UGC NET – Paper-1 – Data Interpretation – MCQs – Practice Set

 (10 Data Sets, 50 Questions)


📊 DATA SET 1 — Table: Student Enrollment (2019–2023)

Year Arts Science Commerce Total
2019 300 250 150 700
2020 320 270 180 770
2021 340 300 200 840
2022 380 330 220 930
2023 400 360 250 1010

Questions

  1. In which year was total enrollment highest?

  2. Average Science enrollment (2019–2023)?

  3. % increase in Commerce students from 2019 to 2023?

  4. Ratio of Arts to Science students in 2023?

  5. By how many did total enrollment increase from 2019 to 2023?


Answers

  1. 2023 (1010 – highest total)

  2. (250+270+300+330+360)/5=302

  3. (250150)/150×100=66.7%

  4. 400:360=10:9

  5. 1010700=310


🥧 DATA SET 2 — Pie Chart: Expenditure of a Company (Total ₹12 lakh)

Category % Share
Salaries 40%
Raw Material 25%
Rent 15%
Marketing 10%
Miscellaneous 10%

Questions

  1. Expenditure on Raw Material = ?

  2. Combined % on Marketing + Miscellaneous = ?

  3. How much more spent on Salaries than on Rent?

  4. What is the angle of the Raw Material sector?

  5. If total increased by 10% next year, what will be Marketing expenditure?


Answers

  1. 25% of 12,00,000 = ₹3,00,000

  2. 10 + 10 = 20%

  3. (40–15)% of 12,00,000 = 25% = ₹3,00,000

  4. (25/100)×360°=90°

  5. New total = 13,20,000 → 10% = ₹1,32,000


📈 DATA SET 3 — Line Graph: Sales of Product A & B (in ₹ Lakh)

Year Product A Product B
2018 20 25
2019 25 30
2020 30 28
2021 40 35
2022 45 40

Questions

  1. In which year was the difference between A and B sales maximum?

  2. Average sales of Product B?

  3. % increase in A’s sales from 2018 to 2022?

  4. Ratio of A:B in 2020?

  5. In how many years did Product B sales exceed A?


Answers

  1. 2018 → |25–20|=5; 2021 → |40–35|=5; 2022 → |45–40|=5 → Equal max difference = 5 lakh

  2. (25+30+28+35+40)/5 = 31.6 lakh

  3. (4520)/20×100=125%

  4. 30:28 = 15:14

  5. 3 years (2018–2020)


🧮 DATA SET 4 — Table: University Results

Subject Appeared Passed Failed
English 400 340 60
History 300 210 90
Economics 350 280 70
Sociology 250 230 20
Political Sci. 200 160 40

Questions

  1. Overall pass % of the university?

  2. Highest pass % subject?

  3. Total failed students in all subjects?

  4. Average pass % across subjects?

  5. Ratio of passed to failed in History?


Answers

  1. Total pass = 340+210+280+230+160=1220; total =1500 → 1220/1500×100=81.3%

  2. Sociology → 230/250=92%

  3. 60+90+70+20+40=280

  4. (85+70+80+92+80)/5 = 81.4%

  5. 210:90 = 7:3


📊 DATA SET 5 — Bar Graph: Books Sold by a Publisher

Genre No. of Books
Fiction 1200
Non-fiction 900
Children 600
Reference 300
Others 500

Questions

  1. % share of Fiction books?

  2. Ratio of Children to Reference books?

  3. Difference between Fiction and Non-fiction books?

  4. If total books = 3500, find % of Others.

  5. Total books in all genres except Fiction?


Answers

  1. 1200/3500×100=34.3%

  2. 600:300 = 2:1

  3. 1200–900 = 300

  4. 500/3500×100=14.3%

  5. 3500–1200 = 2300


📈 DATA SET 6 — Table: Imports & Exports (₹ Crore)

Year Imports Exports
2018 500 400
2019 600 450
2020 700 600
2021 650 620
2022 800 700

Questions

  1. In which year was trade deficit (Import–Export) highest?

  2. Average exports (2018–2022)?

  3. % increase in imports from 2018 to 2022?

  4. Year with trade surplus?

  5. Ratio of total imports to total exports.


Answers

  1. 2022 → 800–700=100 (highest deficit)

  2. (400+450+600+620+700)/5 = 554 crore

  3. (800500)/500×100=60%

  4. None (all imports > exports)

  5. (500+600+700+650+800):(400+450+600+620+700)=3250:2770 ≈ 1.17:1


🧾 DATA SET 7 — Caselet: Newspaper Readership

A survey of 1,000 people showed:

  • 400 read The Times

  • 300 read The Herald

  • 200 read The Voice

  • 150 read both Times and Herald

  • 50 read all three papers


Questions

  1. How many read both Times and Voice but not Herald (if 90 read both Times & Voice)?

  2. How many read at least one newspaper?

  3. How many read none?

  4. How many read only The Herald?

  5. How many read exactly two newspapers?


Answers

Let universal set = 1000.
Using set theory:

  1. Times∩Voice only = 90–50 = 40

  2. At least one = Total – None; find later.
    (T+H+V) – (T∩H + T∩V + H∩V) + All three = (400+300+200)–(150+90+?)+50. Assuming H∩V = 70.
    = 900–310+50=640.
    So 640 read ≥1.

  3. None = 1000–640=360

  4. Herald only = 300–150–70+50=130.

  5. Exactly two = (150+90+70) – 3×50 = 160


📊 DATA SET 8 — Pie Chart: Sources of Electricity Generation

Source  % Share
Thermal 40%
Hydro 25%
Nuclear 15%
Solar 10%
Wind 10%

Total output = 10,000 MW.


Questions

  1. MW generated by Nuclear power?

  2. Combined contribution of renewable (Solar + Wind)?

  3. Thermal power generation in MW?

  4. What angle represents Hydro power?

  5. Ratio of Hydro : Nuclear power.


Answers

  1. 15% × 10,000 = 1500 MW

  2. (10+10)% = 20% = 2000 MW

  3. 40% × 10,000 = 4000 MW

  4. (25/100)×360=90°

  5. 25:15 = 5:3


📉 DATA SET 9 — Line Graph: Students in Two Universities

Year University X University Y.
2018 12,000 10,000
2019 14,000 11,500
2020 16,000 13,000
2021 18,000 15,000
2022 20,000 16,000

Questions

  1. Growth % of University X (2018–2022)?

  2. Average students in University Y?

  3. Difference in 2020 student count between X and Y?

  4. Year when total enrollment (X+Y) crossed 30,000?

  5. Ratio of X:Y in 2022?


Answers

  1. (20,00012,000)/12,000×100=66.7%

  2. (10,000+11,500+13,000+15,000+16,000)/5 = 13,100

  3. 16,000–13,000 = 3,000

  4. 2020 (16k+13k=29k <30k); 2021 (33k >30k) → 2021

  5. 20,000:16,000 = 5:4


📊 DATA SET 10 — Table: GDP (Sector-wise, ₹ crore)

Year Agriculture Industry Services Total
2018 200 300 500 1000
2019 220 350 530 1100
2020 250 370 580 1200
2021 260 390 650 1300
2022 280 420 700 1400

Questions

  1. Which sector grew most (2018–2022)?

  2. Share of Services sector in 2022 GDP?

  3. Average Industry output (all years)?

  4. % growth of total GDP (2018–2022)?

  5. Ratio of Agriculture to Total GDP in 2022?


Answers

  1. Agriculture: +80; Industry: +120; Services: +200 → Services

  2. 700/1400×100 = 50%

  3. (300+350+370+390+420)/5 = 366 crore

  4. (1400–1000)/1000×100 = 40%

  5. 280:1400 = 1:5

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