UGC NET Paper 1 2025 Question Paper & Answers
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UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (December 2025/January 2026 cycle, 31 Dec 2025 Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (December 2025/January 2026 cycle, 31 Dec 2025 Shift 1)
1Study carefully the table given below and answer the question asked here under.
Number of students in different academic programs of a college are provided year-wise.
Year Number of students admitted in different programs 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
Which program has the second highest percentage increase from 2021 to 2025 in the number of admitted students?
- A) B.A.
- B) B.Sc.
- C) B.B.A.
- D) B.Com.
Answer: B
2Study carefully the table given below and answer the question asked here under.
Number of students in different academic programs of a college are provided year-wise.
Year Number of students admitted in different programs 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 ratio of admitted students to its previous year admitted students, is the highest?
- A) 2022
- B) 2023
- C) 2024
- D) 2025
Answer: B
3Study carefully the table given below and answer the question asked here under.
Number of students in different academic programs of a college are provided year-wise.
Year Number of students admitted in different programs 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 have doubled with reference to the previous year in a particular program?
- A) 2022
- B) 2023
- C) 2024
- D) 2025
Answer: B
4Study carefully the table given below and answer the question asked here under.
Number of students in different academic programs of a college are provided year-wise.
Year Number of students admitted in different programs 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 how many year(s) does the 50% of total number of admitted students in a year is less than the number of students admitted in B.A. program that year?
- A) 1
- B) 2
- C) 3
- D) 4
Answer: D
5Study carefully the table given below and answer the question asked here under.
Number of students in different academic programs of a college are provided year-wise.
Year Number of students admitted in different programs 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 ratio of admitted students in B. A. program to those in all the programs, is the lowest?
- A) 2021
- B) 2022
- C) 2023
- D) 2024
Answer: A
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Official PYQ
UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (June cycle, 26 June Shift 1)
60 Mins 100 Marks
50Questions
100Max Marks
Sample questions from UGC NET Paper 1 (General Paper) 2025 (June cycle, 26 June Shift 1)
1The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Marks-wise distribution of students
Marks (out of 100) Cumulative % of total students who appeared in Hindi and Punjabi Cumulative number of students who appeared in Hindi 80 and above 15% 108 70 and above 35% 264 60 and above 65% 424 50 and above 90% 554 40 and above 100% 624
Note: (1) Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200. (2) No student failed in the examination. (3) Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
What is the sum of the number of students who scored 70 or more than 70 but less than 80 marks in Hindi and the number of students who scored 80 or more than 80 marks in Punjabi?
- A) 330
- B) 228
- C) 272
- D) 284
Answer: B
2The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Marks-wise distribution of students
Marks (out of 100) Cumulative % of total students who appeared in Hindi and Punjabi Cumulative number of students who appeared in Hindi 80 and above 15% 108 70 and above 35% 264 60 and above 65% 424 50 and above 90% 554 40 and above 100% 624
Note: (1) Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200. (2) No student failed in the examination. (3) Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
What is the ratio of the number of students who scored 50 or more than 50 marks but less than 60 marks in Hindi to the number of students who scored 40 or more than 40 marks but less than 50 marks in Punjabi?
- A) 12 : 11
- B) 8 : 7
- C) 3 : 1
- D) 13 : 5
Answer: D
3The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Marks-wise distribution of students
Marks (out of 100) Cumulative % of total students who appeared in Hindi and Punjabi Cumulative number of students who appeared in Hindi 80 and above 15% 108 70 and above 35% 264 60 and above 65% 424 50 and above 90% 554 40 and above 100% 624
Note: (1) Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200. (2) No student failed in the examination. (3) Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
The number of students who scored 80 and above marks in Hindi is _____% less than the number of students who scored 60 or more than 60 marks but less than 70 marks in Punjabi.
- A) 46
- B) 54
- C) 44
- D) 52
Answer: A
4The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Marks-wise distribution of students
Marks (out of 100) Cumulative % of total students who appeared in Hindi and Punjabi Cumulative number of students who appeared in Hindi 80 and above 15% 108 70 and above 35% 264 60 and above 65% 424 50 and above 90% 554 40 and above 100% 624
Note: (1) Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200. (2) No student failed in the examination. (3) Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
What is the difference between the number of students who scored 70 or more than 70 marks but less than 80 marks in Punjabi and the number of students who scored 40 or more than 40 marks but less than 50 marks in Hindi?
- A) 20
- B) 16
- C) 14
- D) 30
Answer: C
5The following table shows the cumulative percentage of the total number of students appearing in the Hindi and Punjabi examination and the cumulative number of students appearing in the Hindi examination and scoring marks in five different categories, namely, 80 and above; 70 and above; 60 and above; 50 and above; and 40 and above. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow.
Marks-wise distribution of students
Marks (out of 100) Cumulative % of total students who appeared in Hindi and Punjabi Cumulative number of students who appeared in Hindi 80 and above 15% 108 70 and above 35% 264 60 and above 65% 424 50 and above 90% 554 40 and above 100% 624
Note: (1) Total number of students who attended the exam is 1200. (2) No student failed in the examination. (3) Each student appeared in only one exam, that is, either in Hindi or in Punjabi exam.
What is the average of the number of students who scored 50 or more than 50 marks but less than 60 marks in Punjabi and the number of students who scored 50 or more than 50 marks but less than 60 marks in Hindi?
- A) 180
- B) 150
- C) 200
- D) 140
Answer: B
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