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. If the output figure for the Galileo field represents crude oil only, which was 30% of the total output with the remainder being water, how many thousands of barrels of water were produced per day along with the oil?

A. 270
B. 340
C. 680
D. 910
E. 1190
AB. 1380
AC. 1700
AD. 2300
AE. 2860
BC. Cannot Say

3. In which category of professional associations did the ratio of graduate to non-graduate admissions in 1984 exceed 10:1?

A. Accountancy & Law
B. Engineering
C. Science & Technology
D. Others
E. None of these

4. By approximately what percentage did Barlow Chemicals’ turnover increase during the period 1986-90?

A. 11%
B. 19%
C. 25%
D. 32%
E. 48%
AB. 67%
AC. 75%
AD. 82%
AE. 89%
BC. Cannot say

5. Over which 2 year period did Devondale Orchards’ total output of pears equal that of apples?

A. 1983-84
B. 1984-85
C. 1985-86
D. 1986-87
E. 1987-88

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