Paper 1 · Data Interpretation
UGC NET December 2023 (12.12.2023) Shift-II
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.
What is the total number of teachers (both male and female) and the total number of male teachers in the university, respectively?
A3000 and 1592
B3200 and 1392 ✓ Correct
C3200 and 1808
D3000 and 1608
Correct answer: (B) 3200 and 1392 — The total teachers are 3200 and the male teachers are 1392.
Explanation
★The total teachers are 3200 and the male teachers are 1392.
★Physics has 14 percent of the total and 448 teachers, so the total is 3200.
★Male teachers are found by applying each subject's male ratio to its teacher count.
★Physics gives 288 males, Chemistry 52, Mathematics 288 and Zoology 308.
★Education gives 360 males and Hindi gives 96 males.
★Adding these gives 1392 male teachers in total.
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