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CAT 1998 — DILR Question 25

Bar GraphsEasy
Passage / Data

Direction: Answer the questions based on the following information.

The following bar chart gives the growth percentage in the number of households in middle, upper-middle and high income categories in the four regions for the period between 1987-88 and 1994-95.

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Additional direction: The numbers of households in each category were equally distributed in all the regions.

The average income for the northern region in 1987-88 was

Answer & solution

  • Rs. 37,727

  • B

    Rs. 37,277

  • C

    Rs. 35,000

  • D

    Cannot be determined

Solution

For northern region, we can draw the following table for 1987-88.

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Hence, the average income for northern region

=518.7513750×106 = Rs. 37,727

CAT 1998 DILR Q25: The average income for the northern region in 1987-88 was — Solution | TheCATExam