Quantitative Maths Preparation

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Quantitative Section: Data Interpretation

Question 1-5 refers to the following table PROFILE OF CONGRESS IN YEAR X (total membership: 535) House of Representatives   Senate   Party   292 Democratic 62 143 Republican 38 435 TOTAL 100     Sex   418 Male 100 17 Female 0     Age   27 Youngest 34 77 Oldest 80 48 Average (arithmetic mean) 54     Religion   255 Protestant 69 107 Catholic 12 18 Jewish 5 4 Mormon 3 51 Other 11 House of Representatives   Senate   Profession   215 Lawyer 63 81 Business Executive or Banker 15 45 Educator 6 14 Farmer or Rancher 6 22 Career Government 0 24 Official 4 2 Journalist or Communications 0 1 Executive 1 0 Physician 2 6 Veterinarian Geologist 0 25 Worker or Skilled Tradesperson Other 3     Ethnic Group   17 Black American 1 2 Asian American 3 4 Hispanic American 0   1. In the Senate, if 25 male members were replaced by 25 female members, the ratio of male members to female members would be (a) 4 to 1 (b) 3 to 1 (c) 3 to 2 (d) 2 to 1 (e) 1 to 1 Ans : (b) 2. Approximately what percent of the members of Congress are lawyers? (a) 63% (b) 58% (c) 56% (d) 52% (e) 49% Ans : (d) 3. If 5 senators are Catholic Democrats, how many senators are neither Catholic nor Democratic? (a) 79 (b) 74 (c) 69 (d) 31 (e) 21 Ans : (d) 4. If all lawyers and all women in the House of Representatives vote for the passage of a bill, how many more votes will be needed for a majority? (a) 435 (b) 220 (c) 3 (d) 0 (e) It cannot be determined from the information given. Ans : (e) 5. Which of the following can be inferred from the information given in the chart? More than 80 percent of the men in Congress are members of the House of Representatives. The percent of members who are categorized as farmers or ranchers is greater for the House of Representatives than for the Senate. The median age in the Senate is 57. (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I and II (e) I and III Ans : (a)

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