Exercise 5: Line Graphs- Data Interpretation Solved Questions for Bank PO, UPSC, SSC CGL & MBA Exams

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

1 Q) "Which month showed the highest absolute difference in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the previous month? (a) March (b)April (c) May (d)July"

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(B)

2 Q) "Which month showed the highest percentage difference in the CPI over the previous month? (a) March (b)April (c) May (d)July"

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(B)

3 Q) "For how many months was the CPI greater than 350? (a) One (b)Two (c) Three (d)Four"

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(B) -April and July — Two.

4 Q) "In how many months was there a decrease in the CPI? (a) One (b)Two (c) Three (d)Four"

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(B) - The CPI decreased in March and May.

5 Q) "The difference in the number of months in which there was an increase in the CPI and the number of months in which there was a decrease was: (a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Four"

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(A)- The CPI increased in three months (April, June and July) while it decreased in two months (March and May). Hence, the required answer is 3-2= 1.

Also Read:

• Exercise 4: Bar Graphs 
• Exercise 3 : Pie chart and Tables 
• Exercise 2: Tabulation
• Exercise 1: Data Interpretation