22 November 2021- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

1. The following table embodies the details about the enrolment of students in five different activities namely Swimming, Singing, Drawing, Dancing and Handicraft in a School during the sessions 2020-21. A total number of 3000 students including 1750 girls have been enrolled in various activities in the school. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions 1-5:

ActivityPercentage (%) of students enrolled (Out of 3000)Percentage (%) of Girls enrolled (Out of 1750)
Swimming16%14%
Singing21%28%
Drawing14%16%
Dancing24%20%
Handicraft25%22%

What is the approximate percentage (%) of boys in the school?

Correct Answer: (A) 42%

2. How many boys are enrolled in Singing and Handicraft taken together?

Correct Answer: (B) 505

3. What is the total number of girls enrolled in Swimming and Drawing taken together?

Correct Answer: (C) 525

4. The number of girls enrolled in Dancing forms what percent (%) of the total number of students in the School? (Round-off to two digits)?

Correct Answer: (C) 11.67%

5. What is the ratio of the number of girls enrolled in Swimming to the number of boys enrolled in Swimming?

Correct Answer: (D) 49: 47

6. Which of the following is designated a key behaviour of effectiveness of teaching as evident from researches?

Correct Answer: (C) Teacher task-orientation

7. Identify the indirect teaching strategies from the following list:

1. Gaining attention, informing the learner of the objective and presenting the stimulus material
2. Concept building through examples and non-examples
3. Explaining, exemplification and practice
4. Problem based presentation with pair-share technique
5. Encouraging students to use references from their own experiences
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) 2, 4 and 5

8. Match List I with List II:

List I (Modalities of Teaching)
(a) Instruction
(b) Training
(c) Conditioning
(d) Indoctrination
List II (Implementation)
(i) One way imposition of ideas from the teacher to the students
(ii) Associative presentation of ideas from teacher to students
(iii) Disciplined drill conducted by teacher
(iv) Active interchange of ideas between teacher and students
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Correct Answer: (C) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

9. Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Computer based testing promotes objectivity in assessment processes.
Statement II: Choice-based credit system in Indian Higher Education is a new entry.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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

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

Assertion "A": Teaching support system whether traditional or modern is purportedly put in place for effecting economy and ensuring quality in teaching-learning transactions.
Reason "R": Learning outcomes in order to be congruent with stipulated instructional goals need scaffolds to begin with.
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".