UGC NET PAPER1: JUNE 2013

#1. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark Bee-Honey, Cow-Milk, Teacher-?

Intelligence

Marks

Lessons

Wisdom

#2. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T

Wife

Sister-in-law

Brother-in-law

Daughter-in-law

#3. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

Lexical

Persuasive

Stipulative

Precisions

#4. Inductive reasoning presupposes

Unity in human nature.

Integrity in human nature.

Uniformity in human nature.

Harmony in human nature.

#5. ‘www’ stands for

work with web

word wide web

world wide web

worth while web

#6. A hard disk is divided into tracks which is further subdivided into

Clusters

Sectors

Vectors

Heads

#7. A computer program that translates a program statement by statement into machine languages is called a/an

Compiler

Simulator

Translator

Interpreter

#8. A Gigabyte is equal to

1024 Megabytes

1024 Kilobytes

1024 Terabytes

1024 Bytes

#9. A Compiler is a software which converts

characters to bits

high level language to machine language

machine language to high level language

words to bits

#10. Virtual memory is

an extremely large main memory.

an extremely large secondary memory.

an illusion of extremely large main memory.

a type of memory used in super computers.

#11. The phrase “tragedy of commons” is in the context of

tragic even related to damage caused by release of poisonous gases.

tragic conditions of poor people.

degradation of renewable free access resources.

climate change.

#12. Kyoto Protocol is related to

Ozone depletion

Hazardous waste

Climate change

Nuclear energy

#13. Which of the following is a source of emissions leading to the eventual formation of surface ozone as a pollutant?

Transport sector

Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

Wetlands

Fertilizers

#14. The smog in cities in Indian mainly consists of

Oxides of sulphur

Oxides of nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbons

Carbon monoxide and SPM

Oxides of sulphur and ozone

#15. Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans?

Earthquakes

Forest fires

Volcanic eruptions

Droughts and Floods

#16. The percentage share of renewable energy sources in the power production in India is around

2-3%

22-25%

10-12%

< 1%

#17. In which of the following categories the enrolment of students in higher education in 2010-11 was beyond the percentage of seats reserved?

OBC students

SC students

ST students

Women students

#18. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the University Grants Commission (UGC)?

It was established in 1956 by an Act of Parliament.

It is tasked with promoting and coordinating higher education.

It receives Plan and Non-Plan funds from the Central Government.

It receives funds from State Governments in respect of State Universities.

#19. In the warrant of precedence, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha comes next only to

The President

The Vice-President

The Prime Minister

The Cabinet Ministers

#20. The black-board can be utilized best by a teacher for

Putting the matter of teaching in black and white

Making the students attentive

Writing the important and notable points

Highlighting the teacher himself.

#21. Nowadays the most effective mode of learning is

Self study

Face-to-face learning

e-learning

Blended learning

#22. At the primary school stage, most of the teachers should be women because they

can teach children better than men.

know basic content better than men.

are available on lower salaries.

can deal with children with love and affection.

#23. Which one is the highest order of learning?

Chain learning

Problem-solving learning

Stimulus-response learning

Conditioned-reflex learning

#24. A person can enjoy teaching as a profession when he

has control over students.

commands respect from students.

is more qualified than his colleagues.

is very close to higher authorities.

#25. “A diagram speaks more than 1000 words.” The statement means that the teacher should

use diagrams in teaching.

speak more and more in the class.

use teaching aids in the class.

not speak too much in the class.

#26. A research paper

is a compilation of information on a topic.

contains original research as deemed by the author.

contains peer-reviewed original research or evaluation of research conducted by others.

can be published in more than one journal.

#27. Which one of the following belongs to the category of good ‘research ethics’?

Publishing the same paper in two research journals without telling the editors.

Conducting a review of the literature that acknowledges the contributions of other people in the relevant field or relevant prior work.

Trimming outliers from a data set without discussing your reasons in a research paper.

Including a colleague as an author on a research paper in return for a favor even though the colleague did not make a serious contribution to the paper.

#28. Which of the following sampling methods is not based on probability?

Simple Random Sampling

Stratified Sampling

Quota Sampling

Cluster Sampling

#29. Which one of the following references is written as per Modern Language Association (MLA) format?

Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics, New Delhi : Prentice Hall of India, 2005

#30. A workshop is

a conference for discussion on a topic.

a meeting for discussion on a topic.

a class at a college or a university in which a teacher and the students discuss a topic.

a brief intensive course for a small group emphasizing the development of a skill or technique for solving a specific problem.

#31. A working hypothesis is

a proven hypothesis for an argument.

not required to be tested.

a provisionally accepted hypothesis for further research.

a scientific theory

#32. In the process of communication, which one of the following is in the chronological order?

Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect, Message

Medium, Communicator, Message, Receiver, Effect

Communicator, Message, Medium, Receiver, Effect.

Message, Communicator, Medium, Receiver, Effect.

#33. Bengal Gazette, the first Newspaper in India was started in 1780 by

Dr. Annie Besant

James Augustus Hicky

Lord Cripson

A.O. Hume

#34. Press censorsip in India was imposed during the tenure of the Prime Minister

Rajeev Gandhi

Narasimha Rao

Indira Gandhi

Deve Gowda

#35. Communication via New media such as computers, teleshopping, internet and mobile telephony is termed as

Entertainment

Interactive communication

Developmental communication

Communication

#36. Classroom communication of a teacher rests on the principle of

Infotainment

Edutainment