27 December 2021- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

1. Study the given table carefully and answer the questions that follow

The following table presents the details about the number of Assistant Software Engineers (ASE), Junior Software Engineers (JSE) and Senior Software Engineers (SSE) employed in five different Software companies (A-E) during the year 2020. Based on the data in the table, answer the question 1-5:
Company-wise Number of Software Engineers

Software company Software Engineers (SE)
Assistant (ASE)Junior (JSE)Senior (SSE)
A150100150
B350100200
C200150350
D250250450
E150250350

If the number of all the Software Engineers in the Company-A, Company-C and Company-D is increased by 30%, 35%, and 40% respectively, then what will be the overall percentage increase in the number of all Software Engineers in all the five companies taken together?

Correct Answer: (B) ~22%

2. What is the average number of Junior Software Engineer (JSEs) in all the five Companies?

Correct Answer: (C) 170

3. If the number of ASEs employed in all the five companies is increased by 20% and the number of SSEs employed in all the five companies is decreased by 20%, then what percent will the number of ASEs be more than that of SSEs?

Correct Answer: (C) 10%

4. What is the ratio between the number of ASEs in Company-A and Company-C?

Correct Answer: (B) 3:4

5. What is the difference between the average number of JSEs and average number of ASEs taking all the five companies together?

Correct Answer: (B) 50

6. What is the full form of MODEM?

Correct Answer: (A) Modulator- Demodulator

7. The first MOOC offered in 2008 by Stephen Downes and George Siemens was

Correct Answer: (A) Connectivism and Connective knowledge

8. Given below are two statements

Statement I: Entity theorists tend to explain failure in terms of a lack of an ability.
Statement II: Incremental theorists tend to explain failure in terms of lack of effort.
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 correct

9. Some of the largest and the most successful digital libraries are

A. Project Gutenberg
B. Microsoft Teams
C. ibiblio
D. Internet Archive
E. Sakai LMS
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

10. Match List I with List II

List I (Behavioral Model)
A. Mastery learning
B. Direct Instruction
C. Simulation
D. Social learning
List II (Developer)
I. Albert Bandura
II. Tom Good
III. Benjamin Bloom
IV. Carl Smith
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) A -III, B-II, C -IV, D-I