Paper I – UGC NET – Solved PYQs of 2024

August, 2024

Read the passage carefully. The questions 1 to 5 are based on this paragraph.

The following table embodies the details about the profits (in Rupees Lakhs) earned by five Retail Stores A-E dur-ing the years 2018-2023. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.

Store-wise Details of Profit

Note: Profit = Income − Investment

1. Consider the percentage change in profit for the stores A, B, D and E for the pair of years (2018 and 2019), (2018 and 2019), (2018 and 2022) and (2018 and 2022), respectively. Which store has maximum percentage change in profits for the pair of years mentioned?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E

2. Owner of store C invests ₹9 lakh in 2021. What should be the investment of D in the same year to get an income which is double than that of store C?

(a) ₹51 lakh
(b) ₹6 lakh
(c) ₹50000
(d) ₹33 lakh

3. In the year 2019, to earn a profit of 20% by each of the stores C and E, what is the ratio of investments made by C to that of E?

(a) 7:11
(b) 1:5
(c) 5:1
(d) 11:7

4. The profit earned by Store A in 2023 is approximately % more than that in 2019.

(a) 40
(b) 66.67
(c) 266
(d) 33.33

5. What should be the income of store D in 2020, so that its profit per cent is 30%?

(a) ₹33 lakh
(b) ₹42 lakh
(c) ₹60 lakh
(d) ₹78 lakh

6. What cannot be held as the correct motive of Question-Answer technique in teaching?

(a) To test the knowledge
(b) To locate the difficulty
(c) To intimidate and hamper self-confidence
(d) To promote thinking and originality

7. A 200 m long train is travelling at a constant speed of 20 m/s. How long will it take to completely cross a 1000 m long railway platform?

(a) 1 minute
(b) 1.5 minute
(c) 2 minutes
(d) 2.5 minutes

8. If (L)ₘ represents a number L in base-M number system, then which of the following equalities are true?

A. (512.125)₂ = (1000000000.001)₂
B. (512.125)₈ = (1000.1)₈
C. (512.125)₄ = (200.2)₄
D. \({(512.125)}_{10}\;=\;{(2000.02)}_4\)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(a) A and B only
(b) A and C only
(c) B, C and D only
(d) A, B and C only