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

Total Questions: 50

21. In a certain coding scheme ‘TEACHER' is written as ‘VGCEJGT. How the word 'CHILDREN' shall be written in that scheme?

Correct Answer: (a) EJKNFTGP

22. Certain number of birds are sitting on two trees A and B. If a bird from the tree B goes to the tree A, then no. of birds on the two trees become equal. However, if a bird from tree A goes to tree B, then the no. of birds on the tree B becomes twice that of A. How many birds are there on the trees A and B, respectively?

Correct Answer: (c) 5,7

23. The average age of a man and his son is 45 years. The ratio of their age is 2:1, respectively. What is the age of the man and his son?

Correct Answer: (a) 60, 30

24. In a class the ratio of female students to the male students is 16:9. What percentage of the class is female?

Correct Answer: (d) 64%

25. A retailer marks all his goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will still make 25% profit, offers a discount of 25% on the marked price. What is the actual profit he earns on his sales?

Correct Answer: (c) 12.50%

26. If the statement ‘some plants are carnivorous' is given as true, then which of the following could be immediately inferred from it:

(A) 'All plants are carnivorous’ is undetermined
(B) ‘All plants are carnivorous’ is true
(C) ‘Some plants are not carnivorous’ is undetermined
(D) ‘No plants are carnivorous’ is false

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (d) (A), (C), (D) only

27. ‘Most people in our community think that movie ABZ is pornographic. Therefore movie ABZ is legally pornographic’. Which of the following fallacy is committed in this argument?

Correct Answer: (b) Ad Populem

28. Given below are two statements:

Statement I : ‘No S is P' is contrary to ‘All S is P,
Statement II : ‘Some S is P' is contrary to 'No S is P'.

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

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

29. Which of the following steps of inference corresponds to application (upanaya) according to Classical Indian Logicians?

Correct Answer: (a) This hill has smoke which is invariably associated with fire

30. Which of the following statements are true with reference to Nyaya view of logic?

(A) It does not separate deduction from induction
(B) It rejects verbalist view of logic and does not study the forms of thought alone (C) The formal and material logic are blended in Indian Logic
(D) Verbal form is an integral part of the Inference.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (c) (A), (B), (C) only