JUNE 2015 UGC-NET PAPER – I SOLUTIONS
1) Among the following statements two are contradictory to each other. Select the correct code that
represents them
1) All poets are philosophers
2) Some poets are philosophers
3) Some poets are not philosophers
4) No philosopher is a poet
A) (a) and (d)
B) (a) and (c)
C) (b) and (c)
D) (a) and (b)
2) Which of the following is not a principle of effective communication
B) One-way transfer of
A) Participation of the audience
information
D) Persuasive and convincing
C) Strategic use of grapevine
dialogue
3) The next term in the series is : 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?
A) 75 B) 78
C) 80 D) 73
4) The term 'grapevine' is also known as
B) Upward
A) Informal communication
communication
D) Downward
C) Horizontal communication
communication
5) In communication, the language is
B) The symbolic
A) Intrapersonal
code
D) The verbal
C) The non-verbal code
code
6) One day Prakash left home and walked 10 km towards south, turned right and walked 5 km, turned
right and walked 10 km and turned left and walked 10 km. How many km will he have to walk to reach
his home straight
A) 20 B) 15
, C) 30 D) 10
7) Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements
a) Venn diagram represents the arguments graphically
b) Venn diagram can enhance our understanding
c) Venn diagram may be called valid or invalid
d) Venn diagram is clear method of notation
A) (a), (b) and (d)
B) (b), (c) and (d)
C) (a), (c) and (d)
D) (a), (b) and (c)
8) Which of the following are the characteristic features of communication
a) Communication involves exchange of ideas, facts and opinions
b) Communication involves both information and understanding
c) Communication is a continuous process
d) Communication is a circular process
A) (a), (b) and (d)
B) (b), (c) and (d)
C) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
D) (a), (b) and (c)
9) In an examination 10,000 students appeared.
pass in all five subjects = 5583
pass in three subjects only = 1400
pass in two subjects only = 1200
pass in one subject only = 735
fail in English only = 75
fail in Physics only = 145
fail in Chemistry only = 140
fail in Maths only = 200
fail in Bio-science only = 157
The number of students passed in at least four subjects is :
A) 6900 B) 7300
C) 7900 D) 6300
10) A deductive argument is invalid if
A) Its premises are true but its conclusion is false B) Its premises are
1) Among the following statements two are contradictory to each other. Select the correct code that
represents them
1) All poets are philosophers
2) Some poets are philosophers
3) Some poets are not philosophers
4) No philosopher is a poet
A) (a) and (d)
B) (a) and (c)
C) (b) and (c)
D) (a) and (b)
2) Which of the following is not a principle of effective communication
B) One-way transfer of
A) Participation of the audience
information
D) Persuasive and convincing
C) Strategic use of grapevine
dialogue
3) The next term in the series is : 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ?
A) 75 B) 78
C) 80 D) 73
4) The term 'grapevine' is also known as
B) Upward
A) Informal communication
communication
D) Downward
C) Horizontal communication
communication
5) In communication, the language is
B) The symbolic
A) Intrapersonal
code
D) The verbal
C) The non-verbal code
code
6) One day Prakash left home and walked 10 km towards south, turned right and walked 5 km, turned
right and walked 10 km and turned left and walked 10 km. How many km will he have to walk to reach
his home straight
A) 20 B) 15
, C) 30 D) 10
7) Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements
a) Venn diagram represents the arguments graphically
b) Venn diagram can enhance our understanding
c) Venn diagram may be called valid or invalid
d) Venn diagram is clear method of notation
A) (a), (b) and (d)
B) (b), (c) and (d)
C) (a), (c) and (d)
D) (a), (b) and (c)
8) Which of the following are the characteristic features of communication
a) Communication involves exchange of ideas, facts and opinions
b) Communication involves both information and understanding
c) Communication is a continuous process
d) Communication is a circular process
A) (a), (b) and (d)
B) (b), (c) and (d)
C) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
D) (a), (b) and (c)
9) In an examination 10,000 students appeared.
pass in all five subjects = 5583
pass in three subjects only = 1400
pass in two subjects only = 1200
pass in one subject only = 735
fail in English only = 75
fail in Physics only = 145
fail in Chemistry only = 140
fail in Maths only = 200
fail in Bio-science only = 157
The number of students passed in at least four subjects is :
A) 6900 B) 7300
C) 7900 D) 6300
10) A deductive argument is invalid if
A) Its premises are true but its conclusion is false B) Its premises are
