MAT 2005 DAS Slot 1 Questions & Answer Key

Why haven't Indian scientists made much head way in any field after independence?
I. Indian scientists are not provided with up-to-date laboratory facilities.
II. Indian scientists regard that knowledge of western science advances in enough for a nation to advances.

There were 54 members of a cooperative society. How many members attended the recent Annual General Meeting (AGM)?
I. Normally two-third members attend the meeting.
II. One-sixth of the members were out of the town on AGM's day.

Is cigarette smoking injurious to health ?
I. Non-smokers have a longer life-span.
II. the incidence of heart attacks is more in smokers.

Does television viewing affect the performance of students?
I. The number of failures in Class XII is more this year.
II. Television watching is harmful to the eyes.

When will the price of the air coolers be the lowest?
I. From July till January and companies offer 15 per cent.
II. During November, the prices will be 20 per cent less than off season prices and 30 per cent less than February to June prices.

Can a democratic system operate without effective opposition?
I. The opposition ts indispensable.
II. A good statesman always learns more from his opponents than from his fervent supporters.

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

The total expenditure of the company over these items during the year 2000 is

What is the average amountof interest per year which the company had to pay during this
period?

Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what per cent of the total
expendiure in 2002?

The total amount of bonus paid by the company during the given period is approximately what per cent of the total amount of salary paid during this period?

Find the population of villages S if the population of village X below poverty line in 1997 is 12160.

The ratio of population of village T below poverty line to that of village Z below poverty line in 1997 is

If the population of village R in 1997 is 32000, then what will be the population of village Y below poverty line in that year?

If in 1998, the population of villages Y and V increase by 10% each and the percentage of population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the villages, then find the population of village V below poverty line in 1998, given that the population of village Y in
1997 was 30000.

If in 1999, the population of village R increase by 10%while that of village Z reduces by 5% compared to that in 1997 and the per centage of  population below poverty line remains unchanged for all the village, then find the approximate ratio of population of village R below poverty line to the ratio of population of village Z below poverty line for the year 1999.

What is the difference between the production of company C in 1991 and the production of company A in 1996?

Whatis the per centage increase in production of company A from 1992 to 1993?

For which of the following years was the percentage of rise/fall in production from the previous year the maximum for company B?

The total production of company C in 1993 and 1994 is what percentage of the total production of company Ain 1991 and 1992?

What is the difference between the average production per year of the company with highest average production and that of the company with lowest average production in lakh tonnes?

For the candidates from whichof the following location was three continuous increase both in appeared and passed?

In which of the following years was the percentage passed to appeared candidates from semi-urban area the least?

What approximate value was the percentage drop in the number of semi-urban candidates appeared from 1991 to 1992?

In 1993 percentage of candidates passed to appeared was approximately 35 from which
location?

The total number of candidates passed from Rural in 1993 and Semi-urban in 1990 was exactly equal to the total number of candidates passed from State capital in which of the following years

The ratio of the number of Indian tourists that went to USA to the number of Indian tourists who we below 30 years of age is

Amongst other countries, Switzerland accounted for 25% of the Indian touristtraffic. It is
known from official. Swiss records that a total of 25 lakh Indian tourists had gone to
Switzerland during the year. What is the number of 30-39 years old Indian tourists who
went abroad in that year?

Based on the information in the above question, what was the volumeoftraffic of Indian
tourists in the US?

On the basis of information in the above two questions, what can be inferred about the number of 50 + year old who visited UK during the year

By how much percentage has production changed (approximately) in 2003 as compared to its value for 2000?

The percentage change in which of the mentioned areas is the highest over the period 2000-2003

Which two variables have moved in the samedirection in the mentioned period?

If \(-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)x + 3 y - \left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \left(\frac{3}{2}\right) y -\left(\frac{1}{4}\right) x\)
What is the value of \(x\) ?
I. \(y^2 = 4\)
II. \(y = 2\)

A list contains 11 consecutive integers. What is the greatest integer on the list?
I. If x is the smallest integer on the list, then \((x + 72)^{\frac{1}{3}} = 4\).
II. If x is the smallest integer on the list, then \(\frac{1}{64} = x^{-2}\).

If a rectangle has length \(a\) and width \(b\), what is its area
I. \(2 a = \frac{15}{b}\) 

II. \(a = 2 b - 2\)

What is the ratio of men to women rolled in a certain class?
I. The number of women enrolled in the class is 3 less than half the number of men enrolled.
II. The number of women enrolled in the class is \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the number of men enrolled.

What is the value of \(b\) ?
I. \(2 a - b = 3\)
II. \(a = b - (1 - a)\)

If \(a\) ≠ \(b\), what is the value of \(a + b\)
I. \(a^2 - (b^2 \div a) = b = 6\)
II. \((a + b)^2 = 36\)

If \(22^{m + 1}, 2^{n + 2},\) what is the value of \(m + n\)?

I. \(2^{3n -1} = 256\)

II. \(2^{m + 2n} = 256\)