Question : The following table shows the number of candidates from different locations, who appeared and passed a competitive examination over the years.
| Year | Rural | Semi-urban | State capitals | Metropolises | ||||
| App. | Passed | App. | Passed | App. | Passed | App. | Passed | |
| 1990 | 1652 | 208 | 7894 | 2513 | 5054 | 1468 | 9538 | 3214 |
| 1991 | 1839 | 317 | 8562 | 2933 | 7164 | 3248 | 10158 | 4018 |
| 1992 | 2153 | 932 | 8139 | 2468 | 8258 | 3159 | 9695 | 3038 |
| 1993 | 5032 | 1798 | 9432 | 3528 | 8529 | 3628 | 11247 | 5158 |
| 1994 | 4915 | 1658 | 9784 | 4015 | 9015 | 4311 | 12518 | 6328 |
| 1995 | 5628 | 2392 | 9969 | 4263 | 1725 | 4526 | 13624 | 6419 |
What approximate value was the percentage drop in the no. of semi-urban candidates, who appeared from 1991 to 1992?
Option 1: 15%
Option 2: 8%
Option 3: 5%
Option 4: 10%
Correct Answer: 5%
Solution :
Appeared semi-urban candidates in 1991 = 8562
Appeared semi-urban candidates in 1991 = 8139
$\therefore$ Percentage drop = $\frac{8562-8139}{8562}×100=\frac{423}{8562}×100=4.94\approx 5$%
Hence, the correct answer is 5%.
Related Questions
Question : The following table shows the number of centuries scored by cricketers in the past 5 years.
| Years $→$ | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Cricketers$\downarrow$ | |||||
| 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 |
The total number of centuries scored by which two players in the mentioned years are the same?
Option 1: D and E
Option 2: D and B
Option 3: A and C
Option 4: A and E
Question : The following table shows the earnings of different firms (in INR crore) in different years.
| Year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Firm | |||||
| P | 50 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 57 |
| Q | 46 | 48 | 50 | 55 | 62 |
| R | 70 | 65 | 63 | 68 | 73 |
| S | 38 | 47 | 56 | 60 | 69 |
The earnings (in INR crore) of which firm was highest in the year 2015?
Option 1: P
Option 2: S
Option 3: R
Option 4: Q
Question : The given table shows marks obtained by four students in four subjects.
| Subjects | Maths (100) |
English (100) |
Science (100) |
Hindi (100) |
| Student | ||||
| A | 75 | 80 | 75 | 85 |
| B | 80 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
| C | 70 | 85 | 85 | 75 |
| D | 85 | 75 | 80 | 70 |
The average percentage of marks obtained by all students in Hindi is:
Option 1: 77.0%
Option 2: 77.6%
Option 3: 77.8%
Option 4: 77.5%
Question : Study the given table and answer the question that follows.
The table shows the number of cakes sold by four different bakeries in 4 different months.
The table shows the number of cakes sold by four different bakeries in 4 different months.
| Month | August | September | October | November |
| Bakery | ||||
| P | 250 | 241 | 213 | 168 |
| Q | 175 | 189 | 201 | 122 |
| R | 164 | 145 | 129 | 168 |
| S | 224 | 154 | 184 | 209 |
What is the difference between the total number of cakes sold by bakeries Q and S together in September and the total number of cakes sold by bakeries P and R together in November?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 9
Option 3: 10
Option 4: 8
Question : The table given below shows the number of products sold by 4 shopkeepers A, B, C and D on four different days.
| person | A | B | C | D |
| Days | ||||
| Monday | 1000 | 800 | - | 750 |
| Tuesday | 500 | - | 900 | 650 |
| Wednesday | 800 | 1000 | 700 | - |
| Thursday | - | 1200 | 800 | 900 |
If the total products sold by A and B, including all four days, is 3000 and 3500, respectively, the products sold by B on Tuesday is how many more or less than the products sold by A on Thursday?
Option 1: 300 more
Option 2: 200 less
Option 3: 200 more
Option 4: 300 less
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