CAT 2005 — DILR Question 7
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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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An intensive rice producing state is defined as one whose annual rice production per million of population is at least 400,000 tons. How many states are intensive rice producing states?
Answer & solution
- A
5
- B
6
- C
7
8
Solution
We are looking for states with
Production in million tons × 106/population in millions > 4 × 105
i.e. production in million tons × 10 > 4 × population in millions
Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh are such states.
Hence, option (d).