## Chapter 15: MISCELLANEOUS

### Data interpretation

Ghosh Babu surveyed his companies and obtained the following data. Income tax is paid from profit before tax and the remaining amount is apportioned to dividend and retained earnings. The retained earnings were accumulated into reserves. The reserves at the beginning of 1991 were Rs.80 lakh.

Q.In which year was the tax per rupee of 'profit before tax’ lowest?

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994

Ans.d

Q.In which year was the sales per rupee of share capital highest

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994

Ans.a

Q.In which year was the profit before tax per rupee of sales highest?

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994

Ans.d

Q.In which year was the percentage addition to reserves over previous years reserves the highest?

1. 1991
2. 1992
3. 1993
4. 1994

Ans.a

Q.Amount of the reserves at the end of 1994 is

1. Rs.935 lakh
2. Rs.915 lakh
3. Rs.230 lakh
4. None of these

Ans.a

### Data interpretation

Q.The maximum percentage decrease in market share is

1. 60%
2. 50%
3. 53.3%
4. 20%

Ans.b

Q.The city in which minimum number of products increased their market shares in 1993-94 is

1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Kolkata
4. Chennai

Ans.b

Q.The market shares of which products did not decrease between 1993-94 in any city?

1. HD
2. CO
3. BN
4. None of these

Ans.d

Q.The number of products which had 100% market share in four metropolitan cities is

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

Ans.a

Q.The number of products which doubled their market shares in one or more cities is

1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

Ans.b

### Data interpretation

Q.The operating profit in 1991-92 increased over that in 1990-91 by

1. 23%
2. 22%
3. 25%
4. 24%

Ans.a

Q.The interest burden in 1991-92 was higher than that in 1990-91 by

1. 50%
2. Rs.25 lakh
3. 90%
4. Rs.41 lakh

Ans.b

Q.If on an average, 20% rate of interest was charged on borrowed funds, then the total borrowed funds used by this company in the given two years amounted to

1. Rs.221 lakh
2. Rs.195 lakh
3. Rs.368 lakh
4. Rs.515 lakh

Ans.d

Q.The retained profit in 1991-92, as compared to that in 1990-91 was

1. higher by 2.5%
2. higher by 1.5%
3. lower by 2.5%
4. lower by 1.5%

Ans.d

Q.The equity base of these companies remained unchange(d) Then the total dividend earning by the share holders in 1991-92 is

1. Rs.104 lakh
2. Rs.9 lakh
3. Rs.12.8 lakh
4. Rs.15.6 lakh

Ans.c

### Data interpretation

Q.In which year was the trade deficit highest?

1. 1987-88
2. 1988-89
3. 1989-90
4. 1990-91

Ans.b

Q.In how many years was the trade deficit less than the trade deficit in the succeeding year?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Ans.d

Q.Export earning in 1990-91 is how many per cent of imports in 1991-92?

1. 82%
2. 85%
3. 90%
4. 15%

Ans.c

Q.In the last three years, the total export earnings have accounted for how many per cent of the value of the imports?

1. 80%
2. 83%
3. 95%
4. 88%

Ans.d

Q.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the graph?
I. In all the years shown in the graph, the trade deficit is less than the export earning.
II. Export earnings increased in every year between 1989-90 and 1991-92.
III. In all the years shown in the graph, the earning by exports is less than the expenditure on imports in the preceding year.

1. I only
2. II only
3. III only
4. I and III only

Ans.a

### Data interpretation

Q.Which year shows the highest change in revenue obtained from journals?

1. 1989
2. 1990
3. 1991
4. 1992

Ans.c

Q.In 1992, what per cent of the total revenue came from books?

1. 45%
2. 55%
3. 35%
4. 25%

Ans.a

Q.The number of years in which there was an increase in revenue from at least two categories is

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Ans.b

Q.If 1993 were to show the same growth as 1992 over 1991, the revenue in 1993 must be

1. Rs.194 lakh
2. Rs.187 lakh
3. Rs.172 lakh
4. Rs.177 lakh

Ans.d

Q.The growth in total revenue from 1989 to 1992 is

1. 21%
2. 28%
3. 15%
4. 11%

Ans.c

### Data interpretation

Machine M1 as well as machine M2 can independently produce either product P or product Q. The time taken by machines M1 and M2 (in minutes) to produce one unit of product P and product Q are given in the table below: (Each machine works 8 hour per day).

Q.What is the maximum number of units that can be manufactured in one day?

1. 140
2. 160
3. 120
4. 180

Ans.b

Q.If M1 works at half its normal efficiency, what is the maximum number of units produced, if at least one unit of each must be produced?

1. 96
2. 89
3. 100
4. 119

Ans.d

Q.What is the least number of machine hours required to produce 30 pieces of P and 25 pieces of Q respectively?

1. 6 hr 30 min
2. 7 hr 24 min
3. 6 hr 48 min
4. 4 hr 6 min

Ans.a

Q.If the number of units of P is to be three times that of Q, what is the maximum idle time to maximize total units manufactured?

1. 0 min
2. 24 min
3. 1 hr
4. 2 hr

Ans.a

Q.If equal quantities of both are to be produced, then out of the four choices given below, the least efficient way would be

1. 48 of each with 3 min idle
2. 64 of each with 12 min idle
3. 53 of each with 10 min idle
4. 71 of each with 9 min idle

Ans.c

### Data interpretation

A company produces five types of shirts — A, B, C, D and E — using cloth of three qualities — high, medium
and low -, using dyes of three qualities — high, medium and low. One shirt requires 1.5 m of cloth. The following table gives respectively:
1. The number of shirts (of each category) produced, in thousands
2. The percentage distribution of cloth quality in each type of shirt, and
3. The percentage distribution of dye quality in each type of shirt

Q.What is the total requirement of cloth?

1. 1,50,000 m
2. 2,00,000 m
3. 2,25,000 m
4. 2,50,000 m

Ans.a

Q.How many metres of low-quality cloth is consumed?

1. 22,500 m
2. 46,500 m
3. 60,000 m
4. 40,000 m

Ans.b

Q.How many metres of high quality cloth is consumed by A-type shirts?

1. 8,000 m
2. 112,000 m
3. 24,000 m
4. 30,000 m

Ans.c

Q.What is the ratio of the three qualities of dyes in high-quality cloth?

1. 2 : 3 : 5
2. 1 : 2 : 5
3. 7 : 9 : 10
4. Cannot be determined

Ans.d

Q.What is the ratio of low-quality dye used for C-type shirts to that used for D- type shirts?

1. 3 : 2
2. 2 : 1
3. 1 : 2
4. 2 : 3

Ans.b

### Introduction

Q. In a 1 km race, A beats B by 28 m or 7 seconds. Find A's time on the course.
A. B covers 28 m in 7 secs so for a 1 km race he will need 7000 / 28 = 250secs
A needs 7 secs less so 243 secs i.e. 4 min 3 secs.

Q. A runs 1  3/4 times as fast as B. If B gets a start of 84m how far must the winning post be so that both reach at the same time?
A. Let the winning post be 'x' m. Since both have to reach at same time we equate time. Time = Distance / Speed.
x/7y/4 = (x-84)/y
4x/7y = (x-84)/y
4x = 7x - 588
588 = 3x and we get x = 196m

### Clock

 In 60 minutes, the minute hand gains 55 minutes on the hour hand.

Q. Find the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 3:25
A. Hour hand covers 360 in 12 hours so the angle it covers in 3 hrs 25 mins or 3 25/60 hrs = 3 5/12 = 41/12 hrs is (360 / 12) * (41/12) = 102 1/2.
Angle traced by minute hand in 25 mins = ( 360 / 60 ) * (25) = 150
Angle at 3:25 = 150 - 102.5 = 47.5

Q. At what time between 2 and 3 'o clock will the hour and the minute hand will be together.
A.
In 60 minutes, the minute hand gains 55 minutes on the hour hand.
The minute hand is at 12 and hour hand is at 2. The minute hand must gain 10 mins to meet the hour hand. So 60 * 10 / 55 = 120/11 mins the minute hand shall gain 10 mins and be together with hour hand.

Q. At what time between 4 and 5 pm shall the hour and minute hand be at right angles ?
A. To be at right angles the minute hand must be 15mins behind the hour hand. At 4 pm it is 20 mins behind so it must gain 5 mins. We know that it gains 55 mins in 60 mins so to gain 5 mins
60 * 5 / 55 = 60/11 mins.

### Data Interpretation

Q.

 2006 Data of cities 2006 Data of population in thousands 2006 Data of number of offenders 2006 Data of number of 18-28 year olds in thousands 1999 data of number of offenders A 129.2 380 20.4 396 B 118 392 16.9 380 C 72.4 273 7.3 214 D 25.1 166 6.3 176

1. Which city has highest percentage of 18-28 year olds in 2006.
A.  D

2. Relative to population which city has lowest rate of offenders in 2006?
A. A

3. Which city had the largest % decrease in number of offenders between 1999 and 2006?
A. D

Q.

1. Total funds are how much.
A. 57600

2. How much of total share comes from borrowing in %.
A. 52%

### Bar Chart

Q. %age increase in sales from 2001 to 2002

Q. Sum of sales of phones in 1999 and 2001 is equal to that in year

Q. 2 years between which the rate of change of cell phones is minimum is

Q. %age decline in sales from 1998-2002 is

Q. The ratio of HM's production in 2003-04 to Hondas production in 2002-03 is

Q. For how many countries there has been no decrease in production from previous year.

Q. How many companies have shown below average production in 2002-3 but have shown average production 2003-4

Q. What fraction of India's GDP is accounted for by services

Q. If total GDP of Pakistan is Rs. 10000 crore then what is by manufacturing.

Q. If total GDP of India is Rs 30000 crore then contribution of agriculture, services and miscellaneous.

Q. Which country accounts for higher earning out of services and miscellaneous together?

Q. If total GDP is same for both countries then what % is Paks income through agriculture over India's income through services

Q. India's total FDI for all years

Q. Absolute difference in FDI in 1996 and 1997

Q. Ratio of FDI in 1997 to 1992

Q. Which year shows highest growth in FDI over the period shown

Q. Which country has highest GDP during 2001-5

Q. Which country has highest GDP during 2006-10

Q. GDP of UAE is what fraction of the GDP of UK

Q. Which country shows most increase in GDP in first half than second

Q. Which month showed highest difference in CPI over previous month

Q. Which month showed highest % difference in CPI

Q. For how many months was CPI greater than 350

Q. In how many months was there a decrease in CPI

Q. The months in which there was increase in CPI over the months there was a decrease in CPI are

Q. Number of year during which consumption of metal was less than plastic

Q. Total consumption of plastics divided by total consumption of metal is

Q. Which item shows highest change in consumption over previous years

Q. How many years have shown a decrease in consumption over previous years for both items

Q. Which year showed highest % increase in total consumption

Q. Which year showed highest % decrease in total consumption

 1- four 2- 5:4 3- Metal 2002 4- one 5- 2002 6- 2001

Q. Requirement of calories are equal for both sexes at what age

Q. Calories needed by boys is how much greater or lesser than that of girls at age of 6 months

Q. What is the daily calorific need of boys of age 4,6,8,12 months and girls of age 2, 8 ,16 months.

Q. If in the above case the girl aged 16 months goes away than what is the % change in calorie needed for family

Q. How many months show a decrease in calorific intake in boys compared to previous

 1- 2 months and 8 months 2- 250 cal 3- 12100 4- 16.3% 5- 3

Q. Investment of NRI is Rs. 4000 crore then investment of corporates and FII is

Q. If the total investment is Rs. 335000 crore and doesnt include investment of FII and corporate houses then investment by NRI and offshore funds is

Q. Ratio of investment of NRI to corporate houses is

Q. The corporate sector arc has how many degrees

Q. If FII investment doubles next year but other investment remains same then what is % of FII investment in new chart

B. The dress is sold for $50. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . A Q. Is 500 the average (arithmetic mean) score in the GMAT? A. Half of the people who take the GMAT score above 500 and half of the people score below 500. B. The highest GMAT score is 800 and the lowest score is 200. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . D Q. Is |x - 2| < 1? A. |x| < 1 B. |x - 1| < 2 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . B Q. People in a club either speak French or Russian or both. Find the number of people in a club who speak only French. A. There are 300 people in the club and the number of people who speak both French and Russian is 196. B. The number of people who speak only Russian is 58. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . C Q. A sum of Rs. 38,500 was divided among Jagdish, Punit and Girish. Who received the minimum amount? A. Jagdish received 2/9 of what Punit and Girish received together. B. Punit received 3/11 of what Jagdish and Girish received together. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . C ### Read and Answer The following table gives details regarding the total earnings of 15 employees and the number of days they have worked on complex, medium and simple operation in the month of June 2002. Even though the employees might have worked on an operation, they would be eligible for earnings only if they have minimum level of efficiency. Q. The number of employees who have earned more than Rs. 50 per day in complex operations is 1. 4 2. 3 3. 5 4. 6 Ans . C Q. The number of employees who have earned more than Rs. 600 and having more than 80% attendance (there are 25 regular working days in June 2002; some might be coming on overtime too) is 1. 4 2. 5 3. 6 4. 7 Ans . D Q. The employee number of the person who has earned the maximum earnings per day in medium operation is 1. 2001180 2. 2001164 3. 2001172 4. 2001179 Ans . A Q. Among the employees who were engaged in complex and medium operations, the number of employees whose average earning per day in complex operations is more than average earning per day in medium operations is 1. 2 2. 3 3. 5 4. 7 Ans . C ### Read and Answer The following table shows the revenue and expenses in millions of Euros (European currency) associated with REPSOL YPF company’s oil and gas producing activities in operations in different parts of the world for 1998-2000. Q. How many operations (Spain, North Africa and Middle East,..) of the company accounted for less than 5% of the total revenue earned in 1999? 1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. none Ans . C Q. How many operations (Spain, North Africa and Middle East…) of the company witnessed more than 200% revenue from 1999 to 2000? 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. none Ans . B Q. How many operations registered a sustained yearly increase in income before taxes and charges from 1998 to 2000? 1. 3 2. 4 3. 5 4. none Ans . B Q. Ignoring the loss making operations of the company in 1998, for how many operations was the percentage increase in net income before taxes and charges higher than the average from 1998 to 1999 1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. none Ans . B Q. If profitability is defined as the ratio of net income after taxes and charges to expense, which of the following statements is true? 1. The Far East operations witnessed its highest profitability in 1998. 2. The North Sea operations increased its profitability from 1998 to 1999. 3. The operations in Argentina witnessed a decrease in profitability from 1998 to 1999. 4. Both (2) and (3) are true. Ans . B Q. In 2000, which among the following countries had the best profitability? 1. North Africa and Middle East 2. Spain 3. Rest of Latin America 4. Far East Ans . B Q. If efficiency is defined as the ratio of revenue to expenses, which operation was the least efficient in 2000? 1. Spain 2. Argentina 3. Far East 4. None of these Ans . D Q. Of the following statements, which one is not true? 1. The operations in Spain had the best efficiency in 2000 2. The Far East operations witnessed an efficiency improvement from 1999 to 2000 3. The North Sea operations witnessed an efficiency improvement from 1998 to 1999 4. In 1998, the operations in Rest of Latin America were the least efficient Ans . D ### Read and Answer Chart 1 shows the distribution by value of top 6 suppliers of MFA Textiles in 1995. Chart 2 shows the distribution by quantity of top 6 suppliers of MFA Textiles in 1995. The total value is 5760 million Euro (European currency). The total quantity is 1.055 million tonnes. Q. The country which has the highest average price is 1. USA 2. Switzerland 3. Turkey 4. India Ans . B Q. The average price in Euro per kilogram for Turkey is roughly 1. 6.20 2. 5.60 3. 4.20 4. 4.80 Ans . B ### Read and Answer There are 6 refineries, 7 depots and 9 districts. The refineries are BB, BC, BD, BE, BF and BG. The depots are AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF and AG. The districts are AAA, AAB, AAC, AAD, AAE, AAF, AAG, AAH, and AAI. Table A gives the cost of transporting one unit from refinery to depot. Table B gives the cost of transporting one unit from depot to a district. Q. What is the least cost of sending one unit from any refinery to any district? 1. 95.2 2. 0 3. 205.7 4. 284.5 Ans . B Q. What is the least cost of sending one unit from any refinery to the district AAB? 1. 0 2. 284.5 3. 95.2 4. None of these Ans . C Q. What is the least cost of sending one unit from refinery BB to any district? 1. 284.5 2. 311.1 3. 451.1 4. None of these Ans . B Q. What is the least cost of sending petrol from refinery BB to district AAA? 1. 765.6 2. 1137.3 3. 1154.3 4. None of these Ans . A Q. How many possible ways are there for sending petrol from any refinery to any district? 1. 63 2. 42 3. 54 4. 378 Ans . D Q. The largest cost of sending petrol from any refinery to any district is 1. 2172.6 2. 2193.0 3. 2091.0 4. None of these Ans . B ### Read and Answer The chart given below indicates the annual sales tax revenue collections (in rupees in crores) of seven states from 1997 to 2001. The values given at the top of each bar represents the total collections in that year. Q. If for each year, the states are ranked in terms of the descending order of sales tax collections, how many states do not change the ranking more than once over the five years? 1. 1 2. 5 3. 3 4. 4 Ans . B Q. Which of the following states has changed its relative ranking most number of times when you rank the states in terms of the descending volume of sales tax collections each year? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Karnataka 4. Tamil Nadu Ans . B Q. The percentage share of sales tax revenue of which state has increased from 1997 to 2001? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Karnataka 3. Gujarat 4. Andhra Pradesh Ans . D Q. Which pair of successive years shows the maximum growth rate of tax revenue in Maharashtra? 1. 1997 to 1998 2. 1998 to 1999 3. 1999 to 2000 4. 2000 to 2001 Ans . C Q. Identify the state whose tax revenue increased exactly by the same amount in two successive pair of years 1. Karnataka 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Tamil Nadu Ans . A Q. Which state below has been maintaining a constant rank over the years in terms of its contribution to total tax collections? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Karnataka 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Uttar Pradesh Ans . C ### Read and Answer The table below gives information about four different crops, their different quality, categories and the regions where they are cultivated. Based on the information given in the table answer the questions below. Q. How many regions produce medium qualities of Crop-1 or Crop-2 and also produce low quality of Crop-3 or Crop-4? 1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 Ans . B Q. Which of the following statements is true? 1. All medium quality Crop-2 producing regions are also high quality Crop-3 producing regions. 2. All high quality Crop-1 producing regions are also medium and low Crop-4 producing regions 3. There are exactly four Crop-3 producing regions, which also produce Crop-4 but not Crop-2 4. Some Crop-3 producing regions produce Crop-1, but not high quality Crop-2. Ans . D Q. how many low quality Crop-1 producing regions are either high quality Crop-4 producing regions or medium quality Crop-3 producing regions? 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 0 Ans . C ### Data interpretation A research agency collected the following data regarding the admission process of a reputed management school in India. Choose A if only A is true Choose B if only B is true Choose C if both A and B are true Choose D if neither A nor B is true Q. Statement A: The success rate of moving from written test to interview stage for males was worse than for females in 2003. Statement B: The success rate of moving from written test to interview stage for females was better in 2002 than in 2003. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . D Q. Statement A: In 2002, the number of females selected for the course as a proportion of the number of females who bought application forms, was higher than the corresponding proportion for males. Statement B: In 2002, among those called for interview, males had a greater success rate than females. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . D Q. Statement A: The percentage of absentees in the written test among females decreased from 2002 to 2003. Statement B: The percentage of absentees in the written test among males was larger than among females in 2003. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D Ans . A ### Data interpretation The length of an infant is one of the measures of his/her development in the early stages of his/her life. The figure below shows the growth chart of four infants in the first five months of life. Q. After which month did Seeta's rate of growth start to decline? 1. Second month 2. Third month 3. Fourth month 4. Never Ans . B Q. Who grew at the fastest rate in the first two months of life? 1. Geeta 2. Seeta 3. Ram 4. Shyam Ans . A Q. The rate of growth during the third month was the lowest for 1. Geeta 2. Seeta 3. Ram 4. Shyam Ans . A Q. Among the four infants, who grew the least in the first five months of life? 1. Geeta 2. Seeta 3. Ram 4. Shyam Ans . D ### Data interpretation The table below provides certain demographic details of 30 respondents who were part of a survey. The demographic characteristics are: gender, number of children, and age of respondents. The first number in each cell is the number of respondents in that group. The minimum and maximum age of respondents in each group is given in brackets. For example, there are five female respondents with no children and among these five, the youngest is 34 years old, while the oldest is 49. Q. The percentage of respondents aged less than 40 years is at least 1. 10% 2. 16.67% 3. 20.0% 4. 30% Ans . D Q. Given the information above, the percentage of respondents older than 35 can be at most 1. 30% 2. 73.33% 3. 76.67% 4. 90% Ans . C Q. The percentage of respondents that fall into the 35 to 40 years age group (both inclusive) is at least 1. 6.67% 2. 10% 3. 13.33% 4. 26.67% Ans . C ### Data interpretation Spam that enters our electronic mailboxes can be classified under several spam heads. The following table shows the distribution of such spam worldwide over time. The total number of spam emails received during December 2002 was larger than the number received in June 2003. The total number of spam emails received during September 2002 was larger than the number received in March 2003. The figures in the table represent the percentage of all spam emails received during that period, falling into those respective categories. Q. In which category was the percentage of spam emails increasing but at a decreasing rate? 1. Financial 2. Scams 3. Products 4. None of the above Ans . C Q. In the health category, the number of spam emails received in December 2002 as compared to June 2003 1. was larger 2. was smaller 3. was equal 4. cannot be determined Ans . A Q. In the financial category, the number of spam emails received in September 2002 as compared to March 2003. 1. was larger 2. was smaller 3. was equal 4. cannot be determined Ans . D ### Data interpretation One of the functions of the Reserve Bank of India is to mobilize funds for the Government of India by issuing securities. The following table shows details of funds mobilized during the period July 2002 - July 2003. Notice that on each date there were two rounds of issues, each with a different maturity. Q. How many times was the issue of securities under-subscribed, i.e., how often did the total amount mobilized fall short of the amount notified? 1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. 3 Ans . B Q. Which of the following is true? 1. The second round issues have a higher maturity than the first round for all dates 2. The second round issue of any date has a lower maturity only when the first round notified amount exceeds that of the second round. 3. On at least one occasion, the second round issue having lower maturity received a higher number of competitive bids. 4. None of the above three statements is true. Ans . C Q. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 1. Competitive bids received always exceed non-competitive bids received 2. The number of competitive bids accepted does not always exceed the number of non-competitive bids accepted. 3. The value of competitive bids accepted on any particular date is never higher for higher maturity. 4. The value of non-competitive bids accepted in the first round is always greater than that in the second round. Ans . D ### Data interpretation Each point in the graph below shows the profit and turnover data for a company. Each company belongs to one of the three industries: textile, cement and steel. Q. For how many companies does the profit exceed 10% of turnover? 1. 8 2. 7 3. 6 4. 5 Ans . B Q. For how many steel companies with a turnover of more than 2000 is the profit less than 300? 1. 0 2. 1 3. 2 4. 7 Ans . C Q. An investor wants to buy stock of only steel or cement companies with a turnover more than 1000 and profit exceeding 10% of turnover. How many choices are available to the investor? 1. 4 2. 5 3. 6 4. 7 Ans . B ### Data interpretation Details of the top 20 MBA schools in the US as ranked by US News and World Report, 1997 are given below. Q. Madhu has received admission in all schools listed above. She wishes to select the highest overall ranked school whose a) annual tuition fee does not exceed$23,000 and b) median starting salary is at least \$70,000. Which school will she select

1. University of Virginia.

2. University of Pennsylvania

3. Northwestern University

4. University of California - Berkeley

Ans . D

Q. in terms of staring salary and tuition fee, how many schools are uniformly better (higher median starting salary AND lower tuition fee) than Dartmouth College?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

Ans . B

Q. How many schools in the list above have single digit rankings on at least 3 of the 4 parameters (overall ranking, ranking by academics, ranking by recruiters and ranking by placement)?

1. 10

2. 5

3. 7

4. 8

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Table A below provides data about ages of children in a school. For the age given in the first column, the second column gives the number of children not exceeding the age. For example, first entry indicates that there are 9 children aged 4 years or less. Tables B and C provide data on the heights and weights respectively of the same group of children in a similar format. Assuming that an older child is always taller and weighs more than a younger child, answer the following questions

Q. What is the number of children of age 9 years of less whose height does not exceed 135 cm?

1. 48

2. 45

3. 3

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . B

Q. How many children of age more than 10 years are taller than 150 cm and do not weigh more than 48 kg?

1. 16

2. 40

3. 9

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . A

Q. Among the children older than 6 years but not exceeding 12 years, how many weigh more than 38 kg.?

1. 34

2. 52

3. 44

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . C

### Data interpretation

An industry comprises four firms (A, B, C, and D). Financial details of these firms and of the industry as a whole for a particular year are given below. Profitability of a firm is defined as profit as a percentage of sales.

Q. Which firm has the highest profitability?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Ans . D

Q. If firm A acquires firm B, approximately what percentage of the total market (total sales) will they corner together?

1. 55%

2. 45%

3. 35%

4. 50%

Ans . A

### Data interpretation

A, B, C, D, E, and F are a group of friends. There are two housewives, one professor, one engineer, one accountant and one lawyer in the group. There are only two married couples in the group. The lawyer is married to D, who is a housewife. No woman in the group is either an engineer or an accountant. C, the accountant, is married to F, who is a professor. A is married to a housewife. E is not a housewife.

Q. Which of the following is one of the married couples?

1. A & B

2. B & E

3. D & E

4. A & D

Ans . D

Q. What is E's profession?

1. Engineer

2. Lawyer

3. Professor

4. Accountant

Ans . A

Q. How many members of the group are males?

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. CANT SAY

Ans . B

### Data interpretation

The Head of a newly formed government desires to appoint five of the six elected members A, B, C, D, E and F to portfolios of Home, Power, Defence, Telecom and Finance. F does not want any portfolio if D gets one of the five. C wants either Home or Finance or no portfolio. B says that if D gets either Power or Telecom, then she must get the other one. E insists on a portfolio if A gets one.

Q. Which is a valid assignment?

1. A-Home, B-Power, C-Defence, D-Telecom, E-Finance.

2. C-Home, D-Power, A-Defence, B-Telecom, E-Finance.

3. A-Home, B-Power, E-Defence, D-Telecom, F-Finance.

4. B-Home, F-Power, E-Defence, C-Telecom, A-Finance.

Ans . B

Q. If A gets Home and C gets Finance, then which is NOT a valid assignment of Defense and Telecom?

1. D-Defence, B-Telecom.

2. F-Defence, B-Telecom.

3. B-Defence, E-Telecom.

4. B-Defence, D-Telecom.

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Rang Barsey Paint Company (RBPC) is in the business of manufacturing paints. RBPC buys RED, YELLOW, WHITE, ORANGE, and PINK paints. ORANGE paint can be also produced by mixing RED and YELLOW paints in equal proportions. Similarly, PINK paint can also be produced by mixing equal amounts of RED and WHITE paints. Among other paints, RBPC sells CREAM paint, (formed by mixing WHITE and YELLOW in the ratio 70:30) AVOCADO paint (formed by mixing equal amounts of ORANGE and PINK paint) and WASHEDORANGE paint (formed by mixing equal amounts of ORANGE and WHITE paint). The following table provides the price at which RBPC buys paints.

Q. The cheapest way to manufacture AVOCADO paint would cost

1. Rs. 19.50 per litre

2. Rs. 19.75 per litre

3. Rs. 20.00 per litre.

4. Rs. 20.25 per litre.

Ans . B

Q. WASHEDORANGE can be manufactured by mixing

1. CREAM and RED in the ratio 14:10.

2. CREAM and RED in the ratio 3:1.

3. YELLOW and PINK in the ratio 1:1.

4. RED, YELLOW, and WHITE in the ratio 1:1:2.

Ans . D

Q. Assume that AVOCADO, CREAM and WASHEDORANGE each sells for the same price. Which of the three is the most profitable to manufacture?

2. CREAM

3. WASHEDORANGE

4. Sufficient data is not available.

Ans . B

### Data interpretation

Seven varsity basketball players (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G) are to be honoured at a special luncheon. The players will be seated on the dais in a row. A and G have to leave the luncheon early and so must be seated at the extreme right. B will receive the most valuable player's trophy and so must be in the centre to facilitate presentation. C and D are bitter rivals and therefore must be seated as far apart as possible

Q. Which of the following cannot be seated at either end?

1. C

2. D

3. F

4. G

Ans . C

Q. Which of the following pairs cannot be seated together?

1. B & D

2. C & F

3. D & G

4. E & A

Ans . D

Q. Which of the following pairs cannot occupy the seats on either side of B?

1. F & D

2. D & E

3. E & G

4. C & F

Ans . C

### Data interpretation

In a Decathlon, the events are 100 m, 400 m, 100 m hurdles, 1,500 m, High jump, Pole vault, Long jump, Discus, Shot put and Javelin. The performance in the first four of these events is consolidated into Score-1, the next three into Score-2, and the last three into Score-3. Each such consolidation is obtained by giving appropriate positive weights to individual events. The final score is simply the total of these three scores. The athletes with the highest, second highest and the third highest final scores receive the gold, silver, and the bronze medals respectively. The table below gives the scores and performance of 19 top athletes in this event

Q. The athletes from FRG and USA decided to run a 4 × 100 m relay race for their respective countries with the country having three athletes borrowing the athlete from CZE. Assume that all the athletes ran their stretch of the relay race at the same speed as in Decathlon event. How much more time did the FRG relay team take as compared to the USA team?

1. 0.18

2. 0.28

3. 0.78

4. 0.00

Ans . A

Q. What is the least that Daley Thompson must get in Score-2 that ensures him a bronze medal

1. 5309

2. 5296

3. 5271

4. 5270

Ans . B

Q. At least how many competitors (excluding Daley Thompson) must Michael Smith have out-jumped in the long jump event?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Answer the questions on the basis of the following charts

Q. In which year during the period 1996-1999 was Chaidesh’s export of tea, as a proportion of tea produced, the highest?

1. 1996

2. 1997

3. 1998

4. 1999

Ans . B

Q. In which of the following years was the population of Chaidesh the lowest?

1. 1995

2. 1996

3. 1997

4. 1999

Ans . A

Q. The area under tea cultivation continuously decreased in all four years from 1996 to 1999, by 10%, 7%, 4%, and 1%, respectively. In which year was tea productivity (production per unit of area) the highest?

1. 1999

2. 1998

3. 1997

4. 1996

Ans . A

### Data interpretation

The following is the wholesale price index (WPI) of a select list of items with the base year of 1993-94. In other words, all the item prices are made 100 in that year (1993-94). Prices in all other years for an item are measured with respect to its price in the base year. For instance, the price of cement went up by 1% in 1994-95 as compared to 1993-94. Similarly, the price of power went up by 3% in 1996-97 as compared to 1993-94.

Q. Let us suppose that one bag of cement (50 kg) consumes 100 kg of limestone and 10 units of power. The only other cost item in producing cement is in the form of wages. During 1993-94, limestone, power and wages contributed, respectively, 20%, 25% and 15% to the cement price per bag. The average operating profit (per cent of price per cement bag) earned by a cement manufacturer during 2002-03 is closest to

1. 40%

2. 39.5

3. 38.5

4. 37.5

Ans . C

Q. Steel manufacturing requires the use of iron ore, power and manpower. The cost of iron ore has followed the All Items index. During 1993-94 power accounted for 30% of the selling price of steel, iron ore for 25%, and wages for 10% of the selling price of steel. Assuming the cost and price data for cement as given in the previous question, the operating profit (per cent of selling price) of an average steel manufacturer in 2002-03

1. is more than that of a cement manufacturer.

2. is less than that of a cement manufacturer.

3. is the same as that of a cement manufacturer.

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . B

Q. Which item experienced continuous price rise during the ten-year period?

1. Power

2. Cement

3. Wages

4. Limestone

Ans . A

Q. Which item(s) experienced only one decline in price during the ten-year period?

1. Steel and limestone

2. Steel and timber

3. Timber

4. Timber and wages

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Below is a table that lists countries region-wise. Each region-wise list is sorted, first by birth rate and then alphabetically by name of country. We now wish to merge the region-wise list into one consolidated list and provide overall rankings to each country based first on birth rate and then on death rate. Thus, if some countries have the same birth rate, then the country with a lower death rate will be ranked higher. Further, countries having identical birth and death rates will get the same rank. For example, if two countries are tied for the third position, then both will be given rank 3, while the next country (in the ordered list) will be ranked 5.

Q. In the consolidated list, what would be the overall rank of the Philippines?

1. 32

2. 33

3. 34

4. 35

Ans . B

Q. In the consolidated list, how many countries would rank below Spain and above Taiwan?

1. 9

2. 8

3. 7

4. 6

Ans . A

Q. In the consolidated list, which country ranks 37th?

1. South Africa

2. Brazil

3. Turkey

4. Venezuela

Ans . D

Q. In the consolidated list, how many countries in Asia will rank lower than every country in South America, but higher than at least one country in Africa?

1. 8

2. 7

3. 6

4. 5

Ans . A

### Data interpretation

Q. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. November rainfall exceeds 100 cm in each location.

2. September rainfall exceeds 50 cm in each location.

3. March rainfall is lower than September rainfall in each location

4. None of these.

Ans . C

Q. Locations 6 and 7 differ from all the rest because only in these two locations,

1. April rainfall exceeds March rainfall.

2. Peak rainfall occurs in April.

3. November rainfall is lower than March rainfall.

4. April rainfall is less than 200 cm.

Ans . B

### Data interpretation

Q. During 1996-2002, the number of commodities that exhibited a net overall increase and net overall decrease, respectively, were

1. 3 and 3

2. 2 and 4

3. 4 and 2

4. 5 and 1

Ans . C

Q. The number of commodities that experienced a price decline for two or more consecutive years is

1. 2

2. 3

3. 4

4. 5

Ans . D

Q. For which commodities did a price increase immediately follow a price decline only once in this period?

1. Rice, edible oil and dal

2. Egg and dal

3. Onion only

4. Egg and onion

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

The profitability of a company is defined as the ratio of its operating profit to its operating income, typically expressed in percentage. The following two charts show the operating income as well as the profitability of six companies in the financial years (F.Ys.) 2001-02 and 2002-03.

Q. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

1. The company with the third lowest profitability in F.Y. 2001-02 has the lowest operating income in F.Y. 2002-03.

2. The company with the highest operating income in the two financial years combined has the lowest operating profit in F.Y. 2002-03.

3. Companies with a higher operating income in F.Y. 2001-02 than in F.Y. 2002-03 have higher profitability in F.Y 2002-03 than in F.Y. 2001-02.

4. Companies with profitability between 10% and 20% in F.Y. 2001-02 also have operating incomes between 150 crore and 200 crore in F.Y. 2002-03.

Ans . D

Q. Which company recorded the highest operating profit in F.Y. 2002-03?

1. A

2. C

3. E

4. F

Ans . C

Q. What is the approximate average operating profit, in F.Y 2001-02, of the two companies excluded from the third chart?

1. 7.5 crore

2. 3.5 crore

3. 25 crore

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . A

Q. The average operating profit in F.Y. 2002-03 of companies with profitability exceeding 10% in F.Y. 2002-03, is approximately

1. 17.5 crore

2. 25 crore

3. 27.5 crore

4. 32.5 crore

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Sex Ratio (Number of females per 1,000 males) of Selected States in India : 1901-2001

Q. The two states which achieved the largest increases in sex ratio over the period 1901-2001 are

1. Punjab and HP

2. HP and Kerala

3. Assam and J & K

4. Kerala and J & K

Ans . B

Q. Among the states which have a sex ratio exceeding 1000 in 1901, the sharpest decline over the period 1901-2001 was registered in the state of

1. Goa

2. TN

3. Bihar

4. Orissa

Ans . C

Q. Each of the following statements pertains to the number of states with females outnumbering males in a given census year. Which of these statements is NOT correct?

1. This number never exceeded 5 in any census year

2. This number registered its sharpest decline in 1971

3. The number of consecutive censuses in which this number remained unchanged never exceeded 3.

4. Prior to the 1971 census, this number was never less than 4

Ans . C

### Data interpretation

Answer the questions on the basis of the following information. Shown below is the layout of major streets in a city. Two days (Thursday and Friday) are left for campaigning before a major election, and the city administration has received requests from five political parties for taking out their processions along the following routes.
Congress: A-C-D-E BJP: A-B-D-E SP: A-B-C-E
BSP: B-C-E CPM: A-C-D
Street B-D cannot be used for a political procession on Thursday due to a religious procession. The district administration has a policy of not allowing more than one procession to pass along the same street on the same day. However, the administration must allow all parties to take out their procession during these two days.

Q. Congress procession can be allowed

1. only on Thursday

2. only on Friday

3. on either day

4. only if the religious procession is cancelled

Ans . A

Q. Which of the following is NOT true?

1. Congress and SP can take out their processions on the same day.

2. The CPM procession cannot be allowed on Thursday

3. The BJP procession can only take place on Friday.

4. Congress and BSP can take out their processions on the same day.

Ans . D

### Data interpretation

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. The Dean's office recently scanned student results into the central computer system. When their character reading software cannot read something, it leaves the space blank. The scanner output reads as follows:

In the grading system, A, B, C, D, and F grades fetch 6, 4, 3, 2, and 0 grade points respectively. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the arithmetic mean of the grade points obtained in the five subjects. For example Nisha's GPA is (6 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 0) / 5 = 3.6. Some additional facts are also known about the students' grades. These are
(a) Vipul obtained the same grade in Marketing as Aparna obtained in Finance and Strategy.
(b) Fazal obtained the same grade in Strategy as Utkarsh did in Marketing.

Q. What grade did Preeti obtain in Statistics?

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Ans . A

1. Ismet

2. Hari

3. Jagdeep

4. Manab

Ans . D

Q. In Strategy, Gowri's grade point was higher than that obtained by

1. Fazal

2. Hari

3. Nisha

4. Rahul

Ans . B

Q. What grade did Utkarsh obtain in Finance?

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. F

Ans . C

### Data interpretation

Directions for questions 5 to 8: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. The data points in the figure below represent monthly income and expenditure data of individual members of the Ahuja family (black box ), the Bose family (white box ), the Coomar family ( white circle ), and the Dubey family (black circle ). For these questions, savings is defined as

Q. Which family has the lowest average income?

1. Ahuja

2. Bose

3. Coomar

4. Dubey

Ans . C

Q. Which family has the highest average expenditure?

1. Ahuja

2. Bose

3. Coomar

4. Dubey

Ans . D

Q. Which family has the lowest average savings?

1. Ahuja

2. Bose

3. Coomar

4. Dubey

Ans . D

Q. The highest amount of savings accrues to a member of which family?

1. Ahuja

2. Bose

3. Coomar

4. Dubey

Ans . A

### Data interpretation

Directions for questions 9 to 12: Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Prof. Singh has been tracking the number of visitors to his homepage. His service provider has provided him with the following data on the country of origin of the visitors and the university they belong to:

Q. To which country does University 5 belong?

1. India or Netherlands but not USA

2. India or USA but not Netherlands

3. Netherlands or USA but not India

4. India or USA but not UK

Ans . A

Q. University 1 can belong to

1. UK

3. Netherlands

4. USA

Ans . C

Q. Which among the listed countries can possibly host three of the eight listed universities?

1. None

2. Only UK

3. Only India

4. Both India and UK

Ans . A

Q. Visitors from how many universities from UK visited Prof. Singh's homepage in the three days?

1. 1

2. 2

3. 3

4. 4

Ans . B

### Data interpretation

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer-grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in 1990, while Naya was introduced in 1997. For both these brands, 20% of the mixer-grinders bought in a particular year are disposed off as junk exactly two years later. It is known that 10 Purana mixer-grinders were disposed off in 1997. The following figures show the number of Purana and Naya mixer-grinders in operation from 1995 to 2000, as at the end of the year.

Q. How many Naya mixer-grinders were purchased in 1999?

1. 44

2. 50

3. 55

4. 64

Ans . B

Q. How many Naya mixer-grinders were disposed off by the end of 2000?

1. 10

2. 16

3. 22

4. Cannot be determined from the data

Ans . B

Q. How many Purana mixer-grinders were disposed off in 2000?

1. 0

2. 5

3. 6

4. Cannot be determined from the data

Ans . D

Q. How many Purana mixer-grinders were purchased in 1999?

1. 20

2. 23

3. 50

4. Cannot be determined from the data

Ans . A

### Data interpretation

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. A study was conduced to ascertain the relative importance that employees in five different countries assigned to five different traits in their Chief Executive Officers. The traits were compassion (C), decisiveness (D), negotiation skills (N), public visibility (P), and vision (V). The level of dissimilarity between two countries is the maximum difference in the ranks allotted by the two countries to any of the five traits. The following table indicates the rank order of the five traits for each country

Q. Which of the following pairs of countries are most dissimilar?

1. China and Japan

2. India and China

3. Malaysia and Japan

4. Thailand and Japan

Ans . D

Q. Which of the following countries is least dissimilar to India?

1. China

2. Japan

3. Malaysia

4. Thailand

Ans . A

Q. Which amongst the following countries is most dissimilar to India?

1. China

2. Japan

3. Malaysia

4. Thailand

Ans . B

Q. Three of the following four pairs of countries have identical levels of dissimilarity. Which pair is the odd one out?

1. Malaysia and China

2. China and Thailand

3. Thailand and Japan

4. Japan and Malaysia

Ans . D

Choose (1) if the question can be answered by using one of the statements alone but not by using the other statement alone.
Choose (2) if the question can be answered by using either of the statements alone.
Choose (3) if the question can be answered by using both statements together but not by either state- ment alone.
Choose (4) if the question cannot be answered on the basis of the two statements.

Q. Zakib spends 30% of his income on his children's education, 20% on recreation and 10% on healthcare. The corresponding percentage for Supriyo are 40%, 25%, and 13%. Who spends more on children's education?
A. Zakib spends more on recreation than Supriyo.
B. Supriyo spends more on healthcare than Zakib

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . A

Q. Four candidates for an award obtain distinct scores in a test. Each of the four casts a vote to choose the winner of the award. The candidate who gets the largest number of votes wins the award. In case of a tie in the voting process, the candidate with the highest score wins the award. Who wins the award?
A. The candidates with top three scores each vote for the top score amongst the other three.
B. The candidate with the lowest score votes for the player with the second highest score.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . A

Q. In a class of 30 students, Rashmi secured the third rank among the girls, while her brother Kumar studying in the same class secured the sixth rank in the whole class. Between the two, who had a better overall rank?
A. Kumar was among the top 25% of the boys merit list in the class in which 60% were boys.
B. There were three boys among the top five rank holders, and three girls among the top ten rank holders.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . A

Q. Tarak is standing 2 steps to the left of a red mark and 3 steps to the right of a blue mark. He tosses a coin. If it comes up heads, he moves one step to the right; otherwise he moves one step to the left. He keeps doing this until he reaches one of the two marks, and then he stops. At which mark does he stop?
A. He stops after 21 coin tosses.
B. He obtains three more tails than heads.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . B

Q. Ravi spent less than Rs. 75 to buy one kilogram each of potato, onion, and gourd. Which one of the three vegetables bought was the costliest?
A. 2 kgs potato and 1 kg gourd cost less than 1 kg potato and 2 kg gourd.
B. 1 kg potato and 2 kgs onion together cost the same as 1 kg onion and 2 kgs gourd.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . C

Q. Nandini paid for an article using currency notes of denominations Re. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, and Rs. 10 using at least one note of each denomination. The total number of five and ten rupee notes used was one more than the total number of one and two rupee notes used. What was the price of the article?
A. Nandini used a total of 13 currency notes.
B. The price of the article was a multiple of Rs. 10.

1. (1)

2. (2)

3. (3)

4. (4)

Ans . D

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below. Coach John sat with the score cards of Indian players from the 3 games in a one-day cricket tournament where the same set of players played for India and all the major batsmen got out. John summarized the batting performance through three diagrams, one for each game. In each diagram, the three outer triangles communicate the number of runs scored by the three top scores from India, where K, R, S, V, and Y represent Kaif, Rahul, Saurav, Virender, and Yuvraj respectively. The middle triangle in each diagram denotes the percentage of the total score that was scored by the top three Indian scorers in that game. No two players score the same number of runs in the same game. John also calculated two batting indices for each player based on his scores in the tournaments; the R-index of a batsman is the difference between his highest and lowest scores in the 3 games while the M-index is the middle number, if his scores are arranged in a non-increasing order.

Q. For how many Indian players is it possible to calculate the exact M-index?

1. 0

2. 1

3. 2

4. more than 2

Ans . C

Q. Among the players mentioned, who can have the lowest R-index from the tournament?

1. Only Kaif, Rahul or Yuvraj

2. Only Kaif or Rahul

3. Only Kaif or Yuvraj

4. Only Kaif

Ans . A

Q. How many players among those listed definitely scored less than Yuvraj in the tournament?

1. 0

2. 1

3. 2

4. more than 2

Ans . B

Q. Which of the players had the best M-index from the tournament?

1. Rahul

2. Saurav

3. Virender

4. Yuvraj

Ans . B

Twenty one participants from four continents (Africa, America, Australasia, and Europe) attended a United Nations conference. Each participant was an expert in one of four fields, labour, health, population studies, and refugee relocation. The following five facts about the participants are given.

1. The number of labour experts in the camp was exactly half the number of experts in each of the other three categories

2. Africa did not send any labour expert. Otherwise, every continent, including Africa, sent at least one expert for each category.

3. None of the continents sent more than three experts in any category

4. If there had been one less Australasian expert, then the Americas would have had twice as many experts as each of the other continents.

5. Mike and Alfanso are leading experts of population studies who attended the conference. They are from Australasia.

Q. Which of the following combinations is NOT possible?

1. 2 experts in population studies from the Americas and 2 health experts from Africa attended the conference.

2. 2 experts in population studies from the Americas and 1 health expert from Africa attended the conference.

3. 3 experts in refugee relocation from the Americas and 1 health expert from Africa attended the conference

4. Africa and America each had 1 expert in population studies attending the conference.

Ans . D

Q. If Ramos is the lone American expert in population studies, which of the following is NOT true about the numbers of experts in the conference from the four continents?

1. There is one expert in health from Africa.

2. There is one expert in refugee relocation from Africa.

3. There are two experts in health from the Americas.

4. There are three experts in refugee relocation from the Americas

Ans . C

Q. Alex, an American expert in refugee relocation, was the first keynote speaker in the conference. What can be inferred about the number of American experts in refugee relocation in the conference, excluding Alex? i. At least one ii. At most two

1. Only i and not ii

2. Only ii and not i

3. Both i and ii

4. Neither i nor ii

Ans . C

Q. Which of the following numbers cannot be determined from the information given?

1. Number of labour experts from the Americas

2. Number of health experts from Europe.

3. Number of health experts from Australasia

4. Number of experts in refugee relocation from Africa.

Ans . D

The year was 2006. All six teams in Pool A of World Cup hockey, play each other exactly once. Each win earns a team three points, a draw earns one point and a loss earns zero points. The two teams with the highest points qualify for the semifinals. In case of a tie, the team with the highest goal difference (Goal For - Goals Against) qualifies. In the opening match, Spain lost to Germany. After the second round (after each team played two matches), the pool table looked as shown below.

1. In the third round, Spain played Pakistan, Argentina played Germany, and New Zealand played South Africa. All the third round matches were drawn. The following are some results from the fourth and fifth round matches

2. Spain won both the fourth and fifth round matches.

3. Both Argentina and Germany won their fifth round matches by 3 goals to 0.

4. Pakistan won both the fourth and fifth round matches by 1 goal to 0.

Q. Which one of the following statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

1. Germany beat New Zealand by 1 goal to 0.

2. Spain beat New Zealand by 4 goals to 0.

3. Spain beat South Africa by 2 goals to 0.

4. Germany beat South Africa by 2 goals to 1.

Ans . D

Q. Which one of the following statements is true about matches played in the first two rounds?

1. Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 goals to 1.

2. Argentina beat Pakistan by 1 goal to 0.

3. Germany beat Pakistan by 2 goals to 1.

4. Germany beat Spain by 2 goals to 1.

Ans . B

Q. If Pakistan qualified as one of the two teams from Pool A, which was the other team that qualified?

1. Argentina

2. Germany

3. Spain

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . D

Q. Which team finished at the top of the pool after five rounds of matches?

1. Argentina

2. Germany

3. Spain

4. Cannot be determined

Ans . D

### Quiz

Score more than 80% marks and move ahead else stay back and read again!