ONE WORD SUBSTITUTE 1

Trade prohibited by law.	Illicit
Capable of two interpretations	Ambiguous
Without payment or recompense.	Gratis
A written declaration made on earth in the presence of magistrate.	Affidavit
Society where money is the most important consideration.	Materialistic
Property inherited from one’s father or ancestors.	Patrimony
A man who is always prepared to find fault with others.	Censorious
Something open to objection.	Objectionable
The cloth that is able to keep water out.	Waterproof
The study of language.	Philology
Hopes were dashed to the ground.	Frustrated
A hater of mankind.	Misanthrope
A person who helps a helpless person in difficulties.	Samaritan
A scheme that can be put into practice.	Practicable
State of being married.	Matrimony
Animals which suckle their young ones.	Mammals
Giving and receiving.	Exchange
Anything that destroys the effect of poison.	Antidote
One who does a job for monetary considerations.	Mercenary
More advanced for his age.	Precocious
Easily made angry.	Irritable
A vote which decides issue in hand.	Casting vote
One who spends money lavishly.	Spendthrift
A leader of undesirable persons.	Ring-leader
To talk ill of a person in his absence.	Backbite
Worthy to be remembered.	Memorable
That child has no equal.	Unique
A child brought up by those who are not his parents.	Foster-child
A person who is an agent between two persons or parties.	Go-between
That which has no equal.	Incalculable
Strong enough to resist attack.	Impregnable
A child not born of a lawful marriage.	Bastard

UGC-NET

IN OBJECTIVE MODE FROM JUNE, 2012 ONWARDS

1. The UGC-NET will be conducted in objective mode from June 2012 onwards. The Test will consist of three papers. All the three papers will consist of only objective type questions and will be held on the day of Examination in two separate sessions as under: Session Paper Number of Questions Marks Duration First I 60 out of which 50 questions are to be attempted 50x2 = 100 1¼ Hours (09.30 a.m. to 10.45 a.m.) First II 50 questions all of which are compulsory 50x2 = 100 1¼ Hours (10.45 a.m. to 12.00 Noon.) Second III 75 questions all of which are compulsory 75x2 = 150 2½ Hours (01.30 p.m. to 04.00 p.m.) 2. The candidates are required to obtain minimum marks separately in Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III as given below: Category Minimum marks (%) to be obtained Paper-I Paper-II Paper-III General 40 (40%) 40 (40%) 75 (50%) OBC 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 67.5 (45%) rounded off to 68 PH/VH/SC/ST 35 (35%) 35 (35%) 60 (40%) Only such candidates who obtain the minimum required marks in each Paper, separately, as mentioned above, will be considered for final preparation of result. However, the final qualifying criteria for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and eligibility for Lectureship shall be decided by UGC before declaration of result. 3. The syllabus of Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III will remain the same. 4. The candidates will be allowed to carry the carbon printout of OMR Response Sheets with them on conclusion of the examination. 5. There will be no negative marking.