24 December 2021- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

11. What is the name for a test of statistical significance, which is typically employed to establish how confident we can be that the findings displayed in the contingency table can be generalized from a probability sample to a population?

Correct Answer: (D) Predictive

12. What type of validity relates a measure to a criterion on which cases (eg. people) are known to differ and that is relevant to the concept in question?

Correct Answer: (A) Concurrent

13. Given below are two statements

Statement I: The internet provides, an enormous and richly varied source of freely available information that can be quickly and easily accessed without the need for spending time on its reliability and validity. Statement II: Internet search engines, are very helpful for researching all sort of information as these help in finding websites and evaluating them. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

14. Match List I with List II

List I
A. Structured interview
B. Email
C. Census
D. Probability sample
List II
I. Embedded
II. Enumeration of an entire population
III. Face-to-face
IV. Simple random sample
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

15. Given below are stages of research process. Arrange these in the correct sequence of carrying them out

A. Sampling cases
B. Research question
C. Literature review
D. Data collection
E. Data analysis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) C, B, A, D, E

16. Greeting a person with 'How do you do?' before the actual conversation begins is called

Correct Answer: (B) Phatic communication

17. Which of the following are true of the communication process?

A. It is purposeful
B. Every communication is punctuated
C. It involves choices
D. Sent messages can be uncommunicated
E. Communication does not have the power dimension
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

18. The general purposes of communication listed by Rubin et al in sequence are:

A. To play
B. To relate
C. To influence
D. To help
E. To learn
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (D) E, B, D, C, A

19. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A: Effective communication creates identity for individuals and groups.
Reason R: Identity is situational, and communicators should understand this.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

20. Match List I with List II

List I
A. Synchronous
B. Asynchronous
C. Participatory
D. Authoritarian
List II
Types of communication Example
I. Newspaper reading
II. Face-to-face
III. Head of the organization to employees
IV. Boardroom meeting
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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