UGC NET June 2020 (Paper-I) 17th October Morning Shift

Total Questions: 50

1. The table below embodies data on the number of candidates who appeared for an interview I and got admission A in five engineering disciplines during the year 2014 to 2019. In accordance with the table answer the questions 1-5:

Year wise number of candidates in engineering discipline

Engineeri ng Discipline→ChemicalCivilAerospacePetroleumElectrical
Year ↓(I)(A)(I)(A)(I)(A)(I)(A)(I)(A)
201412741090210820681180114096093512161194
2015116510652050198012601180100498511321120
201611081024186018151132104087085512601246
2017123011801996194810609801094107011911170
20181492137225302500146514251160104012421222
201998293034883448164015901020101013621342

The ratio of number of candidates who appeared in an interview for admission to petroleum engineering discipline in the year 2014 compared to the number of candidates who get admission in electrical engineering discipline in the year 2015, is:

Correct Answer: (B) 6:7

2. What is the percentage increase/decrease in the number of candidates admitted in civil engineering discipline from the year 2015 to 2016?

Correct Answer: (C) 8.33%

3. What is the difference between the total number of candidates who appeared for an interview over the six years in aerospace and electrical engineering disciplines?

Correct Answer: (A) 334

4. What is the average number of candidates who appeared for the interview in the year 2016 for admission to all the five engineering disciplines?

Correct Answer: (D) 1246

5. What is the percentage of the total number of candidates admitted to the total number of candidates interviewed for all the years in chemical engineering discipline?

Correct Answer: (B) 91.68%

6. A student scores 55, 60, 65 and 70 respectively in English, physics, chemistry and mathematics. If the credits assigned to English, physics, chemistry and mathematics are 2, 3, 3 and 4 respectively then what would be the average mark of the student?

Correct Answer: (B) 63.75

7. Which of the following are indicators of external accountability for an institution of higher learning?

I. Provision for professional development of teachers.
II. Utilization pattern of library and technical resources.
III. Relevance of courses to the societal needs.
IV. Performance of student in public examinations.
V. Employment pattern of pass-out students.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (C) III, IV, V only

8. Which of the following can be the major communication barriers to online teaching?

I. Technology
II. Legalities
III. Student community
IV. Culture
V. Gender
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (B) I, IV, V only

9. Match List I with List II

List I (Examples of communication)
I. Sending e-mail
II. Verbal instruction
III. Exchange of information between two groups of people
IV. Traffic signals
List II (types of communication)
1. Semiotics
2. Transactional
3. Formal
4. Informal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (A) I-3, II-4, III-2, IV-1

10. Identify the correct sequence of the media production processes.

I. Content preparation
II. Planning
III. Production
IV. Transmission
V. Feedback analysis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct Answer: (D) II, I, III, IV, V