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which one contradicts

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by finance » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:28 am
According to a study by the Human Resources Ministry, between 1950 and 1980, the number of beggars in India continued to increase but at a rate lower than that of the Indian population.

Which of the following statements directly contradicts the information above?

(A) The number of beggars in the general population increased slightly in the thirty year period between 1950 and 1980.

(B) The proportion of beggars in the Indians below the poverty line remained constant over the thirty year period.

(3) The rate of increase in the number of people below the poverty line was more than the rate of growth of the general population over the thirty year period.

(D) The proportion of beggars in the general population increased from 22% in 1950 to 26% in 1980.

(E) The ratio of beggars in the total population of India was half as much as the ratio of the unemployed in the general population of the country.
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by dinaroneo » Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:59 am
IMOC
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by gmatblood » Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:58 am
will go with C
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by finance » Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:47 am
I thought the same, that it should be C but the OA is D, and I still did NOT understand why?
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by Ozlemg » Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:26 am
First of all it is not C. This is from gmat-secrets. You can't simply conclude people below the poverty line are beggars.

If the proportion of beggars to the general population is now higher, then they, as a group, grew faster than that of the population... The rate of beggars should have decreased if the above statement were true.
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by dinaroneo » Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:06 am
Hey, you are right!
Thanks.
D should be the answer clearly..
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by mankey » Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:09 pm
Simple but finding it confusing. Please help.

Thanks.
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by niazsna786 » Sat Nov 26, 2011 10:17 am
IMO : D

C compares rate of increase in no. of people below poverty line .. ppl below poverty are not necessarily beggers.. C is not correct.

D clearly contradicts the conclusion of the statement.
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