List of top Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR) Questions

Answer the questions based on the following information, which gives data about certain coffee producers in India.

Production in '000 tonnesCapacity Utilisation (%)Sales ('000 tonnes)Total Sales Value (Rs. in crores)
Brooke Bond2.9776.52.5531.15
Nestle2.4871.22.0326.75
Lipton1.6464.81.2615.25
MAC1.5459.351.4717.45
Total (Including Others)11.661.310.67132.8
If $a, b, c$ are integers, is $(a-b+c)>(a+b-c)$?
I. $b$ is negative.
II. $c$ is positive.
What is the total worth of Lakhiram's assets?
I. A compound interest at 10% on his assets, followed by a tax of 4% on the interest, fetches him Rs.\ 1,500 this year.
II. The interest is compounded once every four months.
What is the ratio of the two liquids A and B in the mixture finally, if these two liquids kept in three vessels are mixed together? (The containers are of equal volume.)
I. The ratio of liquid A to liquid B in the first and second vessel is 3:5 and 2:3 respectively.
II. The ratio of liquid A to liquid B in vessel 3 is 4:3.

Answer the questions based on the following information
profit.revenue

Answer the questions based on the following graph.
sales

The first table gives the percentage of students in MBA class, who sought employment in the areas of finance, marketing and software. The second table gives the average starting salaries of the students per month, (rupees in thousands) in these areas. The third table gives the number of students who passed out in each year.

First table

 FinanceMarketingSoftwareOthers
$1992$$22$$36$$19$$23$
$1993$$17$$48$$23$$12$
$1994$$23$$43$$21$$13$
$1995$$19$$37$$16$$28$
$1996$$32$$32$$20$$16$

Second table

 FinanceMarketingSoftware
$1992$$5450$$5170$$5290$
$1993$$6380$$6390$$6440$
$1994$$7550$$7630$$7050$
$1995$$8920$$8960$$7760$
$1996$$9810$$10220$$8640$

A company produces five types of shirts - A, B, C, D and E - using cloth of three qualities (high, medium, low) and dyes of three qualities (high, medium, low). One shirt requires 1.5 m of cloth. The table below gives, respectively: (1) the number of shirts of each category produced, in thousands; (2) the percentage distribution of cloth quality in each type of shirt; and (3) the percentage distribution of dye quality in each type of shirt.

Shirt typeNumber (thousands)Cloth: High%Cloth: Medium%Cloth: Low%Dye: High%Dye: Medium%Dye: Low%
A208020-701515
B30304030205030
C30-7030-6040
D10-6040-4060
E10-1090-2080

Answer the questions based on the following graph, which shows the revenue obtained by a publishing house from selling books, magazines and journals (Rs. in lakh), read out as a table below.

YearJournalsMagazinesBooksTotal
1989463173150
1990473977163
1991454579169
1992445079173

Answer the questions based on the following graph, which shows India's foreign trade (in billion dollars), read out as a table below.

YearImportsExportsTrade Deficit
1987-8817116
1988-8919127
1989-9021165
1990-9124186
1991-9220182
1992-9322184
1993-9423212
1994-9527243

Foreign trade

Answer the questions based on the following pie charts, which show the break-up of operating profit into Interest, Tax, Retained profit, Dividend and Depreciation.

YearOperating Profit (Rs. lakh)InterestTaxRetained profitDividendDepreciation
1990-9113030%9%25%8%28%
1991-9216040%12%20%8%20%

Answer the questions based on the following table, which shows the market share (%) of four products in four metropolitan cities, as '1993 value - 1994 value'.

Period/ProductMumbaiKolkataDelhiChennai
HD20-1535-3020-1520-30
CO20-2530-1515-1020-15
BN45-4025-3535-3510-10
MT15-2010-2010-1050-45

Ghosh Babu surveyed his companies and obtained the following data. Income tax is paid from profit before tax, and the remaining amount is apportioned to dividend and retained earnings. The retained earnings are accumulated into reserves. The reserves at the beginning of 1991 were Rs. 80 lakh.

Figure (Rs. in lakh)1994199319921991
Share capital3102059898
Sales6435472526203270
Profit before tax790525170315
Dividends110603030
Retained earnings40024570140

Machine M1 as well as machine M2 can independently produce either product P or product Q. The time taken by machines M1 and M2 (in minutes) to produce one unit of product P and product Q are given in the table below: (Each machine works $8$ hours per day).

ProductM1 (minutes)M2 (minutes)
P$10$$8$
Q$6$$6$
In 1990-91, what percent of Engg. students were studying at IITs?
The total number of Engg. students in 1991-92, assuming a 10% reduction in the number over the previous year, is
The growth rate in students of Govt. Engg. Colleges compared to that of Private Engg. Colleges between 1988-89 and 1989-90 is
What was the total number of engineering students in 1989-90?
What percent of Ghosh Babu's body weight is made up of skin?
What fraction of Ghosh Babu's weight consists of muscular and skin protein?
Value of exports of raw materials during 84-85 was how much percent less than that for 85-86?
Which of the salts has greater change in solubility in kg/litre of water between \(15^\circ\)C and \(25^\circ\)C?
If 1 mole of Potassium Chloride weighs 0.07456 kg, approximately how many moles of Potassium Chloride can be dissolved in 100 litres of water at 36\(^\circ\)C?
By what % is the solubility of Potassium Chlorate in water increased as the water is heated from 30\(^\circ\)C to 80\(^\circ\)C?
Approximately, how many kg of Potassium Nitrate can be dissolved in 10 litres of water at 30\(^\circ\)C?