UGC NET June2020 (Paper-I) 25th September Evening Shift

Total Questions: 50

1. Which school of thought laid down one of the principles of teacher and learner role as follows. The teacher's role is not to direct, but to advise because the child's own interest should determine what he learns."

Correct Answer: (B) Progressionism

2. From the list given below, identify those features which relate to an approach to teaching and learning in indirect strategies of teaching

A. Engagement in an inquiring process
B. Concept-based content presentation
C. Gaining attention and informing the learners of the instructional objective
D. Presenting the stimulus material and stimulating recall of prerequisite learning
E. Encouraging students to use references from their own experiences
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) A, B and E only

3. For use during teaching, from the list given below, identify questions that are 'process type' rather than 'content-type'

A. Divergent questions
B. Fact-based questions
C. Concept-based questions
D. Lower order questions
E. Higher-order questions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) A, C and E only

4. Given below are two statements

Statement I: Reliability is a necessary but insufficient condition for validity Statement II: In respect of evaluation tools, validity is not an all or none concept but it exists as a continuum
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

5. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: Systems of education which are place-specific, time-specific and person-specific are said to be formal and are created by laid down law and procedures
Reason R: Open universities and open schools are the example of a formal system of education because they are created by laid down procedures
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (C) A is true but R is false

6. Which of the following methods of acquiring knowledge save time and effort on the part of the researcher?

Correct Answer: (D) Method of consulting an authority

7. Which of the following are features of the qualitative research paradigm?

A. The research is concerned with understanding the social phenomena from the participant's perspective
B. It seeks to establish relationships, among variables and explains the causes of changes in measured social facts
C. It is conducted in actual settings as the direct source of data and the researcher is the key instrument
D. It is concerned with the process rather than simply with outcomes or products
E. It attempts establish universal context free generalization
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) A, C and D only

8. A researcher administers an achievement test to assess and indicate the possible effect of an independent variable in his/her study. The distribution of scores on the test is found to be negatively skewed. On the basis of this, what can be stated with regard to the difficulty level of the test?

Correct Answer: (A) The test is very easy

9. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: A researcher has to observe codal formalities at all stages without scope and leeway for offending moral and ethical norms
Reason R: In respect of data collection, data analysis and interpretation there is, however, considerable scope of being ethically vulnerable
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

10. The scope for employing ICI support is relatively more in which of the following stages of research?

A. Problem formulation
B. Hypothesis making
C. Data collection
D. Data analysis
E. Data interpretation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) C and D only