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The table shows Net National Income (Lac Crore rupees) and Per Capita Net National Income (thousand rupees) of India, 2015-16 to 2019-20.

YearNet National IncomePer Capita NNI
2015-1612295
2016-17136105
2017-18151115
2018-19167126
2019-20177132

What is the average per capita Net National Income (in thousand rupees) per year?

A103.25
B114.6 ✓ Correct
C110.3
D108.6
Correct answer: (B) 114.6
Explanation

The average adds the five per capita figures 95, 105, 115, 126 and 132 and divides by 5.

Their sum is 573, and 573/5 = 114.6 thousand rupees, so the answer is 114.6.

An arithmetic mean weights every year equally, unlike a growth rate that stresses year-to-year change.

The value 103.25 wrongly drops or under-weights the higher later years.

The value 110.3 comes from averaging only a subset of the five years.

The value 108.6 miscalculates the total before dividing.

For a simple yearly average, all listed values are summed once and divided by the count of years.

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