22 March 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

21. Find out the third common term between the two given Arithmetic Progression (AP) series given as:

3, 7, 11, 15, ____ and 1, 6, 11, 16 ____

Correct Answer: (3) 51

22. A person can do a piece of work in 18 days. After working for 12 days, the person leaves and another person joins and completes the remaining work in 8 days. In how many days this 2nd person can complete the whole job?

Correct Answer: (2) 24

23. The average salary of 25 workers in an office is Rs. 6,000 per month. If the salary of the manager is added, the average becomes Rs. 6,200. What is the annual salary of the manager?

Correct Answer: (2) 1,34,400

24. In what time a sum of money will double itself at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest?

Correct Answer: (2) 12.5 years

25. A shopkeeper sold two articles at Rs. 12,000 each. He sold one article at a profit of 20% and the other one at a loss of 20%. What is the net gain or loss to the shop keeper?

Correct Answer: (1) A loss of Rs. 1000

26. Which informal fallacy is committed in the following argument - "Scientists have been trying for centuries to disprove the claims of astrology, and none of them has ever succeeded. Therefore, we must conclude that astrology's claims are true" ?

Correct Answer: (3) Aurgumentum ad Ignorantian (appeal to ignorance)

27. Which of the following propositions can be directly inferred from the statement - "All mammals are four-legged animals?

Correct Answer: (3) Some mammals are four-legged animals.

28. Which of the following statements is contrapositive to the following statement - "Some dogs are not aggressive animals"?

Correct Answer: (4) Some non-aggressive animals are not non-dogs.

29. Which of the following statements are contradictory to each other?

A. All objects are perishable.
B. Some objects are not perishable.
C. Some objects are perishable.
D. No objects are perishable.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) C and D only

30. To find my way about in a village I ask a resident for guidance. Which of the following instruments of knowledge is used according to classical Indian school of Logic (Nyaya)

Correct Answer: (4) Verbal Testimony (sabda)