02 March 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

21. A, B, C and D are all distinct individuals. The details of their relationships are given as:

i. A is the daughter of B
ii. B is the son of C
iii. C is the Father of D

Which of the following statements is true?

Correct Answer: (4) If P is the daughter of B, then A and P are sisters.

22. In a group of 2100 persons comprising of players and their coaches, there is a coach for every fourteen players. How many coaches are there in the group?

Correct Answer: (3) 140

23. What number would replace question mark (?) in the series given below ?

1, 5, 11, 19, 29, 41, 55, ?

Correct Answer: (1) 71

24. Karan was born 3 years after his parent's marriage. His father is 6 years older than his mother but 26 years older than Karan who is 12 years of age as on today. At what age did his mother get married?

Correct Answer: (3) 17 years

25. A student was asked to divide half of a number by 5 and the other half by 3 and then add the two quantities. Instead of doing all this the student divides the given number by 4 which results into 5 short of the correct value. What is the initial number?

Correct Answer: (1) 300

26. Which logical fallacy is committed in the following argument - "Atheists have not proven that God does not exist. Therefore we can conclude that God exists".

Correct Answer: (2) Appeal to Ignorance

27. "Since all professors are competent, and no competent people are underpaid. Therefore no professors are underpaid". Which formal fallacy is committed in the above argument?

Correct Answer: (1) Undistributed middle

28. Which of the following statements are logically equivalent ?

A. No philosophers are underpaid scholars.
B. All Philosophers are non-underpaid scholars.
C. No underpaid scholars are philosophers.
D. All non-underpaid scholars are non-philosophers.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (1) A, B, and C Only

29. Which of the following statements can neither be both true, nor can they both be together false?

A. All bread is nutritious.
B. Some bread is nutritious.
C. Some bread is not nutritious.
D. No bread is nutritious.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) A and C Only

30. According to classical Indian school of Logic (Nyāya) which of the following statements commits the fallacy of viruddha?

Correct Answer: (1) Sound is eternal, because it is produced.