Data Interpretation Example Exercises for SBI PO Exam - Pie Chart

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Friends, in our previous posts we have discussed basics and important tips for getting good marks in Data Interpretation of SBI PO Online Exam 2014 along with some examples. You can read that post from here. Now we shall discuss about Pie Charts. Before going into details, lets have a brief look at our Data Interpretation study plan.

Data Interpretation study plan for SBI PO Exam 2014

• Day 1 : Introduction (over)
• Day 2 - 7 : Introductory Practice problems on various types of Data Interpretation models 
• (Bar Chart over)
• Remaining Days upto the exam date : Practice problems of various difficulty levels with shortcuts. 

Now let's have a look at an example problem on Pie Chart.

Read the Pie charts carefully and answer the questions given below.

1. In the income section, how many degrees (approx.) should be there in the central angle of the sector representing income tax ?

Solution :

Number of degrees that represent income tax

= ((33/100)x360 ° ) = 118.8 ° = 120 °

2. If an amount of 10 lakh rupees is obtained as excise and custom only, what is the total income of the state ?

Solution :

Total income of the state

= Rs. ((100/4)x10) lakh = Rs. 250 lakh

3. If total expenditure of the state is Rs. 20 crores in a year, how many crores are spent on 'International" ?

Solution :

Amount of money spent on 'International'

= Rs. ((3/100)x20) crore

= Rs. 0.6 Crore

4. What is the ratio of income from sales tax to that from miscellaneous ?

Solution :

Required ratio = 35 : 28 = 5:4

5. What is the ratio of the combined expenditure for defense and agriculture to all other expenditures ?

Solution :

Required ratio = 64 : 36 = 16 : 9

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