UGC NET Arithmetic aptitude Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 8 previous-year questions on Arithmetic aptitude from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 5: Mathematical Reasoning and Aptitude, drawn from 7 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Arithmetic aptitude
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Mixed numerical statements | 5 |
| Mixed quick calculations | 2 |
| Sharing a sum among persons | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Arithmetic aptitude appears in 7 of 87 papers (8%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following statement(s) is/are true? A. If an athlete runs 200 metres in 24 seconds, then his speed is 30 Km/hr. B. Sixty five percent of a number is 21 less than 4/5 of that number. The number is 150. C. A car is running at a speed of 108 Km/hr…
Identify the correct statement : A. If 2^x = 256/(square root of 2), then x = 15/2 B. 1/3 of 50% of 150 is greater than the square root of 576 C. In the merit list of an examination result, the rank of a student is 5th from the top among 20 students. His…
Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. The compound interest on a sum of Rs. 200 at an interest rate of 10% compounded annually for two years is Rs. ______ B. The angle (in degree) traversed by the hour hand of a clock when the minute hand moves by 90…
Which of the following are correct ? A. Speed of 50 km/hour is equivalent to 15 m/s B. The area of a rhombus with diagonals of 4 cm and 6 cm is 12 cm^2 C. The cube root of (square root of 729) is greater than 4 D. The cost price of 10 bananas is the same as…
Identify the correct statements. A. The angle between the hour hand and the minute hand at 2:40 PM is 130 degrees B. If x^3 = 1331, then x = 11 C. The area of a 1.0 m wide track around a rectangular sports field of dimensions 20 m x 18 m is 80 m^2 D. (1/8th…
Identify the correct statements : A. (216)^(1/3) > (169)^(1/2) B. The next term in the series 2, 7, 28, 63, 126, ....... is 217 C. The area of equilateral triangle of side 10 cm is 25 x (square root of 3) D. The average of the following observations -2, -1…
Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. (343)^(1/3) - (81)^(1/4) is equal to ______ B. If 2^8 x 4^3 x 8^3 = 2^x the x is equal to C. [(1.01)^2 - (1)^2] / (1.01 + 1) is equal to ______ D. A train moving with speed of 90 km/hour crosses a platform of length…
Rs. 9000 was divided among a certain number of persons. If there were 20 more persons, each would have received Rs. 160 less. The original number of persons was :
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