UGC NET General Paper-1 June 2012
1.
Video-Conferencing can be classified as one of the following types of
communication
(A) Visual one way
(B) Audio-Visual one way
(C) Audio-Visual two way
(D) Visual two way
Correct Answer is C
2.
MC National University of Journalism and Communication is located at
(A) Lucknow
(B) Bhopal
(C) Chennai
(D) Mumbai
Correct Answer is B
3.
All India Radio (A.I.R.) for broadcasting was named in the year
(A) 1926
(B) 1936
(C) 1946
(D) 1956
Correct Answer is B
4.
In India for broadcasting TV programmes which system is followed?
(A) NTCS
(B) PAL
(C) NTSE
(D) SECAM
Correct Answer is B
5.
The term ‘DAVP’ stands for
(A) Directorate of Advertising & Vocal Publicity
(B) Division of Audio-Visual Publicity
(C) Department of Audio-Visual Publicity
(D) Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity
Correct Answer is D
6.
The term “TRP” is associated with TV shows stands for
(A) Total Rating Points
(B) Time Rating Points
(C) Thematic Rating Points
(D) Television Rating Points
Correct Answer is D
7.
Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence?
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, …………
(A) 60
(B) 64
(C) 72
(D) 70
Correct Answer is C
8.
Find the next letter for the series YVSP ………
(A) N
(B) M
(C) O
(D) L
Correct Answer is B
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’ ?
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
Correct Answer is A
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’
(A) Common names
(B) Proper names
(C) Descriptive phrases
(D) Indefinite description
Correct Answer is C
11.
In the expression ‘Nothing is larger than itself’ the relation ‘is larger than’
is
(A) antisymmetric
(B) asymmetrical
(C) intransitive
(D) irreflexive
Correct Answer is D
12.
Assertion (A) : There are more laws on the books today than ever before, and
more crimes being committed than ever before.
Reason (R) : Because to reduce crime we must eliminate the laws.
Choose the correct answer from below :
(A) (A) is true, (R) is doubtful and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(B) (A) is false, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is doubtful, (R) is doubtful and (R) is not the correct explanation of
(A).
(D) (A) is doubtful, (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Correct Answer is A
13.
If the proposition “All men are not mortal” is true then which of the following
inferences is correct ? Choose from the code given below :
1. “All men are mortal” is true.
2. “Some men are mortal” is false.
3. “No men are mortal” is doubtful.
4. “All men are mortal” is false.
Code :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 3
Correct Answer is B
14.
Determine the nature of the following definition : “Abortion” means the
ruthless murdering of innocent beings.
(A) Lexical
(B) Persuasive
(C) Stipulative
(D) Theoretical
Correct Answer is B
15.
Which one of the following is not an argument?
(A) Devadutt does not eat in the day so he must be eating at night.
(B) If Devadutt is growing fat and if he does not eat during the day, he will
be eating at night.
(C) Devadutt eats in the night so he does not eat during the day.
(D) Since Devadutt does not eat in the day, he must be eating in the night.
Correct Answer is B
16.
Venn diagram is a kind of diagram to
(A) represent and assess the validity of elementary inferences of syllogistic
form.
(B) represent but not assess the validity of elementary inferences of
syllogistic form.
(C) represent and assess the truth of elementary inferences of syllogistic
form.
(D) assess but not represent the truth of elementary inferences of syllogistic
form.
Correct Answer is A
17.
Reasoning by analogy leads to
(A) certainty
(B) definite conclusion
(C) predictive conjecture
(D) surety
Correct Answer is C
18.
Which of the following statements are false ? Choose from the code given below
:
1. Inductive arguments always proceed from the particular to the general.
2. A cogent argument must be inductively strong.
3. A valid argument may have a false premise and a false conclusion.
4. An argument may legitimately be spoken of as ‘true’ or ‘false’.
Code :
(A) 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 4
(D) 1 and 2
Correct Answer is C
19.
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?
(A) B
(B) C
(C) D
(D) E
Correct Answer is C
20.
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?
(A) 20%
(B) 25%
(C) 30%
(D) 33.33%
Correct Answer is A
21.
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
(A) y can be exactly determined
(B) y may be either of two values
(C) y may be any of three values
(D) there is no value of y satisfying these conditions
Correct Answer is A
22.
Four pipes can fill a reservoir in 15, 20, 30 and 60 hours respectively. The
first one was opened at 6 AM, second at 7 AM, third at 8 AM and the fourth at 9
AM. When will the reservoir be filled ?
(A) 11 AM
(B) 12 Noon
(C) 1 PM
(D) 1:30 PM
Correct Answer is C
The total electricity generation in a country is 97 GW. The contribution of
various energy sources is indicated in percentage terms in the Pie Chart given
below:
23.
What is the contribution of wind and solar power in absolute terms in the
electricity generation?
(A) 6.79 GW
(B) 19.4 GW
(C) 9.7 GW
(D) 29.1 GW
Correct Answer is A
24.
What is the contribution of renewable energy sources in absolute terms in the
electricity generation?
(A) 29.1 GW
(B) 26.19 GW
(C) 67.9 GW
(D) 97 GW
Correct Answer is B
25.
TCP/IP is necessary if one is to connect to the
(A) Phone lines
(B) LAN
(C) Internet
(D) a Server
Correct Answer is C
26.
Each character on the keyboard of computer has an ASCII value which stands for
(A) American Stock Code for Information Interchange
(B) American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(C) African Standard Code for Information Interchange
(D) Adaptable Standard Code for Information Change
Correct Answer is B
27.
Which of the following is not a programming language?
(A) Pascal
(B) Microsoft Office
(C) Java
(D) C++
Correct Answer is B
28.
Minimum number of bits required to store any 3 digit decimal number is equal to
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10
Correct Answer is D
29.
Internet explorer is a type of
(A) Operating System
(B) Compiler
(C) Browser
(D) IP address
Correct Answer is C
30.
POP3 and IMAP are e-mail accounts in which
(A) One automatically gets one’s mail everyday
(B) One has to be connected to the server to read or write one’s mail
(C) One only has to be connected to the server to send and receive email
(D) One does not need any telephone lines
Correct Answer is C
31.
Irritation in eyes is caused by the pollutant
(A) Sulphur di-oxide
(B) Ozone
(C) PAN
(D) Nitrous oxide
Correct Answer is C
32.
Which is the source of chlorofluorocarbons?
(A) Thermal power plants
(B) Automobiles
(C) Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
(D) Fertilizers
Correct Answer is C
33.
Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource?
(A) Clean air
(B) Fertile soil
(C) Fresh water
(D) Salt
Correct Answer is D
34.
Which of the following parameters is not used as a pollution indicator in
water?
(A) Total dissolved solids
(B) Coliform count
(C) Dissolved oxygen
(D) Density
Correct Answer is D
35.
S and P waves are associated with
(A) floods
(B) wind energy
(C) earthquakes
(D) tidal energy
Correct Answer is C
36.
Match Lists I and II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
|
List-I |
List-II |
|
(i) Ozone
hole |
(a)
Tsunami |
|
(ii)
Greenhouse effect |
(b) UV
radiations |
|
(iii)
Natural hazards |
(c)
Methane |
|
(iv)
Sustainable development |
(d)
Eco-centrism |
Code:
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(A) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(B) (c) (b) (a) (d)
(C) (d) (c) (a) (b)
(D) (d) (b) (c) (a)
Correct Answer is A
37.
Indian Institute of Advanced Study is located at
(A) Dharmshala
(B) Shimla
(C) Solan
(D) Chandigarh
Correct Answer is B
38.
Indicate the number of Regional Offices of National Council of Teacher
Education
(A) 04
(B) 05
(C) 06
(D) 08
Correct Answer is A
39.
Which of the following rights was considered the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian
Constitution by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar?
(A) Freedom of Speech
(B) Right to Equality
(C) Right to Freedom of Religion
(D) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Correct Answer is D
40.
Who among the following created the office of the District Collector in India ?
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) The Royal Commission on Decentralisation
(D) Sir Charles Metcalfe
Correct Answer is B
41.
The Fundamental Duties of a citizen include
1. Respect for the Constitution, the National Flag and the National Anthem
2. To develop the scientific temper.
3. Respect for the Government.
4. To protect Wildlife.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 3, 4 and 2
Correct Answer is B
42.
The President of India takes oath
(A) to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India.
(B) to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.
(C) to uphold the Constitution and Laws of the country.
(D) to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law of the
country.
Correct Answer is D
43.
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
?
(A) Not giving extra attention because majority may suffer.
(B) Take care of him sympathetically in the class- room.
(C) You will think that blindness is his destiny and hence you cannot do
anything.
(D) Arrange a seat in the front row and try to teach at a pace convenient to
him.
Correct Answer is D
44.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good achievement test?
(A) Reliability
(B) Objectivity
(C) Ambiguity
(D) Validity
Correct Answer is C
45.
Which of the following does not belong to a projected aid?
(A) Overhead projector
(B) Blackboard
(C) Epidiascope
(D) Slide projector
Correct Answer is B
46.
For a teacher, which of the following methods would be correct for writing on
the blackboard?
(A) Writing fast and as clearly as possible.
(B) Writing the matter first and then asking students to read it.
(C) Asking a question to students and then writing the answer as stated by
them.
(D) Writing the important points as clearly as possible.
Correct Answer is D
47.
A teacher can be successful if he/she
(A) helps students in becoming better citizens
(B) imparts subject knowledge to students
(C) prepares students to pass the examination
(D) presents the subject matter in a well organized manner
Correct Answer is D
48.
Dynamic approach to teaching means
(A) Teaching should be forceful and effective
(B) Teachers should be energetic and dynamic
(C) The topics of teaching should not be static, but dynamic
(D) The students should be required to learn through activities
Correct Answer is D
49.
The research that aims at immediate application is
(A) Action Research
(B) Empirical Research
(C) Conceptual Research
(D) Fundamental Research
Correct Answer is A
50.
When two or more successive footnotes refer to the same work which one of the
following expressions is used?
(A) ibid
(B) et.al
(C) op.cit :
(D) loc.cit.
Correct Answer is A
51.
Nine year olds are taller than seven year olds. This is an example of a
reference drawn from
(A) Vertical study
(B) Cross-sectional study
(C) Time series study
(D) Experimental study
Correct Answer is B
52.
Conferences are meant for
(A) Multiple target groups
(B) Group discussions
(C) Show-casing new Research
(D) All the above
Correct Answer is D
53.
Ex Post Facto research means
(A) The research is carried out after the incident
(B) The research is carried out prior to the incident
(C) The research is carried out along with the happening of an incident.
(D) The research is carried out keeping in mind the possibilities of an
incident
Correct Answer is A
54.
Research ethics do not include
(A) Honesty
(B) Subjectivity
(C) Integrity
(D) Objectivity
Correct Answer is B
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 55 to 60
James
Madison said, “A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves
with power that knowledge gives.” In India, the Official Secrets Act, 1923 was
a convenient smokescreen to deny members of the public access to information.
Public functioning has traditionally been shrouded in secrecy. But in a
democracy in which people govern themselves, it is necessary to have more
openness. In the maturing of our democracy, right to information is a major
step forward; it enables citizens to participate fully in the decision-making
process that affects their lives so profoundly. It is in this context that the
address of the Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha is significant. He said, “I
would only like to see that everyone, particularly our civil servants, should
see the Bill in a positive spirit; not as a draconian law for paralyzing
Government, but as an instrument for improving Government-Citizen interface
resulting in a friendly, caring and effective Government functioning for the
good of our People.” He further said, “This is an innovative Bill, where there
will be scope to review its functioning as we gain experience. Therefore, this
is a piece of legislation, whose working will be kept under constant reviews.”
The Commission, in its Report, has dealt with the application of the Right to
Information in Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. The judiciary could be a
pioneer in implementing the Act in letter and spirit because much of the work
that the Judiciary does is open to public scrutiny, Government of India has
sanctioned an e-governance project in the Judiciary for about ` 700 crores
which would bring about systematic classification, standardization and
categorization of records. This would help the judiciary to fulfil its mandate
under the Act. Similar capacity building would be required in all other public
authorities. The transformation from nontransparency to transparency and public
accountability is the responsibility of all three organs of State.
(A) by acquiring knowledge
(B) from the Official Secrets Act, 1923
(C) through openings
(D) by denying public information
Correct Answer is A
56.
Right to Information is a major step forward to
(A) enable citizens to participate fully in the decision making process
(B) to make the people aware of the Act
(C) to gain knowledge of administration
(D) to make the people Government friendly
Correct Answer is A
57.
The Prime Minister considered the Bill
(A) to provide power to the civil servants
(B) as an instrument for improving Government-citizen interface resulting in a
friendly, caring and effective Government
(C) a draconian law against the officials
(D) to check the harassment of the people
Correct Answer is B
58.
The Commission made the Bill effective by
(A) extending power to the executive authorities
(B) combining the executive and legislative power
(C) recognizing Judiciary a pioneer in implementing the act in letter and
spirit
(D) educating the people before its implementation
Correct Answer is C
59.
The Prime Minister considered the Bill innovative and hoped that
(A) It could be reviewed based on the experience gained on its functioning.
(B) The civil servants would see the Bill in a positive spirit.
(C) It would not be considered as a draconian law for paralyzing Government
(D) All the above
Correct Answer is D
60.
The transparency and public accountability is the responsibility of three
organs of the State. These three organs are
(A) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Judiciary
(B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Executive
(C) Judiciary, Legislature and the Commission
(D) Legislature, Executive and Judiciary
Correct Answer is D
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