XAT 2016 — QA & DI Question 29
Answer the following questions based on the information given below.
Study the data given in the table below and answer the question that follow:
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All figures are in percentage
Based on survey of ‘shop types’ Kamath categorized Indian states into four geographical regions as shown in the table above. His boss felt that the categorization was inadequate since important labels were missing. Kamath argued that no further labels are required to interpret the data.
Bala collected the same data five years after Kamath, using the same categorization. His data is presented below:
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Which of the following statements can DEFINITELY be concluded?
Answer & solution
- A
In the last four years the number of Electrical hardware shop types has increased in North India.
- B
In the last four years the number of Grocers shop types has increased in South India.
- C
For the last four years in All India the number of Chemists shop types has remained constant.
- D
In the four years in East India the number of ‘other’ shop type has decreased.
As per the new survey conducted Pan Bidi shops in East India are next only to Grocers.
The two given tables provide information on the distribution percentage of the different types of shops in two different years.
However there is no information is available on the total number of shops in the two different years.
Hence, no comparison is not possible between the two years.
Options (a), (b), (c) and (d) talk about the increase or decrease in the number of shops with respect to each other.
Hence, they cannot be definitely concluded.
Statement E talks about the distribution in the same year as well as the same region.
Therefore, it can be concluded by comparing the percentage distribution.
Hence, option (e).