UGC NET PAPER1: JUNE 2012

#1. Video-Conferencing can be classified as one of the following types of communication :

Visual one way

Audio-Visual one way

Audio-Visual two way

Visual two way

#2. MC National University of Journalism and Communication is located at

Lucknow

Bhopal

Chennai

Mumbai

#3. All India Radio (A.I.R.) for broadcasting was named in the year

1926

1936

1946

1956

#4. In India for broadcasting TV programmes which system is followed ?

NTCS

PAL

NTSE

SECAM

#5. The term ‘DAVP’ stands for

Directorate of Advertising & Vocal Publicity

Division of Audio-Visual Publicity

Department of Audio-Visual Publicity

Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity

#6. The term “TRP” is associated with TV shows stands for

Total Rating Points

Time Rating Points

Thematic Rating Points

Television Rating Points

#7. Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence? 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, _____

60

64

72

70

#8. Find the next letter for the series YVSP ………

N

M

O

L

#9. Given that in a code language, ‘645’ means ‘day is warm’; ‘42’ means ‘warm spring’ and ‘634’ means ‘spring is sunny’; which digit represents ‘sunny’ ?

3

2

4

5

#10. The basis of the following classification is : ‘first President of India’ ‘author of Godan’ ‘books in my library’, ‘blue things’ and ‘students who work hard’

Common names

Proper names

Descriptive phrases

Indefinite description

#11. In the expression ‘Nothing is larger than itself’ the relation ‘is larger than’ is

antisymmetric

asymmetrical

intransitive

irreflexive

#12. Determine the nature of the following definition : “Abortion” means the ruthless murdering of innocent beings.

Lexical

Persuasive

Stipulative

Theoretical

#13. Which one of the following is not an argument ?

Devadutt does not eat in the day so he must be eating at night.

If Devadutt is growing fat and if he does not eat during the day, he will be eating at night.

Devadutt eats in the night so he does not eat during the day

Since Devadutt does not eat in the day, he must be eating in the night.

#14. Venn diagram is a kind of diagram to

represent and assess the validity of elementary inferences of syllogistic form.

represent but not assess the validity of elementary inferences of syllogistic form.

represent and assess the truth of elementary inferences of syllogistic form.

assess but not represent the truth of elementary inferences of syllogistic form

#15. Reasoning by analogy leads to

certainty

definite conclusion

predictive conjecture

surety

#16. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are standing in a circle. B is between F and C, A is between E and D, F is to the left of D. Who is between A and F ?

B

C

D

E

#17. The price of petrol increases by 25%. By what percentage must a customer reduce the consumption so that the earlier bill on the petrol does not alter ?

20%

25%

30%

33.33%

#18. If Ram knows that y is an integer greater than 2 and less than 7 and Hari knows that y is an integer greater than 5 and less than 10, then they may correctly conclude that

y can be exactly determined

y may be either of two values

y may be any of three values

there is no value of y satisfying these conditions

#19. TCP/IP is necessary if one is to connect to the

Phone lines

LAN

Internet

a Server

#20. Each character on the keyboard of computer has an ASCII value which stands for

American Stock Code for Information Interchange

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

African Standard Code for Information Interchange

Adaptable Standard Code for Information Change

#21. Which of the following is not a programming language ?

Pascal

Microsoft Office

Java

C++

#22. Minimum number of bits required to store any 3 digit decimal number is equal to

3

5

8

10

#23. Internet explorer is a type of

Operating System

Compiler

Browser

IP address

#24. POP3 and IMAP are e-mail accounts in which

One automatically gets one’s mail everyday

One has to be connected to the server to read or write one’s mail

One only has to be connected to the server to send and receive email

One does not need any telephone lines

#25. Irritation in eyes is caused by the pollutant

Sulphur di-oxide

Ozone

PAN

Nitrous oxide

#26. Which is the source of chlorofluorocarbons ?

Thermal power plants

Automobiles

Refrigeration and Airconditioning

Fertilizers

#27. Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource ?

Clean air

Fertile soil

Fresh water

Salt

#28. Which of the following parameters is not used as a pollution indicator in water ?

Total dissolved solids

Coliform count

Dissolved oxygen

Density

#29. S and P waves are associated with

floods

wind energy

earthquakes

tidal energy

#30. Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located at

Dharmshala

Shimla

Solan

Chandigarh

#31. Indicate the number of Regional Offices of National Council of Teacher Education.

04

05

06

08

#32. Which of the following rights was considered the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian Constitution by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar ?

Freedom of Speech

Right to Equality

Right to Freedom of Religion

Right to Constitutional Remedies

#33. Who among the following created the office of the District Collector in India ?

Lord Cornwallis

Warren Hastings

The Royal Commission on Decentralisation

Sir Charles Metcalfe

#34. The President of India takes oath

to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India.

to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

to uphold the Constitution and Laws of the country.

to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law of the country.

#35. If you get an opportunity to teach a visually challenged student along with normal students, what type of treatment would you like to give him in the class ?

Not giving extra attention because majority may suffer.

Take care of him sympathetically in the class- room.

You will think that blindness is his destiny and hence you cannot do anything.

Arrange a seat in the front row and try to teach at a pace convenient to him.

#36. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good achievement test ?

Reliability

Objectivity

Ambiguity

Validity

#37. Which of the following does not belong to a projected aid ?

Overhead projector

Blackboard

Epidiascope

Slide projector

#38. For a teacher, which of the following methods would be correct for writing on the blackboard ?

Writing fast and as clearly as possible.

Writing the matter first and then asking students to read it.

Asking a question to students and then writing the answer as stated by them.

Writing the important points as clearly as possible.

#39. A teacher can be successful if he/she

helps students in becoming better citizens

mparts subject knowledge to students

prepares students to pass the examination

presents the subject matter in a well organized manner

#40. Dynamic approach to teaching means

Teaching should be forceful and effective

Teachers should be energetic and dynamic

The topics of teaching should not be static, but dynamic

The students should be required to learn through activities

#41. The research that aims at immediate application is

Action Research

Empirical Research

Conceptual Research

Fundamental Research

#42. When two or more successive footnotes refer to the same work which one of the following expressions is used ?

ibid

et.al

op.cit :

loc.cit.

#43. Nine year olds are taller than seven year olds. This is an example of a reference drawn from

Vertical study

Cross-sectional study

Time series study

Experimental study

#44. Conferences are meant for

Multiple target groups

Group discussions

Show-casing new Research

All the above

#45. Ex Post Facto research means

The research is carried out after the incident

The research is carried out prior to the incident

The research is carried out along with the happening of an incident.

The research is carried out keeping in mind the possibilities of an incident.

#46. Research ethics do not include

Honesty

Subjectivity

Integrity