Question

The production of iron by company A in 2013 is what percent of the total iron produced by all the companies during the given year?

• A. 4%
• B. 8%
• C. 10%
• D. 20%

Hint:

If a direct reading from a chart gives an answer that is not among the options, re-read the question carefully for alternative interpretations (e.g., does "total" mean total for one year or all years?). If that fails, consider the possibility that the chart or question is labelled incorrectly.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Identify the relevant information.
The question asks for Company A's production share in 2013.
The "given year" is 2013.
The pie chart shows the production share of five companies (A, B, C, D, E) specifically for the year 2013.
The bar graph gives context but is not needed for this specific question.
Step 2: Read the percentage share of Company A from the pie chart.
Looking at the pie chart for 2013, the slice corresponding to Company A is labeled as 40%.
Let me re-read the pie chart. A is 40%, B is 12%, C is 20%, D is 15%, E is 13%.
Wait, 40+12+20+15+13 = 100.
Company A's share is 40%. This is not an option.
Let's assume the question text "given year" does not mean 2013, but the total of all years shown in the bar graph.
Total Production (2010-2014) = 200 + 500 + 400 + 600 + 700 = 2400 lakh tonnes.
Production of A in 2013 = 40% of 2013's total = \(0.40 \times 600 = 240\) lakh tonnes.
Percentage of total = \( (240 / 2400) \times 100 = 10% \). This is option C.
Let's re-read the question again. "production of iron by company A in 2013 is what percent of the total iron produced by all the companies during the given year?". It is most likely that "the given year" refers to 2013. If so, the share is 40%. The options seem to be wrong. However, if the question meant "What percent of total production (all years) came from company A in 2013?", the answer is 10%. Let's check if there is another interpretation. Maybe A's slice is 20%? If A=20%, that is an option. It seems the labels in the pie chart might be wrongly assigned to the slices in the diagram. If A is the 20% slice (labelled C), then the answer is 20%. This is a common type of error in test questions.