UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

A sufficient condition is one whose presence guarantees that a certain event or property will occur, even though the event might also arise in other ways. If the sufficient condition holds, the specified outcome must follow. This notion is central in both logic and causal reasoning where we want to know what factors are enough to bring about a result. Hence the condition described in the stem is a sufficient condition.

Option A:
Option A, necessary, refers to a condition that must be present for an event to occur but may not be enough on its own to produce it. Necessity emphasises requirement, not guarantee, and so does not match the wording in the question.

Option B:
Option B is correct because sufficiency highlights that the condition is adequate on its own to secure the event. For example, being a square is sufficient for being a rectangle, since every square is automatically a rectangle. This captures the sense of “enough by itself” mentioned in the stem.

Option C:
Option C, accidental, suggests that a factor accompanies an event by chance and does not reliably bring it about. Accidental conditions fail to meet the requirement of guaranteeing the outcome.

Option D:
Option D, remote, implies distance or weak relevance and is not a standard logical term for describing the relation between conditions and events. It does not indicate any guarantee of occurrence.

A sufficient condition is one whose presence ensures that a specified event will occur. Whenever the sufficient condition holds, the event must follow. However, the event might also occur due to different sufficient conditions. Thus the description of a guarantee in the stem accurately captures the idea of a sufficient condition.

Option A:
Option A, incidental, suggests something that occurs by chance or as a side effect. Incidental factors do not reliably guarantee outcomes. Therefore incidental is not the logical term indicated by the question.

Option B:
Option B, necessary, refers to a condition that must be present but may not by itself produce the event. Necessary conditions do not guarantee occurrence when considered alone. Hence necessary is not the correct answer here.

Option C:
Option C correctly identifies sufficient as the type of condition whose presence is enough to ensure the event. This concept is central to understanding causal and logical relationships. Therefore sufficient condition is the best match for the stem.

Option D:
Option D, remote, implies distance or weak connection and has no precise meaning in standard conditional analysis. A remote factor need not guarantee an outcome. Consequently remote is not suitable as an answer.