CAT DILR Questions | CAT Data Sufficiency questions

Comprehension

Directions for Questions : These questions are based on the information given below

Each item is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer each questions using the following instructions.

Choose (a) if the question can be answered by one of the statements alone and not by the other.

Choose (b) if the questions can be answered by using either statement alone.

Choose (c) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together, but cannot be answered by using either statement alone.

Choose (d) if the question cannot be answered even by using both statements together

CAT/2001

Question . 41

Is Country X’s GDP higher than country Y’s GDP?

A. GDPs of the countries X and Y have grown over the past five years at compounded annual rate of 5% and 6% respectively

B. Five years ago , GDP of country X was higher than that of country Y

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Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Data Sufficiency question

(d) I Rise in X for past 5 years = 5% annually

Rise in Y for past 5 years = 6% annually

Five years ago, GDP of X > GDP of Y.

It cannot be said whether X’GPP was higher or not till we know the actual values of GDP’s.