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

Total Questions: 50

21. A man lends out an amount of Rs.25,000 into two parts. The first part of the money is lent out at 8% simple interest and the second part of the money is lent out at 8.5% simple interest. If total annual income of the man is Rs.2031.25, then find how much money is lent out at the rate of 8.5%?

Correct Answer: (4) Rs. 6,250

22. In a certain coded language the word MEDICINE is called as: EOJDJEFM. How the word COMPUTER will be coded in the same coded language?

Correct Answer: (2) RFUVQNPC

23. The sum of first n even natural numbers is 1560. Find the value of n.

Correct Answer: (2) 39

24. In a two digit number, if it is known that the digit at the unit's place in the number exceeds the digit at the ten's place by 2 and that the product of the given number and the sum of the digits of the number is 280. Find the number.

Correct Answer: (3) 35

25. Sum of the cost price of two articles A and B is Rs.26,000. Both the articles are sold at a profit of 20% and 40%, respectively. However, the selling price of the two articles remains the same. Find the difference in the cost price of A and B.

Correct Answer: (2) Rs. 2,000

26. An informal fallacy where something is assumed as a fact because the contrary of that is not yet proven to be true is called:

Correct Answer: (4) Red Herring

27. Which of the following propositions are logically equivalent?

A. Some men are arrogant human beings.
B. Some non-arrogant human beings are not non-men.
C. Some men are not non-arrogant human beings.
D. Some arrogant human beings are men.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) A and C only

28. If the statement 'some cricketers are fast bowlers' is given as false then which of the following statements could be immediately inferred to be false?

Correct Answer: (1) All cricketers are fast bowlers.

29. Which of the following statements are so related that they cannot both be true, although both may be false?

A. All sports persons are athletes.
B. No sports persons are athletes.
C. Some sports persons are athletes.
D. Some sports persons are not athletes.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (1) A and B only

30. According to classical Indian school of logic (Nyāya) which of the following steps of inference (anumāna) corresponds to Upanaya (application of the universal concomitance to the presented case)?

Correct Answer: (4) Socrates is a man who is invariably a mortal.