Table 90

Directions (1-5): Study the following profile of parliament carefully and answer the questions given below it. 

PROFILE OF PARLIAMENT IN YEAR 2010

Total members in parliament = 640

(490 from Lok Sabha and 150 from Rajya Sabha)

Lok Sabha

(Number of

Members)

PartyRajya Sabha

(Number of

members)

280A90
180B45
30Others15
490Total150
SEX
435Males120
55Females30
RELIGIOUS
348Hindu85
42Muslims20
75Sikhs35
25Christians10
PROFESSION
300Graduates50
45Businessman19
60Educators11
85Unknown70

Q1. What is the approximate percentage of the Muslim members in Lok Sabha? 

(a) 9%

(b) 11%

(c) 13%

(d) 14%

(e) 7%

Q2. In Rajya Sabha, if 30 male members were replaced by 30 female members, then what is the ratio of male members to female members respectively? 

(a) 3 : 1

(b) 3 : 2

(c) 1 : 3

(d) 2 : 3

(e) 2 : 1

Q3. What percentage of members in parliament are businessmen?  

(a) 8%

(b) 20%

(c) 30%

(d) 18%

(e) 10%

Q4. If all the others party members of Lok Sabha join the party B, then what would be the ratio between member of party A to the members of party B respectively?  

(a) 3 : 2

(b) 6 : 5

(c) 4 : 3

(d) 7 : 6

(e) 4 : 5

Q5. Out of total numbers of party B in parliament, what percentage of the members belong to Rajya Sabha?  

(a) 30%

(b) 35%

(c) 25%

(d) 20%

(e) 15%

Answer & Explanation

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Required ratio = (120 – 30) : (30 + 30)
= 90 : 60 = 3 : 2
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Required ratio = 280 : (180 + 30)
= 280 : 210 = 4 : 3

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