UGC NET Table reading Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 30 previous-year questions on Table reading from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 7: Data Interpretation, drawn from 6 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Table reading
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Percentage more than | 2 |
| Row total | 1 |
| Percentage of one year over another | 1 |
| Percentage increase | 1 |
| Counting towns above a threshold | 1 |
| Difference of two combined figures | 1 |
| Recovering totals from a percentage and a difference | 1 |
| Ratio across two schools and two years | 1 |
| Difference of two totals | 1 |
| Average over four years | 1 |
| Average across three companies | 1 |
| Difference across two companies | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Table reading appears in 6 of 87 papers (7%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
What is the total number of buildings constructed in town B during the period 2016 to 2022?
The total number of buildings constructed in all six towns in 2016 is approximately what percent of the total number constructed in all six towns in 2018?
What is the approximate percentage increase in the number of buildings constructed in town D in 2018 over 2017?
In how many towns was the total number of buildings constructed during 2020, 2021 and 2022 taken together more than 8500?
What is the difference between the total number of buildings constructed in towns E and F together in 2021 and that in 2017?
What is the total number of girls who appeared in the examination from all the six schools in 2020?
What is the ratio of the number of boys who appeared from School C in 2019 to the number of girls who appeared from school E in 2021?
What is the difference between the total numbers of students appearing from school B in 2020 and that in 2022?
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