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UPSC 1997 · Q51 · CSAT › Data Interpretation · Save

The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNCs) over a 15-day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC’s in the same period is also shown in the second graph.

Which one of the following is a valid conclusion? The original graph is not available for this question.

(a) MNC’s fell steeper in the period depicted
(b) Share prices of every non-MNC company soared by over 5% on the 12th day
(c) Government announced a policy disfavouring MNC’s on the 11th day
(d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
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Answer: (d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
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UPSC 1997 · Q138 · CSAT › Data Interpretation · Save

The number of students in two sections, A and B, having different heights is shown in the following table: Height (in metres) Number of students with that height in Section A Section B 1.55

3

2

1.60

7

3

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

(a) 1.55 m
(b) 1.60 m
(c) 1.65 m
(d) 1.71 m
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Answer: (b) 1.60 m
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UPSC 1997 · Q139 · CSAT › Data Interpretation · Save

The following table shows the per cent change in the number of sales (in rupees) at different retail stores in a given neighbourhood market in the period 1993 to 1995: Retail Store — 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 lakhs in 1993, then the number of sales (in lakhs of rupees) at that store in 1995 was

(a) 7.92
(b) 8.00
(c) 8.80
(d) 9.68
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Answer: (a) 7.92
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UPSC 1997 · Q148 · CSAT › Data Interpretation · Save

A survey was conducted on a sample of 1000 persons with reference to their knowledge of English, French and German. The results of the survey are presented in the given Venn diagram. The ratio of the number of persons who do not know any of the three languages to those who know all the three languages is

(a) 1/27
(b) 1/25
(c) 7/550
(d) 175/1000
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Answer: (b) 1/25
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