ANSWER THE FOLLOWING DEPENDING THE TABLE BELLOW

TABLE-1 : Number of candidates APPEARED , QUALIFIED & SELECTED in a competitive

examination from five regions (Amhara , Oromia , Tigray , Gambela & Somale)
REGIONS TOT
AL
AMHARA OROMIA TIGRAY GAMBELA SOMALE
YEARS

QUAL

QUAL

QUAL

QUAL

QUAL
APP

APP

APP

APP

APP
SEL

SEL

SEL

SEL

SEL
1997 8000 850 94 7800 810 82 7500 720 78 8200 680 85 6400 700 75 42074

1998 4800 500 48 7500 800 65 5600 620 85 6800 600 70 7100 650 75 35313

1999 7500 640 82 7400 560 70 4800 400 48 6500 525 65 5200 350 55 34195

2000 9500 850 90 8800 920 86 7000 650 70 7800 720 84 6400 540 60 43570

2001 9000 800 70 7200 850 75 8500 950 80 5700 485 60 4500 600 75 38945

Total
387700
38880

33400

35000

29600
3640

3940

3340

3010

2840
384

378

613

364

340
1. In the year 1997 which region had the lowest percentage of candidates selected over the candidates
appeared ? A. Ahmara B. Oromia C. Tigray D. Gambela E. Somale
2. The percentage of candidates qualified from Gambela over these appeared from Gambela is highest in
the year A. 1997 B . 1998 C. 1999 D. 2000 E. 2001
3. For which region the average number of candidates selected over the years is the maximum ?
A. Amhara B. Oromia C. Tigray D. Gambela E. Somale
4. what is the approximate percentage of total number of candidates selected to the total number of
candidates qualified for all the five regions together during the year 1999 ?
A. 10% B. 11% C. 12% D. 13% E. 14%
TABLE-2 : Number of candidates that took and qualified in the license examination from different regions
over the years
YEARS
REGION

1997-2000 1998-2001 1999-2002 2000-2003 2001-2004

Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual.
AA 5200 720 8500 980 7400 850 6800 775 9500 1125
AM 7500 840 9200 1050 8450 920 9200 980 8800 1020
OR 6400 780 8800 1020 7800 890 8750 1010 9750 1250
TI 8100 950 9500 1240 8700 980 9700 1200 89500 995
SP 7800 870 7600 940 9800 1350 7600 945 79900 885
1. What is the percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of candidates
took the exam among all the five regions in 2002 ?
A. B. 11.52 % C. 11.48 % D. 11.89 %
2. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from region AM for all the years together , over the
candidates took the exam from region AM during all the years together ?
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 A. 11.75% B. 11.46 % C. 11.57 % D. 11.15 %
3. What is the average number of candidates who took the exam from region TI during the given years
A. 8800 B. 8900 C. 8860 D. 8990
4. What percent is the total number of qualified candidates in 1997-2000 to the total number of
those qualified in 2000-2004 ?
A. B. 76 % C. 80 % D. 78 %
5. In which of the given years the number of candidates took the exam from region OR has maximum
percentage of qualified candidates ?
A. 2004 B. 2003 C. 2001 D. 2000
TABLE -3 : FAMILY SIZE , ANNUAL INCOME & ANNUAL EXPENSES (in Ethiopian birr ETB )of 10 families
Code Family Size Annual Income (in ETB) Annual Expenses (in ETB)
Family 1 5 120,000 95,000
Family 2 3 80,000 55,000
Family 3 9 75,000 72,000
Family 4 5 150,000 110,000
Family 5 6 148,000 120,000
Family 6 8 90,000 70,000
Family 7 4 84,000 60,000
Family 8 6 90,000 60,000
Family 9 7 72,000 66,000
Family 10 7 84,000 72,000
sum 60 993,000 780,000
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the data in table above ?
I. The mean annual saving of the ten families is ETB 21,300.
II. The mean family size of the ten families is 6
III. The mean annual expense of the ten families is ETB 99,300.
A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I , II and III
2. If the difference between each family’s annual income and annual expenses directly goes into their bank
saving accounts, which two families have the lowest and highest annual savings, respectively?
A. Families 3 and 4 B. Families 3 and 1
C. Families 9 and 4 D. Families 9 and 10
3. For which one of the following families is the ratio of annual income to annual expenses closest to 1.00 ?
A. Family 3 B. Family 5 C. Family 9 D. Family 10
4. For which three of the families are the ratio of annual income to family size the largest ?
A. Families 3, 4 and 5 C. Families 1,2 and 4
B. Families 4, 2 and 5 D. Families 2, 5 and 7
TABLE -4: Classification of 100 students based on the marks obtained by them in Maths and Chemistry in an
examination (out of 50)
Subject 40 and above 30 and above 20 and above 10 and above 0 and above
Mathematics 9 32 80 92 100
Chemistry 4 21 66 81 100
Aggregate(Average) 7 27 73 87 100
1. The number of students scoring less than marks in aggregate is :
A. 13 B. 19 C. 20 D. 27 E. 34
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2. If at least 60% marks in Maths are required for pursuing higher studies in Maths how many students will
be eligible to pursue higher studies in Maths ?
A. 27 B. 32 C. 34 D. 41 E. 68
3. What is the difference between the number of students passed with 30 as cut-off marks in SAT and
those passed with 30 as cut-off marks in aggregate ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 3 D. 5 E. 7
4. The percentage of the number of students getting at least 60% marks in Chemistry over those getting
at least 40% marks in aggregate ,is appropriately
A. 21 % B. 27 % C. 29 % D. 31 % E. 34 %
5. If it is known that at least 23 students were eligible for a Symposium on Chemistry the minimum
qualifying marks in Chemistry for eligibility to symposium would lie in the range
A. 40 - 50 B. 30 - 40 C. 20 - 30 D. below 20 E. cannot be determined
TABLE -5 Number of candidates that took and qualified in the license examination from different
States over the years
YEARS
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
state

Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual. Took Qual.
M 5200 720 8500 980 7400 850 6800 775 9500 1125
N 7500 840 9200 1050 8450 920 9200 980 8800 1020
P 6400 780 8800 1020 7800 890 8750 1010 9750 1250
Q 8100 950 9500 1240 8700 980 9700 1200 89500 995
R 7800 870 7600 940 9800 1350 7600 945 79900 885
1. What is the percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of candidates
took the exam among all the five states In 1999?
A. B. 12.21 % C. 11.49 % D. 12.57 % E. 12.73 %
2. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from region AM for all the years together , over the
candidates took the exam from region AM during all the years together ?
A. 11.75% B. 11.46 % C. 11.57 % D. 11.15 %
3. What is the average number of candidates who took the exam from region Q during the given years
A. 8800 B. 8900 C. 8860 D. 8990
4. In which of the given years the number of candidates took the exam from region P has maximum
percentage of qualified candidates ?
A. 1997 B. 1998 C. 1999 D. 2000 E. 2001
5. Total number of candidate qualified from all the states together in 1997 is approximately what
percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all states together in 1998?
A. B 77% C. 80% D. 83% E. 86
6. Combining the states P and Q together in 1998 , what is the percentage of the candidates qualified to
that of the candidates appeared ?
A. 11.49 % B. 10.87 % C. 12.35 % D. 12.54 % E. 13.05%
TABLE -6: The following table show the number of new employees added to different categories of
employees in a company and also the number of employees from those categories who left the
company every year since the foundation of the company in 1995
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 Year Managers Technicians Operators Accountants Peons
New Left New Left New Left New Left New Left
1995 760 1200 880 1160 820
1996 280 120 272 120 256 104 200 10 184 96
1997 179 92 240 128 240 120 224 104 152 88
1998 148 88 236 96 208 100 248 96 196 80
1999 160 72 256 100 192 112 272 88 224 120
2000 193 96 288 112 248 144 260 92 200 104
1. During the period between 1995 and 2000 the total number of operators who left the company is
what percent of the total number of operators who joined the company?
A. 19 % B 21 % C. 27 % D. 29 % E. 32 %
2. For which of the following categories the percentage increase in the number of employees working
in the company from 1995 to 2000 was the maximum ?
A. Managers B. Technicians C. Operators D. Accountants E. Peons
3. What is the difference between the total number of technicians added to the company and the total
number of accountant added to the company during the years 1996 to 2000 ?
A. 128 B. 112 C. 96 D. 88 E. 72
4. What was the total number of peons working in the year 1999 ?
A. 1312 B. 1192 C. 1088 D. 968 E. 908
5. What is the pooled average of the total number of employees of all the categories in the year 1997 ?
A. 1325 B. 1285 C. 1265 D. 1235 E. 1196
TABLE -7: Number of different types of batteries sold by a company over the years (numbers are
in thousands )
Year TYPES OF BATTERIES
4AH 7AH 32AH 35AH 55AH Total
1992 75 144 114 102 108 543
1993 90 126 102 84 126 528
1994 96 114 75 105 135 525
1995 105 90 150 90 75 510
1996 90 75 135 75 90 465
1997 105 60 165 45 120 495
1998 115 85 160 100 145 605
1. The total sales of all the seven years is the maximum for which battery ?
A. 4AH B. 7AH C. 32AH D. 35AH E. 55AH
2. What is the difference in the number of 35AH batteries sold in 1992 1997 ?
A. 24000 B. 28000 C. 35000 D. 39000 E. 42000
3. The percentage of 4AH batteries sold to the total number of batteries sold was maximum in the year
A. 1994 B. 1995 C. 1996 D. 1997 E. 1998
4. In the case of which battery there was a continuous decreasing in sales from 1992 to 1997 ?
A. 4AH B. 7AH C. 32AH D. 35AH E. 55AH
5. What was the appropriate percentage increase in the sales of 55AH battery in 1998 ?
A. 28 % B 31 % C. 33 % D. 34 % E. 37 %

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TABLE-8
MAX. Marks STUDENTS NAME
SUBJECT
(out of ) Oliyad Sosina Hiba Yisakor Tinsae Selamawit Samiya
Maths 150 90 100 90 80 80 70 65
chemistry 130 50 80 60 65 65 75 35
Physics 120 90 80 70 80 85 65 50
Geography 100 60 40 70 80 95 85 77
History 60 70 80 90 60 50 40 80
IT 40 80 70 70 60 90 60 80
1. What is the aggregate of marks obtained by Hiba in all the six subjects ?
A. 409 B. 419 C. 429 D. 439 E. 449
2. What is the over all percentage of Samiya?
A. B. C. D. E.
3. What are the average mark obtained by all the seven students in physics ? (rounded off to two digits
after decimal )
A. 77.26 B. 89.14 C. 91.37 D. 96.11 E. 103.21
4. The number of students who obtained and above marks in all the subjects is :
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. none E. none of these
5. In which subject is the overall percentage the best ?
A. History B. Maths C. Physics D. Chemistry E. Geography
TABLE -9 : Expenditures of a company (in Birr) per annum over the given years
Year Items of expenditure
Salary Fuel and Transport Bonus Interest on Loans Taxes
1998 288 98 3.00 23.4 83
1999 342 112 2.52 32.5 108
2000 324 101 3.84 41.6 74
2001 336 133 3.68 36.4 88
2002 420 142 3.96 49.4 98
1. The ratio between the total expenditure on Taxes for all the years and the total expenditure on
Fuel and Transport for all the years respectively is approximately
A. B. C. D. E,
2. The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is
A. Birr 544.44 B. Birr 501.11 C. Birr 546.46 D. Birr 478.87 E. Birr 612.13
3. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this
period ?
A. Birr 32.43 B. Birr 33.72 C. Birr 34.18 D. Birr 35.69 E. Birr 36.66
4. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was appropriately what percent of the total
expenditure in 2002 ?
A. B 66% C. 69 % D. 71 % E. 73%
5. The total number of bonus paid by the company during the given period is approximately what
percent of the total amount of salary paid during this period ?
A. B 0.5 % C. 1 % D. 1.25 % E. 1.11%
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 QUALITATIVE REASONING
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER FROM GIVEN OPTIONS

Consider the two quantities (A and B). Which one of the following is true ?
A. Quantity A is greater than quantity B
B. Quantity A is less than quantity B
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the given information
QUANTITY A QUANTITY B RESTRICTIONS
1
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numbers that are that are divisible by 5
divisible by 3
8 The percent increase The percent increase from 50
from 10 meters to 15 meters to 65 meters
meters
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