CAT 2005DILR 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).

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