CAT 2017 Slot 1 DILR · Question 23
Simple Happiness index (SHI) of a country is computed on the basis of three
parameters: social support (S), freedom to life choices (F) and corruption perception (C). Each
of these three parameters is measured on a scale of 0 to 8 (integers only). A country is then
categorized based on the total score obtained by summing the scores of ail the three parameters,
as shown in the following table:
Following diagram depicts the frequency distribution of the scores in S, F
and C of 10 countries - Amda, Benga, Calla, Delma, Eppa, Varsa, Wanna, Xanda, Yanga and Zooma:
Further, the following are
known:
1.Amda and Calla jointly have the lowest total score, 7, with identical scores in all
the three parameters.
2.Zooma has a total score of 17.
3.All the 3 countries, which
categorised as happy, have the highest score in exactly one parameter.
Benga and Delma, two countries categorized as happy, are tied with the same total score.
What is the maximum score they can have?
- A.14
- B.15
- C.16
- D.17
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