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XAT 2015 — QA & DI Question 29

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Answer the following questions on the basis of information given below.

Twitter allows its users to post/share and read short messages known as tweets. Tweets can be of three types – Positive Tweets (in support), Negative Tweets (against) and Neutral Tweets. The following table presents the Number of Votes and Tweets received by certain political parties.

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* Any party which has secured less than 2% of the total votes falls under ‘Other Parties’ category. For example, Party E secured less than 2% of total votes, in the year 2000.
Note: If the vote share (%age of total votes) of a party changes from 15% to 40%, gain in vote share would be 25% (= 40%, –15%).

In 2010, which of the following options has maximum difference between the vote share and tweet share?

Answer & solution

  • A

    Party B

  • B

    Party C

  • C

    Party D 

  • D

    Party E

  • Other Parties

Solution

The following table represents the vote shares and tweet shares of parties B to E and ‘Other Parties’ in 2010,

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Hence, option (e).

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