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

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the next term in the series given below:-

5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ....... .

Correct Answer: (4) 55

22. The average age of a family of six members is 30 years. The youngest members of the family are twins with age 10 years. Find the average age of the family just before the birth of the twins.

Correct Answer: (3) 30 years

23. A person X is twice as good a workman as a person Y. By joining together, they complete a job in 18 days. Find the number of days the person X as well as Y can complete the job, respectively, if each of them works separately.

Correct Answer: (1) (27, 54)

24. A man earns Rs. 12,500 as simple interest @ 5% per annum in 5 years. Find the principal amount deposited by the man in the bank.

Correct Answer: (1) Rs. 50,000

25. A girl is standing outside her house facing north direction. Turing to her right she walks 50 metres. Then she turns to her left and walks 60 metres. She again turns to her right and walks 50 metres. Again she turns to her right and walks 80 metres. Finally she turns to her right again and walks 80 metres. In which direction is the girl now from the starting point.

Correct Answer: (2) South-East

26. Which informal fallacy is committed in the following argument - "Efforts have been going on for centuries to provide conclusive evidence for the claims of astrology but have not met any access. Therefore we must conclude that astrology is nothing but nonsence?"

Correct Answer: (4) Argumentum ad Ignoration (Appeal to Ignorance)

27. If the proposition "Some fishes are not egg-laying animals" is given as true, then which of the following propositions could be immediately inferred to be false?

Correct Answer: (1) All fishes are egg-laying animals.

28. Which of the following statement is logically equivalent to the following statement- "Some dogs are not aggressive animals"?

Correct Answer: (2) Some non-aggressive animals are not non-dogs.

29. Which of the following statements are contradictory of each other?

A. All human beings are mortal.
B. Some human beings are not mortal.
C. Some human beings are mortal.
D. No human beings are mortal.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (4) A and B only

30. "When I left my office few minutes ago there was no coffee on my table; now when I return there is a cup of coffee lying on my table. Therefore I can conclude that somebody must have brought a cup of coffee for me during my absence at the office." Which of the following instruments of knowledge is used in the above example?

Correct Answer: (2) Postulation (Arthapatti)