2016 July NTA UGC NET Paper 1
Question 1 |
Which of the following is the largest source of water pollution in major rivers of India?
Untreated sewage | |
Agriculture run-off | |
Unregulated small scale industries | |
Religious practices |
Question 2 |
Sustainable development goals have specific targets to be achieved by
2022 | |
2030 | |
2040 | |
2050 |
Question 3 |
Indian government’s target of producing power from biomass by the year 2022, is
50 MW | |
25 MW | |
15 MW | |
10 MW | |
None of the Above |
Question 4 |
Assertion (A): Conserving our soil resources is critical to human survival.
Reason (R): Soil is home to many micro-organisms and contains minerals.
Reason (R): Soil is home to many micro-organisms and contains minerals.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | |
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | |
(A) is true and (R) is false. | |
(A) is false and (R) is true. |
Question 5 |
World Meterological Organisation’s (WMO) objective has been to reduce the number of deaths to hydrometerological disasters over the decade 2010-2019 by (with reference to the decade 1994-2003)
25% | |
50% | |
75% | |
80% |
Question 6 |
– is a type of memory circuitry that holds the computer’s start-up routine.
RIM (Read Initial Memory) | |
RAM (Random Access Memory) | |
ROM (Read Only Memory) | |
Cache Memory |
Question 7 |
An ASCII is a character-encoding scheme that is employed by personal computers in order to represent various characters, number and control keys that the computer user selects on the keyboard. ASCII is an acronym for
American Standard Code for Information Interchange | |
American Standard Code for Intelligent Information | |
American Standard Code for Information Integrity | |
American Standard Code for Isolated Information |
Question 8 |
Identify the air pollutant in urban areas which irritates eyes and also respiratory tract of human beings.
Particulate matter | |
Oxides of nitrogen | |
Surface ozone | |
Carbon monoxide |
Question 9 |
Which of the following statements about the Indian political system is/are correct?
(a) The president is both Head of the State and Head of the Government.
(b) Parliament is Supreme.
(c) The Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution.
(d) The Directive Principles of State Policy are justifiable.
(a) The president is both Head of the State and Head of the Government.
(b) Parliament is Supreme.
(c) The Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution.
(d) The Directive Principles of State Policy are justifiable.
(a), (b), (c) and (d) | |
(b), (c) and (d) | |
(b) and (c) | |
(c) only |
Question 10 |
Which of the following are the fundamental duties?
(a) To respect the National Flag.
(b) To protect and improve the natural environment.
(c) For a parent to provide opportunities for education to his/her child.
(d) To protect monuments and places of national importance.
(a) To respect the National Flag.
(b) To protect and improve the natural environment.
(c) For a parent to provide opportunities for education to his/her child.
(d) To protect monuments and places of national importance.
(a), (b) and (c) | |
(a), (b) and (d) | |
(a), (c) and (d) | |
(a), (b), (c) and (d) |
Question 11 |
Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Niti Aayog?
(a) It is a constitutional body.
(b) It is a statutory body.
(c) It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
(d) It is a think-tank.
(a) It is a constitutional body.
(b) It is a statutory body.
(c) It is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.
(d) It is a think-tank.
(a) and (d) | |
(b) and (d) | |
(c) and (d) | |
(b), (c) and (d) |
Question 12 |
Which of the following core value among the institutions of higher education are promoted by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)?
(a) Contributing to national development.
(b) Fostering global competencies among students and teachers.
(c) Inculcating a value system among students and teachers.
(d) Promoting the optimum utilization of the infrastructure.
(a) Contributing to national development.
(b) Fostering global competencies among students and teachers.
(c) Inculcating a value system among students and teachers.
(d) Promoting the optimum utilization of the infrastructure.
(b), (c) and (d) | |
(a), (b) and (c) | |
(a), (c) and (d) | |
(a), (b), (c) and (d) |
Question 13 |
The best way for providing value education is through
Discussions on scriptural texts | |
Lecture/discourses on values | |
Seminars/symposia on values | |
Mentoring/reflective sessions on values |
Question 14 |
The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) has been declared unconstitutional by
The Supreme Court of India | |
The High Court | |
The High Court and the Supreme Court both | |
The President of India |
Question 15 |
Which set of learner characteristics may be considered helpful in designing effective teaching-learning systems? Select the correct alternative from the codes given below:
(i) Prior experience of learners in respect of the subject.
(ii) Interpersonal relationships of learner’s family friends.
(iii) Ability of the learners in respect of the subject.
(iv) Student’s language background.
(v) Interest of students in following the prescribed dress code.
(vi) Motivational – orientation of the students.
(i) Prior experience of learners in respect of the subject.
(ii) Interpersonal relationships of learner’s family friends.
(iii) Ability of the learners in respect of the subject.
(iv) Student’s language background.
(v) Interest of students in following the prescribed dress code.
(vi) Motivational – orientation of the students.
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) | |
(i), (iii), (iv) and (vi) | |
(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) | |
(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) |