UGC NET Passage reading Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 435 previous-year questions on Passage reading from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 3: Comprehension, drawn from 87 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Passage reading
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Factual recall | 179 |
| Inference | 30 |
| Central idea | 24 |
| Vocabulary in context | 11 |
| Statements against the text | 10 |
| Cause identified in the text | 7 |
| Inference from the text | 7 |
| Exception / incorrect statement | 7 |
| Cause identification | 7 |
| Interpreting a phrase | 5 |
| Correct statements | 5 |
| Definition from the text | 5 |
NTA repeat analysis
Passage reading appears in 87 of 87 papers (100%), which JRFSmart rates as high frequency.
2 questions use a question template that NTA has set again with a key word changed, so read the changed word carefully.
Sample previous-year questions
A suitable title for the passage would be:
The most suitable title of the passage would be
While highlighting some of the gender related issues, the author intends to say that __________.
The purpose of diagnostic evaluation is to :
Ayurvedic system of health______.
The importance behind the idea of crafts is
According to the paragraph, what makes dance cognitively demanding?
The most significant literary event in the nineteenth century according to the passage was:
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Practise Passage reading
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