UGC NET Past Year Question Paper I with Answer Key (28 December 2008) | UGC NET Past Year Papers PDF Download

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Q1.       According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success
depends on:
(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others
(B) His professional training and creativity
(C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God
(D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students
Answer: D
 
Q2.       Which of the following teacher , will be liked most?
(A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude
(B) A loving teacher
(C) A teacher who is disciplined
(D) A teacher who often amuses his students
Answer: A
 
Q3.       A teacher's most important challenge is:
(A) To make students do their home work
(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable
(C) To maintain discipline in the class room
(D) To prepare the question paper
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Value-education stands for:
(A) making a student healthy                                                    (B) making a
student to get a job
(C) inculcation of virtues                                  (D) all-round development of
p e
rsonality
Answer: C
 
Q5.       When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in
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Q1.       According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success
depends on:
(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others
(B) His professional training and creativity
(C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God
(D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students
Answer: D
 
Q2.       Which of the following teacher , will be liked most?
(A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude
(B) A loving teacher
(C) A teacher who is disciplined
(D) A teacher who often amuses his students
Answer: A
 
Q3.       A teacher's most important challenge is:
(A) To make students do their home work
(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable
(C) To maintain discipline in the class room
(D) To prepare the question paper
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Value-education stands for:
(A) making a student healthy                                                    (B) making a
student to get a job
(C) inculcation of virtues                                  (D) all-round development of
p e
rsonality
Answer: C
 
Q5.       When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in
the class, you would:
(A) pull up the student then and there
(B) talk to the student after the class
(C) ask the student to leave the class
(D) ignore the student
Answer: B
 
Q6.       The research is always -
(A) verifying the old knowledge                                                (B) exploring
new knowledge
(C) filling the gap between knowledge       (D) all of these
Answer: D
 
Q7.       The research that applies the laws at the time of field
study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is:
(A) Applied research               (B) Action research
(C) Experimental research     (D) None of these
Answer: C
 
Q8.       When a research problem is related to heterogeneous
population, the most suitable sampling method is:
(A) Cluster Sampling              (B) Stratified Sampling
(C) Convenient Sampling      (D) Lottery Method
Answer: B
 
Q9.       The process not needed in experimental research is:
(A) Observation            (B) Manipulation and replication
(C) Controlling             (D) Reference collection
Answer: D
 
Q10.    A research problem is not feasible only when:
(A) it is researchable
(B) it is new and adds something to knowledge
(C) it consists of independent and dependent variables
(D) it has utility and relevance
Answer: C
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Q1.       According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success
depends on:
(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others
(B) His professional training and creativity
(C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God
(D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students
Answer: D
 
Q2.       Which of the following teacher , will be liked most?
(A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude
(B) A loving teacher
(C) A teacher who is disciplined
(D) A teacher who often amuses his students
Answer: A
 
Q3.       A teacher's most important challenge is:
(A) To make students do their home work
(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable
(C) To maintain discipline in the class room
(D) To prepare the question paper
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Value-education stands for:
(A) making a student healthy                                                    (B) making a
student to get a job
(C) inculcation of virtues                                  (D) all-round development of
p e
rsonality
Answer: C
 
Q5.       When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in
the class, you would:
(A) pull up the student then and there
(B) talk to the student after the class
(C) ask the student to leave the class
(D) ignore the student
Answer: B
 
Q6.       The research is always -
(A) verifying the old knowledge                                                (B) exploring
new knowledge
(C) filling the gap between knowledge       (D) all of these
Answer: D
 
Q7.       The research that applies the laws at the time of field
study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is:
(A) Applied research               (B) Action research
(C) Experimental research     (D) None of these
Answer: C
 
Q8.       When a research problem is related to heterogeneous
population, the most suitable sampling method is:
(A) Cluster Sampling              (B) Stratified Sampling
(C) Convenient Sampling      (D) Lottery Method
Answer: B
 
Q9.       The process not needed in experimental research is:
(A) Observation            (B) Manipulation and replication
(C) Controlling             (D) Reference collection
Answer: D
 
Q10.    A research problem is not feasible only when:
(A) it is researchable
(B) it is new and adds something to knowledge
(C) it consists of independent and dependent variables
(D) it has utility and relevance
Answer: C
 
R e
ad the following passage carefully and answer the questions 11 to 15 :
R
adically changing monsoon patterns, reduction in the winter rice harvest an
d a
 quantum increase in respiratory diseases all part of the environmental
doomsday scenario which is reportedly playing out in South Asia. Accordin
g t
o a United Nations Environment Programme report, a deadly three-kilometer
deep blanket of pollution comprising a fearsome, cocktail of ash, acids,
aerosols and other particles has enveloped in this region. For India, alread
y s
truggling to cope with a drought, the implication of this are devastating an
d f
urther crop failure will amount to a life and death question for many Indians.
The increase in premature deaths will have adverse social and economic
consequences and a rise in morbidities will place an unbearable burden on our
crumbling health system. And there is no one to blame but ourselves. Bot
h o
fficial and corporate India has always been allergic to any mention of clea
n t
echnology. Most mechanical two wheelers roll of the assembly line withou
t
p
r
oper pollution control system. Little effort is made for R&D on simple
technologies, which could make a vital difference to people's lives and the
environment.
 
However, while there is no denying that South Asia must clean up its act,
skeptics might question the timing of the haze report. The Kyoto meet o
n c
limate change is just two weeks away and the stage is set for the usual battle
b e
tween the developing world and the W est, particularly the Unites States o
f A
merica. President Mr. Bush has adamantly refused to sign any protocol,
which would mean a change in American consumption level. U.N. environmen
t r
eport will likely find a place in the U.S. arsenal as it plants an accusing finger
towards controls like India and China. Yet the U.S.A. can hardly deny its ow
n d
ubious role in the matter of erasing trading quotas.
 
Richer countries can simply buy up excess credits from poorer countries an
d c
ontinue to pollute. Rather than try to get the better of developing countries,
who undoubtedly have taken up environmental shortcuts in their bid to catch up
with the W est, the USA should take a look at the environmental profligacy,
which is going on within. From opening up virgin territories for oil exploratio
n t
o relaxing the standards for drinking water, Mr. Bush's policies are not exactl
y
b
e
neficial, not even to America's interests. W e realize that we are all in this
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Q1.       According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success
depends on:
(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others
(B) His professional training and creativity
(C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God
(D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students
Answer: D
 
Q2.       Which of the following teacher , will be liked most?
(A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude
(B) A loving teacher
(C) A teacher who is disciplined
(D) A teacher who often amuses his students
Answer: A
 
Q3.       A teacher's most important challenge is:
(A) To make students do their home work
(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable
(C) To maintain discipline in the class room
(D) To prepare the question paper
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Value-education stands for:
(A) making a student healthy                                                    (B) making a
student to get a job
(C) inculcation of virtues                                  (D) all-round development of
p e
rsonality
Answer: C
 
Q5.       When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in
the class, you would:
(A) pull up the student then and there
(B) talk to the student after the class
(C) ask the student to leave the class
(D) ignore the student
Answer: B
 
Q6.       The research is always -
(A) verifying the old knowledge                                                (B) exploring
new knowledge
(C) filling the gap between knowledge       (D) all of these
Answer: D
 
Q7.       The research that applies the laws at the time of field
study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is:
(A) Applied research               (B) Action research
(C) Experimental research     (D) None of these
Answer: C
 
Q8.       When a research problem is related to heterogeneous
population, the most suitable sampling method is:
(A) Cluster Sampling              (B) Stratified Sampling
(C) Convenient Sampling      (D) Lottery Method
Answer: B
 
Q9.       The process not needed in experimental research is:
(A) Observation            (B) Manipulation and replication
(C) Controlling             (D) Reference collection
Answer: D
 
Q10.    A research problem is not feasible only when:
(A) it is researchable
(B) it is new and adds something to knowledge
(C) it consists of independent and dependent variables
(D) it has utility and relevance
Answer: C
 
R e
ad the following passage carefully and answer the questions 11 to 15 :
R
adically changing monsoon patterns, reduction in the winter rice harvest an
d a
 quantum increase in respiratory diseases all part of the environmental
doomsday scenario which is reportedly playing out in South Asia. Accordin
g t
o a United Nations Environment Programme report, a deadly three-kilometer
deep blanket of pollution comprising a fearsome, cocktail of ash, acids,
aerosols and other particles has enveloped in this region. For India, alread
y s
truggling to cope with a drought, the implication of this are devastating an
d f
urther crop failure will amount to a life and death question for many Indians.
The increase in premature deaths will have adverse social and economic
consequences and a rise in morbidities will place an unbearable burden on our
crumbling health system. And there is no one to blame but ourselves. Bot
h o
fficial and corporate India has always been allergic to any mention of clea
n t
echnology. Most mechanical two wheelers roll of the assembly line withou
t
p
r
oper pollution control system. Little effort is made for R&D on simple
technologies, which could make a vital difference to people's lives and the
environment.
 
However, while there is no denying that South Asia must clean up its act,
skeptics might question the timing of the haze report. The Kyoto meet o
n c
limate change is just two weeks away and the stage is set for the usual battle
b e
tween the developing world and the W est, particularly the Unites States o
f A
merica. President Mr. Bush has adamantly refused to sign any protocol,
which would mean a change in American consumption level. U.N. environmen
t r
eport will likely find a place in the U.S. arsenal as it plants an accusing finger
towards controls like India and China. Yet the U.S.A. can hardly deny its ow
n d
ubious role in the matter of erasing trading quotas.
 
Richer countries can simply buy up excess credits from poorer countries an
d c
ontinue to pollute. Rather than try to get the better of developing countries,
who undoubtedly have taken up environmental shortcuts in their bid to catch up
with the W est, the USA should take a look at the environmental profligacy,
which is going on within. From opening up virgin territories for oil exploratio
n t
o relaxing the standards for drinking water, Mr. Bush's policies are not exactl
y
b
e
neficial, not even to America's interests. W e realize that we are all in this
together and that pollution anywhere should be a global concern otherwise
there will only be more tunnels at the end of the tunnel.
 
Q11.       Both official and corporate India is allergic to:
(A) Failure of Monsoon                                                              (B) Poverty
and Inequality
(C) Slowdown in Industrial Production       (D) Mention of Clean
Technology
Answer: D
 
Q12.       If the rate of premature death increases it will:
(A) Exert added burden on the crumbling economy
(B) Have adverse social and economic consequences
(C) Make positive effect on our effort to control population
(D) Have less job aspirants in the society
Answer: B
 
Q13.       According to the passage, the two wheeler industry is not
adequately concerned about:
(A) Passenger safety on the roads
(B) Life cover insurance of the vehicle owner
(C) Pollution control system in the vehicle
(D) Rising cost of the two wheelers
Answer: C
 
Q14.       What could be the reason behind timing of the haze report
just before the Kyoto meet?
(A) United Nations is working hand-in-glove with U.S.A.
(B) Organizers of the forthcoming meet to teach a lesson to the U.S.A.
(C) Drawing attention of the world towards devastating effects of environment
degradation.
(D) U.S.A. wants to use it as a handle against the developing countries in the
forthcoming meet
Answer: D
 
Q15.       Which of the following is the indication of environmental
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Q1.       According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success
depends on:
(A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others
(B) His professional training and creativity
(C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God
(D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students
Answer: D
 
Q2.       Which of the following teacher , will be liked most?
(A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude
(B) A loving teacher
(C) A teacher who is disciplined
(D) A teacher who often amuses his students
Answer: A
 
Q3.       A teacher's most important challenge is:
(A) To make students do their home work
(B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable
(C) To maintain discipline in the class room
(D) To prepare the question paper
Answer: B
 
Q4.       Value-education stands for:
(A) making a student healthy                                                    (B) making a
student to get a job
(C) inculcation of virtues                                  (D) all-round development of
p e
rsonality
Answer: C
 
Q5.       When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in
the class, you would:
(A) pull up the student then and there
(B) talk to the student after the class
(C) ask the student to leave the class
(D) ignore the student
Answer: B
 
Q6.       The research is always -
(A) verifying the old knowledge                                                (B) exploring
new knowledge
(C) filling the gap between knowledge       (D) all of these
Answer: D
 
Q7.       The research that applies the laws at the time of field
study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is:
(A) Applied research               (B) Action research
(C) Experimental research     (D) None of these
Answer: C
 
Q8.       When a research problem is related to heterogeneous
population, the most suitable sampling method is:
(A) Cluster Sampling              (B) Stratified Sampling
(C) Convenient Sampling      (D) Lottery Method
Answer: B
 
Q9.       The process not needed in experimental research is:
(A) Observation            (B) Manipulation and replication
(C) Controlling             (D) Reference collection
Answer: D
 
Q10.    A research problem is not feasible only when:
(A) it is researchable
(B) it is new and adds something to knowledge
(C) it consists of independent and dependent variables
(D) it has utility and relevance
Answer: C
 
R e
ad the following passage carefully and answer the questions 11 to 15 :
R
adically changing monsoon patterns, reduction in the winter rice harvest an
d a
 quantum increase in respiratory diseases all part of the environmental
doomsday scenario which is reportedly playing out in South Asia. Accordin
g t
o a United Nations Environment Programme report, a deadly three-kilometer
deep blanket of pollution comprising a fearsome, cocktail of ash, acids,
aerosols and other particles has enveloped in this region. For India, alread
y s
truggling to cope with a drought, the implication of this are devastating an
d f
urther crop failure will amount to a life and death question for many Indians.
The increase in premature deaths will have adverse social and economic
consequences and a rise in morbidities will place an unbearable burden on our
crumbling health system. And there is no one to blame but ourselves. Bot
h o
fficial and corporate India has always been allergic to any mention of clea
n t
echnology. Most mechanical two wheelers roll of the assembly line withou
t
p
r
oper pollution control system. Little effort is made for R&D on simple
technologies, which could make a vital difference to people's lives and the
environment.
 
However, while there is no denying that South Asia must clean up its act,
skeptics might question the timing of the haze report. The Kyoto meet o
n c
limate change is just two weeks away and the stage is set for the usual battle
b e
tween the developing world and the W est, particularly the Unites States o
f A
merica. President Mr. Bush has adamantly refused to sign any protocol,
which would mean a change in American consumption level. U.N. environmen
t r
eport will likely find a place in the U.S. arsenal as it plants an accusing finger
towards controls like India and China. Yet the U.S.A. can hardly deny its ow
n d
ubious role in the matter of erasing trading quotas.
 
Richer countries can simply buy up excess credits from poorer countries an
d c
ontinue to pollute. Rather than try to get the better of developing countries,
who undoubtedly have taken up environmental shortcuts in their bid to catch up
with the W est, the USA should take a look at the environmental profligacy,
which is going on within. From opening up virgin territories for oil exploratio
n t
o relaxing the standards for drinking water, Mr. Bush's policies are not exactl
y
b
e
neficial, not even to America's interests. W e realize that we are all in this
together and that pollution anywhere should be a global concern otherwise
there will only be more tunnels at the end of the tunnel.
 
Q11.       Both official and corporate India is allergic to:
(A) Failure of Monsoon                                                              (B) Poverty
and Inequality
(C) Slowdown in Industrial Production       (D) Mention of Clean
Technology
Answer: D
 
Q12.       If the rate of premature death increases it will:
(A) Exert added burden on the crumbling economy
(B) Have adverse social and economic consequences
(C) Make positive effect on our effort to control population
(D) Have less job aspirants in the society
Answer: B
 
Q13.       According to the passage, the two wheeler industry is not
adequately concerned about:
(A) Passenger safety on the roads
(B) Life cover insurance of the vehicle owner
(C) Pollution control system in the vehicle
(D) Rising cost of the two wheelers
Answer: C
 
Q14.       What could be the reason behind timing of the haze report
just before the Kyoto meet?
(A) United Nations is working hand-in-glove with U.S.A.
(B) Organizers of the forthcoming meet to teach a lesson to the U.S.A.
(C) Drawing attention of the world towards devastating effects of environment
degradation.
(D) U.S.A. wants to use it as a handle against the developing countries in the
forthcoming meet
Answer: D
 
Q15.       Which of the following is the indication of environmental
degradation in South Asia?
(A) Social and economic inequality
(B) Crumbling health care system
(C) Inadequate pollution control system
(D) Radically changing monsoon pattern
Answer: D
 
Q16.       Community Radio is a type of radio service that caters to the
interest of:
(A) Local audience      (B) Education
(C) Entertainment        (D) News
Answer: A
Community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio
b r
oadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. Community
stations serve geographic communities and communities of interest. They
b r
oadcast content that is popular and relevant to a local, specific audience but
is often overlooked by commercial or mass-media broadcasters. Community
radio stations are operated, owned, and influenced by the communities they
serve. They are generally nonprofit and provide a mechanism for enabling
individuals, groups, and communities to tell their own stories, to share
experiences and, in a media-rich world, to become creators and contributors o
f m
edia.
 
Q17.       Orcut is a part of:
(A) Intra personal Communication   (B) Mass Communication
(C) Group Communication                (D) Interpersonal Communication
Answer: D
Orkut was a social networking website owned and operated by Google. The
service was designed to help users meet new and old friends and maintain
existing relationships. Communication in small groups is interpersonal
communication within groups of between 3 and 20 individuals. Groups
generally work in a context that is both relational and social.
 
Q18.       Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using
the codes given below:
List-I                                                      List - II