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Teaching and Research Aptitude (UGC/NET)

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Which of the following types of statements make claims about how things should or ought to be?

  1. Normative statements

  2. Positive statements

  3. Hypothesis

  4. Decision theory

  5. Mission statements


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In philosophy, normative statements make claims about how things should or ought to be.

Which of the following offers a concise summary of the main point of a research paper and usually appears near the end of the introductory paragraph?

  1. Abstract

  2. Lead paragraph

  3. Topic sentence

  4. Thesis statement

  5. Annotation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A thesis statement usually appears near the end of the introductory paragraph of a paper.

Which of the following is a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network?

  1. Web service

  2. HTTP

  3. SOA

  4. Telnet

  5. Virtual terminal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A web service is a method of communication between two electronic devices over a network. 

Which of the following refers to the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition?

  1. Filler

  2. Clause

  3. Reduplication

  4. Truncation

  5. Discourse marker


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In grammar, a clause is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition

Which of the following refers to the correction of a published text?

  1. Catchword

  2. Epilogue

  3. Afterword

  4. Erratum

  5. Colophon


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An erratum or corrigendum is a correction of a published text.

Which of the following refers to the process of grouping together different inflected forms of a word, so they can be analysed as a single item?

  1. Inflection

  2. Interjection

  3. Conjunction

  4. Lemmatisation

  5. Non-concatenative morphology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lemmatisation in linguistics is the process of grouping together the different inflected forms of a word.

Which of the following is an idiomatic expression to refer to a youthful time, accompanied by inexperience and enthusiasm?

  1. Back in the day

  2. Dog days

  3. Salad days

  4. Glory days

  5. Carry the day


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salad days is a Shakespearean idiomatic expression to refer to a youthful time.

Which of the following primarily takes naturally occurring texts as its primary object of analysis?

  1. Stylistics

  2. Corpus linguistics

  3. Neurolinguists

  4. Psycholinguistics

  5. Forensic linguistics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Corpus linguistics takes naturally occurring texts or films (in signed languages) as its primary object of analysis.

Which of the following may imply that the content of speech deviates markedly from common sense and good judgement?

  1. Scheme

  2. Legal English

  3. Trope

  4. Corporate jargon

  5. Psychobabble


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Psychobabble is a form of speech or writing that uses psychological jargon, buzzwords and esoteric language.

Which of the following refers to the scribbles, comments and illuminations in the margins of a book?

  1. Catch-phrase

  2. Apostil

  3. Meme

  4. Buzzword

  5. Snowclone


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Apostil (or marginalia) are scribbles, comments and illuminations in the margins of a book.

Which of the following refers to an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web?

  1. MOOC

  2. Outcome-based education

  3. Apprenticeship

  4. GPL

  5. DOODLE


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A massive open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the web. 

Which of the following is a catalogue of words and terms that are stored in a speaker's mind?

  1. Lexicon

  2. Discourse

  3. Dialect

  4. Structures

  5. Syntax


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The lexicon is a catalogue of words and terms that are stored in a speaker's mind. 

Which of the following is particularly an Islamic university?

  1. Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed University

  2. Nitte University

  3. KL University

  4. Vedant Institute of Management & Technology

  5. Integral University


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Integral University is a state private university in Lucknow.

Virus writers use which strategy to exploit detailed knowledge of security vulnerabilities?

  1. Sabotage

  2. Denial of service

  3. Evolutionary algorithm

  4. Artificial life

  5. Social engineering


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Virus writers use social engineering and exploit detailed knowledge of security vulnerabilities.

Which of the following is a study mainly concerning with the study and practice of how best to teach?

  1. Learning object

  2. E-learning

  3. Liberal education

  4. Pedagogy

  5. Academia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pedagogy is the discipline that deals with the theory and practice of education.

Where is the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports situated?

  1. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

  2. Haridwar, Uttrakhand

  3. Munnar, Kerala

  4. Pahalgam, J&K

  5. Leh, J&K


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM and WS), Nunwan, Pahalgam (J&K), is a joint venture between Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India and Dept. Of Tourism, Govt of J&K.

Which of the following is a software designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection?

  1. Spam

  2. Trojan

  3. Keylogging

  4. Rootkit

  5. Eavesdropping


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A rootkit is a stealthy type of software.

Which of the following refers to the practice in academia of a university's hiring its own graduates to be professors?

  1. Academic inflation

  2. Academic acceleration

  3. Academic dishonesty

  4. Intellectual inbreeding

  5. Academic mobility


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Intellectual inbreeding or academic inbreeding refers to the practice in academia of a university's hiring its own graduates to be professors. It is generally viewed as insular and unhealthy for academia.

Which of the following is a well known query and data manipulation language for relational databases?

  1. TMQL

  2. SQL

  3. Java

  4. Ruby

  5. C++


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a special-purpose programming language designed for managing data held in a relational database management system (RDBMS).

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