UGC NET 2024 Paper 1 Question Paper (28-Aug-2024) (Shift 2); Download PDF
UGC NET Paper 1 conducted on 28th August 2024 (Shift 2) comprised 50 objective questions covering Teaching Aptitude, Research Aptitude, Reasoning, Communication, ICT, and Higher Education. The overall difficulty was moderate, with topics like Mathematical Reasoning and Data Interpretation leaning easier, while others such as Research Aptitude and ICT were moderately challenging. Clear understanding of concepts and a steady pace were key for scoring well.
Q1.
The following Table-1 shows the readership of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazines (in lakh) of four different categories, namely, General, Sports, Film, and Business from the year 2020 to 2023 and Table-2 shows the number of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazine of same four categories published during the same period. No magazine was discontinued during the above mentioned period. Based on the data in the tables, answer the questions that follows: Table-1: Category-wise details of Readership of Magazines (in Lakh). Table-2: Category-wise Details of Publication of MagazinesCategory Number of Magazine Readers (in lakh) in the year 2020 2021 2022 2023 E H E H E H E H General 2.0 2.4 2.6 3.2 4.0 3.6 5.0 4.0 Sports 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.0 1.4 2.4 1.6 Film 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.4 3.6 Business 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.32 1.2 0.5 1.6 1.0 Category Number of Magazines Published in the Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 E H E H E H E H General 24 20 30 28 34 30 58 32 Sports 6 4 10 6 14 8 16 12 Film 6 8 10 12 10 14 12 16 Busniess 8 4 10 6 12 8 14 16
What is the approximate average readership per magazine in 2022?
Q2.
The following Table-1 shows the readership of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazines (in lakh) of four different categories, namely, General, Sports, Film, and Business from the year 2020 to 2023 and Table-2 shows the number of Hindi (H) and English (E) magazine of same four categories published during the same period. No magazine was discontinued during the above mentioned period. Based on the data in the tables, answer the questions that follows: Table-1: Category-wise details of Readership of Magazines (in Lakh). Table-2: Category-wise Details of Publication of MagazinesCategory Number of Magazine Readers (in lakh) in the year 2020 2021 2022 2023 E H E H E H E H General 2.0 2.4 2.6 3.2 4.0 3.6 5.0 4.0 Sports 0.8 0.4 1.2 0.8 2.0 1.4 2.4 1.6 Film 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.4 3.6 Business 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.32 1.2 0.5 1.6 1.0 Category Number of Magazines Published in the Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 E H E H E H E H General 24 20 30 28 34 30 58 32 Sports 6 4 10 6 14 8 16 12 Film 6 8 10 12 10 14 12 16 Busniess 8 4 10 6 12 8 14 16
The difference between the number of magazines published in 2022 and 2020 is: