21 Aug 2024- Morning Shift- UGC NET Paper 1

11. Which of the following research approaches suggests that theory is an outcome of research?

(1) deductive approach
(2) inductive approach
(3) quantitative approach
(4) cross-sectional approach

Correct Answer: (2) inductive approach

12. When the sample has been randomly selected, which among the following may be expected in cross-sectional research designs?

A. strong external validity
B. weak external validity
C. weak internal validity
D. strong internal validity

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Only A and C
(2) 0nly A and D
(3) 0nly B and C
(4) Only Band D

Correct Answer: (1) Only A and C

13. If you want to understand the theoretical reasons that led researchers to conduct a study that appeared as a research article in a journal, you would read which of the following sections of the research article?

(1) discussion
(2) abstract
(3) introduction
(4) results

Correct Answer: (3) introduction

14. The students' t-test would be useful for?

A. comparing two groups to see whether their means differ.
B. comparing multiple groups (more than two) to see whether their means differ.
C. testing the significance of correlation coefficient.
D. testing the significance of regression coefficient.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Only A, B and C
(2) Only B and D
(3) 0nly A, C and D
(4) Only A, B, C and D

Correct Answer: (3) 0nly A, C and D

15. Identify the probability sampling techniques?

A. simple random sampling
B. snowball sampling
C. stratified random sampling
D.convenience sampling

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Only A and B
(2) Only B and C
(3) 0nly A and C
(4) Only B and D

Correct Answer: (3) 0nly A and C

16. Description of ‘actual words, written or spoken, used to tell a story” and images or pictures come under the category of

(1) Discourse
(2) Event
(3) Law
(4) Performance

Correct Answer: (1) Discourse

17. The general context of communication is known as communication -

(1) situation
(2) position
(3) praxis
(4) convention

Correct Answer: (1) situation

18. Which of the following are essential elements of mass communication?

A. Electronic observation
B. Technological medium
C. Large audience
D. Professional communicators
E. Organizational structure

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Only A, B. E
(2) Only A, C. D
(3) Only A, C. D. E
(4) Only B, C, D, E

Correct Answer: (4) Only B, C, D, E

19. Which of the following, in communication, are the rhetorical structures’?

A. paralanguage
B. clusters
C. form
D. genre
E. narrative

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Only A, B. C, D
(2) Only B, C, D, E
(3) Only A, C. E
(4) Only A. D. E

Correct Answer: (2) Only B, C, D, E

20. Match the List-I with List-II

LIST I – Patterns of Communication	LIST II – Social Unit
A. Physical situation	I. Participants
B. Persons involved in interaction	II. Key
C. Manner of communication enacted	III. Instrumentality
D. Channels of communication	IV. Scene or setting

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: