Question : The following data gives a year-wise outlay (in lakhs of rupees) in a certain 4-year plan (2018-2022) of a state.
| Year | Health | Housing | Transport | Education |
| 2018-2019 | 6200 | 6500 | 7100 | 8000 |
| 2019-2020 | 7000 | 6600 | 7200 | 8100 |
| 2020-2021 | 7300 | 6800 | 7400 | 8200 |
| 2021-2022 | 7400 | 7000 | 7500 | 8400 |
What was the percentage increase during 2020-2021 over 2018-2019 in Education outlay?
Option 1: 2.8%
Option 2: 3.2%
Option 3: 2.0%
Option 4: 2.5%
Correct Answer: 2.5%
Solution :
The percentage increase in Education outlay during 2020-2021 over 2018-2019 can be calculated using the formula:
$\text{Percentage Increase} = \frac{\text{Final Value} - \text{Initial Value}}{\text{Initial Value}} \times 100$
From the table, the Education outlay for 2018-2019 is 8000 lakhs of rupees and for 2020-2021 is 8200 lakhs of rupees.
Substituting these values into the formula,
$\text{Percentage Increase} = \frac{8200 - 8000}{8000} \times 100$
This simplifies to:
$\text{Percentage Increase} = \frac{200}{8000} \times 100 = 2.5\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 2.5%.
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Question : The following table shows the number of centuries scored by cricketers in the past 5 years.
| Cricketers | Years | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| E | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
In which year the maximum number of centuries were scored?
Option 1: 2020
Option 2: 2018
Option 3: 2019
Option 4: 2021
Question : The table below shows the number of trees planted by the government in 4 different years.
| Year | Neem | Oak | Birch |
| 2019 | 2000 | 3000 | 4000 |
| 2020 | 3000 | 4000 | 5000 |
| 2021 | 5000 | 6000 | 7000 |
| 2022 | 7000 | 8000 | 9000 |
Find the ratio between the number of Neem trees planted in the year 2021 and the number of Birch trees planted in the year 2022.
Option 1: 5 : 9
Option 2: 3 : 7
Option 3: 5 : 8
Option 4: 3 : 8
Question : Calculate the mean from the following table.
| Scores | Frequencies |
| 0-10 | 2 |
| 10-20 | 4 |
| 20-30 | 12 |
| 30-40 | 21 |
| 40-50 | 6 |
| 50-60 | 3 |
| 60-70 | 2 |
Option 1: 33.4
Option 2: 32.6
Option 3: 35.8
Option 4: 34.2
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
| Number of children | Number of families |
| 0 | 4 |
| 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 |
The average number of children per family is :
Option 1: 1.47
Option 2: 1.59
Option 3: 1.23
Option 4: 1.72
Question : The population of four villages in 4 years is presented in the following table.
| Village/Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| A | 12381 | 12800 | 13045 | 13256 |
| B | 10089 | 11478 | 11502 | 11931 |
| C | 7896 | 7942 | 8069 | 8275 |
| D | 5152 | 5230 | 5346 | 5500 |
What is the average population of village D during all 4 years?
Option 1: 5295
Option 2: 5300
Option 3: 5307
Option 4: 5315
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