Free BARB Numerical Ability Questions and Answers — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Translate 1,000 euros to pounds sterling. How much will that be?
- 6
- 60
- 600 (Correct answer)
- 66
- 660
Correct answer: 600
Using an approximate exchange rate of 0.60 GBP per euro, 1,000 euros × 0.60 = 600 pounds sterling. The other options (6, 60, 66, 660) reflect misplaced decimal points or incorrect rates — off by factors of 10 or using a wrong conversion figure.
Question 2: Using the US dollar rate as the convertible currency, translate seven Swiss francs into Brazilian real. How much will it be?
- 5.43 Brazilian real
- 1,29 Brazilian real
- 15,96 Brazilian real
- 12,37 Brazilian real (Correct answer)
- None of the above
Correct answer: 12,37 Brazilian real
Converting 7 Swiss francs to USD first (at approximately 1:1 parity), then to Brazilian real using the prevailing rate yields approximately 12.37 BRL. The other options use incorrect intermediate rates or apply the conversion in reverse, producing values that don't match the correct two-step currency conversion.
Question 3: At what time of year does the financial sector get the sickest in relation to the total number of employees?
- January-February
- March-April (Correct answer)
- May-June
- July-August
- September-October
Correct answer: March-April
According to the chart data, sick leave rates in the financial sector peak during March–April, making it the period when the sector is most affected relative to total employees. The other time periods show lower rates of sick leave for the financial sector.
Question 4: How many people out of 1,000 workers go on sick leave between September and October in the high-tech sector?
- 25
- 250
- 75 (Correct answer)
- 750
- 7.5
Correct answer: 75
The chart shows that in the high-tech sector, 75 out of every 1,000 workers take sick leave during September–October. 250 and 750 are too high, 25 is too low, and 7.5 would represent less than 1% — none match the figure shown in the data.
Question 5: Which sector has highest relative number of employees going on sick leave?
- Contraction
- Civil Service (Correct answer)
- High technology
- Finance
- Healthcare
Correct answer: Civil Service
The Civil Service sector has the highest relative proportion of employees going on sick leave compared to its total workforce. While other sectors like Healthcare may have high absolute numbers, the Civil Service leads when comparing sick leave as a percentage of total employees in that sector.
Question 6: Which ISP did clients get the least "50 and lower" points?
- Provider 1
- Provider 2
- Provider 3
- Provider 4 (Correct answer)
- Provider 5
Correct answer: Provider 4
Looking at the "50 and lower" rating category across all providers, Provider 4 received the fewest such low ratings from its customers. The other providers all had a higher count of customers giving scores of 50 or below.
Question 7: How many customers have rated the 1st and 3rd ISPs between 66 and 85 points?
- 1743 (Correct answer)
- 1597
- 369
- 687
- 1056
Correct answer: 1743
Summing the customers who rated Provider 1 between 66–85 points and those who rated Provider 3 in the same range gives a combined total of 1,743. The other answer choices correspond to individual provider counts or scores from different rating ranges, not the combined 66–85 bracket for providers 1 and 3.
Question 8: How many stores in both groups have a turnover of £250,001 or more?
- 8
- 458
- 466
- 558 (Correct answer)
- 11
Correct answer: 558
To find stores in both groups with turnover of £250,001 or more, you add the chain store count and local designer shop count for that turnover band. The other options result from reading only one group, misreading the row, or adding incorrect rows from the table.
Question 9: How many local designer shops have turnover of less than £35,001?
- 256
- 356
- 571 (Correct answer)
- 215
- 827
Correct answer: 571
The count of local designer shops with turnover below £35,001 is read directly from that row in the table for the local designer shops column. The wrong answers reflect values from other turnover bands or from the chain stores column instead.
Question 10: How many chain stores have turnover between £45,001 and £75,000?
- 263
- 1190 (Correct answer)
- 1453
- 542
- 648
Correct answer: 1190
The number of chain stores with turnover between £45,001 and £75,000 is found by reading the correct row and column in the data table. The distractors come from adjacent rows or from the wrong group column.
Question 11: What is the average annual turnover of the largest number of chain stores?
- £100 001-£250 000 (Correct answer)
- £35 001-£45 000
- £75 001-£100 000
- £250 001-£1 000 000
- Can't answer
Correct answer: £100 001-£250 000
The £100,001–£250,000 band contains the highest number of chain stores in the dataset, making it the mode turnover range. The other bands each have fewer chain stores, so they do not represent the largest group.
Free BARB Numerical Ability Questions and Answers
Translate 1,000 euros to pounds sterling.
How much will that be?