About this mock test

UGC NET Paper 1 Mock Test 2 is a free, timed practice paper for UGC NET Paper 1: 50 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, 100 marks in all, with no negative marking. 50 questions, 5 from each of the 10 Paper 1 units, in 60 minutes: the real Paper 1 pattern. Difficulty mix: 30 easy, 14 moderate, 6 difficult. Your answers and result stay in your browser; there is no sign-up.

What the paper covers

Questions by unit
UnitQuestions
Comprehension5
Research Aptitude5
Teaching Aptitude5
People, Development & Environment5
Mathematical Reasoning5
ICT5
Higher Education System5
Logical Reasoning5
Communication5
Data Interpretation5

Sample questions from this test

Try these five before you start. They are part of the paper, so you may prefer to skip the answers until after you have attempted it.

1Passage: 'Regular reading improves vocabulary and sharpens critical thinking, though it needs sustained effort.' The central idea is:

  1. Reading has benefits but needs effort
  2. Critical thinking is inborn
  3. Effort is harmful
  4. Vocabulary is useless
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Answer: A. Reading has benefits but needs effort

The passage states benefits and the effort required.

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2Sampling where every unit has an equal chance of selection is:

  1. Snowball sampling
  2. Simple random sampling
  3. Quota sampling
  4. Purposive sampling
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Answer: B. Simple random sampling

Probability sampling method.

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3Formative evaluation is conducted:

  1. Only at the end of the year
  2. Before admission
  3. After graduation
  4. During the instructional process
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Answer: D. During the instructional process

It gives ongoing feedback to improve learning.

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4The Paris Agreement aims to limit warming to well below:

  1. 2°C
  2. 3°C
  3. 5°C
  4. 1°C
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Answer: A. 2°C

Above pre-industrial levels, pursuing 1.5°C.

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5If A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 4:5, then A:C is:

  1. 3:5
  2. 6:10
  3. 2:5
  4. 8:15
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Answer: D. 8:15

Make B equal: A:B:C = 8:12:15.

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