The bar chart gives the batting averages of YK and BS for 11 calendar years from 2012 to 2022. Considering that 2013 and 2019 are world cup years, which one of the following options is true?
A. BS has a higher yearly batting average than that of YK in every world cup year.
B. YK has a higher yearly batting average than that of BS in every world cup year.
C. YK's yearly batting average is consistently higher than that of BS in every world cup year.
D. BS's yearly batting average is consistently higher than that of YK in the last three years.
GATE 2021 · General Aptitude · Bar Graph · medium
Answer: Option D is TRUE: BS's yearly batting average is consistently higher than that of YK in the last three years (2020, 2021, 2022).
Check world cup year 2013: From the bar chart: in 2013, YK's batting average is noticeably higher than BS's. So YK > BS in 2013.
Check world cup year 2019: In 2019, BS's batting average is higher than YK's. So BS > YK in 2019.
Evaluate option C: Option C requires YK consistently higher in BOTH 2013 and 2019. From steps 1 and 2: YK > BS in 2013 but BS > YK in 2019. Since it is not true in all world cup years, option C is false.
Evaluate option D: last three years: Last three years are 2020, 2021, 2022. From the chart: in all three of these years, BS's bars are taller than YK's bars. BS > YK in 2020, 2021, and 2022.