Line Charts - General Aptitude

The following line graph gives the ratio of the amounts of imports by a company to the amount of exports from that company over the period from 1995 to 2001.

Ratio of Value of Imports to Exports by a Company Over the Years.

Q1:

The imports were minimum proportionate to the exports of the company in the year ?

A 1995

B 1996

C 1997

D 2000

ANS:C - 1997

The imports are minimum proportionate to the exports implies that the ratio of the value of imports to exports has the minimum value. Now, this ratio has a minimum value 0.35 in 1997, i.e., the imports are minimum proportionate to the exports in 1997.