Education Paper III UGC-NET Dec 2012
UGC NET December-2012 Paper III Education
1. Who said this “Education is man making.
It is that by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased,
intellect is expanded and by which man can stand on his own feet”?
(A) Vivekananda
(B) Tagore
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Vivekananda
2. In List – I the name of the philosopher
and philosophy is given and in List – II statements regarding the philosophy is
given. Match the List – I with List – II in correct order:
List – I
List – II
a. Tagore
i. Harmonious development of
personality
b. Vivekananda
ii. The doctrine of karma
c. Mahatma Gandhi iii. Child is more, important
than all kinds of books
d. Buddhism
iv. Yoga as
a method of education
v. The
doctrine of dharma
Codes:
a b c d
(A) v I ii iv
(B) iii iv i ii
(C) iii iv ii
v
(D) iv ii i iii
Answer: (B) iii iv
i ii
3. Purpose of creation of the universe and
its relation to man and god is discussed in
(A) Metaphysics
(B) Ethics
(C) Epistemology
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Metaphysics
4. Which of the following agency regulates education?
(A) Church
(B) State
(C) School
(D) Library
Answer: (B) State
5. “The greatness of a nation is to be
measured not by its material power and wealth but by the intercultural
relationship of its people.” Who said this?
(A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
(B) Tagore
(C) Vivekananda
(D) Gandhi
Answer: (A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
6. Which of the following does not specify
Max Weber’s concept of social stratification?
(A) Educational Status
(B) Income and Wealth
(C) Political Power
(D) Social Prestige
Answer: (A) Educational Status
7. If rules of multiplication helps in
learning correlation or regression, then it is an example of
(A) Sequential transfer
(B) Horizontal transfer
(C) Negative transfer
(D) Vertical transfer
Answer: (B) Horizontal transfer
8. According to Freud, Super Ego is properly
developed during
(A) Latency period
(B) Anal period
(C) Phallic period
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Latency period
9. When response is based on uncommon area
of the blot, it is denoted by
(A) S
(B) Dd
(C) DW
(D) DdW
Answer: (B) Dd
10. Individual psychology of personality was
given by
(A) A. Adler
(B) Jung
(C) Eysenck
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) A. Adler
11. Which of the following theories is most
quantitatively measurable?
(A) Pavlov’s
(B) Skinner’s
(C) Hull’s
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Hull’s
12. Maladjusted children are mostly found in
(A) Broken families or unitary families
(B) Poor or joint families
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Broken families or
unitary families
13. Theory of generalization is similar to
the theory of
(A) Transposition
(B) Identical elements
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Answer: (B) Identical elements
14. Which is the highest level of concept
formation?
(A) Formal level
(B) Sensory level
(C) Concrete level
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Formal level
15. Which of the following is the apex body
in the area of Teacher Education in India?
(A) UGC
(B) MHRD
(C) NCTE
(D) NCERT
Answer: (C) NCTE
16. Who have signed MOU for accreditation of
Teacher Education Institutions in India?
(A) NAAC and UGC
(B) NCTE and NAAC
(C) UGC and NCTE
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) NCTE and NAAC
17. As per NCTE norms, what should be the
pattern of teaching staff for a unit of 100 students at B.Ed. level?
(A) 1 + 7
(B) 1 + 9
(C) 1 + 10
(D) 1 + 5
Answer: (A) 1 + 7
18. There are three phases of teaching given
by P. Jackson, which of the following is incorrect one?
(A) Pre-active phase
(B) Underactive phase
(C) Interactive phase
(D) Post-active phase
Answer: (B) Underactive phase
19. Which of the following is the least
important aspect of the teachers’ role in the guidance of learning?
(A) The development of insight into what constitutes
an adequate performance.
(B) The development of insight to overcome the
pitfalls and obstacles.
(C) The provision of encouragement and moral support.
(D) The provision of continuous diagnostic and
remedial help.
Answer: (B) The development of
insight to overcome the pitfalls and obstacles.
20. Which of the following qualities of a
teacher will be liked most by you?
(A) Idealistic philosophy
(B) Compassion
(C) Discipline
(D) Entertaining
Answer: (B) Compassion
21. The most important challenge for a
teacher is
(A) To maintain discipline in the classroom.
(B) To make students do their homework.
(C) To prepare the question-bank.
(D) To make teaching process enjoyable.
Answer: (D) To make teaching
process enjoyable.
22. Techno-Pedagogic competency is
(A) A science of using technology in teaching.
(B) A technique of combining principles of technology
and principles of teaching.
(C) A set of skills of interweaving technology into
teaching and learning both scientifically and aesthetically.
(D) A competence to develop techno pedagogic systems
in education.
Answer: (C) A set of skills of
interweaving technology into teaching and learning both scientifically and
aesthetically.
23. Which of the following skills are needed
for present day teacher to adjust properly with the classroom teaching?
1. Knowledge of technology
2. Use of technology in teaching learning
3. Knowledge of student’s needs
4. Content mastery
(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 2 and 4
Answer: (C) 2, 3 and 4
24. Psycho-analytic approach of counselling
was first introduced by
(A) Adler
(B) Jung
(C) Freud
(D) None of these
Answer: (C) Freud
25. Which of the following tools of
collecting psychological information about pupils is the most objective?
(A) Rating scale
(B) Interview
(C) Standardized tests
(D) Projective devices
Answer: (C) Standardized tests
26. According to psycho-analysis theory of
personality, neurotic disorders are caused by
(A) Repression of desires
(B) Inactivity of libido
(C) Role of unconscious mind
(D) All of these
Answer: (A) Repression of desires
27. Which of the following does not belong
to the category of non probability sample?
(A) Quota sample
(B) Multi-stage sample
(C) Purposive sample
(D) Incidental sample
Answer: (B) Multi-stage sample
28. The research proposals sent to research institutes
for financial assistance must have
(A) The whole plan and procedure
(B) Budget requirements and time schedule
(C) Definite objectives of research
(D) None of the above
Answer: (B) Budget requirements
and time schedule
29. Which of the following is not an
approach of analysis of qualitative data?
(A) Logical Analysis
(B) Criterion Analysis
(C) Content Analysis
(D) Inductive Analysis
Answer: (B) Criterion Analysis
30. Internal criticism is done
(A) To verify the accuracy of the source.
(B) To verify the authenticity of the source.
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) To verify the accuracy
of the source.
31. Which of the following commissions
suggested silent meditation as a part of moral values?
(A) Secondary Education Commission
(B) University Education Commission
(C) National Education Commission
(D) Indian Education Commission
Answer: (B) University Education
Commission
32. Which of the following is described as
Magna-Carta of Indian Education?
(A) Sargent Commission
(B) Wood’s Despatch
(C) Macaulay Minutes
(D) Hunter Commission
Answer: (B) Wood’s Despatch
33. “Rising knowledge to wisdom is real
education” was said by
(A) Rigveda
(B) Chhandogya Upanishad
(C) Samaveda
(D) Bhagvadh Geeta
Answer: (B) Chhandogya Upanishad
34. The Oriental School of Thought is
related to
(A) Knowledge of science
(B) Classical literature
(C) Conservation of fashion
(D) Learning of natives
Answer: (B) Classical literature
35. ‘Leviathan’ was written by
(A) Locke
(B) Hobbes
(C) Rousseau
(D) Hegel
Answer: (B) Hobbes
36. ‘Project is a whole-hearted purposeful
activity proceeding on a social environment”, it was defined by
(A) John Dewey
(B) Ballard
(C) Kilpatrick
(D) Adamson
Answer: (C) Kilpatrick
37. Who said that the school be made as
miniature society?
(A) Skinner
(B) Thorndike
(C) Herbert
(D) Dewey
Answer: (C) Herbert
38. ‘Socialization’ is a process by which
the individual is adapted to his
(A) Classroom environment
(B) Social environment
(C) Political environment
(D) Cultural environment
Answer: (B) Social environment
39. The movement from one social class to
another is known as
(A) Social status
(B) Social control
(C) Social change
(D) Social mobility
Answer: (D) Social mobility
40. ‘Cultural Lag’ is the term used by
(A) Ogburn
(B) Pyne
(C) Weber
(D) Marx
Answer: (A) Ogburn
41. District Primary Education Programme
(DPEP) was started in
(A) 1990
(B) 1994
(C) 1998
(D) 1996
Answer: (B) 1994
42. Supervision is a continuous activity
whereas Inspection is a
(A) General activity in a common place
(B) Special activity in a given moment
(C) Complex activity in a situation
(D) Specific activity in a specific time
Answer: (D) Specific activity in a
specific time
43. Who propounded the ‘self’ theory of
personality?
(A) Kretschmar
(B) Allport
(C) Eysenck
(D) Roger
Answer: (D) Roger
44. Match the following List – I with List –
II in correct order:
List – I
List – II
a. Classical conditioning
i. Kohler
b. Drive
reduction
ii. Hull
c. Sign Gestalt learning
iii. Pavlov
d. Learning by insight
iv. Skinner
v.
Tolman
Codes:
a b c d
(A) iv ii v i
(B) iii ii v i
(C) iv ii I v
(D) iii ii i v
Answer: (B) iii ii
v i
45. In the List – I name of the
Psychologists are given and in List – II the theories developed by them.
Match the List – I with List – II in correct order:
List – I
List – II
a. Freud
i. Two factor theory
b. Spearman
ii. Creativity
c. Rorschach
iii. Psycho-analysis
d. Torrance
iv.
Projective technique
v. Multifactor
theory
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i iii ii iv
(B) ii v iii
iv
(C) iv iii v ii
(D) iii i iv ii
Answer: (D) iii i
iv ii
46. University Education Commission
constituted in 1948 was appointed by
(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(B) Ministry of Education
(C) NCERT
(D) ICSSR
Answer: (B) Ministry of Education
47. Rearrange the following steps of social
learning theory as given by Bandura:
a. Remembering the behaviour.
b. Connecting the memory in action.
c. Reinforcement of the imitated behaviour.
d. Attending and perceiving the behaviour.
(A) b, a, d, c
(B) d, a, b, c
(C) a, b, d, c
(D) d, a, c, b
Answer: (B) d, a, b, c
48. Education falls under the
(A) Concurrent List
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Constitution of India
(D) State List
Answer: (A) Concurrent List
49. Critically judge the following:
Assertion (A): Motivation is important in the
process of teaching and learning.
Reason (R): Motivation is attraction towards a goal and clarifies
its meaning.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are 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.
50. Curriculum means
(A) All the experiences which students get in school.
(B) Subject that are transferred by the faculty.
(C) Syllabus prescribed for the course.
(D) Class experiences, sports and games.
Answer: (A) All the experiences
which students get in school.
51. Programmed learning is based on the
principles of
(A) Conditioned Learning Theory
(B) Cognitive Learning Theory
(C) Gestalt Learning Theory
(D) Operant-conditioning
Answer: (D) Operant-conditioning
52. According to Piaget, at what stage does
abstract thinking begin to develop?
(A) Sensory motor
(B) Pre-operational
(C) Concrete operational
(D) Formal operational
Answer: (D) Formal operational
53. Which of the following is the incorrect
pair?
(A) Sign Theory of Learning – Tolman
(B) Field Theory of Learning – Lewin
(C) Social Learning Theory – Bruner
(D) Trial and error Theory – Thorndike
Answer: (C) Social Learning Theory
– Bruner
54. Match the following:
List – I
List – II
a. Sentence Completion Test
1. Association
b. Multiple Choice
2.
Recognition
c. Match the following
3. Comprehension
d. Read the passage
and answer the
question 4.
Recall
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 4, 2, 1, 3
(B) 4, 3, 2, 1
(C) 4, 2, 3, 1
(D) 3, 2, 1, 4
Answer: (A) 4, 2,
1, 3
55. Which is the most effective
reinforcement schedule according to operant conditioning theory of learning for
stable learning?
(A) Continuous reinforcement
(B) Fixed ratio reinforcement
(C) Variable ratio reinforcement
(D) Fixed interval reinforcement
Answer: (C) Variable ratio
reinforcement
56. Xerophthalmia is a result of
insufficient amount of
(A) Vitamin C
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin A
Answer: (D) Vitamin A
57. A child who has unusual difficulty in
oral instruction may have the following impairment
(A) Intellectual disability
(B) Cerebral Palsy
(C) Hearing impairment
(D) Visual impairment
Answer: (C) Hearing impairment
58. The child who reads numbers wrongly has
the following learning disability
(A) Dyscrasia
(B) Dyslexia
(C) Dyspepsia
(D) Dyscalculia
Answer: (B) Dyslexia
59. The child having the difficulty in
picking up objects is suspected to have
(A) Lower level of intellectual function
(B) Sight impairment
(C) Speech impairment
(D) Locomotor impairment
Answer: (D) Locomotor impairment
60. Delinquency is committed by the children
of the age group
(A) 8 – 18 years
(B) 6 – 14 years
(C) 7 – 15 years
(D) 9 – 19 years
Answer: (C) 7 – 15 years
61. Which of the following philosophies are
most tilted to individualism?
(A) Jainism
(B) Samkhya
(C) Buddhism
(D) None of these
Answer: (A) Jainism
62. Research means
(A) Searching again and again
(B) Finding solution to any problem
(C) Scientific approach to new truth
(D) Conducting experiment
Answer: (C) Scientific approach to
new truth
63. Which of the following is the first step
in the research process?
(A) Searching sources of information.
(B) Survey of related literature.
(C) Identification of a broad area of research.
(D) Searching for solution to problem.
Answer: (C) Identification of a
broad area of research.
64. If a researcher conduct a research on
finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional
effectiveness, this will be an example of
(A) Ex post facto research
(B) Action research
(C) Applied research
(D) Fundamental research
Answer: (C) Applied research
65. A researcher is generally expected to
(A) Study the existing literature in a field.
(B) Generate new principles and theories.
(C) Synthesize the ideas given by others.
(D) Evaluate the findings of a study.
Answer: (B) Generate new
principles and theories.
66. The process of educational research
involves the following steps:
(1) Collection of data
(2) Statement of objectives
(3) Selecting the problem
(4) Method/Procedure
(5) Analysis and Interpretation of data
(6) Reporting the results
Which of the following sequence is correct?
(A) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6
(B) 1, 3, 2, 5, 6, 4
(C) 3, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5
(D) 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 4
Answer: (A) 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6
67. The Government of India conducts Census
after every 10 years. The method of research used in this process is
(A) Case Study
(B) Developmental
(C) Survey
(D) Experimental
Answer: (C) Survey
68. Items of List – I and List – II given
below have one-to-one relationship on some basis. Identify the inherent
relationship and select the correct matching from the given options:
List –
I
List – II
a. Experimental
1. Sampling
b. Historical
2. Meta-analysis
c. Philosophical
3. Internal criticism
d. Descriptive
4.
Content analysis
5.
Internal validity
Codes:
a b c d
(A) 3 5 2 3
(B) 1 4 2 5
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 5 3 4 1
Answer: (D) 5 3 4 1
69. Two variables X and Y are significantly
correlated. This means that
(A) X causes variation in Y.
(B) Y causes variation in X.
(C) X and Y vary together.
(D) No such conclusion may be drawn.
Answer: (C) X and Y vary together.
70. Which of the following types of studies
results in findings which could not be generalized to other situations?
(A) Descriptive
(B) Historical
(C) Experimental
(D) Causal Comparative
Answer: (B) Historical
71. The Rosarch Inkblot test consists of
(A) Five black and five coloured cards
(B) Ten black and ten white cards
(C) Five black and white & five multi-coloured
cards
(D) Ten multi-coloured cards
Answer: (C) Five black and white
& five multi-coloured cards
72. Which of the following terms is
Brelevant to a qualitative study?
(A) Comparison
(B) Prediction
(C) Correlation
(D) Exploration
Answer: (D) Exploration
73. Which of the following is a
characteristic feature only of experimental studies?
(A) Control of extraneous variables.
(B) Study of cause and effect relationship.
(C) Observing variation in the dependent variable.
(D) Manipulation of treatment variable.
Answer: (D) Manipulation of
treatment variable.
74. When a researcher checks the genuineness
and authenticity of the source material, it is known as
(A) External validity
(B) External criticism
(C) Concurrent validity
(D) Internal consistency
Answer: (B) External criticism
75. An investigator studied the census data
for a given area and prepared a write up based on them. Such a write-up is
called
(A) Research Paper
(B) Article
(C) Thesis
(D) Research Report
Answer: (B) Article
