UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B, C and E correctly capture the differences between argument, explanation and description and their role in exam passages, while D is false. Arguments give reasons for accepting a claim; explanations clarify why an accepted fact holds; descriptions simply present information. The presence of “because” can occur in explanations as well as arguments, so D overgeneralises. Hence the true statements are exactly A, B, C and E.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it collects all and only the true statements, including the exam-oriented point E, while excluding D which misclassifies every “because” passage as argument. It reflects the conceptual distinctions tested in UGC NET. By combining A, B, C and E, it gives a complete and accurate picture of the three discourse types.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it omits E, thereby ignoring the explicit exam relevance of distinguishing these categories. Although A, B and C are true, this combination does not include all the correct statements. It therefore under-represents the information given in the stem.

Option C:
Option C is wrong since it includes D, which claims that any “because” passage must be an argument and never an explanation. This is not accurate, as explanatory texts also use “because” without trying to prove a claim. By treating D as correct, this option misleads about the nature of explanations.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it leaves out A, failing to mention that arguments characteristically offer reasons for a conclusion. It also keeps E but still does not gather all the true statements together. Hence B, C and E only cannot be the right answer.

Statements A, C, D and E correctly characterise assumptions and inferences in exam-style passages. Assumptions are often unstated but necessary for the statement or argument to be reasonable, and inference questions focus on what follows necessarily from the given information. B is false because assumptions are frequently implicit, and F is false because not every possible supportive idea is presupposed by the argument. Thus the true statements are A, C, D and E only.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete since it omits E, ignoring the important point that assumptions may be unstated yet taken for granted. Without E, the description of assumptions is not fully accurate. Therefore A, C and D only cannot be the right combination.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it gathers all the true statements and leaves out B and F, which misrepresent how assumptions function. It ties conceptual understanding to the way UGC NET questions are structured. This makes it the appropriate answer.

Option C:
Option C is wrong as it includes F, which treats any potentially helpful idea as an assumption, even if the argument does not depend on it. It also omits A, leaving out the necessity aspect that defines assumptions.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes F and omits C, thereby losing the description of inference questions and endorsing an overly broad notion of assumption. This mismatch prevents it from being correct.