The table shows India’s Net National Income and per capita Net National Income…

2023

The table shows India’s Net National Income and per capita Net National Income from 2015-16 to 2019-20. Use the data to answer the question.

Year

Net National Income (lakh crore rupees)

Per capita Net National Income (thousand rupees)

2015-16

122

95

2016-17

136

105

2017-18

151

115

2018-19

167

126

2019-20

177

132

What is the percentage increase in per capita Net National Income from 2015-16 to 2019-20?

Answer: A. ~ 38.94%ConceptFor any quantity that changes from an initial value to a final value, percentage increase measures the change relative to the initial value. Use:…

  1. A.

    ~ 38.94%

  2. B.

    ~ 48.24%

  3. C.

    ~ 30.61%

  4. D.

    ~ 42.40%

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Correct answer: A

Concept

For any quantity that changes from an initial value to a final value, percentage increase measures the change relative to the initial value.

Use: percentage increase = ((final value - initial value) / initial value) × 100.

Application

  1. From the table, the initial per capita Net National Income in 2015-16 is 95 thousand rupees and the final value in 2019-20 is 132 thousand rupees.

  2. Compute the absolute increase: 132 - 95 = 37 thousand rupees.

  3. Divide the increase by the initial value: 37 / 95 = 0.389473....

  4. Convert the ratio to a percentage: 0.389473... × 100 = 38.9473...%, which rounds to 38.95% to two decimal places. Among the supplied approximate values, ~38.94% is the closest.

Cross-check

Cross-check the source option: 95 × 1.3894 = 131.993, which rounds to the table’s final value 132. Thus the exact calculation gives about 38.95%, and ~38.94% is the closest supplied approximate value.

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