UGC NET JRF SEPT. 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. The world population growth rate at a

certain reference year was 3.5%.

Assuming exponential growth of

population, after how many years, the

population of the world would have

increased by a factor 16 ?

(A) ~ 80 years (B) ~ 40 years

ANS . 1 A

2. Telephone is an example of

(A) linear communication

(B) non-linear communication

(D) mechanized

ANS . 2 A

3. Means of grapevine communication

are

(A) formal (B) informal

ANS . 3 B

4. Communication issues at the

international level are addressed by

(A) ILO (B) ITU

ANS . 4 D

5. Referential framing used by TV

audience connects media with

(A) reality (B) falsity

ANS . 5 A

6. The communicated knowledge in a

classroom is considered as

(A) non-pervasive treasure

(B) limited judgement

(D) cultural capital

ANS . 6 D

7. Classroom communication is

normally considered as

(A) effective (B) affective

ANS . 7 C

8. A person writes all the numbers from

0 to 99. The number of times digit 3

will be written is

(A) 18 (B) 19

ANS . 8 C

9. Starting from point A, Ajit walks 14

metres towards west, he then turns to

his right and walks 14 metres and then

turns to his left and walks 10 metres.

He again turns to his left and walks 14

metres and reaches to the point E. The

shortest distance between A and E is

(A) 38 (B) 42

ANS . 9 D

10. A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting around

a round table. A is between E and F. E

is opposite to D and C is not in either

of the neighbouring seats of E. The

person opposite to B is

(A) C (B) D

ANS . 10 D

11. The missing term in the series

2, 7, 24, 77, ?, 723 is

(A) 238 (B) 432

ANS . 11 A

12. In certain city the Taxi charges

comprise of a fixed charge and the

charge of the distance travelled. A

person paid ` 156 for a journey of

16 km and another person paid ` 204

for the journey of 24 km. The amount

paid by a passenger who has travelled

30 km is

(A) 236 (B) 240

ANS . 12 B

13. In certain code HEALTH is written as

KHDOWK. The code of NORTH will be

(A) QRUWK (B) RQWUK

ANS . 13 A

14. Yadav, Arjun, Rajesh and Kamal play

cricket. Rajesh and Kamal play tennis

but do not play football. Yadav does

not play Badminton but play golf.

Arjun does not play tennis. Kamal

sometimes plays Badminton. Who

does play only cricket ?

(A) Yadav (B) Arjun

ANS . 14 B

15. A deductive argument can not be

valid :

(A) If its premise / premises is/are

true and its conclusion is true.

(B) If its premise / premises is /are

true and its conclusion is false.

false and its conclusion is false.

(D) If its premise / premises is / are

false and its conclusion is true.

ANS . 15 B

16. An analogical argument is

strengthened by

(A) making the claim bolder while

its premises remain unchanged.

(B) reducing the claim made on the

basis of the premises affirmed.

while the evidence in its support

is found to exhibit greater

frailty.

(D) None of the above.

ANS . 16 B

17. If two propositions cannot both be

false but may both be true, what is the

relation between the two propositions ?

(A) Contrary

(B) Sub-contrary

(D) Contradictory

ANS .

18. Given below are some codes of

arrangements of three items in order of

wider scope. Select the correct code.

(A) Garments, cloth and shirts

(B) Cloth, garments and shirts

(D) Garments, shirts and cloth

ANS .

19. What is equivalent of the statement

‘All atheists are pessimists’ ?

(A) All non-pessimists are nonatheists.

(B) All non-atheists are nonpessimists.

(D) None of the above.

ANS .

In the following table, trends in production

of energy in India by primary sources are

given. Study the table and answer

Question Nos. 20 to 23 : (Production in

peta Joules)

Year Coal &

Lignite

Crude

Petroleum

Natural

Gas

Electricity

(Hydro &

Nuclear)

Total

2006-07 7459 1423 1223 4763 14,868

2007-08 7926 1429 1248 4944 15,547

2008-09 8476 1403 1265 5133 16,277

2009-10 9137 1411 1830 4511 16,889

2010-11 9207 1579 2012 5059 17,857

ANS .

20. In which year primary sources

recorded the lowest growth in total

production of energy ?

(A) 2007–08 (B) 2008–09

ANS .

21. Which source of energy has shown

the highest growth rate in production

during 2006-07 to 2010-11 ?

(A) Coal & lignite

(B) Crude petroleum

(D) Total production of energy

ANS .

22. Which one of the following primary

sources of energy has recorded the

highest growth in production in

2008–09 ?

(A) Coal & lignite

(B) Crude petroleum

(D) Hydro & nuclear electricity

ANS .

23. In which year, production of hydro

and nuclear electricity was almost

double the production of crude

petroleum and natural gas taken

together ?

(A) 2006–07 (B) 2007–08

ANS .

24. The Internet ethical protocol is called

(A) net protocol (B) netiquette

ANS .

25. Commercial messages on the net are

identified as

(A) Net ads

(B) Internet commercials

(D) Viral advertisements

ANS .

26. Manuel Castelle was the first to use

the term

(A) Internet society

(B) Electronic society

(D) Telematic society

ANS .

27. GIF stands for

(A) Global Information Format

(B) Graphics Information Format

(D) Graphics Interchange Format

ANS .

28. Which one of the following is not an

Operating System ?

(A) IBM AIX

(B) Linux

(D) Firefox

ANS .

29. Which of the following is/are a

minority institution(s) ?

1. Punjabi University, Patiala

2. Osmania University, Hyderabad

3. Kashmir University, Srinagar

4. St. Stephens College, Delhi

Select the correct answer from the

code given below :

Codes :

(A) 1 and 2 (B) 2 and 4

ANS .

30. Which of the following statements are

correct about the National Advisory

Council (NAC) ?

1. The National Advisory Council

is a statutory body.

2. It is headed by the Prime

Minister of India.

3. It facilitates constant interaction

with the leaders of civil society.

4. It provides policy and legislative

inputs to the Government of

India.

Select the correct answer from the

code given below :

Codes :

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4

ANS .

31. Which of the following are voluntary

provisions in the 73rd Constitutional

Amendment Act (1992) ?

1. Minimum age of 21 for contesting

elections to Panchayats.

2. Indirect elections to the post of

Chairperson of Panchayats at the

intermediate and district levels.

3. Representation of Members of

Parliament and State Legislature

on Panchayati Raj institutions.

4. Reservation of seats for backward

classes.

Select the correct answer from the

code given below :

Codes :

(A) 1, 2 and 4 (B) 2, 3 and 4

ANS . 31 D

32. In which of the following States the

segment of population, which is in

majority, enjoys the benefit of

reservation of seats in the State

Assembly ?

(A) Meghalaya and Mizoram

(B) Assam and Nagaland

(D) Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh

ANS . 32 A

33. Which of the following are the ways

of acquiring Indian citizenship ?

1. Birth

2. Descent

3. Naturalisation

4. Incorporation of territory

Select the correct answer from the

code given below :

Codes :

(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 4

ANS . 33 D

34. Which of the following statements

about the Union Public Service

Commission are correct ?

1. UPSC is a Constitutional body.

2. It serves as an advisory body.

3. It is called upon to advise the

Government in regard to

representation of the Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes in

the Civil Service.

4. It is consulted on appointments

of Chairman and members of

Tribunals and Commissions.

Select the correct answer from the

code given below :

Codes :

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1, 2 and 4

ANS . 34 D

Read the following passage carefully and answer Question Nos. from 35 to 40 :

I had occasion to work with her closely during the Women’s International Year in 1975

when she was chairing a Steering Committee and made me the member in charge of publicity.

Representatives from different political parties and women’s organizations were on the

committee and though the leftists claimed a sort of proprietary right over her, Aruna

encouraged and treated all members alike. It was not her political affiliations or her

involvement in a particular cause, which won her respect and recognition, but her utter honesty

in public life, her integrity and her compassion for the oppressed which made her an adorable

person. She had the courage to differ with and defy the mightiest in the land; yet her human

spirit prompted her to work in the worst of slums to offer succour to the poor and the exploited.

In later years – around late eighties and early nineties – Aruna Asaf Ali’s health began to

deteriorate. Though her mind remained alert, she could not actively take up her pet causes –

action for women’s advancement, planning for economic justice, role of media, reaffirmation

of values in public affairs etc. Slowly, her movements were restricted and Aruna who had

drawn sustenance from common people, from her involvement in public life, became a lonely

person. She passed away in July 1996.

35. Which Committee was chaired by Aruna ?

(A) Women’s International Year’s Committee

(B) Steering Committee of Women’s International Year

(D) Women’s Organizations

ANS . 35 B

36. Who were made the members of the Committee of Publicity ?

Choose the answer from codes given below :

(i) Representatives from different political parties.

(ii) Representatives from the leftist parties.

(iii) Representatives from the women’s organizations.

(iv) None of the above.

Codes :

(A) (i), (iii) (B) (i), (ii)

ANS . 36 A

37. Aruna earned respect because of

(A) she identified with the leftists

(B) she did not associate with any political party

(D) she identified with women’s organizations

ANS . 37 B

38. Who tried to monopolize Aruna as their proprietary right ?

(A) Women Organizations (B) Leftists

ANS . 38 B

39. Aruna’s health began to deteriorate from

(A) 1985 – 2002 (B) 1998 – 2000

ANS . 39 C

40. Aruna’s pet cause(s) in her life was/ were

(A) Role of media (B) Economic justice

ANS . 40 D

41. A good teacher must be

(A) resourceful and autocratic

(B) resourceful and participative

(D) resourceful and dominant

ANS . 41 B

42. Which one of the following is the best

method of teaching ?

(A) Lecture method

(B) Discussion method

(D) Question-Answer method

ANS . 42 C

43. Successful Communication in

classroom teaching is

(A) Circular

(B) Reciprocal

(D) Influential

ANS . 43 B

44. Which one of the following types of

evaluation assesses the learning

progress to provide continuous

feedback to both teachers and students

during instruction ?

(A) Placement evaluation

(B) Formative evaluation

(D) Summative

ANS . 44 B

45. Which one of the following is a scaled

down teaching situation ?

(A) Macro teaching

(B) Team teaching

(D) Micro teaching

ANS . 45 D

46. CLASS stands for

(A) Complete Literacy and Studies

in Schools

(B) Computer Literates and

Students in Schools

in Schools

(D) Centre for Literacy and Studies

in Schools

ANS . 45 C

47. Which one of the following is not a

type of experimental method ?

(A) Single group experiment

(B) Residual group experiment

(D) Rational group experiment

ANS . 47 B

48. Which one of the following is not a

non-parametric test ?

(A) t-test

(B) Sign test

(D) Run test

ANS . 48 A

49. Read the following statements – one

labelled as Assertion (A) and the other

as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Qualitative research

in India has a long way to go to

reach international standards.

Reason (R) : Because the funding

agencies do not support

qualitative research in academic

institutions.

Find the correct answer from the

codes given below :

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and

(R) is the correct explanation of

(A).

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but

(R) is not the correct

explanation of (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are false.

ANS . 49 C

50. Identify the correct sequence of

research steps :

(A) Selection of topic, review of

literature, data collection,

interpretation of findings

(B) Review of literature, selection

of topic, data collection,

interpretation of findings

collection, review of literature,

interpretation of findings

(D) Selection of topic, review of

literature, interpretation of

findings, data collection

ANS . 50 A

51. Deconstruction is a popular method of

research in

(A) Basic Science

(B) Applied Science

(D) Literature

ANS . 51 D

52. With which one of the following

techniques communality is associated ?

(A) Univariate analysis

(B) Factor analysis

(D) SWOT analysis

ANS . 52 B

53. The variable which impacts the

relationship between an independent

variable and a dependent variable is

known as

(A) antecedent variable

(B) precedent variable

(D) control variable

ANS . 53 D

54. Which one of the following is a nonprobability

sampling method ?

(A) Simple Random Sampling

(B) Stratified Sampling

(D) Quota Sampling

ANS . 54 D

55. By the year 2022, the Climate Change

Action Plan of Government of India

aims at installing

(A) 20,000 MW of wind power

(B) 25,000 MW of wind power

(D) 10,000 MW of solar power

ANS . 55 C

56. Which one of the following biosphere

reserves has UNESCO recognition ?

(A) Manas

(B) Kanchenjunga

(D) Greater Nicobar

ANS . 56 D

57. Which activity contributes to water

pollution more than any other

throughout world ?

(A) Agriculture

(B) Hydroelectric power generation

(D) Urbanisation

ANS . 57 A

58. Match List – I with List – II and find

the correct answer from the codes

given below :

List – I

(Biosphere

Reserve)

List – II

(Area of

Location)

a. Nilgiri i. Deccan

Peninsula

b. Manas ii. Chhattisgarh

c. Similipal iii. Eastern

Himalaya

d. Achankmar-

Amarkantak

iv. Western

Ghat

Codes :

a b c d

(A) i ii iii iv

(B) ii iii iv i

(D) iv iii i ii

ANS . 58 D

59. G5 are the five most important

emerging economies of world. Which

one of the following does not form

part of G5 ?

(A) Mexico (B) Brazil

ANS . 59 D

60. Which of the following nations has

the maximum per capita emissions of

carbon di-oxide ?

(A) China

(B) Japan

(D) India

ANS . 60 C

UGC - NET JUNE 2013 (08 SEPT, 2013)

ANSWER KEYS (PAPER I)

Question Number

W X Y Z

1 A A B B

2 A D B C

3 B D B C

4 D B B D

5 A A A D

6 D B C D

7 C B A D

8 C C A D

9 D D C A

10 D B B D

11 A C C D

12 B B C B

13 A B D A

14 B D D B

15 B C D B

16 B B D C

17 B A D D

18 B C A B

19 A A D C

20 C D D B

21 A B B B

22 A D A D

23 C D B C

24 B C B B

25 C D C A

26 C A D C

27 D D B A

28 D D C D

29 D C B B

30 D A B D

31 D A D D

32 A B C C

33 D D B D

34 D A A A

35 B D C D

36 A C A D

37 B C D C

38 B D B A

39 C D D A

40 D A D B

41 B B C D

42 C A D A

43 B B A D

44 B B D C

45 D B D C

46 C B C D

47 B B A D

48 A A A A

49 C C B B

50 A A D A

51 D A A B

52 B C D B

53 D B C B

54 D C C B

55 C C D B

56 D D D A

57 A D A C

58 D D B A

59 D D A A

60 C D B C

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