Question

Use the same InfiniteJobs.com table as above.

Year	Category	Number of Registrations	Number of Candidates who posted their CVs	Number of Candidates short-listed by Employers	Number of offered jobs
2004	Technical	61,205	59,981	684	181
2004	Managerial	19,236	15,389	138	48
2005	Technical	63,298	60,133	637	115
2005	Managerial	45,292	40,763	399	84

Statement X: The success rate of candidates getting short-listed based on their CVs is higher for the Managerial category than for the Technical category in 2005.
Statement Y: The success rate of candidates getting short-listed based on their CVs is better for the Managerial category in 2005 than in 2004.

• A. Only [X] is True
• B. Only [Y] is True
• C. Both [X] and [Y] are True
• D. Neither [X] nor [Y] is True

Hint:

Success rate = (candidates short-listed) divided by (candidates who posted CVs); compute it separately for each year/category before comparing.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Convert each success rate to a "per thousand" figure to make the comparison easier to read.
Managerial 2005: 399 short-listed out of 40,763 CVs is about 9.8 per thousand. Technical 2005: 637 short-listed out of 60,133 CVs is about 10.6 per thousand.

Step 2: Compare the two 2005 figures for Statement X.
Technical's 10.6 per thousand beats Managerial's 9.8 per thousand, so Managerial is not the stronger category in 2005. Statement X, which claims Managerial is higher, is false.

Step 3: Find Managerial's 2004 figure for Statement Y.
Managerial 2004: 138 short-listed out of 15,389 CVs is about 9.0 per thousand.

Step 4: Compare Managerial's two years for Statement Y.
Managerial moved from about 9.0 per thousand in 2004 to about 9.8 per thousand in 2005, an improvement. So Statement Y, which claims 2005 was better than 2004 for Managerial, is true.

Step 5: Final Answer.
Statement Y alone is correct.
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