MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Consider the following data gathered from a survey of a colony:

Favorite Sport: Cricket BasketBall Swimming Hockey Athletics
Watching: 1240 470 510 423 250
Participating: 620 320 320 250 105

Draw a double bar graph choosing an appropriate scale. What do you infer from the bar graph?
What is more preferred watching or participating in sports?

Important Questions on Data Handling – Ill (Construction of Bar Graphs)

MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The production of saleable steel in some of the steel plants of our country during 1999 is given below:

Plants Bhilai Durgapur Rourkela Bokaro
Production (in thousand tonnes) 160 80 200 150
Construct a bar graph to represent the above data on a graph paper by using the scale 1 big division =20 thousand tonnes.
MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following data gives the number (in thousands) of applicants registered with an Employment Exchange during, 1995-2000:

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Number of applicants registered (in thousands) 18 20 24 28 30 34

Construct a bar graph to represent the above data.

MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following table gives the route length (in thousand kilometres) of the Indian Railways in some of the years:

Year 1960-1961 1970-1971 1980-1981 1990-1991 2000-2001
Route length(in thousand kilometers) 56 60 61 74 98

Represent the above data with the help of a bar graph.

MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following data gives the amount of loans (in crores of rupees) disbursed by a bank during some years:

Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Loan(in crores of rupees) 28 33 55 55 80

Represent the above data with the help of a bar graph.

EASY
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following data gives the amount of loans (in crores of rupees) disbursed by a bank during some years:

Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Loan(in crores of rupees) 28 33 55 55 80

With the help of the bar graph, indicate the year in which amount of loan is not increased over that of the preceding year.
MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following table shows the interest paid by a company (in lakhs):

Year 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
Interest (in lakhs of rupees) 20 25 15 18 30

Draw the bar graph to represent the above information.

MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following data shows the average age of men in various countries in a certain year:

Country India Nepal China Pakistan U.K. U.S.A.
Average (in years) 55 52 60 50 70 75

Represent the above information by a bar graph.

MEDIUM
7th CBSE
IMPORTANT

The following data gives the production of foodgrains (in thousand tonnes) for some years:

Years 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Production (in thousand tonnes) 120 150 140 180 170 190

Represent the above data with the help of a bar graph.