Comprehension : The following table shows the percentage (%) of girls who…

2025

Comprehension :

The following table shows the percentage (%) of girls who passed in an examination and the percentage (%) of boys who failed in that exam in a school during the six years from 2018 to 2023. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.

Year-wise Result details of Students

Year / वर्ष

Percentage of Girls who passed / उत्तीर्ण लड़कियों का प्रतिशत

Percentage of Boys who failed / असफल लड़कों का प्रतिशत

2018

32%

40%

2019

42%

60%

2020

55%

25%

2021

40%

30%

2022

60%

50%

2023

42%

80%

Q. If in the year 2020, the total number of boys and the total number of girls who appeared in the exam are 800 and 700 respectively, then what is the ratio of the total number of boys who passed to the total number of girls who failed?

  1. A.

    40 : 21

  2. B.

    154 : 201

  3. C.

    18 : 11

  4. D.

    7 : 10

Attempted by 2 students.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: A

For the year 2020, total girls appeared = 700 and percentage passed = 55%. Therefore, percentage failed = 100% - 55% = 45%.

Number of girls failed = 45% of 700 = 0.45 * 700 = 315.

Total boys appeared = 800 and percentage failed = 25%. Therefore, percentage passed = 100% - 25% = 75%.

Number of boys passed = 75% of 800 = 0.75 * 800 = 600.

Ratio of boys passed to girls failed = 600 : 315. Simplifying by dividing both by 15 gives 40 : 21.

Explore the full course: Nta Ugc Net Paper 1