Ncc Bank Management Trainee officer-2011

Section-C: Analytical Ability.

Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

11. A company's two divisions performed with remarkable consistency over the past three year. In each of those years, the pharmaceuticals division has accounted for roughly 20 percent of taka sales and 40 percent of profit and the chemicals division for the balance. Regarding the past three years, which of the following can properly be inferred from the statement above?

[NCC Bank MTO-2011 : 2011]

1. Total taka sales for each of the company's divisions have remained roughly constant.

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2. The pharmaceuticals division has faced stiffer competition in its market than has the chemicals division.

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3. The chemicals division has realized lower profits per taka of sales than has the pharmaceuticals division.

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4. The product mix offered by each of the company's divisions has remained unchanged

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5. Highly profitable products accounted for a higher percentage of the chemicals division's sales than of the pharmaceuticals division.

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Answer the questions on the basis of the information given below.

12. In the last decade there has been a significant decrease in coffee consumption. During this same time, there has been increasing publicity about the adverse long-term effects on health of the caffeine in coffee. Therefore, the decrease in coffee consumption must have been caused by consumers' awareness of the harmful effects of caffeine.Which of the following, if true, most seriously calls into question the explanation above?

[NCC Bank MTO-2011 : 2011]

1. On average, people consume 30 percent less coffee today than they did 10 years ago.

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2. Heavy coffee drinkers may have mild withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, for a day or so after significantly decreasing their coffee consumption.

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3. Sales of specialty types of coffee have held steady as sales of regular brands have declined.

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4. The consumption of fruit juices and caffeine-free herbal teas has increased over the past decade.

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5. Coffee prices increased steadily in the past decade because of unusually severe frosts in coffee-growing nations.

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