Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2022 (21.02.2023) Shift-II
Passage
The following table shows the number of males (M) and females (F) working in six nationalized banks (SBI, PNB, UCO, BOB, IOB and UBI) across six cities A to F, with each bank giving a male count and a female count. In City A the counts are SBI 533 and 224, PNB 673 and 116, UCO 443 and 500, BOB 534 and 454, IOB 256 and 235, UBI 556 and 357. In City B they are SBI 254 and 456, PNB 346 and 256, UCO 366 and 345, BOB 478 and 285, IOB 256 and 166, UBI 346 and 287. In City C they are SBI 457 and 388, PNB 346 and 456, UCO 124 and 456, BOB 235 and 235, IOB 574 and 599, UBI 589 and 190. In City D they are SBI 114 and 378, PNB 124 and 235, UCO 235 and 388, BOB 255 and 175, IOB 324 and 198, UBI 189 and 256. In City E they are SBI 234 and 120, PNB 241 and 156, UCO 350 and 234, BOB 124 and 165, IOB 124 and 334, UBI 155 and 181. In City F they are SBI 353 and 325, PNB 348 and 174, UCO 399 and 439, BOB 358 and 234, IOB 125 and 235, UBI 278 and 192. In each pair the first figure is the number of males and the second is the number of females. Based on the data, answer the questions that follow.
The total number of females working across all six banks together is more than 1700 in
AAll the six cities
BExactly three cities ✓ Correct
CExactly four cities
DExactly two cities
Correct answer: (B) Exactly three cities — The female total exceeds 1700 in exactly three cities, so the answer is exactly three cities.
Explanation
★The female total exceeds 1700 in exactly three cities, so the answer is exactly three cities.
★City A has 1886 total females and City B has 1795, both above 1700.
★City C has 2324 total females, also above 1700.
★So these three cities each have more than 1700 female employees.
★City D has 1630 females and City E has 1190, both below 1700.
★City F has 1599 females, which is below 1700.
★So exactly three cities have more than 1700 female employees.
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