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

Total Questions: 50

31. _____ is a set of rules that must be obeyed when transferring files across the Internet.

Correct Answer: (3) HTTP

32. The action of sending emails to fraudulently obtain another person's bank details is called:

Correct Answer: (1) Phishing

33. Which of the following are the advantages in using Solid State Drives (SSDs) rather than Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in Laptop computers?

A. SSD is much lighter than HDD.
B. SSD has a lower power consumption than HDD.
C. SSDs are thick compared to HDDs due to no moving parts.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (1) A and B only

34. Match List I with List II

List-I (Statement)List-II (Value)
A. Base-10 (denary) value of the binary number: 100000I. 100
B. Internet service provider advertises a download speed of 80 megabits per second. What is the time taken in seconds to download an 80 megabyte file?II. 14
C. A music file is 80 megabytes in size and MP3 file compression reduces the size of a music file by 90%. The number of MP3 files of the size after compression that can be stored on an 800 MB CDIII. 32
D. What is the denary (base-10) equivalent to the hexadecimal digit E?IV. 8
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Code:ABCD
(1)IIIIIIIV
(2)IIIIVIII
(3)IVIIIIII
(4)IIIIVIII
Correct Answer: (2)

35. Give below are two statements:

Statement I: CDs and DVDs are described as magnetic storage devices.
Statement II: Laser printers are made up of a print head consisting of nozzles that sprays droplets of ink onto the paper to form characters.

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

Correct Answer: (2) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

36. Give below are two statements:

Statement I: The Montreal Protocol to protect the Earth's ozone layer is to date the only United Nations environment agreement to be ratified by every country in the world.
Statement II: Paris agreement establishes voluntary commitments by all parties to prepare, communicate and maintain a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

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.

37. Give below are two statements:

Statement I: Thermal pollution, usually effluent from cooling systems of power plants or other industries, alters water temperature in a lake or stream.
Statement II: Humans also cause thermal pollution by altering vegetation cover and run-off patterns.

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.

38. Which of the following substances has the least Ozone Depleting Potential?

Correct Answer: (2) Hydro chlorofluorocarbons

39. Potential regions of geothermal sites are:

A. Circum pacific belt
B. Himalayan Region
C. Delta
D. Subduction zones
E. Rann of Kachchh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A, B and D only

40. International Solar Alliance (ISA) has its head quarter in:

Correct Answer: (3) India