Friday, May 18, 2012

UGC NET PAPER-I (Solved) June 2011


1. A research paper is a brief report of research work based on 
(A) Primary Data only 
(B) Secondary Data only 
(C) Both Primary and Secondary Data 
(D) None of the above 
2. Newton gave three basic laws of motion. This research is categorized as 
(A) Descriptive Research 
(B) Sample Survey 
(C) Fundamental Research 
(D) Applied Research 
3. A group of experts in a specific area of knowledge assembled at a place and prepared a syllabus for a new course. The process may be termed as 
(A) Seminar 
(B) Workshop 
(C) Conference 
(D) Symposium 
4. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by 
(A) Statement of Objectives 
(B) Analysis of Data 
(C) Selection of Research Tools 
(D) Collection of Data
Read the following passage carefully and answer questions 5 to 10 : 
All historians are interpreters of text if they be private letters, Government records or parish birthlists or whatever. For most kinds of historians, these are only the necessary means to understanding something other than the texts themselves, such as a political action or a historical trend, whereas for the intellectual historian, a full understanding of his chosen texts is itself the aim of his enquiries. Of course, the intellectual history is particularly prone to draw on the focus of other disciplines that are habitually interpreting texts for purposes of their own, probing the reasoning that ostensibly connects premises and conclusions. Furthermore, the boundaries with adjacent subdisciplines are shifting and indistinct : the 
history of art and the history of science both claim a certain autonomy, partly just because they require specialised technical skills, but both can also be seen as part of a wider intellectual history, as is evident when one considers, for example, the common stock of knowledge about cosmological beliefs or moral ideals of a period.
Like all historians, the intellectual historian is a consumer rather than a producer of 
‘methods’. His distinctiveness lies in which aspect of the past he is trying to illuminate, not in having exclusive possession of either a corpus of evidence or a body of techniques. That being said, it does seem that the label ‘intellectual history’ attracts a disproportionate share of misunderstanding.
It is alleged that intellectual history is the history of something that never really mattered. The long dominance of the historical profession by political historians bred a kind of philistinism, an unspoken belief that power and its exercise was ‘what mattered’. The prejudice was reinforced by the assertion that political action was never really the outcome of principles or ideas that were ‘more flapdoodle’. The legacy of this precept is still discernible in the tendency to require ideas to have ‘licensed’ the political class before they can be deemed worthy of intellectual attention, as if there were some reasons why the history of art or science, of philosophy or literature, were somehow of interest and significance than the history of Parties or Parliaments. Perhaps in recent years the mirror-image of this philistinism has been more common in the claim that ideas of any one is of systematic expression or sophistication do not matter, as if they were only held by a minority. 
Answer the following questions : 
5. An intellectual historian aims to fully understand 
(A) the chosen texts of his own (B) political actions 
(C) historical trends (D) his enquiries 
6. Intellectual historians do not claim exclusive possession of 
(A) conclusions (B) any corpus of evidence 
(C) distinctiveness (D) habitual interpretation 
7. The misconceptions about intellectual history stem from 
(A) a body of techniques (B) the common stock of knowledge 
(C) the dominance of political historians (D) cosmological beliefs 
8. What is philistinism ? 
(A) Reinforcement of prejudice (B) Fabrication of reasons 
(C) The hold of land-owning classes (D) Belief that power and its exercise matter 
9. Knowledge of cosmological beliefs or moral ideas of a period can be drawn as part of 
(A) literary criticism (B) history of science 
(C) history of philosophy (D) intellectual history 
10. The claim that ideas of any one is of systematic expression do not matter, as if they were held by a minority, is 
(A) to have a licensed political class (B) a political action 
(C) a philosophy of literature (D) the mirror-image of philistinism
11. Public communication tends to occur within a more 
(A) complex structure 
(B) political structure 
(C) convenient structure 
(D) formal structure 
12. Transforming thoughts, ideas and messages into verbal and non-verbal signs is referred to as 
(A) channelisation 
(B) mediation 
(C) encoding 
(D) decoding 
13. Effective communication needs a supportive 
(A) economic environment 
(B) political environment 
(C) social environment 
(D) multi-cultural environment 
14. A major barrier in the transmission of cognitive data in the process of communication is an individual’s 
(A) personality 
(B) expectation 
(C) social status 
(D) coding ability 
15. When communicated, institutionalised stereotypes become 
(A) myths 
(B) reasons 
(C) experiences 
(D) convictions
16. In mass communication, selective perception is dependent on the receiver’s 
(A) competence 
(B) pre-disposition 
(C) receptivity 
(D) ethnicity 
17. Determine the relationship between the pair of words NUMERATOR : DENOMINATOR and then select the pair of words from the following which have a similar relationship : 
(A) fraction : decimal 
(B) divisor : quotient 
(C) top : bottom 
(D) dividend : divisor 
18. Find the wrong number in the sequence 
125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165 
(A) 130 (B) 142 
(C) 153 (D) 165 
19. If HOBBY is coded as IOBY and LOBBY is coded as MOBY; then BOBBY is coded as 
(A) BOBY (B) COBY 
(C) DOBY (D) OOBY 
20. The letters in the first set have certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship, make the right choice for the second set : 
K/T : 11/20 :: J/R : ? 
(A) 10/8 (B) 10/18 
(C) 11/19 (D) 10/19
21. If A = 5, B = 6, C = 7, D = 8 and so on, what do the following numbers stand for ? 
17, 19, 20, 9, 8 
(A) Plane 
(B) Moped 
(C) Motor 
(D) Tonga 
22. The price of oil is increased by 25%.If the expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is 
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 4 
(C) 1 : 5 (D) 1 : 6 
23. How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are preceded by 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ? 
5 8 3 7 5 8 6 3 8 5 4 5 8 4 7 6 
5 5 8 3 5 8 7 5 8 2 8 5 
(A) 4 (B) 5 
(C) 7 (D) 3 
24. If a rectangle were called a circle, a circle a point, a point a triangle and a triangle a square, the shape of a wheel is 
(A) Rectangle 
(B) Circle 
(C) Point 
(D) Triangle 
25. Which one of the following methods is best suited for mapping the distribution of different crops as provided in the standard classification of crops in India ? 
(A) Pie diagram 
(B) Chorochromatic technique 
(C) Isopleth technique 
(D) Dot method
26. Which one of the following does not come under the methods of data classification ? 
(A) Qualitative 
(B) Normative 
(C) Spatial 
(D) Quantitative 
27. Which one of the following is not a source of data ? 
(A) Administrative records 
(B) Population census 
(C) GIS 
(D) Sample survey 
28. If the statement ‘some men are cruel’ is false, which of the following statements/statement are/is true ? 
(i) All men are cruel. 
(ii) No men are cruel. 
(iii) Some men are not cruel. 
(A) (i) and (iii) 
(B) (i) and (ii) 
(C) (ii) and (iii) 
(D) (iii) only 
29. The octal number system consists of the following symbols : 
(A) 0 – 7 
(B) 0 – 9 
(C) 0 – 9, A – F 
(D) None of the above 
30. The binary equivalent of (–19) 10 in signed magnitude system is 
(A) 11101100 
(B) 11101101 
(C) 10010011 
(D) None of these
31. DNS in internet technology stands for 
(A) Dynamic Name System 
(B) Domain Name System 
(C) Distributed Name System 
(D) None of these 
32. HTML stands for 
(A) Hyper Text Markup Language 
(B) Hyper Text Manipulation Language 
(C) Hyper Text Managing Links 
(D) Hyper Text Manipulating Links 
33. Which of the following is type of LAN ? 
(A) Ethernet 
(B) Token Ring 
(C) FDDI 
(D) All of the above 
34. Which of the following statements is true ? 
(A) Smart cards do not require an operating system. 
(B) Smart cards and PCs use some operating system. 
(C) COS is smart card operating system. 
(D) The communication between reader and card is in full duplex mode. 
35. The Ganga Action Plan was initiated during the year 
(A) 1986 
(B) 1988 
(C) 1990 
(D) 1992
36. Identify the correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in the power sector in India : 
(A) Thermal > nuclear > hydro > wind 
(B) Thermal > hydro > nuclear > wind 
(C) Hydro > nuclear > thermal > wind 
(D) Nuclear > hydro > wind > thermal 
37. Chromium as a contaminant in drinking water in excess of permissible levels, causes 
(A) Skeletal damage 
(B) Gastrointestinal problem 
(C) Dermal and nervous problems 
(D) Liver/Kidney problems 
38. The main precursors of winter smog are 
(A) N2O and hydrocarbons 
(B) NOx and hydrocarbons 
(C) SO2,and hydrocarbons 
(D) SO2 and ozone 
39. Flash floods are caused when 
(A) the atmosphere is convectively unstable and there is considerable vertical wind shear 
(B) the atmosphere is stable 
(C) the atmosphere is convectively unstable with no vertical windshear 
(D) winds are catabatic
40. In mega cities of India, the dominant source of air pollution is 
(A) transport sector 
(B) thermal power 
(C) municipal waste 
(D) commercial sector 
41. The first Open University in India was set up in the State of 
(A) Andhra Pradesh 
(B) Delhi 
(C) Himachal Pradesh 
(D) Tamil Nadu 
42. Most of the Universities in India are funded by 
(A) the Central Government 
(B) the State Governments 
(C) the University Grants Commission 
(D) Private bodies and Individuals 
43. Which of the following organizations looks after the quality of Technical and Management education in India ? 
(A) NCTE 
(B) MCI 
(C) AICTE 
(D) CSIR
44. Consider the following statements : Identify the statement which implies natural justice. 
(A) The principle of natural justice is followed by the Courts. 
(B) Justice delayed is justice denied. 
(C) Natural justice is an inalienable right of a citizen 
(D) A reasonable opportunity of being heard must be given. 
45. The President of India is 
(A) the Head of State 
(B) the Head of Government 
(C) both Head of the State and the Head of the Government 
(D) None of the above 
46. Who among the following holds office during the pleasure of the President of India ? 
(A) Chief Election Commissioner 
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India 
(C) Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission 
(D) Governor of a State
Not for Visually Handicapped Candidates 
Questions 47 to 49 are based upon the following diagram in which there are three interlocking circles A, P and S where A stands for Artists, circle P for Professors and circle S for Sportspersons.
Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f :

47. The region which represents artists who are neither sportsmen nor professors. 
(A) d 
(B) e 
(C) b 
(D) g 
48. The region which represents professors, who are both artists and sportspersons. 
(A) a 
(B) c 
(C) d 
(D) g 
49. The region which represents professors, who are also sportspersons, but not artists. 
(A) e 
(B) f 
(C) c 
(D) g
Questions 50 to 52 are based on the following data : 
Measurements of some variable X were made at an interval of 1 minute from 10 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. The data, thus, obtained is as follows : 
X : 60, 62, 65, 64, 63, 61, 66, 65, 70, 68 
     63, 62, 64, 69, 65, 64, 66, 67, 66, 64 
50. The value of X, which is exceeded 10% of the time in the duration of measurement, is 
(A) 69 
(B) 68 
(C) 67 
(D) 66 
51. The value of X, which is exceeded 90% of the time in the duration of measurement, is 
(A) 63 
(B) 62 
(C) 61 
(D) 60 
52. The value of X, which is exceeded 50% of the time in the duration of measurement, is 
(A) 66 
(B) 65 
(C) 64 
(D) 63
53. For maintaining an effective discipline in the class, the teacher should 
(A) Allow students to do what they like. 
(B) Deal with the students strictly. 
(C) Give the students some problem to solve. 
(D) Deal with them politely and firmly. 
54. An effective teaching aid is one which 
(A) is colourful and good looking 
(B) activates all faculties 
(C) is visible to all students 
(D) easy to prepare and use 
55. Those teachers are popular among students who 
(A) develop intimacy with them 
(B) help them solve their problems 
(C) award good grades 
(D) take classes on extra tuition fee 
56. The essence of an effective classroom environment is 
(A) a variety of teaching aids 
(B) lively student-teacher interaction 
(C) pin-drop silence 
(D) strict discipline
57. On the first day of his class, if a teacher is asked by the students to introduce himself, he should 
(A) ask them to meet after the class 
(B) tell them about himself in brief 
(C) ignore the demand and start teaching 
(D) scold the student for this unwanted demand 
58. Moral values can be effectively inculcated among the students when the teacher 
(A) frequently talks about values 
(B) himself practices them 
(C) tells stories of great persons 
(D) talks of Gods and Goddesses 
59. The essential qualities of a researcher are 
(A) spirit of free enquiry 
(B) reliance on observation and evidence 
(C) systematization or theorizing of knowledge 
(D) all the above 
60. Research is conducted to 
I. Generate new knowledge 
II. Not to develop a theory 
III. Obtain research degree 
IV. Reinterpret existing knowledge 
Which of the above are correct ? 
(A) I, III & II (B) III, II & IV 
(C) II, I & III (D) I, III & IV
Answer
1. C, 2. C, 3. A, 4. B, 5. A, 6. A, 7. A, 8. D, 9. D, 10. D, 11. D, 12. C, 13. C, 14. D, 15. D, 16. C, 17. D, 18. D, 19. B, 20. B, 21. B, 22. C, 23. A, 24. C, 25. B, 26. C, 27. C, 28. D, 29. A, 30. D, 31. B, 32. A,
33. A, 34. C, 35. A, 36. B, 37. D, 38. C, 39. A, 40. A, 41. A, 42. C, 43. C, 44. D, 45. A, 46. D, 47. B,
48. A, 49. C, 50. A, 51. B, 52. B, 53. C, 54. B, 55. B, 56. B, 57. B, 58. B, 59. D, 60. D

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Net Questions


  1. Who said that members of the same
    species are not alike?
    (a) Darwin (b) Herbert Spencer(c) Best (d) Good
    2. A statistical measure based upon the
    entire population is called parameter
    while measure based upon a sample is
    known as
    (a) sample parameter(b) inference(c) statistic
    (4) none of these
    3. Generalized conclusion on the basis of a
    sample is technically known as.
    (a) statistical inference of external
    validity of the research
    (b) data analysis and interpretation
    (c) parameter inference
    (d) · all of the above
    4. A researcher selects a probability sample
    of 100 out of the total population. It is
    (a) a cluster sample
    (b) a random sample ..
    (c) a stratified sample
    (d) a systematic sample
    5. A researcher divides the populations into
    PG, graduates and 10 + 2 students and
    using the random digit table he selects
    some of them from. Each. This is
    technically called
    (a) stratified sampling
    (b) stratified random sampling '
    (c) representative sampling
    (d) none ofthese
    6. The final result of a study will be more
    accurate if the sample drawn is
    (a) taken randomly
    (b) fixed by quota
    (c) representative to the population
    (d) purposive
    7. A researcher selects only 10 members as
    a sample from the total population of 5000
    and considers it good because
    (a) he was a good researcher
    (b) he was guided by his supervisor
    (c) the populations was homogeneous
    (d) all of these
    8. Area (cluster) sampling t technique is used
    when 
    (a) population is scattered and large size
    of the sample is to be drawn 
    (b) population is heterogeneous
    (c) long survey is needed 
    (d) (a) and (c)
    9. A researcher divides his population into
    certain groups and fixes the size of the
    sample from each group. It is called
    (a) stratified sample (b) quota sample
    (c) cluster sample (d) all of the above

10. Which of the following is a non-probability
sample ?(a) Quota sample (b) Simple random sample
(c) Purposive sample (d) (a) and (c) both11. Which t echnique is generally followed
when the population is finite ?
(a) Area sampling technique
(b) Purposive sllmpling technique
(c) Systematic sampling technique
(d) None ofthe above
12. Validity of a research can be improved by
(a) eliminating extraneous factors
(b) taking the true representative sample
ofthe population
(c) both of the above measures
(d) none ofthese
13. Field study is related to
(a) real life situations
(b) experimental situations
(c) laboratory situations
(d) none of the above
14. Independent variables are not marupulated in
(a) normative researches
(b) ex-post facto researches
(c) both ofthe above
(d) none ofthe above
15. The research antagonistic to ex-post facto research is
(a) experimental studies
(b) normative researches
(c) library researches
(d) all of the above
16. Who is regarded the father of scientific social surveys?
(a) Darwin (b) Booth
(c) Best (d) None of these
17. Attributes of objects, events or things which can be measured are called
(a) qualitative measure
(b) data
(c) variables
(d) none of the above
18. The process not nE;ededin experimental
researches is
(a) observation
(b) controlling
(c) manipulation and replication
(d) . Reference collection
19. The experimental study is based on the
law of
(d) single variable
(b) replication
(c) occupation
(d) interest ofthe subject
20. All are example of qualitative variables
except
(a) religion and castes
(b) sex
(c) observation
(d) interest of the subject
21. An example of scientific knowledge is
(a) authority of the Prophet or great men
(b) social traditions and customs
(c) religious scriptures
(d) laboratory and field experiments
22. A teacher encounters various problems
during his professional experiences. He should 
(a) resign from his post ' in. such
situations
(b) do research on that problem and find
a solution
(c) avoid the problematic situations ,
(d) take the help of head of the institution
23. A research problem is feasible only when
(a) it is researchable
(b) it is new and adds something to knowledge
(c) it has utility and relevance
(d) all of these
24. Formulation of hypothesis may not be necessary

(a) survey studies 
(b) fact finding (historical) studies
(c) normative studies 
(d) experimental studies
25. Studying the social status of a population
a researcher concluded that Mr. X is
socially backward. His conclusion is
(aJ wrong (b) right
(c) inaccurate (d) biased
Note: Such studies are conducted m
relative terms.
26. A good hypothesis should be
(a) precise, specific and consistent with
most known facts
(b) formulated in such a way that it can
be tested by the data
(c) of limited scope and should not have
global significance
'(d) all of these
27. Hypothesis cannot be stated in
(a) null and question form terms
(b) declarative terms
(c) general terms
(d) directional terms
28. Logic of induction is very close to
(a) the logic of sampling
(b) the logic of observation
(c) the logic of the controlled variable
(d) none of the above
29. In order to augment the accuracy of the study a researcher 
(a) should increase the size of the sample
(b) Should be honest and unbiased
(c) should keep the variance high
(d) all of these
30. All causes n?n ,sampling errors except
(a) faulty tools of measurement
(b) inadequate sample
(c) non response
(d) defect in data collection
31. Total error in a research is equal to
(a) sampling error + non-sampling error
(b) [(sampling error) + (non - sampling error)t
(c) only sampling error
(d) sampling error x 100
32. The probability of a head and a tail of
tossing four coins simultaneously is
(a) 118 (b) 116
(c) 114 (d) 1164
33. Which of the fQl10wing is a primary source
of data? '
(a) Personal records, letters, diaries,
autobiographies, wills, etc.
(b) Official records-governments' documents,
information preserved by
social-religious organizations etc.
(c) Oral testimony of traditions and
customs
(d) All of the above
34. For doing external criticism (for
establishing the authenticity of data) a
researcher must verify:
(a) the signature and handwriting of the
author
(b) the paper and ink used in that period
whicltis under study
(c) style of prose writing of that period
(d) all of the above
35. The validity and reliability of a research
will be at stake when-
(a) The author who is the source of information
is biased, . incompetent or
dishonest
(b) The incident was reported after a long
period of time from that of its
occurrence
(c) T4e researcher himself is not
competent enough to draw logical
conclusions
(d) All of the above
36. While writing research report a
researcher
(a) must riot use the numerical figures in
numbers in the beginning of
sentences
(b) must arrange it in logical, topical and
chronological order
(c) must compare his results with those
of the other studies
(d) all of the above
37. A researcher wants to study the future of
the Congress I in India.. For the study
which tool is most appropriate for him?
(a) Questionnaire (b) SchedUle
(c) Interview (d) Rating scale
38. Survey study aims at:
(i) knowing facts about the l!Xisting
situation
(ii) comparing the present status with the
standard norms
(iii) criticizing the existing situation
(iv) identifying the means of improving
the existing situation
(a) (i) and (ii) only
(b) (i), (ii), and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iii) only
39. Seeing a very big rally it was reported that
JD will win the election, the conclusion
was based on: 
(a) random sampling 
(b) cluster sampling '
(c) systematic sampling 
(d) purposive sampling
40. The per capita income of India from 1950
to 1990 is four times. This study is
(a) social (b) horizontal
(c) longitudinal (d) factorial
41. It is an example of negative correlation:
(a) an increase iiI population will lead to
a shortage of food grains
(b) poor intelligence means poor
achievement in school
(c) corruption in India is increasing
(d) poor working condition retards output
45.If you are doing experiment on a large
group of sample which method of
controlling will you adopt?
(a) matching
(b) randomization
(c) elimination and matching both
(d) elimination .
The other name of independent variable
for an experimental research is/are 
(a) treatment variable 
(b) experimental variable
(c) manipulated variable 
(d) all of the above
46.The historical research is different from
experimental research in the process of 
(a) replication 
(b) the formulation of the hypothesis
(c) the hypothesis testing 
(d) all of the above
47.The review of the related study . is
important while undertaking a research
because
(a) it avoids repetition or duplication
(b) it helps in understanding the gaps
(c) it helps the researcher not to draw
illogical conclusions
(d) all of the above
48. Which of the following is not the
characteristic of a researcher?
(a) He is a specialist rather than a
generalist 
(b) He is industrious and persistent on
the trial of discovery
(c) He is not inspirational to his chosen
field but accepts the reality 
(d) He is not versatile in his interest and
even in his native abilities 
(e) He is versatile in his interest, even in
his native abilities 
(f) he is objective
49. Collective psychology of the whole period is
a theory which
(a) can explain all phase of historical
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development
(b) means the psychology of the whole
society
(e) means psychological approach of data
collection
(d) all oftl1.e above
50. Bibliography given in a research report
(a) helps those interested in further
research and studying the problem
from another angle
(b) makes the report authentic
(e) shows the vast knowledge of the researcher
(d) none of the above
51. If the sample drawn does not specify any
condition about the parameter of the ·
. population, it is called
(a) selected statistics
(b) distribution free statistics
(c) census
(d) none of the above