Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET June 2023 (14.06.2023) Shift-II
Passage
The following table shows the income (in rupees lakh) and percentage profit of a company over the six years from 2017 to 2022. Year with income and profit percent: 2017 has 120 and 7.5; 2018 has 160 and 15; 2019 has 130 and 22.5; 2020 has 170 and 17.5; 2021 has 190 and 20; 2022 has 150 and 27.5. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
The positive increase in percent profit in comparison to the previous year was minimum in the year
A2018
B2020
C2021 ✓ Correct
D2022
Correct answer: (C) 2021 — The smallest positive rise in profit percent is in 2021, so the answer is 2021.
Explanation
★The smallest positive rise in profit percent is in 2021, so the answer is 2021.
★The change in profit percent is found by subtracting the previous year's profit percent from the current one.
★From 2020 to 2021 the profit percent rose from 17.5 to 20, a rise of 2.5 points.
★From 2017 to 2018, 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022 the rise was 7.5 points each.
★From 2019 to 2020 the profit percent actually fell by 5 points, which is not a positive increase.
★So among the positive increases, the smallest is the 2.5 point rise in 2021.
★The question asks only for positive increases, so the year of decrease is excluded from the comparison.
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