29 November 2021- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

21. Water in a river flows at 15 km/hr and a man who runs his boat at a speed of 25 km/hr in still water, takes 7 hours to go a certain distance upstream and then return to the starting point. Total distance covered by the man is

Correct Answer: (B) 112 Km

22. When a sum of money was distributed to 10 boys instead of 15 boys, each boy got Rs. 50 more. What was the sum?

Correct Answer: (B) 1500

23. Given below are two statements

Statement I: The single discount equivalent to a series discount of 10%, 20% and 30 % is 40%
Statement II: The single discount equivalent to a series discount of 15 %, 25 % and 30 % is 50%
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

24. Find the missing term in the following series

2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

Correct Answer: (C) 37

25. Given below are two statements

Statement I: The average of all prime numbers between 30 and 50 is 38.9.
Statement II: The average of first 15 natural numbers is 150.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

26. Which one of the following options describes a valid deductive argument with all the premises and the conclusion as True?

Correct Answer: (D) Sound Argument

27. Given below are two statements

Statement I: Two subcontrary propositions cannot both be false.
Statement II: Two subcontrary propositions must both be true
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

28. "Have you stopped stealing from your parents?" Which one of the following fallacies is committed in this argument?

Correct Answer: (C) Complex Question

29. Which of the following statements are true with reference to Vyāpti (concomitance) according to the Nyāya system?

1.It expresses-the relation between two individuals objects only
2. It expresses the relation between the classes of individuals
3. It can be said to exist between two things if they are related as cause and effect.
4. It can be said to exist between two things if they are related as species and genus
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (D) 2,3 and 4 only

30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: According to the Nyãya system, when one observes smoke at a particular locus, one could infer that the same locus has the presence of fire too.
Reason R: Fire causes smoke, and is always accompanied by smoke.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (C) A is true but R is false