Banking Sample Paper SBI PO (Main) Sample Test Paper-7

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    Direction: Study the bar graph and pie- chart carefully and answer the following questions. The bar graph shows the number of people of different religions in six different countries.
    The pic-chat shows the percentage of the total land in difference countries
     

    The annual rate of decrease in the population of Muslims, Christians and Other religions is 20%, 50% and 50% respectively. What was the population of Maldives two years ago?

    A)  79.231akh                   

    B)  121.251akh   

    C)  271.251akh                  

    D)  242.2 lakh    

    E)  171.25 lakh

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Muslim population of Maldives 2 years ago \[=20\times \frac{100}{80}\times \frac{100}{80}=31.25\,\text{lakh}\] Population of Christians 2 years ago \[=27.5\times \frac{100}{50}\times \frac{100}{50}=110\,\text{lakh}\] Population of Others 2 years ago \[=32.5\times \frac{100}{50}\times \frac{100}{50}=130\,\text{lakh}\] Total population of Maldives 2 years ago \[=31.25+110+130=271.25\text{ lakh}\]


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