30 Aug 2024- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

21. Find the missing term in the series given below:

1, 7, 25, 61, 121, ?, 337

Correct Answer: (2) 211

22. Which of the following is/ are true?

A. The average of given data is less than the greatest observation and greater than the smallest observation of the given data.
B. If the observations of a given data are equal, then the average of the data may or may not be same as the observations.
C. If all the observations of a given data get increased by x, then their average is also increased by x.
D. If all the observations of a given data are divided by x, then their average may or may not change.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A, C only

23. The numerator of a fraction is 4 less than its denominator. If the numerator is decreased by 2 and denominator is increased by 1, then the denominator becomes 8 times the numerator, find the fraction.

Correct Answer: (1) 3/7

24. A man sold an article at 8 profit of 6.5%. If he had sold the article for 2 1250 more, he would have earned a profit of 10%. What is the cost price of the article?

Correct Answer: (5) *

25. In a certain languages:

“Sun rises in the East” is coded as “ST SR SI SH SS”.
“Sun sets in the West” is coded as “ST SE SI SH SU”.
“Your house faces East” is coded as “SN SM SA SS”.
“His house faces West” is coded as “SC SM SA SU”.

How the words “East” and “West” are coded in this languages respectively?

Correct Answer: (3) SS, SU

26. "Either we forcibly sterilize the third world people or the world population will explode and all of us will die. We certainly don't want to die, therefore we must forcibly sterilize the third world people." Which informal fallacy is committed in the above argument?

Correct Answer: (3) False Dichotomy

27. Which of the following statements are true?

A. Propositions or statements can be true or false.
B. Propositions can be valid or invalid.
C. A valid argument must contain only true premises.
D. A valid argument must have a true conclusion.
E. In a valid argument, if its premises are true, the conclusion cannot be false.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (1) A and E only

28. Arrange the following in the order of decreasing connotation.

A. Polygon
B. Rectangle
C. Geometry
D. Square

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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

29. Match the List-I with List-II

LIST I (Member as per Nyāya syllogism)LIST II (Statement)
A. UpanayaI. Whoever is man is a mortal just like Pythagoras
B. NigamanaII. Socrates is mortal
C. UdaharanaIII. Socrates as man who is invariably a mortal
D. PratijnaIV. Therefore Socrates is mortal
Correct Answer: (2) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

30. Which of the following fallacious arguments involves unproved middle term as per Nyaya logic?

Correct Answer: (3) The sky- lotus is fragrant, because it is a lotus, like the lotus of a lake.