Year
CAT 2018
Section
Data
Topic
Caselets
Difficulty
Hard
Question
Slot-2
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Passage:
An agency entrusted to accredit colleges looks at four parameters: faculty quality , reputation , placement quality , and infrastructure . The four parameters are used to arrive at an overall score, which the agency uses to give an accreditation to the colleges. In each parameter, there are five possible letter grades given, each carrying certain points: points points points points , and points . The overall score for a college is the weighted sum of the points scored in the four parameters. The weights of the parameters are and 0.4 in some order, but the order is not disclosed. Accreditation is awarded based on the following scheme:
| Range | Accreditation |
|---|---|
| Overall score | AAA |
| Overall score | BAA |
| Overall score | BBA |
| Overall score | BBB |
| Overall score | Junk |
Eight colleges apply for accreditation, and receive the following grades in the four parameters ( , and I ):
| F | R | P | I | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-one | A | A | A | B |
| Best Ed | B | C | D | D |
| Cosmopolitan | B | D | D | C |
| Dominance | D | D | B | C |
| Education Aid | A | A | B | A |
| Fancy | A | A | B | B |
| Global | C | F | D | D |
| High Q | C | D | D | B |
It is further known that in terms of overall scores:
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High Q is better than Best Ed;
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Best Ed is better than Cosmopolitan; and
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Education Aid is better than A-one.
Question 1
What is the weight of the faculty quality parameter?
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.1
Question 2
How many colleges receive the accreditation of AAA?
Question 3
What is the highest overall score among the eight colleges ?
Question 4
How many colleges have overall scores between 31 and 40 , both inclusive?
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2
1
3
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