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21 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 17: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below:
Points obtained by five Boxers in six different rounds
Boxers
Rounds
Round I
Round II
Round III
Round IV
Round V
Round VI
A
75
82
76
85
78
85
B
80
89
78
90
81
88
C
88
90
85
82
90
72
D
68
88
90
75
85
68
E
74
80
82
72
86
71
(a) Find the difference between the points obtained by A and E together in Round V and Round III respectively. (6 marks)
(b) Find the sum of average points obtained by C and D in all the six Rounds. (8 marks)
(c) What is the percentage of the points obtained by E with respect to B in Round VI. (8 marks)
(d) Find the difference of average points obtained in all six rounds by A & B together and D & E together respectively. (8 marks)
(e) What is the average of the total points obtained in Round VI by all the Boxers? (6 marks)
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21 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 17: Study the following pie charts, which show the expenditure on various heads by two different states A and B. Answer the following questions.
(a) What is the ratio of expenditure in Agriculture in the state A and state B? (6 marks)
(b) By what percent, the expenditure in Transport increased in state B in comparison to state A? (6 marks)
(c) Find the difference between the expenditure in the social service by state A and expenditure in the Industry and Mining by state A and state B taken together. (6 marks)
(d) By what percent, the expenditure in Irrigation by state B is higher than the expenditure on Irrigation by state A. (6 marks)
(e) Find the average of all the expenditures in Village Industry by state A and state B, expenditure in social service by state A and state B, expenditure in agriculture by state A and B. (6 marks)
(f) Which state focused more on village industries? (6 marks)
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20 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 16: Study the following Pie Chart of population belonging to different states of the year 2020. Also, a table is given showing the ratio of people living in Rural and Urban Areas and the ratio of population Sex (male – female) in different states of India. Read these carefully and answer the following given questions. (50 Marks)
(a) What will be the percentage of Population living in Rural areas of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Delhi, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu (TN) taken together of the total population?
(b) Find the ratio of the number of males in Bihar and MP.
(c) Find the percentage of people living in Urban areas in Delhi, TN, and rural areas in UP taken together.
(d) Find the total number of females in UP And MP.
(e) Find the sum of male population from Rajasthan, female population from TN and people living in Urban areas from Delhi.
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20 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 16: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below: (50 Marks)
Following are the prices (in Rs) of the Products needed for manufacturing a car in six different countries.
Countries / Parts
Iron Body
Gear Box
Engine
Accessories
Tyres
India
10500
2500
25000
70000
8000
China
5000
1500
32000
65000
6000
Germany
9500
4500
28000
75000
10000
Afghanistan
2000
900
15000
80000
5000
USA
15000
6500
45000
99000
35000
UK
12000
7500
54000
95000
50000
(a) What will be the average price of tyres in all six countries?
(b) Find the percentage increase or decrease of engine prices from the USA and UK to Gear Box prices from India and China.
(c) Which country has the highest and lowest cost for manufacturing a car?
(d) Which country has the minimum price of tyres, the maximum price of gearbox, the minimum price of iron body, the maximum price of engine, and the maximum price of accessories?
(e) What will be the difference between the prices of engines in all six countries and the price of accessories in all six countries?
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19 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 15: Study the following pie-chart carefully and answer the question given below: (50 Marks)
(a) Assuming that Xiaomi has maintained its market share at the same level from 2015-2016, what is the total number of mobiles sold by Xiaomi in these four years?
(b) In 2017-2018 the market share of One Plus was 7%, then what is the change in the numbers of mobiles sold by One Plus from 2017-2018 to 2018-2019?
(c) If Micromax is one of the companies included in ‘others and its sales constitute 40% of ‘others’. Then how many mobiles of Micromax were sold in 2018-2019?
(d) Assuming that the number of mobiles sold increasing at the same rate in 2019-2020 as it did from 2017-2018 to 2018-2019, and assuming further that Apple maintains its market share, what will be the units sold by Apple in 2019-2020?
(e) If in 2018-2019 Blackberry sold 10,000 more units and affected the market share of other companies, then what would be its market share?
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19 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 15: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below: (50 Marks)
Following are the shares traded on NSE (National Stock Exchange), BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), CSE (Calcutta Stock Exchange) and MSE (Mangalore Stock Exchange) in Rupees.
Name of the Company
Stock Exchanges
NSE
BSE
CSE
MSE
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
High
Low
Adani Port
900
880
880
860
910
900
890
870
Bharti Airtel
910
890
915
895
910
895
915
900
Coal India
280
270
290
270
290
280
300
290
Dabur India
560
540
550
545
580
570
580
560
Tata Steel
200
180
190
180
210
200
200
190
(a) Find the average of the high rates of shares in all four stock exchanges for Adani Port.
(b) Name the companies with the maximum and minimum average value of low-rate shares on all stock exchanges.
(c) Find the ratio of the average of the sum of high and low rates of shares in Coal India to the average of the high rates of shares in Mangalore Stock Exchange (MSE).
(d) Which stock exchange has the greatest difference between Bharti Airtel’s high and low share rates?
(e) Find the ratio of Dabur India’s sum of high and low share from BSE and NSE to the TATA Steel’s sum of high and low share from CSE and MSE.
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18 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 14: Study the following line graph which gives the income of three CEOs A, B and C of three different companies from 2017 to 2022 and answer the questions that follows: (50 Marks)
(a) What is the percentage increase in the income of the CEO A in 2017 as compared to 2022?
(b) What is the ratio of income of the CEOs A, B, and C in 2020?
(c) Find the sum of the salaries received by all three CEOS in each year. In which year, the sum of the salary of all three CEO’s?
(d) The total expenditure of the CEO A in 2019 was Rs 2.5 lakhs, which was increased by 50% in the year 2020. Find the percentage of savings in the year 2020 with respect to Income earned by the CEO A in the year 2020.
(e) Find the difference between Income of the CEO A and CEO B in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 taken together to the Income of CEO B and CEO C in the years 2020, 2021, 2022.
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18 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 14: The following pie chart shows the distribution of medals to the athletes in the Asian Games held in 2020 in various sport events.
The Medals given for the Shotput event are 15. Study the pie chart and answer the questions given below: (50 Marks)
Distribution of medals in various sport events in Asian Games 2020
(a) What is the total number of Medals given in the tournament?
(b) How many medals are given in the event of Shooting?
(c) What is the percentage of Medals distributed in the Jevelin throw event compared to total Medals?
(d) Find the numbers of Medals given in High Jump and 5000m race events and what are the ratios of medals distributed in both events?
(e) What is the average number of Medals distributed in the event of 100m Sprint Race, High Jump and Long Jump?
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17 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 13: Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below:
Students obtained minimum and average marks in four different subjects during 2017-2022.The maximum marks in each subject are 100.
Years
Subjects
English
Maths
Hindi
Science
Average
Minimum
Average
Minimum
Average
Minimum
Average
Minimum
2017
70
45
70
50
84
75
80
70
2018
75
50
75
52
85
78
85
75
2019
65
48
76
55
90
88
88
80
2020
70
60
80
70
88
85
86
78
2021
75
58
75
65
75
74
82
76
2022
80
65
85
80
78
70
85
75
(a) Find the overall average marks of all the four subjects in 2020?
(b) In which year are the overall average marks of four different subjects at their maximum and minimum?
(c) What is the percentage increase or decrease in average Maths marks for every two years from 2017 to 2022?
(d) In which two years did the minimum marks in English increase the most?
(e) During which year was the difference between the average and minimum marks in Hindi the greatest?
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17 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Data Interpretation
Day 13: Study the data given in the following bar charts which shows imports and exports (in millions kg) of various commodities by one country and answer the questions below: (50 Marks)
(a) Find the ratios of export to import of all commodities.
(b) Find the average of the export of all the different commodities as well as the average of import of all different commodities separately.
(c) Find the percentage increase in the export of Tea, coffee and sugar taken together to the export of jute and cotton.
(d) Find the average of the difference between export and import of each commodity.
(e) Find the sum of the percentage of import with respect to export for all the commodities.
(f) Find whether the given country is an exporting country or an importing country.
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14 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 11: What is the significance of the PM e-Drive Scheme in promoting sustainable transportation? Examine the role of electric mobility in reducing India’s carbon footprint and enhancing energy security.
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14 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 11: Write short note on:
(a) What are the key objectives of UNFCCC COP29? Discuss its significance in global climate negotiations and India's role in ensuring equitable climate action.
(b) How can the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme revolutionize academic and research accessibility in India? Examine its potential benefits and implementation challenges.
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13 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 10: Evaluate the impact of the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan on India’s logistics, industrial corridors, and multimodal connectivity. How can it accelerate economic growth and infrastructure development?
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13 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 10: How can digitization of land records enhance land governance, transparency, and ease of doing business in India? Analyze the challenges and suggest reforms for effective implementation.
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12 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 9: Write short notes on the following:
(a) Discuss the role of digital infrastructure in Bihar’s socio-economic development.
(b) Discuss Bihar’s policies to promote renewable energy and ensure energy security.
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12 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 9: Discuss the significance of the Quad in shaping India’s foreign policy priorities and its response to regional security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. (38 Marks)
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11 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 8: What could be the potential positive and negative impacts of introducing a Uniform Civil Code in India? Explain. (38 Marks)
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11 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 8: Discuss the key parameters of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) and evaluate India's performance in these areas over recent years. (38 Marks)
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10 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 7: How do the objectives and significance of Chandrayaan-3 reflect India's space ambitions and global aspirations? (38 Marks)
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10 Mar 2025
GS Paper 1
Current Affairs
Day 7: Analyze the changing contours of India-US relations, emphasizing major areas of collaboration and existing challenges. What measures can both nations take to resolve trade imbalances while deepening strategic partnerships? (38 Marks)