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UGC NET 02nd Jan 2026 Shift 2 — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · Paper 1 — 50 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

  1. The biogas is a mixture of ________. · Ans: B
  2. The Blue-Baby Syndrome is caused by the contamination of ________ in drinking water. · Ans: C
  3. Identify the correct mathematical statement(s) : · Ans: A
  4. Match List I (Word) with List II (Code). · Ans: A
  5. In the National Education Policy-2020, which body has been proposed to frame 'graduate attributes' for higher education programme ? · Ans: D
  6. All bipeds are rational. Swans are bipeds. ∴ Swans are rational. commits the fallacy (hetvabhasa) of : · Ans: C
  7. Which among the following is not true with regards to the UGC guidelines (2022) for pursuing two academic programmes simultaneously ? · Ans: D
  8. Match List I (Standard Form Categorical Propositions) with List II (Symbolic Representation). · Ans: C
  9. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : · Ans: B
  10. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : · Ans: D
  11. Arrange the following bodies in the chronological order of their establishment : · Ans: D
  12. Which of the following are true ? · Ans: A
  13. Match List I (Body of a University) with List II (Function). · Ans: D
  14. Qualitative content analysis of documents relating to different time periods, pertains to which of the following research designs ? · Ans: B
  15. Which of the following are true ? · Ans: A
  16. Behaviorists do not recognise which of the following in their study of human action ? · Ans: A
  17. If we suggest that x causes y, can we be sure that it is x that is responsible for the variation in y ? This relates to : · Ans: C
  18. Identify the correct logical sequence for programming : · Ans: D
  19. In the passage, instead of the word 'purge', which of the following words can be used : · Ans: D
  20. Which of the following fall in the category of primary memory ? · Ans: D
  21. According to Behaviorism, all human action is : · Ans: C
  22. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C
  23. One widely-held assumption of Psychology is that : · Ans: A
  24. Which term is not related to computer hardware ? · Ans: C
  25. When people want a reward, they behave in a certain way because of : · Ans: B
  26. Which aspect of security ensures that information is not altered by any unauthorised person ? · Ans: B
  27. The study of the communicative effect of time is known as : · Ans: A
  28. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : · Ans: C
  29. Three years ago, the average age of a family of 5 members was 17 years. A baby was born, but the average age of the family is still the same today. The present age of the baby is… · Ans: C
  30. Suppose the water of a lake is contaminated by a pesticide. Arrange the following in the increasing order of accumulated concentration of the pesticide in the lake ecosystem. · Ans: C
  31. The next term in the following series is : CMO, FPR, ISU, ___?___ · Ans: C
  32. Match List I (Disaster) with List II (Related Term). · Ans: B
  33. Arrange the following fractions in ascending order : · Ans: C
  34. As per the information processing approach of learning, which of the following statements is NOT correct ? · Ans: D
  35. Arrange the following sheaths of personality from lower order to higher order : · Ans: B
  36. Being a constructivist teacher, you will NOT do what ? · Ans: D
  37. A box plot is useful for displaying information on : · Ans: C
  38. Identify the correct sequence of steps in the process of deduction from the following : · Ans: B
  39. Match List I (Mixed Method Design) with List II (Nature). · Ans: D
  40. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : · Ans: A
  41. In terms of the cumulative marks from 2021 to 2025, which of the following students has scored maximum marks ? · Ans: A
  42. Arrange the following in sequence according to Nowak and Warneryd's model of a communication campaign. · Ans: B
  43. Which year witnessed the lowest average marks attained by the students ? · Ans: A
  44. Match List I (Term) with List II (Meaning/Related with). · Ans: B
  45. How many students experienced continuous decrease in marks obtained from 2023 to 2025 ? · Ans: B
  46. View of mass communication as the representation of shared belief where reality is produced, maintained, repaired, and transformed, is known as the : · Ans: C
  47. What was the approximate percentage increase of marks for student C from 2023 to 2025 ? · Ans: C
  48. If we compare the cumulative combined marks of students A and B over the years with those of students C and D, then the marks scored by A and B together are more than those scored by C… · Ans: D
  49. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below : · Ans: B
  50. Match List I with List II. · Ans: C

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