11 July 2022- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1 (English Medium)

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the missing term in the series below:

2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ? ......

Correct Answer: (b) 75

22. The average of 5 consecutive numbers A, B, C, D and E is 48. What is the product of A and E?

Correct Answer: (b) 2300

23. Arrange the following words according to English dictionary arrangement:

(&) Epitaxy
(B) Episode
(C) Epigene
(D) Epitome
(E) Epilogue

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (a) (C), (E), B), (A), (D)

24. A person traverses a certain distance in one hour, 24 minutes by covering two third of the distance at 4 km per hour and the rest at 5 km per hour. Find the distance covered by the person.

Correct Answer: (a) 6 km

25. A producer allows a commission of 36% on the retail price of his product and earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be the profit of the producer (in percentage), if the commission is reduced by 24%?

Correct Answer: (c) 49.6

26. In classical square of opposition if ‘Some S is not P is given as false then which o the following could be immediately inferred from it?

(A) "Some S is P" is true
(B) ‘Some S is P’ is undetermined
(C) ‘Some Sis P is false
(D) “All Sis P’ is undetermined
(E) Al Sis P' is true

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (e) *

27. Fallacy in which a proposition is held to be true just because it has not been proved false, or false just because it has not been proved true is called:

Correct Answer: (c) Argument from Ignorance

28. Given below are two statements :

Statement I : The statement — “A person without a purpose is like a car with no engine. And that's a useless piece of machinery” is an example of analogical argument.
Statement II : The statement — “A person with no purpose is like a car with no engine. And that's a useless piece of machinery” is an example of non argumentative use of analogy.

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

Correct Answer: (d) Statement T is false but Statement II is true

29. Given below are two statements :

Statement I: Classical Indian Logicians (Naiyayikas) recommend the use of the negative modal or counter-factual conditional (tarka) to fortify or confirm the major premise.
Statement I : Naiyayikas accept tarka as a valid independent source of knowledge.

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

Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

30. Any object if thrown upwards starts to come downward after reaching a particular height. Therefore there must be some force that must be pulling that object towards the Earth’s surface. This argument is based on which of the following means of knowledge?

Correct Answer: (a) Postulation (Arthapatti)