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Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

In Villages Ranipur and Shyampur, there are 55% men and 45% women. In village Rampur, the literacy rate amongst men is 55% and amongst women-45%. Whereas in village Shyampur it is 45% for men and 55% for women, In that case:

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Option D: the literacy rate of village Rampur is more than that of village Shyampur

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “the literacy rate of village Rampur is more than that of village Shyampur”.
The correct answer is: (4) the literacy rate of village Rampur is more than that of village Shyampur.

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