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UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (28.08.2024) Shift-II
Passage
Table-1 shows the readership of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazines (in lakh) of four categories – General, Sports, Film and Business – from 2020 to 2023, and Table-2 shows the number of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazines of the same four categories published in the same period. No magazine was discontinued. Table-1 readership (in lakh), given as English/Hindi for each year: General 2020 2.0/2.4, 2021 2.6/4.0, 2022 5.0/3.2, 2023 3.6/4.0; Sports 2020 0.8/0.4, 2021 1.2/2.0, 2022 2.0/0.8, 2023 2.4/1.4; Film 2020 1.2/1.6, 2021 1.9/2.0, 2022 2.4/2.5, 2023 3.0/3.6; Business 2020 0.6/0.3, 2021 0.8/1.2, 2022 1.6/0.3, 2023 0.5/1.0. Table-2 number of magazines published, given as English/Hindi for each year: General 2020 24/20, 2021 30/28, 2022 34/30, 2023 58/32; Sports 2020 6/4, 2021 10/6, 2022 14/8, 2023 16/12; Film 2020 6/8, 2021 10/12, 2022 10/14, 2023 12/16; Business 2020 8/4, 2021 10/6, 2022 13/8, 2023 14/16. Based on this data, answer the questions that follow.
What is the approximate average readership per magazine in 2022?
A13615 ✓ Correct
B14600
C12805
D15715
Correct answer: (A) 13615 — The approximate average is about 13,615, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The approximate average is about 13,615, so that is the answer.
★Average readership per magazine is total 2022 readers divided by total 2022 magazines.
★The total number of magazines published in 2022 is 130.
★Dividing the total 2022 readership by 130 gives roughly 13,615.
★This matches the first option most closely.
★Hence about 13,615 is correct.
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