Data Interpretation - Table Charts
Study the following table and answer the questions based on it.
Number of Candidates Appeared, Qualified and Selected in a Competitive Examination from Five States Delhi, H.P, U.P, Punjab and Haryana Over the Years 1994 to 1998
| Year | Delhi | H.P | U.P | Punjab | Haryana | ||||||||||
| App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | App | Qual | Sel | |
| 1997 | 8000 | 850 | 94 | 7800 | 810 | 82 | 7500 | 720 | 78 | 8200 | 680 | 85 | 6400 | 700 | 75 |
| 1998 | 4800 | 500 | 48 | 7500 | 800 | 65 | 5600 | 620 | 85 | 6800 | 600 | 70 | 7100 | 650 | 75 |
| 1999 | 7500 | 640 | 82 | 7400 | 560 | 70 | 4800 | 400 | 48 | 6500 | 525 | 65 | 5200 | 350 | 55 |
| 2000 | 9500 | 850 | 90 | 8800 | 920 | 86 | 7000 | 650 | 70 | 7800 | 720 | 84 | 6400 | 540 | 60 |
| 2001 | 9000 | 800 | 70 | 7200 | 850 | 75 | 8500 | 950 | 80 | 5700 | 485 | 60 | 4500 | 600 | 75 |
The average number of candidates selected over the given period for various states are:
| For Delhi = | 94 + 48 + 82 + 90 + 70 | = | 384 | = 76.8. |
| 5 | 5 |
| For H.P. = | 82 + 65 + 70 + 86 + 75 | = | 378 | = 75.6. |
| 5 | 5 |
| For U.P. = | 78 + 85 + 48 + 70 + 80 | = | 361 | = 72.2. |
| 5 | 5 |
| For Punjab = | 85 + 70 + 65 + 84 + 60 | = | 364 | = 72.8. |
| 5 | 5 |
| For Haryana = | 75 + 75 + 55 + 60 + 75 | = | 340 | = 68. |
| 5 | 5 |
Clearly, this average is maximum for Delhi.
The percentages of candidates qualified from Punjab over those appeared from Punjab during different years are:
| For 1997 = |  |
680 | x 100 |  |
% = 8.29%. |
| 8200 |
| For 1998 = | |
600 | x 100 | |
% = 8.82%. |
| 6800 |
| For 1999 = | |
525 | x 100 | |
% = 8.08%. |
| 6500 |
| For 2000 = | |
720 | x 100 | |
% = 9.23%. |
| 7800 |
| For 2001 = | |
485 | x 100 | |
% = 8.51%. |
| 5700 |
Clearly, this percentage is highest for the year 2000.
The percentages of candidates selected over the candidates appeared in 1997, for various states are:
| (i) For Delhi = | |
94 | x 100 | |
% = 1.175%. |
| 8000 |
| (ii) For H.P. = | |
82 | x 100 | |
% = 1.051%. |
| 7800 |
| (iii) For U.P. = | |
78 | x 100 | |
% = 1.040%. |
| 7500 |
| (iv) For Punjab | |
85 | x 100 | |
% = 1.037%. |
| 8200 |
| (v) For Haryana | |
75 | x 100 | |
% = 1.172%. |
| 6400 |
Clearly, this percentage is lowest for Punjab.
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 88.5% |
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The percentages of candidates selected from U.P. over those qualified from U.P. during different years are:
| For 1997 = | |
78 | x 100 | |
% = 10.83%. |
| 720 |
| For 1998 = | |
85 | x 100 | |
% = 13.71%. |
| 620 |
| For 1999 = | |
48 | x 100 | |
% = 12%. |
| 400 |
| For 2000 = | |
70 | x 100 | |
% = 10.77%. |
| 650 |
| For 2001 = | |
80 | x 100 | |
% = 8.42%. |
| 950 |
Clearly, this percentage is highest for the year 1998.