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This section includes 440 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your UGC-NET knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Read the table below and based on this table answer the following question:Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively: |
| A. | 1, 38 and 30 percent |
| B. | 30, 38 and 1 percent |
| C. | 38, 30 and l percent |
| D. | 35, 36 and 2 percent |
| Answer» B. 30, 38 and 1 percent | |
| 152. |
Study the following graph carefully and answer the question given below:What was the approximate percentage increase in export value from 1995 to 1999? |
| A. | 350 |
| B. | 330.3 |
| C. | 433.3 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 153. |
The table below embodies data on the sales revenue (in lakh) generated by a publishing house during the years 2012-15 while selling books, magazines and journals as three categories of items. Answer the following question based on the data contained in the table.If the year 2016 were to show the same growth in terms of total sales revenue as the year 2015 over the year 2014, then the revenue in the year 2016 must be approximately: |
| A. | Rs.194 lakh |
| B. | Rs.187 lakh |
| C. | Rs.172 lakh |
| D. | Rs.177 lakh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
Read the following table carefully. Based upon this table answer the question that follow:Net Area under Irrigation by sources in a country (Thousand Hectares)Identify the source of irrigation that has recorded the maximum incidence of negative growth in terms of Net irrigated area during the years given in the table. |
| A. | Government Canals |
| B. | Private Canals |
| C. | Tube Wells and other wells |
| D. | Other sources |
| Answer» B. Private Canals | |
| 155. |
Three circles representing GRADUATES, CLERKS and GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES are intersecting. The intersections are marked A, B, C, e, f, g and h. Which part best represents the statements in following question ?Some Graduates are Government employees but not as Clerks. |
| A. | h |
| B. | g |
| C. | f |
| D. | e |
| Answer» D. e | |
| 156. |
The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory during the period from 2006 to 2010. Study the table carefully and answer the question below:What is the difference between averages of production of LCDs and TVs from 2006 to 2008 ? |
| A. | 3000 |
| B. | 867 |
| C. | 3015 |
| D. | 2400 |
| Answer» C. 3015 | |
| 157. |
The following table shows the percentage profit (%) earned by two companies A and B during the years 2011-15. Answer the following question based on the data contained in the table. (Where, percent (%) Profit = (Income-Expenditure) × 100/Expenditure)If the total expenditure of the two companies was Rs.9 lakh in the year 2012 and the expenditure of A and B were in the ratio2:1, then what was the income of the company A in that year? |
| A. | Rs.9.2 lakh |
| B. | Rs.8.1 lakh |
| C. | Rs.7.2 lakh |
| D. | Rs.6.0 lakh |
| Answer» C. Rs.7.2 lakh | |
| 158. |
Study the following graph carefully and answer question below.In which year the quantity of exports was 100 percent higher than the quantity of previous year? |
| A. | 2004 |
| B. | 2005 |
| C. | 2006 |
| D. | 2007 |
| Answer» D. 2007 | |
| 159. |
A college has a total of 800 MCA students, 80% of whom are in class MCA-III and remaining are equally divided between class MCA-I and class MCA-II. The proportion of female students and the proportion of vegetarian students in the college are indicated as under through the table.(For example, in the table below, 0.525 is the total proportion of female students and 0.53 is the total proportion of vegetarian students in the college.) Answer below question based on this information.What is the percentage of vegetarian students in class MCA-I ? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» B. 45 | |
| 160. |
A college has a total of 800 MCA students, 80% of whom are in class MCA-III and remaining are equally divided between class MCA-I and class MCA-II. The proportion of female students and the proportion of vegetarian students in the college are indicated as under through the table.(For example, in the table below, 0.525 is the total proportion of female students and 0.53 is the total proportion of vegetarian students in the college.) Answer below question based on this information.What is the percentage of female students in class MCA-III ? |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 45 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 55 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
The following pie chart indicates the expenditure of a country on various sports during a particular year. Study the pie chart and answer the question below.Out of the following country's expenditure is the same on : |
| A. | Hockey and Tennis |
| B. | Golf and Basket ball |
| C. | Cricket and Football |
| D. | Hockey and Golf |
| Answer» C. Cricket and Football | |
| 162. |
The below question is based on the following diagram in which there are three interlocking circles I, S and P, where circle I stands for Indians, circle S for Scientists and circle P for Politicians.Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f.The region which represents Non-Indian Scientists who are Politicians: |
| A. | f |
| B. | d |
| C. | a |
| D. | c |
| Answer» B. d | |
| 163. |
In which year, production of hydro and nuclear electricity was almost double the production of crude petroleum and natural gas taken together ? |
| A. | 2006–07 |
| B. | 2007–08 |
| C. | 2008–09 |
| D. | 2009–10 |
| Answer» D. 2009–10 | |
| 164. |
Find the wrong number in the sequence125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165 |
| A. | 130 |
| B. | 142 |
| C. | 153 |
| D. | 165 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 165. |
If a rectangle were called a circle, a circle a point, a point a triangle and a triangle a square, the shape of a wheel is |
| A. | Rectangle |
| B. | Circle |
| C. | Point |
| D. | Triangle |
| Answer» D. Triangle | |
| 166. |
In a college having 300 students, every student reads 5 newspapers and every newspaper is read by 60 students. The number of newspapers required is |
| A. | at least 30 |
| B. | at most 20 |
| C. | exactly 25 |
| D. | exactly 5 |
| Answer» D. exactly 5 | |
| 167. |
If the side of the square increases by 40%, then the area of the square increases by |
| A. | 60 % |
| B. | 40 % |
| C. | 196 % |
| D. | 96 % |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are preceded by 5 but not immediately followed by 3?5 8 3 7 5 8 6 3 8 5 4 5 8 4 7 6 5 5 8 3 5 8 7 5 8 2 8 5 |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 169. |
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 |
| A. | 10^2 |
| B. | 1023 |
| C. | 2^10 |
| D. | 10 ! |
| Answer» C. 2^10 | |
| 170. |
What is the number that comes next in the sequence?2, 5, 9, 19, 37, __ |
| A. | 76 |
| B. | 74 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 50 |
| Answer» D. 50 | |
| 171. |
When an error of 1% is made in the length and breadth of a rectangle, the percentage error (%) in the area of a rectangle will be |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 2 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» C. 2 | |
| 172. |
The next number in the series 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ? will be |
| A. | 74 |
| B. | 75 |
| C. | 76 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 76 | |
| 173. |
January 1, 1995 was a Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996? |
| A. | Sunday |
| B. | Monday |
| C. | Wednesday |
| D. | Saturday |
| Answer» C. Wednesday | |
| 174. |
In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR as 35, then PAT is written in the same code as |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 37 |
| C. | 39 |
| D. | 41 |
| Answer» C. 39 | |
| 175. |
In an examination, 35% of the total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% in both. The percentage of those who passed in both subjects is |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 176. |
If 5472 = 9, 6342 = 6, 7584 = 6, what is 9236 ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» B. 3 | |
| 177. |
Starting from point A, Ajit walks 14 metres towards west, he then turns to his right and walks 14 metres and then turns to his left and walks 10 metres. He again turns to his left and walks 14 metres and reaches to the point E. The shortest distance between A and E is |
| A. | 38 |
| B. | 42 |
| C. | 52 |
| D. | 24 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
A person writes all the numbers from 0 to 99. The number of times digit 3 will be written is |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 19 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 21 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 179. |
Which of the following are statutory bodies ?(a) Election Commission of India(b) University Grants Commission (UGC)(c) All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)(d) National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)Select the correct answer from the codes given below : |
| A. | (a), (b) and (c) |
| B. | (b), (c) and (d) |
| C. | (b) and (c) |
| D. | (b) and (d) |
| Answer» D. (b) and (d) | |
| 180. |
Which of the following are the objectives of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)?(a) To improve the overall quality of state institutions.(b) To ensure adequate availability of quality faculty.(c) To create new institutions through upgradation of existing autonomous colleges.(d) To downgrade universities with poor infrastructure into autonomous colleges.Select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | (a), (b), (c) and (d) |
| B. | (a), (b) and (c) |
| C. | (a), (c) and (d) |
| D. | (a), (b) and (d) |
| Answer» C. (a), (c) and (d) | |
| 181. |
In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 14 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 182. |
The odd numbers from 1 to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in an ascending order. The number at 6th position is |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 24 |
| C. | 33 |
| D. | 36 |
| Answer» D. 36 | |
| 183. |
The world population growth rate at a certain reference year was 3.5%. Assuming exponential growth of population, after how many years, the population of the world would have increased by a factor 16 ? |
| A. | ~ 80 years |
| B. | ~ 40 years |
| C. | ~ 160 years |
| D. | ~ 320 years |
| Answer» B. ~ 40 years | |
| 184. |
The missing term in the series 2, 7, 24, 77, ?, 723 is |
| A. | 238 |
| B. | 432 |
| C. | 542 |
| D. | 320 |
| Answer» B. 432 | |
| 185. |
The missing number in the series40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is |
| A. | 110 |
| B. | 270 |
| C. | 105 |
| D. | 210 |
| Answer» C. 105 | |
| 186. |
The mean marks obtained by a class of 40 students is 65. The mean marks of half of the students is found to be 45. The mean marks of the remaining students is |
| A. | 85 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 65 |
| Answer» B. 60 | |
| 187. |
The sum of a positive number and its reciprocal is twice the difference of the number and its reciprocal. The number is : |
| A. | √2 |
| B. | 1/√2 |
| C. | √3 |
| D. | 1/√3 |
| Answer» D. 1/√3 | |
| 188. |
The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/4. If its perimeter is 52 cm, the length of the smallest side is : |
| A. | 9 cm |
| B. | 10 cm |
| C. | 11 cm |
| D. | 12 cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
January 1, 1995 was Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996? |
| A. | Sunday |
| B. | Monday |
| C. | Saturday |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Saturday | |
| 190. |
Insert the missing number:16/32, 15 /33, 17/31, 14/34, ? |
| A. | 19/35 |
| B. | 19/30 |
| C. | 18/35 |
| D. | 18/30 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27. The largest of these numbers is: |
| A. | 36 |
| B. | 32 |
| C. | 30 |
| D. | 28 |
| Answer» D. 28 | |
| 192. |
Monday falls on 20th March 1995. What was the day on 3rd November 1994? |
| A. | Thursday |
| B. | Sunday |
| C. | Tuesday |
| D. | Saturday |
| Answer» B. Sunday | |
| 193. |
In the sequence of numbers2/3, 4/7, X, 11/21, 16/31The missing number X is: |
| A. | 8/10 |
| B. | 6/10 |
| C. | 5/10 |
| D. | 7/13 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 194. |
The mean of four numbers a, b, c, d is 100. If c = 70, then the mean of the remaining numbers is |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 85/2 |
| C. | 170/3 |
| D. | 110 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 195. |
The number of observations in a group is 40. The average of the first 10 members is 4.5 and the average of the remaining 30 members is 3.5. The average of the whole group is |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 15/2 |
| C. | 15/4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 196. |
The sum of the ages of two persons A and B is 50. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5/3. The present age of A and B are |
| A. | 30, 20 |
| B. | 35, 15 |
| C. | 38, 12 |
| D. | 40, 10 |
| Answer» B. 35, 15 | |
| 197. |
If the radius of a circle is increased by 50%, the perimeter of the circle will increase by |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 30% |
| C. | 40% |
| D. | 50% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
The price of petrol increases by 25%. By what percentage must a customer reduce the consumption so that the earlier bill on the petrol does not alter? |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | 25% |
| C. | 30% |
| D. | 33.33% |
| Answer» B. 25% | |
| 199. |
If Ram knows that y is an integer greater than 2 and less than 7 and Hari knows that y is an integer greater than 5 and less than 10, then they may correctly conclude that |
| A. | y can be exactly determined |
| B. | y may be either of two values |
| C. | y may be any of three values |
| D. | there is no value of y satisfying these conditions |
| Answer» B. y may be either of two values | |
| 200. |
Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence?2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, ………… |
| A. | 60 |
| B. | 64 |
| C. | 72 |
| D. | 70 |
| Answer» D. 70 | |