So the share has dropped by almost 9%.
If total software exports in 2000 – 2001 were expected to be Rs 10,000 crore and the growth of Infosys is the same as it was in 1999 – 2000, what would have been Infosys' share of exports of these 12 companies in 2000 – 2001?

1. 15%

2. 19%

3. 21%

4. 23%

5. 10%

Option: 1
Explanation: Growth of Infosys has been almost 74%.
Increase 869 by 74 % and we get about 1,500 which is
15% of 10,000.

DIRECTIONS for Q9 & 10: The following table gives the industry review of performance across six broad industry categories and 111 companies published in The Economic Times.

ASCON INDUSTRY REVIEW
Apr to Jun '99-00 over Apr to Jun '98-99
Production	Excellent (Growth > 20 %)	High (Growth 10 %-20 %)	Moderate Growth (0-10 %)	Negative Growth ( < 0)	Total
Basic Goods	2	6	12	0	20
Intermediate Goods	3	7	8	1	19
Capital Goods	3	6	10	9	28
Consumer Durable	8	11	12	4	35
Consumer Non Durable	2	3	3	1	9
Services	2	3	3	1	9
Total	20	36	48	16	120

What percentage of the total firms in the Basic and Intermediate goods showed a growth rate of over 10 %?

1. 58%

2. 52%

3. 46%

4. 42%

5. None of these

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Option: 3
Explanation: Total companies in basic and intermediate goods = 39
Companies which have shown more than 10% growth = 18
Required percentage = 18/39 X 100 = 46.15% ≈ 46%
Of the total sample, the firms showing greater than 20 % growth were:

1. Almost one – sixth

2. Almost one – fourth

3. Almost one – third

4. Almost one – fifth

5. Almost one – tenth

Option: 1
Explanation: Greater than 20%: 20 firms. Total sample: 120.
Ratio: 20/120 = one-sixth.