2000 General Studies, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2000 · General Studies

Question 146: Data Interpretation

The following figure represents time vs. learning curves of two students, Q and R, for learning a Mathematics lesson. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graph?

aR started slowly in the beginning but got ahead of Q to complete learning the lesson
bQ started slowly and finished learning the lesson earlier than R
cR was always faster than Q in learning Mathematics
dQ was always faster than R in learning Mathematics

Our copy of this question lacks the graph, so it can be read but not answered.

Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2000, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.