19 June 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the correct sequence of five (5) missing letters which will complete the following letter series: dcc_ba_ad_ccba_a

Correct Answer: (*)

22. If 'TABLE' is coded as '45' in a certain coding scheme how the word 'CHAIR' will be coded?

Correct Answer: (1) 44

23. Two numbers are such that their product is equal to 21 and the sum of their squares is 58. find the difference between the two numbers

Correct Answer: (1) 4

24. A man purchased some oranges at 4 oranges for 27 and sold them at 7 oranges for ₹13. Thus, he gained ₹30 in all. The number of orang he bought is:

Correct Answer: (2) 280

25. A train leaves station P at 6 AM and reaches station Q at 10 AM. At the same time (i.e. at 6 AM) another train leaves station Q and reach station P at 9:30 AM. The two trains cross each other at

Correct Answer: (4) 7:52 AM

26. Arrange the following group of terms in order of decreasing extension.

A. Mammal
B. Animal
C. Tiger
D. Feline

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (4) B, A, D, С

27. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Asseration A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Deductive arguments are either invalid or valid.
Reason R: A valid deductive argument that also has all true premises is called a "sound" argument.

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

Correct Answer: (2) Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A

28. "Switzerland is 48 percent protestant. Heidi Gilsing is a swiss. Therefore, Heidi Gilsing is 48 percent protestant. Which fallacy is committed in this argument?

Correct Answer: (2) Fallacy of composition

29. Identify the formal fallacy committed in the following argument. "All household pets are domestic animals. No unicorns are domestic animals. Therefore some unicorns are not household pets".

Correct Answer: (1) Existential fallacy

30. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: According to classical Indian School of logic (Nyaya) all fallacies are material fallacies.
Statement II: Nyaya syllogism is deductive- inductive but not formal- material.

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

Correct Answer: (3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect