UGC NET Data Interpretation MCQs with answer 1

 Data Interpretation

1. The following table shows the number of students enrolled in different courses at a university over five years.

Year	B.Tech	MBA	B.Sc	M.Sc	B.A
2019	350	150	200	100	300
2020	400	180	220	120	310
2021	420	200	230	150	320
2022	450	220	250	170	330
2023	480	250	270	180	350

1. What is the total number of students enrolled in B.Tech over the five years?
   (A) 2000 (B) 2100 (C) 2150 (D) 2200
2. In which year was the highest number of students enrolled in MBA?
   (A) 2019 (B) 2021 (C) 2022 (D) 2023
3. What is the percentage increase in M.Sc enrolment from 2019 to 2023?
   (A) 80% (B) 75% (C) 85% (D) 90%
4. If 25% of B.Sc students go for research, how many students pursued research in 2021?
   (A) 50 (B) 57 (C) 65 (D) 75
5. What is the average enrollment of B.A students over the given years?
   (A) 320 (B) 315 (C) 325 (D) 310

2. The data below represents the export of goods (in crores) from India over five years.

Year	Electronics	Textiles	Automobiles	Pharma	Agriculture
2019	200	150	180	100	250
2020	220	180	190	120	270
2021	240	200	220	140	290
2022	280	220	250	170	310
2023	300	250	270	200	330

1. In which year was the highest total export value recorded across all sectors?
   (A) 2019 (B) 2021 (C) 2022 (D) 2023
2. What is the percentage increase in Electronics exports from 2019 to 2023?
   (A) 40% (B) 45% (C) 50% (D) 55%
3. Which sector had the highest growth in exports from 2019 to 2023?
   (A) Electronics (B) Textiles (C) Automobiles (D) Pharma
4. If the total exports in 2023 were 1350 crores, what percentage did the Agriculture sector contribute?
   (A) 24.4% (B) 25.5% (C) 22.3% (D) 21.8%
5. What is the average annual growth rate in the Pharma sector from 2019 to 2023?
   (A) 22.5 crores/year (B) 25 crores/year (C) 20 crores/year (D) 30 crores/year

3. Pie Chart Interpretation

A company’s annual revenue distribution (in crores) across different sectors is shown below:

• Manufacturing: 40%
• Retail: 25%
• IT Services: 15%
• Logistics: 10%
• Others: 10%

The total annual revenue of the company is ₹800 crores.

Sub-questions:

1. What is the revenue from Manufacturing?
   (A) ₹300 crore (B) ₹320 crore (C) ₹340 crore (D) ₹400 crore
2. How much more revenue does Retail generate than IT Services?
   (A) ₹40 crore (B) ₹50 crore (C) ₹80 crore (D) ₹120 crore
3. If Logistics revenue increases by 20% next year, what will be the new revenue?
   (A) ₹80 crore (B) ₹96 crore (C) ₹100 crore (D) ₹120 crore
4. If the company plans to increase IT services' share to 20%, by how much should its revenue increase?
   (A) ₹30 crore (B) ₹40 crore (C) ₹50 crore (D) ₹60 crore
5. Which sector contributes the least to the total revenue?
   (A) Manufacturing (B) Logistics (C) IT Services (D) Others

The answer key with calculations and explanations:

 1: University Enrolment Data Interpretation

i: Total number of students enrolled in B.Tech over five years

Given enrolment numbers for B.Tech:

350+400+420+450+480=2100350+400+420+450+480=2100

Correct Answer: (B) 2100

ii: Year with highest MBA enrolment

MBA enrolments:

• 2019: 150
• 2020: 180
• 2021: 200
• 2022: 220
• 2023: 250 (Highest)

Correct Answer: (D) 2023

iii: Percentage increase in M.Sc enrolment from 2019 to 2023

Increase=180−100=80

Percentage Increase=(80/100)×100=80%

Correct Answer: (A) 80%

iv: Number of B.Sc students who pursued research in 2021

25% of 230 students:

(25/100×230)=57.5≈57

Correct Answer: (B) 57

v: Average enrolment of B.A students

Average=(300+310+320+330+350)/5=1610/5=322

Closest option: 320

Correct Answer: (A) 320

2: Exports Data Interpretation

i: Year with highest total export value

Total export values for each year:

• 2019: 200+150+180+100+250=880200+150+180+100+250=880
• 2020: 220+180+190+120+270=980220+180+190+120+270=980
• 2021: 240+200+220+140+290=1090240+200+220+140+290=1090
• 2022: 280+220+250+170+310=1230280+220+250+170+310=1230
• 2023: 300+250+270+200+330=1350300+250+270+200+330=1350 (Highest)

Correct Answer: (D) 2023

ii: Percentage increase in Electronics exports from 2019 to 2023

Increase=300−200=100

Percentage Increase=(100/200)×100=50%

Correct Answer: (C) 50%

iii: Sector with highest growth from 2019 to 2023

Growth for each sector:

• Electronics: 300−200=100300−200=100
• Textiles: 250−150=100250−150=100
• Automobiles: 270−180=90270−180=90
• Pharma: 200−100=100200−100=100

Since Electronics, Textiles, and Pharma all grew by 100 crores, the best answer is Electronics, which reached the highest value.

Correct Answer: (A) Electronics

iv: Percentage contribution of Agriculture to total exports in 2023

(330/1350)×100=24.44% 

Correct Answer: (A) 24.4%

v: Average annual growth rate in the Pharma sector

Growth per year= (200−100)/4=25 crores per  ​=25 crores per year

Correct Answer: (B) 25 crores/year

3: Pie Chart Interpretation

i: Revenue from Manufacturing

40% of 800=40/100×800=320

Correct Answer: (B) ₹320 crore

ii: Difference between Retail and IT Services revenue

Retail=25% of 800=200

IT Services=15% of 800=120

Difference=200−120=80

Correct Answer: (C) ₹80 crore

iii: New Logistics revenue if increased by 20%

Current=10% of 800=8

Increase=80×20100=16I

New revenue=80+16=96

Correct Answer: (B) ₹96 crore

iv: Increase in IT Services revenue to reach 20%

New revenue for 20%:

(20/100)×800=160

Current revenue: 120

Increase=160−120=40

Correct Answer: (B) ₹40 crore

v: Sector contributing the least

• Manufacturing: 40%
• Retail: 25%
• IT Services: 15%
• Logistics: 10%
• Others: 10% (Lowest among options)

Correct Answer: (D) Others