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UGC NET Paper 1General

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Q1

Teaching is best described as a

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q2

The chief objective of teaching is

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q2

The learner characteristics that impacts learning the most are:

Learner Characteristics/answer key
Q3

The main drawback of lecture is that:

Teaching Methods/answer key
Q4

Identify any three factors which contribute to effective teaching (i) Art of communication (ii) Subject mastery (iii) Smart and handsome looks (iv) Rapport with students

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q4

If ‘Learning to know’ is aim of education, then students should be :

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q5

Which effort will promote use of library by students ?

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q5

Programmed instruction is based on the principles of learning which is known as

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q6

Present evaluation system has limitations regarding :

Evaluation Systems/answer key
Q6

Sentence completion tests are object i ve type of tests which measure

Evaluation Systems/answer key
Q7

Three of the following four attributes characterise research. Identify the one which is not an attribute of research

Research Concept/answer key
Q7

Knowledge unlike belief refers to :

Indian Logic/answer key
Q8

Match the following: List I List II

Research Methods/answer key
Q8

One of the main aims of science is :

Research Concept/answer key
Q9

The stage at which the researcher makes his/her observations and records them, is called as :

Research Process/answer key
Q9

Reorganise the following in an appropriate sequence (i) Analysis and interpretation of data (ii) Preparation of Research Report (iii) Identification and selection of a problem (iv)...

Research Process/answer key
Q10

A set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables is called :

Research Concept/answer key
Q10

One of the following behaviour does not confirm to research ethics. Identify the behaviour

Research Ethics/answer key
Q11

An exhaustive and critical reading of the available literature on the research topic prior to its investigation is called as :

Thesis & Article Writing/answer key
Q11

One of the following forums will be directly relevant for administrative actions

Teaching Methods/answer key
Q12

A ‘focus group discussion’ includes about .......................... participants.

Research Process/answer key
Q12

Quality of a good thesis is judged by three of the following four qualities (i) Coherence across objectives and findings (ii) Consistency between data, analysis and interpretation...

Thesis & Article Writing/answer key
Q13

How did people greet Nehru when he went to address them? They greeted him with

RC Question Types/answer key
Q13

The author regrets the fact that :

RC Question Types/answer key
Q14

Who was the person that gave the reply: Bharat Mata means “Dharti”?

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Q14

Which of the following statements is true ?

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Q15

When the villagers were questioned on their concept of ‘Dharti’, one of the following answers was not included

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Q16

Which part of Dharti gives us food?

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Q16

Teachers are out of touch with :

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Q17

Victory to ‘Bharat Mata’ means, victory to

RC Question Types/answer key
Q17

The teaching of Civics is problematic because students realise that :

Teaching Concept/answer key
Q18

What was the great discovery made by the villagers?

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Q18

Choose the most appropriate title for the passage from the following :

RC Skills/answer key
Q19

Effective classroom communication of a teacher depends upon three of the following four qualities. They are (i) Content mastery (ii) Clarity in language teaching (iii) Consistency...

Communication in Classroom/answer key
Q19

In which of the following types of communication the sender and receiver very rarely share the same time and space continuum and interact in a considerable way ?

Mass Communication/answer key
Q20

We generally and unknowingly tend to believe non-verbal clues more than verbal clues of a person because :

Communication Process/answer key
Q20

Three of the following four attributes of a teacher will become barriers in effective communication. Identify them (i) Pronunciation of the teacher (ii) Caste status of a teacher (...

Communication Process/answer key
Q21

Match the following behaviours of teachers with their communication-type Behaviours Type

Communication Process/answer key
Q21

Which of the following are examples of non-verbal communication ? (i) Grunt (ii) Emoticon (iii) Letter (iv) Sigh

Communication Process/answer key
Q22

The technique adopted to find out the level of acceptability of an individual by members of a group is

Research Process/answer key
Q22

On the criteria of interactivity and dynamism of communication which of the following is the best situation for teaching ?

Communication in Classroom/answer key
Q23

Which year marked the arrival of private satellite television channels in India ?

Mass Communication/answer key
Q23

Some of the following constraints are faced by first generation learners in college and university. Identify them. (i) Sub-optimal command over English Language (ii) Divergences in...

Learner Characteristics/answer key
Q24

In the context of Indian media identify the correct alternative: Newspaper : IRS :: TV : ?

Mass Communication/answer key
Q24

Who among the following distinguished scholars is considered as the father of communication science?

Communication Process/answer key
Q25

In a certain code CLOCK is KCOLC. How is STEPS written in the same code ?

Codes & Coding-Decoding/answer key
Q25

Replace the question mark (?) by an appropriate alternative in the following series : 32 33 37 46 62 ?

Number Series & Letter Series/answer key
Q26

Replace the question mark (?) by an appropriate alternative in the following letter series : AZ DW GT JQ ?

Number Series & Letter Series/answer key
Q26

In the sequence of numbers 5, 8, 13, X, 34, 55, 89, .... the value of X is

Number Series & Letter Series/answer key
Q27

In a certain code language, PUNE is written as SXQH. How would you write DELHI in this language ?

Codes & Coding-Decoding/answer key