UGC NET - Paper 1 (Teaching & Research Aptitude, Higher Education) previous year questions (PYQ)

2026 (1704 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): In classroom pedagogical evaluation, what is the primary diagnostic objective of 'Formative Assessment'?

(A)

Benchmarking school performance against national standardized percentiles

(B)

Assigning final letter grades and ranking students at the end of an academic semester

(C)

Certifying students for university entrance and scholarships

(D)

Monitoring student learning progress during instruction to provide continuous adaptive feedback to both teachers and students

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Q2.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): Find the remainder when 7^283 is divided by 17.

(A)

11

(B)

16

(C)

14

(D)

2

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2025 (211 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): A student consistently reverses letters (e.g. reading 'b' as 'd' or 'was' as 'saw') and struggles with phonological decoding. This condition is diagnosed as:

(A)

Dyscalculia

(B)

Dyslexia

(C)

Dyspraxia

(D)

Dysgraphia

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), what is the new pedagogical and curricular structure replacing the 10+2 system?

(A)

5 + 4 + 3 + 2

(B)

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary)

(C)

4 + 4 + 3 + 3

(D)

3 + 3 + 4 + 4

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2024 (648 questions)

Q1.

NEP 2020: What is the target Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for higher education in India to be achieved by 2035 under the National Education Policy 2020 in 'National Education Policy (NEP 2020): Multidisciplinary Framework, ABC and APAAR'?

(A)

50% (Up from ~27% in 2020) (National Education Policy (NEP 2020): Multidisciplinary Framework, ABC and APAAR)

(B)

100%

(C)

35%

(D)

75%

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): In classroom pedagogical evaluation, what is the primary diagnostic objective of 'Formative Assessment'?

(A)

Benchmarking school performance against national standardized percentiles

(B)

Assigning final letter grades and ranking students at the end of an academic semester

(C)

Certifying students for university entrance and scholarships

(D)

Monitoring student learning progress during instruction to provide continuous adaptive feedback to both teachers and students

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2023 (240 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): A student consistently reverses letters (e.g. reading 'b' as 'd' or 'was' as 'saw') and struggles with phonological decoding. This condition is diagnosed as:

(A)

Dyslexia

(B)

Dyscalculia

(C)

Dyspraxia

(D)

Dysgraphia

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): In classroom pedagogical evaluation, what is the primary diagnostic objective of 'Formative Assessment'?

(A)

Benchmarking school performance against national standardized percentiles

(B)

Assigning final letter grades and ranking students at the end of an academic semester

(C)

Certifying students for university entrance and scholarships

(D)

Monitoring student learning progress during instruction to provide continuous adaptive feedback to both teachers and students

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2022 (264 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): A student consistently reverses letters (e.g. reading 'b' as 'd' or 'was' as 'saw') and struggles with phonological decoding. This condition is diagnosed as:

(A)

Dyspraxia

(B)

Dyscalculia

(C)

Dyslexia

(D)

Dysgraphia

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), what is the new pedagogical and curricular structure replacing the 10+2 system?

(A)

5 + 4 + 3 + 2

(B)

3 + 3 + 4 + 4

(C)

4 + 4 + 3 + 3

(D)

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary)

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2021 (242 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

(B)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

(C)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

(D)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), what is the new pedagogical and curricular structure replacing the 10+2 system?

(A)

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary)

(B)

4 + 4 + 3 + 3

(C)

3 + 3 + 4 + 4

(D)

5 + 4 + 3 + 2

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2020 (256 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

(B)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

(C)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

(D)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

(B)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

(C)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

(D)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

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2019 (262 questions)

Q1.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): Find the remainder when 2^196 is divided by 13.

(A)

0

(B)

3

(C)

5

(D)

8

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Q2.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): A merchant marks an article 30% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 20%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)

0%

(B)

10%

(C)

0%

(D)

8.0%

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2018 (256 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

(B)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

(C)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

(D)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

(B)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

(C)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

(D)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

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2017 (248 questions)

Q1.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): A merchant marks an article 25% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 15%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)

10%

(B)

25%

(C)

10.25%

(D)

6.25%

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Q2.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): Two trains of lengths 122 m and 219 m are traveling toward each other on parallel tracks at 68 km/h and 48 km/h. How long do they take to cross each other completely?

(A)

10.6 seconds

(B)

34.1 seconds

(C)

13.6 seconds

(D)

61.4 seconds

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2016 (246 questions)

Q1.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): According to Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory, in which stage does a child acquire the ability to conserve mass, volume, and number, and perform mental reversibility?

(A)

Formal Operational Stage (11 years and above)

(B)

Preoperational Stage (2 to 7 years)

(C)

Sensorimotor Stage (0 to 2 years)

(D)

Concrete Operational Stage (7 to 11 years)

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching Aptitude & Pedagogy): Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), what is the new pedagogical and curricular structure replacing the 10+2 system?

(A)

4 + 4 + 3 + 3

(B)

5 + 4 + 3 + 2

(C)

3 + 3 + 4 + 4

(D)

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary)

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2015 (249 questions)

Q1.

In CAT Quantitative Aptitude & Mathematics (Higher Education System & Governance): A merchant marks an article 40% above cost price and then allows a cash discount of 15%. What is the merchant's net profit percentage?

(A)

23.0%

(B)

25%

(C)

16.0%

(D)

19.0%

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Q2.

In Teaching Eligibility & UGC NET Paper 1 (Research Aptitude & Ethics): Under the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), what is the new pedagogical and curricular structure replacing the 10+2 system?

(A)

3 + 3 + 4 + 4

(B)

5 + 3 + 3 + 4 (Foundational, Preparatory, Middle, Secondary)

(C)

5 + 4 + 3 + 2

(D)

4 + 4 + 3 + 3

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