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Number of Different Types of Batteries Sold by a Company Over the Years (Numbers in Thousands) Year Types of Batteries 4AH 7AH 32AH 35AH 55AH Total 1992 75 144 114 102 108 543 1993 90 126 102 84 126 528 1994 96 114 75 105 135 525 1995 105 90 150 90 75 510 1996 90 75 135 75 90 465 1997 105 60 165 45 120 495 1998 115 85 160 100 145 605

1. What was the approximate percentage increase in the sales of 55AH batteries in 1998 compared to that in 1992?
A. 28% B. 31%
C. 33% D. 34%

2. The total sales of all the seven years is the maximum for which battery?
A. 4AH B. 7AH
C. 32AH D. 35AH

3. What is the difference in the number of 35AH batteries sold in 1993 and 1997?

A. 24000 B. 28000

C. 35000 D. 39000

4. The percentage of 4AH batteries sold to the total number of batteries sold was maximum in the year?

A. 1994 B. 1995

C. 1996 D. 1997

5. In case of which battery there was a continuous decrease in sales from 1992 to 1997?

A. 4AH         B. 7AH

C. 32AH D. 35AH

The following table gives the percentage distribution of population of five states, P, Q, R, S and T on the basis of poverty line and also on the basis of sex.

State	Percentage of Population below the Poverty Line	Proportion of Males and Females
		Below Poverty Line	Above Poverty Line
		M : F	M : F
P	35	5 : 6	6 : 7
Q	25	3 : 5	4 : 5
R	24	1 : 2	2 : 3
S	19	3 : 2	4 : 3
T	15	5 : 3	3 : 2

1. If the male population above poverty line for State R is 1.9 million, then the total population of State R is?
A. 4.5 million B. 4.85 million
C. 5.35 million D. 6.25 million

2. What will be the number of females above the poverty line in the State S if it is known that the population of State S is 7 million?

A. 3 million B. 2.43 million

C. 1.33 million D. 5.7 million

3. What will be the male population above poverty line for State P if the female population below poverty line for State P is 2.1 million?

A. 2.1 million B. 2.3 million

C. 2.7 million D. 3.3 million

4. If the population of males below poverty line for State Q is 2.4 million and that for State T is 6 million, then the total populations of States Q and T are in the ratio?

A. 1:3 B. 2:5

C. 3:7 D. 4:9

Production of Fertilizers by a Company (in 1000 tonnes) Over the Years

1. What was the percentage decline in the production of fertilizers from 1997 to 1998?

A. 33(1/3)% B. 20%

C. 25% D. 21%

2. The average production of 1996 and 1997 was exactly equal to the average production of which of the following pairs of years?

A. 2000 and 2001 B. 1999 and 2000

C. 1998 and 2000 D. 1995 and 2001

3. What was the percentage increase in production of fertilizers in 2002 compared to that in 1995?

A. 320% B. 300%

C. 220% D. 200%

4. In which year was the percentage increase in production as compared to the previous year the maximum?

A. 2002 B. 2001

C. 1997 D. 1996

5. In how many of the given years was the production of fertilizers more than the average production of the given years?

A. 1 B. 2

C. 3 D. 4

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