UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B, C and D represent correct principles for direction-sense reasoning. A is true since the four main directions are treated as perpendicular axes. B and C correctly describe standard right and left turns from given orientations. D is correct because many questions reduce movements to net north–south and east–west components, often using coordinate or vector-like thinking. E is false because “left of B” depends on B’s facing direction, not necessarily on the geographic west, so A, B, C and D only are correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because although A, B and C are true, it omits D, which explains how to compute final displacement using perpendicular components, a key exam technique.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect as it includes E, which wrongly interprets “left” as fixed west, and thus mixes one false statement with true ones. This invalidates the combination.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since it drops A and includes only B, C and D, failing to mention the fundamental assumption about the four perpendicular directions that underlies most diagrams.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it collects all four true statements about directions and turning, while excluding E, which confuses relative and absolute positions. It matches how NET questions on direction sense are structured.

Statements A, B and C correctly summarise how turns work with respect to standard compass directions. Statement E is also true because path-tracing diagrams are a common method for solving such questions. Statement D is wrong, since marking the initial position is in fact a helpful and often necessary step to keep track of the path and final position. Therefore, the only wrong statement in the list is D, and the combination identifying D only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is correct as it singles out D, which incorrectly downplays the importance of the starting point, and it does not treat any of the true statements as wrong. It cleanly matches the requirement to mark the incorrect statement or statements.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it claims both B and D are wrong. However, B is a correct description of turning right from North, so this option misclassifies a true statement as wrong.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since it labels A and D as wrong; A is correct because East is indeed 90 degrees clockwise from North, so this combination again mixes one false and one true statement as if both were incorrect.

Option D:
Option D is also incorrect, as it puts both C and D in the wrong category; C accurately describes a 180-degree turn from South to North, so treating it as wrong makes this option invalid.