2012 June UGC NET Paper 1

Question 1
Video-Conferencing can be classified as one of the following types of communication :
A
Visual one way
B
Audio-Visual one way
C
Audio-Visual two way
D
Visual two way
CommunicationVideo-Conferencing
Question 2
MC National University of Journalism and Communication is located at
A
Lucknow
B
Bhopal
C
Chennai
D
Mumbai
Higher-Education-and-PoliticsPolitics
Question 3
All India Radio (A.I.R.) for broadcasting was named in the year
A
1926
B
1936
C
1946
D
1956
ICTAll-India-Radio
Question 4
In India for broadcasting TV programmes which system is followed ?
A
NTCS
B
PAL
C
NTSE
D
SECAM
ICTPAL-NTSC-SECAM
Question 5
The term ‘DAVP’ stands for
A
Directorate of Advertising & Vocal Publicity
B
Division of Audio-Visual Publicity
C
Department of Audio-Visual Publicity
D
Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity
ICTICT-Abbreviation
Question 6
The term “TRP” is associated with TV shows stands for
A
Total Rating Points
B
Time Rating Points
C
Thematic Rating Points
D
Television Rating Points
ICTICT-Abbreviation
Question 7
Which is the number that comes next in the following sequence?
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42, 56, _____
A
60
B
64
C
72
D
70
Mathematical-ReasoningSeries-Test
Question 7 Explanation: 
Question 8
Find the next letter for the series YVSP .........
A
N
B
M
C
O
D
L
Mathematical-ReasoningAlphabet-Test
Question 8 Explanation: 
Question 9
Given that in a code language, ‘645’ means ‘day is warm’; ‘42’ means ‘warm spring’ and ‘634’ means ‘spring is sunny’; which digit represents ‘sunny’ ?
A
3
B
2
C
4
D
5
Mathematical-ReasoningCoding-and-Decoding
Question 9 Explanation: 
645 = Day is warm
42 = Warm spring
634 = Spring is sunny
From the option 2 is not possible. 5 also not possible.
4 is present in first statement.
Only ‘3’ is possible.
Question 10
The basis of the following classification is :
‘first President of India’ ‘author of Godan’ ‘books in my library’, ‘blue things’ and ‘students who work hard’
A
Common names
B
Proper names
C
Descriptive phrases
D
Indefinite description
Mathematical-ReasoningClassification
Question 11
In the expression ‘Nothing is larger than itself’ the relation ‘is larger than’ is
A
antisymmetric
B
asymmetrical
C
intransitive
D
irreflexive
Logical-ReasoningRelational-Argument
Question 12
Assertion (A) : There are more laws on the books today than ever before, and more crimes being committed than ever before.
Reason (R) : Because to reduce crime we must eliminate the laws.
Choose the correct answer from below :
A
(A) is true, (R) is doubtful and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
B
(A) is false, (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is doubtful, (R) is doubtful and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
D
(A) is doubtful, (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Logical-ReasoningAssertion-and-Reason
Question 13
If the proposition “All men are not mortal” is true then which of the following inferences is correct ? Choose from the code given below :
1. “All men are mortal” is true.
2. “Some men are mortal” is false.
3. “No men are mortal” is doubtful.
4. “All men are mortal” is false.
A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4
D
1 and 3
Logical-ReasoningSquare-of-opposition
Question 13 Explanation: 
Question 14
Determine the nature of the following definition :
“Abortion” means the ruthless murdering of innocent beings.
A
Lexical
B
Persuasive
C
Stipulative
D
Theoretical
Logical-ReasoningTypes-of-Definitions
Question 14 Explanation: 
Question 15
Which one of the following is not an argument ?
A
Devadutt does not eat in the day so he must be eating at night.
B
If Devadutt is growing fat and if he does not eat during the day, he will be eating at night.
C
Devadutt eats in the night so he does not eat during the day.
D
Since Devadutt does not eat in the day, he must be eating in the night.
Logical-ReasoningValidity-of-Arguments
Question 15 Explanation: 
Argument: An exchange of diverging (or) opposite views.
→ Option B is not an argument.
There are 15 questions to complete.

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