27 December 2021- Evening Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

Total Questions: 50

11. Scientists should put aside, their personal beliefs and biases and see the world as it "really" is. Which one of the following philosophical positions supports the above statement?

Correct Answer: (C) Positivism

12. Which of the following are the characteristics of a strong hypothesis?

A. Adequate for its purpose
B. Potentially testable
C. Presently testable
D. Better than its rival hypothesis
E. Unrelated to the theory
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

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

Assertion A : Causal relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable cannot be established beyond doubt, if the researcher fails to control the conditions.
Reason R: A set of confounding variables are likely to influence the value of the dependent variable, if they are not controlled by the researcher.
In 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

14. Given below are two statements

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

15. Match List I with List II

List I
A. Grounded Theory
B. Critical discourse analysis
C. Thematic analysis
D. Ethnographic content analysis
List II
I. Altheide
II. Foucault
III. Glaser and Strauss
IV. Braun and Clarke
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

16. Which one of the following makes communication ineffective?

Correct Answer: (B) Ambiguity

17. Which one of the following is not a barrier variable in communication?

Correct Answer: (B) Eye-contact

18. A communication scenario in which two teachers are debating about the curriculum for the century, is an instance of:

Correct Answer: (B) Interpersonal Communication

19. In which one of the following types of communication, the data is pushed from a server to a client without client request?

Correct Answer: (C) Push Technology

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

Assertion A : Active participation of all students in a classroom is an indicator of the teachers' communication skills.
Reason R: Teachers should focus more on classroom management (as discipline matters) than instruction.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Correct Answer: (C) A is true but R is false