UGC NET Past Year Question Paper I with Answer Key (17 December 2006) | UGC NET Past Year Papers PDF Download

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Q1.       Which of the following is not instructional material ?
(A) Over Head Projector         (B) Audio Casset
(C) Printed Material                 (D) Transparency
Answer: A
"Instructional material" means content that conveys the essential knowledge
and skills of a subject in the public school curriculum through a medium or a
combination of media for conveying information to a student. The term
includes abook, supplementary materials, a combination of a book,
workbook, and supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic
media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, on-line services, or an
electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to the student or
otherwise contributing to the learning process through electronic means,
including open-source instructional material.
 
Q2.       Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(A) Lecture Method can develop reasoning
(B) Lecture Method can develop knowledge
(C) Lecture Method is one way process
(D) During Lecture Method students are passive
Answer: A
 
Q3.       The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level
is :
(A) To prepare students to pass examination
(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions
(C) To give new information
(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Reliability ensures validity
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Q1.       Which of the following is not instructional material ?
(A) Over Head Projector         (B) Audio Casset
(C) Printed Material                 (D) Transparency
Answer: A
"Instructional material" means content that conveys the essential knowledge
and skills of a subject in the public school curriculum through a medium or a
combination of media for conveying information to a student. The term
includes abook, supplementary materials, a combination of a book,
workbook, and supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic
media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, on-line services, or an
electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to the student or
otherwise contributing to the learning process through electronic means,
including open-source instructional material.
 
Q2.       Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(A) Lecture Method can develop reasoning
(B) Lecture Method can develop knowledge
(C) Lecture Method is one way process
(D) During Lecture Method students are passive
Answer: A
 
Q3.       The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level
is :
(A) To prepare students to pass examination
(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions
(C) To give new information
(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Reliability ensures validity
(B) V alidity ensures reliability
(C) Reliability and validity are independent of each other
(D) Reliability does not depend on objectivity
Answer: B
These two terms, reliability and validity, are often used interchangeably when
they are not related to statistics. When critical readers of statistics use these
terms, however, they refer to different properties of the statistical or
experimental method.
Reliability is another term for consistency. If one person takes the same
p e
rsonality test several times and always receives the same results, the test is
reliable.
A test is valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure. If the results of the
p e
rsonality test claimed that a very shy person was in fact outgoing, the test
would be invalid.
Reliability and validity are independent of each other.
A measurement maybe valid but not reliable, or reliable but not valid. Suppose
your bathroom scale was reset to read 10 pound lighter. The weight it reads
will be reliable(the same every time you step on it) but will not be valid, since
it is not reading your actual weight.
 
Q5.       Which of the following indicates evaluation ?
(A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200
(B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English
(C) Shyam got First Division in final examination
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q6.       Research can be conducted by a person who :
(A) has studied research methodology
(B) holds a postgraduate degree
(C) possesses thinking and reasoning ability
(D) is a hard worker
Answer: A
 
Q7.       Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Objectives of research are stated in first chapter of the thesis
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Q1.       Which of the following is not instructional material ?
(A) Over Head Projector         (B) Audio Casset
(C) Printed Material                 (D) Transparency
Answer: A
"Instructional material" means content that conveys the essential knowledge
and skills of a subject in the public school curriculum through a medium or a
combination of media for conveying information to a student. The term
includes abook, supplementary materials, a combination of a book,
workbook, and supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic
media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, on-line services, or an
electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to the student or
otherwise contributing to the learning process through electronic means,
including open-source instructional material.
 
Q2.       Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(A) Lecture Method can develop reasoning
(B) Lecture Method can develop knowledge
(C) Lecture Method is one way process
(D) During Lecture Method students are passive
Answer: A
 
Q3.       The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level
is :
(A) To prepare students to pass examination
(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions
(C) To give new information
(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Reliability ensures validity
(B) V alidity ensures reliability
(C) Reliability and validity are independent of each other
(D) Reliability does not depend on objectivity
Answer: B
These two terms, reliability and validity, are often used interchangeably when
they are not related to statistics. When critical readers of statistics use these
terms, however, they refer to different properties of the statistical or
experimental method.
Reliability is another term for consistency. If one person takes the same
p e
rsonality test several times and always receives the same results, the test is
reliable.
A test is valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure. If the results of the
p e
rsonality test claimed that a very shy person was in fact outgoing, the test
would be invalid.
Reliability and validity are independent of each other.
A measurement maybe valid but not reliable, or reliable but not valid. Suppose
your bathroom scale was reset to read 10 pound lighter. The weight it reads
will be reliable(the same every time you step on it) but will not be valid, since
it is not reading your actual weight.
 
Q5.       Which of the following indicates evaluation ?
(A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200
(B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English
(C) Shyam got First Division in final examination
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q6.       Research can be conducted by a person who :
(A) has studied research methodology
(B) holds a postgraduate degree
(C) possesses thinking and reasoning ability
(D) is a hard worker
Answer: A
 
Q7.       Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Objectives of research are stated in first chapter of the thesis
(B) Researcher must possess analytical ability
(C) V ariability is the source of problem
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q8.       Which of the following is not the Method of Research ?
(A) Observation            (B) Historical
(C) Survey                                  (D) Philosophical
Answer: A
There are two types of research which can be done to develop a thesis or
dissertation:
Practical Research: The practical approach consists of the empirical study of
the topic under research and chiefly consists of hands on approach. This
involves first hand research in the form of questionnaires, surveys, interviews,
observations and discussion groups.
Theoretical Research: A non empirical approach to research, this usually
involves perusal of mostly published works like researching through archives
of public libraries, court rooms and published academic journals
 
Q9.       Research can be classified as :
(A) Basic, Applied and Action Research
(B) Quantitative and Qualitative Research
(C) Philosophical, Historical, Survey and Experimental Research
(D) All the above
Answer: D
Classification of Research by Purpose - Basic v/s Applied research -
Research and development - Evaluative research 
Classification of Research by Method - Historical research - Descriptive
research - Experimental research
 
Q10.    The first step of research is :
(A) Selecting a problem          (B) Searching a problem
(C) Finding a problem            (D) Identifying a problem
Answer: B
Steps in conducting research
Research is often conducted using the hourglass model structure of research.
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Q1.       Which of the following is not instructional material ?
(A) Over Head Projector         (B) Audio Casset
(C) Printed Material                 (D) Transparency
Answer: A
"Instructional material" means content that conveys the essential knowledge
and skills of a subject in the public school curriculum through a medium or a
combination of media for conveying information to a student. The term
includes abook, supplementary materials, a combination of a book,
workbook, and supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic
media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, on-line services, or an
electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to the student or
otherwise contributing to the learning process through electronic means,
including open-source instructional material.
 
Q2.       Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(A) Lecture Method can develop reasoning
(B) Lecture Method can develop knowledge
(C) Lecture Method is one way process
(D) During Lecture Method students are passive
Answer: A
 
Q3.       The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level
is :
(A) To prepare students to pass examination
(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions
(C) To give new information
(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Reliability ensures validity
(B) V alidity ensures reliability
(C) Reliability and validity are independent of each other
(D) Reliability does not depend on objectivity
Answer: B
These two terms, reliability and validity, are often used interchangeably when
they are not related to statistics. When critical readers of statistics use these
terms, however, they refer to different properties of the statistical or
experimental method.
Reliability is another term for consistency. If one person takes the same
p e
rsonality test several times and always receives the same results, the test is
reliable.
A test is valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure. If the results of the
p e
rsonality test claimed that a very shy person was in fact outgoing, the test
would be invalid.
Reliability and validity are independent of each other.
A measurement maybe valid but not reliable, or reliable but not valid. Suppose
your bathroom scale was reset to read 10 pound lighter. The weight it reads
will be reliable(the same every time you step on it) but will not be valid, since
it is not reading your actual weight.
 
Q5.       Which of the following indicates evaluation ?
(A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200
(B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English
(C) Shyam got First Division in final examination
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q6.       Research can be conducted by a person who :
(A) has studied research methodology
(B) holds a postgraduate degree
(C) possesses thinking and reasoning ability
(D) is a hard worker
Answer: A
 
Q7.       Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Objectives of research are stated in first chapter of the thesis
(B) Researcher must possess analytical ability
(C) V ariability is the source of problem
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q8.       Which of the following is not the Method of Research ?
(A) Observation            (B) Historical
(C) Survey                                  (D) Philosophical
Answer: A
There are two types of research which can be done to develop a thesis or
dissertation:
Practical Research: The practical approach consists of the empirical study of
the topic under research and chiefly consists of hands on approach. This
involves first hand research in the form of questionnaires, surveys, interviews,
observations and discussion groups.
Theoretical Research: A non empirical approach to research, this usually
involves perusal of mostly published works like researching through archives
of public libraries, court rooms and published academic journals
 
Q9.       Research can be classified as :
(A) Basic, Applied and Action Research
(B) Quantitative and Qualitative Research
(C) Philosophical, Historical, Survey and Experimental Research
(D) All the above
Answer: D
Classification of Research by Purpose - Basic v/s Applied research -
Research and development - Evaluative research 
Classification of Research by Method - Historical research - Descriptive
research - Experimental research
 
Q10.    The first step of research is :
(A) Selecting a problem          (B) Searching a problem
(C) Finding a problem            (D) Identifying a problem
Answer: B
Steps in conducting research
Research is often conducted using the hourglass model structure of research.
The hourglass model starts with a broad spectrum for research, focusing in on
the required information through the method of the project, then expands the
research in the form of discussion and results. 
The major steps in conducting research are:
Identification of research problem
Literature review
Specifying the purpose of research
Determine specific research questions
Specification of a Conceptual framework - Usually a set of hypotheses 
Choice of a methodology (for data collection)
Data collection
V erify Data
Analyzing and interpreting the data
Reporting and evaluating research
Communicating the research findings and, possibly, recommendations
 
R e
ad the following passage and answer the question nos. 11 to 15 :
A
fter almost three decades of contemplating Swarovski-encrusted navels o
n i
ncreasing flat abs, the Mumbai film industry is on a discovery of India an
d i
tself. With budgets of over 30 crore each, four soon to be released movies b
y
p
r
emier directors are exploring the idea of who we are and redefining who the
other is. It is a fundamental question which the bling-bling, glam-sham an
d d
isham-disham tends to avoid. It is also a question which binds an audience
when the lights go dim and the projector rolls : as a nation, who are we ? As a
p e
ople, where are we going ?
The Germans coined a word for it, zeitgeist, which perhaps Yash Chopra
would not care to pronounce. But at 72, he remains the person who can bes
t c
apture it. After being the first to project the diasporic Indian on screen i
n L
amhe in 1991, he has returned to his roots in a new movie. V eer Zaara, set i
n 1
986, where Pakistan, the traditional other, the part that got away, is the lover
and the saviour. In Subhas Ghai’s Kisna, set in 1947, the other is the Englis
h w
oman. She is not a memsahib, but a mehbooba. In Ketan Mehta’s The Rising,
the East India Englishman is not the evil oppressor of countless cardboar
d c
haracterisations, which span the spectrum from Jewel in the Crown to Kranti,
b u
t an honourable friend.
This is Manoj Kumar’s Desh Ki dharti with a difference : there is culture, no
t
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Q1.       Which of the following is not instructional material ?
(A) Over Head Projector         (B) Audio Casset
(C) Printed Material                 (D) Transparency
Answer: A
"Instructional material" means content that conveys the essential knowledge
and skills of a subject in the public school curriculum through a medium or a
combination of media for conveying information to a student. The term
includes abook, supplementary materials, a combination of a book,
workbook, and supplementary materials, computer software, magnetic
media, DVD, CD-ROM, computer courseware, on-line services, or an
electronic medium, or other means of conveying information to the student or
otherwise contributing to the learning process through electronic means,
including open-source instructional material.
 
Q2.       Which of the following statement is not correct ?
(A) Lecture Method can develop reasoning
(B) Lecture Method can develop knowledge
(C) Lecture Method is one way process
(D) During Lecture Method students are passive
Answer: A
 
Q3.       The main objective of teaching at Higher Education Level
is :
(A) To prepare students to pass examination
(B) To develop the capacity to take decisions
(C) To give new information
(D) To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Which of the following statement is correct ?
(A) Reliability ensures validity
(B) V alidity ensures reliability
(C) Reliability and validity are independent of each other
(D) Reliability does not depend on objectivity
Answer: B
These two terms, reliability and validity, are often used interchangeably when
they are not related to statistics. When critical readers of statistics use these
terms, however, they refer to different properties of the statistical or
experimental method.
Reliability is another term for consistency. If one person takes the same
p e
rsonality test several times and always receives the same results, the test is
reliable.
A test is valid if it measures what it is supposed to measure. If the results of the
p e
rsonality test claimed that a very shy person was in fact outgoing, the test
would be invalid.
Reliability and validity are independent of each other.
A measurement maybe valid but not reliable, or reliable but not valid. Suppose
your bathroom scale was reset to read 10 pound lighter. The weight it reads
will be reliable(the same every time you step on it) but will not be valid, since
it is not reading your actual weight.
 
Q5.       Which of the following indicates evaluation ?
(A) Ram got 45 marks out of 200
(B) Mohan got 38 percent marks in English
(C) Shyam got First Division in final examination
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q6.       Research can be conducted by a person who :
(A) has studied research methodology
(B) holds a postgraduate degree
(C) possesses thinking and reasoning ability
(D) is a hard worker
Answer: A
 
Q7.       Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Objectives of research are stated in first chapter of the thesis
(B) Researcher must possess analytical ability
(C) V ariability is the source of problem
(D) All the above
Answer: D
 
Q8.       Which of the following is not the Method of Research ?
(A) Observation            (B) Historical
(C) Survey                                  (D) Philosophical
Answer: A
There are two types of research which can be done to develop a thesis or
dissertation:
Practical Research: The practical approach consists of the empirical study of
the topic under research and chiefly consists of hands on approach. This
involves first hand research in the form of questionnaires, surveys, interviews,
observations and discussion groups.
Theoretical Research: A non empirical approach to research, this usually
involves perusal of mostly published works like researching through archives
of public libraries, court rooms and published academic journals
 
Q9.       Research can be classified as :
(A) Basic, Applied and Action Research
(B) Quantitative and Qualitative Research
(C) Philosophical, Historical, Survey and Experimental Research
(D) All the above
Answer: D
Classification of Research by Purpose - Basic v/s Applied research -
Research and development - Evaluative research 
Classification of Research by Method - Historical research - Descriptive
research - Experimental research
 
Q10.    The first step of research is :
(A) Selecting a problem          (B) Searching a problem
(C) Finding a problem            (D) Identifying a problem
Answer: B
Steps in conducting research
Research is often conducted using the hourglass model structure of research.
The hourglass model starts with a broad spectrum for research, focusing in on
the required information through the method of the project, then expands the
research in the form of discussion and results. 
The major steps in conducting research are:
Identification of research problem
Literature review
Specifying the purpose of research
Determine specific research questions
Specification of a Conceptual framework - Usually a set of hypotheses 
Choice of a methodology (for data collection)
Data collection
V erify Data
Analyzing and interpreting the data
Reporting and evaluating research
Communicating the research findings and, possibly, recommendations
 
R e
ad the following passage and answer the question nos. 11 to 15 :
A
fter almost three decades of contemplating Swarovski-encrusted navels o
n i
ncreasing flat abs, the Mumbai film industry is on a discovery of India an
d i
tself. With budgets of over 30 crore each, four soon to be released movies b
y
p
r
emier directors are exploring the idea of who we are and redefining who the
other is. It is a fundamental question which the bling-bling, glam-sham an
d d
isham-disham tends to avoid. It is also a question which binds an audience
when the lights go dim and the projector rolls : as a nation, who are we ? As a
p e
ople, where are we going ?
The Germans coined a word for it, zeitgeist, which perhaps Yash Chopra
would not care to pronounce. But at 72, he remains the person who can bes
t c
apture it. After being the first to project the diasporic Indian on screen i
n L
amhe in 1991, he has returned to his roots in a new movie. V eer Zaara, set i
n 1
986, where Pakistan, the traditional other, the part that got away, is the lover
and the saviour. In Subhas Ghai’s Kisna, set in 1947, the other is the Englis
h w
oman. She is not a memsahib, but a mehbooba. In Ketan Mehta’s The Rising,
the East India Englishman is not the evil oppressor of countless cardboar
d c
haracterisations, which span the spectrum from Jewel in the Crown to Kranti,
b u
t an honourable friend.
This is Manoj Kumar’s Desh Ki dharti with a difference : there is culture, no
t
contentious politics; balle balle, not bombs : no dooriyan (distance), onl
y n
azdeekiyan
(closeness).
All four films are heralding a new hero and heroine. The new hero is fallible
and vulnerable, committed to his dharma, but also not afraid of failure - less o
f a
 boy and more of a man. He even has a grown up name : V eer Pratap Singh i
n V
eer-Zaara and Mohan Bhargav in Swades. The new heroine is not a babe, bu
t o
ften a bebe, dressed in traditional Punjabi clothes, often with the stereotypical
b o
dy type as well, as in Bride and Prejudice of Gurinder Chadha.
 
Q11.       Which word Y ash Chopra would not be able to pronounce ?
(A) Bling + bling           (B) Zeitgeist
(C) Montaz                                  (D) Dooriyan
Answer: B
 
Q12.       Who made Lamhe in 1991 ?
(A) Subhash Ghai       (B) Yash Chopra
(C) Aditya Chopra       (D) Sakti Samanta
Answer: B
 
Q13.       Which movie is associated with Manoj Kumar ?
(A) Jewel in the Crown           (B) Kisna
(C) Zaara                                                                             (D) Desh Ki dharti
Answer: D
 
Q14.       Which is the latest film by Y ash Chopra ?
(A) Deewar                                                                       (B) Kabhi Kabhi
(C) Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (D) V eer Zaara
Answer: D
 
Q15.       Which is the dress of the heroine in Veer-Zaara ?
(A) Traditional Gujarati Clothes
(B) Traditional Bengali Clothes
(C) Traditional Punjabi Clothes
(D) Traditional Madrasi Clothes
Answer: C