UGC NET PAPER-1
Direction (Q 1–5)
The following table shows the distribution of male (M) and female (F) athletes who participated in an Annual Sports Event from five different countries A–E over the years 2016 to 2021.
| Years ↓ | A (M) | A (F) | B (M) | B (F) | C (M) | C (F) | D (M) | D (F) | E (M) | E (F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 220 | 165 | 315 | 210 | 225 | 155 | 280 | 205 | 235 | 105 |
| 2017 | 330 | 210 | 420 | 310 | 345 | 165 | 420 | 315 | 390 | 260 |
| 2018 | 230 | 90 | 370 | 240 | 240 | 140 | 465 | 365 | 435 | 325 |
| 2019 | 480 | 245 | 570 | 420 | 330 | 210 | 630 | 470 | 445 | 290 |
| 2020 | 590 | 320 | 530 | 260 | 390 | 315 | 720 | 510 | 590 | 460 |
| 2021 | 410 | 260 | 320 | 360 | 540 | 345 | 780 | 605 | 680 | 490 |
Q.1
The difference between the number of male and female athletes from country C was the second highest in the year ____.
Correct Answer: (d) 2021
Q.2
The average number of female athletes who participated from Country B over the years together was ____.
Correct Answer: (b) 275
Q.3
The approximate percentage decrease in the number of male athletes who participated from Country C in the year 2018 as compared to the previous year was ____.
Correct Answer: (a) 21%
Q.4
The number of female athletes who participated from Country E in the year 2020 was ____ % of the total number of athletes who participated from Country B in the year 2019.
Correct Answer: (b) 56
Q.5
In the year 2017, the total number of athletes who participated in the event was the second highest from country ____.
Correct Answer: (c) D
Q.6
The quality of one’s memory can generally be judged on the basis of his/her
Correct Answer: (a) Power of retention
Q.7
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Padlet is a game-based platform used in educational institutions to create quizzes, conversions and surveys.
Statement II: Seesaw is an app-based platform that allows students to work together on texts, PDFs, drawings and videos etc.
Statement I: Padlet is a game-based platform used in educational institutions to create quizzes, conversions and surveys.
Statement II: Seesaw is an app-based platform that allows students to work together on texts, PDFs, drawings and videos etc.
Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Q.8
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Vygotsky emphasized the significant role played by adults and more able peers in children’s learning.
Statement II: The zone of proximal development is the area, where the child solves a problem alone without the help of others.
Statement I: Vygotsky emphasized the significant role played by adults and more able peers in children’s learning.
Statement II: The zone of proximal development is the area, where the child solves a problem alone without the help of others.
Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Q.9
According to David and Johnson, which of the following are the basic elements of cooperative learning groups?
- Self conceptualisation
- Individual accountability
- Skill development
- Positive interdependence
- Promotive interaction
Correct Answer: (c) 2, 4 and 5 only
Q.10
According to Kohlberg’s theory the conventional level of moral development includes the following stages:
- Obedience orientation
- Being Nice/Relationships orientation
- Social contract orientation
- Law and Order orientation
- Universal Ethical Principles orientation
Correct Answer: (c) 2 and 4 only
Q.11
The tendency of researchers to subtly and inadvertently affect the behaviours of participants in a study, obscuring the true effect of the independent variable, is called
Correct Answer: (b) Experimenter Bias effect
Q.12
Arrange the following components of a research paper written in APA style, in the correct order:
- Figures
- Methods
- Introduction
- Tables
- Results
Correct Answer: (b) 3, 2, 5, 4, 1
Q.13
The extent to which a measure yields the same scores across different times, groups of people, or versions of the instrument, is called:
Correct Answer: (a) Reliability
Q.14
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Snowball sampling is a type of random sampling.
Statement II: Snowball sampling is helpful when participants belong to hard-to-reach groups.
Statement I: Snowball sampling is a type of random sampling.
Statement II: Snowball sampling is helpful when participants belong to hard-to-reach groups.
Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Q.15
In the case of negatively skewed distribution
Correct Answer: (c) Mean > Median > Mode
Q.16
One of the cool media of communication is:
Correct Answer: (c) Photograph
Q.17
In mass communication print is considered as a/an
Correct Answer: (c) Mechanical medium
Q.18
Which of the following are the characteristics of interactive communication?
- It is decentralised.
- It is state controlled.
- It is highly centralized.
- It is a two-way communication.
- It provides universal citizenship.
Correct Answer: (d) 1, 4, 5 only
Q.19
Which of the following make classroom communication interesting?
- Many asides while speaking
- Fruitful discussions
- Use of relevant transitions
- Finding out the correct context
- Pressurising the students with authoritarian commands
Correct Answer: (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
Q.20
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The new technologies have brought in ‘Market Specific Communication’.
Statement II: The second media age has made the interactive technologies of communication to change the mediascape.
Statement I: The new technologies have brought in ‘Market Specific Communication’.
Statement II: The second media age has made the interactive technologies of communication to change the mediascape.
Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Q.21
In a certain coding language:
- ‘odo pado fao’ means ‘order packed food’
- ‘pado fao sa digo’ means ‘packed food is good’
- ‘digo yao mao’ means ‘good young man’
- ‘yao mao sa sito’ mean ‘young man is strong’
Correct Answer: (d) ‘odo’ and ‘sito’
Q.22
In a competitive examination held in the year 2000, a total of 6,00,000 (6.0 lakh) students appeared and 40% passed the examination. Forty percent (40%) of the total students were females and the rest were males. The pass percentage among the males was 50%. Find the pass percentage among the females.
Correct Answer: (b) 30%
Q.23
What number should replace the question mark (?) in the following series:
450, 473, 519, 588, 680, 795?
450, 473, 519, 588, 680, 795?
Correct Answer: (a) 933
Q.24
A businessman buys a house for ₹ 9.0 lakhs. He puts the house on rent and keeps 15% of each month’s rent separately for repairs. After paying ₹ 2106 as annual taxes on the rent, he realizes 10% annually on his investment. Find the monthly rent of the house.
Correct Answer: (b) ₹ 9,080
Q.25
Sum of 3 consecutive odd numbers and 3 consecutive even numbers together is 231. Also the smallest odd number is 11 less than the smallest even number. What is the sum of the largest odd number and the largest even number?
Correct Answer: (d) 79
Q.26
“First it is staying out late, then it is not calling home, then wild parties, and before you know it, your life will be completely out of control. Someday you will be glad that you had a lockdown.”
Which informal fallacy is committed in the above argument?
Which informal fallacy is committed in the above argument?
Correct Answer: (b) Slippery slope
Q.27
Which of the following statements are logically equivalent?
- No philosophers are industrialists.
- No industrialists are philosophers.
- All non-industrialists are non-philosophers.
- All philosophers are non-industrialists.
Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
Q.28
Which of the following statements are logically contradictory to each other?
- All philosophers are industrialists.
- Some philosophers are not industrialists.
Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Q.29
If the statement ‘No philosophers are industrialists’ is given as true, which of the following statements can be immediately inferred from it to be true?
Correct Answer: (d) Some philosophers are not industrialists.
Q.30
According to Nyaya (Classical Indian school of Logic) which means of knowledge (pramana) is used in the following argument –
“The world is an effect and hence it must have an efficient cause like all objects e.g. pots, cloth etc. do. That efficient cause is God”.
“The world is an effect and hence it must have an efficient cause like all objects e.g. pots, cloth etc. do. That efficient cause is God”.
Correct Answer: (b) Inference (anumana)
Q.31
Which one of the following acronyms matches incorrectly with their full form?
Correct Answer: (c) GPS – Global Positioning Sensor
Q.32
Identify the correct order of the following terms A–E to complete the paragraph given below that explains how data is sent securely over the Internet using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol:
“The browser requests to the ____ to identify itself by providing its ____. This is sent and a check is performed to see if it is ____. If it is, the ____ sends a ____ back to the web server and data transmission begins.”
“The browser requests to the ____ to identify itself by providing its ____. This is sent and a check is performed to see if it is ____. If it is, the ____ sends a ____ back to the web server and data transmission begins.”
- authentic
- browser
- certificate
- signal
- web server
Correct Answer: (b) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4
Q.33
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: AI is an artificially created environment used to give a feeling of being there, whereas virtual reality learns from changing circumstances.
Statement II: Unlike dot matrix and inkjet printers, laser printers don’t use ink when producing documents.
Statement I: AI is an artificially created environment used to give a feeling of being there, whereas virtual reality learns from changing circumstances.
Statement II: Unlike dot matrix and inkjet printers, laser printers don’t use ink when producing documents.
Correct Answer: (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Q.34
Which of the following are the main benefits of networking computers and devices rather than using a number of standalone computers?
- Devices, such as printers, can be shared, thus reducing costs.
- Licenses to run software on networks are often far cheaper than buying licenses for an equivalent number of standalone computers.
- Users cannot share files and data.
- Access to reliable data that comes from a central source, such as file server.
Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Q.35
LIST I (Computer Term)
A. Disk defragmenter
B. Disk formatter
C. Device driver
D. Solid state drive
LIST II (Description)
1. Utility that prepares a disk to allow that files to be stored and retrieved.
2. Storage media with no moving parts.
3. Utility that reorganises the sectors on a hard disk so that files can be stored in contiguous data blocks.
4. Software that communicates with the OS and translates data into a format understood by the device.
A. Disk defragmenter
B. Disk formatter
C. Device driver
D. Solid state drive
LIST II (Description)
1. Utility that prepares a disk to allow that files to be stored and retrieved.
2. Storage media with no moving parts.
3. Utility that reorganises the sectors on a hard disk so that files can be stored in contiguous data blocks.
4. Software that communicates with the OS and translates data into a format understood by the device.
Correct Answer: (b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Q.36
Which of the following gases is responsible for acid rain?
Correct Answer: (c) Sulphur dioxide
Q.37
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
Correct Answer: (d) Wind energy
Q.38
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of stages of the demographic transition theory?
Correct Answer: (a) High stationary → Early expanding → Late expanding → Low stationary
Q.39
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Biodiversity is important for maintaining ecological balance.
Statement II: Loss of biodiversity leads to ecosystem instability.
Statement I: Biodiversity is important for maintaining ecological balance.
Statement II: Loss of biodiversity leads to ecosystem instability.
Correct Answer: (a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
Q.40
Which of the following movements is associated with environmental protection?
Correct Answer: (a) Chipko Movement
Q.41
Which of the following is the apex body of higher education in India?
Correct Answer: (c) UGC
Q.42
The Right to Education Act (2009) in India provides free and compulsory education to children of the age group of
Correct Answer: (b) 6–14 years
Q.43
Which one of the following committees recommended the establishment of University Grants Commission (UGC)?
Correct Answer: (b) Radhakrishnan Commission
Q.44
Which of the following is the main objective of accreditation in higher education?
Correct Answer: (b) To ensure accountability and quality assurance
Q.45
Which of the following is a core value of higher education?
Correct Answer: (b) Academic freedom
Q.46
Which of the following statements is correct regarding MOOCs?
Correct Answer: (b) MOOCs allow unlimited participation and open access via the web
Q.47
Which of the following Acts led to the establishment of the University Grants Commission (UGC) in India?
Correct Answer: (b) UGC Act, 1956
Q.48
Which of the following is a major challenge faced by higher education institutions in India?
Correct Answer: (c) Quality assurance
Q.49
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Continuous assessment helps in improving teaching-learning processes.
Statement II: Continuous assessment focuses only on summative evaluation.
Statement I: Continuous assessment helps in improving teaching-learning processes.
Statement II: Continuous assessment focuses only on summative evaluation.
Correct Answer: (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
Q.50
Which of the following is the primary purpose of formative assessment?
Correct Answer: (c) Monitoring progress and providing feedback
