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

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

2. If output for the Neptune field increased by 50% in 1986, by how many thousands of barrels would its average daily output be more or less in 1986 compared with output in 1984?

A. 40 less
B. 20 less
C. the same
D. 20 more
E. 40 more
AB. 70 more
AC. 110 more
AD. 160 more
AE. 220 more
BC. Cannot say

3. Which is the first available ferry after 12.50pm (Dover time) to leave Dover for the either French port?

A. 1pm to Calais
B. 1.15pm to Calais
C. 1.30pm to Calais
D. 1.45pm to Calais
E. 2pm to Calais
AB. 1pm to Boulogne
AB. 1.15pm to Boulogne
AD. 1.30pm to Boulogne
AE. 1.45pm to Boulogne
BC. None of these

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. How many ferries from the two French ports re due to arrive at Dover between 1.45pm and 4pm (Dover time)?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
AB. 5
AC. 6
AD. 7
AE. 8
BC. None of these

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