Answer Key With Explanation UGC NET JRF June 2013 Exam - Paper I: General Paper on Teaching &

Research Aptitude (Series-Y) PROVISIONAL Q1) WWW stands for? Ans: (C) World Wide Web Q2) A hard disk is divided into tracks which is further subdivided into? Ans: (B) Sectors Q3) A computer program that translates a program statement by statement into machine language is called a/an Ans: (D) Interpreter Q4) A Gigabyte is equal to? Ans: (A) 1024 Megabytes Q5) A compiler is a software which converts? Ans: (B) high level language to machine language Q6) Virtual memory is? Ans: (C) an illusion of extremely large main memory Q7) The phrase tragedy of commons is in the context of? Ans: (C) degradation of renewable free access resources Q8) Kyoto Protocol is related to? Ans: (C) Climate change Q9) Which of the following is the source of emissions leading to the eventual formation of surface ozone as a pollutant? Ans: (A) Ground level or "bad" ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the presence of sunlight. Emissions from industrial facilities and electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents are some of the major sources of NOx and VOC. Q10) The smog in cities in India mainly consists of? Ans: (A) Urban industrial smog is rarely a problem today in most developed countries because coal and heavy oil is burned only in large boilers with reasonably good pollution control or with tall smokestacks. However, industrial

smog is a problem in industrialized urban areas of China, India, Ukraine, and some eastern European countries, where large quantities of coal are burned with inadequate pollution controls. Q11) Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans? Ans: (A) Earthquakes have the highest potential for causing catastrophic casualties, property damage, and economic disruption. Q12) The percentage share of renewable energy sources in the power production in India is around? Ans: (B) 22-25% Q13) In which of the following categories the enrolment of students in higher education in 2010-ll was beyond the percentage of seats reserved? Ans: (A) OBC students Q14) Which one of the following statements is not correct about the University Grants Commission (UGC)? Ans: (D) It receives funds from State Governments in respect of State Universities. Q15) Consider the statement which is followed by two arguments (I) and (II): Statement: Should India switch over to a two party system? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will lead to stability of Government. (II) No, it will limit the choice of voters. Ans: (C) Both the arguments are strong. Q16) Consider the statement which is followed by two arguments (I) and (II): Statement: Should persons with criminal background be banned from contesting elections? Arguments: (I) Yes, it will decriminalize politics. (II) No, it will encourage the ruling party to file frivolous cases against their political opponents Ans: (A) Only argument I is strong Q17) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about a Judge of the Supreme Court of India? Ans: (D) 1 and 4

Q18) In the warrant of precedence, the speaker of the Lok Sabha comes next only to? Ans: (C) The Prime Minister Q19) The black-board can be utilized best by a teacher for? Ans: (B) Blackboards/chalkboards can be utilised to focus the attention of students and one of the way of doing it is writing important points Q20) Nowadays the most effective mode of learning is? Ans: (D) Blended-learning Q21) At the primary school stage, most of the teachers should be women because they? Ans: (D) Can deal with children with love and affection. Q22) Which one is the highest order of learning? Ans: (B) Problem- Solving learning. Q23) A person can enjoy teaching as a profession when he? Ans: (B) commands respect from students Q24) A diagram speaks more than 1000 words. The statement means that the teacher should? Ans: (C) Use teaching aids in the class. Q25) A research paper? Ans: (C) contains peer -reviewed Q26) Which one of the following belongs to the category of good research ethics? Ans: (B) Conducting a review of the literature that acknowledges the contributions of other people in the relevant field or relevant paper work. Q27) Which of the following sampling methods is not based on probability? Ans: (C) Quota Sampling Q28) Which one of the following references is written as per Modem Language Association (MLA) format? Ans: (D) Hall, Donald. Fundamentals of Electronics, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 2005

Q29) A workshop is? Ans: (D) A brief intensive course for a small group emphasizing the development of a skill or technique for solving a specific problem. Q30) A working hypothesis is? Ans: (C) A provisionally accepted hypothesis for further research Q31) Marble stone used for the construction of the Taj Mahal was brought from the ancestral domain of Raja Jai Singh. The name of the place where mines of marble is? Ans: (B) Makrana Q32) The popular name Taj Mahal was given by? Ans: (D) European Travelers Q33) Point out the true statement from the following: Ans: (C) Q34) In the contemporary texts the Taj Mahal is known? Ans: (D) Rauza-i-Munavvara Q35) The construction of the Taj Mahal was completed between the period? Ans: (C) 1632-1643 A.D. Q36) The documents indicating the ownership of land, where the Taj Mahal was built, known as? Ans: (D) None of these Q37) In the process of communication, which one of the following is in the chronological order? Ans: (C) Communicator, Message, Medium, Receiver, Effect. Q38) Bengal Gazette, the rst newspaper in India was started in 1780 by? Ans: (B) James Augustus Hicky Q39) Press censorship in India was imposed during the tenure of the Prime Minister? Ans: (C) Indira Gandhi Q40) Communication via New media such as computers, teleshopping, internet and mobile telephony is termed as?

Ans: (B) Interactive Communication Q41) Classroom communication of a teacher rests on the principle of? Ans: (B) Edutainment Q42) ______ is important when a teacher communicates with his/her student? Ans: (B) Empathy Q43) In a certain code GALIB is represented as HBMJC. TIGER will be represented by? Ans: (A) UJHFS Q44) In a certain cricket tournament 45 matches were played. Each team played once against each of the other teams. The number of teams participated in the tournament is? Ans: (B) 10 Q45) The missing number in the series 40, 120, 60, 180, 90, ?, 135 is Ans: (B) 270 Q46) The odd numbers from l to 45 which are exactly divisible by 3 are arranged in ascending order. The number at 6th position is? Ans: (C) 33 Q47) The mean of four numbers a, b, c, d is 100. If c=70, then the mean of the remaining numbers is? Ans: (D) 110 Q48) If the radius of a circle is increased by 50%, the perimeter of the circle will increase by? Ans: (D) 50% Q49) If the statement some men are honest is false, which among the following statements will be true. Choo se the correct code given below: Ans: (B) ii, iii and iv (If I type statement is false then A type will certainly be false) Q50) Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark. BeeHoney, CowMilk, Teacher--? Ans: (D) Wisdom

Q51) P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T? Ans: (B) Sister-in-Law Q52) A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called? Ans: (B) Persuasive Q53) Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements? Ans: (B) i, ii and iv Q54) Inductive reasoning presupposes? Ans: (C) uniformity in human nature Q55) Which of the following two years have recorded the highest rate of increase in area under the total horticulture? Ans: (B) 2006-07 & 2008-09 Q56) Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively: Ans: (A) 1, 38 and 30 percent Q57) Which of the following has recorded the highest rate of increase in area during 2005-06 to 2009-10? Ans: (C) Flowers Q58) Find out the horticultural crop that has recorded an increase of area by around l0 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10? Ans: (B) Vegetables Q59) What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007-08? Ans: (B) 68% Q60) In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase? Ans: (A) 2006-07