Read the following bar graph (Fig. 23.12) and answer the following questions:

(i) What is the information given by the bar graph?
(ii) State each of the following whether true or false.
(a) The number of government companies in 1957 is that of 1982 is 1: 9.
(b) The number of government companies have decreased over the year 1957 to 1983.

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Solution

(i) The bar graph represents the number of government companies in India from 1957 to 1987.

(ii) (a) False
Explanation: Number of government companies in 1957 = 50
Number of government companies in 1982 = 375
The ratio of the number of government companies in 1957 to that in 1982 $= \frac{50}{375} = \frac{2}{15} = 2 : 15$
(b) False
Explanation: As no data is given for the year 1983, we cannot tell anything about this. Hence, the given statement is false.

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