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UGC NET 2025 (December) - Paper I Question Paper with Answers

50 questions. The first 10 questions are free to attempt. All UGC NET papers

  1. Question 1 · Prelims

    Choose the correct statements from the following: A. The capacity to think about our own thinking is Metacognition. B. Metacognition is instrumental in controlling our own cognitive and motivational processes. C. Teaching people how to learn stems from the idea of fostering a sense of agency and responsibility within learners. D. Metacognition anyhow does not help in teaching people how to learn. E. Metacognition knowledge and self-regulation are related components. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. (A) A, D and E Only
    2. (B) A, C and D Only
    3. (C) B, D and E Only
    4. (D) A, B, C and E Only

    Answer: (D) A, B, C and E Only

  2. Question 2 · Prelims

    Arrange the following in decreasing order of processing power: A. Mainframe Computer B. Super Computer C. Mini Computer D. Micro Computer Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. (A) B, C, A, D
    2. (B) B, A, C, D
    3. (C) A, B, C, D
    4. (D) A, B, D, C

    Answer: (B) B, A, C, D

  3. Question 3 · Prelims

    The liquid that passes through a landfill and extracts dissolved and suspended substances from it is called …………….

    1. (A) Activated sludge
    2. (B) Leachate
    3. (C) Ultrafiltration
    4. (D) Refuse

    Answer: (B) Leachate

  4. Question 4 · Prelims

    Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Probability sampling is appropriate for quantitative research. Reason R: Probability sampling helps in reducing bias in the selection of samples. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

    1. (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
    2. (B) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
    3. (C) A is correct but R is not correct
    4. (D) A is not correct but R is correct

    Answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

  5. Question 5 · Prelims

    Arrange the following in descending order of installed capacity of total solar power as of August, 2025: A. Gujarat B. Rajasthan C. Maharashtra D. Tamil Nadu Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. (A) A, B, C, D
    2. (B) A, B, D, C
    3. (C) B, A, D, C
    4. (D) B, A, C, D

    Answer: (D) B, A, C, D

  6. Question 6 · Prelims

    Arrange the following psychomotor domains of development from simple level to more complex one: A. Perception B. Set C. Guided response D. Mechanism E. Complex overt response Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. (A) A, B, C, D, E
    2. (B) A, C, D, E, B
    3. (C) A, B, D, E, C
    4. (D) B, D, A, C, E

    Answer: (A) A, B, C, D, E

  7. Question 7 · Prelims

    The year-wise number of students in different academic courses of a college is given below. Year | B.A. | B.Sc. | B.B.A. | B.COM | B.C.A. 2021 | 150 | 25 | 50 | 45 | 75 2022 | 225 | 40 | 45 | 62 | 70 2023 | 450 | 65 | 30 | 90 | 73 2024 | 470 | 73 | 35 | 105 | 70 2025 | 500 | 80 | 36 | 132 | 74 In which year the number of students in a particular course double compared to the previous year?

    1. (A) 2022
    2. (B) 2023
    3. (C) 2024
    4. (D) 2025

    Answer: (B) 2023

  8. Question 8 · Prelims

    Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Number): A. 4; B. 5; C. 7; D. 11 LIST-II (Code): I. 126; II. 65; III. 1332; IV. 344 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

    1. (A) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
    2. (B) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
    3. (C) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
    4. (D) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I

    Answer: (A) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

  9. Question 9 · Prelims

    Contraposition is not valid in the case of which categorical proposition?

    1. (A) A
    2. (B) O
    3. (C) I
    4. (D) E

    Answer: (C) I

  10. Question 10 · Prelims

    Which among the following is NOT a fundamental principle of National Education Policy, 2020?

    1. (A) Highest priority to foundational literacy and numeracy
    2. (B) Emphasis on conceptual understanding
    3. (C) Promoting translingualism and the power of language
    4. (D) Respect for diversity and local context

    Answer: (C) Promoting translingualism and the power of language