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

Total Questions: 50

21. A man deposits ₹ 5000 in a bank at the rate of 12% simple interest for 2 years. He also deposits another amount of ₹ 5000 in another bank at the same rate of 12% compound interest, compounded annually. Find the difference between the simple interest and compound interest generated on the amount after 2 years

Correct Answer: (1) ₹ 72

22. A two digit number is 7 times the sum of its two digits. Another number, that is formed by reversing its digits, is 18 less than the original number. Find the original number.

Correct Answer: (4) 42

23. Total cost price (C.P.) of two cars A and B of different models is 5.0 lakhs. Car A is sold at a profit of 20% and car B is sold at a loss of 20%. However, the selling price of the two cars A and B remains the same. Find the cost price (C.P.) of the two cars A and B in lakhs, respectively

Correct Answer: (3) ₹ 2.0 lakh and ₹ 3.0 lakh

24. The sum of 7 consecutive natural numbers is 1617. Find how many of these are prime numbers?

Correct Answer: (1) 2

25. In a certain coded language;

A. 'ana ilo gao' means 'humans are good'
B. 'gao nado da' means 'good and bad'
C. 'di ilo da' means 'they are bad'

In this coded language which words stands for 'and' & 'they'?

Correct Answer: (4) 'nado' & 'di'

26. "Mary Com's coaches say that she has a real gift for boxing. So because her skill is a gift, she doesn't deserve any credit for it." Which informal logical fallacy is committed in the above statement?

Correct Answer: (3) Equivocation

27. Which of the following propositions are logically equivalent?

A. No women are arrogant human beings.
B. No arrogant human beings are women.
C. All women are non-arrogant human beings.
D. All non-arrogant human beings are non-women.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) A, B and C only

28. If the statement 'some cricketers are not bowlers' is given as false, then which of the following statements can be immediately inferred to be false?

Correct Answer: (4) No cricketers are bowlers.

29. Which of the following statements are so related that they cannot both be false, although they may both be true?

A. Some women are multitaskers.
B. All women are multitaskers.
C. Some women are not multitaskers.
D. No women are multitaskers.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (4) A and C only

30. According to classical Indian School of Logc (Nyaya) which of the following steps of inference involves synthesis of major term (sādhya), middle term (hetu) and the minor term (pakşa)?

Correct Answer: (4) Heraclitus is a man who is invariably a mortal.