21 Oct 2022- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1 (English)

Total Questions: 50

1. Consider the following table that shows the budget allocation (in t crore) for education in three States P, Q and R during five years from 2018.2022. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions 1-5 :

Year wise Budget Allocation

YearState PState QState R
2018200270330
2019250314374
2020264296344
2021410346384
2022430364440

Approximately, what percent is the average budget of State Q to that of the average budget of State P from the year 2018 to 2022?

Correct Answer: (d) 102%

2. In 2022, State Q allocated 35% of the budget for girls. In 2023, this budget allocation for girls was proposed to be increased by 35% of the alloeation for girls in 2022. With no other change, what is the percent increase in budget allocation for 2023 with reference to 20227

Correct Answer: (b) 12.25%

3. In 2021, State P spent three-fourth of the allocated budget for boys. From this amount, money spent on school education and higher education of boys was in the ratio 20 : 21. How much money was spent on higher education of boys?

Correct Answer: (b) ₹157.5 Crore

4. There is an increase in the budget allocation of State R in 2023 to the tune of 13% of the average budget allocation from 2019 to 2022, Find the increase / decrease in the allocation for the year 2023 from 2022.

Correct Answer: (a) Decrease by ₹ 4.385 Crore

5. What is the average budget of State R for the years 2018-2022?

Correct Answer: (c) ₹374.4 Crore

6. Which of the following strategies can be used for making classroom teaching effective?

(A) Use of suitable teaching aids
(B) Effective Communication Skills
(C) Asking students to write and memorise
(D) Discussion in classroom
(E) Using multimedia tools

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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

7. Which of the following is NOT a traditional role of a teacher?

Correct Answer: (b) Creation of digital resources

8. What is the sole basis of designing the curriculum?

Correct Answer: (c) Constitutional and developmental imperatives of the country

9. Due to which of the following disabilities, learners have difficulty in understanding concept of quantity and fractions?

Correct Answer: (d) Dyscalculia

10. Which of the following is usually NOT a characteristics of Adult learner?

Correct Answer: (b) Rote learning