11 Dec 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. Identify the characteristics of open ended questions in survery research:

A. The questions suggest certain kinds of answer to the respondents.
B. They are useful for exploring new areas.
C. They are time consuming for interviewers to administer.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) (B) and (C) only

12. Given below are two statements:

Statement (I): In a reference written in APA style, the first name of an author is written first.
Statement (II): In a reference written in APA style, the year of the publication is written after the page number.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (2) Both Statement (1) and Statement (II) are false.

13. Match List-I with List-ll

List-I (Types of Research /study)List-II (Description)
(A). Basic Research(I). Invesgations meant to discover whether variables covary
(B). Correlational Research(II). An indepth study of a single or a few individuals to see how changes affect the person's behaviour
(C). Case study(III). A group of participants is observed and measured over time
(D). Longitudinal study(IV). A study / research that tests or expands on theory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(1)IIIVIIII
(2)IVIIIIII
(3)IIIIIIIV
(4)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (2)

14. Which among the following types of variables can NOT be rank ordered?

Correct Answer: (1) nominal

15. According to UGC regulations 2018 on plagiarism, level 3 plagiarism refers to similarities

Correct Answer: (1) above 60%

16. According to the Hindu tradition, the purpose of good communication is to

Correct Answer: (3) make people seek enlightenment

17. The maximum amount of information sent over a channel within a specific period of time reflects

Correct Answer: (4) Channel capacity

18. Which of the following are true in the case of metacommunication?

(A). It is intentional.
(B). It is not always intentional.
(C). It often takes place spontaneously.
(D). It can modify itself.
(E). It decontextualises itself.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) (B), (C) and (D) only.

19. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In the modern day world, language is an effective instrument of communication.
Statement II: The Buddhists regard language as an important social practice.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (1) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are true.

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Communication media are neither neutral nor value free containers that carry information to different places.
Statement II: No Communication technology has its own unique set of physical, technical, symbolic and environmental characteristics.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (3) Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false.