20 June 2023 – Morning Shift – UGC NET Paper-1

Total Questions: 50

11. Which among the following is NOT a type of Longitudinal Research?

Correct Answer: (1) Cross-sectional study

12. Which among the following are correct statements about an independent variable?

A. It can have at most two levels.
B. It can have any number of levels.
C. It can be qualitative variable.
D. It can be a quantitative variable.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

13. Identify the correct statements on handling of plagiarism as per UGC Regulations 2018 on plagiarism.

A. A higher education institution can initiate proceedings on the basis of findings of an examiner.
B. A higher education institution cannot take suo moto notice of an act of plagiarism.
C. The Departmental Academic Integrity Panel will be headed by the Head of the Department.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) A and C only

14. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: When selection procedure is biased, taking a large sample will help reduce the bias.
Statement II: In a normally distributed data, the chances of individual observed values deviating more than 3 times the standard deviatio from the mean value, are very less.

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

Correct Answer: (4) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

15. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The p-value of a test depends on sample size.
Statement II: An important difference may not be statistically significant if the sample size is too small.

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

16. In terms of communication, story-telling is like performing a

Correct Answer: (1) Social act

17. Subliminal communication is part of.

Correct Answer: (2) Political propaganda

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

A. Faceto - face
B. Private
C. Public
D. Rapid
E. From a professional source

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

19. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Verbal communication becomes more powerful if accompanied by non-verbal messages.
Statement II: Non-verbal communication does not reflect personal feelings, emotions and attitudes.

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

20. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Wilbur Schramm's model of communication had interpreters acting as both encoders and decoders.
Statement II: Wilbur Schramm was one of the first scholars to consider communication as an interactive process.

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