Functions
Functions: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Graph of a Function, Properties of Modulus Function, Graph of Simple Functions & Shifting of Graphs etc.
Important Questions on Functions
Study the following table and answer the question.
Population of a locality from
Year | Men | Women | Children | Total | Increase or decrease over preceding year |
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The total population in is ______

The table given below shows the income (in ) together with their sources, received by employees of a company during the last month of a particular year.
Study the table carefully and answer the question.
Employee Source of Income | A | B | C | D | E |
Salary | |||||
Bonus | |||||
Overtime | |||||
Arrears | |||||
Miscellaneous | |||||
Total |
What is the average overtime allowance given to employees , , , and ?

DIRECTIONS : Read the following table and answer the question.
Internet owners in our country(Approximate)
Year | Government | Private |
What is the approximate percentage increase in the Private internet owners in the period over that in the period

Refer the table below and answer the following questions related to the table
A survey of movie goers from cities and is summarised below. The first column gives the percentage of viewers in each city who watch less than one movie a week . The second column gives the total number of viewers who view one or more movies per week
City | I | II |
The highest number of movie watchers in any given city is equal to_____.

DIRECTIONS : Study the following table to answer the given questions:
Production (in Crore units) of six companies over the year
Company | Years | Total | |||||
TP | |||||||
ZIR | |||||||
AVC | |||||||
CTU | |||||||
PEN | |||||||
SIO | |||||||
Total |
For ZIR, which of the following is the difference between production in and that in ?

DIRECTIONS : Study the following table to answer the given questions:
Production (in crore units) of six companies over the year
Company |
Years | Total | ||||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||
TP | 103 | 150 | 105 | 107 | 110 | 132 | 707 | |
ZIR | 75 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 505 | |
AVC | 300 | 300 | 300 | 360 | 370 | 340 | 1970 | |
CTU | 275 | 280 | 281 | 280 | 285 | 287 | 1688 | |
PEN | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 217 | |
SIO | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 540 | |
Total | 863 | 927 | 893 | 964 | 989 | 991 | 5627 |
For how many companies did the production increase every year from that of the previous year?

Refer to the table below and answer the following questions related to the table.
Mr. X has a concern where he manufactures shirts of qualities- (H) High, (HM) High Medium (M) Medium, (LM) Low Medium, (L) Low from types of fabrics High, Medium and Low. Each of these fabrics could be woven from types of yarn Cotton, Polyester, and Nylon. Each shirt requires m of fabric. Answer the following question that Mr. X faces if the table indicates the true position.
Fabric Usage (%)
High | Medium | Low | |
H | |||
HM | |||
M | |||
ML | |||
L |
Shirt Type | Nos in millions |
H | |
HM | |
M | |
ML | |
L |
Yarn Usage(%)
Cotton | Polyster | Nylon | |
High | |||
medium | |||
Low |
How many number of shirt of type (H), will be made from High quality fabric ?

Read the following table carefully and answer the question given below. Marks obtained by four students in five different subjects in class
Student | Amit | Amit | Amit | Jyoti | Jyoti | Jyoti | Nitin | Nitin | Nitin | Ekta | Ekta | Ekta |
Subject | ||||||||||||
Hindi | ||||||||||||
English | ||||||||||||
Sanskrit | ||||||||||||
Maths | ||||||||||||
Science |
What is the difference between total marks obtained by Jyoti in Sanskrit in all the three classes and marks obtained by Amit in Maths in class

Refer to the table below and answer the following question related to the table:
The following table shows the number of institution and enrolments for various years,
INSTITUTION (Figures in Number) | |||
Primary | |||
Middle | |||
Higher | |||
College & University | |||
ENROLMENTS (Figures in Thousands) | |||
Primary | |||
Middle | |||
Higher | |||
College $ University |
In , what is the number of higher-level school as a fraction of primary schools?

Study the table carefully to answer the questions give below.
Number of candidates (in lakh) appearing in an entrance examination from six different cities and the ratio of candidates passing and failing in the same.
City | A | B | C | D | E | F |
Number of candidates | 1.25 | 3.14 | 1.08 | 2.27 | 1.85 | 2.73 |
CITY | PASSING | FAILING |
A | 7 | 3 |
B | 5 | 3 |
C | 4 | 5 |
D | 1 | 3 |
E | 3 | 2 |
F | 7 | 5 |
What is the ratio of the number of candidates failed the exam from city D to that of those failed the exam from city A?

Directions (Q. Nos. 91-95) Answer these questions on the basis of the data given in the following table giving the trend in sales of four companies. The amounts given in lakhs of rupees.
Which company recorded the lowest growth rate in sales in l99O over its previous year ?

Study the following table and answer the question based on it. Expenditures of a Company (in Pesetas) per Annum Over the given Years.
Years | Salary | Fuel and Transport | Bonus | Interest in Loans | Taxes |
The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year is _______.

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Number of medals won by five different countries in six different year
Year | |||||
Which country won second highest number of medals over all the years together?

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Number of students of different classes of a school playing different games
Class |
VI |
VII |
VIII |
IX |
X |
Games |
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Chess |
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Cricket |
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Basket Ball |
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Table Tennis |
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Football |
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Tennis |
Approximately what percent of Xth class students play table tennis out of the total Xth class students playing different games?

DIRECTIONS : Study the following table to answer the given question:
Percentage of marks obtained by seven students in six subjects
(Maximum marks )
Student/Subject | English | History | Commerce | Maths | Science | Economics |
Meenu | ||||||
Subodh | ||||||
Kunal | ||||||
Soni | ||||||
Richu | ||||||
Irene | ||||||
Vgay |
In which subject is the overall percentage the best ?

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PLAN-WISE PUBLIC SECTOR OUTLAYS AND EXPENDITURE ( TO)
(in Rs. Crores)
Five Years Plans |
Period |
Approved Outlay |
Actual Expenditure |
Fifth Plan |
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Sixth Plan |
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Seventh Plan |
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Sixth Plan outlay exceeded the Fifth Plan outlay by almost

Refer the table below and answer the following questions related to the table
The following table shows the number of institution and enrollments for various years
INSTITUTION (Figures in Number) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Primary | 1060 | 1470 | 1980 |
Middle | 620 | 750 | 840 |
Higher | 580 | 650 | 760 |
College & University | 32 | 52 | 67 |
ENROLLMENTS (Figures in Thousands) | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
Primary | 35000 | 39000 | 41000 |
Middle | 9000 | 13000 | 15000 |
Higher | 6500 | 7200 | 8100 |
College $ University | 120 | 150 | 190 |
What is the increase in average enrolment in middle schools between and

Refer to the table below and answer the following questions related to the table:
The institute placement cell conducted a survey to determine the preferences of students in the various areas of specialisation. The two areas tested were Finance and Marketing. The following table indicates the number of students who preferred one or both specialisations.
Prior work experience (years) | Specialisation preferred | Total no. of students surveyed including those who did not prefer either specialisation | ||||||
Marketing | Finance | Both | ||||||
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
to | ||||||||
to | ||||||||
or more |
How many students who preferred at least one specialisation had more than of work experience?

This table gives us information about the North, east, west, and south zone-wise survey report of the people of a country who consumes coffee.
Take Coffee | Zone | |||
North | East | West | South | |
More than times a day | ||||
to times a day | ||||
Twice a week | ||||
Only once a week | ||||
Never |
What is the percentage of people of south zone who take coffee at least once a day ?

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Production (in crore units) of six companies over the year
Company | Years | Total | |||||
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
TP | 103 | 150 | 105 | 107 | 110 | 132 | 707 |
ZIR | 75 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 91 | 505 |
AVC | 300 | 300 | 300 | 360 | 370 | 340 | 1970 |
CTU | 275 | 280 | 281 | 280 | 285 | 287 | 1688 |
PEN | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 217 |
SIO | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 92 | 96 | 540 |
Total | 863 | 927 | 893 | 964 | 989 | 991 | 5627 |
Which company has less average production in the last three years compared to that of first three years?
