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1.	Answer: B Explanation: This is an alternating number subtraction series. First, 2 is subtracted, then 4, then 2, and so on.
2.	Answer: C Explanation: In this simple alternating subtraction and addition series; 1 is subtracted, then 2 is added, and so on.
3.	Answer: A Explanation: This is a simple alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 2, then 5. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
4.	Answer: A Explanation: This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. In the second, 5 is added to each number to arrive at the next.
5.	Answer: D Explanation: 8 x 1 - 2 = 6 6 x 2 - 3 = 9 9 x 3 - 4 = 23 23 x 4 - 5 = 87 87 x 5 - 6 = 429 ...
6.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple addition series, which begins with 2 and adds 6. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
7.	Answer: E Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series, which subtracts 5, then 2, then 5, and so on.
8.	Answer: D Explanation: This is a simple addition series; each number is 3 more than the previous number.
9.	Answer: C Explanation: This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 2 times greater than the previous number. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
10.	Answer: A Explanation: The correct order is : Village City District State Nation 2 3 4 5 1
11.	Answer: A Explanation: Clearly, health of the citizens is an issue of major concern for the Government. So, a product like drugs, must be first studied and tested in the Indian context before giving licence for its sale. So, only argument I holds strong.
12.	Answer: A Explanation: Clearly, harnessing solar energy will be helpful as it is an inexhaustible resource unlike other resources. So, argument I holds. But argument II is vague as solar energy is the cheapest form of energy. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
13.	Answer: B Explanation: We know from the first two statements that Lily runs fastest. Therefore, the third statement must be false.
14.	Answer: C Explanation: Here, there are two alternating patterns. The first begins with 17 and adds 2; the second begins with 32 and subtracts 3.
15.	Answer: D Explanation: This is an alternating addition series with a random number, 4, interpolated as every third number. In the main series, 1 is added, then 2 is added, then 1, then 2, and so on. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
16.	Answer: D Explanation: This is a simple addition series with a random number, 18, interpolated as every third number. In the series, 4 is added to each number except 18, to arrive at the next number.
17.	Answer: A Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series with the interpolation of a random number, 5, as every third number. In the subtraction series, 3 is subtracted, then 4, then 3, and so on.
18.	Answer: C Explanation: This is an alternating addition series that adds 5, then 2, then 5, and so on.
19.	Answer: A Explanation: In this simple subtraction series, the numbers decrease by 3. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
20.	Answer: C Explanation: This is an alternating repetition series, with a random number, 22, interpolated as every third number into an otherwise simple addition series. In the addition series, 4 is added to each number to arrive at the next number.
21.	Answer: C Explanation: This is an alternating subtraction series in which 2 is subtracted twice, then 3 is subtracted once, then 2 is subtracted twice, and so on.
22.	Answer: E Explanation: This simple addition series adds 4 to each number to arrive at the next. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
23.	Answer: D Explanation: This is an alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 2 is added to each number to arrive at the next; in the alternate pattern, 6 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
24.	Answer: A Explanation: This is an alternating addition series with repetition, in which a random number, 66, is interpolated as every third number. The regular series adds 2, then 3, then 2, and so on, with 66 repeated after each "add 2" step.
25.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series in which a random number, 85, is interpolated as every third number. In the subtraction series, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
26.	Answer: B Explanation: This is an alternating addition series, with a random number, 21, interpolated as every third number. The addition series alternates between adding 3 and adding 4. The number 21 appears after each number arrived at by adding 3.
27.	Answer: A Explanation: In this alternating repetition series, a random number, 33, is interpolated every third number into a simple addition series, in which each number increases by 2.
28.	Answer: E Explanation: This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. First, 3 is added, then 1 is subtracted, then 3 is added, 1 subtracted, and so on. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
29.	Answer: D Explanation: Here is a simple addition series, which begins with 9 and adds 7.
30.	Answer: A Explanation: Let the son's present age be x years. Then, (38 - x) = x  2x = 38.  x = 19.  Son's age 5 years back (19 - 5) = 14 years. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
31.	Answer: A Explanation: All of the trees in the park are flowering trees, So all dogwoods in the park are flowering trees.
32.	Answer: C Explanation: The first two statements give information about Zoe's tulips and pansies. Information about any other kinds of flowers cannot be determined.
33.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Key Lock Door Room Switch on 1 3 2 4 5
34.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Letters Word Phrase Sentence Paragraph 4 1 5 3 2 Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
35.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Crime Police Judge Judgement Punishment 3 1 4 5 2
36.	Answer: A Explanation: The correct order is : Member Family Community Locality Country 3 1 2 4 5
37.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Population Unemployment Poverty Disease Death 2 4 1 5 3
38.	Answer: B Explanation: The correct order is : Root Stem Leaf Flower Fruit 4 3 1 5 2 Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
39.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Newly married Couple Family Caste Clan Species 3 2 1 4 5
40.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Measure Mark Cut Tailor Put on 4 3 1 5 2
41.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Room House Street Town District 3 1 2 4 5 Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
42.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Clay Bricks Wall Room House 2 5 1 4 3
43.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Advertisement Application Interview Selection Appointment Probation 5 6 2 3 4 1
44.	Answer: B Explanation: The correct order is : Mosquito Cat Tiger Elephant Whale 3 2 4 1 5
45.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Plant Cotton Yarn Cloth Saree 2 4 1 5 3 Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
46.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Infant Child Adolescent Adult Old 1 5 4 3 2
47.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Tree Branch Leaves Flower Fruit 4 2 1 3 5 Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
48.	Answer: C Explanation: The correct order is : Seed Plant Tree Flowers Fruit 2 5 1 3 4
49.	Answer: D Explanation: The correct order is : Infant Child Boy Adolescent Adult 3 2 4 5 1
50.	Answer: B Explanation: Because the letters are the same, concentrate on the number series, which is a simple 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 series, and follows each letter in order.
51.	Answer: A Explanation: This series consists of a simple alphabetical order with the first two letters of all segments: B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K. The third letter of each segment is a repetition of the first letter.
52.	Answer: A Explanation: Because the first two statements are true, raspberries are the most expensive of the three.
53.	Answer: C Explanation: The first letters are in alphabetical order with a letter skipped in between each segment: C, E, G, I, K. The second and third letters are repeated; they are also in order with a skipped letter: M, O, Q, S, U. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
54.	Answer: D Explanation: In this series, the letters remain the same: DEF. The subscript numbers follow this series: 111, 112, 122, 222, 223, 233, 333, ...
55.	Answer: D Explanation: The second and forth letters in the series, L and A, are static. The first and third letters consist of an alphabetical order beginning with the letter E.
56.	Answer: B Explanation: Statement II is the only true statement. Since all dogs like to run, then the ones who like to swim also like to run. There is no support for statement I or statement III. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
57.	Answer: A Explanation: Let Ronit's present age be x years. Then, father's present age =(x + 3x) years = 4x years. (4x + 8) = 5 (x + 8) 2  8x + 16 = 5x + 40  3x = 24  x = 8. Hence, required ratio = (4x + 16) = 48 = 2. (x + 16) 24
58.	Answer: C Explanation: In this language, the noun appears first and the adjectives follow. Since agnos means spider and should appear first, choices a and d can be ruled out. Choice b can be ruled out because delano means snake.
59.	Answer: D Explanation: Gorbl means fan; flur means belt; pixn means ceiling; arth means tile; and tusl means roof. Therefore, pixnarth is the correct choice.
60.	Answer: D Explanation: Migen means cup; lasan means board; poen means walk; cuop means pull; and dansa means man. The only possible choices, then, are choices a and d. Choice a can be ruled out because migen means cup. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
61.	Answer: B Explanation: Tam means sky; ceno means blue; rax means cheese; apl means star; and mitl means bright. So, mitltam means bright sky.
62.	Answer: C Explanation: On 31st December, 2005 it was Saturday. Number of odd days from the year 2006 to the year 2009 = (1 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 5 days.  On 31st December 2009, it was Thursday.
63.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a multiplication series; each number is 3 times the previous number.
64.	Answer: C Explanation: In this simple addition series, each number increases by 0.8. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
65.	Answer: B Explanation: This is an alternating multiplication and subtracting series: First, multiply by 2 and then subtract 8.
66.	Answer: D Explanation: In this simple addition with repetition series, each number in the series repeats itself, and then increases by 12 to arrive at the next number.
67.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple division series; each number is one-half of the previous number. In other terms to say, the number is divided by 2 successively to get the next result. 4/2 = 2 2/2 = 1 1/2 = 1/2 (1/2)/2 = 1/4 (1/4)/2 = 1/8 and so on. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
68.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple addition series. Each number increases by 2.
69.	Answer: C Explanation: This is a simple multiplication series. Each number is 3 times more than the previous number.
70.	Answer: D Explanation: In this addition series, 1 is added to the first number; 2 is added to the second number; 3 is added to the third number; 4 is added to the fourth number; and go on.
71.	Answer: B Explanation: In this alternating repetition series, the random number 21 is interpolated every other number into an otherwise simple addition series that increases by 2, beginning with the number 9.
72.	Answer: D Explanation: This alternating addition series begins with 3; then 1 is added to give 4; then 3 is added to give 7; then 1 is added, and so on.
73.	Answer: D Explanation: In this simple subtraction series, each number decreases by 0.4. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
74.	Answer: B Explanation: In this series, each number is repeated, then 13 is subtracted to arrive at the next number.
75.	Answer: A Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 35 less than the previous number.
76.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series. Each number is 6 less than the previous number.
77.	Answer: D Explanation: This is an alternating division and addition series: First, divide by 2, and then add 8.
78.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. In the first pattern, 3 is added; in the second, 2 is subtracted.
79.	Answer: A Explanation: In this series, 5 is added to the previous number; the number 70 is inserted as every third number. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
80.	Answer: D Explanation: This series alternates the addition of 4 with the subtraction of 3.
81.	Answer: D Explanation: This is a simple addition series with a random number, 8, interpolated as every other number. In the series, 6 is added to each number except 8, to arrive at the next number.
82.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple alternating addition and subtraction series. The first series begins with 8 and adds 3; the second begins with 43 and subtracts 2.
83.	Answer: B Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series in which a random number, 93, is interpolated as every third number. In the subtraction series, 10 is subtracted from each number to arrive at the next.
84.	Answer: C Explanation: The letters decrease by 1; the numbers are multiplied by 2.
85.	Answer: B Explanation: In this series, the letters progress by 2, and the numbers increase by 2.
86.	Answer: A Explanation: In this series, the letters progress by 1; the numbers decrease by 3.
87.	Answer: C Explanation: This is a simple subtraction series; each number is 4 less than the previous number. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
88.	Answer: A Explanation: Let the present ages of Sameer and Anand be 5x years and 4x years respectively. Then, 5x + 3 = 11 4x + 3 9  9(5x + 3) = 11(4x + 3)  45x + 27 = 44x + 33  45x - 44x = 33 - 27  x = 6.  Anand's present age = 4x = 24 years.
89.	Answer: A Explanation: In this series, the third letter is repeated as the first letter of the next segment. The middle letter, A, remains static. The third letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with R.
90.	Answer: A Explanation: This series consists of letters in a reverse alphabetical order.
91.	Answer: C Explanation: There are two alphabetical series here. The first series is with the first letters only: STUVW. The second series involves the remaining letters: CD, EF, GH, IJ, KL.
92.	Answer: A Explanation: Clearly, India can export only the surplus and that which can be saved after fulfilling its own needs, to pay for its imports. Encouragement to export cannot lead to shortages as it shall provide the resources for imports. So, only argument I holds.
93.	Answer: A Explanation: Clearly, India cannot part with a state that is a major foreign exchange earner to it. So, argument I holds strong. Further, giving away a piece of land unconditionally and unreasonably is no solution to settle disputes. So, argument II is vague.
94.	Answer: E Explanation: The students union formation shall be a step towards giving to students the basic education in the field of politics. However, it shall create the same political atmosphere in the campus. Thus, both the arguments hold strong. Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
95.	Answer: D Explanation: The prices of petrol and diesel being stagnant in the domestic market and the increase in the same in the international market must be backed by independent causes.
96.	Answer: D Explanation: Closing the schools for a week and the parents withdrawing their wards from the local schools are independent issues, which must have been triggered by different individual causes.
97.	Answer: B Explanation: Because the first two statements are true, Eric is the youngest of the three, so the third statement must be false.
98.	Answer: D Explanation:  II. Let the present ages of Arun and his son be 11x and 6x years respectively.   I. 5 years ago, Arun's age = 2 x His son's age. III. 5 years hence, Arun's Age = 12 Son's age 7 Clearly, any two of the above will give Arun's present age.  Correct answer is (D). Click here and BUY NOW for UGC NET Exam Preparation Book
99.	Answer: A Explanation:   I. Let Ravi's present age be x years. Then, his father's present age = 2x years.  II. After 5 years, Ravi's age = 6 Father's age 11 III. Ravi is younger than his brother. From I and II, we get x + 5 = 6 .   This gives x, the answer. 2x + 5 11 Thus, I and II together give the answer. Clearly, III is redundant.  Correct answer is (A).
100.	Answer: D Explanation: There are three series to look for here. The first letters are alphabetical in reverse: Z, Y, X, W, V. The second letters are in alphabetical order, beginning with A. The number series is as follows: 5, 4, 6, 3, 7.
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