27 Aug 2024- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

11. Which of the following research designs would allow systematic elimination of extraneous variables other than those you are interested in?

Correct Answer: (4) Experimental research

12. Which among the following research designs are likely to suffer from the problem of sample attrition?

A. Cross-sectional studies
B. Longitudinal studies
C. Panel studies
D. Cohort studies

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (4) B, C and D only

13. When the characteristic like age, sex or race of the researcher affect the behaviour of a participants in a study, it refers to

Correct Answer: (1) Biosocial effect

14. Identify the ordinal variables.

A. Rank of army personnel
B. Religion
C. Caste
D. Annoyance level
E. Temperature in Celsius

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A, and D only

15. In a situation where a researcher wants to test whether the population mean is lower than some hypothesized value, the researcher would employ-

Correct Answer: (2) Left tailed test

16. The semiotic study of Charles Pierce is_____ in its approach:

Correct Answer: (4) Quasi- scientific

17. The concept of explanatory journalism attempts to answer more+-

Correct Answer: (1) ‘Why’ questions

18. Which of the following are statements made by scholars in relation to media-audience equations?

A. New media are natural and social
B. People are polite to well-designed computer
C. The relationship between communication gadgets and people is passive
D. The new media technology has created a kind of techno-spirit
E. The techno-media environment is an ideal environment

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (4) A, B, C, D only

19. Identify the correct chronological order of the following inventions related to communication:

A. Cable television
B. Telegraph
C. Telephone
D. MP 3
E. Phonograph

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (2) B, C, E, A, D

20. Match the List-I with List-II

LIST IConceptLIST IIDescription
A.DisinformationI.International suppression of contradictory ideas
B.Black propagandaII.Transmission of information may be or may not be false
C.White propagandaIII.False information about the opposition
D.Gray propagandaIV.Strategic transmission of lies

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (3) A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II