Directions (1 - 5): Study the given table carefully and answer the question that follow:
Number of candidates appeared and qualified for a test (in hundreds) in 6 different years from 5 different zones.
Note: Here App. means Appeared and Qual. Means qualified.
| Year | P | Q | R | S | T | |||||
| App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | App. | Qual. | |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| 2007 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| 2009 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 9.4 |
In which years was in zones the different between the appeared candidates and qualified candidates the second lowest?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2008
D. 2009
E. 2010
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In zone S, the difference between the appeared candidates and the qualified candidates in various years is given below:2005 → (4.2 - 2.4) = 1.8
2006 → (7.4 - 3.3) = 4.1
2007 → (8.3 - 5.6) = 2.7
2008 → (9.3 - 6.4) = 2.9
2009 → (11.4 - 5.2) = 6.2
2010 → (14.2 - 11.4) = 2.8
If was lowest in 2005 and second lowest in 2007
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