Comprehension Passage- The following table shows the cumulative percentage of…

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Comprehension Passage- The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.Marks-wise distribution of students

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Note-
1. Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200.
2. No student failed in the examination.
3. Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
What is the difference between the number of students who scored 70 or more than 70 marks but less than 80 marks in Punjabi and the number of students who scored 40 or more than 40 marks but less than 50 marks in Hindi?

  1. A.

    20

  2. B.

    16

  3. C.

    14

  4. D.

    30

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Correct answer: C

Total number of students = 1200.

First, calculate the number of students who scored between 70 and 80 marks in total. The cumulative percentage for '70 and above' is 35% and for '80 and above' is 15%. So, the percentage of students scoring between 70 and 80 is 35% - 15% = 20%. The number of students is 20% of 1200, which equals 240.

Next, find the number of Hindi students who scored between 70 and 80 marks. From the table, cumulative number for '70 and above' in Hindi is 264, and for '80 and above' is 108. So, Hindi students in this range are 264 - 108 = 156.

Therefore, the number of Punjabi students who scored between 70 and 80 marks is Total (70-80) - Hindi (70-80) = 240 - 156 = 84.

Now, calculate the number of Hindi students who scored between 40 and 50 marks. From the table, cumulative number for '40 and above' is 624, and for '50 and above' is 554. So, Hindi students in this range are 624 - 554 = 70.

Finally, the difference between Punjabi students (84) and Hindi students (70) is 84 - 70 = 14.

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