Directions (1-5): Study the following table carefully and answer the questions given below it:
Number of candidates from different locations appeared and passed in a competitive examination over the years
| Year | Rural | Semi urban | State capitals | Metropolitan | ||||
| App. | Pass. | App. | Pass. | App. | Pass. | App. | Pass. | |
| 2001 | 2153 | 932 | 8139 | 2468 | 7164 | 3248 | 9695 | 6328 |
| 2002 | 4915 | 1658 | 9784 | 4015 | 8529 | 3628 | 12518 | 6038 |
| 2003 | 1652 | 208 | 9432 | 3528 | 11725 | 4526 | 9538 | 3214 |
| 2004 | 5628 | 2392 | 7894 | 2513 | 5054 | 1468 | 10158 | 4018 |
| 2005 | 1839 | 317 | 9969 | 4263 | 8258 | 3159 | 11247 | 5158 |
| 2006 | 5032 | 1798 | 8562 | 2933 | 9015 | 4311 | 13624 | 6419 |
Note: App. → Appeared, Pass. → Passed
Q1. In 2005, what was the average number of failed candidates from all locations ?
(a) 4436
(b) 4894
(c) 4256
(d) 4604
(e) None of these
Q2. What percentage of candidates passed from semi-urban location in all the 6 years ?
(a) 41.94
(b) 36.67
(c) 39.39
(d) 33.67
(e) 38.24
Q3. The total number of failed candidates in 2004, 2005 and 2006 from state-capital location is what percent more/less than failed candidates in 2001, 2002 and 2003 from Rural location ?
(a) 126.09% more
(b) 93.07% more
(c) 23.01% less
(d) 112.35% more
(e) 22.32% more
Q4. In which year, percentage of failed candidates was least from metropolitan location ?
(a) 2004
(b) 2006
(c) 2001
(d) 2005
(e) 2002
Q5. What is approximate ratio of passed candidates in 2003 from rural location to the percentage of passed candidates in 2006 from state-capital location ?
(a) 53 : 173
(b) 131 : 237
(c) 59 : 157
(d) 61 : 39
(e) 63 : 239
Answer & Explanation
