Pie Charts — PPSC previous year questions

All 17 Pie Charts questions the Punjab PSC asked between 2018 and 2026, each with a worked answer and the exam it came from. First 10 free to read.

Questions
17
Years covered
2018–2026
Papers
7
Repeated
0

The 10 it asks most

Free to read, with the worked answer and the exam each one came from. The book prints this topic in the order the Commission favours, so these are the ones to know first.

Directions · COVID-19 vaccination survey

A survey was conducted among those whose age was 15 years or above, and who had access to four different types of vaccines for COVID-19. These vaccines are Covaxin, Covishield and Sputnik, each of them requiring an administration of two doses, and Sputnik Light requiring the administration of only one dose. Among those surveyed, no one had done “mix and match”, that is, no one had taken one dose of one vaccine (say, Covaxin) and another dose of another vaccine (say, Covishield), and not even one dose of Sputnik Light and a dose of Sputnik. And no one had taken more than two doses of any vaccine. Those whose age is 15 years or above but below 18 years are eligible to be administered only Covaxin and not the other vaccines. All those whose age is 18 years or above are eligible for all these vaccines. No one was administered a vaccine they are not eligible for. Refer to the following pie charts. Chart 1 shows the percentages of those who had taken only one dose of one of these vaccines, those who had taken both doses and those who had taken none. Chart 2 shows the percentages of those who had taken Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik and Sputnik Light, among those who had taken at least one dose of any of these vaccines.

```chart:pie title: Chart 1 unit: % Taken only one dose: 70 Taken both doses: 20 Not taken any dose: 10 ```

```chart:pie title: Chart 2 unit: % Covishield: 50 Covaxin: 35 Sputnik: 10 Sputnik Light: 5 ``` (In the printed Chart 2 the Sputnik Light slice carries no percentage label; it is the remaining 5%.)

1312.If the total number of people surveyed is 1000, then the number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered to those surveyed is:#

Senior Assistant (Accounts) (Group B) 2026
  • A900
  • B920
  • C940
  • D1100

1313.If the total number of people surveyed is 1000, then the number of people who have taken Covishield is:#

Senior Assistant (Accounts) (Group B) 2026
  • A500
  • B450
  • C250
  • D225

1314.If the total number of people surveyed is 1000, and among those surveyed, if 50% of those who have taken two doses of any COVID-19 vaccine have taken Covishield, then the number of doses of Covishield administered to those surveyed is#

Senior Assistant (Accounts) (Group B) 2026
  • A550
  • B525
  • C500
  • D475

1315.If the total number of people surveyed is 1000, and among those surveyed, if 10% of those who have taken at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine are below 18 years of age, then what is the number of people whose age is 18 years or above who have been administered Covaxin?#

Senior Assistant (Accounts) (Group B) 2026
  • A225
  • B260
  • C315
  • D350
Directions · Ice cream held by two parlours, P and Q

The pie charts below show the ice cream held at two different ice cream parlours, P and Q. The distribution of six different ice creams is shown by weight. P holds 250 kg of ice cream in all and Q holds 200 kg.

```chart:pie title: Ice cream parlour P (250 kg) unit: % Chocolate: 14 Vanilla: 12 Strawberry: 15 Raspberry: 21 Tutti Frutti: 23 Butterscotch: 15 ```

```chart:pie title: Ice cream parlour Q (200 kg) unit: % Chocolate: 18 Vanilla: 11 Strawberry: 13 Raspberry: 21 Tutti Frutti: 16 Butterscotch: 21 ```

1316.What is the difference between the quantity of Vanilla in kg at parlor Q and that at parlor P ?#

Naib Tehsildar 2023
  • A13
  • B10
  • C8
  • D21

1317.Which are the two icecreams that are less in quantity with P than that with Q ?#

Naib Tehsildar 2023
  • AButterscotch, Chocolate
  • BVanilla, Strawberry
  • CVanilla, Raspberry
  • DChocolate, Tutti frutti

1318.What is the absolute difference in quantity in kg of Raspberry and Strawberry together at parlor P and parlor Q ?#

Naib Tehsildar 2023
  • A22
  • B28
  • C23
  • D35
Directions · MBA entrance exam – candidates enrolled and passed by institute (pie charts)

Study the following graph carefully and answer the questions given below:

Distribution of candidates who were enrolled for MBA entrance exam and the candidates (out of those enrolled) who passed the exam in different institutes.

```chart:pie title: Figure I – Candidates enrolled for exam = 8550 unit: % A: 22 B: 15 C: 10 D: 17 E: 8 F: 12 G: 16 ```

```chart:pie title: Figure II – Candidates who passed the exam = 5700 unit: % A: 18 B: 17 C: 13 D: 16 E: 9 F: 15 G: 12 ```

1319.What percentage of candidates passed the exam from institute E out of the total number of candidates enrolled from the same institute ?#

Inspector, Cooperative Societies 2022
  • A80%
  • B75%
  • C62.5%
  • D50%

1320.What is the percentage of candidates passed to the candidates enrolled for institutes B and C together ?#

Inspector, Cooperative Societies 2022
  • A65%
  • B74%
  • C80%
  • D68%

1321.The number of candidates passed from institutes D and A together exceeds the number of candidates enrolled from institutes E and C together by#

Inspector, Cooperative Societies 2022
  • A407
  • B399
  • C279
  • D228

Solutions

10 answers · same numbers
1312.(D) 1100

Chart 1 splits the 1000 people surveyed into 70% with a single dose, 20% with both doses and 10% with none. Count doses, not people. > one dose: 70% of 1000 = 700 people × 1 = 700 > both doses: 20% of 1000 = 200 people × 2 = 400 > total doses = 700 + 400 = 1100 Sputnik Light takers are already inside the 70% single-dose group, so no extra adjustment is needed.

1313.(B) 450

Chart 2's shares are of those who took at least one dose, not of everyone surveyed. > took at least one dose = 90% of 1000 = 900 > Covishield = 50% of 900 = 450 Taking 50% of the full 1000 gives 500, the trap answer.

1314.(A) 550

Of the 1000 surveyed, 10% took no dose. So 900 took at least one dose. 20% of 1000 = 200 took both doses. Chart 2 applies to the 900, so Covishield takers = 50% of 900 = 450. Half of the 200 double-dosed people took Covishield. So 100 Covishield takers had two doses, and the other 350 had one dose. > Covishield takers = 0.5 × 900 = 450 > Two-dose Covishield = 0.5 × 200 = 100; one-dose = 450 − 100 = 350 > Doses = 100 × 2 + 350 × 1 = 550.

1315.(A) 225

Chart 1 shows 10% took no dose, so 900 people took at least one dose, and Chart 2's shares are of these 900. Everyone under 18 who was vaccinated must have had Covaxin, the only vaccine they may take. > below-18 vaccinated = 10% of 900 = 90, all Covaxin > total Covaxin = 35% of 900 = 315 > aged 18 or above on Covaxin = 315 − 90 = 225

1316.(C) 8

Apply each parlour's percentage to its own total quantity. > vanilla at P = 12% × 250 = 30 kg > vanilla at Q = 11% × 200 = 22 kg > difference = 30 − 22 = 8 kg

1317.(A) Butterscotch, Chocolate

Work out the actual quantity of each flavour in P (250 kg) and Q (200 kg) and compare. > Chocolate: P 14% × 250 = 35, Q 18% × 200 = 36 → P less > Butterscotch: P 15% × 250 = 37.5, Q 21% × 200 = 42 → P less > Vanilla 30 vs 22, Strawberry 37.5 vs 26, Raspberry 52.5 vs 42, Tutti Frutti 57.5 vs 32 → P more Only in Butterscotch and Chocolate does P hold less than Q.

1318.(A) 22

In Parlour P, raspberry + strawberry = 21% + 15% = 36%, and in Parlour Q it is 21% + 13% = 34%. Apply these to the total quantity: > P: 36% × 250 = 90 kg > Q: 34% × 200 = 68 kg > Difference = 90 − 68 = 22 kg In pie chart questions, after adding the percentages it is necessary to multiply by each parlour's own total quantity, because the total weights of P and Q are different.

1319.(B) 75%

Institute E has 8% of the 8550 enrolled and 9% of the 5700 who passed; apply each share to its own total. > enrolled = 8% of 8550 = 684 > passed = 9% of 5700 = 513 > 513 ÷ 684 × 100 = 75%

1320.(C) 80%

Read the shares of B and C from both pie charts and turn them into numbers. > enrolled (B + C) = (15 + 10)% of 8550 = 25% × 8550 = 2137.5 > passed (B + C) = (17 + 13)% of 5700 = 30% × 5700 = 1710 > required % = 1710 ÷ 2137.5 × 100 = 80% So 80%.

1321.(B) 399

Read the passed figures from Figure II (total 5700) and the enrolled figures from Figure I (total 8550). > Passed from D and A = (16 + 18)% of 5700 = 34% × 5700 = 1938 > Enrolled from E and C = (8 + 10)% of 8550 = 18% × 8550 = 1539 > Difference = 1938 − 1539 = 399 So the excess is 399.

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Common questions about Pie Charts in PPSC

How many Pie Charts questions come in PPSC exams?

The Commission set 17 Pie Charts questions across 7 papers between 2018–2026. That is the whole set, not a sample — every one of them is in the book, and the 10 most-asked are on this page free.

Are PPSC Pie Charts questions repeated?

Not in this set — each of these 17 was set once in the years covered. Questions elsewhere in the book do repeat, and carry a badge saying how often.

Where can I get Pie Charts MCQs with answers and solutions?

Here. Every question on this page is a solved MCQ: the four options as printed, the correct answer, and a worked explanation in plain English — not just a letter. The rest of the 17 are in the book, in the same form.

Can I practice these Pie Charts questions online?

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The questions are on screen rather than in a downloadable file, so they stay current and correct. The printed book has all 17 of these plus the rest of the Reasoning & Aptitude section, and every buyer gets the whole thing online as well.

Which papers asked Pie Charts

The exams behind these questions, most first. A paper here is a sitting: a question set in two papers of the same sitting counts once.

ExamYearQuestions
Senior Assistant (Accounts) (Group B)20264
Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination-2018 Mains Examinat20184
Naib Tehsildar20233
Inspector, Cooperative Societies20223
Head Master Head Mistress20203
Block Primary Education Officer20203
Principal20203

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