🧩 Mixed / Caselet DI
1 exam question type, fully solvedMixed / caselet DI hides the data inside a short paragraph, or splits it across a table AND a chart. It looks scarier than it is — the trick is to pull the numbers out into your own mini-table first.
• Jot the data: read slowly and write each number next to its label. Once it is in a small grid, it is just a normal table question.
• Watch the base of every percent: “25% of the boys” is 25% of the boys, not of everyone. Each percent sits on its own group: , .
• Shared total: when two sets split one total, find that total once and reuse it for both parts.
• “In good condition / remaining”: go straight to the surviving percent — — instead of finding the part and subtracting.
Sales by Year (₹ Crore) — click a bar
DI Questions
Q1. Which year had the highest sales?
Q2. What is the percentage increase in sales from 2019 to 2023?
Q3. What fraction of total sales does 2020 represent? (Total = 258)
In a school of 800 with 60% boys, the number of girls is .
Q1A school of 800 has 60% boys. The number of girls is:
Q215% of 1,200 Fiction books are damaged. The number in good condition is:
Q3Shop Alpha sold 400 of a combined total of 800. Alpha’s share is:
Real exam questions — Mixed / Caselet DI
1 question types · 3 solved examples from real SSC papersCaselets bury the data in sentences or split it across two sets. Pull the numbers into your own mini-table and watch the base of every percent.
- Read slowly and jot each number with its label.
- Watch the BASE of every percent: “20% of the men” is 20% of the men, not of everyone.
- When two sets share a total, find that total once and reuse it for both.
A school has 800 students. 60% are boys and the rest are girls. Of the boys, 25% play cricket; of the girls, 20% play cricket. How many students play cricket in all?
A table and a note describe a library:Section Books Fiction 1200 Science 800 History 500
Note: 15% of the Fiction books are damaged. How many Fiction books are in good condition?
Two shops report weekly sales:Shop Mon–Wed Thu–Sun Alpha 150 250 Beta 200 200
What percent of the two shops’ combined weekly sales came from Shop Alpha?