Insta–DART (Daily Aptitude and Reasoning Test) 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
The misery index is the sum of a country’s unemployment and inflation rate. The higher the index, he more miserable is the country to live in. The figure given below is the misery index for various countries in Europe.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the misery index given above?
- Britain is the most miserable country to live in.
- The inflation rate in Spain is less than that in Belgium and Britain.
- Italy and France seem to have almost identical unemployment.
- The higher the misery index, the higher the inflation rate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Answer : b
Inflation rate, i.e., shaded portion in the graph is less for Spain than Belgium and Britain. Further, from the graph, Italy and France have identical unemployment rate. Hence, conclusions 2 and 3 are Correct.
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Answer : b
Inflation rate, i.e., shaded portion in the graph is less for Spain than Belgium and Britain. Further, from the graph, Italy and France have identical unemployment rate. Hence, conclusions 2 and 3 are Correct.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Production of rice and wheat (In ‘million of tons’)
Year Rice What Percentage of what to rice 1950-51 20.58 6.46 31.4 1960-61 34.58 11.00 31.8 1970-71 42.22 23.83 56.4 1980-81 58.63 36.31 67.7 1990-91 74.29 55.14 74.2 1994-95 81.81 65.77 80.4 1995-96 79.62 62.62 78.6 The above table indicates the performance of India in rice and wheat production from 1950-51 to 1995-96. Which of the following conclusions arrived at from the above table would be valid?
- Record production of rice as well as wheat has been in 1994-95.
- The ratio of wheat to rice production seems to have steadily increased over 16 years.
- Wheat has not been popular among the Indian population before 1980.
- India became self-sufficient in rice and wheat only after 1990.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Correct
Answer : b
Inflation rate, i.e., shaded portion in the graph is less for Spain than Belgium and Britain. Further, from the graph, Italy and France have identical unemployment rate. Hence, conclusions 2 and 3 are Correct.
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Answer : b
Inflation rate, i.e., shaded portion in the graph is less for Spain than Belgium and Britain. Further, from the graph, Italy and France have identical unemployment rate. Hence, conclusions 2 and 3 are Correct.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
The number of students in two sections, A and B having different heights is shown in the following table.
Height (in meters)
Number of students In section A In section B 1.55 3 2 1.60 7 6 1.62 12 14 1.65 15 14 1.68 8 9 1.71 6 5 1.75 3 4 The ratio of the number of students of a particular height in section A to that in section B is the maximum for the height of
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Answer : a
Ratio of students of section A to B is maximum for 1.55 metres category height, which is 3/2 = 1.5.
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Answer : a
Ratio of students of section A to B is maximum for 1.55 metres category height, which is 3/2 = 1.5.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
The following table shows the percent change in the amount of sales (in rupees) at different retail stores in a given neighbourhood market in the period 1993 to 1995.
Retail stores Percent change 1993 to 1994 1994 to 1995 Anshu +10 -10 Borna -20 +9 Calpo +5 +12 Dilip -7 -15 Elegant +17 -8 If the sales at Anshu store amounted to Rs 8 lakh in 1993, then the amount of sales (in lakh rupees) at that store in 1995 was
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Answer : a
If there are two percent changes of x% and y%,
then net percent change
= x + y + [xy/100]
So, for Anshu store, net change (in percent)
= 10 – 10 + [(10)(-10)/100]
= – 1%
So, amount of sales in 1995 for Anshu store
= 8 (1 – 1/100)
= Rs 7.92 lakh
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Answer : a
If there are two percent changes of x% and y%,
then net percent change
= x + y + [xy/100]
So, for Anshu store, net change (in percent)
= 10 – 10 + [(10)(-10)/100]
= – 1%
So, amount of sales in 1995 for Anshu store
= 8 (1 – 1/100)
= Rs 7.92 lakh
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
The following table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditures of government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95.
Expenditure head (percent to total) Years Defence Interest payments Subsidies States/UTs grants to other 1989-90 15.1 27.7 16.2 13.6 27.4 1994-95 13.6 38.7 8.0 16.7 23.0 Based on this table, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central government continues to the under pressure to
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Answer : b
According to the data showing revenue expenditures of Indian government, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape due to it’s increasing debt payments. Due to the burden of debt payments there remains little scope to utilize this money for any other purpose. Hence, option (b) is the best choice here.
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Answer : b
According to the data showing revenue expenditures of Indian government, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape due to it’s increasing debt payments. Due to the burden of debt payments there remains little scope to utilize this money for any other purpose. Hence, option (b) is the best choice here.
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