UGC NET Paper 1 Practice Questions — All Questions

Learner-centred teaching primarily focuses on:

• a.The teacher lecturing continuously
• b.Active engagement and needs of the learner✓
• c.Memorization only
• d.Strict silence

Learner-centred teaching centres on the learner's active engagement and needs.

Formative evaluation is conducted:

• a.During the learning process to give feedback✓
• b.Only at the end of the course
• c.To rank institutions
• d.To print certificates

Formative evaluation happens during learning to improve it.

Which is a higher-order cognitive skill in Bloom's taxonomy?

• a.Remembering
• b.Understanding
• c.Evaluating✓
• d.Recalling

Evaluating is a higher-order skill; remembering/recalling are lower-order.

An effective teacher should primarily:

• a.Avoid feedback
• b.Discourage questions
• c.Use only one method
• d.Adapt methods to diverse learners✓

Good teaching adapts to diverse learner needs.

A hypothesis in research is:

• a.A proven fact
• b.A tentative, testable statement✓
• c.A conclusion
• d.A questionnaire

A hypothesis is a tentative, testable proposition.

Research that aims to add to general knowledge without immediate application is:

• a.Fundamental (basic) research✓
• b.Applied research
• c.Action research
• d.Market research

Basic/fundamental research seeks knowledge for its own sake.

Plagiarism in research is:

• a.Good practice
• b.Required
• c.Presenting others' work as one's own (unethical)✓
• d.A citation style

Plagiarism is unethical use of others' work without credit.

A sample in research is:

• a.The entire population
• b.A single variable
• c.An untested guess
• d.A subset selected to represent the population✓

A sample is a representative subset of the population.

Complete: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ?

• a.36
• b.42✓
• c.40
• d.48

Differences are 4,6,8,10,12; 30 + 12 = 42.

'All teachers are learned. Some learned people are humble.' Which follows?

• a.Nothing definite about teachers being humble✓
• b.All teachers are humble
• c.No teacher is humble
• d.All humble people are teachers

No definite conclusion links teachers and humility.

If a pie chart total is 360 degrees and one category is 90 degrees, its share is:

• a.10%
• b.20%
• c.25%✓
• d.50%

90/360 = 25%.

Deductive reasoning moves from:

• a.Specific to random
• b.Data to noise
• c.No premises
• d.General principles to specific conclusions✓

Deduction reasons from general premises to specific conclusions.

In the communication process, 'feedback' is:

• a.The first message
• b.Noise only✓
• c.The receiver's response back to the sender
• d.The channel

Feedback is the receiver's response returned to the sender.

'Noise' in communication refers to:

• a.Anything that distorts or interferes with the message✓
• b.The main message
• c.The audience
• d.The sender's name

Noise is interference that distorts the message.

Which is an example of ICT in education?

• a.A blackboard only
• b.Spoken lecture only
• c.Learning management systems and e-content✓
• d.Paper attendance

LMS and digital e-content are ICT tools in education.

Non-verbal communication includes:

• a.Only written words
• b.Only emails
• c.Only phone calls
• d.Body language and gestures✓

Non-verbal communication includes gestures, expressions, and posture.

The main cause of the greenhouse effect is:

• a.Oxygen
• b.Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide trapping heat✓
• c.Nitrogen
• d.Sound

Greenhouse gases such as CO2 trap heat, warming the planet.

Renewable energy includes:

• a.Solar and wind power✓
• b.Coal
• c.Petroleum
• d.Natural gas

Solar and wind are renewable; the others are fossil fuels.

Peer review in academic publishing is used to:

• a.Increase fees
• b.Speed printing
• c.Evaluate the quality and validity of research before publication✓
• d.Advertise

Peer review assesses research quality and validity before publishing.

Biodiversity refers to:

• a.A single species
• b.Only forests
• c.Only animals
• d.The variety of living organisms in an ecosystem✓

Biodiversity is the variety of life in an ecosystem.