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Mixed Test (Teaching & Research Aptitude)

Description: This test covers topics important for UGC NET exam Paper 1
Number of Questions: 15
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What is the minimum number of bits required to accommodate any 3 digit decimal number?

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 5

  4. 7

  5. 10


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Largest 3 digit decimal number is 999, which is equivalent to 11 1110 0111. It requires 10 bits. Hence, the minimum number of bits required is 10.

What type of software is Netscape?

  1. Operating System

  2. Compiler

  3. Shell

  4. Web Browser

  5. Text editor


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A web browser (commonly referred to as a browser) is a software application for retrieving, presenting and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. Netscape is a web browser.

Which of these is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet?

  1. HTML

  2. TCP/IP

  3. Java

  4. DNS

  5. Shell script


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Browsers and servers use TCP/IP to connect to the Internet. A browser uses TCP/IP to access a server. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of the Internet.

Which of these is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client?

  1. DNS

  2. TELNET

  3. SMTP

  4. POP3

  5. ICMP


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows you to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when you are offline.

Which of these is the next generation protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networking?

  1. IPv4

  2. IPv6

  3. IPv5

  4. IPv3

  5. IPv2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

IPv6 is the next generation protocol for Internet Protocol (IP) networking. IPv6 will replace the current IPv4 standard.

Inhaling of which of these chemicals can be habit forming?

  1. Carbon Monoxide

  2. Nitrous Oxide

  3. Sulphur Dioxide

  4. Lead

  5. Ammonia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nitrous is a drug and like any drug can be emotionally habit forming. While there is no physiological addition to nitrous, it can lend itself to compulsive use.

Which of these is a form of informal communication that is usually based on rumors?

  1. Organizational Communication

  2. Grapevine communication

  3. Intrapersonal communication

  4. Horizontal communication

  5. Downward Communication


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Grapevine is a form of informal communication that is usually based on rumors. In an organization setting, grapevine communication is prevalent at the lower levels of an establishment or organization.

Which of these air pollutants is not emitted by road transport?

  1. Nitric oxide

  2. Carbon Monoxide

  3. Ammonia

  4. Particulate matter

  5. Nitrogen dioxide


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ammonia is a pungent, hazardous caustic gas. Agriculture, specifically livestock farming and animals waste is the main source of ammonia emissions.

Where is the Indian Institute of Advanced Study(IIAS) located?

  1. Shimla

  2. New Delhi

  3. Lucknow

  4. Ahemadabad

  5. Jaipur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Advanced Study(IIAS) is located in Shimla. It is an autonomous research organization. It was set up in 1965 for advance research in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

When did the Indian Parliament enact the Right to Education Act to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years?

  1. 2002

  2. 2009

  3. 1995

  4. 1988

  5. 1986


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Education is a fundamental right of every human being. It lays the foundation for the development of society. The Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Education Act in 2009, to provide free and compulsory education to all children in the age group of six to fourteen years.

Which of these image processing operations is not used for resizing an image?

  1. Scaling

  2. Bleeding

  3. Cropping

  4. Convolution

  5. Resampling


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Convolution is a simple mathematical operation which is fundamental to many common image processing operators. Convolution provides a way of 'multiplying together' two arrays of numbers, generally of different sizes, but of the same dimensionality, to produce a third array of numbers of the same dimensionality.

Which of these initiatives by MHDR has been operationalised particularly to enhance quality of education to muslim children?

  1. SPQEM

  2. Mid Day Meal Scheme

  3. Mahila Samakhya programme

  4. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

  5. IDMI


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SPQEM seeks to bring about qualitative improvement in Madras as to enable Muslim children attain standards of the national education system in formal education subjects.

Which of these best describes MATLAB?

  1. A research institute

  2. A numerical computing environment

  3. A fifth generation programming language

  4. A virtual laboratory

  5. A science fiction


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

MATLAB (matrix laboratory) is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language.

Which of these is a research, initiated to solve an immediate problem?

  1. Fundamental research

  2. Cross-sectional research

  3. Action Research

  4. Evaluation Research

  5. Longitudinal Research


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Action research is a research initiated to solve an immediate problem.

In which type of sampling the subjects are selected because of some required characteristic?

  1. Simple random sampling

  2. Purposive sampling

  3. Stratified Random Sampling

  4. Cluster sampling

  5. Systematic Sample


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A purposive sample, also commonly called a judgmental sample, is one that is selected based on the knowledge of a population and the purpose of the study. The subjects are selected because of some characteristic.

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