UGC NET Paper 1 Question Paper Shift 2 (Feb 28, 2023); Download PDF

UGC NET Paper 1 held on Feb 28, 2023 (Shift 2) assessed candidates on essential skills like teaching and research aptitude, logical reasoning, data interpretation, and ICT. The exam had 50 multiple-choice questions, totaling 100 marks, to be completed in an hour. The syllabus covered key areas such as communication skills, research methods, and an understanding of higher education and environmental issues.

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Q1.

Direction: Study the following table and answer the question:

The following table shows the number of first-language speakers (in millions) of the seven most widely spoken languages, namely, English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Portugese and Arabic. There are 3800 known languages spoken worldwide, 1/7 are expected to die out over the next 40 years and 72.5% are predicted to die out in the next 100 years. As a first language, 3/7 of the world's population speaks the seven most widely spoken languages and a further 1.7 billion speak one of the seven languages as a second language. Based on the data in the table, answer the question.

Language-wise First Language Speakers

Most Widely Spoken Languages	Number of First-Language Speakers (in millions)
English	1386
Chinese	1000
Spanish	280
Russian	270
French	220
Portugese	160
Arabic	140

How many speakers of the seven most widely spoken languages are there (spoken as either first or second language)?

5.223 billion

5.116 billion

5.156 billion

5.215 billion

Q2.

Direction: Study the following table and answer the question:

The following table shows the number of first-language speakers (in millions) of the seven most widely spoken languages, namely, English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, Portugese and Arabic. There are 3800 known languages spoken worldwide, 1/7 are expected to die out over the next 40 years and 72.5% are predicted to die out in the next 100 years. As a first language, 3/7 of the world's population speaks the seven most widely spoken languages and a further 1.7 billion speak one of the seven languages as a second language. Based on the data in the table, answer the question.

Language-wise First Language Speakers

Most Widely Spoken Languages	Number of First-Language Speakers (in millions)
English	1386
Chinese	1000
Spanish	280
Russian	270
French	220
Portugese	160
Arabic	140

Which suggested answer most closely represents the fraction of first-language speakers of the seven most widely spoken languages that speak Spanish or French?

1/10^th

1/7^th

1/6^th

1/5^th

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