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UGC NET Paper I 8 Jan 2025 Shift 1 Paper

Question Numbers: 1-5

Study the data given below in the table to answer the following questions :

Table: Projected household demand for food in India

Commodity	Annual household demand (million metric tonnes)
1990	2000	2010	2020
Foodgrains	168.3	208.6	283.5	350.0
Milk	48.8	83.8	146.2	287.5
Edible oils	4.3	6.3	10.1	14.3
Vegetables	56.0	80.0	112.1	170.2
Fruits	12.5	22.2	43.5	82.1
Meat, Fish and Egg	3.0	6.2	13.6	28.3
Sugar	9.6	12.8	18.4	23.1

Question : 2 of 50

Marks: +1, -0

Solution:

Concept:

The growth in demand is calculated using the percentage change formula: (Final value − Initial value) ÷ Initial value × 100%.

Explanation:

Compute the percentage growth for each commodity from 1990 to 2020.

Milk:

\frac{287.5 - 48.8}{48.8} \times 100 \approx 489.96\%

Food grains:

\frac{350.0 - 168.3}{168.3} \times 100 \approx 108.01\%

Meat, Fish and Eggs:

\frac{28.3 - 3.0}{3.0} \times 100 \approx 843.33\%

Sugar:

\frac{23.1 - 9.6}{9.6} \times 100 \approx 140.63\%

The largest value is 843.33% for Meat, Fish and Eggs.

Answer:

The commodity with the highest growth in demand is Meat, Fish and Eggs (Option C).

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