Industrial Licence Holders Bar Graph

MAT 2018 · DA · Medium · Data Interpretation

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Direction for questions 91 to 95: These questions are to be answered with the help of the following bar graph, that gives total number of licenceholders for screening metallurgical, electrical, chemical and textiles industries during the years 1992 to 1995.

Note: Approximate values from graph per industry per year:

  • Metallurgical: 1992 = 1350, 1993 = 1400, 1994 = 1450, 1995 = 1650
  • Electrical: 1992 = 750, 1993 = 850, 1994 = 900, 1995 = 1050
  • Chemical: 1992 = 450, 1993 = 480, 1994 = 500, 1995 = 550
  • Textiles: 1992 = 550, 1993 = 600, 1994 = 750, 1995 = 800

Question 1 of 5

What is the difference between the total number of new licences issued to all the mentioned industries in 1993 and 1995?

  1. A.

    120

  2. B.

    15

  3. C.

    155

  4. D.

    60

Question 2 of 5

The number of newly issued licences to the Electrical industry between 1992 and 1994 forms approximately what per cent of a similar increase in the Metallurgical industry during the same period?

  1. A.

    95

  2. B.

    105.25

  3. C.

    123.4

  4. D.

    Insufficient data

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following industries has had the smallest percentage increase in the number of licences issued over the 4-year period mentioned in the graph?

  1. A.

    Metallurgical

  2. B.

    Electrical

  3. C.

    Chemical

  4. D.

    Textile

Question 4 of 5

If the average cost of setting up a new textiles unit is Rs. 20 lakh while maintaining an existing unit is Rs. 1 lakh, what was the average expenditure of textiles unit in the year 1993?

  1. A.

    Rs. 13 lakh

  2. B.

    Rs. 23 lakh

  3. C.

    Rs. 11.45 crore

  4. D.

    Rs. 1.71 lakh

Question 5 of 5

Due to a new government regulation in 1994, 40% of the new licences issued to chemical industries in 1994 and 20% of the existing industries in the chemical sector were forced to shut down because of non-conformance to the new environmental laws. What per cent of the chemical industries remained unaffected?

  1. A.

    66.6

  2. B.

    24.1

  3. C.

    61.3

  4. D.

    78.5

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