UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers - 5th December 2019 Morning Shift

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41. Given below is question (Q) followed by three statements. Identify the statements (A. B. C) that are necessary to answer the question.
Question: What is the average age of 300 students studying in a class?
(A) Boys and girls in the class are in the ratio 7:8
(B) The average age of boys and girls is 12.2 years and 11.4 years. respectively.
(C) The number of boys in the class is two less than the number of the girls in the class.
Choose the correct option from those given below:

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Option : D
Explanation :
(A) Number of boys and girls are 7x and 8x respectively.
(B) Average age of boys = 12.2 years.
Average age of girls = 11.4 years.
(C) Number of girl- Number of boy = 2
From (A) and (C)
8x - 7x = 2 ⇒ x = 2.
∴ Number of boys = 7x = 14
Number of girls = 8x = 16
From (B), Sum of age of all boys.
= 12.2 x 14 = 170.8
Sum of age of all girls = 16 x 11.4 = 182.4
∴ Average age of 30 students = (170.8 + 182.4)/30 = 11.77 years
Hence, statement either (A) are (C) and (B) are required

42. Who among the following, first took the initiative for appointing a University Education commission during pre-independence period?

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Option : A
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10 1902, on the instructions of Lord Curzon, The Indian Universities Commission was appointed to make recommendations for reforms in University education in India. Appointed following a conference on education at Simla in September 1901, the Commission was led by Law member Thomas Raleigh and included among its members Syed Hussain Belgrami and Justice GurDa Banerjee.

43. Which one of the following combination of propositions is considered to be contraries in the classical square of opposition?

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Option : A

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Type A (universal affirmative) and Type E (universal negative) propositions are contraries. Refer to the classical square of opposition shown below and the distribution table provided.

Type	Form	Quantity	Quality	Distribution
Type	Form	Quantity	Quality	Subject	Predicate
A	AIl S is P	universal	affirmative	distributed	undistributed
E	No S is P	universal	negative	distributed	distributed
I	Some S is P	particular	affirmative	undistributed	undistributed
O	Some S is not P	particular	negative	undistributed	distributed

44. Identify the communication which is valid as documentary evidence from the following :

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Option : A
Explanation :
Gesturalandnon-verbalcommunicationinclude signals and cues without the use of words. Verbal communication includes the spoken (oral) and written words. Written communication is a formal method of communication and is inflexible. As per Chapter VI of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with exclusion of oral evidence by documentary evidence. Oral verbal evidence of a witness can be considered doubtful if it is in contradiction with the previous statement Documents once put into writing are considered to be the best evidence. The very object for which writing is used is to perpetuate the memory of what is written down, and so to furnish permanent proof of it Section 62 of the Evidence Act makes it clear that primary evidence is the document itself. A "document', as defined in Section 3 of the Act, is any matter which is expressed or described on any substance by means of letters, figures or remarks or by more than one means and which can be used for recording the matter.

45. Spread of forest fires is influenced by
(A) Slope
(B) Soil Moisture
(C) Wind
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option : D
Explanation :
Causes of forest fires largely related to climatic conditions such as temperature, wind speed and direction, level of moisture in soil and atmosphere and duration of dry spells. Other natural causes are the friction of bamboos swaying due to high wind velocity and rolling stones that result in sparks setting off fires in highly inflammable leaf litter on the forest floor.