GATE 2022 BM – Question 7

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 2 marks · Multiple choice

In a national entrance test, boys were 65% of those appearing and girls the remaining 35%. Girls accounted for 60% of qualified candidates. Which inference is correct?

Equal numbers of boys and girls qualified
Equal numbers of boys and girls appeared
Fewer boys than girls appeared
Fewer boys than girls qualified

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Correct answer: (D) Fewer boys than girls qualified

Explanation

Among qualified candidates, girls account for sixty percent, leaving forty percent boys. Therefore the qualified-boy count is less than the qualified-girl count, D. The appearance percentages are sixty-five and thirty-five, so neither equal participation nor fewer boys appearing follows.

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