13 March 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

21. A man is facing southwards. He turns right and walks 25 meters and again turns right and walks 15 meters. Now he turns left and walks 15 meters and then again turns right and walks 25 meters. Now he turns right again and walks 70 meters. In which direction is the man now from the starting point?

Correct Answer: (4) North-East

22. A man 'P' introduces another man 'Q' by saying, "He is the husband of the grand daughter of the father of my father". How is 'Q' related to 'P'?

Correct Answer: (2) Brother-in-law

23. What number can replace the question mark (?) in the series given below: 2, 4, 7, 12, 21, 38, ?

Correct Answer: (4) 71

24. While pointing towards a girl. Arun says, 'this girl is the daughter of the only child of my father'. What is the relation of Arun's wife with the girl?

Correct Answer: (3) Mother

25. What will be the average of the set of prime numbers falling between 12 and 42 ?

Correct Answer: (4) 26.25

26. Which logical fallacy is committed in the following statement - "I do not believe that serial killers ought to be allowed to live. They have forfeited their right to live because anyone who kills lots of people has lost that right".

Correct Answer: (3) Begging the question

27. "If capital punishment actually deterred people from committing serious crimes, then it would be justified. But as it does not have that deterrent effect, it is not a justifiable practice". Which formal fallacy is committed in the above argument ?

Correct Answer: (4) Denying the antecedent

28. Which of the following statements are logically equivalent ?

A. Some physicists are outstanding professors.
B. Some physicists are not non-outstanding professors.
C. No outstanding professors are physicists.
D. Some non-outstanding professors are not non-physicists.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) A and B only

29. Which of the following statements are so related that they can not both be true but could both be false?

A. All Biologists are outstanding teachers.
B. Some Biologists are outstanding teachers.
C. No Biologists are outstanding teachers.
D. Some Biologists are not outstanding teachers.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A and C only

30. According to classical Indian School of Logic (Nyāya) which fallacy is committed in the following statement - "The hill has fire because it is knowable"?

Correct Answer: (4) Sādhāraņa