26 June 2025- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the number that can replace question mark (?) in the series given below.

7, 12, 32, 122, ?, 3602, 25202

Correct Answer: (1) 602

22. In a certain code language :

‘NOIDA’ is written as : 1, 4, 9, 15, 14
‘INDIA’ is written as : 1, 9, 4, 14, 9

How ‘HELLO’ will be written in this language ?

Correct Answer: (1) 15, 12, 12, 5, 8

23. Which of the following statement(s) is/are wrong ?

Which of the following statement(s) is/are wrong?
A. A man runs at a speed of 20 km/hr and covers a distance of 400 m. The time taken by the man to cover 400 m is 8 minutes.
B. A person covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr. The average speed during the whole journey is 2xy/x+y km/hr
C. A cyclist covers a distance of 750 m in 2½ minutes. The speed of the cyclist is 18 km/hr.
D. A speed of x km/hr is equal to 5x/18 m/sec

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (1) A Only

24. When a producer allows 36% commission on the retail price of his product, he earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be his profit if the commission is reduced by 24% ?

Correct Answer: (2) 49.6%

25. A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 3 years. Had it been put at 1% higher rate, it would have fetched ₹5100 more. Find the sum.

Correct Answer: (1) ₹ 170,000

26. Which of the following statements contradict each other ?

A. All ducks are birds.
B. Some ducks are birds.
C. Some ducks are not birds.
D. No ducks are birds.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (3) B and D Only

27. If the statement “No birds are animals” is given as false, which of the following statements can be inferred to be true ?

A. Some animals are not birds.
B. Some birds are not animals.
C. Some animals are birds.
D. Some birds are animals.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (2) C and D Only

28. “This is the richest fraternity on the campus; therefore Mr. X who is a member of this fraternity must be one of the richest young man on the campus.” Which fallacy is involved in this argument ?

Correct Answer: (1) Fallacy of division

29. Arrange the following in order of increasing extension.

A. Social Science
B. Political Science
C. Sciences
D. Politics of International Relations

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Correct Answer: (4) D, B, A, C

30. According to the classical Indian school of logic, which of the following instruments of knowledge is defined as the knowledge of the relation between a word and its denotation and is produced by the knowledge of resemblance or similarity ?

Correct Answer: (3) Upamāna (comparison)