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Data Interpretation Test

(ii) The index in 1998 was what percent of that in (iv) Increasing the fertilizer use stops showing an
1996? improvement in productivity after
(A) 100% (A) 10 kg/acre
(B) 150% (B) 20 kg/acre
( C) 200% ( C) above 15 kg/acre
(D) 50% (D) 2 kg/acre
(iii) Which of the following is true? (v) If a farmer has only 10 acres of farm land and only
(A) The index increased every year 100 kg of fertilizer, what could be his maximum
(B) The index showed many ups and downs yield in quintals?
( C) The index has made good progress over the (A) 50
year (B) 100
(D) None of the above ( C) 105
(iv) What is the approximate average for the given (D) 200
year?
(A) 100 25.
(B) 150 330
( C) 140
(D) 135 324

24. maximum Expenditure in ‘000 naira 318 1999
312
Foodgrain (Quintal/acre) production 300 1998
306
1997

300
0
5
6
7
4
1
2
3
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June July
2 10 20
Fertiliser (kg/acre)
The above graph shows the monthly expenditure of a firm
The above shows the relationship between fertilizer from January to July during the years 1997, 1998 and 1999.
consumed (in kg/acer) to output (in quintal/acre). Study the Study the graph carefully and answer these questions.
graph carefully and answer these questions. (i) What is the total expenditure during the period
(i) If a farmer is having 5 acres of land and only 50 kg under review (7 months) in 1997?
of fertilizer. Which of the following will give the (A) N2,107,000
best yield? (B) N2,196,000
(A) 10 kg/acre ( C) N2,154,000
(B) 20 kg in one acre and the remaining 30 kg over (D) N2,124,000
four acre. (ii) What total expenditure has been made during the
( C) 20 kg in two acres and remaining in three acres year 1997 and 1998 in the period covered in the
(D) All of the above will give the same yield. graph?
(ii) What is the angle that the limited portion of the (A) N4,287,000
graph is making with x-axis? (B) N270,000
o ( C) N4,827,000
(A) 30
(D) N4,278,000
(B) 45 o (iii) What is the approximate average monthly
o
( C) 60 expenditure during the year 1999 covering the
o period shown in the graph?
(D) 80 (A) N275,000
(iii) What is the angle that the later part of the graph is (B) N270,000
making with y-axis?
( C) N314,000
(A) 45 o (D) N247,000
(B) 30 o (iv) The expenditure in April 1999 was higher than
that of corresponding period in
( C) 60 o
(D) 90 o
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