Circle graphs are used to show:

How one whole is related to other wholes

How various sections share in the whole

How various parts are related to the whole

How one whole is related to other wholes

How one part is related to other parts

The population of a city is plotted as a function of time (years) in graphic form below. Which of the following inference can be drawn from above plot ?

The population increases exponentially.

The population increases in parabolic fashion.

The population initially increases in a linear fashion and then stabilizes.

The population initially increases exponentially and then stabilizes.

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10?

Education, sports & youth affairs

440 + Mcqs in UGC NET general paper in UGC-NET Page 2 McqOptions

51.	Circle graphs are used to show:
A.	How various sections share in the whole
B.	How various parts are related to the whole
C.	How one whole is related to other wholes
D.	How one part is related to other parts
Answer» C. How one whole is related to other wholes

Discussion

52.	Which of the following methods is best suited to show on a map the types of crops being grown in a region:
A.	Choropleth
B.	Chorochromatic
C.	Choroschematic
D.	Isopleth
Answer» B. Chorochromatic

Discussion

53.	The following question is based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles. H representing The Hindu, I representing Indian Express and T representing The Times of India. A total of 50 persons were surveyed and the number in the Venn diagram indicates the number of persons reading the newspapers.How many persons would be reading at least two newspapers?
A.	23
B.	25
C.	27
D.	29
Answer» D. 29

Discussion

54.	Study the following graph and answer the question below:In the case of which soft drink was the average annual sale maximum during the period 1988 - 1993.
A.	Pep - up only
B.	Cool - sip only
C.	Cool - sip and Dew – drop
D.	Pep - up and Dew – drop
Answer» B. Cool - sip only

Discussion

55.	Study the following graph carefully and answer question below.In which year the quantity of engineering goods' exports was maximum?
A.	2005
B.	2006
C.	2004
D.	2007
Answer» C. 2004

Discussion

56.	The below question is based on the following diagram in which there are three interlocking circles I, S and P, where circle I stands for Indians, circle S for Scientists and circle P for Politicians.Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f.The region which represents Politicians who are Indians as well as Scientists:
A.	b
B.	c
C.	a
D.	d
Answer» D. d

Discussion

57.	In the following chart, the price of logs is shown in per cubic metre and that of Plywood and Saw Timber in per tonnes. Study the chart and answer the following question below.Which product shows the maximum percentage increase in price over the period?
A.	Saw timber
B.	Plywood
C.	Log
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Plywood

Discussion

58.	Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below:What was the difference between the tins exported in 1997 and 1998?
A.	10
B.	1000
C.	100000
D.	1000000
Answer» B. 1000

Discussion

59.	Below question is based on the following Venn diagram in which there are three intersecting circles representing Hindi knowing persons, English knowing persons and persons who are working as teachers. Different regions so obtained in the figure are marked as a, b, c, d, e, f and g.If you want to select persons, who do not know English and are not teachers, which of the region is to be selected?
A.	e
B.	g
C.	b
D.	a
Answer» C. b

Discussion

60.	The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer the question below.The chart shows that the most popular game of the country is :
A.	Hockey
B.	Football
C.	Cricket
D.	Tennis
Answer» D. Tennis

Discussion

61.	Below question is based on the following Venn diagram in which there are three intersecting circles representing Hindi knowing persons, English knowing persons and persons who are working as teachers. Different regions so obtained in the figure are marked as a, b, c, d, e, f and g. If you want to select Hindi and English knowing teachers, which of the following is to be selected?
A.	g
B.	b
C.	c
D.	e
Answer» D. e

Discussion

62.	The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer the question below.If the total expenditure on sports during the year was Rs. 1,20,000,00 how much was spent on basket ball?
A.	Rs. 9,50,000
B.	Rs. 10,00,000
C.	Rs. 12,00,000
D.	Rs. 15,00,000
Answer» E.

Discussion

63.	The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:In which year, the total production of electronic items is maximum?
A.	2006
B.	2007
C.	2008
D.	2010
Answer» D. 2010

Discussion

64.	The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:What is the ratio of production of TVs in the years 2006 and 2007 ?
A.	6 : 7
B.	7 : 6
C.	2 : 3
D.	3 : 2
Answer» D. 3 : 2

Discussion

65.	The below question is based on the following data:Measurements of some variable X were made at an interval of 1 minute from 10 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. The data, thus, obtained is as follows:X :60, 62, 65, 64, 63, 61, 66, 65, 70, 68, 63, 62, 64, 69, 65, 64, 66, 67, 66, 64The value of X, which is exceeded 90% of the time in the duration of measurement, is
A.	63
B.	62
C.	61
D.	60
Answer» D. 60

Discussion

66.	The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:What is the ratio of production of LCDs in the years 2008 and 2010 ?
A.	4 : 3
B.	3 : 4
C.	1 : 3
D.	2 : 3
Answer» C. 1 : 3

Discussion

67.	The population of a city is plotted as a function of time (years) in graphic form below. Which of the following inference can be drawn from above plot ?
A.	The population increases exponentially.
B.	The population increases in parabolic fashion.
C.	The population initially increases in a linear fashion and then stabilizes.
D.	The population initially increases exponentially and then stabilizes.
Answer» E.

Discussion

68.	Below question based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles I, S and P where circle I stands for Indians, circle S stands for scientists and circle P for politicians. Different regions of the figure are lettered from a to g.The region which represents non-Indian scientists who are politicians.
A.	f
B.	d
C.	a
D.	c
Answer» B. d

Discussion

69.	Following table provides details about the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India from different regions of the world in different years. Study the table carefully and answer the below question based on this table.Identify the region that has shown hyper growth rate of foreign tourist arrivals than the growth rate of the total FTAs in India in 2008.
A.	Western Europe
B.	North America
C.	South Asia
D.	East Asia
Answer» D. East Asia

Discussion

70.	Following table provides details about the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India from different regions of the world in different years. Study the table carefully and answer the below question based on this table.Find out the region that has been showing declining trend in terms of share of foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2008 and 2009.
A.	Western Europe
B.	South East Asia
C.	East Asia
D.	West Asia
Answer» B. South East Asia

Discussion

71.	Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer the question that follow:Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)Which of the following sources of Irrigation has registered the largest percentage of decline in Net area under irrigation during 1997-98 and 2005-06 ?
A.	Government Canals
B.	Private Canals
C.	Tanks
D.	Other Sources
Answer» D. Other Sources

Discussion

72.	Following table provides details about the Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India from different regions of the world in different years. Study the table carefully and answer the below question based on this table.Find out the region that contributed around 20 percent of the total foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2009.
A.	Western Europe
B.	North America
C.	South Asia
D.	South East Asia
Answer» C. South Asia

Discussion

73.	In the following table, trends in production of energy in India by primary sources are given. Study the table and answer Question that given below: (Production in peta Joules)Which source of energy has shown the highest growth rate in production during 2006-07 to 2010-11 ?
A.	Coal & lignite
B.	Crude petroleum
C.	Hydro & nuclear electricity
D.	Total production of energy
Answer» B. Crude petroleum

Discussion

74.	A company has 20 employees with their age (in years) and salary (in thousand rupees per month) mentioned against each of them. The following question is based on the tabulated data given below:Classify the data of age of each employee in class interval of 5 years. Which class interval of 5 years has the maximum average salary?
A.	50-55 years
B.	35-40 years
C.	40-45 years
D.	45-50 years
Answer» B. 35-40 years

Discussion

75.	For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.What is the percentage (%) growth of CO2 emission from power sector during 2005 to 2009?
A.	60
B.	50
C.	40
D.	80
Answer» B. 50

Discussion

76.	Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer the question that follow:Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)In which of the following years, Net irrigation by tanks increased at the highest rate?
A.	1998-99
B.	2000-01
C.	2003-04
D.	2005-06
Answer» E.

Discussion

77.	For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.What is the average annual growth rate of CO2 emission in power sector?
A.	~12.57%
B.	~16.87%
C.	~30.81%
D.	~50.25%
Answer» B. ~16.87%

Discussion

78.	What is the percentage contribution of power sector to total CO2 emission in the year 2008?
A.	~30.82%
B.	~41.18%
C.	~51.38%
D.	~60.25%
Answer» C. ~51.38%

Discussion

79.	For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.By what percentage (%), the total emissions of CO2 have increased from 2005 to 2009?
A.	~89.32%
B.	~57.62%
C.	~40.32%
D.	~113.12%
Answer» B. ~57.62%

Discussion

80.	The below question is based on the following data:Measurements of some variable X were made at an interval of 1 minute from 10 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. The data, thus, obtained is as follows:X :60, 62, 65, 64, 63, 61, 66, 65, 70, 68, 63, 62, 64, 69, 65, 64, 66, 67, 66, 64The value of X, which is exceeded 10% of the time in the duration of measurement, is
A.	69
B.	68
C.	67
D.	66
Answer» C. 67

Discussion

81.	The total electricity generation in a country is 97 GW. The contribution of various energy sources is indicated in percentage terms in the Pie Chart given below.What is the contribution of renewable energy sources in absolute terms in the electricity generation?
A.	29.1 GW
B.	26.19 GW
C.	67.9 GW
D.	97 GW
Answer» C. 67.9 GW

Discussion

82.	The following question is based upon the below diagram in which there are three interlocking circles A, P and S where A stands for Artists, circle P for Professors and circle S for Sports persons.Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f:The region which represents professors, who are both artists and sportspersons.
A.	a
B.	c
C.	d
D.	g
Answer» B. c

Discussion

83.	On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10?
A.	Labour and employment
B.	Health & family welfare
C.	Social welfare & nutrition
D.	Education, sports & youth affairs
Answer» B. Health & family welfare

Discussion

84.	Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007- 08?
A.	53 percent
B.	68 percent
C.	79 percent
D.	100 percent
Answer» C. 79 percent

Discussion

85.	On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate?
A.	2007-08
B.	2008-09
C.	2009-10
D.	2010-11
Answer» C. 2009-10

Discussion

86.	Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by around 10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10.
A.	Fruits
B.	Vegetables
C.	Flowers
D.	Total horticulture
Answer» C. Flowers

Discussion

87.	On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than 5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 2008-09?
A.	One
B.	Three
C.	Five
D.	All the above
Answer» E.

Discussion

88.	Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:Which of the following two years have recorded the highest rate of increase in area under the total horticulture?
A.	2005-06 & 2006-07
B.	2006-07 & 2008-09
C.	2007-08 & 2008-09
D.	2006-07 & 2007-08
Answer» E.

Discussion

89.	Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase?
A.	2006-07
B.	2007-08
C.	2008-09
D.	2009-10
Answer» B. 2007-08

Discussion

90.	On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the given years?
A.	Information & broadcasting
B.	Welfare to SC/ST and OBC
C.	Labour and employment
D.	Social welfare & nutrition
Answer» E.

Discussion

91.	A University professor maintains data on MCA students tabulated by performance and gender of the students. The data is kept on a computer hard disk, but accidently some of it is lost because of a computer virus. Only the following could be recovered.(As shown in figure)Panic buttons were pressed but to no avail. An expert committee was formed, which decided that the following facts were self evident:(a) Half the students were either excellent or good.(b) 40% of the students were females.(c) One-third of the male students were average.Answer question below based on the data given above:Approximately, what proportion of good students are male?
A.	0
B.	0.73
C.	0.43
D.	0.27
Answer» C. 0.43

Discussion

92.	The table below embodies data on the sales revenue (in lakh) generated by a publishing house during the years 2012-15 while selling books, magazines and journals as three categories of items. Answer the following question on the data contained in the table.The number of years in which there was an increase in revenue from at least two categories of items, is
A.	0
B.	1
C.	2
D.	3
Answer» D. 3

Discussion

93.	The table below embodies data on the sales revenue (in lakh) generated by a publishing house during the years 2012-15 while selling books, magazines and journals as three categories of items. Answer the follwoing question on the data contained in the table.In 2015, approximately what percent of total revenue came from books?
A.	45%
B.	55%
C.	35%
D.	25%
Answer» B. 55%

Discussion

94.	Consider the following two tables (I and II) that show the percentage of students in each faculty at University and the number of foreign students in the Science faculty. These percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number. There are a total of 1049 students in the science faculty. Study these tables I and II and answer the following question:In case, there are 34 European medical students, then approximately, what is their percentage in the medicine faculty ?
A.	13%
B.	18%
C.	12%
D.	15%
Answer» E.

Discussion

95.	Given below in the table is the decadal data of Population and Electrical Power Production of a country. Based on the table data, answer the question that follow.Average decadal growth rate (%) of population is:
A.	~12.21%
B.	~9.82%
C.	~6.73%
D.	~5%
Answer» C. ~6.73%

Discussion

96.	The following table shows the number of people in different age groups who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer the question that follow to the nearest whole percentage.Approximately what percentage of the total sample were aged 21-30?
A.	31%
B.	23%
C.	25%
D.	14%
Answer» D. 14%

Discussion

97.	Given below in the table is the decadal data of Population and Electrical Power Production of a country. Based on the table data, answer the question that follow.Which decade registered the maximum growth rate (%) of population?
A.	1961-71
B.	1971-81
C.	1991-2001
D.	2001-2011
Answer» B. 1971-81

Discussion

98.	The following table shows the percentage profit (%) earned by two companies A and B during the years 2011-15. Answer the following question based on the data contained in the table. (Where, percent (%) Profit = (Income-Expenditure) × 100/Expenditure)In which year, the percentage profit earned by the company B is less than that of company A?
A.	2012
B.	2013
C.	2014
D.	2015
Answer» C. 2014

Discussion

99.	A college has a total of 800 MCA students, 80% of whom are in class MCA-III and remaining are equally divided between class MCA-I and class MCA-II. The proportion of female students and the proportion of vegetarian students in the college are indicated as under through the table.(For example, in the table below, 0.525 is the total proportion of female students and 0.53 is the total proportion of vegetarian students in the college.) Answer below question based on this information.How many total non-vegetarian students are there in class MCA-I and class MCA-II ?
A.	72
B.	88
C.	78
D.	92
Answer» C. 78

Discussion

100.	The following table shows the percentage profit (%) earned by two companies A and B during the years 2011-15. Answer the following question based on the data contained in the table. (Where, percent (%) Profit = (Income-Expenditure) × 100/Expenditure)What is the average percentage profit earned by the company B?
A.	35%
B.	42%
C.	38%
D.	40%
Answer» D. 40%

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in UGC-NET.

Circle graphs are used to show:

Which of the following methods is best suited to show on a map the types of crops being grown in a region:

Study the following graph and answer the question below:In the case of which soft drink was the average annual sale maximum during the period 1988 - 1993.

Study the following graph carefully and answer question below.In which year the quantity of engineering goods' exports was maximum?

In the following chart, the price of logs is shown in per cubic metre and that of Plywood and Saw Timber in per tonnes. Study the chart and answer the following question below.Which product shows the maximum percentage increase in price over the period?

Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below:What was the difference between the tins exported in 1997 and 1998?

The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer the question below.The chart shows that the most popular game of the country is :

The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer the question below.If the total expenditure on sports during the year was Rs. 1,20,000,00 how much was spent on basket ball?

The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:In which year, the total production of electronic items is maximum?

The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:What is the ratio of production of TVs in the years 2006 and 2007 ?

The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:What is the ratio of production of LCDs in the years 2008 and 2010 ?

The population of a city is plotted as a function of time (years) in graphic form below. Which of the following inference can be drawn from above plot ?

In the following table, trends in production of energy in India by primary sources are given. Study the table and answer Question that given below: (Production in peta Joules)Which source of energy has shown the highest growth rate in production during 2006-07 to 2010-11 ?

For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.What is the percentage (%) growth of CO2 emission from power sector during 2005 to 2009?

Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer the question that follow:Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)In which of the following years, Net irrigation by tanks increased at the highest rate?

For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.What is the average annual growth rate of CO2 emission in power sector?

What is the percentage contribution of power sector to total CO2 emission in the year 2008?

For a county CO2 emissions (million metric tons) from various sectors are given in the following table. Answer the question that follow on the basis of data given.By what percentage (%), the total emissions of CO2 have increased from 2005 to 2009?

The total electricity generation in a country is 97 GW. The contribution of various energy sources is indicated in percentage terms in the Pie Chart given below.What is the contribution of renewable energy sources in absolute terms in the electricity generation?

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10?

Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007- 08?

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate?

Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by around 10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10.

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than 5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 2008-09?

Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:Which of the following two years have recorded the highest rate of increase in area under the total horticulture?

Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase?

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to question below:Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the given years?

Given below in the table is the decadal data of Population and Electrical Power Production of a country. Based on the table data, answer the question that follow.Average decadal growth rate (%) of population is:

The following table shows the number of people in different age groups who responded to a survey about their favourite style of music. Use this information to answer the question that follow to the nearest whole percentage.Approximately what percentage of the total sample were aged 21-30?

Given below in the table is the decadal data of Population and Electrical Power Production of a country. Based on the table data, answer the question that follow.Which decade registered the maximum growth rate (%) of population?