Arithmetic

Percentages

Easy

The following table shows Production of food grains (in million tonnes) in a state of India for the Period 2001 - 2005. Analyse the table and answer the questions.

Years	Wheat	Rice	Maize	Grams	Total
2001	570	170	160	350	1250
2002	610	220	224	400	1454
2003	560	240	228	425	1448
2004	670	310	400	435	1820
2005	870	250	320	520	1960
Total	3280	1190	1332	2130	7932

During 2005, the percentage of decrease in production of Maize as against the previous year was-

25 %

20 %

50 %

40 %

✅ Correct Option: 2

Maize in 2004 = 400; in 2005 = 320. Decrease = $400 - 320 = 80$ . Percentage decrease $= \frac{80}{400} \times 100 = 20\%$ .

Question 74

The increase in the production of Grams (over the previous years) was minimum during the year

Question 75

During 2005, the percentage of increase in production of Wheat over the previous year was-

During 2005, the percentage of decrease in production of Maize as against the previous year was-

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