Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-I
Passage
The following table shows the number of employees working in five different colleges A to E, along with the ratio of Males to Females (M:F) among them. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
College A: 3040 employees, ratio 13:6.
College B: 3360 employees, ratio 4:3.
College C: 2920 employees, ratio 9:11.
College D: 2760 employees, ratio 10:13.
College E: 2840 employees, ratio 13:7.
Taking all the cities together, what is the ratio of the total number of registered cars in the year 2020 with respect to 2017?
A284 : 197 ✓ Correct
B149 : 154
C142 : 79
D53 : 41
Correct answer: (A) 284 : 197 — The ratio of 2020 to 2017 registered cars is 284 to 197.
Explanation
★The ratio of 2020 to 2017 registered cars is 284 to 197.
★The total cars in all cities in 2017 add up to 19700.
★The total in 2020 adds up to 28400.
★So the required ratio is 28400 to 19700.
★Dividing both terms by 100 gives 284 to 197.
★This ratio does not simplify further.
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