Education Paper II UGC-NET Dec 2012
UGC NET December-2012 Paper II Education
1. Epistemology
is the branch of philosophy which deals with the theories of
(A) Reality
(B) Existence
(C) Knowledge
(D) Values
Answer:
(C) Knowledge
2. Given below are
two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason
(R).
Assertion (A):
Philosophy helps in determining aims of education.
Reason (R):
Education depends mostly on Philosophy.
In the context
of the two statements, which one of the following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A)
and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is
true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is
false, but (R) is true.
Answer:
(A) Both
(A) and (R) are true.
3. “Things as
they are and as they are likely to be encountered in life rather than words”
was the slogan of the
(A) Pragmatists
(B) Realists
(C) Idealists
(D)
Existentialists
Answer:
(B) Realists
4. An
existentialistic teacher should emphasize on
I. Freedom
II.
Responsibility
III. Subjective
feelings
IV. Cooperative
living
In the above
which combination is correct?
Codes:
(A) I & II
are correct.
(B) I & III
are correct.
(C) I, II &
III are correct.
(D) II, III
& IV are correct.
Answer:
(C) I,
II & III are correct.
5. Who
advocated the creation of a classless society?
(A) Plato
(B) Auguste
Comte
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) Karl Marx.
Answer:
(D) Karl
Marx.
6. The Vedas
teach us that
(A) Creation is
without beginning
(B) Creation is
without an end.
(C) Creation is
without beginning and without an end.
(D) Creation
has a definite beginning and also an end.
Answer:
(C) Creation
is without beginning and without an end.
7. According to
Samkhya philosophy, the sequence of creation is as under:
(A) Purusa,
Prakrati, Ahankar, Mahat
(B) Prakrati,
Purusa, Ahankar, Mahat
(C) Prakrati,
Purusa, Mahat, Ahankar
(D) Purusa,
Prakrati, Mahat, Ahankar
Answer:
(D) Purusa,
Prakrati, Mahat, Ahankar
8. Match the
following:
List
– I
List – II
(Buddhist
Concept) Meaning/Example)
a. AryaSatya
1. Namrupa
b.
DwadashNidan 2. Samadhi
c.
AshtangaMarg 3.
SamyakaVyayam
d. Nirvana
4. Controlling of breath
5.
Sorrow in life
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 5 1 3 2
(C) 5 1 4 2
(D) 1 5 4 3
Answer:
(B) 5 1
3 2
9. Critically
judge the following:
Assertion
(A): All Muslim
Women need to go to school.
Reason
(R): Muslim
Philosophy lays emphasis on the equality of all-men or women.
Codes:
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A)
and (R) are false.
(C) Statement
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Statement
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer:
(D) Statement
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
10. In Tagorian
Education System the child learns better by
I.
Debates and Discussion
II.
Reading, Writing and Speaking
III.
Dance, Drama and Music
IV.
Travelling and interacting with nature.
In
the context of the above, which statements are true ?
(A) All I, II,
III and IV are true.
(B) Statements
I, III and IV are true.
(C) Statements
I, II and III are true.
(D) Statements
II, III and IV are true.
Answer:
(B) Statements
I, III and IV are true.
11. The right
to free and compulsory education for children between age group of 6 to 14 has
been inserted in Indian Constitution as
(A) Article 46
(B) Article 16
(C) Article 45A
(D) Article 21A
Answer:
(D) Article
21A
12. Who
advocated the logical analysis of language for getting the true meaning?
(A) A.J. Ayer
(B) Bertrand
Russel
(C) Morris L.
Biggie
(D) G.E. Moore
Answer:
(A) A.J.
Ayer
13. Sociology
of Education is
(A) A branch of
Anthropology
(B) A study of
the Society
(C) An analysis
of Sociological processes involved in the institutions of Education.
(D) A science
which studies primitive societies.
Answer:
(C) An
analysis of Sociological processes involved in the institutions of Education.
14. Schools are
basically social institutions as
(A) They
preserve and instil the values of our culture in future generations.
(B) They
suggest ways and means for social progress.
(C) They
suggest solutions to social problems.
(D) They are
established by the society.
Answer:
(A) They
preserve and instil the values of our culture in future generations.
15. Which is
not a criterion used consistently for placing people in a particular social
class?
(A) Race
(B) Religion
(C) Knowledge
(D) Wealth
Answer:
(C) Knowledge.
16. Beginning
with family as the lowest unit which of the following constitutes correctly
sequenced hierarchy of social group?
(A) Nation –
Race – Class – Tribe – Family.
(B) Family –
Class – Tribe – Race – Nation.
(C) Family –
Tribe – Race – Class – Nation.
(D) Family –
Race – Class – Tribe – Nation.
Answer:
(B) Family
– Class – Tribe – Race – Nation.
17. Use of
Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as
(A)
Socialization
(B)
Westernization
(C)
Sanskritization
(D)
Modernization
Answer:
(D) Modernization
18. The process
of imbibing one’s own culture in one’s personality is termed as
(A)
Enculturation
(B)
Acculturation
(C)
Socialization
(D)
sanskritization
Answer:
(A) Enculturation
19. Critically
judge the following:
Assertion
(A): My religion is
the best religion.
Reason
(R): The democratic
philosophy allows me to think and live with freedom.
Codes:
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A)
and (R) are false.
(C) Only (A) is
true, but (R) is false.
(D) Only (R) is
true.
Answer:
(D) Only
(R) is true.
20. Which of
the following chains represents the change processes underlying educational
system of Free India?
(A)
Psychological change – Social change – Political change – Educational change.
(B) Political
change – Social change – Psychological change – Educational change.
(C) Social
change – Psychological change – Political change – Educational change.
(D) Educational
change – Social change – Psychological change.
Answer:
(B) Political
change – Social change – Psychological change – Educational change.
21. The son of
a rickshaw puller struggles and becomes an engineer. This is an example of
(A) Social
change
(B) Social
stratification
(C) Social
mobility
(D) Social
cohesion
Answer:
(C) Social
mobility
22. An example
of Social Stratification is
I.
People with different status living in an area.
II. A
society divided into different social status.
III.
A separate colony in which only class III government employees live.
IV. A
society consisting of upper and lower castes.
(A) All the
above statements are correct.
(B) Statements
I, II and IV are correct.
(C) Statements
I, II and III are correct.
(D) Statements
II, III and IV are correct.
Answer:
(B) Statements
I, II and IV are correct.
23. Equality of
opportunities in education implies that each student
(A) Passes
examination with first division.
(B) gets equal
number of books and stationery.
(C) Gets
facilities according to his abilities and interests.
(D) Gets
facilities according to his potential and level in the society.
Answer:
(C) Gets
facilities according to his abilities and interests.
24.
Disadvantaged sections of society consist of
I.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
II.
Women
III.
Physically handicapped
IV.
Rural people
(A) All the
above
(B) Only I, II
and III
(C) Only II,
III and IV
(D) Only I, II
and IV
Answer:
(A) All
the above
25.
Introspection method lacks in
(A) Reliability
(B) Validity
(C) Objectivity
(D) All the
above three
Answer:
(D) All
the above three
26. Which of
the following is not a principle of development?
(A) Principle
of continuity.
(B) Principle
of individual difference.
(C) Principle
of proceeding from specific to general response.
(D) Principle
of integration.
Answer:
(C) Principle
of proceeding from specific to general response.
27. Development
of language in children, according to B.F. Skinner, is the result of
(A) Training in
grammar
(B) Imitation
and reinforcement
(C) Innate
abilities
(D) Maturation
Answer:
(B) Imitation
and reinforcement
28. Behaviour
pattern that increases in frequency when followed by a reward is known as
(A) Shaping
(B) Classical
Conditioning
(C)
Generalization
(D) Operant
Conditioning
Answer:
(D) Operant
Conditioning
29. Find out
the odd one:
(A) Originality
(B) Punctuality
(C) Flexibility
(D) Fluency
Answer:
(B) Punctuality
30. Who
propounded Self Theory of Personality?
(A) Kretschmer
(B) Allport
(C) Eysenck
(D) Roger
Answer:
(D) Roger
31. Archimedes
found the solution of his problem when he was in his bath tub.
This will come
under which step of process of creativity?
(A) Preparation
(B) Incubation
(C)
Illumination
(D)
Verification
Answer:
(C) Illumination
32. Assertion
(A): Motivation is important in the process of teaching and learning.
Reason (R):
Motivation is attraction towards a goal and clarifies its meaning.
Codes:
(A) Only (A) is
correct and (R) is incorrect.
(B) Only (A) is
correct.
(C) Only (R) is
correct.
(D) Both (A)
and (R) are correct.
Answer:
(D) Both
(A) and (R) are correct.
33. The pioneer
of functionalism is
(A) Wilhelm
Wundt
(B) William
James
(C) J.B. Watson
(D) Kurt Lewin
Answer:
(B) William
James
34. Names of
different types of intelligence tests are given in List – I and examples of
questions are given in List – II. Match the correct name of the test to
questions.
List – I
List – II
a. Vocabulary
test 1. In what ways animals and plants are alike?
b. Memory test
2. Where is Tajmahal situated?
c. Information
test 3. What is the meaning of the word “Eventually”?
d. Association
test 4. What is the mobile number of your class
teacher?
5. Why are nights longer and days
shorter in winter?
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 5 4 1
(B) 3 1 5 2
(C) 1 4 2 5
(D) 3 4 2 1
Answer:
(D) 3 4
2 1
35. Re-arrange
the following steps of social learning theory as given by Bandura.
a. Remembering
the behaviour.
b. Converting
the memory into action.
c.
Reinforcement of the imitated behaviour.
d. Attending to
and perceiving the behaviour.
(A) a, b, d, c
(B) d, a, b, c
(C) d, a, c, b
(D) a, d, b, c
Answer:
(B) d, a,
b, c
36. Nihar fails
in the examination and attributes his failure to the framing of the faulty
question paper. Which defence mechanism does he use?
(A) Projection
(B)
Compensation
(C)
Identification
(D)
Rationalisation
Answer:
(D) Rationalisation
37. Which
of the following is not a characteristic of Naturalistic Inquiry?
(A) Multiple
Realities
(B)
Generalisation
(C) Human
Relations
(D) Value Based
Research
Answer:
(B) Generalisation
38. Assertion (A): Longer tests are more reliable than
shorter ones.
Reason
(R): Each item adds
to test reliability.
Which of the
following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both (A)
and (R) are correct.
(B) Only (A) is
correct.
(C) Only (R) is
correct.
(D) None of the
(A) and (R) is correct.
Answer:
(B) Only
(A) is correct.
39. Which of
the following variances is not controlled or manipulated in a research design?
(A) Variance of
independent variable.
(B) Variance of
dependent variable.
(C) Variance of
extraneous variables.
(D) Error
variance.
Answer:
(B) Variance
of dependent variable.
40. Which of
the following is not a criterion for the statement of a good research problem?
(A) Expression
of relationship between/among variables.
(B) Clarity and
unambiguousness.
(C) Possibility
of empirical testing.
(D) Possibility
of use of statistical analysis.
Answer:
(D) Possibility
of use of statistical analysis.
41. Which of
the following variables is continuous?
(A) Attitude
towards school
(B) Family size
in a locality
(C) Marital
status of College students
(D) Religious
affiliation of workers.
Answer:
(A) Attitude
towards school
42. Read the
following statements about a laboratory experiment.
I. It has
relatively complete control of extraneous variables.
II. Its results
are applicable to real life situations.
Which of the
following is correct?
Codes:
(A) Both I and
II are correct.
(B) I is
incorrect, but II is correct.
(C) Neither of
I and II is correct.
(D) I is
correct, but II is incorrect.
Answer:
(D) I
is correct, but II is incorrect.
43. Which of
the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Achievement
Test – Content validity
(B) Aptitude
Test – Predictive validity
(C) Reasoning
Test – Content validity
(D) Personality
test – Concurrent validity
Answer:
(C) Reasoning
Test – Content validity
44. Read the
following two lists of items:
List
– I
List – II
a. Historical
Research 1. Current status
b. Action
Research 2.
Control of variables
c. Survey
Research 3.
Natural setting
d. Experimental
Research 4. Local problem
5. Past oriented
Which
of the following matching is correct?
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 5 4 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 5
(D) 1 2 3 4
Answer:
(B) 5 4
1 2
45. In the
context of a Survey Research, the following steps are taken in a certain order:
1.
Sampling
2.
Inference
3.
Data analysis
4.
Data collection
Which
of the following is the right order of these steps?
(A) 2, 3, 1, 4
(B) 1, 4, 3, 2
(C) 3, 2, 4, 1
(D) 4, 1, 2, 3
Answer:
(B) 1,
4, 3, 2
46. Which of
the following is a measure of location?
(A) Mode
(B) Mean
(C) Percentile
(D) Standard
Deviation
Answer:
(C) Percentile
47. An
investigator wants to study the vocational aspirations of visually challenged
children in a wide geographical area. He should select his sample by using
(A) Sample
Random sampling
(B) Stratified
sampling
(C) Purposive
sampling
(D) Convenient
sampling
Answer:
(C) Purposive
sampling
48. The
distribution of a large number of means based on samples of the sample size
selected from the same population is known as
(A) Normal
distribution
(B) Sampling
distribution
(C) Standard
distribution
(D) Rectangular
distribution
Answer:
(B) Sampling
distribution
49. Two
variables X and Y are correlated. This means that the two variables
(A) Cause
variation in each other
(B) Measure the
same trait
(C) Vary
together
(D) Vary
independently
Answer:
(C) Vary
together
50. When the
questions are presented to the respondents in a face-to-face situation and the
interviewer fills out the query rather than the subjects it is known as
(A) An
inventory
(B) A
questionnaire
(C) A schedule
(D) A test
Answer:
(C) A
schedule
