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

A. The Government should leave the management of higher education to Indians themselves.
B. Government colleges should be established only where the demand existed.
C. The Government should provide grants to non-government colleges generously.
D. Students should study the prescribed subjects without any option.
E. There was no need for moral education in colleges.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was set up by an act of Parliament (1965).
Statement II: IGNOU adopted the strategy of using integrated multimedia instructions through Gyan Darshan and Gyan vani.

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

Comprehension

India needs to manage daylight much better than it does. Maximising it is also a good place to start to be more energy efficient. Not using daylight properly comes at a cost -$4.1 billion, or 0.2% of GDP, according to a Cornell study, in addition to health impacts. Experts have suggested multiple time zones in India, perhaps reverting to the pre-1947 system of two time zones, as proposed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)- National Physical laboratory. India's official time keeper. But considering the huge investments required, as well as the logistical exercise of coordination, make this idea unaatractive. daylight savings is a more practical option.

Daylight savings time, or summertime is the system of advancing clock by an hour to get more light out of the day. This would permit using the extra hour of daylight in summer months between March and October. And it would avoid using lights on winter mornings because the sun rises later. This system will be particularly useful in the eastern and northeastern part of the country. To further maximise use of daylight, a shift away from uniform opening hours at workplaces can be advantageous. The sun sets roughly 90 minutes later in western parts of the country than in the eastern parts. In northeast and eastern states, establishments could begin work an hour earlier than elsewhere. It would allow people here to match their working hours to environmental cues, while giving a head start to others elsewhere.

Advancing time to maximise use of daylight has energy saving potential, which will significantly alter energy usage, cut down India's carbon footprint and help leverage the natural resource of sunlight. It's about maximising hay when the sun shines.

Pre-1947 India used the system of
A. Multiple time zone
B. Two time zones
C. One time zones
D. Daylight saving time

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. It cannot be done
B. The costs involved are huge
C. It will serve no purpose
D. The logistical exercise of co-ordination will be needed

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. Improve its GDP
B. Be more energy efficient
C. Increase production
D. Reduce its carbon foot print
E. Maximize the use of natural resource of sunlight

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Daylight savings time would permit using the extra hour of daylight from March to October.
Statement II: Uniform opening hours at all workplaces will maximize use of daylight.

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

A. Advance clock by an hour
B. Begin work late in all parts of the country
C. Get more light out of the day
D. would stagger work hours

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: