Bar Graphs MCQs for UPSC Prelims

Study the two figures given below and answer the item that follows. Figure 1 (Number of professors in selected disciplines in a University, by sex), giving Male and Female counts: Physics: Male 32, Female 8 Mathematics: Male 28, Female 8 Chemistry: Male 16, Female 22 Botany: Male 10, Female 14 Psychology: Male 4, Female 6 Economics: Male 24, Female 8 Figure 2 (Age of Physics professors, as a pie chart): 25-34 years: 30% 35-44 years: 40% 45-59 years: 20% 60-65 years: 10% What percentage of all Psychology professors are females?

1. A 40%
2. B 50%
3. C 60%
4. D 70%

Directions: The following item is based on the graph given below, which shows imports of three different types of steel over a period of six months of a year. The bar graph (in thousands of tons imported) gives, for each month, three bars in the order Coil, Sheet and Scrap. The approximate values read from the graph are: January: Coil 30, Sheet 40, Scrap 31 February: Coil 31, Sheet 37, Scrap 34 March: Coil 32, Sheet 35, Scrap 33 April: Coil 34, Sheet 35, Scrap 31 May: Coil 32, Sheet 34, Scrap 32 June: Coil 38, Sheet 34, Scrap 31 The figures in brackets indicate the average cost per ton over the six month period: Coil $320, Sheet $256, Scrap $175. By how much (measured in thousands of tons) did the import of sheet steel exceed the import of coil steel in the first three months of the year?

1. A 11
2. B 15
3. C 19
4. D 23

Consider the four age pyramids given below, namely A, B, C and D, representing four different countries. Each pyramid plots the percentage of population in each age class against age. Which one of them indicates the declining population? (a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D

1. A A
2. B B
3. C C
4. D D

Study the two figures given below and answer the item that follows. Figure 1 (Number of professors in selected disciplines in a University, by sex), giving Male and Female counts: Physics: Male 32, Female 8 Mathematics: Male 28, Female 8 Chemistry: Male 16, Female 22 Botany: Male 10, Female 14 Psychology: Male 4, Female 6 Economics: Male 24, Female 8 Figure 2 (Age of Physics professors, as a pie chart): 25-34 years: 30% 35-44 years: 40% 45-59 years: 20% 60-65 years: 10% Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females?

1. A Physics
2. B Mathematics
3. C Chemistry
4. D Economics

The following three items are based on the graph given below which shows imports of three different types of steel (Coil, Sheet and Scrap) over a period of six months of a year. The vertical axis shows thousands of tons imported for each month (January to June). The figures in the brackets indicate the average cost per ton over the six months period: Coil ($320), Sheet ($256), Scrap ($175). Study the graph and answer the items that follow. By how much (measured in thousands of tons) did the import of sheet steel exceed the import of coil steel in the first three months of the year?

1. A 11
2. B 15
3. C 19
4. D 23

Directions: The following item is based on the same graph of steel imports over six months. The bars for each month are in the order Coil, Sheet and Scrap, with approximate values (in thousands of tons): January: Coil 30, Sheet 40, Scrap 31 February: Coil 31, Sheet 37, Scrap 34 March: Coil 32, Sheet 35, Scrap 33 April: Coil 34, Sheet 35, Scrap 31 May: Coil 32, Sheet 34, Scrap 32 June: Coil 38, Sheet 34, Scrap 31 The average cost per ton over the six month period is: Coil $320, Sheet $256, Scrap $175. What was the approximate ratio of sheet steel and scrap steel imports in the first three months of the year?

1. A 1 : 1
2. B 2 : 1
3. C 1.4 : 1
4. D 1.6 : 1

The following three items are based on the graph given below which shows imports of three different types of steel (Coil, Sheet and Scrap) over a period of six months of a year. The vertical axis shows thousands of tons imported for each month (January to June). The figures in the brackets indicate the average cost per ton over the six months period: Coil ($320), Sheet ($256), Scrap ($175). Study the graph and answer the items that follow. What was the approximate total value (in $) of sheet steel imported over the six months period?

1. A 45,555
2. B 50,555
3. C 55,550
4. D 65,750

Study the two figures given below and answer the item that follows. Figure 1 (Number of professors in selected disciplines in a University, by sex), giving Male and Female counts: Physics: Male 32, Female 8 Mathematics: Male 28, Female 8 Chemistry: Male 16, Female 22 Botany: Male 10, Female 14 Psychology: Male 4, Female 6 Economics: Male 24, Female 8 Figure 2 (Age of Physics professors, as a pie chart): 25-34 years: 30% 35-44 years: 40% 45-59 years: 20% 60-65 years: 10% If the Psychology professors in the University constitute 2% of all the professors in the University, then what is the number of professors in the University?

1. A 400
2. B 500
3. C 600
4. D 700