SSC CPO 2022 PYQ — Question 142

SSC CPO - 9 Nov 2022 - Shift 2 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q142

Directions: Refer to the following table. Read the table and answer the question. Food grain Production in a country in 1999. (in lakh tons)

State

Rice

Wheat

Jowar

Pulses

Other

P

55

113

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37

39

Q

58

96

83

29

25

R

69

42

77

24

41

S

51

47

69

31

25

T

47

32

51

23

21

U

78

25

22

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28

V

67

18

17

22

20

W

48

38

41

32

55

 

State P alone produces how much percentage of wheat out of the total wheat production in the country?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 27.50 percent.

Total wheat production by all the states = 113 + 96 + 42 + 47 + 32 + 25 + 18 + 38 = 411

Total wheat production by state P only = 113

Percentage of wheat produced by state P = Total wheat production by state P only/Total wheat production by all the states × 100%

⇒ 113/411 × 100% = 27.50%

Therefore, the percentage of wheat produced by state P alone is 27.50 percent.