UPSC Prelims 2013 · CSAT

Question 53: Data Interpretation

Which one of the following disciplines has the highest ratio of males to females ?

Directions for the following 5 (five) items : Study the two figures given below and answer the five items that follow. Figure 1 : a bar chart of the number of professors in selected disciplines (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Botany, Psychology, Economics) in a University by sex, male and female bars, scale 0 to 32.

aPhysics

bMathematics

cChemistry

dEconomics

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

Read the male and female bars for each discipline in Figure 1 and divide. Physics has 32 males to 8 females, a ratio of 4. Mathematics has 28 to 8, which is 3.5. Chemistry has 16 males to 22 females, a ratio below 1. Economics has 24 to 8, which is 3. Physics has the highest male to female ratio.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Right. 32 : 8 = 4, the highest.
(b) Wrong. 28 : 8 = 3.5.
(c) Wrong. Females outnumber males, 16 : 22.
(d) Wrong. 24 : 8 = 3.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2013, General Studies Paper II (CSAT), Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.