UGC NET/JRF EXAM, June 2020 Paper II (HOME SCIENCE)

Total Questions: 100

31. Which of the following is not a group approach for communication and extension?

Correct Answer: (b) Home visits
Solution:

Home visits is not a group approach for communication and extension. Home visit is individual contact method which provide opportunities for face to face or person to person controlled between rular people and the extension professionals.

32. In communcation, the interpretation of body language, posture and movement is termed as:

Correct Answer: (c) Kinescis
Solution:

Non-verbal communication don’t involve the exchange of words. Proxemics, paralanguage, kinesics and chronemics is type of non verbal communication.
Kinesic : Use of body language, posture and movement to convey message.
Proxemics: Interpretation of body motion communication such as facial expressions and genstures.
Paralanguage: It refers to the non lexical components of speech such as pitch, tone, intonation and volume to convey message.
Chronemics: Chronemics is the study of how human beings communicate through the use of time.

33. Who was the ancient Greek philosopher who wrote the book ‘Rhetoric’ descrbing the role of persuasion in public speaking?

Correct Answer: (b) Aristotle
Solution:

Aristotle wrote the book ‘Rhetoric’ Rhetoric is the role of persausion in public speaking.

34. The art and science of helping adults learn is called:

Correct Answer: (d) Andragogy
Solution:

The art and science of helping adults learn is called andragogy. The adult learning theory was developed by Malcolm Knowles, this theory asserts that learning programms must support the notion that adults are self-driven and take responsibility for decision.

35. Panchayati Raj institutions in India are important expressions of people’s participation in local self governace through:

Correct Answer: (c) Decentralization
Solution:

Decentralization is a complex multificated concept in which the transfer of authority and responsibility for public function from the central government to intermediate and local government or quasi independent government organization Panchayati Raj institution in India expresses the people’s participation in local self goverance through decentralization.

36. Which of the following scale represents the least powerful and lowest level of measurement?

Correct Answer: (c) Nominal scale
Solution:

Nominal scale represents the least powerful and lowest level of measurement, nominal scale also called categorical variable scale is used for labelling variables into distinct classifications and does not involve a quatitative value or order.

37. Study of nutritional status of children born in 2010 in a village would be an example of:

Correct Answer: (b) Cohort study
Solution:

Cohort studies are type of observational studies in which a group of individual sharing some characteristic are followed up over time,and outcomes are measured at one or more time points cohort study are used to study incidence, causes and prognosis. Study of nutritional status of children born in 2010 in a village is an example of cohort study.

38. Sampling error associated with random sampling can be determined by the following formula (Where S-sample standard deviation; n-sample size)

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

39. Which of the following tests is most suitable for studying association between income level of mothers and their buying practices for infant wear?

Correct Answer: (b) Chi-square test
Solution:

A chi-square test is a statistical test that is used to compare observed and expected results. So the most suitable test for studying association between income level of mothers and their buying practices for infant wear is chi-square test.

40. Which of the following is not an advantage of fixed response question in questionnaries?

Correct Answer: (c) Useful where there is little or no information about the sample
Solution:

A questionnaire is a research tool used to conduct surveys. Fixed response question in questionnaire facilitate completion of the question, easy to score and no writing is required by respondants. It is not useful where there is no information about the sample.