UGC NET Paper-1 Solved Question Papers (July 2018)
Check UGC NET Paper-1 Question Paper along with Answer Keys (Solved), which was held 22nd July 2018. The answer keys are as per the revised answer keys release after grievances by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
UGC NET Paper-1 Solved Question Papers (July 2018)
1. From the following list of statements, select those which indicate the characteristics and basic requirements of teaching.
(i) Teaching implies communication.
(ii) Teaching is like selling goods.
(iii) Teaching means managing and monitoring.
(iv) Teaching implies influencing others.
(v) Teaching requires convincing others.
(vi) There can be no teaching without infrastructural support.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(1) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (iv), (v) and (vi)
(4) (ii), (v) and (vi)
Answer: (1)
2. What is the purpose underlying the use of teaching aids?
(1) To make the lessons interesting
(2) To capture the students’ attention
(3) To enhance access to technological resources
(4) To optimise learning outcomes
Answer: (4)
3. In the two lists given below, List I provides the list of teaching methods, while List II indicates the factors helpful in rendering them effective. Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
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List I (Teaching methods) |
List II (Factors helpful in making |
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(a) Expository method |
(i) Trust and openness in relationship |
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(b) Investigative method |
(ii) Freedom to choose a theme and scope for frank exchange of ideas |
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(c) Discussion method |
(iii) Creating a challenge to address the problems |
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(d) Personalised method |
(iv) Systematic, step-by-step presentation |
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(e) Personalised method |
(v) Maximising infrastructural support |
Code:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| (1) | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
| (2) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
| (3) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (v) |
| (4) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) | (iv) |
Answer: (1)
4. Below are given statements pertaining to evaluation systems. Identify those which correctly explain them.
(i) Criterion-Referenced Testing (CRT) focuses on a delimited domain of learning tasks.
(ii) Norm-Referenced Testing (NRT) requires a clearly defined group.
(iii) Formative tests are given at the end of a course.
(iv) Both Norm-Referenced Testing (NRT) and Criterion-Referenced Testing (CRT) use the same type of test items.
(v) Summative tests are used regularly during teaching transactions.
(vi) Mastery tests are examples of Norm-Referenced Testing.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(3) (iv), (v) and (vi)
(4) (ii), (v) and (vi)
Answer: (2)
5. In the list given below, identify those key teaching behaviours which have been observed to be contributive to effectiveness.
(i) Lesson clarity
(ii) Probing
(iii) Teacher-task orientation
(iv) Student success rate
(v) Instructional variety
(vi) Using student ideas
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(1) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(2) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
(3) (i), (iii), (iv) and (v)
(4) (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi)
Answer: (3)
6. Identify the correct order of the following components which are interrelated in research.
(i) Observation
(ii) Hypothesis making
(iii) Developing concepts
(iv) Deducing the consequences of theories
(v) Methods employed to obtain them
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Code:
(1) (v), (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
(2) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv) and (v)
(3) (ii), (iii), (i), (iv) and (v)
(4) (iv), (v), (iii), (ii) and (i)
Answer: (2)
7. In the list given