Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (21.08.2024) Shift-I
Passage
The table shows, for M.Tech (Computer Science) students who got employment during the five years 2019 to 2023 in four areas, namely Hardware, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Software Development and Other, the percentage distribution of students (I) and the average starting salary of students per month in rupees (II). The total number of students who passed out in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 were 800, 600, 1100, 1200 and 1000 respectively. In 2022 the average monthly salaries in Hardware, SQA, Software Development and Other were 89200, 89600, 77600 and 66400 rupees. In 2023 the same four salaries were 98100, 102200, 86400 and 75400 rupees. Based on the data, answer the questions that follow.
Over all five years, if the numbers getting employment in Hardware were 176, 102, 253, 228 and 320 and those in SQA were 288, 288, 473, 444 and 320, then in all five years the number getting employment in Hardware is how much less than the number getting employment in SQA?
A826
B650
C734 ✓ Correct
D548
Correct answer: (C) 734 — Hardware employment is 734 less than SQA employment, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Hardware employment is 734 less than SQA employment, so that is the answer.
★The Hardware numbers over the five years are 176, 102, 253, 228 and 320.
★Their total is 1079.
★The SQA numbers over the five years are 288, 288, 473, 444 and 320.
★Their total is 1813.
★The difference of 1813 and 1079 is 734.
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