NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2012-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(11-20)

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

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

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.

14. Schools are basically social institutions as

(A) They preserve and instill 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.

15. Which is not a criterion used consistently for placing people in a particular social class ?

(A) Race

(B) Religion

(C) Knowledge

(D) Wealth

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.

17. Use of Science and Technology in replacing existing social practices is termed as

(A) Socialization

(B) Westernization
(C) Sanskritization
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

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.

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.

THANK YOU,
NANDITHA AKUNURI

NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2012-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(1-10)

1.Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which deals with the theories of

(A) Reality

(B) Existence

(C) Knowledge

(D) Values

2.Given below are two statements, one labelled as

Assertion (A) and the other labeled 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.

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

4. An existentialist 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.

5. Who advocated the creation of a classless society ?

(A) Plato

(B) Auguste Comte

(C) M.K. Gandhi

(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.

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

8. Match the following :

                  List – I                      List – II (Buddhist Concept)  (Meaning/Example)

a. Arya Satya                        1. Namrupa 

b. Dwadash Nidan                2. Samadhi 

c. Ashtanga Marg                 3. Samyaka Vyayam 

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

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.

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. Traveling 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.

THANKYOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2012-SOLVED PAPER-III PRACTICE BITS-(61-70)

61. A researcher commits Type I Error when he

(A) accepts Null hypothesis when it is false.
(B) rejects Null hypothesis when it is false.
(C) accepts Null hypothesis when it is true.
(D) rejects the Null Hypothesis when it is true.

62. The major objective of a qualitative research study is to
(A) understand a process or concept
(B) study group-differences
(C) predict relationships
(D) explain variation in measurements

63. Beginning with the “family”, which of the following constitutes correctly sequenced hierarchy of social groups ?

(A) Nation – race – class – tribe – family
(B) Family – class – race – tribe – nation
(C) Family – tribe – race – class – nation
(D) Family – race – class – tribe – nation

64. Reading readiness test does not measure the following function :

(A) Visual discrimination
(B) Verbal comprehension
(C) Number computation
(D) Letter recognition

65. Which of the following activities strictly comes under the management of teaching-learning activity ?

(A) Recruitment of teachers

(B) Preparation of time table

(C) Equipping the classrooms

(D) Appointing attending staff

66. If a student fails to answer a question in your class, you will

(A) punish her

(B)ask her to sit down

(C)try to prompt her

(D)ask another student to answer

67.The ‘standard error of a statistic’ is a measure of

(A)Sampling Fluctuation

(B)Errors of Measurement

(C)Errors of Prediction

(D)Systematic Variation

68. Which of the following gives a more accurate measure of relationship than the other three ?

(A)Spearman’s Rho

(B)Biserial Correlation

(C)Kendall’s Tau

(D)Product-moment Method

69. A democratic teacher is one who

(A)understands the socio-economic background of his students

(B)is affectionate even to poorly performing students

(C)tolerates non-relevant questions from the students

(D)tolerates even mischievous and aggressive behaviour in students

70. Find among the following behaviour which is according to professional etiquette of a teacher :

(A)Ignoring a student, who is interested in answering a question, more than once.

(B)Saying sorry to colleague on taking five minutes of her class time due to unavoidable circumstances.

(c)Coming late to class and not giving proper excuses to students.

(D)Taking extra classes to complete syllabus.

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI.