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Data Interpretation PYQs (previous year questions) for XAT: Data Interpretation (Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation) had 68 questions across the 9 official XAT papers we tagged (2016–2024), and appeared in 9 of them. Asked in 9 of 9 years. The concepts asked in the most papers: Logical Data Set, Stacked Bar Chart, Scatter Plot.
Year-wise question count
Asked in 9 of 9 years.
Most-asked concepts
Sorted by the number of papers a concept appeared in.
| Concept | Questions | Papers | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical Data Set | 9 | 2 | 2022, 2021 |
| Stacked Bar Chart | 7 | 2 | 2020, 2016 |
| Scatter Plot | 4 | 2 | 2023, 2021 |
| Growth Rates | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2018 |
| Correlation and Histograms | 4 | 1 | 2017 |
| Table Analysis | 4 | 1 | 2017 |
| Candlestick Chart | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discount Coupons | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Line Graph | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Percentage Tables | 3 | 1 | 2016 |
| Pie and Bar Charts | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Ratio Tables | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Run Rate Table | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tables | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Time Zones | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
| Tournament Table | 3 | 1 | 2018 |
| Bar Chart | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Data Sufficiency | 2 | 1 | 2017 |
| Arithmetic Progression | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Percentage Change | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ratios | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
| Trend Analysis | 1 | 1 | 2018 |
How to practise Data Interpretation PYQs
- Start with the concepts at the top of the table. They have come back the most.
- Solve one year’s Data Interpretation questions from the official PDF against the clock, then check the answer listed below.
- Log every miss as a concept gap, a calculation slip or a misread. Each needs a different fix.
- Once a concept is clean in two papers, move to the next. Then sit a full paper from the year pages.
Questions by year
Each line gives the question number, type, concept, our one-line summary, with a link to the official PDF.
XAT2024
- Q.23 · MCQ · Run Rate Table: Value of N from cricket run-rate data PDF
- Q.24 · MCQ · Run Rate Table: Pair of overs that could total 22 runs PDF
- Q.25 · MCQ · Run Rate Table: Over with the least runs scored PDF
- Q.26 · MCQ · Discount Coupons: Coupon left unused for a total discount of 710 PDF
- Q.27 · MCQ · Discount Coupons: Minimum combined spend with optimal coupon use PDF
- Q.28 · MCQ · Discount Coupons: Maximum discount for a five-product purchase PDF
XAT2023
- Q.71 · MCQ · Scatter Plot: Shape of the GDP and life-satisfaction relationship PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Bar Chart: Inference on well-being across four islands PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Bar Chart: Island with highest fishing to economic activity ratio PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Tables: Females in the unknown-age group of Covid cases PDF
- Q.75 · MCQ · Tables: Age group with highest share of female Covid patients PDF
- Q.76 · MCQ · Tables: True statement about patients of unknown gender PDF
XAT2022
- Q.64 · MCQ · Line Graph: Which university Univ 4 could be from enrolment clues PDF
- Q.65 · MCQ · Line Graph: University with about twice LTU's 2014 enrolment PDF
- Q.66 · MCQ · Line Graph: Clue that can be dropped while still identifying universities PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Correct answer for a quiz question from response data PDF
- Q.68 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Quiz questions for which D is correct PDF
- Q.69 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Quiz question answered correctly by fewest students PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Candlestick Chart: Day with largest close-over-open stock gain PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · Candlestick Chart: Largest two-day change in the stock's daily high PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Candlestick Chart: Day with highest ratio of high to opening price PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Possible broken-pencil counts for boxes 7 to 16 PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Statement on pencil boxes that cannot be inferred PDF
- Q.75 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Extra clue not enough to fix defective pencils in boxes 17-20 PDF
XAT2021
- Q.67 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Team composition of projects rated C from incentive data PDF
- Q.68 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Team composition of the project rated A* PDF
- Q.69 · MCQ · Logical Data Set: Total incentive paid for projects rated A PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Scatter Plot: Average age of heavier female patients from a plot PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · Scatter Plot: Highest BMI among patients from a plot PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Scatter Plot: BMI of the oldest normal-weight patient PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Ratio Tables: Number of happy male shoppers from survey ratios PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Ratio Tables: Lowest among shopper categories from survey ratios PDF
- Q.75 · MCQ · Ratio Tables: Shopper count that cannot be determined uniquely PDF
XAT2020
- Q.23 · MCQ · Growth Rates: Company with the highest year-on-year revenue growth PDF
- Q.24 · MCQ · Arithmetic Progression: Company that misreported one year's revenue PDF
- Q.25 · MCQ · Percentage Change: Statement that cannot be true given revenue increases PDF
- Q.26 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: How many nations can be identified from GDP shares PDF
- Q.27 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Nation identification that cannot be ruled out PDF
- Q.28 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Extra clue that does not fully identify all nine nations PDF
XAT2019
- Q.69 · MCQ · Pie and Bar Charts: Number of chemistry majors from the charts PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Pie and Bar Charts: Engineering majors from Delhi under equal proportions PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · Pie and Bar Charts: Maximum share of economics students from Chennai PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Time Zones: Pair of cities in the same time zone from a timetable PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Time Zones: Total travel time of a train across time zones PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Time Zones: Local time at one city given time at another PDF
XAT2018
- Q.69 · MCQ · Tournament Table: Matches yet to be played in a league table PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Tournament Table: Possible score line in the tournament PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · Tournament Table: Score line that is not possible in the tournament PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Growth Rates: Highest year-on-year growth in professor feedback PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Trend Analysis: Instances of falling research effort with rising feedback PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Ratios: Least efficient researcher over a three-year period PDF
XAT2017
- Q.63 · MCQ · Data Sufficiency: Minimum overs by a non-specialist bowler from two statements PDF
- Q.64 · MCQ · Data Sufficiency: Economy rate of the worst bowler from two statements PDF
- Q.65 · MCQ · Table Analysis: Factories in decreasing order of raw material cost PDF
- Q.66 · MCQ · Table Analysis: Factory with the lowest sales margin PDF
- Q.67 · MCQ · Table Analysis: Factory choice that maximises profit on a bulk order PDF
- Q.68 · MCQ · Table Analysis: Factory with highest profit per kurta after faster production PDF
- Q.69 · MCQ · Correlation and Histograms: True statement about distributions in a scatterplot matrix PDF
- Q.70 · MCQ · Correlation and Histograms: Pair of dimensions with the weakest relationship PDF
- Q.71 · MCQ · Correlation and Histograms: Pair where one dimension best predicts the other PDF
- Q.72 · MCQ · Correlation and Histograms: Correct reading of values in a scatterplot matrix PDF
XAT2016
- Q.72 · MCQ · Percentage Tables: Validity of inferences from shop-type percentages by region PDF
- Q.73 · MCQ · Percentage Tables: Statement that cannot be inferred about food shops PDF
- Q.74 · MCQ · Percentage Tables: Definite conclusion comparing two surveys of shop types PDF
- Q.75 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Year with most students offered salaries in a given band PDF
- Q.76 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Years where median salary beat prior year's average by 60% PDF
- Q.77 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Years where top and bottom quartile salaries differ by over 20 lakh PDF
- Q.78 · MCQ · Stacked Bar Chart: Years where average salary excluding no-offers beats the median PDF
Other Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation topics
- Arithmetic PYQs
- Algebra PYQs
- Geometry and Mensuration PYQs
- Number System PYQs
- Permutations, Probability and Sets PYQs
FAQ
How many Data Interpretation questions come in XAT?
In the official papers we tagged: 6 in 2024, 6 in 2023, 12 in 2022, 9 in 2021, 6 in 2020, 6 in 2019, 6 in 2018, 10 in 2017 and 7 in 2016. That is 68 questions in all, about 27% of Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation.
Which Data Interpretation topics repeat in XAT?
Asked in the most papers: Logical Data Set, Stacked Bar Chart, Scatter Plot. The concept table lists every one with its count.
Are these official XAT questions?
Yes. Every question is from an official XAT paper hosted on our year pages. The one-line summaries are ours; open the PDF linked beside each question for the full text.