Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude – Previous Year Questions
177 questions from past UGC NET Paper 1 papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
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- The product of the ages of Sagun and Srishti is 240. If twice the age of Srishti is more than Sagun's age by 4 years, then what is Srishti's age?
- Complete the following series: 9, 11, 15, 23, 39, ?
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: The sum of the angles of a triangle is 180°. Statement II: The sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side. In light of the above statements, choose the…
- If 30% of A = 0.25 of B = 1/5 of C, then which of the following is true about A : B : C?
- If A's income is 40% less than B's income, then how much percent is B's income more than A's income?
- Consider the numbers a, b, c and d with values 54, 71, 75 and 99, respectively. Find a number which may be subtracted from each of them such that a/b = c/d
- Find the next term in the series given below – 6, 13, 27, 55, 111, ?
- The average weight of 15 men is decreased by 2 kg when one of them whose weight is 70 kg is replaced by a new man. What is the weight of the new man?
- Simple interest on a certain sum of money at the rate of 5% per annum for 4 years is Rs. 800. What will be the compound interest on the same sum for the same period and at the same rate of interest?
- If 7461 is coded as 135, then what will be the code for 6893?
- A clock is set right at 5 A.M. The clock loses 16 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 10 P.M. on 4th day?
- Given below are two statements : Statement I : If you know the length of any one side of a right angled triangle, the area of the triangle can be found. Statement II : If you know the length of two sides of a right angl…
- Which of the following has the highest value?
- What will be the diameter of a circle having area equal to that of a square of side 2.0 m?
- What comes next in the following sequence? ET, JR, MP, PN, ?
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: The length of a tree increases at the rate of 5% every year on its previous year's length. If it is 2.0 feet now, it will increase 0.31525 feet in three years. Statement II:…
- Every hour the number of bacteria in a sample doubles. If the original number of bacteria is 100, and 50 bacteria are removed every two hours, after five hours, there are
- Consider the following statements: (A) A train travelling 180 km/hr took 5.4 seconds to cross a stationary man. Length of the train is 250 m. (B) If a bus covers 172 km in 4 hours, the speed of the bus is 154.8 m/s. (C)…
- What comes next in the following sequence? 0.25, 2.25, 6.25, 12.25, ?
- Kavita's age is eight years more than thrice the sum of the ages of her two grandsons who are twins. Nine years later, Kavita's age will be one year more than two times the sum of the ages of her two grandsons. What was…
- The population of a bacteria culture doubles every 2 minutes. How many minutes will it take for the population to grow from 1 to 1024?
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: A fraction can be reduced to its lowest form by dividing the numerator and denominator with a common factor. Statement II: Two fractions can be compared by comparing their nu…
- Price of a mobile is first increased by 20% and later decreased by 25%. What is the net percentage change in final price of the mobile?
- Three numbers are in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 6 and their sum is 663. Find the three numbers:
- There are 15 students in a class. The average age of the students and the teacher of the class is 15 years. The average age of the teacher and the students is 2 years more than that of students. What is the age of the c…
- A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods on cost price but uses 750 gm instead of 1 kg. What is his gain in percentage?
- The simple interest on a sum of money is 4/9 of the principal. What will be the annual rate of interest and time (in years), if both of these are numerically equal?
- Find the wrong term in the series given below: 5, 10, 17, 24, 37, 50, 65
- In a test consisting of 150 questions carrying 1 mark each, Rishab answered 80% of the first 75 questions correctly. What percent of the other 75 questions does he need to answer correctly to score 60% overall?
- The simple interest on a sum of money is 1/9 of the principal and the number of years is equal to the rate percent per annum. The rate percent per annum is: