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CAT/1997

Question . 264

Which of the following pairs of years showed the maximum increase in the number of loans?

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Method of solving this CAT DILR Question from Data Tabulation question

(d) This question can be answered by carefully observing the data in the table. Among the given years the maximum increase in number of loans is for 1980-81. Note that Agriculutral loans showed maximum increase from 1980 to 1981 (i.e., 152800 – 135700)

Further for rural loans, both the increase in no. of rural banks (665 – 605 = 60) and average loans (312 – 288 = 24) are highest for 1980-81.