NUMERICAL REASONING TEST

In this test you will be using facts and figures present in various statistical tables to answer questions designed to assess your ability to evaluate numerical data.

In each question you are given either five or ten options to choose from. One, and only one, of the options is correct in each case.

Please refer to the statistics tables below in order to correctly answer each question.

1. Which category of professional associates had the greatest ratio of non-graduate to graduate new admissions in 1984?

A. Accountancy & Law
B. Engineering
C. Science & Technology
D. Others (Commercial)
E. Others (Technical)

2. What will the time be in Dover when the last ferry arrives from either French port?

A. 8.00pm
B. 9.00pm
C. 9.45pm
D. 10.15pm
E. 11.30pm
AB. 12.30am
AC. 1.00am
AD. 1.30am
AE. 2.00am
BC. 2.30am

3. At the start of which year did the coffee price index show the greatest percentage change, relative to the start of the previous year?

A. 1976
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1979
E. Cannot Say

4. Approximately what proportion of all new admissions to science & technology associations in 1984 were non-graduates?

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 25%
D. 33%
E. 40%
AB. 50%
AC. 55%
AD. 60%
AE. 65%
BC. Cannot Say

5. If Simms & Co’s sales reps each receive 32p per mile, how much more than Brown should Jennings have received for week 1?

A. £18.60
B. £24.20
C. £30.80
D. £38.40
E. £44.80
AB. £64.60
AC. £76.80
AD. £88.00
AE. £94.80
BC. Cannot Say

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