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1. The following table shows the expenditure (in lakh rupees) of 5 cities over 4 periods. City Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Patna 355 517 88 402 Raipur 529 196 229 120 Dehradun 373 152 554 398 Chandigarh 396 417 193 75 Jaipur 411 471 574 268 Which city had the highest total expenditure across all the given periods combined?

  1. AJaipur
  2. BDehradun
  3. CPatna
  4. DRaipur
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Answer: A

Totals across all periods: Patna=1362, Raipur=1074, Dehradun=1477, Chandigarh=1081, Jaipur=1724. The highest is Jaipur with 1724.

2. The following table shows the number of students enrolled (in students) of 6 products over 4 periods. Product Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Product R 678 998 370 721 Product T 1052 1677 657 1897 Product V 719 1436 1264 241 Product W 1401 1810 269 450 Product Q 1354 1490 1319 1697 Product S 1236 1915 312 1942 Which product had the highest total number of students enrolled across all the given periods combined?

  1. AProduct Q
  2. BProduct W
  3. CProduct V
  4. DProduct R
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Answer: A

Totals across all periods: Product R=2767, Product T=5283, Product V=3660, Product W=3930, Product Q=5860, Product S=5405. The highest is Product Q with 5860.

3. The following table shows the expenditure (in lakh rupees) of 5 companies over 5 periods. Company 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Theta Group 278 330 62 260 232 Beta Corp 125 437 165 299 518 Alpha Ltd 194 118 374 392 491 Epsilon Pvt Ltd 332 424 410 481 453 Eta Enterprises 76 500 476 284 490 Which company had the highest expenditure in 2021?

  1. AEta Enterprises
  2. BEpsilon Pvt Ltd
  3. CTheta Group
  4. DAlpha Ltd
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Answer: A

In 2021, the values are: Theta Group=62, Beta Corp=165, Alpha Ltd=374, Epsilon Pvt Ltd=410, Eta Enterprises=476. The highest is Eta Enterprises with 476.

4. The following table shows the sales revenue (in lakh rupees) of 4 products over 5 periods. Product 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Product P 241 685 239 645 240 Product W 641 307 645 789 778 Product T 857 566 838 417 663 Product Q 355 273 865 871 810 Which product had the highest total sales revenue across all the given periods combined?

  1. AProduct T
  2. BProduct Q
  3. CProduct P
  4. DProduct W
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Answer: A

Totals across all periods: Product P=2050, Product W=3160, Product T=3341, Product Q=3174. The highest is Product T with 3341.

5. The following table shows the profit (in lakh rupees) of 6 products over 4 periods. Product Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Product T 95 149 33 86 Product U 170 197 157 28 Product V 147 52 121 193 Product R 187 172 73 155 Product W 67 163 117 185 Product S 63 134 72 143 Which product had the highest total profit across all the given periods combined?

  1. AProduct R
  2. BProduct W
  3. CProduct S
  4. DProduct V
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Answer: A

Totals across all periods: Product T=363, Product U=552, Product V=513, Product R=587, Product W=532, Product S=412. The highest is Product R with 587.

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