CAT 2019 Slot 1 — DILR Question 7
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is analysing crimes committed by foreigners in different states and union territories (UT) of India. All cases refer to the ones registered against foreigners in 2016.
The number of cases – classified into three categories: IPC crimes, SLL crimes and other crimes – for nine states/UTs are shown in the figure below. These nine belong to the top ten states/UTs in terms of the total number of cases registered. The remaining state (among top ten) is West Bengal, where all the 520 cases registered were SLL crimes.
The table below shows the ranks of the ten states/UTs mentioned above among ALL states/UTs of India in terms of the number of cases registered in each of the three category of crimes. A state/UT is given rank r for a category of crimes if there are (r−1) states/UTs having a larger number of cases registered in that category of crimes. For example, if two states have the same number of cases in a category, and exactly three other states/UTs have larger numbers of cases registered in the same category, then both the states are given rank 4 in that category. Missing ranks in the table are denoted by *.
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Which of the following is DEFINITELY true about the ranks of states/UT in the ‘other crimes’ category?
i. Tamil Nadu: 2
ii. Puducherry: 3
Answer & solution
- A
neither i , nor ii
- B
only ii
- C
only i
both i and ii
The approximate values in the bar chart can be tablated as follows.
All the above states/UTs are arranged in descending order according to the number of cases. The 'Rank' column in the table lists the rank given to each state/UT among all states/UTs of India.
Since Telangana and Maharashtra are both ranked 8, so all the states having more than 6 cases (Other crimes) are ranked 1 to 7.
So the final ranking is as follows.
So, Tamil Nadu is ranked 2 and Puducherry is ranked 3. Hence both statements (i) and (ii) are true.
Hence, option (d).