CAT 2003 Slot 1 — DILR Question 13
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Spam that enters our electronic mailboxes can be classified under several spam heads. The following table shows the distribution of such spam worldwide over time. The total number of spam emails received during December 2002 was larger than the number received in June 2003. The total number of spam emails received during September 2002 was larger than the number received in March 2003. The figures in the table represent the percentage of all spam emails received during that period, falling into those respective categories.
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In the financial category, the number of spam emails received in September 2002 as compared to March 2003
Answer & solution
- A
was larger
- B
was smaller
- C
was equal
Cannot be determined
It cannot be determined because though the percentage of spam emails in financial category is lower in case of September 2002 as compared to March 2003 but the total number of spam emails in September 2002 was higher as compared to March 2003.
∴ We cannot say that for which month and year out of these two, the number of spam emails in financial category was larger or smaller.
Hence, option (d).