UGC NET Paper 1 - 14th June 2024

# Q1 of 50

Read the following passage and answer the question.

The following table – 1 shows the percentage (%) distribution of patients of various diseases in the various continents, namely, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, North America and Asia in the world and table II shows the percentage (%) distribution of all the patients and Kidney patients in year 2023. Total population of the world in the year 2023 is 800 crore and 10% of them are patients.


Based on the data in the tables, answer the questions that follow.


Table – I: Disease – wise Percentage of Patients in the world

Heart Disease
AIDS
TB
Hepatitis
Kidney Disease
Others
22% 10% 8% 6% 30% 24%

Table -II: Continent – wise Details of all Patients and Kidney Patients

Continent
Percentage Distribution of
All Patients
Kidney Patients
Europe
10% 10%
Australia
6% 5%
South America
15% 40%
Africa
25% 10%
North America
12% 15%
Asia
32% 20%

If the number of patients increases by 10% every year in Europe, then what is the difference between the number of patients in Europe after two years and the number of Kidney patients in South America in 2023?

Options :
A.

9 lakh

B.

7 lakh

C.

8 lakh

D.

5 lakh

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Answer :

8 lakh

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