21 November 2021- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

11. Data of research take the forms of words or pictures with the researcher as the key instrument in which of the following studies?

Correct Answer: (A) Participant observation based Studies

12. Identify the characteristic features of 'Hypothetico-deductive research' paradigm:

A. Researcher is detached from the study to avoid bias
B. Researcher becomes immersed in the research situation present or past
C. The researcher seeks to establish relationships and explains causes of changes in measured social facts
D. Actual settings are the direct source of data
E. An attempt is made to set up universal context free generalizations.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) A, C and E only

13. Match List I with List II

List I (Research Types)List II (Goal of Research)
A. Fundamental ResearchI. Appraising impact of interventions
B. Applied ResearchII. Amelioration of a given situation
C. Action of ResearchIII. Exploring applicability of already established principles
D. Evaluative ResearchIV. Advancing the corpus of knowledge in a field

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (B) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

14. Given below are two statements:

Correct Answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

15. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Research Hypothesis (H1) cannot be directly verified.
Reasons R: Null Hypothesis (HO) is helpful in making a claim by the researcher that his/her findings are not fortuitous or by chance.
In the light of the above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

16. Which type of Communication is most difficult in gearing message to an audience?

Correct Answer: (B) Mass Communication

17. Given below are two statements:

Correct Answer: (C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

18. Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labeled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Research has shown that the two-step flow theory is oversimplified for every field of interest.
Reasons R: People tend to make great use of the media now in their respective interest.
In the light of the above statements, Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

19. Physical barriers to communication are rapidly disappearing, but psychological obstacles remain owing to which of the following?

A. By formal language
B. By visual presentation
C. By use of technology
D. By emotional appeal
E. By cultural attitude
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) A, D and E only

20. Match List I with List II.

List I (Elements of Communication)
A. Source
B. Receiver
C. Message
D. Channel
List II (Characteristic feature)
I. Means used to convey the message
II. Set of verbal and nonverbal cues from a source
III. A person who interprets the message
IV. A person or an event which provides verbal/non-verbal cues.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (D) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I