14 March 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. In case the focus of research is to improve a school in which students are participants and research supervisors are teachers, such a research is termed as:

Correct Answer: (4) Action research

12. Selection or assignment of groups of people instead of individual respondents, based on the membership of a group, location or some other identified variable for sampling is labelled as:

Correct Answer: (3) Cluster sampling

13. In correlational research, the description is of the relationship between:

Correct Answer: (2) Interval variables

14. What are the three types of auto-ethnography?

A. Unobserved tales
B. Confessional tales
C. Impressionist tales
D. Critical tales
E. Formatted tales.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

15. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Different research designs have different advantages. For example, the one-shot design is known for quick results and efficiency.
Statement II: A longitudinal design is to study the same respondents over different periods of time and tracks changes over the period of study.

In the 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.

16. When communicators use their positive or good image to reduce negative feelings towards a product brand, it implies

Correct Answer: (1) The principle of congruity

17. Which type of appeals work effectively when people are not strong and the source credibility is high?

Correct Answer: (4) Negative appeals

18. Which of the following are considered as more trustworthy than others in communication?

Correct Answer: (3) Friends

19. Which of the following can be considered as semantic barriers in communication?

A. Functional specialization
B. Organizational policy
C. Faulty translation
D. Use of technical language
E. Unqualified assumptions

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Personal communication is more effective than mass communication.
Statement II: Mass media may be a major stimulant of personal communication, affecting personal attitudes and behaviour through a two-step flow.

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.