Quant Quiz

Directions (Q. Now. 1-5): Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions that follow. 

Per cent rise in profit of two companies A and B from the year 1994 to 1999 

1. If the profit earned by company A in the year 1995 was Rs. 1.96 lakh, what was the profit earned by the company in the years 1996? 

(a) Rs. 2.12 lakh

(b) Rs. 2.45 lakh

(c) Rs. 2.04 lakh

(d) Cannot be determined 

(e) None of the above

2. Which of the following statements is true with respect to the above graph?

(a) Company B made the highest profit in the year 1999

(b) Company A made the least profit in the year 1995 

(c) The ratio of the profits earned by company A and company B in the year 1996 was 6 : 5
(d) Company A made the highest profit in the year 1998 

(e) All of the above 

Sol. (a);

According to the graph, it is clear that the profit of companies A and B increased every year. 

Minimum profit in the year 1994 and maximum profit in the year 1999 by both companies.

Ratio cannot be determined because numerical values are not given. 

So, only Statement A is true. 

3. What was the percentage increase in per cent rise in profit of company B in the year 1999 from the previous year?

(a) 25

(b) 15

(c) 50 

(d) 75

(e) None of the above 

 4. If the profit earned by company B in the year 1998 was Rs. 4.56 lakh, what was the amount of profit earned by it in the year 1996?

(a) Rs. 2.16 lakh

(b) Rs. 3.04 lakh

(c)Rs. 2.42 lakh

(d) Cannot be determined 

(e) None of the above

5. What was the average per cent rise in profit of company A over all the years together? 

Directions (Q. 6-10) Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions that follow. 

Runs scored by three different teams in five different cricket matches 

6. Total runs scored by India and South Africa in Match 4 together is approximately, what percentage of the total runs scored by Sri Lanka in all the five matches together? 

(a) 42 

(b) 18

(c) 36

(d) 24

(e) 28

7. In which match, is the difference between the runs scored by South Africa and Sri Lanka second lowest? 

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Sol. (c);

Difference between the runs scored by 

South Africa and Sri Lanka in 

Match 1 = 260 – 160 = 100

Match 2 = 330 – 180 = 150 

Match 3 = 310 – 230 = 80 

Match 4 = 270 – 220 = 50 

Match 5 = 300 – 150 = 150 

∴Second lowest difference in Match 3.

8. In which match the total runs scored by India and Sri Lanka together is the third highest/lowest? 

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5 

Sol. (a);

Total runs scored by India and Sri Lanka in 

Match 1 = 320 + 160 = 480

Match 2 = 240 + 180 = 420 

Match 3 = 270 + 230 = 500

Match 4 = 190 + 270 = 460 

Match 5 = 220 + 300 = 520 

∴Third highest/lowest score in Match 1.

9. What is the respective ratio between the runs scored by India in Match, 5 South Africa in Match 1 and Sri Lanka in Match 2?

(a) 11 : 13 : 7 

(b) 11 : 7 : 13 

(c) 11 : 3 : 9

(d) 11 : 13 : 9 

(e) None of the above 

Sol. (d);

Required ratio 

= 220 : 260 : 180 = 11 : 13 : 9 

10. What are the average runs scored by all the three teams in Match 3 together? 

(a) 280

(b) 270

(c) 275

(d) 285

(e) None of the above