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

Total Questions: 50

21. ‘What comes next in the following sequence?

ET, JR. MP. PN. ?

Correct Answer: (e)*

22. Given below are two statements :

Statement I : The length of a tree increases at the rate of 5% every year on its previous year's length. If it is 2.0 feet now. it will increase 0.31525 feet in three years.
Statement II: A vendor sells an item for ¥ 56 making a profit of 40%. The cost price of the item is T 40.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

23. Every hour the number of bacteria in a sample doubles. If the original number of bacteria is 100, and 50 bacteria are removed every two hours, after five hours, there are

Correct Answer: (b) 2700 bacteria

24. Ramesh goes to North. then turns right. then turns right again and then goes to the left. In which direction is Ramesh in now?

Correct Answer: (c) East

25. Consider the following statements:

(A) A train travelling 180 km/hr took 5.4 seconds to cross a stationary man. Length of the train is 250 m.
(B) Ifabus covers 172 km in 4 hours. the speed of the bus is 154.8 m/s. (C) 1£25 X +25 Y=110, the average of Xand Yis 2.2,

‘Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (c) (C) only

26. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In a valid categorial syllogism, if a term is distributed in the conclusion, then it must be distributed in the premises.
Reason (R) : The conclusion of a valid argument cannot assert any more than is contained in the premises.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

27. Identify the formal fallacy committed in the argument :

All eriminals are human beings.
All saints are human beings
Therefore all saints are criminals.

Correct Answer: (b) Fallacy of Illicit process of Minor Team

28. TIdentify the fallacy committed in the following argument :

“An elephant is an animal: therefore. a small elephant is a small animal”.

Correct Answer: (d) Fallacy of Equivocation

29. Given below are two statements :

Statement I : The Nyaya system does not accept Arthapatti as an independent source of valid knowledge.
Statement II: The Nyaya system reduces Arthapatti to an inference of anvayi type.

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

Correct Answer: (b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

30. Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) : In Samanyatodrsta inference the universal relation between the major and middle term depends on causal uniformity. Reason (R) : The middle term of the inference is related to the major term neither as a cause nor as an effect.

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

Correct Answer: (d) (A) is false but (R) is true