Civil Service Numerical Reasoning Test Data Interpretation

Question 1

A table shows department budgets: Operations £120,000; HR £45,000; IT £85,000; Finance £60,000. What is the total budget?

Accepted Answer

£310,000

Answer

£300,000

Answer

£320,000

Answer

£305,000

Question 2

A bar chart shows monthly sales: Jan £24,000; Feb £18,000; Mar £30,000. What is the average monthly sales over this period?

Accepted Answer

£24,000

Answer

£22,000

Answer

£26,000

Answer

£30,000

Question 3

A pie chart shows that 40% of a council's £500,000 budget is spent on social services. How much is spent on social services?

Accepted Answer

£200,000

Answer

£180,000

Answer

£220,000

Answer

£250,000

Question 4

A table shows staff numbers: 2020: 150; 2021: 165; 2022: 180; 2023: 195. By how many did staff numbers increase from 2020 to 2023?

Accepted Answer

45

Answer

35

Answer

40

Answer

50

Question 5

A line graph shows website visits: Week 1: 2,400; Week 2: 3,600; Week 3: 3,000. What was the total number of visits over the three weeks?

Accepted Answer

9,000

Answer

8,800

Answer

9,200

Answer

8,600

Question 6

A table shows that Department A processed 240 applications and Department B processed 160. What fraction of applications did Department A process?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

2/5

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3