07 Dec 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

21. A milkman buys 20 litres of milk from a dairy at the cost of Rs. 50 per litre. He also purchases some mineral water at the rate of Rs 20 per litre and adds it to the milk. He then sells the adulterated milk at the rate of Rs 60 per litre and makes a profit of Rs 400. What is the amount of water he added to the milk?

Correct Answer: (3) 5 litre

22. Identify the correct sequence of letters which will complete the following letter series. aabcd --- bcdbc --- dcdab ---

Correct Answer: (1) abaabccdd

23. Total monthly salary of a couple (husband and wife) is 2.0 lakh. Their salaries are in the ratio of 5:3. If husband and wife spend 40% and 20% of their salaries, respectively, what is the ratio of their savings?

Correct Answer: (3) 5 : 4

24. In a certain coding scheme :

'Family values are important is written as 'pa, ya, si, sa'
'Values are generally contagious' is written as 'ya, da, ja, sa'
'Some diseases are contagious' is written as 'ka, da, sa, ro'

What are the codes for 'Contagious' and 'Values'?

Correct Answer: (4) da, ya

25. What is the next term in the following number series ? 3, 14, 39, 84, ?, .......

Correct Answer: (2) 155

26. Which of the following is arranged in order of increasing denotation ?

Correct Answer: (1) Cow, bovine, mammal, vertebrate, animal

27. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): Truth and falsehood are attributes of individual propositions.
Statement (II): Validity can be attributed to any single proposition by itself.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

28. Which fallacy is committed in the following argument?

"The universe must be spherical in form because all its constituent parts are spherical in form"?

Correct Answer: (4) Fallacy of composition

29. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): The statement - "Pradeep's mind is a cave: deep, dark and full of bats" is an analogy which is only descriptive in nature.
Statement (II): The statement - "Pradeep's mind is a cave; deep, dark and full of bats" is an analogy which contains an argument.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

30. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): 'Nyaya' syllogism has three propositions
Statement (II): Aristotelian syllogism has five propositions

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect