गुरुवार, 30 जून 2022

UGC NET JRF DEC. 2013 PAPER-I SET-W

 

UGC NET JRF DEC. 2013      PAPER-I   SET-W

 

Note : This paper contains Sixty (60) multiple choice questions, each question carrying two (2) marks.

Candidate is expected to answer any Fifty (50) questions.

In case more than Fifty (50) questions are attempted, only the first Fifty (50) questions will

be evaluated.

 

1. Which is the main objective of research ?

(A) To review the literature

(B) To summarize what is already

known

(C) To get an academic degree

(D) To discover new facts or to

make fresh interpretation of

known facts

ANS. 1 D

 

2. Sampling error decreases with the

(A) decrease in sample size

(B) increase in sample size

(C) process of randomization

(D) process of analysis

ANS. 2 B

 

3. The principles of fundamental

research are used in

(A) action research

(B) applied research

(C) philosophical research

(D) historical research

ANS. 3 B

 

4. Users who use media for their own

ends are identified as

(A) Passive audience

(B) Active audience

(C) Positive audience

(D) Negative audience

ANS. 4 B

 

5. Classroom communication can be

described as

(A) Exploration

(B) Institutionalisation

(C) Unsignified narration

(D) Discourse

ANS. 5 D

 

6. Ideological codes shape our collective

(A) Productions          (B) Perceptions

(C) Consumptions       (D) Creations

ANS. 6 B

 

7. In communication, myths have power,

but are

(A) uncultural.

(B) insignificant.

(C) imprecise.

(D) unpreferred.

ANS. 7 C

 

8. The first multi-lingual news agency of

India was

(A) Samachar

(B) API

(C) Hindustan Samachar

(D) Samachar Bharati

ANS. 8 C

 

9. Organisational communication can

also be equated with

(A) intra-personal communication.

(B) inter-personal communication.

(C) group communication.

(D) mass communication.

ANS. 9 C

 

10. If two propositions having the same

subject and predicate terms are such

that one is the denial of the other, the

relationship between them is called

(A) Contradictory

(B) Contrary

(C) Sub-contrary

(D) Sub-alternation

ANS. 10 A

 

11. Ananya and Krishna can speak and

follow English. Bulbul can write and

speak Hindi as Archana does.

Archana talks with Ananya also in

Bengali. Krishna can not follow

Bengali. Bulbul talks with Ananya in

Hindi. Who can speak and follow

English, Hindi and Bengali ?

(A) Archana

(B) Bulbul

(C) Ananya

(D) Krishna

ANS. 11 C

 

12. A stipulative definition may be said to

be

(A) Always true

(B) Always false

(C) Sometimes true, sometimes

false

(D) Neither true nor false

ANS. 12 D

 

13. When the conclusion of an argument

follows from its premise/premises

conclusively, the argument is called

(A) Circular argument

(B) Inductive argument

(C) Deductive argument

(D) Analogical argument

ANS. 13 C

 

14. Saturn and Mars are planets like the

earth. They borrow light from the Sun

and moves around the Sun as the

Earth does. So those planets are

inhabited by various orders of

creatures as the earth is.

What type of argument is contained in

the above passage ?

(A) Deductive (B) Astrological

(C) Analogical (D) Mathematical

ANS. 14 C

 

15. Given below are two premises. Four

conclusions are drawn from those two

premises in four codes. Select the code

that states the conclusion validly drawn.

Premises :

(i) All saints are religious. (major)

(ii) Some honest persons are saints.

(minor)

Codes :

(A) All saints are honest.

(B) Some saints are honest.

(C) Some honest persons are

religious.

(D) All religious persons are honest.

ANS. 15 C

 

Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India

from different regions of the world in

different years. Study the table carefully

and answer questions from 16 to 19 based

on this table.

Number of Foreign Tourist

Region Arrivals

2007 2008 2009

Western

Europe

1686083 1799525 1610086

North

America

1007276 1027297 1024469

South Asia 982428 1051846 982633

South East

Asia

303475 332925 348495

East Asia 352037 355230 318292

West Asia 171661 215542 201110

Total FTAs

in India

5081504 5282603 5108579

ANS. 15 C

 

16. Find out the region that contributed

around 20 percent of the total foreign

tourist arrivals in India in 2009.

(A) Western Europe

(B) North America

(C) South Asia

(D) South East Asia

ANS. 16 B

 

17. Which of the following regions has

recorded the highest negative growth

rate of foreign tourist arrivals in India

in 2009 ?

(A) Western Europe

(B) North America

(C) South Asia

(D) West Asia

ANS. 17 D

 

18. Find out the region that has been

showing declining trend in terms of

share of foreign tourist arrivals in

India in 2008 and 2009.

(A) Western Europe

(B) South East Asia

(C) East Asia

(D) West Asia

ANS. 18 A

 

19. Identify the region that has shown

hyper growth rate of foreign tourist

arrivals than the growth rate of the

total FTAs in India in 2008.

(A) Western Europe

(B) North America

(C) South Asia

(D) East Asia

ANS. 19 C

 

20. The post-industrial society is

designated as

(A) Information society

(B) Technology society

(C) Mediated society

(D) Non-agricultural society

ANS. 20 A

 

21. The initial efforts for internet based

communication was for

(A) Commercial communication

(B) Military purposes

(C) Personal interaction

(D) Political campaigns

ANS. 21 B

 

22. Internal communication within

institutions is done through

(A) LAN

(B) WAN

(C) EBB

(D) MMS

ANS. 22 A

 

23. Virtual reality provides

(A) Sharp pictures

(B) Individual audio

(C) Participatory experience

(D) Preview of new films

ANS. 23 C

 

24. The first virtual university of India

came up in

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

ANS. 24 D

 

25. Arrange the following books in

chronological order in which they

appeared. Use the code given below :

(i) Limits to Growth

(ii) Silent Spring

(iii) Our Common Future

(iv) Resourceful Earth

Codes :

(A) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

(B) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

(C) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(D) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

ANS. 25 C

 

26. Which one of the following continents

is at a greater risk of desertification ?

(A) Africa

(B) Asia

(C) South America

(D) North America

ANS. 26 A

 

27. “Women are closer to nature than

men.” What kind of perspective is this ?

(A) Realist (B) Essentialist

(C) Feminist (D) Deep ecology

ANS. 27 B

 

28. Which one of the following is not a

matter a global concern in the removal

of tropical forests ?

(A) Their ability to absorb the

chemicals that contribute to

depletion of ozone layer.

(B) Their role in maintaining the

oxygen and carbon balance of

the earth.

(C) Their ability to regulate surface

and air temperatures, moisture

content and reflectivity.

(D) Their contribution to the

biological diversity of the planet.

ANS. 28 A

 

29. The most comprehensive approach to

address the problems of manenvironment

interaction is one of the

following :

(A) Natural Resource Conservation

Approach

(B) Urban-industrial Growth

Oriented Approach

(C) Rural-agricultural Growth

Oriented Approach

(D) Watershed Development Approach

ANS. 29 D

 

30. The major source of the pollutant gas,

carbon mono-oxide (CO), in urban

areas is

(A) Thermal power sector

(B) Transport sector

(C) Industrial sector

(D) Domestic sector

ANS. 30 B

 

31. In a fuel cell driven vehicle, the

energy is obtained from the

combustion of

(A) Methane (B) Hydrogen

(C) LPG (D) CNG

ANS. 31 B

 

32. Which one of the following Councils

has been disbanded in 2013 ?

(A) Distance Education Council

(DEC)

(B) National Council for Teacher

Education (NCTE)

(C) National Council of Educational

Research and Training

(NCERT)

(D) National Assessment and

Accreditation Council (NAAC)

ANS. 32 A

 

33. Which of the following statements are

correct about the National Assessment

and Accreditation Council ?

1. It is an autonomous institution.

2. It is tasked with the

responsibility of assessing and

accrediting institutions of higher

education.

3. It is located in Delhi.

4. It has regional offices.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

Codes :

(A) 1 and 3                  (B) 1 and 2

(C) 1, 2 and 4              (D) 2, 3 and 4

ANS. 33 B

 

34. The power of the Supreme Court of

India to decide disputes between two

or more States falls under its

(A) Advisory Jurisdiction

(B) Appellate Jurisdiction

(C) Original Jurisdiction

(D) Writ Jurisdiction

ANS. 34 C

 

35. Which of the following statements are

correct ?

1. There are seven Union

Territories in India.

2. Two Union Territories have

Legislative Assemblies

3. One Union Territory has a High

Court.

4. One Union Territory is the

capital of two States.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

(A) 1 and 3 only

(B) 2 and 4 only

(C) 2, 3 and 4 only

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

ANS. 35 D

 

36. Which of the following statements are

correct about the Central Information

Commission ?

1. The Central Information

Commission is a statutory body.

2. The Chief Information

Commissioner and other

Information Commissioners are

appointed by the President of

India.

3. The Commission can impose

a penalty upto a maximum of

` 25,000/-

4. It can punish an errant officer.

Select the correct answer from the

codes given below :

Codes :

(A) 1 and 2 only

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 2, 3 and 4

ANS. 36 C

 

37. Who among the following conducted

the CNN-IBN – The Hindu 2013

Election Tracker Survey across 267

constituencies in 18 States ?

(A) The Centre for the Study of

Developing Societies (CSDS)

(B) The Association for Democratic

Reforms (ADR)

(C) CNN and IBN

(D) CNN, IBN and The Hindu

ANS. 37 A

 

38. In certain code TEACHER is written

as VGCEJGT. The code of

CHILDREN will be

(A) EKNJFTGP          (B) EJKNFTGP

(C) KNJFGTP             (D) None of these

ANS. 38 B

 

39. A person has to buy both apples and

mangoes. The cost of one apple is

` 7/- whereas that of a mango is ` 5/-.

If the person has ` 38, the number of

apples he can buy is

(A) 1    (B) 2

(C) 3    (D) 4

ANS. 39 D

 

40. A man pointing to a lady said, “The

son of her only brother is the brother

of my wife”. The lady is related to the

man as

(A) Mother’s sister

(B) Grand mother

(C) Mother-in-law

(D) Sister of Father-in-law

ANS. 40 D

 

41. In this series

6, 4, 1, 2, 2, 8, 7, 4, 2, 1, 5, 3, 8, 6, 2,

2, 7, 1, 4, 1, 3, 5, 8, 6, how many pairs

of successive numbers have a

difference of 2 each ?

(A) 4 (B) 5

(C) 6 (D) 8

ANS. 41 C

 

42. The mean marks obtained by a class

of 40 students is 65. The mean marks

of half of the students is found to be

45. The mean marks of the remaining

students is

(A) 85 (B) 60

(C) 70 (D) 65

ANS. 42 A

 

43. Anil is twice as old as Sunita. Three

years ago, he was three times as old as

Sunita. The present age of Anil is

(A) 6 years

(B) 8 years

(C) 12 years

(D) 16 years

ANS. 43

 

44. Which of the following is a social

network ?

(A) amazon.com

(B) eBay

(C) gmail.com

(D) Twitter

ANS. 44 D

 

45. The population information is called

parameter while the corresponding

sample information is known as

(A) Universe

(B) Inference

(C) Sampling design

(D) Statistics

ANS. 45 D

 

Read the following passage carefully and answer questions 46 to 51 :

Heritage conservation practices improved worldwide after the International Centre for the Study

of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) was established with

UNESCO’s assistance in 1959. The inter-governmental organisation with 126 member states has

done a commendable job by training more than 4,000 professionals, providing practice standards,

and sharing technical expertise. In this golden jubilee year, as we acknowledge its key role in

global conservation, an assessment of international practices would be meaningful to the Indian

conservation movement. Consistent investment, rigorous attention, and dedicated research and

dissemination are some of the positive lessons to imbibe. Countries such as Italy have

demonstrated that prioritising heritage with significant budget provision pays. On the other hand,

India, which is no less endowed in terms of cultural capital, has a long way to go. Surveys

indicate that in addition to the 6,600 protected monuments, there are over 60,000 equally valuable

heritage structures that await attention. Besides the small group in the service of Archaeological

Survey of India, there are only about 150 trained conservation professionals. In order to

overcome this severe shortage the emphasis has been on setting up dedicated labs and training

institutions. It would make much better sense for conservation to be made part of mainstream

research and engineering institutes, as has been done in Europe.

Increasing funding and building institutions are the relatively easy part. The real challenge is to

redefine international approaches to address local contexts. Conservation cannot limit itself to

enhancing the art-historical value of the heritage structures, which international charters perhaps

overemphasise. The effort has to be broad-based : It must also serve as a means to improving the

quality of life in the area where the heritage structures are located. The first task therefore is to

integrate conservation efforts with sound development plans that take care of people living in the

heritage vicinity. Unlike in western countries, many traditional building crafts survive in India, and

conservation practices offer an avenue to support them. This has been acknowledged by the Indian

National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage charter for conservation but is yet to receive substantial

state support. More strength for heritage conservation can be mobilised by aligning it with the green

building movement. Heritage structures are essentially eco-friendly and conservation could become a

vital part of the sustainable building practices campaign in future.

 

46. The outlook for conservation heritage changed

(A) after the establishment of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation

and Restoration of Cultural Property.

(B) after training the specialists in the field.

(C) after extending UNESCO’s assistance to the educational institutions.

(D) after ASI’s measures to protect the monuments.

ANS. 46 A

 

47. The inter-government organization was appreciated because of

(A) increasing number of members to 126.

(B) imparting training to professionals and sharing technical expertise.

(C) consistent investment in conservation.

(D) its proactive role in renovation and restoration.

ANS. 47 B

 

48. Indian conservation movement will be successful if there would be

(A) Financial support from the Government of India.

(B) Non-governmental organisations role and participation in the conservation movement.

(C) consistent investment, rigorous attention, and dedicated research and dissemination of

awareness for conservation.

(D) Archaeological Survey of India’s meaningful assistance.

ANS. 48 C

 

49. As per the surveys of historical monuments in India, there is very small number of

protected monuments. As per given the total number of monuments and enlisted number of

protected monuments, percentage comes to

(A) 10 percent (B) 11 percent (C) 12 percent (D) 13 percent

ANS. 49 B

 

50. What should India learn from Europe to conserve our cultural heritage ?

(i) There should be significant budget provision to conserve our cultural heritage.

(ii) Establish dedicated labs and training institutions.

(iii) Force the government to provide sufficient funds.

(iv) Conservation should be made part of mainstream research and engineering institutes.

Choose correct answer from the codes given below :

(A)  (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) (B) (i), (ii), (iv) (C) (i), (ii) (D) (i), (iii), (iv)

ANS. 50 B

 

51. INTACH is known for its contribution for conservation of our cultural heritage. The full

form of INTACH is

(A) International Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.

(B) Intra-national Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

(C) Integrated Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

(D) Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

ANS. 51 D

 

52. While delivering lecture if there is

some disturbance in the class, a

teacher should

(A) keep quiet for a while and then

continue.

(B) punish those causing

disturbance.

(C) motivate to teach those causing

disturbance.

(D) not bother of what is happening

in the class.

ANS. 52 C

 

53. Effective teaching is a function of

(A) Teacher’s satisfaction.

(B) Teacher’s honesty and

commitment.

(C) Teacher’s making students learn

and understand.

(D) Teacher’s liking for professional

excellence.

ANS. 53 C

 

54. The most appropriate meaning of

learning is

(A) Acquisition of skills

(B) Modification of behaviour

(C) Personal adjustment

(D) Inculcation of knowledge

ANS. 54 B

 

55. Arrange the following teaching

process in order :

(i) Relate the present knowledge

with previous one

(ii) Evaluation

(iii) Reteaching

(iv) Formulating instructional objectives

(v) Presentation of instructional

materials

(A) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

(B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)

(C) (v), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

(D) (iv), (i), (v), (ii), (iii)

ANS. 55 D

 

56. CIET stands for

(A) Centre for Integrated Education

and Technology

(B) Central Institute for Engineering

and Technology

(C) Central Institute for Education

Technology

(D) Centre for Integrated Evaluation

Techniques.

ANS. 56 C

 

57. Teacher’s role at higher education

level is to

(A) provide information to students.

(B) promote self learning in students.

(C) encourage healthy competition

among students.

(D) help students to solve their

problems.

ANS. 57 B

 

58. The Verstehen School of

Understanding was popularised by

(A) German Social Scientists

(B) American Philosophers

(C) British Academicians

(D) Italian Political Analysts

ANS. 58 A

 

59. The sequential operations in scientific

research are

(A) Co-variation, Elimination of

Spurious Relations, Generalisation,

Theorisation

(B) Generalisation, Co-variation,

Theorisation, Elimination of

Spurious Relations

(C) Theorisation, Generalisation,

Elimination of Spurious

Relations, Co-variation

(D) Elimination of Spurious Relations,

Theorisation, Generalisation,

Co-variation.

ANS. 59 A

 

60. In sampling, the lottery method is

used for

(A) Interpretation

(B) Theorisation

(C) Conceptualisation

(D) Randomisation

ANS. 60 D

 

 

UGC - NET DECEMBER 2013

ANSWER KEYS (Paper I)

 

  W X Y Z

1 D A A D

2 B B B C

3 B A C A

4 B C D C

5 D D C D

6 B C A D

7 C A B A

8 C B D B

9 C A D C

10 A D C B

11 C B A B

12 D B C D

13 C A D C

14 C B D C

15 C C A B

16 B D B D

17 D C C C

18 A A B B

19 C B B A

20 A D D A

21 B D C D

22 A C C D

23 C A B B

24 D C D B

25 C D C B

26 A D B D

27 B A A B

28 A B A C

29 D C D C

30 B B D C

31 B B B A

32 A D B C

33 B C B D

34 C C D C

35 D B B C

36 C D C C

37 A C C B

38 B B C D

39 D A A A

40 D A C C

41 C D D A

42 A D C B

43 C B C A

44 D B C C

45 D B B D

46 A D D C

47 B B A A

48 C C C B

49 B C A A

50 B C B D

51 D A A B

52 C C C B

53 C D D A

54 B C C B

55 D C A C

56 C C B D

57 B B A C

58 A D D A

59 A A B B

60 D C B D