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DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2008 TO 2019 DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB 10/2/2019 Previous year Paper -1 2008 to 2019 with Answer year wise  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2008 JUNE EXAM – 1. The teacher has been glorified by the phrase "Friend, philosopher and guide" because: (A) He has to play all vital roles in the context of society (B) He transmits the high value of humanity to students (C) He is the great reformer of the society (D) He is a great patriot Answer: (B) 2. The most important cause of failure for teacher lies in the area of: www.netu gc.co m (A) inter personal relationship (B) lack of command over the knowledge of the subject (C) verbal ability (D) strict handling of the students Answer: (B) 3. A teacher can establish rapport with his students by: (A) becoming a figure of authority (B) impressing students with knowledge and skill (C) playing the role of a guide (D) becoming a friend to the students Answer: (B) 4. Education is a powerful instrument of: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 2  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Social transformation (B) Personal transformation (C) Cultural transformation (D) All the above Answer: (D) 5. A teacher's major contribution towards the maximum self-realization of the student is affected through: (A) Constant fulfilment of the students' needs (B) Strict control of class-room activities (C) Sensitivity to students' needs, goals and purposes (D) Strict reinforcement of academic standards Answer: (C) 6. Research problem is selected from the stand point of: (A) Researcher's interest (B) Financial support (C) Social relevance (D) Availability of relevant literature Answer: (C) 7. Which one is called non-probability sampling? (A) Cluster sampling (B) Quota sampling DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 3  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Systematic sampling (D) Stratified random sampling Answer: (B) 8. Formulation of hypothesis may NOT be required in: (A) Survey method (B) Historical studies (C) Experimental studies (D) Normative studies Answer: (B) 9. Field-work based research is classified as: (A) Empirical (B) Historical (C) Experimental (D) Biographical Answer: (A) 10. Which of the following sampling method is appropriate to study the prevalence of AIDS amongst male and female in India in 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006? (A) Cluster sampling (B) Systematic sampling (C) Quota sampling (D) Stratified random sampling DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 4  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (B) Read the following passage and answer the questions 11 to 15: The fundamental principle is that Article 14 forbids class legislation but permits reasonable classification for the purpose of legislation which classification must satisfy the twin tests of classification being founded on an intelligible differentia which distinguishes persons or things that are grouped together from those that are left out of the group and that differentia must have a rational nexus to the object sought to be achieved by the Statute in question. The thrust of Article 14 is that the citizen is entitled to equality before law and equal protection of laws. In the very nature of things the society being composed of unequals a welfare State will have to strive by both executive and legislative action to help the less fortunate in society to ameliorate their condition so that the social and economic inequality in the society may be bridged. This would necessitate a legislative application to a group of citizens otherwise unequal and amelioration of whose lot is the object of state affirmative action. In the absence of the doctrine of classification such legislation is likely to flounder on the bed rock of equality enshrined in Article 14. The Court realistically appraising the social and economic inequality and keeping in view the guidelines on which the State action must move as constitutionally laid down in Part IV of the Constitution evolved the doctrine of classification. The doctrine was evolved to sustain a legislation or State action designed to help weaker sections of the society or some such segments of the society in need of succour. Legislative and executive action may accordingly be sustained if it satisfies the twin tests of reasonable classification and the rational principle correlated to the object sought to be achieved. The concept of equality before the law does not involve the idea of absolute equality among human beings which is a physical impossibility. All that Article 14 guarantees is a similarity of treatment contra-distinguished from identical treatment. Equality before law means that among equals the law should be equal and should be equally administered and that the likes should be treated alike. Equality before the law does not mean that things which are different shall be as though they are the same. It of course means denial of any special privilege by reason of birth, creed or the like. The legislation as well as the executive government, while dealing with diverse problems arising out of an infinite variety of human relations must of necessity have the power of making special laws, to attain any particular object and to achieve that object it must have the power of selection or classification of persons and things upon which such laws are to operate. 11. Right to equality, one of the fundamental rights, is enunciated in the constitution under Part III, Article: (A)12 (B) 13 DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 5  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) 14 (D) 15 Answer: (C) 12. The main thrust of Right to equality is that it permits: (A) class legislation (B) equality before law and equal protection under the law (C) absolute equality (D) special privilege by reason of birth Answer: (B) 13. The social and economic inequality in the society can be bridged by: (A) executive and legislative action (B) universal suffrage (C) identical treatment (D) none of the above Answer: (A) 14. The doctrine of classification is evolved to: (A) Help weaker sections of the society (B) Provide absolute equality (C) Provide identical treatment (D) None of the above DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 6  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (A) 15. While dealing with diverse problems arising out of an infinite variety of human relations, the government (A) must have the power of making special laws (B) must not have any power to make special laws (C) must have power to withdraw equal rights (D) none of the above Answer: (A) 16. Communication with oneself is known as: (A) Group communication (B) Grapevine communication (C) Interpersonal communication (D) Intrapersonal communication Answer: (D) 17. Which broadcasting system for TV is followed in India? (A) NTSE (B) PAL (C) SECAM (D) NTCS Answer: (B) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 7  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 18. All India Radio before 1936 was known as: (A) Indian Radio Broadcasting (B) Broadcasting Service of India (C) Indian Broadcasting Service (D) All India Broadcasting Service Answer: (C) 19. The biggest news agency of India is: (A) PTI (B) UNI (C) NANAP (D) Samachar Bharati Answer: (A) 20. Prasar Bharati was launched in the year: (A) 1995 (B) 1997 (C) 1999 (D) 2001 Answer: (B) www.netu gc.co m 21. A statistical measure based upon the entire population is called parameter while measure based upon a sample is known as: (A) Sample parameter (B) Inference DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 8  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Statistics (D) None of these Answer: (C) 22. The importance of the correlation co-efficient lies in the fact that: (A) There is a linear relationship between the correlated variables. (B) It is one of the most valid measure of statistics. (C) It allows one to determine the degree or strength of the association between two variables. (D) It is a non-parametric method of statistical analysis. Answer: (C) 23. The F-test: (A) is essentially a two tailed test. (B) is essentially a one tailed test. (C) can be one tailed as well as two tailed depending on the hypothesis. (D) can never be a one tailed test. Answer: (C) 24. What will be the next letter in the following series? DCXW, FGVU, HGTS (A) AKPO (B) JBYZ (C) JIRQ DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 9  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) LMRS Answer: (C) 25. The following question is based on the diagram given below. If the two small circles represent formal class-room education and distance education and the big circle stands for university system of education, which figure represents the university systems? Answer: (B) 26. The statement, 'To be non-violent is good' is a: (A) Moral judgement (B) Factual judgement (C) Religious judgement (D) Value judgement Answer: (A) 27. Assertion (A): Man is a rational being. Reason (R): Man is a social being. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 10  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) (A) is false but (R) is true Answer: (B) 28. Value Judgements are: (A) Factual Judgements (B) Ordinary Judgements (C) Normative Judgements (D) Expression of public opinion Answer: (C) 29. Deductive reasoning proceeds from: (A) general to particular (B) particular to general (C) one general conclusion to another general conclusion (D) one particular conclusion to another particular conclusion Answer: (A) 30. AGARTALA is written in code as 14168171, the code for AGRA is: (A) 1641 (B) 1416 (C) 1441 (D) 1461 Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 11  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 31. Which one of the following is the most comprehensive source of population data? (A) National Family Health Surveys (B) National Sample Surveys (C) Census (D) Demographic Health Surveys Answer: (C) 32. Which one of the following principles is not applicable to sampling? (A) Sample units must be clearly defined (B) Sample units must be dependent on each other (C) Same units of sample should be used throughout the study (D) Sample units must be chosen in a systematic and objective manner Answer: (B) 33. If January 1st, 2007 is Monday, what was the day on 1st January 1995? (A) Sunday (B) Monday (C) Friday (D) Saturday Answer: (A) 34. Insert the missing number in the following series: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 12  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 4 16 8 64 ? 256 (A) 16 (B) 24 (C) 32 (D) 20 Answer: (A) 35. If an article is sold for Rs. 178 at a loss of 11%; what would be its selling price in order to earn a profit of 11%? (A) Rs. 222.50 (B) Rs. 267 (C) Rs. 222 (D) Rs. 220 Answer: (C) 36. WYSIWYG - describes the display of a document on screen as it will actually print: (A) What you state is what you get (B) What you see is what you get (C) What you save is what you get (D) What you suggest is what you get Answer: (B) 37. Which of the following is not a Computer language? (A) PASCAL DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 13  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) UNIX (C) FORTRAN (D COBOL Answer: (B) 38. A key-board has at least: (A) 91 keys (B) 101 keys (C) 111 keys (D) 121 keys Answer: (B) 39. An E-mail address is composed of: (A) two parts (B) three parts (C) four parts (D) five parts Answer: (A) 40. Corel Draw is a popular: (A) Illustration programme www.netu gc.co m (B) Programming language (C) Text programme DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 14  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) None of the above Answer: (A) www.netu gc.co m 41. Human ear is most sensitive to noise in which of the following ranges: (A) l-2 KHz (B) 100-500 Hz (C) 10-12 KHz (D) 13-16 KHz Answer: (Wrong question) 42. Which one of the following units is used to measure intensity of noise? (A) decibel (B) Hz (C) Phon (D) Watts/m2 Answer: (A) 43. If the population growth follows a logistic curve, the maximum sustainable yield: (A) is equal to half the carrying capacity. (B) is equal to the carrying capacity. (C) depends on growth rates. (D) depends on the initial population. Answer: (A) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 15  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 44. Chemical weathering of rocks is largely dependent upon: (A) high temperature (B) strong wind action (C) heavy rainfall (D) glaciation Answer: (C) 45. Structure of earth's system consists of the following: Match List-I with List-II and give the correct answer. List-I (Zone) List-II (Chemical Character) (a) Atmosphere (i) Inert gases (b) Biosphere (ii) Salt, fresh water, snow and ice (c) Hydrosphere (iii) Organic substances, skeleton matter (d) Lithosphere (iv) Light silicates Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (B) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (c) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) (D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Answer: (B) 46. NAAC is an autonomous institution under the aegis of: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 16  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) ICSSR (B) CSIR (C) AICTE (D) UGC Answer: (D) 47. National Council for Women's Education was established in: (A) 1958 (B) 1976 (C) 1989 (D) 2000 Answer: (A) 48. Which one of the following is not situated in New Delhi? (A) Indian Council of Cultural Relations (B) Indian Council of Scientific Research (C) National Council of Educational Research and Training (D) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies Answer: (D) 49. Autonomy in higher education implies freedom in: (A) Administration (B) Policy-making DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 17  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Finance (D) Curriculum development Answer: (D) 50. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List-I (Institutions) List-II (Locations) (a) Dr. Hari Singh Gour University (i) Mumbai (b) S.N.D.T. University (ii) Baroda (c) M.S. University (iii) Jodhpur (d) J.N. Vyas University (iv) Sagar Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (B) (i) (ii) (vi) (iv) (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii) Answer: (A) 2008 DECEMBER - 1. According to Swami Vivekananda, teacher's success depends on: (A) His renunciation of personal gain and service to others (B) His professional training and creativity DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 18  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) His concentration on his work and duties with a spirit of obedience to God (D) His mastery on the subject and capacity in controlling the students Answer: (A) 2. Which of the following teacher, will be liked most? (A) A teacher of high idealistic attitude (B) A loving teacher (C) A teacher who is disciplined (D) A teacher who often amuses his students Answer: (B) 3. A teacher's most important challenge is: (A) To make students do their home work (B) To make teaching-learning process enjoyable (C) To maintain discipline in the class room (D) To prepare the question paper Answer: (B) 4. Value-education stands for: (A) making a student healthy (B) making a student to get a job (C) inculcation of virtues (D) all-round development of personality DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 19  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 5. When a normal student behaves in an erratic manner in the class, you would: (A) pull up the student then and there (B) talk to the student after the class (C) ask the student to leave the class (D) ignore the student Answer: (B) 6. The research is always - (A) verifying the old knowledge (B) exploring new knowledge (C) filling the gap between knowledge (D) all of these Answer: (D) 7. The research that applies the laws at the time of field study to draw more and more clear ideas about the problem is: (A) Applied research (B) Action research (C) Experimental research (D) None of these Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 20  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 8. When a research problem is related to heterogeneous population, the most suitable sampling method is: (A) Cluster Sampling (B) Stratified Sampling (C) Convenient Sampling (D) Lottery Method Answer: (B) 9. The process not needed in experimental research is: (A) Observation (B) Manipulation and replication (C) Controlling (D) Reference collection Answer: (A) 10. A research problem is not feasible only when: (A) it is researchable (B) it is new and adds something to knowledge (C) it consists of independent and dependent variables (D) it has utility and relevance Answer: (C) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 11 to 15: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 21  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Radically changing monsoon patterns, reduction in the winter rice harvest and a quantum increase in respiratory diseases all part of the environmental doomsday scenario which is reportedly playing out in South Asia. According to a United Nations Environment Programme report, a deadly three-kilometer deep blanket of pollution comprising a fearsome, cocktail of ash, acids, aerosols and other particles has enveloped in this region. For India, already struggling to cope with a drought, the implication of this are devastating and further crop failure will amount to a life and death question for many Indians. The increase in premature deaths will have adverse social and economic consequences and a rise in morbidities will place an unbearable burden on our crumbling health system. And there is no one to blame but ourselves. Both official and corporate India has always been allergic to any mention of clean technology. Most mechanical two wheelers roll of the assembly line without proper pollution control system. Little effort is made for R&D on simple technologies, which could make a vital difference to people's lives and the environment. However, while there is no denying that South Asia must clean up its act, skeptics might question the timing of the haze report. The Kyoto meet on climate change is just two weeks away and the stage is set for the usual battle between the developing world and the West, particularly the Unites States of America. President Mr. Bush has adamantly refused to sign any protocol, which would mean a change in American consumption level. U.N. environment report will likely find a place in the U.S. arsenal as it plants an accusing finger towards controls like India and China. Yet the U.S.A. can hardly deny its own dubious role in the matter of erasing trading quotas. Richer countries can simply buy up excess credits from poorer countries and continue to pollute. Rather than try to get the better of developing countries, who undoubtedly have taken up environmental shortcuts in their bid to catch up with the West, the USA should take a look at the environmental profigacy, which is going on within. From opening up virgin territories for oil exploration to relaxing the standards for drinking water, Mr. Bush's policies are not exactly beneficial, not even to America's interests. We realize that we are all in this together and that pollution anywhere should be a global concern otherwise there will only be more tunnels at the end of the tunnel. 11. Both official and corporate India is allergic to: (A) Failure of Monsoon (B) Poverty and Inequality (C) Slowdown in Industrial Production (D) Mention of Clean Technology Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 22  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 12. If the rate of premature death increases it will: (A) Exert added burden on the crumbling economy (B) Have adverse social and economic consequences (C) Make positive effect on our effort to control population (D) Have less job aspirants in the society Answer: (C) 13. According to the passage, the two wheeler industry is not adequately concerned about: (A) Passenger safety on the roads (B) Life cover insurance of the vehicle owner (C) Pollution control system in the vehicle (D) Rising cost of the two wheelers Answer: (B) 14. What could be the reason behind timing of the haze report just before the Kyoto meet? (A) United Nations is working hand-in-glove with U.S.A. (B) Organizers of the forthcoming meet to teach a lesson to the U.S.A. (C) Drawing attention of the world towards devastating effects of environment degradation. (D) U.S.A. wants to use it as a handle against the developing countries in the forthcoming meet Answer: (D) 15. Which of the following is the indication of environmental degradation in South Asia? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 23  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Social and economic inequality (B) Crumbling health care system (C) Inadequate pollution control system (D) Radically changing monsoon pattern Answer: (D) 16. Community Radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interest of: (A) Local audience (B) Education (C) Entertainment (D) News Answer: (A) 17. Orcut is a part of: (A) Intra personal Communication (B) Mass Communication (C) Group Communication (D) Interpersonal Communication Answer: (D) 18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List-I List - II (Artists) (Art) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 24  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (a) Amrita Shergill (i) Flute (b) T. Swaminathan Pillai (ii) Classical Song (c) Bhimsenjoshi (iii) Painting (d) Padma Subramaniyam (iv) Bharat Natyam Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i) (D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii) Answer: (A) 19. Which is not correct in latest communication award? (A) Salman Rushdie - Booker's Prize - July 20, 2008 (B) Dilip Sanghavi - Business Standard CEO Award July 22, 2008 (C) Tapan Sinha - Dada Saheb Falke Award, July 21, 2008 (D) Gautam Ghosh - Osians Lifetime Achievement Award July 11, 2008 Answer: (D) 20. Firewalls are used to protect a communication network system against: (A) Unauthorized attacks (B) Virus attacks (C) Data-driven attacks DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 25  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Fire-attacks Answer: (A) www.netu gc.co m 21. Insert the missing number in the following: 2/3, 4/7, ? , 11/21, 16/31 (A) 10/8 (B) 6/10 (C) 5/10 (D) 7/13 Answer: (D) 22. In a certain code, GAMESMAN is written as AGMEMSAN. How would DISCLOSE be written in that code? (A) IDSCOLSE (B) IDCSOLES (C) IDSCOLES (D) IDSCLOSE Answer: (A) 23. The letters in the first set have a certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for the second set: AST : BRU : : NQV : ? (A) ORW (B) MPU (C) MRW DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 26  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) OPW Answer: (D) 24. On what dates of April 1994 did SUNDAY fall? (A) 2,9,16,23,30 (B) 3,10,17,24 (C) 4,11,18,25 (D) 1,8,15,22,29 Answer: (B) 25. Find out the wrong number in the sequence: 125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165 (A) 130 (B) 142 (C) 153 (D) 165 Answer: (D) 26. There are five books A, B, C, D and E. The book C lies above D, the book E is below A and B is below E. Which is at the bottom? (A) E (B) B (C) A (D) C DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 27  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (B) 27. Logical reasoning is based on: (A) Truth of involved propositions (B) Valid relation among the involved propositions (C) Employment of symbolic language (D) Employment of ordinary language Answer: (B) 28. Two propositions with the same subject and predicate terms but different in quality are: (A) Contradictory (B) Contrary (C) Subaltern (D) Identical Answer: (C) 29. The premises of a valid deductive argument: (A) Provide some evidence for its conclusion (B) Provide no evidence for its conclusion (C) Are irrelevant for its conclusion (D) Provide conclusive evidence for its conclusion Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 28  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 30. Syllogistic reasoning is: (A) Deductive (B) Inductive (C) Experimental (D) Hypothetical Answer: (A) Study the following Venn diagram and answer questions nos. 31 to 33. Three circles representing GRADUATES, CLERKS and GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES are intersecting. The intersections are marked A, B, C, e, f, g and h. Which part best represents the statements in questions 31 to 33? 31. Some Graduates are Government employees but not as Clerks. (A) h (B) g (C) f (D) e Answer: (C) 32. Clerks who are graduates as well as government employees: (A) e DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 29  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) f (C) g (D) h Answer: (D) 33. Some graduates are Clerks but not Government employees. (A) f (B) g (C) h (D) e Answer: (D) Study the following graph and answer questions numbered from 34 to 35: 34. Which of the firms got maximum profit growth rate in the year 2006? (A) ab (B) ce (C) cd DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 30  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) ef Answer: (B) 35. Which of the firms got maximum profit growth rate in the year 2007? (A) bdf (B) acf (C) bed (D) ace Answer: (A) 36. The accounting software 'Tally' was developed by: (A) HCL (B) TCS (C) Infosys (D) Wipro Answer: (B) 37. Errors in computer programmes are called: (A) Follies (B) Mistakes (C) Bugs (D) Spam Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 31  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 38. HTML is basically used to design: (A) Web-page (B) Web-site (C) Graphics (D) Tables and Frames Answer: (A) 39. 'Micro Processing'is made for: (A) Computer (B) Digital System (C) Calculator (D) Electronic Goods Answer: (B) 40. Information, a combination of graphics, text, sound, video and animation is called: (A) Multiprogramme (B) Multifacet (C) Multimedia (D) Multiprocess Answer: (C) www.netu gc.co m 41. Which of the following pairs regarding typical composition of hospital wastes is incorrect? (A) Plastic- 9-12% DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 32  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) Metals- 1-2% (C) Ceramic- 8-10% (D) Biodegradable- 35-40% Answer: (A) 42. Fresh water achieves its greatest density at: (A) -4° C (B) 0° C (C) 4° C (D) -2.5° C Answer: (C) 43. Which one of the following is not associated with earthquakes? (A) Focus (B) Epicenter (C) Seismograph (D) Swells Answer: (D) 44. The tallest trees in the world are found in the region : (A) Equatorial region (B) Temperate region (C) Monsoon region DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 33  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Mediterranean region Answer: (B) 45. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List-I List - II (National Parks) (States) (a) Periyar (i) Orissa (b) Nandan Kanan (ii) Kerala (c) Corbett National Park (iii) Rajasthan (d) Sariska Tiger Reserve (iv) Uttarakhand Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii) (B) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) (C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Answer: (A) 46. According to Radhakrishnan Commission, the aim of Higher Education is: (A) To develop the democratic values, peace and harmony (B) To develop great personalities who can give their contributions in politics, administration, industry and commerce (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 34  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 47. The National Museum at New Delhi is attached to: (A) Delhi University (B) a Deemed University (C) a Subordinate Office of the JNU (D) Part of Ministry of Tourism and Culture Answer: (D) 48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List-I List-II (Institutions) (Locations) (a) National Law Institute (i) Shimla (b) Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (ii) Bhopal (c) National Judicial Academy (iii) Hyderabad (d) National Savings Institute (iv) Nagpur Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i) (B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 35  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 49. Election of Rural and Urban local bodies are conducted and ultimately supervised by: (A) Election Commission of India (B) State Election Commission (C) District Collector and District Magistrate (D) Concerned Returning Officer Answer: (B) 50. Which opinion is not correct? (A) Education is a subject of concurrent list of VII schedule of Constitution of India (B) University Grants Commission is a statutory body (C) Patent, inventions, design, copyright and trademarks are the subject of concurrent list (D) Indian Council of Social Science Research is a statutory body related to research in social sciences Answer: (C) 2009 – JUNE 1. Good evaluation of written material should not be based on: (A) Linguistic expression (B) Logical presentation (C) Ability to reproduce whatever is read (D) Comprehension of subject Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 36  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2. Why do teachers use teaching aid? (A) To make teaching fun-filled (B) To teach within understanding level of students (C) For students' attention (D) To make students attentive Answer: (B) 3. Attitudes, concepts, skills and knowledge are products of: (A) Learning (B) Research (C) Heredity (D) Explanation Answer: (A) 4. Which among the following gives more freedom to the learner to interact? (A) Use of film (B) Small group discussion (C) Lectures by experts (D) Viewing country-wide classroom programme on TV Answer: (B) 5. Which of the following is not a product of learning? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 37  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Attitudes (B) Concepts (C) Knowledge (D) Maturation Answer: (D) 6. How can the objectivity of the research be enhanced? (A) Through its impartiality (B) Through its reliability (C) Through its validity (D) All of these Answer: (D) 7. Action-research is: (A) An applied research (B) A research carried out to solve immediate problems (C) A longitudinal research (D) All the above Answer: (B) 8. The basis on which assumptions are formulated: (A) Cultural background of the country (B) Universities DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 38  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Specific characteristics of the castes (D) All of these Answer: (A) 9. Which of the following is classified in the category of the developmental research? (A) Philosophical research (B) Action research (C) Descriptive research (D) All the above Answer: (D) 10. We use Factorial Analysis: (A) To know the relationship between two variables (B) To test the Hypothesis (C) To know the difference between two variables (D) To know the difference among the many variables Answer: (C) Read the following passage and answer the questions 11 to 15: While the British rule in India was detrimental to the economic development of the country, it did help in starting of the process of modernizing Indian society and formed several progressive institutions during that process. One of the most beneficial institutions, which were initiated by the British, was democracy. Nobody can dispute that despite its many shortcomings; democracy was and is far better alternative to the arbitrary rule of the rajas and nawabs, which prevailed in India in the pre-British days. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 39  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER However, one of the harmful traditions of British democracy inherited by India was that of conflict instead of cooperation between elected members. This was its essential feature. The party, which got the support of the majority of elected members, formed the Government while the others constituted a standing opposition. The existence of the opposition to those in power was and is regarded as a hallmark of democracy. In principle, democracy consists of rule by the people; but where direct rule is not possible, it's rule by persons elected by the people. It is natural that there would be some differences of opinion among the elected members as in the rest of the society. Normally, members of any organizations have differences of opinion between themselves on different issues but they manage to work on the basis of a consensus and they do not normally form a division between some who are in majority and are placed in power, while treating the others as in opposition. The members of an organization usually work on consensus. Consensus simply means that after an adequate discussion, members agree that the majority opinion may prevail for the time being. Thus persons who form a majority on one issue and whose opinion is allowed to prevail may not be on the same side if there is a difference on some other issue. It was largely by accident that instead of this normal procedure, a two party system came to prevail in Britain and that is now being generally taken as the best method of democratic rule. Many democratically inclined persons in India regret that such a two party system was not brought about in the country. It appears that to have two parties in India – of more or less equal strength - is a virtual impossibility. Those who regret the absence of a two-party system should take the reasons into consideration. When the two party system got established in Britain, there were two groups among the rules (consisting of a limited electorate) who had the same economic interests among themselves and who therefore formed two groups within the selected members of Parliament. There were members of the British aristocracy (which landed interests and consisting of lord, barons etc) and members of the new commercial class consisting of merchants and artisans. These groups were more or less of equal strength and they were able to establish their separate rule at different times. Answer the following questions: 11. In pre-British period, when India was ruled by the independent rulers: (A) Peace and prosperity prevailed in the society (B) People were isolated from political affairs DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 40  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Public opinion was inevitable for policy making (D) Law was equal for one and all Answer: (B) 12. What is the distinguishing feature of the democracy practiced in Britain? (A) End to the rule of might is right. (B) Rule of the people, by the people and for the people. (C) It has stood the test of time. (D) Cooperation between elected members. Answer: (B) 13. Democracy is practiced where: (A) Elected members form a uniform opinion regarding policy matter. (B) Opposition is more powerful than the ruling combine. (C) Representatives of masses. (D) None of these. Answer: (B) 14. Which of the following is true about the British rule in India? (A) It was behind the modernization of the Indian society. (B) India gained economically during that period. (C) Various establishments were formed for the purpose of progress. (D) None of these. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 41  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (A) 15. Who became the members of the new commercial class during that time? (A) British Aristocrats (B) Lord and barons (C) Political Persons (D) Merchants and artisans Answer: (D) 16. Which one of the following Telephonic Conferencing with a radio link is very popular throughout the world? (A) TPS (B) Telepresence (C) Video conference (D) Video teletext Answer: (C) 17. Which is not 24 hours news channel? (A) NDTV24x7 (B) ZEE News (C) Aajtak (D) Lok Sabha channel Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 42  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 18. The main objective of F.M. station in radio is: (A) Information, Entertainment and Tourism (B) Entertainment, Information and Interaction (C) Tourism, Interaction and Entertainment (D) Entertainment only Answer: (B) 19. In communication chatting in internet is: (A) Verbal communication (B) Non verbal communication (C) Parallel communication (D) Grapevine communication Answer: (C) 20. Match List-I with List-II and select List-I t the correct answer using the codes gh List-II (Artists) (Art) (a) Pandit Jasraj (i) Hindustani vocalist (b) Kishan Maharaj (ii) Sitar (c) Ravi Shankar (iii) Tabla (d) Udai Shankar (iv) Dance Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 43  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii) (C) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv) (D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) Answer: (C) www.netu gc.co m 21. Insert the missing number in the following: 3, 8, 18, 23, 33, ?, 48 (A) 37 (B) 40 (C) 38 (D) 45 Answer: (C) 22. In a certain code, CLOCK is written as KCOLC. How would STEPS be written in that code? (A) SPEST (B) SPSET (C) SPETS (D) SEPTS Answer: (C) 23. The letters in the first set have a certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship mark the right choice for the second set: BDFH : OMKI : : GHIK : ? (A) FHJL (B) RPNL (C) LNPR DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 44  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) LJHF Answer: (C) 24. What was the day of the week on 1st January 2001? (A) Friday (B) Tuesday (C) Sunday (D) Wednesday Answer: (Wrong question) 25. Find out the wrong number in the sequence. 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16 (A) 27 (B) 34 (C) 43 (D) 48 Answer: (B) 26. In a deductive argument conclusion is: (A) Summing up of the premises (B) Not necessarily based on premises (C) Entailed by the premises (D) Additional to the premises Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 45  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 27. 'No man are mortal' is contradictory of: (A) Some man are mortal (B) Some man are not mortal (C) All men are mortal (D) No mortal is man Answer: (A) 28. A deductive argument is valid if: (A) premises are false and conclusion true (B) premises are false and conclusion is also false (C) premises are true and conclusion is false (D) premises are true and conclusion is true Answer: (D) 29. Structure of logical argument is based on: (A) Formal validity (B) Material truth (C) Linguistic expression (D) Aptness of examples Answer: (A) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 46  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 30. Two ladies and two men are playing bridge and seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South. Which direction are the ladies facing to? (A) East and West (B) North and West (C) South and East (D) None of these Answer: (B) Questions 31 and 32 are based on the following venn diagram in which there are three intersecting circles representing Hindi knowing persons, English knowing persons and persons who are working as teachers. Different regions so obtained in the figure are marked as a, b, c, d, e, f and g. 31. If you want to select Hindi and English knowing teachers, which of the following is to be selected? (A) g (B) b (C) c (D) e Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 47  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 32. If you want to select persons, who do not know English and are not teachers, which of the region is to be selected? (A) e (B) g (C) b (D) a Answer: (B) Study the following graph carefully and answer questions 33 to 35. 33. In which year the quantity of engineering goods' exports was maximum? (A) 2005 (B) 2006 (C) 2004 (D) 2007 Answer: (B) 34. In which year the value of engineering goods decreased by 50 percent compared to the previous year? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 48  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) 2004 (B) 2007 (C) 2005 (D) 2006 Answer: (B) 35. In which year the quantity of exports was 100 percent higher than the quantity of previous year? (A) 2004 (B) 2005 (C) 2006 (D) 2007 Answer: (C) 36. What do you need to put your web pages on the www? (A) a connection to internet (B) a web browser (C) a web server (D) all of the above Answer: (D) 37. Which was the first company to launch mobile phone services in India? (A) Essar (B) BPL DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 49  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Hutchison (D) Airtel Answer: (B) 38. Chandrayan I was launched on 22nd October, 2008 in India from: (A) Bangalore (B) Sri Harikota (C) Chennai (D) Ahmedabad Answer: (B) 39. What is blog? (A) Online music (B) Intranet (C) A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal (D) A personal or corporate Google search Answer: (C) 40. Which is not online Indian Matrimonial website? (A) www.jeevansathi.com (B) www.bharatmatrimony.com (C) www.shaadi.com (D) www.u.k.singlemuslim.com DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 50  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (D) www.netu gc.co m 41. Environmental impact assessment is an objective analysis of the probable changes in: (A) physical characteristics of the environment (B) biophysical characteristics of the environment (C) socio-economic characteristics of the environment (D) all the above Answer: (D) 42. Bog is a wetland that receives water from: (A) nearby water bodies (B) melting (C) rain fall only (D) sea only Answer: (C) 43. Which of the following region is in the very high risk zone of earthquakes? (A) Central Indian Highland (B) Coastal region (C) Himalayan region (D) Indian desert Answer: (C) 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 51  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER List-I List-II (Institutes) (Cities) (a) Central Arid Zone Institute (i) Kolkata (b) Space Application Centre (ii) New Delhi (c) Indian Institute of Public Administration (iii) Ahmedabad (d) Headquarters of Indian Science Congress (iv) Jodhpur Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii) (C) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) (D) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii) Answer: (A) 45. Indian coastal areas experienced Tsunami disaster in the year: (A) 2005 (B) 2004 (C) 2006 (D) 2007 Answer: (B) 46. The Kothari Commission's report was entitled on: (A) Education and National Development DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 52  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) Learning to be adventure (C) Diversification of Education (D) Education and socialization in democracy Answer: (A) 47. Which of the following is not a Dualmode University? (A) Delhi University (B) Bangalore University (C) Madras University (D) Indira Gandhi National Open University Answer: (D) 48. Which part of the Constitution of India is known as "Code of Administrators”? (A) Part I (B) Part II (C) Part III (D) Part IV Answer: (D) 49. Which article of the constitution provides safeguards to Naga Customary and their social practices against any act of Parliament? (A) Article 371 A (B) Article 371 B (C) Article 371 C DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 53  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Article 263 Answer: (A) 50. Which one of the following is not the tool of good governance? (A) Right to information (B) Citizens' Charter (C) Social Auditing (D) Judicial Activism Answer: (D) 2009 – DECEMBER 1. The University which telecasts interaction educational programmes through its own channel is (A) Osmania University (B) University of Pune (C) Annamalai University (D) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Answer: (D) 2. Which of the following skills are needed for present day teacher to adjust effectively with the classroom teaching? 1. Knowledge of technology 2. Use of technology in teaching learning 3. Knowledge of students’ needs DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 54  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 4. Content mastery (A) 1 & 3 (B) 2 & 3 (C) 2, 3 & 4 (D) 2 & 4 Answer: (C) 3. Who has signed an MOU for Accreditation of Teacher Education Institutions in India? (A) NAAC and UGC (B) NCTE and NAAC (C) UGC and NCTE (D) NCTE and IGNOU Answer: (B) 4. The primary duty of the teacher is to (A) raise the intellectual standard of the students (B) improve the physical standard of the students (C) help all round development of the students (D) imbibe value system in the students Answer: (C) 5. Micro teaching is more effective (A) during the preparation for teaching-practice DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 55  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) during the teaching-practice (C) after the teaching-practice (D) always Answer: (B) 6. What quality the students like the most in a teacher? (A) Idealist philosophy (B) Compassion (C) Discipline (D) Entertaining Answer: (C) 7. A null hypothesis is (A) when there is no difference between the variables (B) the same as research hypothesis (C) subjective in nature (D) when there is difference between the variables Answer: (A) 8. The research which is exploring new facts through the study of the past is called (A) Philosophical research (B) Historical research (C) Mythological research DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 56  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Content analysis Answer: (B) 9. Action research is (A) An applied research (B) A research carried out to solve immediate problems (C) A longitudinal research (D) Simulative research Answer: (B) 10. The process not needed in Experimental Researches is (A) Observation (B) Manipulation (C) Controlling (D) Content Analysis Answer: (B) 11. Manipulation is always a part of (A) Historical research (B) Fundamental research (C) Descriptive research (D) Experimental research Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 57  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 12. Which correlation co-efficient best explains the relationship between creativity and intelligence? (A) 1.00 (B) 0.6 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.3 Answer: (A) Read the following passage and answer the Question Nos. 13 to 18: The decisive shift in British Policy really came about under mass pressure in the autumn and winter of 1945 to 46 – the months which Perderel Moon while editing Wavell’s Journal has perceptively described as ‘The Edge of a Volcano’. Very foolishly, the British initially decided to hold public trials of several hundreds of the 20,000 I.N.A. prisoners (as well as dismissing from service and detaining without trial no less than 7,000). They compounded the folly by holding the first trial in the Red Fort, Delhi in November 1945, and putting on the dock together a Hindu, a Muslim and a Sikh (P.K. Sehgal, Shah Nawaz, Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon). Bhulabhai Desai, Tejbahadur Sapru and Nehru appeared for the defence (the latter putting on his barrister’s gown after 25 years), and the Muslim League also joined the countrywide protest. On 20 November, an Intelligence Bureau note admitted that “there has seldom been a matter which has attracted so much Indian public interest and, it is safe to say, sympathy … this particular brand of sympathy cuts across communal barriers.’ A journalist (B. Shiva Rao) visiting the Red Fort prisoners on the same day reported that ‘There is not the slightest feeling among them of Hindu and Muslim … A majority of the men now awaiting trial in the Red Fort is Muslim. Some of these men are bitter that Mr. Jinnah is keeping alive a controversy about Pakistan.’ The British became extremely nervous about the I.N.A. spirit spreading to the Indian Army, and in January the Punjab Governor reported that a Lahore reception for released I.N.A. prisoners had been attended by Indian soldiers in uniform. 13. Which heading is more appropriate to assign to the above passage? (A) Wavell’s Journal (B) Role of Muslim League DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 58  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) I.N.A. Trials (D) Red Fort Prisoners Answer: (C) 14. The trial of P.K. Sehgal, Shah Nawaz and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon symbolises (A) communal harmony (B) threat to all religious persons (C) threat to persons fighting for the freedom (D) British reaction against the natives Answer: (C) 15. I.N.A. stands for (A) Indian National Assembly (B) Indian National Association (C) Inter-national Association (D) Indian National Army Answer: (D) 16. ‘There has seldom been a matter which has attracted so much Indian Public Interest and, it is safe to say, sympathy … this particular brand of sympathy cuts across communal barriers.’ Who sympathises to whom and against whom? (A) Muslims sympathised with Shah Nawaz against the British (B) Hindus sympathised with P.K. Sehgal against the British (C) Sikhs sympathised with Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon against the British DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 59  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Indians sympathised with the persons who were to be trialled Answer: (D) 17. The majority of people waiting for trial outside the Red Fort and criticising Jinnah were the (A) Hindus (B) Muslims (C) Sikhs (D) Hindus and Muslims both Answer: (B) 18. The sympathy of Indian soldiers in uniform with the released I.N.A. prisoners at Lahore indicates (A) Feeling of Nationalism and Fraternity (B) Rebellious nature of Indian soldiers (C) Simply to participate in the reception party (D) None of the above Answer: (A) 19. The country which has the distinction of having the two largest circulated newspapers in the world is (A) Great Britain (B) The United States (C) Japan (D) China DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 60  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 20. The chronological order of non-verbal communication is (A) Signs, symbols, codes, colours (B) Symbols, codes, signs, colours (C) Colours, signs, codes, symbols (D) Codes, colours, symbols, signs Answer: (A) www.netu gc.co m 21. Which of the following statements is not connected with communication? (A) Medium is the message. (B) The world is an electronic cocoon. (C) Information is power. (D) Telepathy is technological. Answer: (D) 22. Communication becomes circular when (A) the decoder becomes an encoder (B) the feedback is absent (C) the source is credible (D) the channel is clear Answer: (A) 23. The site that played a major role during the terrorist attack on Mumbai (26/11) in 2008 was DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 61  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Orkut (B) Facebook (C) Amazon.com (D) Twitter Answer: (D) 24. Assertion (A): For an effective classroom communication at times it is desirable to use the projection technology. Reason (R): Using the projection technology facilitates extensive coverage of course contents. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation. (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation. (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true. Answer: (B) 25. January 1, 1995 was a Sunday. What day of the week lies on January 1, 1996? (A) Sunday (B) Monday (C) Wednesday (D) Saturday Answer: (B) 26. When an error of 1% is made in the length and breadth of a rectangle, the percentage error (%) in the area of a rectangle will be DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 62  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 Answer: (C) 27. The next number in the series 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ? will be (A) 74 (B) 75 (C) 76 (D) None of the above Answer: (B) 28. There are 10 true-false questions in an examination. Then these questions can be answered in (A) 20 ways (B) 100 ways (C) 240 ways (D) 1024 ways Answer: (D) 29. What will be the next term in the following? DCXW, FEVU, HGTS, ? (A) AKPO DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 63  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) ABYZ (C) JIRQ (D) LMRS Answer: (C) 30. Three individuals X, Y, Z hired a car on a sharing basis and paid Rs. 1,040. They used it for 7, 8, 11 hours, respectively. What are the charges paid by Y? (A) Rs. 290 (B) Rs. 320 (C) Rs. 360 (D) Rs. 440 Answer: (B) 31. Deductive argument involves (A) sufficient evidence (B) critical thinking (C) seeing logical relations (D) repeated observation Answer: (C) 32. Inductive reasoning is based on or presupposes (A) uniformity of nature (B) God created the world (C) unity of nature DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 64  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) laws of nature Answer: (A) 33. To be critical, thinking must be (A) practical (B) socially relevant (C) individually satisfying (D) analytical Answer: (B) 34. Which of the following is an analogous statement? (A) Man is like God (B) God is great (C) Gandhiji is the Father of the Nation (D) Man is a rational being. Answer: (A) Questions from 35 - 36 are based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles. H representing The Hindu, I representing Indian Express and T representing The Times of India. A total of 50 persons were surveyed and the number in the Venn diagram indicates the number of persons reading the newspapers. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 65  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 35. How many persons would be reading at least two newspapers? (A) 23 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 29 Answer: (C) 36. How many persons would be reading almost two newspapers? (A) 23 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 48 Answer: (A) 37. Which of the following graphs does not represent regular (periodic) behaviour of the variable f(t)? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 66  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 Answer: (C) Study the following graph and answer the questions 38 to 40: DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 67  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 38. In which year total number of patients registered in hospital X and hospital Y was the maximum? (A) 2003 (B) 2004 (C) 2005 (D) 2006 Answer: (C) 39. What is the maximum dispersion in the registration of patients in the two hospitals in a year? (A) 8000 (B) 6000 (C) 4000 (D) 2000 Answer: (A) 40. In which year there was maximum decrease in registration of patients in hospital X? (A) 2003 (B) 2004 (C) 2005 (D) 2006 Answer: (D) www.netu gc.co m 41. Which of the following sources of data is not based on primary data collection? (A) Census of India DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 68  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) National Sample Survey (C) Statistical Abstracts of India (D) National Family Health Survey Answer: (C) 42. Which of the four data sets have more dispersion? (A) 88 91 90 92 89 91 (B) 0 1 1 0 –1 –2 (C) 3 5 2 4 1 5 (D) 0 5 8 10 –2 –8 Answer: (D) 43. Which of the following is not related to information security on the Internet? (A) Data Encryption (B) Water marking (C) Data Hiding (D) Information Retrieval Answer: (D) 44. Which is the largest unit of storage among the following? (A) Terabyte (B) Megabyte (C) Kilobyte DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 69  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Gigabyte Answer: (A) 45. bit stands for (A) binary information term (B) binary digit (C) binary tree (D) Bivariate Theory Answer: (B) 46. Which one of the following is not a linear data structure? (A) Array (B) Binary Tree (C) Queue (D) Stack Answer: (B) 47. Which one of the following is not a network device? (A) Router (B) Switch (C) Hub (D) CPU Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 70  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 48. A compiler is used to convert the following to object code which can be executed (A) High-level language (B) Low-level language (C) Assembly language (D) Natural language Answer: (A) 49. The great Indian Bustard bird is found in (A) Thar Desert of Rajasthan (B) Coastal regions of India (C) Malabar Coast (D) Delta regions Answer: (A) 50. The Sagarmanthan National Park has been established to preserve the eco-system of which mountain peak? (A) Kanchenjunga (B) Mount Everest (C) Annapurna (D) Dhaulavira Answer: (B) 51. Maximum soot is released from DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 71  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Petrol vehicles (B) CNG vehicles (C) Diesel vehicles (D) Thermal Power Plants Answer: (D) 52. Surface Ozone is produced from (A) Transport sector (B) Cement plants (C) Textile industry (D) Chemical industry Answer: (A) 53. Which one of the following non-conventional energy sources can be exploited most economically? (A) Solar (B) Wind (C) Geo-thermal (D) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Answer: (A) 54. The most recurring natural hazard in India is (A) Earthquakes (B) Floods DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 72  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Landslides (D) Volcanoes Answer: (B) 55. The recommendation of National Knowledge Commission for the establishment of 1500 Universities is to (A) create more teaching jobs (B) ensure increase in student enrolment in higher education (C) replace or substitute the privately managed higher education institutions by public institutions (D) enable increased movement of students from rural areas to urban areas Answer: (B) 56. According to Article 120 of the Constitution of India, the business in Parliament shall be transacted in (A) English only (B) Hindi only (C) English and Hindi both (D) All the languages included in Eighth Schedule of the Constitution Answer: (C) 57. Which of the following is more interactive and student centric? (A) Seminar (B) Workshop (C) Lecture DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 73  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Group Discussion Answer: (D) 58. The Parliament in India is composed of (A) Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha (B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & Vice President (C) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha & President (D) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha with their Secretariats Answer: (C) 59. The enrolment in higher education in India is contributed both by Formal System of Education and by System of Distance Education. Distance education contributes (A) 50% of formal system (B) 25% of formal system (C) 10% of the formal system (D) Distance education system’s contribution is not taken into account while considering the figures of enrolment in higher education Answer: (B) 60. Assertion (A): The U.G.C. Academic Staff Colleges came into existence to improve the quality of teachers. Reason (R): University and college teachers have to undergo both orientation and refresher courses. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation. (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 74  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) (A) is correct and (R) is false. (D) (A) is false and (R) is correct. Answer: (A) 2010 – JUNE 1. Which one of the following is the most important quality of a good teacher ? (A) Punctuality and sincerity (B) Content mastery (C) Content mastery and reactive (D) Content mastery and sociable Answer: (C) 2. The primary responsibility for the teacher’s adjustment lies with (A) The children (B) The principal (C) The teacher himself (D) The community Answer: (B) 3. As per the NCTE norms, what should be the staff strength for a unit of 100 students at B.Ed. level? (A) 1 + 7 (B) 1 + 9 (C) 1 + 10 (D) 1 + 5 Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 75  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 4. Research has shown that the most frequent symptom of nervous instability among teachers is (A) Digestive upsets (B) Explosive behaviour (C) Fatigue (D) Worry Answer: (B) 5. Which one of the following statements is correct? (A) Syllabus is an annexure to the curriculum. (B) Curriculum is the same in all educational institutions. (C) Curriculum includes both formal, and informal education. (D) Curriculum does not include methods of evaluation. Answer: (C) 6. A successful teacher is one who is (A) Compassionate and disciplinarian (B) Quite and reactive (C) Tolerant and dominating (D) Passive and active Answer: (A) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 7 to 12. The phrase “What is it like?” stands for a fundamental thought process. How does one go about observing and reporting on things and events that occupy segments of earth space? Of all the infinite variety of phenomena on the face of the earth, how does one decide what phenomena to observe? There is no such thing as a complete description of the earth or any part of it, for every microscopic point on the earth’s surface differs from every other such point. Experience shows that the things observed are already familiar, because they are like phenomena that occur at home or because they resemble the abstract images and models developed in the human mind. How are abstract images formed? Humans alone among the animals possess language; their words symbolize not only specific things but also mental images of classes of things. People can remember what they have seen or experienced because they attach a word symbol to them. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 76  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER During the long record of our efforts to gain more and more knowledge about the face of the earth as the human habitat, there has been a continuing interplay between things and events. The direct observation through the senses is described as a percept; the mental image is described as a concept. Percepts are what some people describe as reality, in contrast to mental images, which are theoretical, implying that they are not real. The relation of Percept to Concept is not as simple as the definition implies. It is now quite clear that people of different cultures or even individuals in the same culture develop different mental images of reality and what they perceive is a reflection of these preconceptions. The direct observation of things and events on the face of the earth is so clearly a function of the mental images of the mind of the observer that the whole idea of reality must be reconsidered. Concepts determine what the observer perceives, yet concepts are derived from the generalizations of previous percepts. What happens is that the educated observer is taught to accept a set of concepts and then sharpens or changes these concepts during a professional career. In any one field of scholarship, professional opinion at one time determines what concepts and procedures are acceptable, and these form a kind of model of scholarly behaviour. 7. The problem raised in the passage reflects on (A) thought process (B) human behaviour (C) cultural perceptions (D) professional opinion Answer: (C) 8. According to the passage, human beings have mostly in mind (A) Observation of things (B) Preparation of mental images (C) Expression through language (D) To gain knowledge Answer: (B) 9. Concept means (A) A mental image (B) A reality (C) An idea expressed in language form (D) All the above DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 77  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 10. The relation of Percept to Concept is (A) Positive (B) Negative (C) Reflective (D) Absolute Answer: (C) 11. In the passage, the earth is taken as (A) The Globe (B) The Human Habitat (C) A Celestial Body (D) A Planet Answer: (C) 12. Percept means (A) Direct observation through the senses (B) A conceived idea (C) Ends of a spectrum (D) An abstract image Answer: (B) 13. Action research means (A) A longitudinal research (B) An applied research (C) A research initiated to solve an immediate problem (D) A research with socioeconomic objective Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 78  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 14. Research is (A) Searching again and again (B) Finding solution to any problem (C) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem (D) None of the above Answer: (C) 15. A common test in research demands much priority on (A) Reliability (B) Useability (C) Objectivity (D) All of the above Answer: (D) 16. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process? (A) Searching sources of information to locate problem. (B) Survey of related literature (C) Identification of problem (D) Searching for solutions to the problem Answer: (A) 17. If a researcher conducts a research on finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional effectiveness ? This will be an example of (A) Basic Research (B) Action Research (C) Applied Research (D) None of the above DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 79  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 18. Normal Probability Curve should be (A) Positively skewed (B) Negatively skewed (C) Leptokurtic skewed (D) Zero skewed Answer: (D) 19. In communication, a major barrier to reception of messages is (A) audience attitude (B) audience knowledge (C) audience education (D) audience income Answer: (A) 20. Post-modernism is associated with (A) newspapers (B) magazines (C) radio (D) television Answer: (D) 21. Didactic communication is (A) intra-personal (B) inter-personal (C) organisational DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 80  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) relational Answer: (B) 22. In communication, the language is (A) the non-verbal code (B) the verbal code (C) the symbolic code (D) the iconic code Answer: (B) 23. Identify the correct sequence of the following: (A) Source, channel, message, receiver (B) Source, receiver, channel, message (C) Source, message, receiver, channel (D) Source, message, channel, receiver Answer: (A) 24. Assertion (A): Mass media promote a culture of violence in the society. Reason (R): Because violence sells in the market as people themselves are violent in character. (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (D) Both (A) and (R) are false. Answer: (C) 25. When an error of 1% is made in the length of a square, the percentage error in the area of a square will be (A) 0 DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 81  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2 Answer: (C) 26. On January 12, 1980, it was a Saturday. The day of the week on January 12, 1979 was (A) Thursday (B) Friday (C) Saturday (D) Sunday Answer: (B) 27. If water is called food, food is called tree, tree is called earth, earth is called world, which of the following grows a fruit? (A) Water (B) Tree (C) World (D) Earth Answer: (C) 28. E is the son of A, D is the son of B, E is married to C, C is the daughter of B. How is D related to E? (A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Father-in-law (D) Brother-in-law Answer: (D) 29. If INSURANCE is coded as ECNARUSNI, how HINDRANCE will be coded? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 82  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) CADNIHWCE (B) HANODEINR (C) AENIRHDCN (D) ECNARDNIH Answer: (D) 30. Find the next number in the following series: 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, 37, 50, ? (A) 63 (B) 65 (C) 67 (D) 69 Answer: (B) 31. Which of the following is an example of circular argument? (A) God created man in his image and man created God in his own image. (B) God is the source of a scripture and the scripture is the source of our knowledge of God. (C) Some of the Indians are great because India is great. (D) Rama is great because he is Rama. Answer: (B) 32. Lakshmana is a morally good person because (A) he is religious (B) he is educated (C) he is rich (D) he is rational Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 83  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 33. Two statements I and II given below are followed by two conclusions (a) and (b). Supposing the statements are true, which of the following conclusions can logically follow? I. Some religious people are morally good. II. Some religious people are rational. Conclusions: (a) Rationally religious people are good morally. (b) Non-rational religious persons are not morally good. (A) Only (a) follows. (B) Only (b) follows. (C) Both (a) and (b) follow. (D) Neither (a) nor (b) follows. Answer: (C) 34. Certainty is (A) an objective fact (B) emotionally satisfying (C) logical (D) ontological Answer: (B) Questions from 35 to 36 are based on the following diagram in which there are three intersecting circles I, S and P where circle I stands for Indians, circle S stands for scientists and circle P for politicians. Different regions of the figure are lettered from a to g. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 84  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 35. The region which represents non Indian scientists who are politicians. (A) f (B) d (C) a (D) c Answer: (A) 36. The region which represents politicians who are Indians as well as scientists. (A) b (B) c (C) a (D) d Answer: (C) 37. The population of a city is plotted as a function of time (years) in graphic form below: Which of the following inference can be drawn from above plot? (A) The population increases exponentially. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 85  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) The population increases in parabolic fashion. (C) The population initially increases in a linear fashion and then stabilizes. (D) The population initially increases exponentially and then stabilizes. Answer: (D) In the following chart, the price of logs is shown in per cubic metre and that of Plywood and Saw Timber in per tones. Study the chart and answer the following questions 38, 39 and 40. 38. Which product shows the maximum percentage increase in price over the period? (A) Saw timber (B) Plywood (C) Log (D) None of the above Answer: (A) 39. What is the maximum percentage increase in price per cubic metre of log ? (A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 20 Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 86  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 40. In which year the prices of two products increased and that of the third increased ? (A) 2000 (B) 2002 (C) 2003 (D) 2006 Answer: (B) 41. Which one of the following is the oldest Archival source of data in India ? (A) National Sample Surveys (B) Agricultural Statistics (C) Census (D) Vital Statistics Answer: (A) 42. In a large random data set following normal distribution, the ratio (%) of number of data points which are in the range of (mean ± standard deviation) to the total number of data points, is (A) ~ 50% (B) ~ 67% (C) ~ 97% (D) ~ 47% Answer: (B) 43. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer? (A) 2 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 16 Answer: (B) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 87  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 44. Which one of the following is an example of Operating System? (A) Microsoft Word (B) Microsoft Excel (C) Microsoft Access (D) Microsoft Windows Answer: (D) 45. Which one of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number 23? (A) 01011 (B) 10111 (C) 10011 (D) None of the above Answer: (D) 46. Which one of the following is different from other members? (A) Google (B) Windows (C) Linux (D) Mac Answer: (A) 47. Where does a computer add and compare its data? (A) CPU (B) Memory (C) Hard disk (D) Floppy disk DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 88  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (C) 48. Computers on an internet are identified by (A) e-mail address (B) street address (C) IP address (D) None of the above Answer: (C) 49. The Right to Information Act, 2005 makes the provision of (A) Dissemination of all types of information by all Public authorities to any person. (B) Establishment of Central, State and District Level Information Commissions as an appellate body. (C) Transparency and accountability in Public authorities. (D) All of the above Answer: (D) 50. Which type of natural hazards cause maximum damage to property and lives? (A) Hydrological (B) Hydro-meteorological (C) Geological (D) Geo-chemical Answer: (B) 51. Dioxins are produced from (A) Wastelands (B) Power plants (C) Sugar factories DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 89  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Combustion of plastics Answer: (D) 52. The slogan “A tree for each child” was coined for (A) Social forestry programme (B) Clean Air programme (C) Soil conservation programme (D) Environmental protection programme Answer: (A) 53. The main constituents of biogas are (A) Methane and Carbon di-oxide (B) Methane and Nitric oxide (C) Methane, Hydrogen and Nitric oxide (D) Methane and Sulphur di-oxide Answer: (A) 54. Assertion (A): In the world as a whole, the environment has degraded during past several decades. Reason (R): The population of the world has been growing significantly. (A) (A) is correct, (R) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) (A) is correct, (R) is correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct. Answer: (B) 55. Climate change has implications for 1. soil moisture DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 90  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 2. forest fires 3. biodiversity 4. ground water Identify the correct combination according to the code: Codes : (A) 1 and 3 (B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 1, 3 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Answer: (B) 56. The accreditation process by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) differs from that of National Board of Accreditation (NBA) in terms of (A) Disciplines covered by both being the same, there is duplication of efforts. (B) One has institutional grading approach and the other has programme grading approach. (C) Once get accredited by NBA or NAAC, the institution is free from renewal of grading, which is not a progressive decision. (D) This accreditation amounts to approval of minimum standards in the quality of education in the institution concerned. Answer: (C) 57. Which option is not correct? (A) Most of the educational institutions of National repute in scientific and technical sphere fall Under 64th entry of Union list. (B) Education, in general, is the subject of concurrent list since 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976. (C) Central Advisory Board on Education (CABE) was first established in 1920. (D) India had implemented the right to Free and Compulsory Primary Education in 2002 through 86th Constitutional Amendment. Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 91  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 58. Which statement is not correct about the “National Education Day” of India? (A) It is celebrated on 5th September every year. (B) It is celebrated on 11th November every year. (C) It is celebrated in the memory of India’s first Union Minister of Education, Dr. Abul Kalam Azad. (D) It is being celebrated since 2008 Answer: (A) 59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List – I List – II (Articles of the Constitution) (Institutions) (a) Article 280 (i) Administrative Tribunals (b) Article 324 (ii) Election Commission of India (c) Article 323 (iii) Finance Commission at Union level (d) Article 315 (iv) Union Public Service Commission Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (B) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv) (C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (D) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) Answer: (A) 2010 – DECEMBER 1. Which of the following variables cannot be expressed in quantitative terms? DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 92  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) Socio-economic Status (B) Marital Status (C) Numerical Aptitude (D) Professional Attitude Answer: (D) 2. A doctor studies the relative effectiveness of two drugs of dengue fever. His research would be classified as (A) Descriptive Survey (B) Experimental Research (C) Case Study (D) Ethnography Answer: (B) 3. The term ‘phenomenology’ is associated with the process of (A) Qualitative Research (B) Analysis of Variance (C) Correlational Study (D) Probability Sampling Answer: (A) 4. The ‘Sociogram’ technique is used to study (A) Vocational Interest (B) Professional Competence DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 93  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Human Relations (D) Achievement Motivation Answer: (C) Read the following passage carefully and answer questions from 5 to 10: It should be remembered that the nationalist movement in India, like all nationalist movements, was essentially a bourgeois movement. It represented the natural historical stage of development, and to consider it or to criticise it as a working-class movement is wrong. Gandhi represented that movement and the Indian masses in relation to that movement to a supreme degree, and he became the voice of Indian people to that extent. The main contribution of Gandhi to India and the Indian masses has been through the powerful movements which he launched through the National Congress. Through nation-wide action he sought to mould the millions, and largely succeeded in doing so, and changing them from a demoralised, timid and hopeless mass, bullied and crushed by every dominant interest, and incapable of resistance, into a people with self-respect and self-reliance, resisting tyranny, and capable of united action and sacrifice for a larger cause. Gandhi made people think of political and economic issues and every village and every bazaar hummed with argument and debate on the new ideas and hopes that filled the people. That was an amazing psychological change. The time was ripe for it, of course, and circumstances and world conditions worked for this change. But a great leader is necessary to take advantage of circumstances and conditions. Gandhi was that leader, and he released many of the bonds that imprisoned and disabled our minds, and none of us who experienced it can ever forget that great feeling of release and exhilaration that came over the Indian people. Gandhi has played a revolutionary role in India of the greatest importance because he knew how to make the most of the objective conditions and could reach the heart of the masses, while groups with a more advanced ideology functioned largely in the air because they did not fit in with those conditions and could therefore not evoke any substantial response from the masses. It is perfectly true that Gandhi, functioning in the nationalist plane, does not think in terms of the conflict of classes, and tries to compose their differences. But the action he has indulged and taught the people has inevitably raised mass consciousness tremendously and made social issues vital. Gandhi and the Congress must be judged by the policies they pursue and the action they indulge in. But behind this, personality counts and colours those policies and activities. In the case of very exceptional person like Gandhi the question of personality becomes especially important in order to understand and appraise him. To us he has represented the spirit and honour of India, the yearning of her sorrowing millions to be rid of their innumerable burdens, and an insult to him by the British Government or others has been an insult to India and her people. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 94  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 5. Which one of the following is true of the given passage? (A) The passage is a critique of Gandhi’s role in Indian movement for independence. (B) The passage hails the role of Gandhi in India’s freedom movement. (C) The author is neutral on Gandhi’s role in India’s freedom movement. (D) It is an account of Indian National Congress’s support to the working-class movement. Answer: (B) 6. The change that the Gandhian movement brought among the Indian masses was (A) Physical (B) Cultural (C) Technological (D) Psychological Answer: (D) 7. To consider the nationalist movement or to criticise it as a working-class movement was wrong because it was a (A) historical movement (B) voice of the Indian people (C) bourgeois movement (D) movement represented by Gandhi Answer: (B) 8. Gandhi played a revolutionary role in India because he could DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 95  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) preach morality (B) reach the heart of Indians (C) see the conflict of classes (D) lead the Indian National Congress Answer: (B) 9. Groups with advanced ideology functioned in the air as they did not fit in with (A) objective conditions of masses (B) the Gandhian ideology (C) the class consciousness of the people (D) the differences among masses Answer: (A) 10. The author concludes the passage by (A) criticising the Indian masses (B) the Gandhian movement (C) pointing out the importance of the personality of Gandhi (D) identifying the sorrows of millions of Indians Answer: (C) 11. Media that exist in an interconnected series of communication – points are referred to as (A) Networked media (B) Connective media DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 96  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Nodal media (D) Multimedia Answer: (A) 12. The information function of mass communication is described as (A) diffusion (B) publicity (C) surveillance (D) diversion Answer: (C) 13. An example of asynchronous medium is (A) Radio (B) Television (C) Film (D) Newspaper Answer: (D) 14. In communication, connotative words are (A) explicit (B) abstract (C) simple (D) cultural DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 97  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (D) 15. A message beneath a message is labelled as (A) embedded text (B) internal text (C) inter-text (D) sub-text Answer: (D) 16. In analog mass communication, stories are (A) static (B) dynamic (C) interactive (D) exploratory Answer: (A) 17. Determine the relationship between the pair of words ALWAYS : NEVER and then select from the following pair of words which have a similar relationship : (A) often : rarely (B) frequently : occasionally (C) constantly : frequently (D) intermittently : casually Answer: (A) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 98  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 18. Find the wrong number in the sequence: 52, 51, 48, 43, 34, 27, 16 (A) 27 (B) 34 (C) 43 (D) 48 Answer: (B) 19. In a certain code, PAN is written as 31 and PAR as 35, then PAT is written in the same code as (A) 30 (B) 37 (C) 39 (D) 41 Answer: (B) 20. The letters in the first set have certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship, make the right choice for the second set: AF : IK : : LQ : ? (A) MO (B) NP (C) OR (D) TV Answer: (D) www.netu gc.co m 21. If 5472 = 9, 6342 = 6, 7584 = 6, what is 9236? (A) 2 DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 99  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5 Answer: (A) 22. In an examination, 35% of the total students failed in Hindi, 45% failed in English and 20% in both. The percentage of those who passed in both subjects is (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 40 Answer: (D) 23. Two statements I and II given below are followed by two conclusions (a) and (b). Supposing the statements are true, which of the following conclusions can logically follow ? Statements: I. Some flowers are red. II. Some flowers are blue. Conclusions: (a) Some flowers are neither red nor blue. (b) Some flowers are both red and blue. (A) Only (a) follows. (B) Only (b) follows. (C) Both (a) and (b) follow. (D) Neither (a) nor (b) follows. DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 100  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER Answer: (D) 24. If the statement ‘all students are intelligent’ is true, which of the following statements are false? (i) No students are intelligent. (ii) Some students are intelligent. (iii) Some students are not intelligent. (A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (i) only Answer: (B) 25. A reasoning where we start with certain particular statements and conclude with a universal statement is called (A) Deductive Reasoning (B) Inductive Reasoning (C) Abnormal Reasoning (D) Transcendental Reasoning Answer: (B) 26. What is the smallest number of ducks that could swim in this formation – two ducks in front of a duck, two ducks behind a duck and a duck between two ducks? (A) 5 (B) 7 DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 101  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) 4 (D) 3 Answer: (D) 27. Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades. (i) Mr. A sits opposite to the cook. (ii) Miss B sits right to the barber (iii) The washerman sits right to the barber (iv) Miss D sits opposite to Mr. C What are the trades of A and B? (A) Tailor and barber (B) Barber and cook (C) Tailor and cook (D) Tailor and washerman Answer: (C) 28. Which one of the following methods serve to measure correlation between two variables? (A) Scatter Diagram (B) Frequency Distribution (C) Two-way table (D) Coefficient of Rank Correlation Answer: (D) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 102  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 29. Which one of the following is not an Internet Service Provider (ISP)? (A) MTNL (B) BSNL (C) ERNET India (D) Infotech India Ltd. Answer: (D) 30. The hexadecimal number system consists of the symbols (A) 0 – 7 (B) 0 – 9 , A – F (C) 0 – 7, A – F (D) None of these Answer: (B) 31. The binary equivalent of (–15)10 is (2’s complement system is used) (A) 11110001 (B) 11110000 (C) 10001111 (D) None of these Answer: (A) 32. 1 GB is equal to (A) 230 bits DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 103  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (B) 230 bytes (C) 220 bits (D) 220 bytes Answer: (B) 33. The set of computer programs that manage the hardware/software of a computer is called (A) Compiler system (B) Operation system (C) Operating system (D) None of these Answer: (C) 34. S/MIME in Internet technology stands for (A) Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (B) Secure Multimedia Internet Mail Extension (C) Simple Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (D) Simple Multimedia Internet Mail Extension Answer: (A) 35. Which of the following is not covered in 8 missions under the Climate Action Plan of Government of India? (A) Solar power (B) Waste to energy conversion (C) Afforestation DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 104  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (D) Nuclear energy Answer: (D) 36. The concentration of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in drinking water should not exceed (A) 500 mg/L (B) 400 mg/L (C) 300 mg/L (D) 200 mg/L Answer: (A) 37. ‘Chipko’ movement was first started by (A) Arundhati Roy (B) Medha Patkar (C) Ila Bhatt (D) Sunderlal Bahuguna Answer: (D) 38. The constituents of photochemical smog responsible for eye irritation are (A) SO2 and O3 (B) SO2 and NO2 (C) HCHO and PAN (D) SO2 and SPM Answer: (C) DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 105  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER 39. Assertion (A): Some carbonaceous aerosols may be carcinogenic. Reason (R): They may contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false. (D) (A) is false, but (R) is correct. Answer: (A) 40. Volcanic eruptions affect (A) atmosphere and hydrosphere (B) hydrosphere and biosphere (C) lithosphere, biosphere and atmosphere (D) lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere Answer: (D) www.netu gc.co m 41. India’s first Defence University is in the State of (A) Haryana (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Punjab Answer: (A) 42. Most of the Universities in India DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 106  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (A) conduct teaching and research only (B) affiliate colleges and conduct examinations (C) conduct teaching/research and examinations (D) promote research only Answer: (C) 43. Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Body? (A) Election Commission (B) Finance Commission (C) Union Public Service Commission (D) Planning Commission Answer: (D) 44. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (A) Indian Parliament is supreme. (B) The Supreme Court of India has the power of judicial review. (C) There is a division of powers between the Centre and the States. (D) There is a Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President. Answer: (B) 45. Which one of the following statements reflects the republic character of Indian democracy? (A) Written Constitution (B) No State religion DIWAKAR EDUCATION HUB Page 107  UGC –NET PAPER-1 PREVIOUS YEAR PAPER (C) Devolution of power to local Government institutions (D) Elected President and directly or indirectly elected Parliament Answer: (D) 46. Who among the following appointed by the Governor can be removed by only the President of India? (A) Chief Minister of a State (B) A member of the State Public Service Commission (C) Advocate-General (D) Vice-Chancellor of a State University Answer: (B) 47. If two small circles represent the class of the ‘men’ and the class of the ‘plants’ and the big circle represents ‘mortality’, which one of the following figures represent the proposition ‘All men are mortal.’ ? Answer: (C) The following table presents the production of electronic items (TVs and LCDs) in a factory duri