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. 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

3. What was the approximate pre-tax profit of Barlow Chemicals as a percentage of turnover in 1990?

A. 1%
B. 5%
C. 8%
D. 11%
E. 15%
AB. 19%
AC. 23%
AD. 28%
AE. 32%
BC. Cannot Say

4. 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

5. 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

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