UGC NET/JRF EXAM, December 2021/June 2022 Paper -II (HOME SCIENCE)

Total Questions: 100

31. 'Gatekeepers' are important for the following communication situations:

Correct Answer: (d) Mass communication
Solution:

Gatekeepers are important in mass communication Gatekeeping is the process through which information in publications, broadcasting and in internet is filtered for dissemination.

32. A scientific method which employs reflective thinking pattern is-

Correct Answer: (b) Discussion
Solution:

Discussion is a scientific method which employs reflective thinking pattern. Discussion is a means by which people share experiences, ideas and altitudes which enables to engage in an orderly verbal interchange and to express thoughts on a particular subject.

33. If a programme coordinator wishes to assess the availability of different food items to a community, she can use which of the following PLA methods?

Correct Answer: (b) Seasonal diagrams
Solution:

Seasonal diagram is a useful ways of representing seasonal variations in climate, crops, income generating activities, nutrition, health and disease. So, seasonal diagrams can be useful to assess the availability of different food items to a community.

34. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan aims to support-

Correct Answer: (c) Skill building and economic empowerment for rural development
Solution:

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a program designed for rural areas. It aims to support skill building and economic empowerment for rural development.

35. Sundarlal Bahuguna led the following movement in our country

Correct Answer: (b) Chipko movement
Solution:

Sundarlal Bahuguna started the Chipko Movement in the Garhwal forest in 1973.

36. To account for differences in pretest means or for statistically equating groups on other factors or covariates that the investigator suspects may influence the dependent variable, we use

Correct Answer: (c) ANCOVA
Solution:

Analysis of Covariance is used to test the main and interaction effects of categorical variables on a continuous dependent variable, controlling for the effects of selected other continuous variables which covary with dependent.

37. A study is designed to assess the effects of an educational program on students achievement. In this study, the variables that is educational program and achievements are

Correct Answer: (a) Independent and dependent respectively
Solution:

Educational programmes focuses on achievement of learning outcomes so, educational programme is independent and achievement is dependent because achievement is effect of educational programme.

38. QUAN/qual notation indicates that

Correct Answer: (c) qualitative methods are embedded within a quantitative design
Solution:

QUAN/qual notation indicates that qualitative methods are embedded within a qualitative design.

39. When the histogram reaches its peak at the sample median and then decreases uniformly on both sides of this point, it is a

Correct Answer: (a) Normal distribution
Solution:

When the histogram reaches its peak at the sample median and then decreases uniformly on both sides of this is normal distribution Normal distribution is a probability distribution that is symmetric about the mean showing that data, near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data for from the mean

40. Following data shows sample weights of newborns in two adjacent cities


Which will be a suitable test of hypothesis to assess if the mean weights of newborns vary significantly or not?

Correct Answer: (a) Paired t-test
Solution:

Paired t-test will be used to assess the mean weight of newborn vary or not. Paired t-test is a statistical procedure gives a hypothesis examination of the difference between population means for a set of random samples whose variations are almost normally distributed.