UGC NET Exam 1st Paper with Answers - January 2025
1. The number of employees in HR department is ______% less
than the number of employees in Production department.
- Options:
1. 64.5
2. 61.5
3. 63.5
4. 62.5
Ans: 4. 62.5
2. If the number of employees in IT and marketing department
increases by 60% and 20%, respectively in the next year, then what will be the
ratio of number of employees in IT and Marketing departments in the next year?
- Options:
1. 13 : 19
2. 3 : 4
3. 16 : 21
4. 2 : 3
Ans: 1. 13 : 19
3. **Q.3** If the number of employees in Sales department
increases by 25% in the next year, then what will be the number of employees in
that department in the next year?
- Options:
1. 700
2. 800
3. 900
4. 920
Ans: 2. 800
4. What is the average of the total number of employees in
Accounts, HR, marketing, and Production departments together?
- Options:
1. 760
2. 780
3. 800
4. 820
Ans: 3. 800
5. If the ratio of
the number of male and female employees in Accounts department is 5 : 4 and 60%
of the employees in HR department are females, then what is the total number of
male employees in Accounts and HR departments together?
- Options:
1. 592
2. 594
3. 596
4. 598
Ans: 1. 592
6. Match the LIST-I
(Author) with LIST-II (Books):
Options:
1. A-III, B-IV,
C-II, D-I
2. A-IV, B-III,
C-II, D-I
3. A-III, B-IV,
C-I, D-II
4. A-III, B-II,
C-IV, D-I
Ans: 1. A-III,
B-IV, C-II, D-I
7. Match the LIST-I (Environment laws) with LIST-II (Year):
Options:
1. A-I, B-III,
C-II, D-IV
2. A-II, B-IV,
C-III, D-I
3. A-III, B-II,
C-I, D-IV
4. A-II, B-III,
C-IV, D-I
Ans: 4. A-II,
B-III, C-IV, D-I
8. In a certain coding scheme, ‘AC’ is coded as 8 and ‘PQ’
as 33. What is the code of ‘XZ’?
- Options:
1. 100
2. 51
3. 71
4. 87
Ans: 2. 51
9. Which of the following would apply to Quantitative
research methodology?
- Options:
1. A, B and D
only
2. B, C and E
only
3. A and E
only
4. B, C and D
only
Ans: 4. B, C and D
only
10. Which among the
following are correct in the context of distribution of terms?
- Options:
1. A and C
only
2. A and B
only
3. C and E
only
4. D and E
only
Ans: 4. D and E
only
11. Which ethical
principles need to be followed in a research project dealing with human beings?
- Options:
1. A and D
only
2. A and B
only
3. B, C and D
only
4. B and C
only
Ans: 3. B, C and D only
12. Pick the correct statements.
- Options:
1. B and C
only
2. A and D
only
3. A, B and C
only
4. B, C and D
only
Ans: 3. A, B and C only
13. Identify the fallacy in the following: "How do I
know that ginseng tea is a cure for the common cold? Last week I had a bad case
of the sniffles. I drank a cup of ginseng tea and the next morning my sniffles
were gone."
- Options:
1. Slippery
slope
2. Questionable
cause
3. Hasty
Generalization
4. The
strawman
Ans: 2. Questionable cause
14. Which of the thermal pollution reduction method is most
expensive to construct and operate?
- Options:
1. Large shallow
pond
2. Cooling tower
3. Sprinkler
tower
4. Dry tower
Ans: 2. Cooling
tower
15. Who was the chairman of First Press Commission?
- Options:
1. P.K. Goswami
2. K. K. Mathew
3. G. S
Rajadhyaksha
4. Girilal Jain
Ans: 2. K. K.
Mathew
16. Arrange the following steps for the Inference - method
of learning:
- Options:
1. E-D-B-C-A
2. C-B-D-E-A
3. B-C-D-E-A
4. E-C-D-B-A
Ans: 4. E-C-D-B-A
17. Which among the following is not a property of
chi-square distribution?
- Options:
1. For large
degrees of freedom chi-square distribution approaches normal distribution
2. Chi-square is
a test statistic
3. Three times
the number of degree of freedom is equal to variance
4. Two times the
number of degrees of freedom is equal to the variance.
Ans: 3. Three times the number of degree of freedom is equal
to variance
18. The Ten Category System that attempts to measure all the
verbal interactions in the classroom was developed by:
- Options:
1. Robert
Flaser
2. B. F.
Skinner
3. Israel
Scheffler
4. Ned A
Flanders
Ans: 1. Robert
Flaser
19. Match the LIST-I
(Network Devices) with LIST-II (Functions):
Options:
1. A-II, B-III,
C-I, D-IV
2. A-III, B-II,
C-I, D-IV
3. A-IV, B-I,
C-III, D-II
4. A-I, B-IV,
C-III, D-II
Ans: 2. A-III,
B-II, C-I, D-IV
20. Arrange the
following in chronological sequence:
- Options:
1. C, D, A,
B
2. C, B, D,
A
3. A, B, C,
D
4. D, C, A,
B
Ans: 1. C, D, A,
B
21. Which of the
following goals is not a Millennium Development goal?
- Options:
1. Eradicate
extreme Poverty and Hunger
2. Reduce child
Mortality
3. Climate
Action
4. Ensure
Environment Sustainability
Ans: 4. Ensure
Environment Sustainability
22. Match the LIST-I
(Schemes) with LIST-II (Objectives):
Options:
1. A-I, B-II,
C-III, D-IV
2. A-II, B-I,
C-IV, D-III
3. A-III, B-IV,
C-I, D-II
4. A-IV, B-III,
C-II, D-I
Ans: 3. A-III,
B-IV, C-I, D-II
23. What is the full form of the acronym CBFC?
- Options:
1. Central Board
of Film Censors
2. Central
Bureau of Film Certification
3. Central
Bureau of Film Censors
4. Central Board
of Film Certification
Ans: 1. Central
Board of Film Censors
24. **Q.24** Which amongst the following cannot be
associated with 'skills'?
- Options:
1. Practice
2. Learning
3. Proficiency
4. Incapacity
Ans: 1. Central
Board of Film Censors
25. Which of the
following does not refer to a style of referencing?
- Options:
1. MLA
2. APS
3. Chicago
4. MHRA
Ans: 1. MLA
26. The full form of WWW is:
- Options:
1. World White
Web
2. World Wide
Web
3. Worst Wide
Web
4. Worst White
Web
Ans: 2. World Wide Web
27. According to Naiyayikas, the universal soundness
(sabdatva) inhering in sound is perceived through:
- Options:
1. Samavāya
2.
Samaveta-Samāvāya
3.
Satiyyukta-Samaveta-Samavāya
4.
Satiyyukta-Viśesanaïā
Ans: 2. Samaveta-Samāvāya
28. Pedagogy refers
to:
- Options:
1. Teaching -
Learning process
2. Child
Psychology
3. Teaching
Methods
4. Evaluation
and Measurement of learning
Ans: 3. Teaching
Methods
29. Which of the following are correct in context of network
security?
- Options:
1. A, B and C
only
2. B, C and D
only
3. A, C and D
only
4. A, B and D
only
Ans: 4. A, B and D only
30. In which of the
following categories did Charles Sanders Peirce classify the ‘signs’?
- Options:
1. A, B and C
only
2. B, C and E
only
3. C, D and E
only
4. A, D and E
only
Ans: 4. A, D and E
only
31. Which of the
following are known carcinogens?
- Options:
1. A, B and D
only
2. A, C and D
only
3. B, C and D
only
4. A, B and C
only
Ans: 2. A, C and D only
32. Which of the
following are non-projected aids?
- Options:
1. A and C
only
2. B, C and E
only
3. A, C and D
only
4. B, D and E
only
Ans: 4. B, D and
E only
33. Find the next
term in the following letter series: BFD, ELG, HRI, ____?
- Options:
1. KUM
2. JXM
3. KTM
4. KXM
Ans: 2. JXM
34. Arrange
chronologically as hierarchy of needs:
- Options:
1. C, E, D, B,
A
2. E, D, A, B,
C
3. E, B, C, D,
A
4. C, A, B, D,
E
Ans: 4. C, A, B,
D, E
35. Which of the following is an example of non-impact
printer?
- Options:
1. Dot Matrix
2. Daisy Wheel
3. Line
4. Laser
Ans: 3. Line
36. What can be
correctly inferred from the Mood OAO in IT[nd] figure?
- Options:
1. B and C
only
2. A and D
only
3. B and D
only
4. A, C and E
only
Ans: 3. B and D
only
37. Two successive
discounts of 10% and 15% are equivalent to a single discount of:
- Options:
1. 23.5%
2. 25%
3. 18.5%
4. 22.5%
Ans: 4.
22.5%
38. Match the LIST-I
with LIST-II:
-Options:
1. A-III, B-I,
C-IV, D-II
2. A-II, B-III,
C-I, D-IV
3. A-II, B-III,
C-IV, D-I
4. A-III, B-II,
C-IV, D-I
Ans: 3. A-II,
B-III, C-IV, D-I
39. A man can do a work in 10 days. The man along with a boy
can do the same work in 8 days. What is the ratio of efficiencies of work of
the man and the boy?
- Options:
1. 2:1
2. 3:1
3. 4:1
4. 5:1
Ans: 4. 5:1
40. A man gets annual pay of Rs 9.0 lakh. His expenditure
and savings are in the ratio 5:1. What is his average savings per month?
- Options:
1. Rs 15,000
2. Rs 12,500
3. Rs 16,000
4. Rs 18,000
Ans: 4. Rs 18,000
41. Arrange the
principle soil profiles from top to Bottom:
- Options:
1. A, B, D, E,
C
2. B, A, C, D,
E
3. D, A, B, C,
E
4. C, B, A, E,
D
Ans: 3. D, A, B,
C, E
42. In order to
construct a good definition by genus and difference what must be avoided?
- Options:
1. B and C
only
2. A, D and E
only
3. C and D
only
4. B, D and E
only
Ans: 4. B, D and
E only
43. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan was launched in 2014 for:
- Options:
1. Promoting
entrepreneurship
2. Promoting
skill education
3. Connecting
higher education institutes with the society and villages
4. Cottage and
mid-size industries
Ans: 1. Promoting entrepreneurship
44. Arrange the steps
of Data processing cycle in correct sequence:
- Options:
1. D, A, C,
B
2. A, C, D,
B
3. A, B, C,
D
4. B, A, C,
D
Ans: 2. A, C, D,
B
45. Which among the
following are correct in the light of hypothesis?
- Options:
1. A and C
only
2. B, D and E
only
3. A, B and C
only
4. B, C and D
only
Ans: 4. B, C and
D only
46. Gradual and smooth movement along fault is considered
as:
- Options:
1. Seismic
jerk
2.
Epicenter
3. Seismic
slip
4. Fault
rupture
Ans: 2.
Epicenter
47. What is the epicenter in an earthquake?
- Options:
1. The point
where the most damage occurs
2. The area with
the highest population
3. The point on
a fault where the first movement occurs
4. The center of
a tsunami
Ans: 3. The point on a fault where the first movement occurs
48. According to the
passage, which of the following can cause buildings to “sink out of sight”
during an earthquake?
- Options:
1. Tsunamis
2. Creep
3. Shaking of
water-saturated soil
4. Soil
expansion
Ans: 3. Shaking
of water-saturated soil
49. Main cause of earthquakes can be considered as:
- Options:
1. Volcanic
eruptions
2. Sudden
movements in the earth's crust along faults
3. Flood
4. Extreme
weather conditions
Ans: 1. Volcanic
eruptions
50. Parts of which of
these are built on soft landfill or poorly consolidated soil?
- Options:
1. Kobe Japan
and Mexico city
2. Indonesia and
Pakistan
3. Pakistan
4. Indonesia
Ans: 3. Pakistan
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