PGDBA 2023 Question Paper | PGDBA DI

1. PGDBA 2023 Question Paper DI

   The table below shows the aggregate quantities of iron ore lumps sold from the mines of eight Indian states during \(2017-20\), along with the aggregate sale values.

   State	Aggregate quantity sold  (in million tonnes)	Aggregate value of sales  (in ₹ million)
   Odisha	313104.8	281373.5
   Chhattisgarh	104738.5	131796.0
   Karnataka	80152.7	93870.3
   Jharkhand	25542.6	65771.0
   Madhya Pradesh	1148.5	970.7
   Rajasthan	139.7	218.3
   Andhra Pradesh	982.9	1022.5
   Goa	2150.0	1640.7

   The maximum average unit value of transaction (in ₹ per tonne) of iron ore lumps across the eight states was approximately

   1. \( 1.963 \)
   2. \( 2.458 \)
   3. \( 1.563 \)
   4. \( 2.575 \)

   Correct AnswerChoice D
   \( 2.575 \)

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2. PGDBA 2023 Question Paper DI

   In a 2007-08 survey conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) with the aim of studying lifetime migrants, the respondents were divided into five equal groups in terms of their monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE). The four charts given below show the decomposition of the lifetime migrants of four categories, into the five percentile classes of MPCE.
   
   If urban males, rural males, urban females and rural females comprise \(16.1 \%, 35.3 \%\), \(15.0 \%\) and \(33.5 \%\) of the total population, then the percentage of rural residents among all lifetime migrants belonging to the \(20-40\) percentile class of MPCE is approximately

   1. \( 15.4 \% \)
   2. \( 49.7 \% \)
   3. \( 68.6 \% \)
   4. \( 68.9 \% \)

   Correct AnswerChoice C
   \( 68.6 \% \)

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3. PGDBA 2023 Question Paper DI

   The apex decision making body of an institution holds periodic meetings, where a number of proposals are placed on its agenda for consideration. The proposals are either resolved (accepted or rejected) or referred to a committee for preparatory work. The pending proposals are placed again on the agenda of the next meeting, after the end of the preparatory work by the committee. The table below shows the number of proposals (new or pending from the previous meeting) on agenda and the summary of resolutions, as compiled from the records of a few successive meetings of the decision making body.

   Meeting serial number	Number of proposals  on agenda	Number of proposals resolved	Number of proposals referred to a committee
   1	15	10	5
   2	15	8	5
   3	14	8	4
   4	15	10	5
   5	10	5	4
   6	15	9	5
   7	19	12	6
   8	14	7	4
   9	14	9	5
   10	13	8	5

   The proportion of new proposals among all proposals considered in a meeting, computed from the aggregate of the last nine meetings, was approximately

   1. \( 0.5 \)
   2. \( 0.667 \)
   3. \( 0.75 \)
   4. \( 0.681 \)

   Correct AnswerChoice B
   \( 0.667 \)

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4. PGDBA 2023 Question Paper DI

   The line graphs displayed below show the trajectories of the Gini index, an indicator of income disparity, in seventeen countries since World War II.
   
   According to the information given in the graphs, the country that has had the fastest decrease in the Gini Index since 1990 is

   1. Mexico
   2. Norway
   3. Australia
   4. Italy

   Correct AnswerChoice B
   Norway

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5. PGDBA 2023 Question Paper DI

   The chart below shows the share of speakers of the 21 scheduled languages of India (apart from Sanskrit) at times of three successive Censuses, arranged in decreasing order of the number of speakers.
   
   The number of scheduled languages (among the twelve that have the largest shares of speakers), which had a faster growth over the two decades in their national share of speakers than Hindi, is

   1. 0
   2. 1
   3. 2
   4. 3

   Correct AnswerChoice A
   0

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