At the time of the December 2011 UGC NET examination, newspapers in which…

Concept

In the Registrar of Newspapers for India language-wise tables, circulation is the aggregate publisher-claimed number of copies per publishing day for publications that filed annual statements.

The figures therefore show a broad reported trend rather than an independently audited annual total; the reach of one prominent title does not by itself determine which language leads.

Application

For 2010–11, annual statements filed by publishers led the Registrar of Newspapers for India to record Hindi publications at an aggregate claimed circulation of 155,494,770 copies per publishing day, ahead of the other offered language categories.

Cross-check and contrast

• English had major national dailies, but the same report recorded its aggregate claimed circulation as 55,370,184 copies per publishing day.

• Bengali had an established regional press, but its aggregate claimed circulation remained below the recorded Hindi figure.

• Tamil had a strong regional newspaper market, but its aggregate claimed circulation remained below the recorded Hindi figure.

Result

Therefore, the best-supported answer among the offered choices is Hindi.