The enrolment in higher education in India is contributed both by Formal…
2009
The enrolment in higher education in India is contributed both by Formal System of Education and by System of Distance Education. Distance education contributes
Answer: B. 25% of formal system — ConceptA percentage comparison states one enrolment count as a fraction of another. If formal-system enrolment is F, a distance-education contribution of x%…
- A.
50% of formal system
- B.
25% of formal system
- C.
10% of the formal system
- D.
Distance education system’s contribution is not taken into account while considering the figures of enrolment in higher education
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A percentage comparison states one enrolment count as a fraction of another. If formal-system enrolment is F, a distance-education contribution of x% means (x/100) × F.
For a historical examination item, the percentage must be interpreted in the source period rather than as a timeless statistic.
Application
This item comes from UGC NET Paper I held in December 2009.
The source-period figure used for distance education is 25% of formal-system enrolment.
Therefore, distance enrolment = (25/100) × F = 0.25F = F/4.
Cross-check and contrast
50% represents F/2, or one-half of formal-system enrolment.
25% represents F/4, or one-quarter of formal-system enrolment.
10% represents F/10, or one-tenth of formal-system enrolment.
Excluding distance education would make no numerical contribution to the higher-education total, contrary to the premise that both systems contribute.
Hence, in the source context, distance education contributes 25% of the formal system.