Given below is a table showing percentages out of a total of 700 employees ranking six attributes that help promotion. Rank I is the highest. Study the table carefully and answer the questions that follow-
Attribute
Percent of Employees Giving Different Ranks
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
Seniority
32
17
22
19
5
5
Perseverance
14
19
17
9
27
14
Efficiency
15
19
21
14
14
17
Intelligence
10
14
10
14
17
35
Honesty
24
17
7
9
27
16
Sociability
5
14
23
35
10
13
Question: 1
Which attribute for promotion has received the highest rank ?
Notice the percentage for rank I given in the table. You observe that seniority is the attribute with the highest percentage. So your answer is “Seniority”, which is answer No. (2). The Correct option is(B)
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Question: 2
How many employees gave rank III to intelligence ?
Look at the intersection of the column giving percentage for rank III and the row giving percentage for intelligence. You find that 10 percent of the 700 employees have given rank III to this attribute. 10% of 700 is 70. So, your answer should be (4). The Correct option is(D)
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Question: 3
Which attribute is considered the least important for promotion ?
Referring to the percentage for VI rank, you find that intelligence is the attribute which receives the highest percentage. In other words, a majority of people consider it as the least important and give it the last rank. Therefore, your answer is (2). The Correct option is(B)