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SSC Sample Paper SSC CHSL (10+2) Sample Test Paper-8

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    Direction: The piechart given below shows the distribution of workforce by occupational category for country X in 1981 and 1995. Study the chart and answer the questions.
                                                           
    The percentage decrease in the number of Blue - Collar workers in the workforce of country X from 1981 to 1995 is

    A)  20                               

    B) \[16\frac{2}{3}\]

    C)  \[42\frac{1}{2}\]                      

    D)  35

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Number of blue-collar workers in 1981 \[=\frac{150\times 28}{100}=42\] million Number of blue-collar workers in 1991 \[=\frac{175\times 20}{100}=35\] million Percentage decrease \[=\frac{42-35}{42}\times 100\] \[=\frac{50}{3}=16\frac{2}{3}\]


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