01 December 2021- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

21. What comes next in the following sequence?

1, 2, 3, 7, 16, 65, ?

Correct Answer: (B) 321

22. Given below are two statements

Statement I: A culture of bacteria quadruples every hour. If a bottle with these bacteria was half-full at 7 am, then at 6 am on the same day, the bottle was one-eighth full.
Statement II: The average of the first 31 natural numbers is 16.5.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

23. Two trains are moving in same direction at 60 km/hr and 45 km/hr. The faster train passes a girl sitting in the slower train in 15 seconds. The length of the faster train is

Correct Answer: (C) 62.5 m

24. Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ravi and Laxmi was 6:5. Four years hence, the ratio will be 11:10. Ravi's age at present is

Correct Answer: (B) 18 years

25. A vendor marks all his goods at 50% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 25% on the marked prices. What is his profit on the sales?

Correct Answer: (B) 12.50%

26. Analogies have been used for which of the following purposes?

A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Description
D. Explanation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) A, C and D only

27. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled Reason R

Assertion A: Naiyāyikas do not accept non-apprehension (annpalabdhi) as a distinct source of knowledge (pramāna).
Reason R: According to Naiyāyikas, non-apprehension can be covered under inference (anumāna).
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

28. Match List I with List II

List I (In Square of opposition)
A. If 'Some flowers are pink' is False
B. If 'No girls are birds' is True
C. If 'Some boys are not tall' is False
D. If 'All chocolates are sweet' is True
List II (Resultant)
I. 'I' is False; 'O' is True
II. 'A' is False; 'E' is True
III. 'I' is True; 'O' is False
IV. 'E' is False; 'T' is true
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

29. Identify the fallacy committed in the argument below.

Some good actors are not strong men.
All professional wrestlers are strong men.
Therefore, all professional wrestlers are good actors.

Correct Answer: (D) Fallacy of drawing affirmative conclusions from negative premise

30. Anumana has been accepted as an independent source of valid knowledge by which of the following schools?

A. Buddhists
B. Naiyāyikas
C. Cārvākās
D. Mīmāmsakas
E. Advaitins
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (D) A, B, D and E only