Practice high-yield Analytical & Logical Reasoning MCQs on Line Chart — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for NTS, CSS, PPSC, FPSC, PMS, HEC-HAT.
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Question 1 of 40
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If each of the companies A and B invested Rs. 25 lakh in 2010, what was the average profit earned by the two companies?
Correct Answer: Option D — Rs. 20 lakh
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Average profit of A and B in 2010 $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{1}{2}\times\left[\left(\frac{90}{100}\times25\text{ lakh}\right)+\left(\frac{70}{100}\times25\text{ lakh}\right)\right] \cr & = \frac{1}{2}\times\left(\frac{45}{2}+\frac{35}{2}\right)\text{lakh} \cr & = \frac{80}{4}\text{ lakh} \cr & = \text{20 lakh} \cr} $$
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Question 2 of 40
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If the profit earned in 2006 by Company B was Rs. 812500, what was the total income of the company in that year?
Correct Answer: Option B — Rs. 2062500
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Investment in 2006 = Rs. $$\left(\frac{100}{65}\times812500\right)$$ = Rs. (100 × 12500) = Rs. 1250000 Total income of B in 2006 = Investment + Profit = Rs. (1250000 + 812500) = Rs. 2062500
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Question 3 of 40
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If the amount invested by Company B in 2004 is Rs. 12 lakh and income of 2004 is equal to the investment in 2005, what is the amount of profit earned in 2005 by Company B?
Correct Answer: Option C — Rs. 10.23 lakh
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & \text{Investment of B in 2004 = 12 lakh} \cr & \text{Income of B in 2004} \cr & =\text{Rs.}\left(\frac{155}{100}\times12\text{ lakh}\right) \cr & = \text{Rs. 18.6 lakh} \cr & \text{Profit earned in 2005} \cr & =\text{Rs.}\left(\frac{55}{100}\times18.6\text{ lakh}\right) \cr & =\text{Rs.}\left(\frac{11}{10}\times9.3 \text{ lakh}\right) \cr & =\text{Rs. 10.23 lakh} \cr} $$
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Question 4 of 40
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Expenditure of company B in 2009 and 2010 are Rs. 12 lakhs and Rs. 14.5 lakhs respectively. What was the total income of company B in 2009 and 2010 together (in lakh rupees)?
Correct Answer: Option B — Rs. 37.95 lakhs
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Profit percent earned by company B in 2009 = 35% Profit percent earned by company B in 2010 = 50% Expenditure of company B in 2009 = 12 lakhs Expenditure of company B in 2010 = 14.5 lakhs Income of company B in 2009 $$\eqalign{ & 35\% = \frac{I - E}{E}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 35 = \frac{I - 12\text{ lakh}}{12\text{ lakh}}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow \left(35\times12\right)\text{lakh} = 100I-1200\text{ lakh} \cr & \Rightarrow 420\text{ lakh} = 100I - 1200 \text{ lakh} \cr & \Rightarrow I = 16.20 \text{ lakh} \cr & \text{Income of company B in 2009} \cr & 50\% = \frac{I - E}{E}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 50 = \frac{I - 14.5\text{ lakh}}{14.5\text{ lakh}}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow \left(50\times14.5\right)\text{lakh} = 100I-14.50\text{ lakh} \cr & \Rightarrow 2175\text{ lakh} = 100I \text{ lakh} \cr & \Rightarrow I = 21.75 \text{ lakh} \cr} $$ So, Total income of company B in 2009 and 2010 = 16.2 + 21.75 = Rs. 37.95 lakhs
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Question 5 of 40
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Total expenditure of company A in all the years together was 82.5 lakhs. What was the total income of the company A in all the years together?
Correct Answer: Option D — Cannot be determined
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Solution cannot be determined because profit percentage of company A in all the years are not given.
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Question 6 of 40
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If the income of company B in 2010 and 2011 were in the ratio of 2:3 respectively, what was the respective ratio of expenditures of that company in these two years?
Ratio of expenditures of company A and B in 2012 was 3 : 4 respectively. What was the respective ratio of their income in 2012?
Correct Answer: Option E — None of these
Detailed Academic Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & \text{For company A, In 2012} \cr & P\% = \frac{I-E}{E}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 30 = \frac{I-3}{3}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 90 = 100I-300\cr & \Rightarrow \frac{390}{100} = I \cr & \Rightarrow I = 3.9 \cr & \text{For company B, In 2012} \cr & P\% = \frac{I-E}{E}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 40 = \frac{I-4}{4}\times100 \cr & \Rightarrow 160 = 100I-400 \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{560}{100} = I \cr & \Rightarrow I = 5.6 \cr & \text{Then required ratio} \cr & = \frac{3.9}{5.6} \cr & = \frac{39}{56} \cr & = 39:56 \cr} $$
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Question 8 of 40
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If the expenditure of company A and B in 2013 were equal and the total incomes of the two companies was Rs. 5.7 lakhs. what was the total expenditure of the two companies in 2013?
Correct Answer: Option A — 4 lakhs
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Let the income of company A in 2013 = $$x$$ Let the income of company B in 2013 = (5.7 - $$x$$) Expenditure of company A = Expenditure of company B $$\eqalign{ & =E\, \frac{40}{100}-\frac{x-E}{E}\times100 \cr & \frac{x}{E} = 1.4\,\, . . . . . \,\left(\text{i}\right) \text{ and} \cr & \frac{45}{100} = \frac{\left(5.7-x\right)-E}{E} \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{5.7-x}{E} = 14.5\,\, . . . . .\, \left(\text{ii}\right) \cr & \text{Divide equation (ii) by (i) we get} \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{5.7-x}{E}\times\frac{E}{x}=\frac{145}{140} \cr & \Rightarrow \frac{5.7x}{x}=\frac{145}{140} \cr & \Rightarrow 5.7\times140-140x=145x \cr & \Rightarrow 798 = 285x \cr & \Rightarrow x = 2.8 \text{ lakhs} \cr & \because \frac{x}{E} = 1.4 \cr & E = 2 \text{ lakhs} \cr & \text{Total expenditure of two companies} \cr & =2+2 \cr & = 4 \text{ lakhs} \cr} $$
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Question 9 of 40
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What is the total number of calories burned by A on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday together?
Correct Answer: Option E — 435
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total number of calories burnt by A = 185 + 90 + 160 = 435
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Question 10 of 40
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Number of calories burned by B increased by what percent from Monday to Thursday?
What is the respective ratio of total number of calories burned by A and B together on Wednesday and the by the same individuals together on Tuesday?
Correct Answer: Option B — 43 : 57
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total number of calories burnt by A and B together on Wednesday = 90 + 125 = 215 Total number of calories burnt by A and B together on Tuesday = 185 + 100 = 285 ∴ Required ratio = 215 : 285 = 43 : 57
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Question 12 of 40
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If the average number of calories burned by B on Thursday, Friday and Saturday together is 125, what was the number of calories burned by B on Saturday?
Correct Answer: Option B — 95
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Average calories = 125 Total calories = 3 × 125 = 375 Number of calories burnt on Saturday = 375 - 280 = 95
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Question 13 of 40
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If the number of calories burned by A and B increased by 10% and 20% respectively from Friday to Saturday, what was the total number of calories burned by them together on Saturday?
Correct Answer: Option B — 372
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total number of calories burnt on Saturday $$\eqalign{ & = 180\times \frac{110}{100}+145\times\frac{120}{100} \cr & = 198 + 174 \cr & = 372 \cr} $$
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Question 14 of 40
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The projects handled by a company can be broadly classified into two types: governmental projects and non-governmental projects. If the average number of non-governmental projects handles by the same company B in 2003 and 2004 is 127. What is the total number of governmental projects handled by the same company in 2003 and 2004 together?
Correct Answer: Option D — 196
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Average number of non-governmental projects handled by company B = 127 Number of Non-Governmental projects handled by company B in 2003 and 2004 is = 127 × 2 = 254 Number of Governmental projects handled by company B in 2003 and 2004 together = 130 + 320 - 254 = 450 - 254 = 196
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Question 15 of 40
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What is the difference between the total numbers of projects handled by company A in 2003 and 2004 together and the total number of projects handled by company B in 2005 and 2007 together?
Correct Answer: Option B — 150
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The number of projects handled by company A in 2003 and 2004 together = 180 + 230 = 410 The number of projects handled by company B in 2005 and 2007 together = 210 + 350 = 560 Required difference = 560 - 410 = 150
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Question 16 of 40
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The number of projects handled by company B decreased by what percent from 2004 to 2006?
Correct Answer: Option E — $$40\frac{5}{8}$$ %
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of projects handled by company B in 2004 = 320 Number of projects handled by company B in 2006 = 190 Required decrease percentage $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{320-190}{320}\times100 \cr & = \frac{130}{320}\times100 \cr & = \frac{1300}{32}\% \cr & = \frac{325}{8}\% \cr & = 40\frac{5}{8}\% \cr} $$
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Question 17 of 40
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Out of the total number of projects handled by company A in 2005 and 2006 together, 20% were governmental projects. What was the total number of governmental projects handled by company A in 2005 and 2006 together?
Correct Answer: Option E — 122
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of governmental project handled by company A in 2005 and 2006 together = 360 + 250 = 610 Number Governmental projects handled by company A in 2005 and 2006 together = 20% of 610 = $$\frac{20\times610}{100}$$ = 122
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Question 18 of 40
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If the number of projects handled by company A increased by 20% from 2007 to 2008 and by 5% from 2008 to 2009, what was the number of projects handled by company A in 2009?
Correct Answer: Option A — 378
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of projects handled by company A in 2008 = 120% of 300 = $$\frac{120\times300}{100}$$ = 360 Number of projects handled by company A in 2009 = 105% of 360 = $$\frac{105\times360}{100}$$ = 378
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Question 19 of 40
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The number of watches sold in Town Y in April is what percent more than the number of watches sold in Town X in the same month?
Correct Answer: Option B — 40%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
The number of watches sold in Town Y in April = 210 The number of watches sold in Town X in April = 150 Required percentage $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{210-150}{150}\times100 \cr & = \frac{60}{150}\times100 \cr & =40\% \cr} $$
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Question 20 of 40
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The number of watches sold in Town X in July was 10% more than the number of watches sold in the same town in May. What is the ratio of the number of watches sold in July to that sold in January in the same town?
Correct Answer: Option E — 33 : 20
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of watches sold in Town X in the month of May = 180 Number of watches sold in Town X in the month of July = $$\frac{180\times110}{100}$$ = 198 Number of watches sold in Town X in the month of January = 120 ∴ Required ratio $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{198}{120} \cr & = \frac{33}{20} \cr & = 33:20\cr} $$
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Question 21 of 40
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What is the average number of watches sold in Town X in January, February, March and June?
Correct Answer: Option D — 170
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total number of watches sold in Town X in January, February, March and June = 120 + 140 + 180 + 240 = 680 = Required average = $$\frac{680}{4}$$ = 170
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Question 22 of 40
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The number of watches sold in Town Y increased by what per cent from February to May?
Correct Answer: Option D — $$91\frac{2}{3}$$ %
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of Watches sold in Town Y in February = 120 Number of Watches sold in Town Y in May = 230 Required percentage increase $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{230-120}{120}\times100 \cr & = \frac{110}{120}\times100 \cr & = \frac{110\times5}{6}\cr & = \frac{275}{3} \cr & = 91\frac{2}{3}\% \cr} $$
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Question 23 of 40
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What is the difference between the total number of watches sold in both the towns together in June and the total number of watches sold in both the towns together in March?
Correct Answer: Option B — 90
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Total number of watches sold in both the towns together in the month of June = 240 + 180 = 420 Total number of watches sold in both the towns together in March = 180 + 150 = 330 Required difference = 420 - 330 = 90
The number of examinees getting more than average marks is:
Correct Answer: Option C — 152
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of examinees getting more than the average marks = 72 + 48 + 24 + 8 = 152
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Question 29 of 40
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If 40 is the pass marks, percentage of students failed is-
Correct Answer: Option C — 16.11%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of students who got 40% or less marks = 2 + 4 + 12 + 26 = 44 ∴ Required percentage $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{44}{273} \times 100 \cr & = 16.11\% \cr} $$
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Question 30 of 40
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Percentage of the students who get above 80% marks is-
Correct Answer: Option D — 11.72%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of students who got above 80% marks = 24 + 8 = 32 ∴ Required percentage $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{32}{273} \times 100 \cr & = 11.72\% \cr}$$
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Question 31 of 40
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Percentage of the students who got marks above 60% and below 80% is-
Correct Answer: Option A — 43.95%
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Number of students who got marks above 60% and below 80% = 72 + 48 = 120 ∴ Required percentage $$\eqalign{ & = \frac{120 \times 100}{273} \cr & = 43.95\% \cr} $$
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Question 32 of 40
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The production of company A is approximately what percent of the demand of company C?
In how many of the given years, was the production of Type P vehicles of the company more than the average production of this type vehicles in the given years?
Correct Answer: Option A — 3
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Average production (Type P) = 200 No. of years production of Type P is higher than average = 3
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Question 40 of 40
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What is the average of diesel prices over the years 2006 - 2012?
💡Examiner's Advisory for Analytical & Logical Reasoning
In competitive commission exams (FPSC, PPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, CSS, PMS), questions are frequently phrased with distractor options designed to catch rote learners. Whenever you answer an MCQ, read the Detailed Academic Explanation and Conceptual Anchor to understand why the remaining options are incorrect.