Sample Question for Quantitative Techniques (Part 3)

Passage 1

Following radar graph shows the ratio of exports to imports of two fruits Apple and Grapes over the period 2011 to 2017.

Question 1. If the import of Apple in year 2016 and export of Grapes in year 2017 are 86 lakh and 51 lakhs respectively, what is the sum of export of Apple in 2016 and import of Grapes in 2017?

  1. 152.6 lakh      
  2. 153.8 lakh      
  3. 154.2 lakh      
  4. 158.3 lakh      
  5. 151.9 lakh

Answer. 153.8 lakh

Question 2. If the export of Apple in year 2014 and that of Grapes in year 2011 were 23.4 lakh and 72 lakhs respectively, then the import of Apple in year 2014 is what percentage of the import of Grapes in year 2011?

  1. 87.50%           
  2. 83.70%           
  3. 81.25%           
  4. 92.50%           
  5. 78.25%

Answer. 81.25%

Question 3. If the import of Apple in 2013 was 96.8 lakh, what was the export of Apple in that year? (Ratio = 0.25)

  1. 24.2 lakh        
  2. 26.8 lakh        
  3. 32.6 lakh        
  4. 28.8 lakh        
  5. 30.6 lakh

Answer. 24.2 lakh

Question 4. If in year 2014 the export of Grapes is increased by 125% and its import is decreased by 60%, what will the new ratio of export to import of Grapes in 2014?

  1. 4 : 3    
  2. 2 : 5    
  3. 4 : 9    
  4. 7 : 3    
  5. 9 : 4

Answer. 9:4

Passage 2

Answer the following questions based on this graph:

Question 1. Which month records the highest profit?

  1. September      
  2. July     
  3. March 
  4. May

Answer. September

Question 2. In which month is the total increase in the cost highest as compared to two months ago?

  1. March 
  2. September      
  3. July     
  4. May

Answer. May

Question 3. In which month is the percentage increase in sales two months before, the highest?

  1. March 
  2. September      
  3. July     
  4. May

Answer. May

Question 4. Assuming that no employees left the job, how many more people did the company take on in the given period?

  1. 4,000  
  2. 5,000  
  3. 5,800  
  4. 6,400

Answer. 4,000

Palak Gupta
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