IBSAT Data Interpretation (DI) Question Paper with Answer Key PDF available now

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Updated on - Dec 21, 2025

The Data Interpretation (DI) section of the ICFAI Business School Aptitude Test (IBSAT) evaluates a candidate’s ability to analyze and interpret complex data sets presented in tables, charts, and graphs. This section tests logical reasoning, numerical ability, and decision-making skills essential for management studies.

IBSAT Data Interpretation (DI) Question Paper with Answer Key PDF

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Question 1:

In which year was the production of all types of cars taken together approximately equal to the average of the total production during the period 1989–1994?

  • (a) 1989
  • (b) 1991
  • (c) 1993
  • (d) 1994
  • (e) 1992

Question 2:

In which of the following years was the total production of cars of types A and B together equal to the total production of cars of types C and D together?

  • (a) 1989
  • (b) 1990
  • (c) 1991
  • (d) 1992
  • (e) None of these

Question 3:

Which of the following types of cars showed a continuous increase in production during the period 1989–1994?

  • (a) A
  • (b) B
  • (c) C
  • (d) D
  • (e) E

Question 4:

The production of which of the following types of cars was 25% of the total production of all the types produced during the year 1993?

  • (a) A
  • (b) B
  • (c) C
  • (d) D
  • (e) E

Question 5:

Find the percentage increase in the total production of all the types of cars in 1992 compared to that of 1991.

  • (a) 15%
  • (b) 20%
  • (c) 25%
  • (d) 30%
  • (e) 20%

Question 6:

On a per capita basis, find the approximate average income of a big city resident.

  • (a) Rs.~1635
  • (b) Rs.~1235
  • (c) Rs.~635
  • (d) Rs.~235
  • (e) Rs.~1725

Question 7:

On a per capita basis, find the approximate average income of the rest of the country.

  • (a) Rs.~1470
  • (b) Rs.~872
  • (c) Rs.~470
  • (d) Rs.~270
  • (e) Rs.~1420

Question 8:

Find the ratio of the number of years in which the deficit was more than the average deficit for the given period to the number of years when the deficit was below the average.

  • (a) 5:3
  • (b) 4:4
  • (c) 3:5
  • (d) 3:4
  • (e) 4:7

Question 9:

Find approximately what percent of the average deficit was the deficit in 1992–1993?

  • (a) 150%
  • (b) 124%
  • (c) 81%
  • (d) 140%
  • (e) 135%

Question 10:

Find approximately how many times the deficit in 1990–1991 was the deficit in 1993–94?

  • (a) 1.4
  • (b) 1.5
  • (c) 2.5
  • (d) 0.5
  • (e) 2.2

Question 11:

By what percent did the deficit in 1993–1994 increase over the deficit in 1989–1990?

  • (a) 200%
  • (b) 150%
  • (c) 100%
  • (d) 210%
  • (e) None of these

Question 12:

In which of the following years was the percentage increase of deficit the highest over its preceding year?

  • (a) 1992–93
  • (b) 1990–91
  • (c) 1993–94
  • (d) 1988–89
  • (e) None of these

Question 13:

What percent of the wage earners were engaged in manufacturing in 1983?

  • (a) 6.33%
  • (b) 18.5%
  • (c) 27%
  • (d) 33.33%
  • (e) 35%

Question 14:

If 19,800 workers were engaged in Accounts, how many were engaged in Transportation?

  • (a) 9,800
  • (b) 9,900
  • (c) 6,600
  • (d) 660
  • (e) None of these

Question 15:

The average income of professional workers was 50% greater than that of the transportation workers. If the total income of the workers engaged in transportation services was Rs.~2376 million, what was the total income of the professional workers?

  • (a) Rs.~2376 million
  • (b) Rs.~1188 million
  • (c) Rs.~3564 million
  • (d) Rs.~3284 million
  • (e) Rs.~2465 million

Question 16:

Find the approximate ratio of losses due to production to wages.

  • (a) 2:11
  • (b) 11:2
  • (c) 7:5
  • (d) 6:8
  • (e) None of these

Question 17:

Find the approximate percentage loss due to export as compared to the loss in production.

  • (a) 34.7%
  • (b) 43.7%
  • (c) 37%
  • (d) 42%
  • (e) None of these

Question 18:

What percentage of Karnataka's Railway Network has broad gauge tracks?

  • (a) 66.1%
  • (b) 69.16%
  • (c) 71.2%
  • (d) 75%
  • (e) None of these

Question 19:

What percentage of Madhya Pradesh's Railway Network does not have broad gauge tracks?

  • (a) 43%
  • (b) 49%
  • (c) 57%
  • (d) 63%
  • (e) 65%

Question 20:

What percentage of Orissa's Railway Network has meter gauge tracks?

  • (a) 18.5%
  • (b) 21.25%
  • (c) 24.75%
  • (d) 23%
  • (e) None of these

Question 21:

What percentage of Rajasthan's Railway Network is narrow gauge and broad gauge combined?

  • (a) 31%
  • (b) 46%
  • (c) 59%
  • (d) 48%
  • (e) None of these

Question 22:

If Delhi accounts for 35% of the total length of Railway tracks within union territories, then what is the length of Railway tracks within the capital?

  • (a) 47.25 km
  • (b) 51.25 km
  • (c) 54.75 km
  • (d) 44.25 km
  • (e) 48 km

Question 23:

Which of the following numbers represents the set of persons who play all the three games?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 6
  • (d) 7
  • (e) None of these

Question 24:

Which of the following numbers represents the set of persons who play cricket and football but not hockey?

  • (a) 6
  • (b) 5
  • (c) 3
  • (d) 2
  • (e) 7

Question 25:

Which of the following numbers represents the set of people who play cricket but neither hockey nor football?

  • (a) 1
  • (b) 2
  • (c) 3
  • (d) 4
  • (e) None of these

Question 26:

Which of the following numbers represents the set of persons who play cricket and hockey but not football?

  • (a) 2
  • (b) 3
  • (c) 4
  • (d) 6
  • (e) None of these

Question 27:

At what speed (mph) is the engine considered to have its normal length of life?

  • (a) 20
  • (b) 30
  • (c) 40
  • (d) 50
  • (e) 60

Question 28:

The life of an engine driven at 20 miles per hour is how many times more than the life of an engine driven at 40 miles per hour?

  • (a) 1
  • (b) 1.5
  • (c) 2
  • (d) 1.75
  • (e) 2.5

Question 29:

If an engine, usually driven at a speed of 60 miles per hour, had a lifespan of 30,000 miles, what will be the lifespan of an engine which is usually driven at a speed of 40 miles per hour?

  • (a) 15,000 miles
  • (b) 60,000 miles
  • (c) 84,000 miles
  • (d) 120,000 miles
  • (e) None of these

Question 30:

Given that the normal lifespan of an engine is 60,000 miles, what was the lifespan of an engine, which was driven for 20,000 miles at a speed of 60 miles per hour and later at a speed of 40 miles per hour?

  • (a) 40,000 miles
  • (b) 20,000 miles
  • (c) 48,000 miles
  • (d) 50,000 miles
  • (e) None of these

Question 31:

Running an engine between 60 miles per hour and 40 miles per hour, the life span increases by what percent?

  • (a) 40%
  • (b) 100%
  • (c) 60%
  • (d) 200%
  • (e) 150%

Question 32:

At what speed (mph) would the engine have the maximum life?

  • (a) 20
  • (b) 30
  • (c) 40
  • (d) 50
  • (e) 60

Question 33:

For which of the products did the quantity sold not decrease between 1983–84 for all the cities together?

  • (a) AB
  • (b) CD
  • (c) EF
  • (d) GH
  • (e) None of these

Question 34:

Find the number of products which doubled the quantity sold in one or more cities.

  • (a) 0
  • (b) 1
  • (c) 2
  • (d) 3
  • (e) None of these

Question 35:

Find the largest percentage drop in the quantity sold for any of the products.

  • (a) 50%
  • (b) 60%
  • (c) 40%
  • (d) 37.5%
  • (e) 42.5%

Question 36:

Find the city in which the minimum number of products increased the quantity sold in 1983–84.

  • (a) Bangalore
  • (b) Delhi
  • (c) Calcutta
  • (d) Chennai
  • (e) Cannot say

Question 37:

What is the total requirement of cloth?

  • (a) 1,50,000 m
  • (b) 2,00,000 m
  • (c) 2,50,000 m
  • (d) 3,00,000 m
  • (e) 3,50,000 m

Question 38:

How many metres of high quality cloth is required for manufacturing P type shirts?

  • (a) 12,000 m
  • (b) 24,000 m
  • (c) 35,000 m
  • (d) 32,000 m
  • (e) None of these

Question 39:

What is the ratio of the low quality dye used for R type shirts to that used for S type shirts?

  • (a) 2:3
  • (b) 3:2
  • (c) 1:1
  • (d) 2:2
  • (e) 3:4

Question 40:

What is the ratio of the 3 qualities of dye in high quality cloth?

  • (a) 2:3:5
  • (b) 1:3:5
  • (c) 6:8:10
  • (d) 4:7:9
  • (e) None of these

Question 41:

How many metres of low quality cloth is required for manufacturing R type shirts?

  • (a) 12,000
  • (b) 10,000
  • (c) 15,000
  • (d) 20,000
  • (e) 25,000

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