Quantitative Aptitude Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – Set 115

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Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.

Number of Candidates Appeared, Qualified and Selected in a Competitive Examination from Five States Delhi, H.P, U.P, Punjab and Haryana Over the Years 1994 to 1998

Year Delhi H.P U.P Punjab Haryana
App Qual Sel App Qual Sel App Qual Sel App Qual Sel App Qual Sel
1997 8000 850 94 7800 810 82 7500 720 78 8200 680 85 6400 700 75
1998 4800 500 48 7500 800 65 5600 620 85 6800 600 70 7100 650 75
1999 7500 640 82 7400 560 70 4800 400 48 6500 525 65 5200 350 55
2000 9500 850 90 8800 920 86 7000 650 70 7800 720 84 6400 540 60
2001 9000 800 70 7200 850 75 8500 950 80 5700 485 60 4500 600 75

1) For which state the average number of candidates selected over the years is the maximum?
a) Delhi
b) H.P
c) U.P
d) Punjab

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Answer a) Delhi

2) The percentage of candidates qualified from Punjab over those appeared from Punjab is highest in the year?
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999
d) 2000

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Answer d) 2000

3) In the year 1997, which state had the lowest percentage of candidates selected over the candidates appeared?
a) Delhi
b) H.P
c) U.P
d) Punjab

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Answer d) Punjab

4) The number of candidates selected from Haryana during the period under review is approximately what percent of the number selected from Delhi during this period?
a) 79.5%
b) 81%
c) 84.5%
d) 88.5%

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Answer d) 88.5%
Required percentage
=[(75 + 75 + 55 + 60 + 75)/(94 + 48 + 82 + 90 + 70)x 100]%
=[340/384x 100]%
= 88.54%
~= 88.5%

5) The percentage of candidates selected from U.P over those qualified from U.P is highest in the year?
a) 1997
b) 1998
c) 1999
d) 2001

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Answer b) 1998

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A cosmetic company provides five different products. The sales of these five products (in lakh number of packs) during 1995 and 2000 are shown in the following bar graph.

Sales (in lakh number of packs) of five different products of Cosmetic Company during 1995 and 2000

6) The sales of lipsticks in 2000 was by what percent more than the sales of nail enamels in 2000? (rounded off to nearest integer)
a) 33%
b) 31%
c) 28%
d) 22%

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Answer c) 28%
Required percentage
=[(48.17 – 37.76)/37.76 x 100]%
= 27.57%
~= 28%.

7) During the period 1995-2000, the minimum rate of increase in sales is in the case of?
a) Shampoos
b) Nail enamels
c) Talcum powders
d) Lipsticks

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Answer a) Shampoos

8) What is the approximate ratio of the sales of nail enamels in 2000 to the sales of Talcum powders in 1995?
a) 7:2
b) 5:2
c) 4:3
d) 2:1

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Answer b) 5:2

9) The sales have increase by nearly 55% from 1995 to 2000 in the case of?
a) Lipsticks
b) Nail enamels
c) Talcum powders
d) Shampoos

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Answer d) Shampoos

10) The sales of conditioners in 1995 was by what percent less than the sales of shampoos in 1995? (rounded off to nearest integer)
a) 57%
b) 36%
c) 29%
d) 25%

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Answer b) 36%