UGC NET, TNSET PAPER 1 Question And Answer - 05

41. Means of grapevine communication are

(a) Formal
(b) Informal
(c) Critical
(d) Corporate

42. Starting from point A, Ajit walks 14 metres towards west, he then turns to his right and walks 14 metres and then turns to his left and walks 10 metres. He again turns to his left and walks 14 metres and reaches to the point E.

The shortest distance between A and E is..............

(a) 38
(b) 42
(c) 52
(d) 24

43. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around a round table. A is between E and F. E is opposite to D and C is not in either of the neighbouring seats of E. The person opposite to B is

(a) C
(b) D
(c) A
(d) F

44. The missing number in the series 2, 7, 24, 77, ?, 723 is

(a) 238
(b) 432
(c) 542
(d) 320

45. In a certain city, the taxi charges comprise of a fixed charge and the charge of the distance travelled.

A person paid `156 for a journey of 16 km and another person paid `204 for the journey of 24 km. The amount paid by a passenger who has travelled 30 km is

(a) 236 

(b) 240 

(c) 248 

(d) 256

46. In certain code, HEALTH is written as KHDOWK. The code of NORTH will be................

(a) QRUWK 

(b) RQWUK 

(c) RWQUK 

(d) RWUKQ

47. Yedav, Arjun, Rajesh, and Kamal play cricket. Rajesh and Kamal play tennis but do not play football. Yadav does not play badminton but play golf. Arjun does not play tennis. Kamal sometimes plays badminton. Who does play only cricket?

(a) Yadav 

(b) Arjun 

(c) Rajesh 

(d) Kamal

48. A deductive argument cannot be valid:

(a) If its premise/premises is/are true, then its conclusion is true.
(b) If its premise/premises is/are true, then its conclusion is false.
(c) If its premise/premises is/are false, then its conclusion is false.
(d) If its premise/premises is/are false, then its conclusion is true.

49. An analogical argument is strengthened by

(a) Making the claim bolder while its premises remain unchanged
(b) Reducing the claim made on the basis of the premises affirmed.
(c) Remaining the claim unchanged while the evidence in its support is found to exhibit greater frailty.
(d) None of the above

50. If two propositions cannot be false but may be true, then what is the relation between the two propositions?

(a) Contrary
(b) Subcontrary
(c) Subalternation
(d) Contradictory