2011 December UGC NET Paper 1

Question 1
Photo bleeding means
A
Photo cropping
B
Photo placement
C
Photo cutting
D
Photo colour adjustment
       ICT       Photo-Bleeding
Question 2
While designing communication strategy feed-forward studies are conducted by
A
Audience
B
Communicator
C
Satellite
D
Media
       Communication       Feed-Forward-Studies
Question 3
In which language the newspapers have highest circulation?
A
English
B
Hindi
C
Bengali
D
Tamil
       ICT       Newspaper
Question 4
Aspect ratio of TV Screen is
A
4 : 3
B
3 : 4
C
2 : 3
D
2 : 4
       ICT       TV-Screen
Question 5
Communication with oneself is known as
A
Organisational Communication
B
Grapewine Communication
C
Interpersonal Communication
D
Intrapersonal Communication
       Communication       Types-of-Communicatiion
Question 6
The term ‘SITE’ stands for
A
Satellite Indian Television Experiment
B
Satellite International Television Experiment
C
Satellite Instructional Television Experiment
D
Satellite Instructional Teachers Education
       ICT       ICT-Abbreviation
Question 7
What is the number that comes next in the sequence? 2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ___
A
76
B
74
C
75
D
50
       Mathematical-Reasoning       Series-Test
Question 7 Explanation: 
2, 5, 9, 19, 37, 75
22+1=5
52-1=9
92+1=19
192-1=37
372+1=75
Question 8
Find the next letter for the series MPSV..…
A
X
B
Y
C
Z
D
A
       Mathematical-Reasoning       Alphabet-Test
Question 8 Explanation: 
Question 9
If ‘367’ means ‘I am happy’; ‘748’ means ‘you are sad’ and ‘469’ means ‘happy and sad’ in a given code, then which of the following represents ‘and’ in that code ?
A
3
B
6
C
9
D
4
       Mathematical-Reasoning       Coding-and-Decoding
Question 9 Explanation: 
367 = I am happy
748 = You are sad
469 = Happy and sad,
6 = Happy, 4 = sad; then 6 = and
Question 10
The basis of the following classification is ‘animal’, ‘man’, ‘house’, ‘book’, and ‘student’:
A
Definite descriptions
B
Proper names
C
Descriptive phrases
D
Common names
       Mathematical-Reasoning       Classification
Question 11
Assertion (A): The coin when flipped next time will come up tails.
Reason (R): Because the coin was flipped five times in a row, and each time it came up heads.
Choose the correct answer from below:
A
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are false, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is doubtful, (R) is true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
D
(A) is doubtful, (R) is false, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
       Logical-Reasoning       Assertion-and-Reason
Question 11 Explanation: 
(A) is doubtful, no guarantee that next time will come up tails.
(R) is false, sixth time there is a chance of getting both head and tail and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Question 12
The relation ‘is a sister of ’ is
A
non-symmetrical
B
symmetrical
C
asymmetrical
D
transitive
       Logical-Reasoning       Relational-Argument
Question 13
If the proposition “Vegetarians are not meat eaters” is false, then which of the following inferences is correct? Choose from the codes given below:
  1. “Some vegetarians are meat eaters” is true.
  2. “All vegetarians are meat eaters” is doubtful.
  3. “Some vegetarians are not meat eaters” is true.
  4. “Some vegetarians are not meat eaters” is doubtful.
Codes:
A
1, 2 and 3
B
2, 3 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4
D
1, 2 and 4
       Logical-Reasoning       Square-of-opposition
Question 13 Explanation: 
Vegetarians are not meat eaters means that vegetarians are meat eaters.
Statement 1, 2, 3 are correct. There is no guarantee that some vegetarians are not meant eaters.
Question 14
Determine the nature of the following definition: ‘Poor’ means having an annual income of Rs. 10,000.
A
persuasive
B
precising
C
lexical
D
stipulative
       Logical-Reasoning       Types-of-Definitions
Question 14 Explanation: 
Precise means summarize. And this is most suitable for giving statement.
Question 15
Which one of the following is not an argument?
A
If today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be Wednesday.
B
Since today is Tuesday, tomorrow will be Wednesday.
C
Ram insulted me so I punched him in the nose.
D
Ram is not at home, so he must have gone to town.
       Logical-Reasoning       Validity-of-Arguments
Question 15 Explanation: 
Option A is not an argument.
There are 15 questions to complete.

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