01 Oct 2022- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1 (English)

Total Questions: 50

21. A group consists of 3 males, 3 females and 5 children. The average age of the males is 50 years, that of females is 45 years and that of children is 10 years. What is approximate average age of the group?

Correct Answer: (b) 30.45

22. Find the next number in the series given below :

7,10, 15, 22, 33, 46, ?

Correct Answer: (d) 63

23. The daily income of three persons A, B and C is in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 11 and the income of B is Rs. 291 more than that of A. Find the income of C

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 1.067

24. Two numbers are. respectively. 28% and 25% less than a third number. What percent is the first number of the second number?

Correct Answer: (d) 96%

25. A dealer sold three-forth (3/4%) of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining articles at the cost price. Find the gain earned by him in the whole transaction.

Correct Answer: (d) 15%

26. “I think you will find that this bail out is the best option before our organization. especially because disagreement may indicate that this company is not the right place for you” Which informal fallacy is committed in the above argument?

Correct Answer: (c) Appeal to force

27. Which of the following statements are contraries?

(A) All men are mortal
(B) Some men are mortal
(C) Some men are not mortal
(D) No men are mortal

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (d) (A) and (D) only

28. Which of the following statements are logically equivalent?

(A) Some animals are birds,
(B) Some birds are animals.
(C) Some animals are not non-birds.
(D) Some animals are non-birds.
(E) Some non-birds are not non-animals.

the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (a) (A). (B) and (C) only

29. Given below are two statements :

Statement I : According to classical Indian School of Logic inference for oneself is called Svartha Anumana.
Statement II : Svartha Anumana is a syllogism and has to be presented in language.

In the 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

30. According to classical Indian School of Logic which of the following steps of inference involve application of the universal concommitance to the present case?

(A) This hill has fire
(B) Because it has smoke
(C) ‘Whatever has smoke has fire, e.g. an oven
(D) This hill has smoke which is invariably associated with fire
(E) Therefore the hill has fire

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (d) (D) only