UGC NET Ages Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 5 previous-year questions on Ages from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 5 of the 130 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 Ages
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Father and two sons | 1 |
| Two-generation age problem | 1 |
| Present and future age relations | 1 |
| Years until a given ratio | 1 |
| Boy's present age | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Ages appears in 5 of 130 papers (4%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
A father's present age is three times his son's age. After 15 years, the father's age will be double the son's age. Find the sum of the present ages of the father and the son.
The age of the father is twice that of the elder son. Ten years hence the age of the father will be three times the age of the younger son. If the difference of ages of the two sons is 15 years, what is the age of the father?
The present age of the father of a boy is twice the age of the boy. Six years later the ratio of their ages will be 11:6. Find the present age of the boy?
A 50 year old man has a son whose age is 2/5 of his age. After how many years, the ratio of the age of the man to his son will be 5/3?
The present age of the father is twice that of the elder son. Ten years hence the age of the father will be three times that of the younger son. If the difference in ages of the two sons is as 15 years, the present age of the father is :
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