Question

Comprehension

Directions: Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow:

Number of candidates appeared and qualified for a test (in hundreds) in 6 different years from 5 different zones.

	P		Q		R		S		T
Year	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified	Appeared	Qualified
2005	3.2	2.5	3.5	1.4	3.8	2.2	4.2	2.4	6.2	2.6
2006	4.6	3.4	6.9	4.2	6.9	4.4	7.4	3.3	6.6	4.8
2007	6.5	4.9	7.7	4.5	5.9	4.8	8.3	5.6	6.4	4.2
2008	7.4	5.7	5.4	3.4	7.2	3.2	9.3	6.4	7.8	6.2
2009	8.8	4.8	6.6	5.2	8.6	6.8	11.4	5.2	9.9	6.9
2010	9.2	5.6	10.6	6.4	10.3	7.4	14.2	11.4	11.8	9.4

1. P
2. Q
3. R
4. T

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : T

 

Given:

Data from the table 

Calculation:

Total number of qualified students in P = 2.5 + 3.4 + 4.9 + 5.7 + 4.8 + 5.6 ⇒ 26.9

Total number of qualified students in Q = 1.4 + 4.2 + 4.5 + 3.4 + 5.2 + 6.2 ⇒ 25.1

Total number of qualified students in R = 2.2 + 4.2 +4.8 + 3.2 + 6.8 + 7.4 ⇒ 28.8

Total number of qualified students in S = 2.4 + 3.3 + 5.6 + 6.4 + 5.2 + 11.4 ⇒ 34.3

Total number of qualified students in T = 2.6 +4.8 +4.2 + 6.2 + 9.4 + 6.9 ⇒ 34.1

 34.1 is the second highest

∴ Zone T is the second highest in total number of qualified students.