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Teaching and Research - 2

Description: This test covers topics from the teaching and research section of the UGC NET exam. This paper is common for all streams.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of these is a type of projected teaching aid?

  1. Blackboard

  2. Flannel board

  3. Holograms

  4. Epidioscope

  5. Graphics


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The opaque projector, epidioscope, epidiascope or episcope is a device, which displays opaque materials by shining a bright lamp onto the object from above.

Since, when has All India Radio been officially known as Akashvani?

  1. 1923

  2. 1956

  3. 1930

  4. 1957

  5. 1977


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

All India Radio, officially known since 1956 as Akashvani, is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati.

Which of the following is not a type of LAN technology?

  1. Ethernet

  2. ARCNET

  3. Token Ring

  4. NetWare

  5. Wi-Fi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

NetWare is a computer network operating system developed by Novell, Inc.

Which of these is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network?

  1. Media access control address

  2. Network interface controller

  3. Firewire

  4. Fiber Distributed Data Interface

  5. Bus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A network interface controller (NIC) is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.

Which of the following is also known as a web address?

  1. Email address

  2. Uniform resource locator

  3. Domain Name System

  4. Internet Protocol

  5. Transmission Control Protocol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A uniform resource locator, abbreviated URL, also known as web address, is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to a resource. In most web browsers, the URL of a web page is displayed on top inside an address bar. An example of a typical URL would be http://en.example.org/wiki/Main_Page.

The Chipko movement started in which present day Indian state?

  1. Karnataka

  2. Kerala

  3. Uttarakhand

  4. Himachal Pradesh

  5. Rajasthan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The modern Chipko movement started in the early 1970s in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, then in Uttar Pradesh with growing awareness towards rapid deforestation.

Which of these terms refer to the commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries?

  1. Denotation

  2. Pun

  3. Literal

  4. Connotation

  5. Malapropism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A connotation is a commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.

In which type of reasoning does the premises seek to supply strong evidence for the truth of the conclusion?

  1. Mathematical induction

  2. Inductive

  3. Deductive

  4. Structural induction

  5. Abduction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Inductive reasoning is reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for (not absolute proof of) the truth of the conclusion.

Which of these terms is used to refer to non-verbal elements of speech?

  1. Paralanguage

  2. Kinesics

  3. Proxemics

  4. Media Content

  5. Chronemics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The term 'paralanguage' is often used to refer to non-verbal elements of speech. Paralanguage is a component of meta-communication that may modify or nuance meaning, or convey emotion, such as prosody, pitch, volume, intonation, etc. It is sometimes defined as relating to nonphonemic properties only. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously. The study of paralanguage is known as paralinguistics.

How many distinct symbols does the hexadecimal number system use?

  1. 2

  2. 10

  3. 8

  4. 16

  5. 15


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hexadecimal (also base 16, or hex) is a positional numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16. It uses sixteen distinct symbols, most often the symbols 0–9 to represent values zero to nine, and A, B, C, D, E, F (or alternatively a–f) to represent values ten to fifteen.

What is communication at a distance by technological means called?

  1. Thought broadcasting

  2. Legilimency

  3. Telepathy

  4. Telecommunication

  5. Transmission


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Telecommunication is communication at a distance by technological means, particularly through electrical signals or electromagnetic waves.

Which of these barriers to effective communication may result from an individuals' personal discomfort?

  1. Attitudinal barriers

  2. Individual linguistic ability

  3. Physiological barriers

  4. Ambiguity of words/phrases

  5. Physical barriers


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These may result from individuals personal discomfort, caused—for example—by ill health, poor eyesight or hearing difficulties.

Which of these types of communication is informal in nature and is a social skill?

  1. Presentations

  2. Borum Boards

  3. Contact calls

  4. Small talk

  5. Suggestion Box


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. Small talk is conversation for its own sake. The ability to conduct small talk is a social skill; hence, small talk is some type of social communication.

Which of the following statements is false regarding smart cards?

  1. A smart card is embedded an integrated circuits.

  2. A smart card can be contactless.

  3. Smart cards can serve as ATM cards.

  4. Smart cards are not affected by malware.

  5. Smart cards can be used as a security token for computers.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

If the account holder's computer hosts malware, the smart card security model may be broken. Malware can override the communication (both input via keyboard and output via application screen) between the user and the application. Man-in-the-browser malware could modify a transaction, unnoticed by the user.

Which of the following groupwares is a communication technology that facilitates two-way video and audio transmissions?

  1. Videophone

  2. Video conferencing

  3. Media phone

  4. GPS

  5. Television (TV)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Video conferencing is the conduct of a video conference (also known as a video conference or video teleconference) by a set of telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions. It has also been called 'visual collaboration' and is a type of groupware.

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