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. 2005
2. 2007
3. 2008
4. 2009

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2007

Given:

Number of candidates appeared in 2005 in zone P = 3.2

Number of candidates qualified in 2005 in zone P = 2.5

Number of candidates appeared in 2007 in zone R = 5.9

Number of candidates qualified in 2007 in zone R = 4.8

Calculation:

Difference between the appeared and qualified candidates in 2005 in zone P = 3.2 - 2.5 ⇒ 0.7

Difference between the appeared and qualified candidates in 2007 in zone R = 5.9 - 4.8 ⇒ 1.1

∴ In the year 2007 in zone R, the difference between the appeared candidates and qualified candidates the second-lowest