Numerical Reasoning Questions

Numerical Reasoning Questions

Questions 1 to 4 of 12

1. What is the actual decrease (in £000's) between the total value of contracts awarded in 1997 and the total value awarded in 1998?
A: 20.4
B: 22.0
C: 29.3
D: 4.5
E: 19.1

2. Which two activities together account for the largest proportion of 'most enjoyed' responses from "All Managers"?
A: Project Planning & Liaison with Clients
B: Policy Development & Staff Management
C: Project Planning & Policy Development
D: General Research & Policy Development
E: Policy Development & Liaison with Clients

3. In the All Managers group, if 44 managers indicated that they enjoy Policy Development most, how many managers responded to this survey?
A: 100
B: 150
C: 220
D: 200
E: 190

4. Which one of the following pairs accounted for a larger proportion of the value of contracts awarded in 1997?
A: 'Training' & 'IT'
B: 'Training' & 'Health & Safety'
C: 'IT' & 'HR Consultancy'
D: 'IT' & 'Finance'
E: 'HR Consultancy' & 'Finance'

Questions 5 to 8 of 12

5. If 45 Tele-fax, 24 Zoom-fax and 12 Info-fax machines were purchased at the Discount Price, how much was saved on these products?
A: £21,240
B: £20,500
C: £29,480
D: £31,000
E: £22,250

6. Which fax machine represents the highest percentage saving at discount price compared to pre-discount price?
A: Info-Fax
B: Speed-Fax
C: Tele-Fax
D: Zoom-Fax
E: Compact-Fax

7. If, in 1995, the amount spent in Department of Education was £130 million, how much was spent, to the nearest million, in the Department of Transport the same year?
A: £50 million
B: £69 million
C: £56 million
D: £65 million
E: £80 million

8. If £120 million was spent by the Department of Communications in 1996, which was an increase of 5% from 1995, what was the total amount of money spent by departments in 1995?
A: £540 million
B: £800 million
C: £630 million
D: £570 million
E: £400 million

Questions 9 to 12 of 12

9. Which two staff groups account for closest to half the staff complement at ICS-6?
A: Customer Service & IT
B: IT & Personnel
C: Training & Personnel
D: Training & IT
E: Customer Service & Accounts

10. Of the work placement applications received in 1997, what proportion received a 'Yes'?
A: 64%
B: 72%
C: 60%
D: 50%
E: 65%

11. In which of the following groups was there the highest 'Yes' rate for decisions about work placement applications?
A: IT 1997
B: Customer Service 1997
C: Customer Service 1998
D: IT 1998
E: Cannot Say

12. If the annual budget at ICS-6 is divided on the basis of staff numbers in each unit and the Accounts budget allocation is £200,000, how much is the Customer Service budget allocation?
A: £1 million
B: £750,000
C: £2 million
D: £1.6 million
E: £1.4 million

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