UGC NET- Paper-1 December 2021: Total Questions: 50
Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow
The given table has the number of students enrolled for different courses in 5 different years along with their male and female categorization.
| Year | BSc | BA1 | BCom | |||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 2016 | 380 | 220 | 520 | 405 | 200 | 80 |
| 2017 | 390 | 230 | 525 | 417 | 210 | 85 |
| 2018 | 395 | 235 | 535 | 427 | 212 | 87 |
| 2019 | 405 | 250 | 538 | 430 | 215 | 91 |
| 2020 | 415 | 275 | 543 | 438 | 221 | 97 |
- Which year has the minimum percentage increase of male students in the college (including all courses)?
(A) 2017
(B) 2018
(C) 2019
(D) 2020
- Find out the ratio between female students of BA and B.Com during 2016-2020.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
- Find out the average of difference between male and female students for the BA course during 2016-2020.
(A) 105.3
(B) 107.4
(C) 108.8
(D) 109.2
- Find out the total number of male students in the college during 2018-2020.
(A) 3479
(B) 3480
(C) 3481
(D) 3482
- Find out the ratio between the percentage increase of male students and the percentage increase of female students from 2016 to 2017.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
- Analogies have been used for which of the following purposes?
- Inductive reasoning
- Deductive reasoning
- Description
- Explanation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A, B and D only
(B) A, B and C only
(C) A, C and D only
(D) B, C and D only
- Identify the fallacy committed in the argument below.
Some good actors are not strong men.
All professional wrestlers are strong men.
Therefore, all professional wrestlers are good actors.
(A) Fallacy of drawing affirmative conclusions from negative premise.
(B) Fallacy of Illict Major.
(C) Fallacy of Illict Minor.
(D) Fallacy of Undistributed Middle
- The objective of exploring the existing literature should be to identify which of the following issues?
- What is already known about this area?
- What concepts and theories are relevant to this area?
- How to get funding for the research?
- What are the significant controversies in this area?
- Are there any inconsistencies in the findings of this area?
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A, B, C and D only
(B) A, B, C and E only
(C) A, B, D and E only
(D) B, C, D and E only
- Which one of the following is a part of the processor?
(A) Address bus.
(B) Cache memory.
(C) Control unit.
(D) Data bus
- Eutrophication in a water body leads to which of the following?
- Bloom of algae
- Increase in the level of dissolved oxygen (DO)
- Increase in turbidity and odor of the water body
- Difficulty in sustaining normal aquatic life
- Deficiency of nutrients
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A, B and C only
(B) A, C and D only
(C) B, C and D only
(D) C, D and E only
- NSFQ organises qualification according to series of levels of
(A) Knowledge, Skills, Aptitude
(B) Knowledge, Skills, Experience
(C) Skills, Achievement, Aptitude
(D) Skills, Experience, Aptitude
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: A proposition is a statement about observable phenomena (concepts) that may be judged as true or false.
Reason R: When a proposition is formulated for empirical testing, it is called a hypothesis.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) A is correct but R is not correct
(B) A is not correct but R is correct
(C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(D) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- If the research is to be conducted on very young children or inarticulate persons, which one of the following methods will be appropriate in this situation?
(A) Case history
(B) Experiment
(C) Observation
(D) Survey
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: A culture of bacteria quadruples every hour. If a bottle with these bacteria was half-full at 7 am, then at 6 am on the same day, the bottle was one-eighth full.
Statement II: The average of the first 31 natural numbers is16.5.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(C) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
(D) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Naiyāyikas do not accept non-apprehension (annpalabdhi) as a distinct source of knowledge (pramāna).
Reason R: According to Naiyāyikas, non-apprehension can be covered under inference (anumāna).
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A is false but R is true
(B) A is true but R is false
(C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(D) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: Context of discovery involves non-rational, intuitive processes while context of justification is based on logical processes.
Statement II: The process of hypothesis generation doesn’t strictly follow rigorous logical reasoning.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| In Square of opposition | Resultant |
| A. If ‘Some flowers are pink’ is False | I. ‘I’ is False; ‘O’ is True |
| B. If ‘No girls are birds’ is True | II. ‘A’ is False; ‘E’ is True |
| C. If ‘Some boys are not tall’ is False | III. ‘I’ is True; ‘O’ is False |
| D. If ‘All chocolates are sweet’ is True | IV. ‘E’ is False; ‘I’ is true |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III
(B) A – III, B – IV, C – II, D – I
(C) A – IV, B – II, C – I, D – III
(D) A-II, B – III, C – I, D – IV
- Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| Communication Components | Description |
| A. Medium | I. Facts |
| B. Channel | II. Verbal and non-verbal signs |
| C. Codes | III. Route by which the message travels |
| D. Content information | IV. Physical means to transmit the message |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A – I , B – II, C – III, D – IV
(B) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II
(C) A – IV, B – III, C – II , D – I
(D) A-II, B – III, C – IV, D – I
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: Behaviour theory does not concentrate on observable behaviour.
Statement II: Behaviour theory approach involves continuous inquiry.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate
answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- “Destiny of India is being shaped in her classrooms”. This is stated in
(A) Education Commission
(B) NKC report
(C) NPE -1986
(D) University Education Commission
- What is a disk defragmenter?
(A) Carry out a backup procedure
(B) Check disk drives for empty space
(C) Compress data before writing it on the hard disk
(D) Rearrange blocks of data to store files in contiguous sectors
- Which of the following has positive radiative forcing or warming effect in the global climate?
(A) Stratospheric Ozone
(B) Sulphate Aerosol
(C) Sulphur dioxide
(D) Tropospheric Ozone
- Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| Network Addresses | Respective Layers |
| A. IP Address | I. Application Layer |
| B. MAC Address | II. Network Layer |
| C. Socket Address | III. Transport Layer |
| D. URL Address | IV. Data Link Layer |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(B) A – I, B – IV, C – II, D – III
(C) A – II, B – IV, C – III, D – I
(D) A – III, B – I, C – II, D – IV
- Anumana has been accepted as an independent source of valid knowledge by which of the following schools?
- Buddhists
- Naiyāyikas
- Cārvākās
- Mīmāmsakas
- Advaitins
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A and B only
(B) A, B and C only
(C) A, B, D and E only
(D) B, C, D and E only
- Colour, as a means of communication, has meanings that mostly emanate from one’s own
(A) Choices
(B) Culture
(C) Educational background
(D) Social status
- Which one of the following is not an objective of higher education?
(A) Career Development
(B) Improving literacy levels
(C) Research
(D) Teaching
- Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| Contexts | Examples |
| A. Context of discovery | I. From the particular to a generalization |
| B. Inductive reasoning | II. Testing or verifying the hypothesis |
| C. Abductive reasoning | III. Hypothesis generation |
| D. Context of justification | IV. Inference based on some observations |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A – I, B – III, C – II, D – IV
(B) A – III, B – I, C – IV, D – II
(C) A – IV, B – III, C – I, D – II
(D) .A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III
- What is the name of the concept to describe the magnitude of gains from any given change in an educational practice and thus to predict what we can hope to accomplish by using that practice?
(A) Argumentation
(B) Effect size
(C) Empathy
(D) Pluralism
- Which of the following are popular software (apps) used for conducting online conferences?
- Big Blue Button
- ZOOM
- KOHA
- Microsoft Teams
- Moodle
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A, B and D only
(B) A, B and C only
(C) A, C and E only
(D) C, D and E only
- Given below are two statements regarding the Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
Statement I: HDD use circular platters coated in magnetic material.
Statement II: Access to data is faster than with RAM
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
(C) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
(D) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Which of the following statements regarding Modems are correct?
- It is used to convert digital data into analogue
- It also converts analoque data into digital data
- Sends the data packet to specific addresses
- Inspects data packets received over the internet
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A and B only
(B) A, B and C only
(C) B and C only
(D) B, C and D only
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: Methanol (CH3OH) also known as wood alcohol and has a much higher octane rating than gasoline.
Statement II: Methanol burns with higher flame temperature than gasoline or diesel. Thus, it produces a higher amount of NOx.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(C) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
(D) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- The primary treatment of wastewater involves removal of
(A) Colloids
(B) Microorganisms
(C) Organic water
(D) Solids
- What comes next in the following sequence?
1, 2, 3, 7, 16, 65, ?
(A) 225
(B) 228
(C) 287
(D) 321
- Match List I with List II
| List I | List II |
| Erikson’s Stages of Psychological Development | Relevant Illustrations |
| A. Basic trust versus basic mistrust | I. Parenting/mentoring |
| B. Industry versus inferiority | II. Love relationships |
| C. Intimacy versus isolation | III. School |
| D. Generativity versus stagnation | IV. Feeding |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(B) A – III, B – IV, C – I, D – II
(C) A – IV, B – III, C – II, D – I
(D) A – II, B – I, C – IV, D – III
- Two trains are moving in same direction at 60 km/hr and 45km/hr. The faster train passes a girl sitting in the slower train in 15 seconds. The length of the faster train is
(A) 165 m
(B) 22.5 m
(C) 225 m
(D) 62.5 m
- Who is the Executive Head of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)?
(A) A member of Parliament appointed by the President
(B) Chief of the Army Staff
(C) President of India
(D) Prime Minister of India
- Identify the correct sequence for phases of personal growth in the non-directive interview process.
- Develops insight
- Integration
- Release of feelings
- Action
- New orientation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A, B, C, D, E
(B) B, E, D, A, C
(C) C, A, D, B, E
(D) C, E, B, A, D
- Human communication involves
- Patterned social interactions
- Use of abstract meanings only
- Conflict-oriented actions only
- Neaural activities of the brain
- Psychological activities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) A, B and C only
(B) A, D and E only
(C) B, C and D only
(D) C, D and E only
- Identify the correct sequence of the following types of visual communication.
- Objects
- Maps
- Graphs
- Photographs
- Models
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
(A) A, B, D, C, E
(B) A, E, C, B, D
(C) B, D, E, C, A
(D) C, A, D, B, E
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: A two-way communication takes place when the encoding and decoding are in operation with equal frequency by two or more individuals.
Statement II: The communicator and the communicatee are related by the communication circuits and the success of communication depends upon the level of reciprocity between them.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- A vendor marks all his goods at 50% above the cost price and then offers a discount of 25% on the marked prices. What is his profit on the sales?
(A) 12.50%
(B) 20.50%
(C) 22.50%
(D) 25%
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Environmental education makes individuals aware of environmental issues, explore and analyse causes and effectiveness of the issues, and promotes environmental sustainability.
Reason R: It is very essential to think and act creatively to become technically capable and trained to approach environmental issues in a proactive manner.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) A is correct but R is not correct
(B) A is not correct but R is correct
(C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(D) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- Six years ago, the ratio of the ages of Ravi and Laxmi was 6:5. Four years hence, the ratio will be 11:10. Ravi’s age at present is
(A) 10 years
(B) 12 years
(C) 16 years
(D) 18 years
- Given below are two statements
Statement I: The Hansa Mehta committee made a recommendation that there is a need to make differentiation in curriculum on the basis of sex.
Statement II: Bhaktavalsalan committee recommended that the government and public should both act jointly, realize their responsibilities and proceed in a planned manner with regard to education of girls in future.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow
Besides being hailed as a technology which can deliver the ‘global village’, the Internet is also promoted as a singular medium which allows for democratised processes which were not previously possible in the era of broadcast. but what kinds of democracy are being postulated here? Traditionally, and more than ever now, democracy is heavily aligned with the nation-state. Because of this, no sense is made of the claim that the Internet enables universal participation in the democratic process. The point here is the practices of communication afforded by computer-mediated communication may able to substitute some of the functions of the mass media- for example, in the formation of pre-institutional public opinion. But these practices do not necessarily exert pressure on the institutional apparatuses of politics. Of course, the mass media themselves, as a means of electronically mediated communication, can never replace the institutional apparatuses of politics, and as found out by numerous studies, have been just as much used by politicians as they have influenced them. The internet can be classified as a global technology, which enables connections with individuals and institutions overseas just as easily as it does nationally, regionally or locally, If there is an imagined community on the Internet, it is definitely not the nation-state. State bounded kinds of citizenship cannot be considered coterminous with the kinds of citizenship which are achieved on the Internet. However, this is not to argue that a global sense of citizenship, even if it too is an ‘imagined one’, cannot exist. Recent protests against international financial institutions such as the World Bank were organised almost entirely through Internet media – a case of not-so-visible electronic assemblies producing very visible embodied assemblies. But even that the experience of community on the Internet is not limited to national boundaries, it is also important to consider the shape and structure of virtual communities.
- Internet is considered as a prime medium for its
(A) Better than the broadcast medium
(B) Far-reaching accessibility
(C) Position as a technological medium
(D) Promotion of a new type of democratisation
- Even now the nation-state influences
(A) Its citizens
(B) Its imagined communities
(C) The democratic process
(D) The globalisation concept
- The crux of the passage is that the Internet:
(A) can help organise people’s assemblies
(B) can provide segmented experience of the world
(C) has limited use in politics
(D) is an all-powerful medium
- What is the main weakness of the Internet?
(A) Electronic media is more powerful than the Internet
(B) It cannot produce a global sense of citizenship
(C) It cannot substitute political institutions
(D) Virtual citizenship is coterminous with national citizenship
- In what way, can the internet play a role in modern society?
(A) Being a substitute to traditional broadcast media
(B) By playing a supportive role to conventional media
(C) By shaping institutional public opinion
(D) By taking an active part as a political institution
