2007 June UGC NET Paper 1

Question 1
Teacher uses visual-aids to make learning:
A
simple
B
more knowledgeable
C
quicker
D
interesting
       Teaching Aptitude       Teaching-Aids
Question 2
The teacher's role at the higher educational level is to:
A
provide information to students
B
promote self-learning in students
C
encourage healthy competition among students
D
help students to solve their personal problems
       Teaching Aptitude       Teacher\'s-Role-and-Responsibility
Question 3
Which one of the following teachers would you like the most:
A
punctual
B
having research aptitude
C
loving and having high idealistic philosophy
D
who often amuses his students
       Teaching Aptitude       Teacher\'s-Characteristics
Question 4
Micro teaching is most effective for the student-teacher:
A
during the practice-teaching
B
after the practice-teaching
C
before the practice-teaching
D
none of the above
       Teaching Aptitude       Types-of-Teaching
Question 5
Which is the least important factor in teaching?
A
punishing the students
B
maintaining discipline in the class
C
lecturing in impressive way
D
drawing sketches and diagrams on the black-board
       Teaching Aptitude       Factors-Affecting-Teaching
Question 6
To test null hypothesis, a researcher uses:
A
t test
B
ANOVA
C
X2
D
factorial analysis
       Research Aptitude       Hypothesis-Testing
Question 7
A research problem is feasible only when:
A
it has utility and relevance
B
it is researchable
C
it is new and adds something to knowledge
D
all the above
       Research Aptitude       Research-Characteristics
Question 8
Bibliography given in a research report:
A
shows vast knowledge of the researcher
B
helps those interested in further research
C
has no relevance to research
D
all the above
       Research Aptitude       Dissertation-and-Thesis
Question 9
Fundamental research reflects the ability to:
A
Synthesize new ideals
B
Expound new principles
C
Evaluate the existing material concerning research
D
Study the existing literature regarding various topics
       Research Aptitude       Types-of-Research
Question 10
The study in which the investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as:
A
Survey Research
B
'Ex-post Facto' Research
C
Historical Research
D
Summative Research
       Research Aptitude       Types-of-Research
Question 11
Read the following passage and answer the questions 11 to 15: All political systems need to mediate the relationship between private wealth and public power. Those that fail risk a dysfunctional government captured by wealthy interests. Corruption is one symptom of such failure with private willingness-to-pay trumping public goals. Private individuals and business firms pay to get routine services and to get to the head of the bureaucratic queue. They pay to limit their taxes, avoid costly regulations, obtain contracts at inflated prices and get concessions and privatised firms at low prices. If corruption is endemic, public officials - both bureaucrats and elected officials - may redesign programmes and propose public projects with few public benefits and many opportunities for private profit. Of course, corruption, in the sense of bribes, pay-offs and kickbacks, is only one type of government failure. Efforts to promote 'good governance' must be broader than anti-corruption campaigns. Governments may be honest but inefficient because no one has an incentive to work productively, and narrow elites may capture the state and exert excess influence on policy. Bribery may induce the lazy to work hard and permit those not in the inner circle of cronies to obtain benefits. However, even in such cases, corruption cannot be confined to 'functional' areas. It will be a temptation whenever private benefits are positive. It may be a reasonable response to a harsh reality but, over time, it can facilitate a spiral into an even worse situation.  
  • The governments which fail to focus on the relationship between private wealth and public power are likely to become:
A
Functional
B
Dysfunctional
C
Normal functioning
D
Good governance
       Reading-Comprehension       Reading-Comprehension
Question 12
Read the following passage and answer the questions 11 to 15: All political systems need to mediate the relationship between private wealth and public power. Those that fail risk a dysfunctional government captured by wealthy interests. Corruption is one symptom of such failure with private willingness-to-pay trumping public goals. Private individuals and business firms pay to get routine services and to get to the head of the bureaucratic queue. They pay to limit their taxes, avoid costly regulations, obtain contracts at inflated prices and get concessions and privatised firms at low prices. If corruption is endemic, public officials - both bureaucrats and elected officials - may redesign programmes and propose public projects with few public benefits and many opportunities for private profit. Of course, corruption, in the sense of bribes, pay-offs and kickbacks, is only one type of government failure. Efforts to promote 'good governance' must be broader than anti-corruption campaigns. Governments may be honest but inefficient because no one has an incentive to work productively, and narrow elites may capture the state and exert excess influence on policy. Bribery may induce the lazy to work hard and permit those not in the inner circle of cronies to obtain benefits. However, even in such cases, corruption cannot be confined to 'functional' areas. It will be a temptation whenever private benefits are positive. It may be a reasonable response to a harsh reality but, over time, it can facilitate a spiral into an even worse situation.  
  • One important symptom of bad governance is:
A
Corruption
B
High taxes
C
Complicated rules and regulations
D
High prices
       Reading-Comprehension       Reading-Comprehension
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