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UGC NET Question Paper 2022 - Set 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: 1 hour      50 × 2 = 100 Marks
This paper consists of Fifty (50) objective type questions of Two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
Each item has four alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to darken the circle as
indicated below on the correct response against each item.
Example:  where (c) is the correct response.
Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given at the end of the book.
Read instructions provided with each question carefully.
There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following table presents data about the number of men, women
and children and percentage (%) of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children in a
city during the last six years from 2016 to 2021.
Year-wise Distribution of Population in a city
1. What was the total number of children who were not overweight in the year 2016 and 2017 together?
(a) 4530
(b) 4350
(c) 12810
(d) 14820
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UGC NET Question Paper 2022 - Set 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: 1 hour      50 × 2 = 100 Marks
This paper consists of Fifty (50) objective type questions of Two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
Each item has four alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to darken the circle as
indicated below on the correct response against each item.
Example:  where (c) is the correct response.
Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given at the end of the book.
Read instructions provided with each question carefully.
There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following table presents data about the number of men, women
and children and percentage (%) of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children in a
city during the last six years from 2016 to 2021.
Year-wise Distribution of Population in a city
1. What was the total number of children who were not overweight in the year 2016 and 2017 together?
(a) 4530
(b) 4350
(c) 12810
(d) 14820
2. What was the average of the number of men, women and children who were overweight in the year 2019?
(a) 4812
(b) 5016
(c) 5395
(d) 5260
3. The number of overweight men in the year 2021 was what percent of the number of men who were not
overweight in the same year?
(a) 55%
(b) 60%
(c) 50.5%
(d) 65.5%
4. What was the difference between the number of overweight women and overweight children together in the year
2018 and the number of overweight men in the same year?
(a) 150
(b) 450
(c) 345
(d) 865
5. What was the ratio of the number of overweight women in the year 2018 to the number of overweight men in the
year 2020?
(a) 6 : 7
(b) 21 : 65
(c) 15 : 73
(d) 25 : 14
6. Which of the following are the principal components of the CPU of a computer system?
A. ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit)
B. CU (Control Unit)
C. Processor Registers
D. SSD (Solid-State Drive)
E. VRAM (Video RAM)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and D only
(b) A, B and C only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) B, C and D only
7. Which among the following pesticides would have the least chance of bioaccumulation in food chains?
(a) Chlordane
(b) Aldrin
(c) Carbaryl
(d) Endrin
8. In a certain code, ‘467’ means ‘leaves are green’, ‘485’ means ‘green is good’ and ‘639’ means ‘they are playing’,
Which digit stands for ‘leaves’ in that code?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 9
9. According to the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, which of the following categories is considered to be highest for the
learner?
(a) Understand
(b) Apply
(c) Analyse
(d) Create
10. Consider the following spreadsheet:
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UGC NET Question Paper 2022 - Set 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: 1 hour      50 × 2 = 100 Marks
This paper consists of Fifty (50) objective type questions of Two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
Each item has four alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to darken the circle as
indicated below on the correct response against each item.
Example:  where (c) is the correct response.
Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given at the end of the book.
Read instructions provided with each question carefully.
There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following table presents data about the number of men, women
and children and percentage (%) of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children in a
city during the last six years from 2016 to 2021.
Year-wise Distribution of Population in a city
1. What was the total number of children who were not overweight in the year 2016 and 2017 together?
(a) 4530
(b) 4350
(c) 12810
(d) 14820
2. What was the average of the number of men, women and children who were overweight in the year 2019?
(a) 4812
(b) 5016
(c) 5395
(d) 5260
3. The number of overweight men in the year 2021 was what percent of the number of men who were not
overweight in the same year?
(a) 55%
(b) 60%
(c) 50.5%
(d) 65.5%
4. What was the difference between the number of overweight women and overweight children together in the year
2018 and the number of overweight men in the same year?
(a) 150
(b) 450
(c) 345
(d) 865
5. What was the ratio of the number of overweight women in the year 2018 to the number of overweight men in the
year 2020?
(a) 6 : 7
(b) 21 : 65
(c) 15 : 73
(d) 25 : 14
6. Which of the following are the principal components of the CPU of a computer system?
A. ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit)
B. CU (Control Unit)
C. Processor Registers
D. SSD (Solid-State Drive)
E. VRAM (Video RAM)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and D only
(b) A, B and C only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) B, C and D only
7. Which among the following pesticides would have the least chance of bioaccumulation in food chains?
(a) Chlordane
(b) Aldrin
(c) Carbaryl
(d) Endrin
8. In a certain code, ‘467’ means ‘leaves are green’, ‘485’ means ‘green is good’ and ‘639’ means ‘they are playing’,
Which digit stands for ‘leaves’ in that code?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 9
9. According to the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, which of the following categories is considered to be highest for the
learner?
(a) Understand
(b) Apply
(c) Analyse
(d) Create
10. Consider the following spreadsheet:
If the formula = $A$3 + B2 in tell C4 is- copied to cell C5, then what is the value in cell C5?
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 17
11. Dynamic approach to teaching means
(a) Teaching should be lecture based.
(b) Teachers should be energetic.
(c) Teachers should be student friendly.
(d) Students should learn through activities.
12. Suggestions for communication with people from different cultures can be:
A. Emphasise your interpretation
B. Forget your own cultural identity
C. Promote an eco-system of mutual respect
D. Know the cultural context of other people
E. Always state facts
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and C only
(b) C, D and E only
(c) B, C and E only
(d) A, D and E only
13. A wise sage has said, ‘The hunger for knowledge is more difficult to remove than the hunger for food,
Therefore, one should stick to the food,’ Which fallacy is committed in this argument?
(a) Begging the Question
(b) False Dilemma
(c) Ignoratio elenchi (irrelevant conclusion)
(d) Appeal to Emotion
14. Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The new system of communication has facilitated the emergence of an interactive society.
Statement II: The new system of communication is digital and has integrated multiple modes of
communication through networks.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
15. Which of the following have been considered as threat to internal validity in research?
A. Randomisation
B. Generalisability
C. Maturation
D. History
E. Instrumentation
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UGC NET Question Paper 2022 - Set 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: 1 hour      50 × 2 = 100 Marks
This paper consists of Fifty (50) objective type questions of Two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
Each item has four alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to darken the circle as
indicated below on the correct response against each item.
Example:  where (c) is the correct response.
Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given at the end of the book.
Read instructions provided with each question carefully.
There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following table presents data about the number of men, women
and children and percentage (%) of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children in a
city during the last six years from 2016 to 2021.
Year-wise Distribution of Population in a city
1. What was the total number of children who were not overweight in the year 2016 and 2017 together?
(a) 4530
(b) 4350
(c) 12810
(d) 14820
2. What was the average of the number of men, women and children who were overweight in the year 2019?
(a) 4812
(b) 5016
(c) 5395
(d) 5260
3. The number of overweight men in the year 2021 was what percent of the number of men who were not
overweight in the same year?
(a) 55%
(b) 60%
(c) 50.5%
(d) 65.5%
4. What was the difference between the number of overweight women and overweight children together in the year
2018 and the number of overweight men in the same year?
(a) 150
(b) 450
(c) 345
(d) 865
5. What was the ratio of the number of overweight women in the year 2018 to the number of overweight men in the
year 2020?
(a) 6 : 7
(b) 21 : 65
(c) 15 : 73
(d) 25 : 14
6. Which of the following are the principal components of the CPU of a computer system?
A. ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit)
B. CU (Control Unit)
C. Processor Registers
D. SSD (Solid-State Drive)
E. VRAM (Video RAM)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and D only
(b) A, B and C only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) B, C and D only
7. Which among the following pesticides would have the least chance of bioaccumulation in food chains?
(a) Chlordane
(b) Aldrin
(c) Carbaryl
(d) Endrin
8. In a certain code, ‘467’ means ‘leaves are green’, ‘485’ means ‘green is good’ and ‘639’ means ‘they are playing’,
Which digit stands for ‘leaves’ in that code?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 9
9. According to the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, which of the following categories is considered to be highest for the
learner?
(a) Understand
(b) Apply
(c) Analyse
(d) Create
10. Consider the following spreadsheet:
If the formula = $A$3 + B2 in tell C4 is- copied to cell C5, then what is the value in cell C5?
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 17
11. Dynamic approach to teaching means
(a) Teaching should be lecture based.
(b) Teachers should be energetic.
(c) Teachers should be student friendly.
(d) Students should learn through activities.
12. Suggestions for communication with people from different cultures can be:
A. Emphasise your interpretation
B. Forget your own cultural identity
C. Promote an eco-system of mutual respect
D. Know the cultural context of other people
E. Always state facts
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and C only
(b) C, D and E only
(c) B, C and E only
(d) A, D and E only
13. A wise sage has said, ‘The hunger for knowledge is more difficult to remove than the hunger for food,
Therefore, one should stick to the food,’ Which fallacy is committed in this argument?
(a) Begging the Question
(b) False Dilemma
(c) Ignoratio elenchi (irrelevant conclusion)
(d) Appeal to Emotion
14. Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The new system of communication has facilitated the emergence of an interactive society.
Statement II: The new system of communication is digital and has integrated multiple modes of
communication through networks.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
15. Which of the following have been considered as threat to internal validity in research?
A. Randomisation
B. Generalisability
C. Maturation
D. History
E. Instrumentation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and C only
(b) B, C and D only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) A, B and E only
16. Some of the most notable universities that evolved during ancient period in India were situated at:
A. Takshashila
B. Vikramshila
C. Jagaddala
D. Odantapuri
E. Nalanda
Choose the correct answer from’ the options given below:
(a) A, B, C, D and E
(b) A, B and E only
(c) A, B, C and E only
(d) A, B, D and E only
17. Which of the following is not an essential component required for video-conferencing system?
(a) Video Camera
(b) Display Device
(c) Telephone
(d) Microphone
18. The average age of students, in a class was 15 years, When 5 new boys whose average age was 12 years 6
months were admitted in the class, the average age was reduced by 6 months. How many students were there in
the class originally?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 18
(d) 16
19. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal can be used for earning upto 40% credits per semester by
students.
Reason R: All MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal are credit-based MOOCs.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
20. Given below are two statements.
Statement I: An ethical framework of sustainable development provides normative guidance regarding our
relationship with environment.
Statement II: Anthropocentric model is misleading as evident from its environmental consequences.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
21. Number of bacteria in a container doubles in every one minute, If the container gets completely filled with
bacteria in 30 minutes, then in how many minutes 1/4th of the container shall be filled with bacteria?
(a) 15 minutes
(b) 16 minutes
(c) 28 minutes
(d) 25 minutes
22. SWAYAM tries to take the best teaching-learning resources to all students through
(a) Seminars
(b) Video lectures
(c) Classroom teaching
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UGC NET Question Paper 2022 - Set 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Time Allowed: 1 hour      50 × 2 = 100 Marks
This paper consists of Fifty (50) objective type questions of Two (2) marks each.
All questions are compulsory.
Each item has four alternative responses marked (a), (b), (c) and (d). You have to darken the circle as
indicated below on the correct response against each item.
Example:  where (c) is the correct response.
Your responses to the items are to be indicated in the OMR Sheet given at the end of the book.
Read instructions provided with each question carefully.
There are no negative marks for incorrect answers.
Directions for questions 1 to 5: The following table presents data about the number of men, women
and children and percentage (%) of overweight men, overweight women and overweight children in a
city during the last six years from 2016 to 2021.
Year-wise Distribution of Population in a city
1. What was the total number of children who were not overweight in the year 2016 and 2017 together?
(a) 4530
(b) 4350
(c) 12810
(d) 14820
2. What was the average of the number of men, women and children who were overweight in the year 2019?
(a) 4812
(b) 5016
(c) 5395
(d) 5260
3. The number of overweight men in the year 2021 was what percent of the number of men who were not
overweight in the same year?
(a) 55%
(b) 60%
(c) 50.5%
(d) 65.5%
4. What was the difference between the number of overweight women and overweight children together in the year
2018 and the number of overweight men in the same year?
(a) 150
(b) 450
(c) 345
(d) 865
5. What was the ratio of the number of overweight women in the year 2018 to the number of overweight men in the
year 2020?
(a) 6 : 7
(b) 21 : 65
(c) 15 : 73
(d) 25 : 14
6. Which of the following are the principal components of the CPU of a computer system?
A. ALU (Arithmetic-Logic Unit)
B. CU (Control Unit)
C. Processor Registers
D. SSD (Solid-State Drive)
E. VRAM (Video RAM)
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and D only
(b) A, B and C only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) B, C and D only
7. Which among the following pesticides would have the least chance of bioaccumulation in food chains?
(a) Chlordane
(b) Aldrin
(c) Carbaryl
(d) Endrin
8. In a certain code, ‘467’ means ‘leaves are green’, ‘485’ means ‘green is good’ and ‘639’ means ‘they are playing’,
Which digit stands for ‘leaves’ in that code?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 4
(d) 9
9. According to the revised Bloom’s taxonomy, which of the following categories is considered to be highest for the
learner?
(a) Understand
(b) Apply
(c) Analyse
(d) Create
10. Consider the following spreadsheet:
If the formula = $A$3 + B2 in tell C4 is- copied to cell C5, then what is the value in cell C5?
(a) 9
(b) 8
(c) 7
(d) 17
11. Dynamic approach to teaching means
(a) Teaching should be lecture based.
(b) Teachers should be energetic.
(c) Teachers should be student friendly.
(d) Students should learn through activities.
12. Suggestions for communication with people from different cultures can be:
A. Emphasise your interpretation
B. Forget your own cultural identity
C. Promote an eco-system of mutual respect
D. Know the cultural context of other people
E. Always state facts
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and C only
(b) C, D and E only
(c) B, C and E only
(d) A, D and E only
13. A wise sage has said, ‘The hunger for knowledge is more difficult to remove than the hunger for food,
Therefore, one should stick to the food,’ Which fallacy is committed in this argument?
(a) Begging the Question
(b) False Dilemma
(c) Ignoratio elenchi (irrelevant conclusion)
(d) Appeal to Emotion
14. Given below are two statements.
Statement I: The new system of communication has facilitated the emergence of an interactive society.
Statement II: The new system of communication is digital and has integrated multiple modes of
communication through networks.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
15. Which of the following have been considered as threat to internal validity in research?
A. Randomisation
B. Generalisability
C. Maturation
D. History
E. Instrumentation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and C only
(b) B, C and D only
(c) C, D and E only
(d) A, B and E only
16. Some of the most notable universities that evolved during ancient period in India were situated at:
A. Takshashila
B. Vikramshila
C. Jagaddala
D. Odantapuri
E. Nalanda
Choose the correct answer from’ the options given below:
(a) A, B, C, D and E
(b) A, B and E only
(c) A, B, C and E only
(d) A, B, D and E only
17. Which of the following is not an essential component required for video-conferencing system?
(a) Video Camera
(b) Display Device
(c) Telephone
(d) Microphone
18. The average age of students, in a class was 15 years, When 5 new boys whose average age was 12 years 6
months were admitted in the class, the average age was reduced by 6 months. How many students were there in
the class originally?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 18
(d) 16
19. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal can be used for earning upto 40% credits per semester by
students.
Reason R: All MOOCs on the SWAYAM portal are credit-based MOOCs.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
20. Given below are two statements.
Statement I: An ethical framework of sustainable development provides normative guidance regarding our
relationship with environment.
Statement II: Anthropocentric model is misleading as evident from its environmental consequences.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
21. Number of bacteria in a container doubles in every one minute, If the container gets completely filled with
bacteria in 30 minutes, then in how many minutes 1/4th of the container shall be filled with bacteria?
(a) 15 minutes
(b) 16 minutes
(c) 28 minutes
(d) 25 minutes
22. SWAYAM tries to take the best teaching-learning resources to all students through
(a) Seminars
(b) Video lectures
(c) Classroom teaching
(d) Conferences
23. ‘We should value the Moon more than the Sun because the Moon shines when it is dark whereas Sun shines
when there is light anyway,’ This statement commits the fallacy of
(a) Appeal to Emotion
(b) Fallacy of False Cause
(c) False Dilemma
(d) Equivocation
24. The term ‘Hermeneutics’ is drawn from
(a) Sociology
(b) Theology
(c) Anthropology
(d) Economics
25. Which among the following hazards can occur due to anthropogenic causes?
A. Cyclones
B. Nuclear Disaster
C. Floods
D. Volcanoes
E. Forest Fires
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) A, B and D only
(b) B, C and D only
(c) B, D and E only
(d) B, C and E only
26. In face-to-face communication, the non-verbal cues provided by the receiver, can be considered as
(a) Feedback
(b) Decoding
(c) Physical noise
(d) Symbolic representaion
27. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a good question paper?
(a) Objectivity
(b) Subjectivity
(c) Reliability
(d) Validation
28. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: According to classical Indian Logicians (Naiyayikas), all fallacies are material fallacies.
Reason R: According to Nyaya, Syllogism is deductive-inductive and formal-material.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
29. If the statement ‘Some plants are not carnivorous’ is given as false, then which of the following could be
immediately inferred from it?
A. ‘Some plants are carnivorous’ is true
B. ‘Some plants are carnivorous’ is false
C. ‘No plants are carnivorous’ is false
D. ‘All plants are carnivorous’ is true
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) B, C and D only
(b) A and D only
(c) A and C only
(d) A C and D only
30. Given below are two statements
Statement I: The qualitative data are powerful because they are collected from very sensitive social, historical
and temporal context
Statement II: Context sensitivity cannot be completely removed from the qualitative data.