UGC NET Solved Paper I Dec2015
1. Greater the handicap of the students coming to the educational institutions, greater the demand on the :
(1) Family
(2) Society
(3) Teacher
(4) State
2. What are the characteristics of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ?
(a) It increases the workload on students by taking multiple tests.
(b) It replaces marks with grades.
(c) It evaluates every aspect of the student.
(d) It helps in reducing examination phobia.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (a) (b) (c) and (d) (2) (b) and (d)
(3) (a) (b) and (c) (4) (b), (c) and (d)
3. Which of the following attributes denote great strengths of a teacher ?
(a) Full-time active involvement in the institutional management
(b) Setting examples
(c) Willingness to put assumptions to the test
(d) Acknowledging mistakes
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (a), (b) and (d) (2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (a), (C) and (d) (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
4. Which one of the following statements is correct in the context of multiple – choice type questions ?
(1) They are more objective than true-false type questions.
(2) They are less objective than essay type questions.
(3) They are more subjective than short-answer type questions.
(4) They are more subjective than true-false type questions.
5. As Chairman of an independent commission on education, Jacques Delors report to UNESCO was titled :
(1) International Commission on Education Report
(2) Millennium Development Report
(3) Learning : The Treasure Within
(4) World Declaration on Education for All
6. What are required for good teaching ?
(a) Diagnosis
(b) Remedy
(c) Direction
(d) Feedback
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d) (2) (a) and (b)
(3) (b), (c) and (d) (4) (c) and (d)
7. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of participatory research ?
(1) It recognizes knowledge as power.
(2) It emphasises on people as experts.
(3) It is a collective process of enquiry.
(4) Its sole purpose is production of knowledge,
8. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the testing of a hypothesis ?
(1) It is only the alternative hypothesis, that can be tested.
(2) It is only the null hypothesis, that can be tested.
(3) Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses can be tested.
(4) Both, the alternative and the null hypotheses cannot be tested.
9. Which of the following are the basic rules of APA style of referencing format ?
(a) Italicize titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays
(b) Invert authors’ names (last name first)
(c) Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals
(d) Alphabetically index reference list
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (a) and (b) (2) (b), (c) and (d)
(3) (c) and (d) (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
10. Which of the following are the characteristics of a seminar ?
(a) It is a form of academic instruction.
(b) It involves questioning, discussion and debates.
(c) It involves large groups of individuals.
(d) It needs involvement of skilled persons.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (b) and (c) (2) (b) and (d)
(3) (b), (c) and (d) (4) (a), (b) and (d)
11. A researcher is interested in studying the prospects of a particular political party in an u area. What tool should he prefer for the study ?
(1) Rating scale (2) Interview (3) Questionnaire (4) Schedule
12. Ethical norms in research do not involve guidelines for :
(1) Thesis format (2) Copyright
(3) Patenting policy (4) Data sharing policies
Read the following passage carefully and answer question numbers 13 to 17.
I did that thing recently where you have to sign a big card – which is a horror unto itself, especially as the keeper of the Big Card was leaning over me at the time. Suddenly I was on the spot, a rabbit in the headlights, torn between doing a fun message or some sort of in-joke or a drawing. Instead overwhelmed by the myriad options available to me, I decided lo just write : “Good luck, best, Joel”.
It was then that I realised, to my horror, that 1 had forgotLen how to write. Mv entire existence is “tap letters into computer”. My shopping lists are hidden in the notes function of my phone. If I need to remember somelhing 1 send an e-mail to myself. A pen is something I chew when I’m struggling to think. Paper is something I pile beneath my laptop to make it a more comfortable height for me to type on.
A poll of 1,000 teens by the stationers, Bic found that one in 10 don’t own a pen, a third have never written a letter, and half of 13 to 19 years – old have never been forced to sit down and write a thank you letter. More than 80% have never written a love letter, 56% don’t have letter paper at home. And a quarter have never known the unique torture of writing a birthday card. The most a teen ever has to use a pen is on an exam paper.
Bic, have you heard of mobile phones ? Have you heard of e-mail, lacebook and snap chatting ? This is the future. Pens are dead. Paper is dead. Handwriting is a relic.
“Handwriting is one of the most creative outlets we have and should be given the same importance as other art forms such as sketching, painting or photography.”
Answer the following questions :
13. When confronted with signing a big card, the author felt like “a rabbit in the headlight”. What does this phrase mean ?
(1) A slate of confusion (2) A state of pleasure
(3) A state of anxiety (4) A state of pain
14. According to the author, which one is not the most creative outlet of pursuit ?
(I) Handwriting (2) Photography
(3) Sketching (4) Reading
15. The entire existence of the author revolves round :
(a) Computer
(b) Mobile phone
(c) Typewrite?
Identify the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (b) only (2) (a) and (b) only
(3) (a), (b) and (c) (4) (b) and (c) only
16. How many teens, as per the Bic survey, do not own a pen ?
(1) 800 (2) 560 (3) 500 (4) 100
17. What is the mam concern of the author ?
(1) That the teens use social networks for communication.
(2) that the teens use mobile phones.
(3) That the teens use computer.
(4) That the teens have forgotten the art of handwriting.
18. The main objectives of student evaluation of teachers are :
(a) To gather information about student weaknc
(b) To make teachers take teaching seriously.
(c) To help teachers adopt innovative methods of leaching.
(d) To identify the areas of further improvement in teacher traits.
Identify the correct answer from the codes given below :
(1) (a) and (b) only (2) (b), (c) and (d) only
(3) (a), (b) and (c) only (4) (a) only
19. Using the central point of the classroom communication as the beginning of a dynamic pattern of ideas is referred to as :
(1) Systemisation (2) Problem – orientation
(3) Idea protocol (4) Mind mapping
20. Aspects of the voice, other than the speech are known as :
(1) Physical language (2) Personal language
(3) Para language (4) Delivery language
21. Every type of communication is affected by its :
(1) Reception (2) Transmission (3) Non-regulation (4) Context
22. Attitudes, actions and appearances in the context of classroom communication are considered as :
(1) Verbal (2) Non-verbal (3) Impersonal (4) Irrational
23. Most often, the teacher – student communication is :
(1) Spurious (2) Critical (3) Utilitarian (4) Confrontational
24. In a classroom, a communicator’s trust level is determined by :
(1) the use of hyperbole (2) the change of voice level
(3) the use of abstract concepts (4) eye contact
25. The next term in the Series
2,5,10,17,26, 37, ? is :
(1) 50 (2) 57 (3) 62 (4) 72
26. A group of 210 students appeared in some test. The mean of 1/3 rd of students is found to be 60. The mean of the remaining students is found to be 78. The mean of the whole group will be;
(1) 80 (2) 76 (3) 74 (4) 72
27. Anil after travelling 6 km towards hast from his house realized that he has travelled i , wrong direction. He turned and travelled 12 km towards West, turned right anil travelled 8 km to reach his office. The straight distance of the office from his house is :
(1) 20 km (2) 11 km (3) 12 km (4) 10 km
28. The next term m the series :
B2E, D5H, F12K, H27N, ? is
(1) J561 (2) I62Q (3) Q62J (4) J58Q
29. A party was held in which a grandmother, father, mother, four sons, their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the sons were present. The number of females present in the party is :
(1) 12 (2) 14 (3) 18 (4) 24
30. P and Q are brothers. R and S are sisters. The son of P is brother of S. Q is related to R as :
(1) Son (2) Brother (3) Uncle (4) Father