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UGC NET 06th Jan 2026 Shift 1 — Solved Previous Year Questions

50 previous-year questions from UGC NET 06th Jan 2026 Shift 1 (UGC NET) — each with the correct answer and a clear explanation. Use it as an answer key, or practise the full paper below.

Number of shoes sold by salesman A and D together on Thursday is _____ % more than the number of shoes sold by salesman E on Saturday. · Ans: B
Number of shoes sold by salesman on all the seven days is more than 600 for exactly _______ salesmen. · Ans: B
The number of shoes sold by salesman B on Thursday, by E on Saturday and by D on Tuesday, gives the average number of shoes as: · Ans: A
The number of shoes sold by salesman A on Wednesday are of two brands, namely, Adidas and Nike, in the ratio 3:4. What is the number of shoes of Nike brand sold by A on Wednesday? · Ans: D
Number of shoes sold by salesman C on Wednesday and Saturday together is approximately ______ % of the number of shoes sold by B on Monday and Sunday together. · Ans: C
If the CGPA of a student is 8.97 out of 10 and the multiplication factor is 10, the corresponding percentage of the student is: · Ans: A
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
Arrange the steps in a Project Method. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Select the CORRECT statements: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
In statistical hypothesis testing, null and alternative hypothesis are statements about: · Ans: A
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
Consider four different Binomial distributions each with number of trials, n = 64 and probability of success, p as given in 1 to 4 below. Compute the variance for each Binomial distribution and arrange in ascending order. Choose… · Ans: A
For four different population, the number of positive xi values in the population (n), the sum of xi values (Σxi) and sum of squares of xi values (Σxi²) are given as 1 to 4 below. Compute the standard… · Ans: C
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
What is Interpersonal Communication? · Ans: B
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
Chronologically arrange the establishment year of the following newspapers: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Which of the following are Models of Communication? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
Find the missing term in the series give as: 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, ? · Ans: B
If in a certain code language, "SUNDAY" is written as "TVOEBZ", then how "SCHOOL" shall be written in that language? · Ans: A
The average age of a family of 5 members is 20 years. If the age of the youngest member of the family is 5 years, then what was average age of the family at the time of birth… · Ans: C
Arrange the following fractions in their descending order: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Two dealers A and B are selling the same model of TV set marking with same selling prices. Dealer A gives successive discounts of 20% and 15% and dealer B gives successive discounts of 18% and 15%. Find… · Ans: D
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
Arrange the following in order of decreasing connotation: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which of the following statements are logically equivalent? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
If the statement, "Some erasers are not pencils" is given as false, then which of the following statement could be inferred to be false? · Ans: D
Which of the following statements are so related that if one of them is true, the other must be false and vice versa? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: A
In computer networking, which of the following is a function of a modem? · Ans: B
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
If a number L in base M number system is represented, then identify the correct descending order of the following numbers 1 to 4 when converted to decimal number system. Choose the correct answer from the options given… · Ans: A
Which of the following statements about software are true? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
What is the limit of Noise (in db) prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board (India) for the 'Residential Areas'? · Ans: D
Which type of 'Pollution Control Devices' are fitted into automobiles for reducing the emission of poisonous gases? · Ans: B
Albedo is the portion of solar energy reflected from the surface of Earth. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their albedo from low to high: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Which of the following is not an example of ex-situ conservation? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
The Chinese scholars I-Qing and Xuan Zang visited ___________ in the 7th CE. Xuan Zang himself became a student of Yogashastra. · Ans: A
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
Arrange the following chronologically: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
Select the correct statements for a Central University in India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: B
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: C
According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct about mountaineering? · Ans: D
For those who lived in the Andes and the Himalayas, mountain journeys were · Ans: C
Mountaineers climb as a team because · Ans: C
Who usually have more chances of meeting with fatal accidents during mountaineering? · Ans: C
For early climbers unlike the modern mountaineers, mountaineering was · Ans: A

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