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The following pie-charts represent the expenditure (in rupees) of two families A and B. Study the charts carefully and answer the questions given below them : Family A (Total Expenditure : Rs. 30,000) — Food 144°, Clothing 60°, House rent 72°, Fuel 30°, Miscellaneous 54° Family B (Total Expenditure : Rs. 45,000) — Food 136°, Clothing 64°, House rent 72°, Fuel 24°, Miscellaneous 64° (a) What is the total expenditure of the two families (in rupees) on food? (b) The total expenditure of the two families on fuel is what percent of the total expenditure of the two families on clothing? (c) If the expenditure of the two families on food and house rent is increased by 20% and 30% respectively, then what will be the percentage increase in the total expenditure of the two families combined? (d) The expenditure on clothing for the two families is increased by 15%. What percentage of expenditure on miscellaneous should be decreased by the two families separately, so that their total expenditure remains the same? (e) If the expenditure of the two families on food, clothing and house rent is increased by 10%, 20% and 30% respectively, then find the ratio of their total expenditures on food, clothing and house rent.

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निम्न पाई-रेखाचित्र दो परिवारों A तथा B के व्यय (रुपयों में) को दर्शाते हैं। रेखाचित्रों का ध्यान से अध्ययन कीजिये तथा उनके नीचे दिये गये प्रश्नों के उत्तर दीजिये : परिवार A (कुल व्यय : Rs. 30,000) — भोजन 144°, कपड़े 60°, मकान किराया 72°, ईंधन 30°, विविध 54° परिवार B (कुल व्यय : Rs. 45,000) — भोजन 136°, कपड़े 64°, मकान किराया 72°, ईंधन 24°, विविध 64° (a) दोनों परिवारों का भोजन में कुल व्यय (रुपयों में) कितना है? (b) दोनों परिवारों का ईंधन में हुआ कुल खर्च उनके कपड़ो में हुए कुल खर्च का कितना प्रतिशत है? (c) यदि दोनों परिवारों के भोजन एवं मकान किराया में होने वाले व्यय में क्रमशः 20% एवं 30% की वृद्धि हो जाती है, तो दोनों परिवारों को मिला कर के होने वाले कुल व्यय में कितने प्रतिशत की वृद्धि हो जायेगी? (d) दोनों परिवारों में कपड़े पर होने वाले व्यय में 15% की वृद्धि हो जाती है। दोनों परिवारों में अलग-अलग विविध मदों में होने वाले व्यय में कितने-कितने प्रतिशत की कमी की जाए, ताकि उनका कुल व्यय अपरिवर्तित रहे? (e) यदि दोनों परिवारों का भोजन, कपड़े एवं मकान किराये में होने वाले व्यय में क्रमशः 10%, 20% तथा 30% की वृद्धि हो जाती है, तो उनके भोजन, कपड़े तथा मकान किराये में होने वाले कुल व्यय में अनुपात ज्ञात कीजिये।

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. 70th CCE Mains, General Studies I (02/GO/CC/M-2025-02); read off the question-booklet scan. Source

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CSAT · Data Interpretation

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