Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET June 2024 Cancelled (18.06.2024) Shift-I
Passage
The following table shows the percentage distribution of the number of readers of an IT magazine in the years 2019 and 2023 among six different cities A to F. The city-wise percentage of readers is: City A, 10 percent in 2019 and 15 percent in 2023; City B, 14 percent and 16 percent; City C, 17 percent and 28 percent; City D, 9 percent and 10 percent; City E, 24 percent and 9 percent; City F, 26 percent and 22 percent. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
If the total number of readers from all six cities A-F together in the years 2019 and 2023 were 4.3 lakh and 5.7 lakh respectively, then what was the difference between the total number of readers from City-B and City-C together in the years 2019 and 2023?
A1.175 lakh ✓ Correct
B1.415 lakh
C1.625 lakh
D1.596 lakh
Correct answer: (A) 1.175 lakh — The difference is 1.175 lakh, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The difference is 1.175 lakh, so that is the answer.
★In 2019 City B and City C together are 14 plus 17, which is 31 percent.
★31 percent of 4.3 lakh is about 1.333 lakh.
★In 2023 City B and City C together are 16 plus 28, which is 44 percent.
★44 percent of 5.7 lakh is about 2.508 lakh.
★The difference between 2.508 lakh and 1.333 lakh is about 1.175 lakh.
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