Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (21.09.2022) Shift-I
Data
Budget allocation for education (Rs crore) for three states P, Q, R, 2018–2022.
| State | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 200 | 250 | 264 | 410 | 430 |
| Q | 270 | 314 | 296 | 346 | 364 |
| R | 330 | 374 | 344 | 384 | 440 |
In 2021, State P spent three-fourths of the allocated budget for boys. From this amount, money spent on school education and higher education of boys was in the ratio 20:21. How much money was spent on higher education of boys?
A120 crore
B157.5 crore ✓ Correct
C126 crore
D84.6 crore
Correct answer: (B) 157.5 crore — The answer is 157.5 crore.
Explanation
★The answer is 157.5 crore.
★State P's 2021 budget is 410 crore, and three-fourths of it for boys is 307.5 crore.
★This 307.5 is split between school and higher education in the ratio 20 to 21.
★The higher-education share is 21 of the 41 parts.
★So it is 307.5 times 21 divided by 41, which is 157.5 crore.
★So the money spent on higher education of boys is 157.5 crore.
★So the answer is 157.5 crore.
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