2017 January NTA UGC NET Paper 1
Question 1 |
When verbal and non-verbal messages are contradictory, it is said that most people believe in
Indeterminate messages | |
Verbal messages | |
Non-verbal messages | |
Aggressive messages |
Question 2 |
The typical feature of an information-rich classroom lecture is in the nature of being
Sedentary | |
Staggered | |
Factual | |
Sectoral |
Question 3 |
Expressive communication is driven by
Passive aggression | |
Encoder's personality characteristics | |
External clues | |
Encoder-decoder contract |
Question 4 |
Positive classroom communication leads to
Coercion | |
Confrontation | |
Submission | |
Persuasion |
Question 5 |
Classroom communication is the basis of
Social identity | |
External inanities | |
Biased passivity | |
Group aggression |
Question 6 |
Effective communication pre-supposes
Non-alignment | |
Domination | |
Passivity | |
Understanding |
Question 7 |
The next term in the following series YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, ? will be
TLO | |
QOL | |
QLO | |
GQP |
Question 7 Explanation:
Question 8 |
If A is coded as C, M as I, N as P, S as 0, I as A, P as N, E as M, 0 as E and C as S, then the code of COMPANIES will be
SPEINMOAC | |
NCPSEIOMA | |
SMOPIEACN | |
SEINCPAMO |
Question 8 Explanation:
Question 9 |
Among the following, identify the continuous type of data:
Number of languages a person speaks | |
Number of children in a household | |
Population of cities | |
Weight of students in a class |
Question 10 |
Ali buys a glass, a pencil box and a cup and pays Rs. 21 to the shopkeeper. Rakesh buys a cup, two pencil boxes and a glass and pays Rs. 28 to the shopkeeper. Preeti buys two glasses, a cup and two pencil boxes and pays Rs. 35 to the shopkeeper. The cost of 10 cups will be
Rs.40 | |
Rs.60 | |
Rs.80 | |
Rs.70 |
Question 10 Explanation:
Question 11 |
Out of four cities given below three are alike in some manner while the fourth one is different. Identify the odd one
Lucknow | |
Rishikesh | |
Allahabad | |
Patna |
Question 11 Explanation:
River ganga doesn’t pass through LUCKNOW.
Question 12 |
Given below are some characteristics of reasoning. Select the code that states a characteristic which is not of deductive reasoning:
The conclusion must be based on observation and experiment. | |
The conclusion should be supported by the premise/premises. | |
The conclusion must follow from the premise/premises necessarily. | |
The argument may be valid or invalid. |
Question 12 Explanation:
Deductive reasoning is the presentation of statements that are assumed (or) known to be true as premises for a conclusion that necessarily followed by the statements.
Question 13 |
The missing term in the series 1, 4, 27, 16, ?, 36, 343, ... is
30 | |
49 | |
125 | |
81 |
Question 13 Explanation:
Question 14 |
Men and woman may have different reproductive strategies but neither can be considered inferior or superior to the other, any more than a bird's wings can be considered superior or inferior to a fish's fins. What type of argument it is ?
Biological | |
Physiological | |
Analogical | |
Hypothetical |
Question 14 Explanation:
The given arguments are hypothetical.
Answer:- Option D
Question 15 |
Among the following propositions two are related in such a way that they cannot both be true but can both be false. Select the code that states those two propositions.
Propositions:
(a) Every student is attentive.
(b) Some students are attentive.
(c) Students are never attentive.
(d) Some students are not attentive.
Propositions:
(a) Every student is attentive.
(b) Some students are attentive.
(c) Students are never attentive.
(d) Some students are not attentive.
(a) and (b) | |
(a) and (c) | |
(b) and (c) | |
(c) and (d) |
Question 15 Explanation:
Some students may attentive (or) not attentive both are true remaining two statements are false.
Answer:- B
There are 15 questions to complete.