UGC NET Solved Paper – I June 2014

31. Complete the series BB, FE, II, ML, PP, ………..by choosing one of the following option given:
(A) TS (B) ST
(C) RS (D) SR

32. A man started walking from his house towards south. After walking 6 km, he turned to his left and walked 5 km. Then he walked further 3 km after turning left. He then turned to his left and continued his walk for 9 km. How far is he away from his house ?
(A) 3km (B) 4 km
(C) 5 km (D) 6 km

33. In a post-office, stamps of three different denominations of rs7, rs 8, rs 10 are available. The exact amount for which one cannot buy stamps is
(A) 19 (B) 20
(C) 23 (D) 29

34. In certain coding method, the word QUESTION is encoded as DOMESTIC. In this coding, what is the code word for the word RESPONSE ?
(A) OMESUCEM
(B) OMESICSM
(C) OMESICEM
(D) OMESISCM

35. If the series 4, 5, 8, 13, 14, 17, 22,…. is continued in the same pattern, which one of the following is not a term of this series ?
(A) 31 (B) 32
(C) 33 (D) 35

36. If two propositions having the same subject and predicate terms can both be true but can not both be false, the relation between those two propositions is called
(A) contradictory
(B) contrary
(C) sub-contrary
(D) subaltern

37. One writes all numbers from 50 to 99 without the digits 2 and 7. How many numbers have been written ?
(A) 32 (B) 36
(C) 40 (D) 38

38. “If a large diamond is cut up into little bits, it will lose its value just as an army is divided up into small units of soldiers, it loses its strength.” The argument put above may be called as
(A) Analogical (B) Deductive
(C) Statistical (D) Causal

39. Given below are some characteristics of logical argument. Select the code which expresses a characteristic which is not of inductive in character.
(A) The conclusion is claimed to follow from its premises.
(B) The conclusion is based on causal relation.
(C) The conclusion conclusively follows from its premises.
(D) The conclusion is based on observation and experiment.

40. Given below is a diagram of three circles A, B & C inter-related with each other. The circle A represents the class of Indians, the circle B represents the class of scientists and circle C represents the class of politicians, p, q, r, s … represent different regions. Select the code containing the region that indicates the class of Indian scientists who are not politicians.
Codes:
(A) q and s only
(B) s only
(C) s and r only
(D) p, q and s only

41. Given below are two premises and four conclusions drawn from those premises. Select the code that expresses conclusion drawn validly from the premises (separately or jointly).
Premises:
(a) All dogs are mammals.
(b) No cats are dogs.
Conclusions:
(i) No cats are mammals.
(ii) Some cats are mammals.
(iii) No dogs are cats.
(iv) No dogs are non-mammals.
Codes:
(A) (i) only (B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (ii) and (iii)

Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer questions from 42 to 46 : Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)

42. Identify the source of Irrigation that has recorded the maximum incidence of negative growth in terms of Net irrigated area during the years given in the table.
(A) Government canals
(B) Private canals
(C) Tube wells and other wells
(D) Other sources

43. In which of the following years, share of the tube wells and other wells in the total net irrigated area was the highest ?
(A) 1998-99 (B) 2000-01
(C) 2002-03 (D) 2004-05

44. Which of the following sources of Irrigation has registered the largest percentage of decline in Net area under irrigation during 1997-98 and 2005-06 ?
(A) Government canals
(B) Private canals
(C) Tanks
(D) Other sources

45. Find out the source of Irrigation that has registered die maximum improvement in terms of percentage of Net irrigated area during 2002-03 and 2003-04.
(A) Government canals
(B) Tanks
(C) Tube wells and other wells
(D) Other sources

46. In which of the following years, Net irrigation by tanks increased at the highest rate ?
(A) 1998-99 (C) 2003-04
(B) 2000-01 (D) 2005-06

47. When a computer is booting, BIOS is loaded to the memory by
(A) RAM            (B) ROM
(C) CD-ROM     (D) TCP

48. Which one of the following is not. the same as the other three ?
(A) MAC address
(B) Hardware address
(C) Physical address
(D) IP address

49. Identify the IP address from the following:
(A) 300-215 -317-3
(B) 302-215@ 417 -5
(C) 202 . 50 . 20 . 148
(D) 202-50-20-148

50. The acronym FTP stands for
(A) File Transfer Protocol
(B) Fast Transfer Protocol
(C) File Tracking Protocol
(D) File Transfer Procedure

51. Which one of the following is not a/an image/graphic file format ?
(A) PNG           (B) GIF
(C) BMP           (D)GUI

52. The first web browser is
(A) Internet Explorer
(B) Netscape
(C) World Wide Web
(D) Firefox

53. ‘Lahar’ is a natural disaster involving
(A) eruption of large amount of material
(B) strong winds
(C) strong water waves
(D) strong winds and water waves

54. The population of India is about 1.2 billion. Take the average consumption of energy per person per year in India as 30 Mega Joules. If this consumption is met by carbon based fuels and the rate of carbon emissions per kilojoule is 15 x 106 kgs, the total carbon emissions per year from India will be
(A) 54 million metric tons
(B) 540 million metric tons
(C) 5400 million metric tons
(D) 2400 million metric tons

55. Which of the following cities has been worst affected by urban smog in recent times ?
(A) Paris
(B) London
(C) Los Angeles
(D) Beijing

56. The primary source of organic pollution in fresh water bodies is
(A) run-off urban areas
(B) run-off from agricultural forms
(C) sewage effluents
(D) industrial effluents

57. Which one of the following green house gases has the shortest residence time in the atmosphere ?
(A) Chlorofluorocarbon
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Methane
(D) Nitrous oxide

58. In order to avoid catastrophic consequences of climate change, there is general agreement among the countries of the world to limit the rise in average surface temperature of earth compared to that of per-industrial times by
(A) 1.5°C to 2°C
(B) 2.0 °C to 3.5 °C
(C) 0.5°C to l0°C
(D) 0.25 °C to 0.5 °C

59. The National Disaster Management Authority functions under the Union Ministry of
(A) Environment
(B) Water Resources
(C) Home Affairs
(D) Defense

60. Match List – I and List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List -1                      List – II
a. Flood                     1. Lack of rainfall of sufficient duration
b. Drought                   2. Tremors produced by the passage of vibratory waves through the rocks of the
earth
c. Earthquake             3. Avent through which molted substances come out
d. Volcano                   4. Excess rain and uneven distribution of water
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 4 3 1 2