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. 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. What was the appropriate ratio of W German to French tourist visiting Austria in 1981?

A. 3:1
B. 6:1
C. 10:1
D. 15:1
E. 20:1
AB. 25:1
AC. 30:1
AD. 35:1
AE. 40:1
BC. Cannot Say

4. 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

5. If pears sold for £385 per tonne what was the value of Devondale Orchards’ crop of pears for 1987?

A. £7475
B. £8475
C. £9475
D. £10,475
E. £11,475
AB. £12,475
AC. £13,475
AD. £14,475
AE. £15,475
BC. Cannot Say

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