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 professional association had the highest number of new admissions in 1984?

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

2. Which field produced the most oil in 1984 (not 1985)?

A. Orion
B. Jupiter
C. Galileo
D. Sirius
E. Neptune

3. Between which years did Barlow Chemical’ pre-tax profit as a percentage of capital decrease?

A. 1986-87 & 1987-88
B. 1986-87 & 1988,89
C. 1987-88 & 1989-90
D. 1987-88 & 1988-89
E. 1988-89 & 1989-90

4. If Brown received 5p per mile less than Jennings and Jennings was due

A. £147.00
B. £171.50
C. £196.00
D. £252.00
E. £275.00
AB. £275.80
AC. £292.00
AD. £303.50
AE. £3233.50
BC. None of these

5. 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

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