Examples of GRE General Data Interpretation Questions

Question: In a survey of 190 manufacturing companies, 103 hired operators, 67 hired technicians, and 49 hired both operators and technicians, as illustrated in the Venn diagram below:




How many companies sureveyed hired at least one category of employees: operators and technicians? (a) 130
(b) 121
(c) 49
(d) 67
(e) 93

• Answer:
  49 companies hired both operators and technicians.
  103 - 49 = 54 companies hired operators only.
  67 - 49 = 18 companies hired technicians only.
  The number of companies sureveyed that hired at least one category of employees is 49 + 54 + 18 = 121.
  

Question: In which year did the Company A's revenues increase the most from the year before?


(a) 1971
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
(e) 1977

• Answer:
  The slope of the line between 1972 and 1973 is higher than all of the other slopes, so the Company A's revenues increased the most from 1972 to 1973.