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UGC Paper 1

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Which of the following describes the ability to retain access to electronic journals, after the contractual agreement for these materials has passed?

  1. Perpetual access

  2. Archive

  3. Digital preservation

  4. Digital reformatting

  5. Digital curation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Perpetual access refers to the right to ongoing access to electronic materials. In situations where digital materials are licensed, access to these materials is often lost after the licensing agreement has expired. In many cases, the two parties involved in the license agree that it is necessary for the licensee to retain access to these materials after the license has lapsed. Perpetual access is a term that is used within the library community to describe the ability to retain access to electronic journals after the contractual agreement for these materials has passed.

Which of the following is an indication of powerful updraft and downdraft winds within a thunderstorm?

  1. A Blizzard

  2. A Cyclone

  3. A Solar flare

  4. Large hailstone

  5. A Tornado


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Large hailstones are an indication of powerful updraft and downdraft winds within a thunderstorm. This is why large hail is associated with severe thunderstorms.

Which of the following is the odd one out?

  1. Nostalgia

  2. Longing

  3. Yearning

  4. Reminiscence

  5. Regret


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Regret means to feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do).

Judicial review is dealt with in which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

  1. 19

  2. 13

  3. 20

  4. 21

  5. 22


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Judicial review is dealt with under Article 13.

The theory of interpretation of biblical texts is referred to as which of the following?

  1. Rhetoric

  2. Verstehen

  3. Semiotics

  4. Hermeneutics

  5. Tacit knowledge


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hermeneutics is the theory of text interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.

The segment taken from a longer work generally is referred to as

  1. credit

  2. plagiarism

  3. bibliographies

  4. excerpt

  5. citation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document or a film.

What is the act of making a computer program ready for execution called?

  1. Booting

  2. Portable application

  3. Software distribution

  4. Application virtualization

  5. Installation


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Installation (or setup) of a computer program (including device drivers and plugins) is the act of making the program ready for execution.

Which class of rights protects the freedom of an individual from infringement by government and private organisations?

  1. Claim rights

  2. Liberty rights

  3. Civil rights

  4. Natural rights

  5. Group rights


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protects freedom of an individual from infringement by government and private organisations and ensures his ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.

Which is the process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future?

  1. Downward communication

  2. Upward Communication

  3. Feedback

  4. Haptic perception

  5. Intrapersonal communication


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Feedback is a process in which information about the past or the present influences the same phenomenon in the present or future. Feedback is a critical component of effective communication.

Which of the following is characterised as the assessment for learning?

  1. Summative assessment

  2. Formative assessment

  3. E-learning

  4. Proofreading

  5. Placement evaluation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Formative assessment or diagnostic testing is a range of formal and informal assessment procedures employed by teachers during the learning process in order to modify teaching and learning activities to improve student attainment. Summative assessment is characterised as assessment of learning and is contrasted with formative assessment, which is assessment for learning.

Which of the following is best described as 'thinking in words'?

  1. Telepathy

  2. Internal monologue

  3. Introspection

  4. Interpersonal communication

  5. Phenomenology


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Internal monologue, also known as inner voice, internal speech, or verbal stream of consciousness is thinking in words. It also refers to the semi-constant internal monologue one has with oneself at a conscious or semi-conscious level.

Which is the following refers to the process by which one institution matches its courses or requirements to course work completed at another institution?

  1. Learning Strategies

  2. Alignment

  3. Educational Strategies

  4. Course articulation

  5. Blended learning


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Course articulation is the process by which one institution matches its courses or requirements to course work completed at another institution. Students use course articulation to assure that the courses they complete will not have to be repeate at the institution to which they are transferring.

Learners following which of the learning styles tend to be interpersonal?

  1. Tactile

  2. Active

  3. Global Understanding

  4. Reflective

  5. Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Active learners prefer group work. They tend to be interpersonal.

Which of the following states that information is encoded along with its context?

  1. Levels of Processing Theory

  2. Transfer-appropriate processing

  3. State-dependent learning

  4. A cued recall test

  5. Encoding specificity


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The principle of encoding specificity states that we encode information along with its context. The memory utilises cues from which the information was encoded and from the environment in which it is being retrieved.

Which are the most general theories about how to evaluate information sources?

  1. Hidden curriculum

  2. Education theory

  3. Epistemological theories

  4. Scholasticism

  5. Empiricism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Epistemological theories are basic theories about how knowledge is obtained and how to evaluate information sources. Empiricism evaluates sources by considering the observations (or sensations) on which they are based. Sources without basis in experience are not seen as valid.

Which of these is particularly an early childhood educational philosophy?

  1. Transformative learning

  2. Maturationism

  3. Autonomous learning

  4. Coyote teaching

  5. Taking Children Seriously


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maturationism is an early childhood educational philosophy that sees the child  as a growing organism and believes that the role of education is to passively support this growth rather than actively fill the child with information.

Which of the following is not an example of theory of education in psychology?

  1. Behaviorism

  2. Constructivism

  3. Cognitive psychology

  4. Motivational theory

  5. Instructional theory


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Instructional theories focus on the methods of instruction for teaching curricula. Educational psychology is an empirical science that provides descriptive theories of how people learn. Instructional theories are not a part of Educational psychology.

What is the intentional misrepresentation of research results by making up data referred to as

  1. plagiarism

  2. whistleblowing

  3. fabrication

  4. document theft

  5. pastiche


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In scientific inquiry and academic research, fabrication is the intentional misrepresentation of research results by making up data such as that reported in a journal article.

Which aspect of memory preserves only the gist of remembered experience?

  1. Semantic memory

  2. Episodic memory

  3. Ideasthesia

  4. Signal detection theory

  5. Encoding specificity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Semantic memory is the aspect of memory that preserves only the gist, the general significance of remembered experience.

Which of the following is a form of proto-writing?

  1. Braille

  2. Pictography

  3. Caroline minuscule

  4. Phonetic complements

  5. Determinatives


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Pictography is a form of proto-writing whereby ideas are transmitted through drawing.

Which is India's largest electronic media outlet whose primary mission is public service?

  1. Times of India

  2. BSNL

  3. Doordarshan

  4. Prasar Bharati

  5. All India Radio


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Prasar Bharati is India's largest public broadcaster. Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.

Which of the following is a secondary form of communication about how a piece of information is meant to be interpreted?

  1. Meta-communication

  2. Grapevine communication

  3. Interpersonal communication

  4. Knowledge visualisation

  5. Intrapersonal communication


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Meta-communication is a secondary form of communication (including indirect cues) about how a piece of information is meant to be interpreted.

Which of these refers to the carvings into a rock?

  1. Petroglyphs

  2. Pictogram

  3. Ideograms

  4. Logogram

  5. Whittling


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Petroglyphs refers to the carvings into a rock surface. Petroglyphs (also called rock engravings) are pictogram and logogram images created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving and abrading.

Which type of learners do not like courses that involve a lot of memorisation and routine calculations?

  1. Verbal Learners

  2. Sensing Learners

  3. Intuitive Learners

  4. Active learners

  5. Reflective learners


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Intuitive Learners do not like courses that involve a lot of memorisation and routine calculations. They prefer discovering possibilities and relationships. They like innovation and dislike repetition.

Which of the following can be seen as a type of learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement?

  1. Chatroom

  2. Web log

  3. E-portfolio

  4. Educa

  5. WIKI


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An electronic portfolio (also known as an eportfolio, e-portfolio, digital portfolio, or online portfolio) is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks. E-portfolios are both demonstrations of the user's abilities and platforms for self-expression, and if they are online, they can be maintained dynamically over time. An e-portfolio can be seen as a type of learning record that provides actual evidence of achievement.

Which of the following is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralise pollutants?

  1. Bioremediation

  2. Landfill

  3. Pesticide drift

  4. Decompiculture

  5. Daily cover


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bioremediation is a waste management technique that involves the use of organisms to remove or neutralise pollutants from a contaminated site.

Which communication theory includes the belief that all individuals interact based on rules that are expected to be followed while engaging in communication?

  1. Relational dialectics theory

  2. Symbolic interaction

  3. Uncertainty reduction theory

  4. Social exchange theory

  5. Coordinated management of meaning


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Coordinated management of meaning is a theory assuming that two individuals engaging in an interaction are each constructing their own interpretation and perception behind what a conversation means. A core assumption within this theory includes the belief that all individuals interact based on rules that are expected to be followed while engaging in communication. Individuals within any social situation first want to understand what is going on and apply rules to figure things out.

Which of the following refers to the treatment and disposal of human waste?

  1. Waste hierarchy

  2. Industrial wastewater treatment

  3. Agricultural wastewater treatment

  4. Sewage treatment

  5. Radioactive waste treatment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sewage treatment is the treatment and disposal of human waste. Sewage is produced by all human communities and is often left to compost naturally, or is treated using processes that separate solid materials by settlement and then convert the soluble contaminants into biological sludge and gases such as carbon dioxide or methane.

Which of the following is a process which neutralises soil acidity?

  1. Eutrophication

  2. Cover crop

  3. Liming

  4. Leaching

  5. Nitrification


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Liming is the application of calcium and magnesium rich materials to soil in various forms, including marl, chalk, limestone, or hydrated lime. This neutralises soil acidity and increases activity of soil bacteria. However, oversupply may result in harm to plant life. Lime is a basic chemical and  the effect of it makes the soil more basic, thus making acidic soils neutral.

Anaerobic digestion is used in the production of which of the following gases?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Chlorine

  3. Hydrogen

  4. Nitrogen

  5. Biogas


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion with anaerobic bacteria or fermentation of biodegradable materials such as manure, sewage, municipal waste, green waste, plant material, and crops.

What is the process of the application of fertilisers through an irrigation system called?

  1. Drip irrigation

  2. Fertigation

  3. Organic farming

  4. Soil defertilisation

  5. Sustainable agriculture


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fertigation is the application of fertilisers, soil amendments or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.

Which of the following terms typically refers to a University which exercises independent control over its curriculum and day-to-day operations?

  1. Private universities

  2. Virtual university

  3. Autonomous university

  4. Open University

  5. Central University


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The term autonomous university' typically refers to a University which exercises independent control over its day-to-day operations and curriculum.

Which of the following Union territories has a Central University?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  2. Daman and Diu

  3. Chandigarh

  4. Puducherry

  5. Lakshadweep


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are Central Universities in all of the states of India except Goa. Of the Union Territories, there are Central Universities in Delhi and Puducherry.

Who formally inaugurated the UGC?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  3. Rajendra Prasad

  4. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

  5. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

UGC was formally inaugurated by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Minister of Education, Natural Resources and Scientific Research on 28 December 1953.

President's rule refers to which article of the Constitution of India?

  1. Article 309

  2. Article 324

  3. Article 395

  4. Article 370

  5. Article 356


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

President's rule refers to Article 356 of the Constitution of India, which deals with the failure of the constitutional machinery of an Indian state.

What is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertiliser directly to their leaves called?

  1. Foliar feeding

  2. Irrigation

  3. leaf sensor

  4. Deficit irrigation

  5. Nano Ganesh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Foliar feeding is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertiliser directly to their leaves. Plants are able to absorb essential elements through their leaves. The absorption takes place through their stomata and also through their epidermis. Transport is usually faster through the stomata, but total absorption may be as great through the epidermis. Plants are also able to absorb nutrients through their bark.

Which of the following diagrams is drawn to visually organise information?

  1. Word-sense disambiguation

  2. Cognitive map

  3. Mind map

  4. Chalk talk

  5. Social map


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A mind map is a diagram used to visually organise information. A mind map is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the centre of a blank landscape page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are added. Major ideas are connected directly to the central concept, and other ideas branch out from those.

Which of these is not a macronutrient provided to soil by fertilisers?

  1. Calcium (Ca)

  2. Nitrogen (N)

  3. Phosphorus (P)

  4. Chlorine (Cl)

  5. Sulphur (S)


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Boron (B), chlorine (Cl), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni) (1987) are micronutrients. Hence, it is the correct answer.

Which of the following is a slow-release fertiliser used primarily as a source of phosphorus?

  1. Manure

  2. Alfalfa

  3. Sawdust

  4. Fish meal

  5. Bone meal


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Bone meal is a mixture of finely and coarsely ground animal bones and slaughter-house waste products. It is used as an organic fertiliser for plants and as a nutritional supplement for animals. As a slow-release fertiliser, bone meal is primarily used as a source of phosphorus.

What is underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock called?

  1. Cistern

  2. Stepwells

  3. Aquifer

  4. Groundwater models

  5. Hydraulic tomography


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well.

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