UGC NET JUNE 2014 PAPER I (11-20)

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11.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?
3 km
4 km
5 km
6 km

12.One writes all numbers from 50 to 99 without the digits 2 and 7.
How many numbers have been written?
32
36
40
38

13.“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
Analogical
Deductive
Statistical
Causal

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

15.If two propositions having the same subject and predicate terms can both
be true but cannot both be false, the relation between those two propositions is called
contradictory
contrary
subcontrary
subaltern

16.Given below are two premises andfour 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
(i) only
(i) and (ii)
(iii) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)

17.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

q and s only
s only
s and r only
p, q and s only

18.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?
Government canals
Private canals
Tanks
Other sources

19.Find out the source of Irrigation that has registered the maximum improvement in terms of percentage of Net irrigated area during 2002-03 and 2003-04.
Government canals
Tanks
Tube wells and other wells
Other sources

20. In which of the following years, Net irrigation by tanks increased at the highest rate?
1998-99
2000-01
2003-04
2005-06