November 8, 2024
Reader's Digest: As we all know, the Consortium of National Law Universities usually asks 10-14 questions about Quantitative Techniques in the CLAT Paper, and per the new pattern, the question paper shall not include direct mathematical problems.
Instead, the questions will be based on the interpretation of the given data in the form of Tables, Pie charts, Bar Graphs, or Line Graphs, and the questions are designed to test your data interpretation ability.
To solve these questions, you would be required to gain expertise and speed in calculations and basic logical reasoning.
We have curated the important data interpretation questions for CLAT in this post by considering the sample papers and the previous year's papers.
Along with mathematical techniques, it is important to have basic logical reasoning and speed calculations.
Here are a few tips for attempting Data Interpretation Questions that must be followed to get all your answers correct.
As per the previous year's trends in CLAT Exam, the data interpretation questions are asked from the 10th standard syllabus. Also, the questions are not that difficult to answer.
To help you get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam, we have curated a few sample questions from the previous year's CLAT Sample Papers and self-designed papers from Legal Edge.
Solve them to understand the difficulty level of the questions and what type of questions can be asked in the exam.
Q1) The following table gives cost data of select stock prices on 3rd Dec 2019 in two markets, BSE of India and NQE of Kya Kya island. Closing stock refers to the price at the close of trading hours, and opening stock to the price at the beginning of the day.
The currency of Kya Kya is #, and the exchange rate is # = Rs.11.
- | Closing | Opening | ||
Stock | BSE (Rs) | NQE (#) | BSE (Rs) | NQE (#) |
SIFY | 247 | 22 | 232 | 21 |
INFY | 115 | 10.5 | 105 | 9.5 |
WIPRO | 65 | 6.5 | 60 | 5.5 |
TCS | 444 | 40 | 450 | 40.5 |
Q. Which share and on which market showed the highest per cent increase on 3rd Dec 2019
Q. Arbitrage means buying in one market and selling simultaneously in another market. If Mr. Ram was to buy a stock at the opening price on one exchange and be able to sell it at the opening price on the other exchange, on which share does he make the maximum % profit
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Q. In an M&A deal, SIFY is Purchased by its parent company SATYAM which purchases 15% of SIFY’s equity shares. Total SIFY’s equity shares are 1 million. How much does SATYAM pay in Rs. (approx) for the stake if 50% of its purchases were on BSE’s opening price and the balance on BSE’s closing price on 3rd Dec 2019?
Q2) All Hyderabad International School students must learn exactly one of English and French as their first language. Given below is the proportion of Indian and International students and the proportion of students taking English or French at the school. The school has a total of 1600 students, 80% of whom are in the second section and the rest equally divided between Class 11 and 12.
- | Indian Students | English |
Class 12 | 0.60 | - |
Class 11 | 0.55 | 0.50 |
Secondary School | 0.55 | - |
Total | 0.475 | 0.53 |
Q. What is the percentage of Indian students in the secondary section?
Q. In class 12, twenty-five percent of students who took English as their first language are Indian. What is the difference between the number of foreign students with English as their first language and Indian students with French as their first language?
Q. What is the percentage of students in class 12 with English as their first language?
Q. In the secondary section, 50% of the Indian students had English as their first language. Which of the following statements is correct?
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Q3) Study the following graph carefully and answer the given questions. Gross Revenues and the Profit/Loss for HBL Limited (All figures in Rs crore)
Q. The highest percentage growth in total revenue was recorded in:
Q. In which year was the net profit as a percentage of gross revenue at its second highest level?
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Q. For which of the following years was the trend gross revenue and net profit/loss dissimilar
Q4) The following pie chart shows the number of subscriptions generated for India Bonds from different categories of investors. Subscriptions Generated for India Bonds.
Q. If the investments by NRIs are Rs 4,000 crore, then the investment by corporate houses and FIIs together is:
Q. What percentage of the total investment is coming from either FIIs or NRIs?
Q. If the total investment other than by FII and corporate houses is Rs 335,000 crore, then the investment by NRIs and Offshore funds will be (approximately):
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Q. What is the approximate ratio of investment flows into India Bonds from NRIs to corporate houses?
Q. In the corporate sector, approximately how many degrees should be there in the central angle?
Q. If the total investment flows from FIIs were to be doubled in the next year, and the investment flows from all other sources had remained constant at their existing levels for this year, then what would be the proportion of FII investment in the total investment flows into India Bonds in the next year (approximately)?
We have provided a few sample questions for your reference here to help you get an idea about the type of questions asked in the exam. Solve these questions and gear up your last-minute preparation for CLAT 2025
Q. Number of females affected by Japanese encephalitis in West Bengal is what percentage (up to 1 decimal) more or less than that of females affected in Odisha?
Q. What is the average number of males affected by Japanese encephalitis in all the five states?
Q. . If the total number of males affected by Japanese Encephalitis in other states is 87 % more than the average number of males in Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, the total number of males affected in India is:
Q. By what percentage is the average of males in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Andhra Pradesh together more or less than the average of females in West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha together who are affected by Japanese encephalitis?
Q. What is the percentage (up to 1 decimal) of females affected by ‗Japanese encephalitis‘ of the total affected population across five states?
Q) A room having the dimensions mentioned in the chart below has a table, a bed, and a chair. There are three books on the table (side by side) and a lamp with a radius of 3.5 inches. Now, on the basis of the information given below, answer the following?
Q. What would be the area of the room which is not covered by any object as mentioned above?
Q. What area of the table is uncovered by any of the objects?
Q. .How many tables are required to cover the room completely?
Q. If the entire room is filled with books with the same dimensions as lying on the table, how many books are required?
Q. How many chairs can be put inside the room so as to cover the entire floor area of the room?
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