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 professional association had the highest number of new admissions in 1984?

A. Engineering
B. Accountancy & Law
C. Science & Technology
D. Others (Commericial)
E. Others (Technical)

2. How much higher was the coffee index at the beginning of 1977 than if it had risen with the general inflation rate in 1975 and 1976?

A. 7.4
B. 8.6
C. 9.4
D. 10.6
E. 12.6
AB. 14.4
AC. 16.6
AD. 18.4
AE. 20.6
BC. Cannot Say

3. 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

4. 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

5. How many ferries from the two French ports re due to arrive at Dover between 1.45pm and 4pm (Dover time)?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 4
AB. 5
AC. 6
AD. 7
AE. 8
BC. None of these

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