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CAT 2005 — DILR Question 6

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Answer the following question based on the information given below.

The table below reports annual statistics related to rice production in select states of India for a particular year.

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How many states have a per capita production of rice (defined as total rice production divided by its population) greater than Gujarat?

Answer & solution

  • A

    3

  • 4

  • C

    5

  • D

    6

Solution

Per capita production of rice for Gujarat = 24/51 = 48/102 ≈ 48%

∴ We shall look for values of production that are close to half or more than half of the population.

We can see that only Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh satisfy this criterion.

Hence, option (b).

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