Pie chart


Direction: The pie chart, drawn here, shows the spending of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the graph carefully and answer the questions that follow:

  1. The ratio of the total amount spent on football to that spent on hockey is:









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    Expenditure on the game of Football = 15% of total amount spent
    Expenditure on the game of Hockey = 15% of total amount spent

    Correct Option: B

    Expenditure on the game of Football = 15% of total amount spent
    Expenditure on the game of Hockey = 15% of total amount spent
    Therefore, the ratio of the expenditure on the two game = 1 : 1


  1. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 30,00,000. The amount spent on cricket and hockey together was:









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    According to question the total amount spent = Rs. 30,00,000 = 100%
    ∴ Expenditure on the games of Cricket and Hockey = 25% + 15% = 40%

    Correct Option: B

    According to question the total amount spent = Rs. 30,00,000 = 100%
    ∴ Total Expenditure on the games of Cricket and Hockey = 25% + 15% = 40%
    ∴ The total amount spend on the games of Cricket and Hockey = 40% of 30,00,000 = 40 x 30,00,000/100 = 40 x 30,000 = Rs. 12,00,000


  1. If the total amount spent on sports during the year was Rs. 1,20,00,000. how much was spent on basketball?









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    According to question, Total spent 100% = 1,20,00,000
    According to graph,
    ∴ Expenditure on the game of Basketball = 121/2 %

    Correct Option: D

    According to question, Total spent 100% = 1,20,00,000
    According to graph,
    ∴ Expenditure on the game of Basketball = 121/2 %
    ∴ The Amount spend on the game of Basketball = 121/2% of 1,20,00,000 = 25 x 1,20,00,000/100 = Rs. 15,00,000


  1. Graph shows that the most popular game of the country is:









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    According to the graph, expenditure on cricket is the maximum.

    Correct Option: C

    According to the graph, expenditure on cricket is the maximum. Therefore cricket is the most popular game.


  1. Out of the following the country spent the same amount on:









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    According to the graph, Hockey and Football are having the same percentage.
    Expenditure on the game of Football = 15% of total amount spent
    Expenditure on the game of Hockey = 15% of total amount spent

    Correct Option: B

    According to the graph, equal amount has been spent on Hockey and Football because the same percentage given in graph.
    Expenditure on the game of Football = 15% of total amount spent
    Expenditure on the game of Hockey = 15% of total amount spent