Civil Service Exam Data Interpretation

Question 1

A city department's annual budget is broken down as follows: Personnel $450,000; Equipment $120,000; Travel $30,000; Supplies $45,000; Miscellaneous $55,000.
What percentage of the total budget is allocated to Personnel?

Accepted Answer

64.3%

Answer

58.2%

Answer

70.1%

Answer

72.5%

Question 2

A government office recorded monthly complaints received: Jan=45, Feb=38, Mar=52, Apr=47, May=61, Jun=39. What is the average number of monthly complaints?

Accepted Answer

47

Answer

44

Answer

49

Answer

52

Question 3

An office processed the following number of applications per day over five days: 23, 31, 28, 35, 33. What is the median number of applications processed?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

28

Answer

30

Answer

33

Question 4

An office with 200 employees recorded Friday attendance at 84%. How many employees were absent on Friday?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

28

Answer

24

Answer

36

Question 5

A pie chart shows how a city spends its $5 million annual budget: Public Safety 35%, Infrastructure 25%, Education 20%, Health Services 15%, Administration 5%. How much is allocated to Health Services?

Accepted Answer

$750,000

Answer

$650,000

Answer

$700,000

Answer

$800,000

Question 6

Department B recorded the following document processing times in minutes: 18, 10, 22, 16, 14. What is the range of Department B's processing times?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

14

Question 7

A bar chart shows permit applications received quarterly: Q1=320, Q2=480, Q3=410, Q4=390. What was the percentage increase in applications from Q1 to Q2?

Accepted Answer

50.0%

Answer

33.3%

Answer

40.0%

Answer

66.7%