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UGC NET, Dec-2011 (Paper1) Mock Test

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11. Assertion (A) : The coin when flipped next time will come up tails.
Reason (R) : Because the coin was flipped five times in a row, and each time it came up heads.
Choose the correct answer from below :
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are false, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is doubtful, (R) is true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is doubtful, (R) is false, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

12. The relation ‘is a sister of ’ is
non-symmetrical
symmetrical
asymmetrical
transitive

13. If the proposition “Vegetarians are not meat eaters” is false, then which of the following inferences is correct ? Choose from the codes given below :1. “Some vegetarians are meat eaters” is true.
2. “All vegetarians are meat eaters” is doubtful.
3. “Some vegetarians are not meat eaters” is true.
4. “Some vegetarians are not meat eaters” is doubtful.
Codes :
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 4

14. Determine the nature of the following definition :‘Poor’ means having an annual income of  Rs.10,000.
persuasive
precising
lexical
stipulative

15. Which one of the following is not an argument ?
If today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be Wednesday.
Since today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be Wednesday.
Ram insulted me so I punched him in the nose.
Ram is not at home, so he must have gone to town.

16. Venn diagram is a kind of diagram to 
represent and assess the truth of elementary inferences with the help of Boolean Algebra of classes.
represent and assess the validity of elementary inferences with the help of Boolean Algebra of classes.
represent but not assess the validity of elementary inferences with the help of Boolean Algebra of classes.
assess but not represent the validity of elementary inferences with the help of Boolean Algebra of classes.

17.Inductive logic studies the way in which a premise may
support and entail a conclusion
not support but entail a conclusion
neither support nor entail a conclusion
support a conclusion without entailing it


18. Which of the following statements are true ? Choose from the codes given below.1. Some arguments, while not completely valid, are almost valid.
2. A sound argument may be invalid.
3. A cogent argument may have a probably false conclusion.
4. A statement may be true or false.
Codes :
1 and 2
1, 3 and 4
4 alone
3 and 4

19. If the side of the square increases by40%, then the area of the square increases by
60 %
40 %
196 %
96 %

20. There are 10 lamps in a hall. Each one of them can be switched on independently. The  number of ways in which hall can be illuminated is
100
1023
1024
10!

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