Directions for Questions 36 – 40: Study the following graphs and answer the questions based on then:
During the years 2007 – 2009, the newspaper that has shown maximum percentage growth in circulation has been:
The Hindu
TOI
ET
FT
None of these
Solution
Growth % for The Hindu $= \dfrac {69- 45}{45} = 53\%$
Growth % for TOI
$= \dfrac {49 – 18}{18} = 172\%$
Growth % for ET $= \dfrac {32 - 25}{25} = 28\%$
Growth % for FT $= \dfrac {31 - 20}{20} = 55\%$
Hence, it is maximum for TOI.