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UGC NET 2018 Political Science — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · Paper 1 — 41 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

  1. Match the class size with the most suitable teaching media aid: · Ans: D
  2. According to Bloom's traditional taxonomy, the highest level of learning in the cognitive domain is? · Ans: B
  3. Assignment method of teaching is a combination of which of the following? · Ans: B
  4. Heuristic method of teaching was developed by: · Ans: C
  5. There are teaching aids which are centred around certain skills such as reading, listening and pronunciation. Such teaching aids are called: · Ans: A
  6. Which of the following indicate the pillars of learning contained in the UNESCO Report, 1996 'Learning the Treasure Within'? · Ans: D
  7. If FIST is coded as JMWX, then the code for BOAT will be: · Ans: D
  8. The next term in the number series 41, 27, 16, 8, ? is: · Ans: B
  9. The next term in the letter series IN, HL, GJ, FH, EF, ? is: · Ans: A
  10. Pointing to the photograph of a girl, Sukanya said, "She is the daughter of the only daughter of my mother." How is Sukanya related to the girl in the photograph? · Ans: C
  11. Among the following, which one of the arguments is rooted in empirical investigation? · Ans: C
  12. Identify the correct reasoning in the following argument: "An Englishwoman lecturing Americans on semicolons is a little like an American lecturing the French on sauces." · Ans: A
  13. Given below are two premises. Four conclusions are drawn from them. Premises: (a) All mammals are warm-blooded animals. (b) No lizards are warm-blooded animals. Select the validly drawn conclusion or conclusions, taking… · Ans: C
  14. Among the following, there are two statements which cannot be true together but can be false together. Select the code that represents them. · Ans: B
  15. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to truth and validity in logical reasoning? Select the correct code from below. · Ans: D
  16. In the year 2015, the percentage of candidates who passed in State X and Y taken together was nearly: · Ans: B
  17. In State X, the overall pass percentage during the period 2010 to 2015 was nearly: · Ans: C
  18. What is the percentage of students from States other than X and Y in the class? · Ans: D
  19. Suppose 40% of the students in the class are female. If there are 50 female students from State X and 180 from State Y, what is the number of female students from other states? · Ans: A
  20. SIM means: · Ans: B
  21. Which of the following printers uses dry ink powder? · Ans: C
  22. Firewalls are used to protect a computer on a network against: · Ans: C
  23. In comparison to secondary storage, the primary storage is: · Ans: B
  24. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera are referred to as: · Ans: D
  25. A recent study showed that the River Ganga will not flow cleaner in the near future. Which of the following reasons is FALSE? · Ans: C
  26. What is the long-term effect of cutting down larger areas of rain forests? · Ans: D
  27. The International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) was observed between: · Ans: B
  28. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
  29. Consider the following statements. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D
  30. The Washington Accord, an international agreement for engineering accreditation bodies, has Indian representation through: · Ans: D
  31. In which year was the Secondary Education Commission appointed under the chairmanship of Dr. A.L. Mudaliar? · Ans: C
  32. Which among the following envisaged a common educational structure like 10+2+3 as a common core in the curricular programme? · Ans: A
  33. Which scheme of the Government of India was launched for the development of secondary education in public schools? · Ans: D
  34. The National Education Day is celebrated every year on: · Ans: B
  35. Which one of the following is incorrectly matched between the proponent and the theory of education advocated by him? · Ans: A
  36. Which one of the following is known as the fourth estate? · Ans: A
  37. Why is there a need in every society to take advantage of intelligence, talent and energy? · Ans: B
  38. What is coloured by the expectation of education? · Ans: A
  39. The characteristic of humanism should be: · Ans: C
  40. What is the action of UNESCO in the field of planning? · Ans: D
  41. The passage emphasises the factors of. Choose the correct answer from the options given below: · Ans: D

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