Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under…
2013
Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively :
Answer: A. 1, 38 and 30 percent — ConceptA category’s overall share across several table rows is found by dividing the sum of that category by the sum of the corresponding totals and…
- A.
1, 38 and 30 percent
- B.
30, 38 and 1 percent
- C.
38, 30 and 1 percent
- D.
35, 36 and 2 percent
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Correct answer: A
Concept
A category’s overall share across several table rows is found by dividing the sum of that category by the sum of the corresponding totals and multiplying by 100.
The order named in the stem determines how the computed shares map to a percentage tuple.
Application
Across 2005–06 to 2009–10, the sums are: flowers = 8, vegetables = 383, fruits = 291, and total horticulture = 999 lakh hectares.
Flowers: (8 ÷ 999) × 100 ≈ 0.80%, represented approximately as 1%.
Vegetables: (383 ÷ 999) × 100 ≈ 38.34%, represented as 38%.
Fruits: (291 ÷ 999) × 100 ≈ 29.13%, closest to 30% among the offered whole-number values.
In the requested order, the tuple is 1%, 38%, 30%.
Cross-check
Using the final row gives 2/209 ≈ 0.96%, 79/209 ≈ 37.80%, and 63/209 ≈ 30.14%, which has the same approximate pattern.
Result
The shares are approximately 1%, 38%, and 30%, respectively.