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

Total Questions: 50

21. If the letters in word 'POWERFUL' are rearranged as they appear in the order of English alphabet, then position of how many letters will remain unchanged?

Correct Answer: (a) One

22. It 1/3.718 = 0.2689, then find the value of 1/0.0003718

Correct Answer: (b) 2689

23. Find the wrong term in the series given below:

15, 16, 22, 29, 45, 70,...

Correct Answer: (a) 22

24. A man has to cover a total distance of 24 km. He observed that after walking for one hour and 40 minutes, the distance covered by him is 5/7 of the remaining distance. What was the speed of the man in km/hr?

Correct Answer: (c) 6

25. By how much above the cost should the goods be marked for sale, so that after allowing 2 trade discount of 20% and a cash discount of 6 1/4 %, a net gain of 20% on the cost is made?

Correct Answer: (a) 60% above the cost

26. In classical square of opposition, if 'No S is P* is given as true, then which of the following could be immediately inferred from it?

A.’'Some S is P is undetermined
B.’AllSis P'is false
C.’Some S is not P' is undetermined
D.'Some Sis P' is false
E.’Some Sis not P'is true Choose the

correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (c) B, D and E only

27. An informal fallacy in which one moves carelessly from individual cases of a given class of persons or things to all the members of that class is called:

A. Fallacy of Division
B. Fallacy of Converse accident
C. Fallacy of Slippery Slope
D. Fallacy of Accident
E. Hasty generalisation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (a) B and E only

28. Given below are two statements

Statement I: Analogical argument is a type of inductive argument.
Statement II: In an analogical argument, it is concluded that two entities alike in some respects, are therefore alike in some other respect.

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

Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement Il are correct

29. Given below are two statements

Statement I: According to Classical Indian School of Logic, proof of a statement is given with the help of a syllogism.
Statement II: According to Classical Indian School of Logic, the thesis has to be mentioned thrice as a hypothesis, second as an example and third as a conclusion.

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

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

30. According to classical Indian thinkers, in which of the following means of knowledge, we accept a fact or principle for explaining an undeniable fact, which otherwise cannot be explained?

Correct Answer: (d) Postulation (Arthapatti)