Basic Ability Test Basic Ability Data Interpretation Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan $12,000, Feb $9,000, Mar $15,000, Apr $11,000. What is the average monthly sales?
- $11,750 (Correct answer)
- $12,000
- $11,500
- $10,750
Correct answer: $11,750
Total = $47,000 divided by 4 months = $11,750.
Question 2: A pie chart shows department budgets: Operations 40%, Marketing 25%, HR 20%, IT 15%. If the total budget is $200,000, how much goes to Marketing?
- $50,000 (Correct answer)
- $40,000
- $25,000
- $30,000
Correct answer: $50,000
25% of $200,000 = $200,000 × 0.25 = $50,000.
Question 3: A line graph shows temperature rising from 60°F on Monday to 80°F on Friday over 4 equal intervals. What is the average daily increase?
- 5°F (Correct answer)
- 4°F
- 10°F
- 20°F
Correct answer: 5°F
Total increase = 20°F over 4 intervals, so 20 ÷ 4 = 5°F per day.
Question 4: A table shows test scores for 5 students: 72, 85, 90, 68, 95. Which score represents the median?
- 85 (Correct answer)
- 72
- 90
- 82
Correct answer: 85
Ordered: 68, 72, 85, 90, 95 — the middle (3rd) value is 85.
Question 5: A chart shows that a store sold 120 units in Q1, 150 in Q2, and 180 in Q3. If the trend continues, how many units would be sold in Q4?
- 210 (Correct answer)
- 200
- 195
- 220
Correct answer: 210
Each quarter increases by 30 units, so Q4 = 180 + 30 = 210.
Question 6: A data table shows that 45 out of 180 survey respondents prefer Brand A. What percentage prefer Brand A?
- 25% (Correct answer)
- 20%
- 30%
- 45%
Correct answer: 25%
45 ÷ 180 = 0.25, which equals 25%.
Question 7: A double bar chart compares male and female employees by department. Engineering has 80 males and 40 females. What is the ratio of males to females in Engineering?
- 2:1 (Correct answer)
- 1:2
- 3:1
- 4:1
Correct answer: 2:1
80:40 simplifies to 2:1 by dividing both values by 40.
A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan $12,000, Feb $9,000, Mar $15,000, Apr $11,000.
What is the average monthly sales?