08 Oct 2022- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1 (English)

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the number that must be added to the terms of the ratio 13:25 to make it equal to 7:10.

Correct Answer: (a) 8

22. Find the next term in the series given below

5,9, 14. 20, 27. 35. ?

Correct Answer: (d) 42

23. A sum of Rs. 16800 is divided into two parts. One part is lent at a simple rate of interest of 6% per annum and the other part at 8% per annum. After 2 years the total sum received is Rs. 19.000. Find the sum lent at the rate of 6% and 8% respectively.

Correct Answer: (b) 11000. 5800

24. In a certain coding scheme, ‘UNIVERSITY is coded as ‘EIINRSTUVY', How INSTITUTION shall be coded in the same coding scheme?

Correct Answer: (b) ININOSUTTT

25. The average weight of 30 persons is increased by 2 kg, when one of them whose weight is 40 kg. is replaced by a new person. What is the weight of the new person?

Correct Answer: (c) 102 kg

26. Which of the following propostition is contrary to the proposition ‘All women are honest™

Correct Answer: (b) No women are honest.

27. ‘Which of the following forms of categorical propostitions is valid?

(A) Some Sis not P
(B) Some Sis P
(C) No Sis P
(D) All Sis P

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (d) A. B. C. D

28. Which informal logical fallacy is committed in the following argument — ‘No one has shown that aliens did not create the crop circles. So the crop circles must have been made by the aliens?

Correct Answer: (a) Begging the question

29. Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Amistotelian syllogism has three terms.
Statement IT : Nyaya syllogism has five terms.

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

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

30. The proposition- ‘all things are non-eternal. because they are knowable’ is fallacious because

Correct Answer: (d) It involves a contradictory middle term.