14 June 2023 – Evening Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. Which among the following is NOT a characteristic of the closed ended questions in survey research?

Correct Answer: (1) They allow unusual responses that the survey researcher may not have contemplated.

12. The question of whether the results of a study can be generalized beyond the specific research context, relates to

Correct Answer: (3) External validity

13. Arrange the following steps pertaining to quantitative research in correct order:

A. Analyse data
B. Hypothesis
C. Process data
D. FindingsE. Research Design

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) B, E, C, A, D

14. In which of the following sampling methods, the sample is also known as an accidental sample and a haphazard sample?

Correct Answer: (4) Convenience sampling

15. The graphical representation of a frequency distribution is called

Correct Answer: (3) Histogram

16. The term 'Correlation' in mass communication refers to the function of

Correct Answer: (3) Interpretation

17. The coming together of computing, telecommunication and media in a digital environment is technically known as

Correct Answer: (4) Convergence

18. Which of the following are codes of reception in communication?

A. Bystander
B. Dominant
C. Negotiated
D. Oppositional
E. Channel

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

19. Which of the following are features of mass communication?

A. Structured institutional system
B. Complex process of reproduction
C. Commodification of messages
D. Personalized way of communication
E. Space-time constraint

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (1) A, B, C only

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Because of technological strides in recent times, words and times as related to communication have become money.
Statement II: The technological convergence has contributed to the control of mass communication by a few corporates.

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