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This post consists more than 100 questions from Data Interpretation from previous years UGC NET papers. this will help you to understand the pattern of questions comes under this section. Generally 5 out 50 questions comes from Data Interpretation. New syllabus issued by the NTA is given in this post. this post also highlight the questions from each years. try to solve the questions.

Best of luck for your NTA UGC NET  preparation.

Data Interpretation

( 5 Questions out of 50)
 Sources, acquisition and classification of Data.
 Quantitative and Qualitative Data.
 Graphical representation (Bar-chart, Histograms, Pie-chart, Table-chart
and Line-chart) and mapping of Data.
 Data Interpretation.
 Data and Governance.

JULY 2016
The following table shows the percentage profit (%) earned by two companies A and B during the years 2011-15. Answer questions 1-3 based on the data contained in the table:
Profit earned by two companies

Year	Percentage of Profit
	A	B
2011	20	30
2012	35	40
2013	45	35
2014	40	50
2015	25	35

Where, Percent (%) Profit = Income – Expenditure x 100
Expenditure
1. If the total expenditure of the two companies was Rs. 9 lakh in the year 2012 and the expenditure of A and B were in the ratio 2:1, then what was the income of the company A in that year?
(1) Rs 9.2 lakh
2) Rs 8.1 lakh
(3) Rs 7.21akh
(4) Rs 6.0 lakh
2. What is the average percentage profit earned by the company B ?
(1) 35% (2) 42% 3) 38% (4) 40%
3. In which year, the percentage profit earned by the company B is less than that of company A?
(1) 2012 2) 2013 (3) 2014 (4) 2015
The following table shows the number of people in different age groups who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer the questions that follow: (Question 4-6) to the nearest whole percentage:

Style of Music	Number of People
	Age – 15-20	Age – 21-30	Age – 31+
Classical	6	4	17
Pop	7	5	5
Rock	6	12	14
Jazz	1	4	11
Blues	2	3	15
Hip-Hop	9	3	4
Ambient	2	2	2

4. Approximately what percentage of the total sample were aged 21-30?
(1) 31% (2) 23% 3) 25% (4) 14%
5. Approximately what percentage of the total sample indicates that Hip-Hop is their favourite style of music ?
(1) 6% (2) 8% (3) 14% 4) 12%
6. What percentage of respondents aged 31+ indicated a favourite style other than classical music ?
(1) 64% (2) 60% 3) 75% (4) 50%

DECEMBER 2015
Given below in the table is the decadal data of Population and Electrical Power Production of a country.

Style of Music	Number of People
	Age – 15-20	Age – 21-30	Age – 31+
Classical	6	4	17
Pop	7	5	5
Rock	6	12	14
Jazz	1	4	11
Blues	2	3	15
Hip-Hop	9	3	4
Ambient	2	2	2

Based on the above table, answer the questions from SI. No. 7 to 12.
7. Which decade registered the maximum growth rate (%) of population ?
1) 1961-71 (2) 1971-81 (3) 1991-2001 (4) 2001-2011
8. Average decadal growlh rate (%) of population is :
(1) ~12.21% 2) ~9.82% (3) ~6.73% (4) ~ 5%
9. Based on the average decadal growth rate, what will be the population in the year 2021 ?
(1) 40.34 million 2) 38.49 million
(3) 37.28 million (4) 36.62 million
10. In the year 1951, what was the power availability per person ?
(1) 100 W (2) 200 W (3) 400 W 4) 500 W
11. In which decade, the average power availability per person was maximum ?
(1) 1981-1991 (2) 1991-2001 3) 2001-2011 (4) 1971-1981
12. By what percentage (%) the power production increased from 1951 to 2011 ?
(1) 100% (2) 300% (3) 600% 4) 900%

JUNE 2015
Question numbers 13 to 18 are based on the tabulated data given below :
A company has 20 employees with their age (in years) and salary (in thousand rupees per month) mentioned against each of them :

S.No	Age (in years)	Salary (in Thousand rupees per month)	S.no	Age (in years)	Salary (in Thousand rupees per month)
1.	44	35	11.	33	30
2.	32	20	12.	31	35
3.	54	45	13.	30	35
4.	42	35	14.	37	40
5.	31	20	15.	44	45
6.	53	60	16.	36	35
7.	42	50	17.	34	35
8.	51	55	18.	49	50
9.	34	25	19.	43	45
10.	41	30	20.	45	50

13. Classify the data of age of each employee in class interval of 5 years. Which class interval of 5 years has the maximum average salary ?
(1) 35-40 years (2) 40 – 45 years (3) 45 – 50 years 4) 50 – 55 years
14. What is the frequency (%) in the class interval of 30 – 35 years ?
(1) 20% (2) 25% (3) 30% 4) 35%
15. What is the average age of the employees ?
1) 40.3 years (2) 38.6 years (3) 47.2 years (4) 45.3 years
16. What is the fraction (%) of employees getting salary ≥ 40,000 per month ?
1) 45% (2) 50% (3) 35% (4) 32%
17. What is the average salary (in thousand per month) in the age group 40 – 50 years ?
(1) 35 2) 42.5 (3) 40.5 (4) 36.5
18. What is the fraction of employees getting salary less than the average salary of all the employees?
(1) 45% (2) 50% 3) 55% (4) 47%

DECEMBER 2014
For a country CO, emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the questions (19 to 24) based on the data given :

19. By what percentage (%), the total emissions of CO, have increased from 2005 to 2009 ?
(A) -89.32% (B) -57.62%
(C) -40.32% (D) -113.12%

20. What is the average annual growth rate of CO, emissions in power sector ?
(A) -12.57% (B) -16.87%
(C) -30.81% (D) -50.25%

21. What is the percentage contribution of power sector to total CO, emissions in the year 2008 ?
(A) -30.82% (B) -41.18%
(C) -51.38% (D) -60.25%

22. In which year, the contribution (%) of industry to total sectoral CO, emissions was minimum ?
(A) 2005 (B) 2006
(C) 2007 (D) 2009

23. What is the percentage (%) growth of CO, emissions from power sector during 2005 to 2009?
(A) 60 (B) 50
(C) 40 (D) 80

24. Which sector has recorded maximum growth in CO, emissions during 2005 to 2009 ?
(A) Power (B) Industry
(C) Commercial (D) Agriculture

JUNE 2014
Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer questions from 25 to 29 : Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)

Year	Government Canals	Private Canals	Tanks	Tube Wells & Other	Other Sources	Total
1997-98	17117	211	2593	32090	3102	55173
1998-99	17093	212	2792	33988	3326	57411
1999-00	16842	194	2535	34623	2915	57109
2000-01	15748	203	2449	33796	2880	55076
2001-02	15031	209	2179	34906	4347	56672
2002-03	13863	206	1802	34250	3657	53778
2003-04	14444	206	1908	35779	4281	56618
2004-05	14696	206	1727	34785	7453	58867
2005-06	15268	207	2034	35372	7314	60196

25. Identify the source of Irrigation that has recorded the maximum incidence of negative growth in terms of Net irrigated area during the years given in the table.
A) Government canals
(B) Private canals
(C) Tube wells and other wells
(D) Other sources
26. In which of the following years, share of the tube wells and other wells in the total net irrigated area was the highest ?
(A) 1998-99 (B) 2000-01
C) 2002-03 (D) 2004-05
27. Which of the following sources of Irrigation has registered the largest percentage of decline in Net area under irrigation during 1997-98 and 2005-06 ?
(A) Government canals
(B) Private canals
C) Tanks
(D) Other sources
28. Find out the source of Irrigation that has registered die maximum improvement in terms of percentage of Net irrigated area during 2002-03 and 2003-04.
(A) Government canals
(B) Tanks
(C) Tube wells and other wells
D) Other sources
29. In which of the following years, Net irrigation by tanks increased at the highest rate ?
(A) 1998-99 (C) 2003-04
(B) 2000-01 D) 2005-06

DECEMBER 2013
Following table provides details about the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India from different regions of the world in different years. Study the table carefully and answer questions from 30 to 33based on this table.

	Number of Foreign Tourist Arrivals
	2007	2008	2009
Western Europe	1686083	1799525	1610086
North America	1007276	1027297	1024469
South Asia	982428	1051846	982633
South East Asia	303475	332925	348495
East Asia	352037	355230	318292
West Asia	171661	215542	201110
Total FTAs in India	5081504	5282603	5108579

30.Find out the region that contributed around 20 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2009.
(A) Western Europe
B) North America
(C) South Asia
(D) South East Asia
31. Which of the following regions has recorded the highest negative growth rate of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2009 ?
(A) Western Europe
(B) North America
(C) South Asia
D) West Asia
32.out the region that has been showing declining trend in terms of share of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2008 and 2009.
A) Western Europe
(B) South East Asia
(C) East Asia
(D) West Asia
33. Identify the region that has shown hyper growth rate of foreign tourist arrivals than the growth rate of the total FTAs in India in 2008.
(A) Western Europe
(B) North America
C) South Asia
(D) East Asia

JUNE 2013
Read the table below and based on this table answer questions from 34 to 39 :

Year	Fruits	Vegetables	Flowers	Total Horticulture Area
2005-06	53	72	1	187
2006-07	56	75	1	194
2007-08	58	78	2	202
2008-09	61	79	2	207
2009-10	63	79	2	209

34. Which of the following, two year have recorded the highest
rate increase in area under the total horticulture?
(A) 2005-06 & 2006-07
(B) 2006-07 & 2008-09
(C) 2007-08 & 2008-09
D) 2006-07 & 2007-08
35. Shares of the area under flower vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively
A) 1, 38 and 30 percent
(B) 30, 38 and 1 percent
(C) 38, 30 and 1 percent
(D) 35, 36 and 2 percent
36. Which of the following has recorded the highest rate of increase in are during 2005-06 to 2009-10 ?
(A) Fruits
(B) Vegetables
C) Flowers
(D) Total horticulture
37. Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by around10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10
(A) Fruits
B) Vegetables
(C) Flowers
(D) Total horticulture
38. What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007- 08 ?
(A) 53 percent B) 68 percent
(C) 79 percent (D) 100 percent
39. In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase?
A) 2006-07 (B) 2007-08
(C) 2008-09 (D) 2009-10

DECEMBER 2012
On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to questions from 40 to 45:
Government Expenditures on social services (as percent of total expenditure)

Sl. No.	Items	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
	Social services	11.06	12.94	13.06	14.02
(a)	Education, sports & youth affairs	4.02	4.04	3.96	4.46
(b)	Health & family welfare	2.05	1.91	1.90	2.03
(c)	Water supply, housing, etc.	2.02	2.31	2.20	2.27
(d)	Information & broadcasting	0.22	0.22	0.20	0.22
(e)	Welfare to SC/ST & OBC	0.36	0.35	0.41	0.63
(f)	Labour and employment	0.27	0.27	0.22	0.25
(g)	Social welfare & nutrition	0.82	0.72	0.79	1.06
(h)	North eastern  areas	0.00	1.56	1.50	1.75
(i)	Other social services	1.29	1.55	1.87	1.34
	Total Government expenditure	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

40. How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than 5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 2008-09 ?
(A) One (B) Three
(C) Five D) All the above
41. In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate ?
(A) 2007-08 B) 2008-09
(C) 2009-10 (D) 2010-11
42. Which of the following activities remains almost stagnant in terms of share of expenditures ?
(A) North-eastern areas (B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
C) Information & broadcasting (D) Social welfare and nutrition
43. Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the given years ?
(A) Information & broadcasting (B) Welfare to SC/ST and OBC
(C) Labour and employment D) Social welfare & nutrition
44. Which of the following items of social services has registered the highest rate of increase in expenditures during 2007-08 to 2010-11 ?
(A) Education, sports & youth affairs B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Social welfare & nutrition (D) Overall social services
45. Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10 ?
A) Labour and employment (B) Health & family welfare
(C) Social welfare & nutrition (D) Education, sports & youth affairs

JUNE 2012
The total electricity generation in a country is 97 GW. The contribution of various energy sources is indicated in percentage terms in the Pie Chart given below ;

46. What is the contribution of wind and solar power in absolute terms in the electricity generation ?
A) 6.79 GW (B) 19.4 GW (C) 9.7 GW (D) 29.1 GW
47. What is the contribution of renewable energy sources in absolute terms in the electricity generation ?
(A) 29.1 GW B) 26.19 GW (C) 67.9 GW (D) 97 GW

DECEMBER 2011
The total CO2 emissions from various sectors are 5 mmt. In the Pie Chart given below, the percentage contribution to CO2 emissions from various sectors is indicated.

48. What is the absolute CO2 emission from domestic sector ?
(A) 1.5 mmt (B) 2.5 mmt (C) 1.75 mmt D) 0.75 mmt
49. What is the absolute CO2 emission for combined thermal power and transport sectors ?
A) 3.25 mmt (B) 1.5 mmt (C) 2.5 mmt (D) 4 mmt

JUNE 2011
Questions 50 to 55 are based upon the following diagram in which there are three interlocking circles A, P and S where A stands for Artists, circle P for Professors and circle S for Sportspersons. Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f :

50. The region which represents artists who are neither sportsmen nor professors.
(A) d B) e (C) b (D) g
51. The region which represents professors, who are both artists and sportspersons.
A) a (B) c (C) d (D) g
52. The region which represents professors, who are also sportspersons, but not artists.
(A) e (B) f C) c (D) g
Questions 50 to 52 are based on the following data :
Measurements of some variable X were made at an interval of 1 minute from 10 A.M. to 10:20 A.M.
The data, thus, obtained is as follows :
X : 60, 62, 65, 64, 63, 61, 66, 65, 70, 68 63, 62, 64, 69, 65, 64, 66, 67, 66, 64
53. The value of X, which is exceeded 10% of the time in the duration of measurement, is
(A) 69 (B) 68 (C) 67 (D) 66
54. The value of X, which is exceeded 90% of the time in the duration of measurement, is
(A) 63 (B) 62 (C) 61 (D) 60
55. The value of X, which is exceeded 50% of the time in the duration of measurement, is
(A) 66 (B) 65 (C) 64 (D) 63

DECEMBER 2010
The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the questions from 56 to 60 :

56. In which year, the total production of electronic items is maximum ?
(A) 2006 (B) 2007 C) 2008 (D) 2010
57. What is the difference between averages of production of LCDs and TVs from 2006 to 2008 ?
(A) 3000 (B) 2867 (C) 3015 (D) 2400
Note: None of the answer is correct
58. What is the year in which production of TVs is half the production of LCDs in the year 2010 ?
(A) 2007 B) 2006 (C) 2009 (D) 2008
59. What is the ratio of production of LCDs in the years 2008 and 2010 ?
(A) 4 : 3 B) 3 : 4 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 2 : 3
60. What is the ratio of production of TVs in the years 2006 and 2007 ?
(A) 6 : 7 (B) 7 : 6 C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2

JUNE 2010
Questions from 61 to 62 are based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles I, S and P where circle I stands for Indians, circle S stands for scientists and circle P for politicians. Different regions of the figure are lettered from a to g.

61. The region which represents non- Indian scientists who are politicians.
A) f (B) d (C) a (D) c
62. The region which represents politicians who are Indians as well as scientists.
(A) b (B) c C) a (D) d

63. The population of a city is plotted as a function of time (years) in graphic form below :

Which of the following inference can be drawn from above plot ?
(A) The population increases exponentially.
(B) The population increases in parabolic fashion.
(C) The population initially increases in a linear fashion and then stabilizes.
(D) The population initially increases exponentially and then stabilizes.
In the following chart, the price of logs is shown in per cubic metre and that of Plywood and Saw Timber in per tonnes. Study the chart and answer the following questions 64, 65 and 66.

64. Which product shows the maximum percentage increase in price over the period ?
A) Saw timber (B) Plywood (C) Log (D) None of the above
65. What is the maximum percentage increase in price per cubic metre of log ?
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 20
66. In which year the prices of two products increased and that of the third increased ?
(A) 2000 B) 2002 (C) 2003 (D) 2006

DECEMBER 2009
Questions from 67 – 68 are based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles. H representing The Hindu, I representing Indian Express and T representing The Times of India. A total of 50 persons were surveyed and the number in the Venn diagram indicates the number of persons reading the newspapers.

67. How many persons would be reading at least two newspapers ?
(A) 23 (B) 25
C) 27 (D) 29
68. How many persons would be reading almost two newspapers ?
A) 23 (B) 25
(C) 27 (D) 48
69. Which of the following graphs does not represent regular (periodic) behaviour of the variable f(t) ?

(A) 1 (B) 2
C) 3 (D) 4
Study the following graph and answer the questions 70 to 72 :

70. In which year total number of patients registered in hospital X and hospital Y was the maximum ?
(A) 2003 (B) 2004
C) 2005 (D) 2006
71. What is the maximum dispersion in the registration of patients in the two hospitals in a year ?
A) 8000 (B) 6000
(C) 4000 (D) 2000
72. In which year there was maximum decrease in registration of patients in hospital X ?
(A) 2003 (B) 2004
(C) 2005 D) 2006

JUNE 2009
Question Nos. 73 to 77 NOT FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES
Questions 73 and 74 are based on the following venn diagram in which there are three intersecting circles representing Hindi knowing persons, English knowing persons and persons who are working as teachers. Different regions so obtained in the figure are marked as a, b, c, d, e, f and g.

73. If you want to select Hindi and English knowing teachers, which of the following is to be selected ?
(A) g (B) b C) c (D) e
74. If you want to select persons, who do not know English and are not teachers, which of the region is to be selected?
(A) e B) g (C) b (D) a
Study the following graph carefully and answer questions 75 to 77.

75. In which year the quantity of engineering goods’ exports was maximum ?
(A) 2005 B) 2006 (C) 2004 (D) 2007
76. In which year the value of engineering goods decreased by 50 percent compared to the previous year?
(A) 2004 B) 2007 (C) 2005 (D) 2006
77. In which year the quantity of exports was 100 percent higher than the quantity of previous year?
(A) 2004 (B) 2005 C) 2006 (D) 2007

DECEMBER 2008
Question Nos. 31 to 35 NOT FOR VISUALLY HANDICAPPED CANDIDATES
Study the following Venn diagram and answer questions nos. 78 to 80.
Three circles representing GRADUATES, CLERKS and GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES are intersecting. The intersections are marked A, B, C, e, f, g and h. Which part best represents the statements in questions 78 to 80 ?

78. Some Graduates are Government employees but not as Clerks.
(A) h (B) g C) f (D) e
79. Clerks who are graduates as well as government employees :
(A) e (B) f (C) g D) h
80. Some graduates are Clerks but not Government employees.
(A) f (B) g (C) h D) e
Study the following graph and answer questions numbered from 81 to 82:

81. Which of the firms got maximum profit growth rate in the year 2006.
(A) ab B) ce (C) cd (D) ef
82. Which of the firms got maximum profit growth rate in the year 2007.
A) bdf (B) acf (C) bed (D) ace

JUNE 2008

DECEMBER 2007

JUNE 2007

DECEMBER 2006
Study the following graph and answer question numbers 83 to 85 :

83. In the year 2000, which of the following Companies earned maximum percent profit ?
(A) a (B) b
(C) d (D) f
84. In the year 2001, which of the following Companies earned minimum percent profit ?
A) a (B) c (C) d (D) e
85. In the years 2000 and 2001, which of the following Companies earned maximum average percent profit ?
A) f (B) e (C) d (D) b

JUNE 2006
The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer it Question Number 86 to 90.

86. The ratio of the total expenditure on football to that of expenditure on hockey is :
(A) 1:15 B) 1:1 (C) 15:1 (D) 3:20
87.if the total expenditure on sports during the year was Rs. 1,20,000,00 how much was spent on basket
ball?
(A) Rs. 9,50,000 (B) Rs. 10,00,000
(C) Rs. 12,00,000 D) Rs. 15,00,000
88. The chart shows that the most popular game of the country is :
(A) Hockey (B) Football
C) Cricket (D) Tennis
89. Out of the following country’s expenditure is the same on :
(A) Hockey and Tennis B) Golf and Basket ball
(C) Cricket and Football (D) Hockey and Golf
90. If the total expenditure on sport during the year was Rs. 1,50,00,000 the expenditure on cricket and hockey together was :
A) Rs. 60,00,000 (B) Rs. 50,00,000
(C) Rs. 37,50,000 (D) Rs. 25,00,000

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