Question

The following pie chart gives the marks obtained by a student in different subjects - English, Hindi, Mathematics, Science and Social Science in an examination.
Assuming that the total marks obtained for the examination are 540, the marks scored in Social Science is more than the marks scored in:

• A. Mathematics
• B. Hindi
• C. English
• D. Science

Answer 1

The correct option is C English

The marks obtained in Social Science is $\frac{65}{360}\times 540=97.5$
The marks obtained in English is $\frac{55}{360}\times 540=82.5$
Hence, the marks scored in social science is more than the marks scored in English.
Just by looking at the pie-chart, we can observe that the marks scored in social science is more than marks scored in English because social science corresponds to a larger portion of the pie-chart.