In which year did the highest number of candidates clear the entrance exam from state D ?

The number of candidates clearing the exam = number of candidates appearing for the exam * percentage clearing the exam.

For the number of cleared candidates to be high, the number of candidates appearing should be high as well as the percentage clearing the exam as well.

We can observe that both these numbers are considerably high for 2009. We can calculate to find out that 2009 has the highest number of candidates that cleared the exam.

The number of candidates clearing the exam in 2009 = 2.01 lakhs * 56% = 1,12,560