Directions: The following table shows the percentage distribution of population on the basis of poverty line and gender in five states M, N, O, P and Q. State, Below Poverty Line Population %, Ratio of males (M) and females (F); Below the poverty line, Above poverty line; M : F, M : F; M, 40, 7 : 6, 8 : 7; N, 30, 3 : 2, 6 : 5; O, 26, 1 : 1, 4 : 3; P, 17, 1 : 2, 4 : 5; Q, 20, 2 : 3, 3 : 4 If the male population below the poverty line of state N is 2.6 million and for state Q it is 6 million then what will be the ratio of below poverty line population of state N and Q? A. 4.33 ∶ 15 B. 2.33 ∶ 10 C. 3 ∶ 5.5 D. 1 ∶ 1

RRB NTPC · Question 16

Directions: The following table shows the percentage distribution of population on the basis of poverty line and gender in five states M, N, O, P and Q.

State	Below Poverty Line Population %	Ratio of males (M) and females (F)
Below the poverty line	Above poverty line
M : F	M : F
M	40	7 : 6	8 : 7
N	30	3 : 2	6 : 5
O	26	1 : 1	4 : 3
P	17	1 : 2	4 : 5
Q	20	2 : 3	3 : 4

If the male population below the poverty line of state N is 2.6 million and for state Q it is 6 million then what will be the ratio of below poverty line population of state N and Q? A. 4.33 ∶ 15 B. 2.33 ∶ 10 C. 3 ∶ 5.5 D. 1 ∶ 1

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Answer: (A) A

Explanation

N: males below the line are 3/5 of 30% = 18% of the population, so the total is 2.6/0.18 ≈ 14.44 million and the below-line population 4.33 million. Q: males below are 2/5 of 20% = 8%, so the total is 75 million and below-line 15 million. Ratio 4.33 : 15.