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

Total Questions: 50

21. ‘What comes next in the following sequence?

0.25, 2.25, 6.25, 12.25,

Correct Answer: (d) 20.25

22. Kavita's age 1s eight years more than thrice the sum of the ages of her two grandsons who are twins. Nine years later, Kavita's age will be one year more than two times the sum of the ages of her two grandsons, What was the age of Kavita when her grandsons were born?

Correct Answer: (a) 58 years

23. The population of a bacteria culture doubles every 2 minutes. How many minutes will it take for the population to grow from 1 to 1024?

Correct Answer: (d) 20

24. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A fraction can be reduced to its lowest form by dividing the numerator and denominator with a common factor.
Statement II: Two fractions can be compared by comparing their numerators if their denominators are equal.

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.

25. Price of a mobile is first increased by 20% and later decreased by 25%. What is the net percentage change in final price of the mobile?

Correct Answer: (a) 10%

26. Given below are two statements:

Assertion A: There are certain psychological conditions under which inference takes place.
Reason R : Absence of positive knowledge and will to infer its presence or absence are pre-requisites for inference to be drawn.

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. Match List I with List II :

List IList II
(A) Fallacy that occurs due to appeal to non-rational methods of intimidation—(I) Argumentum ad Hominem
(B) Fallacy that occurs when an argument makes an appeal to the character of the person—(II) Accident Fallacy
(C) Fallacy that occurs when an argument is in the form of emotional “appeal to the gallery”—(III) Argumentum ad Populum
(D) Fallacy that occurs when a general rule is applied to a case in which the rule is inapplicable—(IV) Argumentum ad Baculum (force)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (A)-(IV). (B)-(I). (C)-(III). (D)-(II)

28. ‘Which of the following is not a fallacy of Ambiguity?

Correct Answer: (d) Accident

29. Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.

Assertion A: A proper name has only denotation but no connotation.
Reason R : Intension refers to set of adjectives: Extension refers to set of substantives.

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

30. If 'All college professors are entertaining lecturers’ is True in a square of opposition which of the following can be inferred correctly from the given codes.

(A) No college professors are entertaining lecturers’ is false
(B) ‘Some college professors are not entertaining lecturers’ is true
(C) ‘Some college professors are entertaining lecturers' is true
(D) ‘Some college professors are entertaining lecturers’ is false

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (d) (A) and (C) only