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. 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

2. If pears sold for £385 per tonne what was the value of Devondale Orchards’ crop of pears for 1987?

A. £7475
B. £8475
C. £9475
D. £10,475
E. £11,475
AB. £12,475
AC. £13,475
AD. £14,475
AE. £15,475
BC. Cannot Say

3. Which oil field has the highest ratio of annual operating costs to exploration and capital costs?

A. Orion
B. Jupiter
C. Galileo
D. Sirius
E. Neptune

4. In which category of professional associations did the ratio of graduate to non-graduate admissions in 1984 exceed 10:1?

A. Accountancy & Law
B. Engineering
C. Science & Technology
D. Others
E. None of these

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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