New Pattern Quant Questions | SBI PO 2017 | 30 - MAR - 17

Directions for Questions 1 to 2: These Questions are based on the following table.

POPULATION OF FOUR METRO CITIES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1990

1. If Bombay were to become the most populous city at the end of the year, what is the least number of people who must shift to Bombay during the year, given that, every year 1% of its population shifts to other cities (Assume that the population of other metro does not change)?

a. 6

b. 1,04,64,301

c. 1,05,706

d. 1,05,705

e. None of these

2. If the most populous city has 40% female population, and the least has 35% female population, then the difference between male population of these two cities is closest to

a. 60 lakh

b. 57 lakh

c. 17.9 lakh

d. 56 lakh

e. None of these

Directions for questions 3 and 4: These questions are based on the graph given below, which shows the number of deaths due to fire accidents in the summer of 1992.

3. The average number of deaths per day during the given period is

a. 22.04

b. 22.5

c. 23.09

d. 21.08

e. None of these

4. Out of the total deaths from 30th March to 8th May, if 22% occurred in place X and 10% of them are because of cigarettes, then the number of fire accidents for the given period in place X because of cigarettes is approximately.

 a. 19

 b. 20

 c. 22

 d. 23

 e. None of these

Directions for questions 5 to 7: These questions are based on the following bar diagram.

 

5. The average production for the last three years when compared with the average production for the first three years has dropped by

a.5%

b.3%

c.9%

d.7%

e. None of these

6. If Left over = Production – Consumption, then the year in which there is the least left over as a percentage of production is

a.1995

b.1992

c.1991

d.1993

e. None of these

7. Which of the following statements is true?

a. There is a steady increase in production from 1991 to 1995.

b. The consumption is increasing and decreasing in alternate years.

c. The steepest increase in production immediately follows the steepest fall in consumption.

d. here is a steady increase in production from 1993 to 1995.

e. None of these

Directions for questions 8 to 10: These questions are based on the following bar diagrams. 

     

Note:

1. The players in the Commercial Vehicle Segment are Ashok-Leyland, Telco, Bajaj Tempo and DCM-Toyota.

2. The players in the Passenger Car Segment are Hind Motors, Maruti and Premier Auto.

8. What was the percentage increase in the sales of commercial vehicles over the one year period mentioned?

a.25%

b.16%

c. 33 1/3%

d. 22 6/7%

e. None of these

9. If Bajaj Tempo had a 10% share of the commercial vehicles market and sold its vehicles at 10% less than the list price, what were its sales (in rupees) in 1993-94, if the list price of its vehicles was Rs.10,000?

a.13572 crore

b.167.25 lakh

c.135.72 crore

d.167.25 crore

e. None of these

10. Which of the following is true of the percentage increase in the sales of passenger cars for the given period?

a. It was higher than the percentage increase in the production of cars for the given period.

b. It was lower than the percentage increase in the production of cars for the given period.

c. It was equal to the percentage increase in the production of cars for the given period.

d. Insufficient information to decide.

e. None of these

Answers & Explanations:

1. (3)

2. (3)

3. (1)

4.  (1)

5. (1)

6. (1)

7. (3)

8. (1).

9. (3).

10.(2).