13 March 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. Sets of principles that describe and predict events are known as:

Correct Answer: (4) Theories

12. Interpretation of findings is a collaborative activity of both participants and researcher in

Correct Answer: (2) Textual analysis

13. The ethnographic research is mostly conducted in:

Correct Answer: (2) Natural environment

14. Which of the following are the characteristics of ratio level data ?

A. Unequal spacing
B. Negative scores
C. Equal spacing
D. Increasing or decreasing order
E. Absolute zero point

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) C, D and E only

15. Given below are two statements :

Statement I: Operational definitions are used to get the meaning of abstract concepts.
Statement II: Operational definitions do not define how a variable is measured.

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

Correct Answer: (3) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

16. The first media age was related to

Correct Answer: (4) Broadcast media

17. Print publications

Correct Answer: (3) Personalized media culture

18. The Lasswellian model of mass communication is the foundation of media.

Correct Answer: (2) Effects theory

19. Shannon and Weaver's communication model was not focused on:

A. Message transmission
B. Contents of messages
C. Meanings of messages
D. Intention behind messages
E. Medium of transmission

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: According to Derrida, the effects of communication are subordinate to the effects of writing.
Statement II: Derrida categorises the effects of language as polysemia and dissemination.

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

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