NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(11-20)

NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(11-20)

11. Under which Article of the Constitution, the Indian States are given right to promote the educational interests of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes of India ? 

(A) Article 46 

(B) Article 17 

(C) Article 14 

(D) Article 16

12. “The most important outward factor is the formation of nationalities in the State.” To whom do you attribute this statement ? 

(A) Ramsay Muir 

(B) R.M. MacIver 

(C) Hansa Mehta 

(D) Hans Kohn

13. Who is regarded as the Father of Sociology ? 

(A) Auguste Comte 

(B) Robert Payne 

(C) Ivor Morrish 

(D) MacIver

14.Which of the following are agencies of social change ? (a) Family (b) School (c) National Army (d) National Calamity 

(A) (a) and (b) 

(B) (b) and (c) 

(C) (c) and (d) 
(D) (d) and (a)

15. What does the term “Society” imply for governance ? 

(A) Checks and Balances 

(B) Equalizing Educational Opportunities 

(C) Mutual Help 

(D) Law-abiding citizens

16.What factors are responsible for today’s caste distinction in India ? (a) Poverty (b) English Education (c) Family Occupation (d) Religion 

(A) (a), (b) and (c) 

(B) (a), (c) and (d) 

(C) (b), (c) and (d) 

(D) (d), (a) and (b)

17. “School is a community in miniature, a micro-society.” What do the terms “community” and “society” mean in this quote ? (a) Community means uniformity (b) Community means freedom (c) Society means control (d) Society means oneness 

(A) (a) and (b) 

(B) (a) and (d) 

(C) (b) and (c) 

(D) (b) and (d)

18. Arrange the following in sequential order to describe complete socialization. Use the Roman Numbers given as codes. I. Man to society, Man to country II. Man to Relatives, Man to Friends III. Man to Mankind, Man to Universe IV. Man to self, Man to family 

(A) III, I, II and IV 

(B) IV, I, III and II 

(C) II, III, I and IV 

(D) IV, II, I and III

19.What is the division of people based on their social status known as? 

(A) Social Group 

(B) Social Stratification 

(C) Social Cohesion 

(D) Social Mobility

20. What is meant by “Society” ? 

(A) Network of Social Relationships 

(B) Group of People 

(C) People with Common Features 

(D) Nation

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI,

Dr.A C V RAMA KUMAR

NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(1-10)

NET/EDUCATION DECEMBER 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(1-10)

1. Which branch of Philosophy does examine the issue pertaining to the nature of reality ?
(A) Axiology 

(B) Aesthetics 

(C) Metaphysics 

(D) Epistemology

2. Which book was written by Plato on Education ? 

(A) ‘The Republic’ 

(B) ‘Educational Philosophy’ 

(C) ‘Education of Plato’ 

(D) ‘Emile’

3. Existentialism believes more in __than in __. 

(A) Essence, Existence 

(B) Existence, Essence 

(C) Action, Intuition 

(D) Intuition, Action 

4. Democracy as an ideology is based on the premise that 

(A) Integrity of the individual is worth protecting at all costs. 

(B) The group is more important than the individual. 

(C) The state is more important than the individual. 

(D) The individual must be willing to sacrifice his life for the protection of State

5. Four noble truths frame the basic tenets of the Philosophy of 

(A) Sankhya 

(B) Vedanta 

(C) Buddhism 

(D) Jainism

6. Who has said that mode of production is the sole determinant of the culture of people ? 

(A) Karl Marx 

(B) Max Weber 

(C) R.M. MacIver 

(D) Lundberg

7. Which one of the following educational systems supports scientific progress ? 

(A) Idealistic education 

(B) Realistic education 

(C) Naturalistic education 

(D) All of the above

8. Who has suggested the concept of integral education for Indian people ? 

(A) Gandhiji 

(B) Tagore 

(C) Vivekananda 

(D) Aurobindo

9. The National Policy on Education 1986 envisages Education as 

(A) Investment 

(B) Return 

(C) National Program 

(D) Social Program

10. According to Quran, education is compulsory for

(A) All men 

(B) All women 

(C) All men and women 

(D) None of the above

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI,

Dr.A C V RAMAKUMAR

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(41-50)

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(41-50)

41. Which of the following statements is not correct ? 

(A) A test cannot be valid without being reliable. 

(B) A test can be reliable without being valid. 

(C) A test can be reliable and valid both. 

(D) A test can be valid without being reliable.

42. Two characteristics of Ex Post Facto research are 

(A) Randomization and comparison of groups. 

(B) Non-manipulation and randomization. 

(C) Non-randomization and manipulation of independent variables. 

(D) Non-manipulation and nonrandomization.

43. Which of the following is a nonparametric correlation ? 

(A) Product moment 

(B) Rank difference 

(C) Point Biserial 

(D) Partial

44. What percent of IQ scores lie between 85 and 130 in a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and SD of 15 points ? (A) 79.85 

(B) 80.85 

(C) 82.85 

(D) 81.85

45. When is the Type-I error increased ? 

(A) When alpha-level decreases 

(B) When alpha-level increases 

(C) When the sample size increases 

(D) When the sample size decreases

46. Which of the following poses a threat to internal validity ? 
(A) Interference of prior treatments.

(B) Interaction effect of independent variables. 

(C) Interaction of treatment variables. 

(D) Interaction of selection and maturation.

47. If the alpha level of a particular test is lowered from 0.05 to 0.001, then the risk of committing Type-I error will 

(A) increase 

(B) remain unchanged 

(C) decrease 

(D) not be predictable

48. In case of ANOVA, what is between sum of squares ? 

(A) The variance caused by treatment variable 

(B) The variance caused by the difference within subjects 

(C) The variance caused by the extraneous factors 

(D) Total variance of the dependent variable

49. Which of the following methods should be used for establishing reliability of the Questionnaire ? 

(A) Test-retest method 

(B) Split-half method 

(C) Parallel form method 

(D) Rational equivalence method

50. Which of the following is an example of a qualitative research ? 

(A) Descriptive survey 

(B) Experimental study 

(C) Ex Post Facto study 

(D) Case study

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI,

Dr.ACV.RAMA KUMAR

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(31-40)

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(31-40)

31. In the formula SER = D × SHR × K – 1, K denotes  

(A) Habit strength 

(B) Incentive 

(C) Drive 

(D) Excitatory potential

32. The correct sequence of the following items of Gague’s hierarchy of learning is a. Signal learning b. Problem solving c. Rule learning d. Multiple discrimination 

(A) d, c, b, a 

(B) c, d, a, b 

(C) a, d, c, b 
(D) b, c, d, a

33. Which of the following is not the axiom of learning ? 

(A) Simple to Complex 

(B) Specific to General 

(C) Tangible to Intangible 

(D) Known to Unknown

34. Critically judge the following : 

Assertion (A) : Learning of principles has to be given utmost importance in the classrooms. 

Reason (R) : Knowledge of principles facilitates transfer of learning to a greater extent. 

(A) Both (A) and (R) are incorrect. 

(B) Only (R) is correct. 

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation for (A).

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).

35. Critically judge the following : 

Assertion (A) : Early admission to school is not scientific. Reason    (R) : It is against democratic principles. 

(A) Only (A) is correct. 

(B) Only (R) is correct. 

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation for (A). 

(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not a correct explanation for (A).

36. Critically judge the following : 

Assertion (A) : Classroom instruction should involve variety oF strategies. 

Reason     (R) : There are individual differences in Learning styles among students. 

(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation for (A). 

(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A). 

(C) Only (R) is correct. 

(D) Only (A) is correct.

37. A researcher studies the effect of peer group interaction on Learning styles. The variable ‘Learning style’ in this study functions as : 

(A) Independent variable 

(B) Dependent variable 

(C) Controlled variable 

(D) Intervening variable

38. Which of the following may be most appropriately used for measuring self confidence ? 

(A) An Aptitude test 

(B) An Archival test 

(C) An Attitudinal test 

(D) An Achievement test

39. Which of the following statements is not applicable on the data in a descriptive research ? 

(A) It may be qualitative, in verbal symbols. 

(B) It may be quantitative, in mathematical symbols. 

(C) It may be qualitative and quantitative both. 

(D) It is only qualitative, never quantitative.

40. Which one of the following indicates the higher level of significance ?

(A) 0.10 

(B) 0.001 

(C) 0.01 

(D) 1.00

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI,

Dr.ACV.RAMA KUMAR

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(21-30)

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(21-30)

21. Arrange the following books in the chronological order in which they appeared.
I. Education and Sociology
II. School and Society
III. Principles of Educational Sociology : An outline
IV. Dynamic Sociology
(A) IV, II, I and III
(B) I, III, IV and II
(C) III, II, IV and I
(D) II, I, III and IV

22. Match items under Column-I with those under Column-II. 

Column – I                                   

I. R.J. Brown                  
II. A.K.C. Ottaway        
III. Herbert Spencer    
IV. E. Durkheim                                                  

Column – II
1. Education and Sociology

2. What knowledge is of most worth ?
3. Education and Society : An Introduction to Sociology of Education.
4. Educational Sociology
5. A Sociology of Education

(A) 4 3 2 and 1
(B) 1 2 3 and 4
(C) 3 2 1 and 5
(D) 2 5 4 and 3

23. The term “Untouchability” has been abolished according to an Article in Constitution. What is that Article ?
(A) Article 46
(B) Article 17
(C) Article 25
(D) Article 16

24. Why is the school considered a Social Institution ?
(A) Because it is concerned with the welfare of the society.
(B) It is concerned with burning social issues.
(C) It is concerned with social evils.
(D) It is concerned with the shaping of the future society.

25. Which of the following stages of cognitive development is not described by Bruner ?
(A) Enactive
(B) Iconic
(C) Heteronomy
(D) Symbolic

26. The first intelligence test was developed by
(A) Francis Galton
(B) Binet and Simon
(C) Lavator
(D) William Stern

27. Match the following lists :
List – I (Specific Characteristics)
(a) One who shows consistently remarkable performance.
(b) One who is more sensitive to environmental stimuli.
(c) One who does not show educational success commensurate with his abilities.

(d) One who shows sub average general intellectual functioning.
List – II (Category of Children)
(i) Creative child
(ii) Under achiever child
(iii) Mentally retarded child
(iv) Gifted child
(v) Delinquent child
Code : (a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

28. Rearrange the following hierarchy of needs as given by Maslow :
a. Safety and security needs.
b. Physiological needs.
c. Self-esteem needs.
d. Love and belongingness needs.
(A) b, a, d, c
(B) d, a, b, c
(C) a, b, d, c
(D) b, a, c, d

29. According to type theory of personality, a tall, thin and stoop shouldered person will come under the category of
(A) Endomorphic
(B) Ectomorphic
(C) Athletic

(D) Pyknic

30. The concept of emotional intelligence does not involve the ability to
(A) understand emotions
(B) regulate emotions
(C) appraise and express emotions
(D) arouse emotions

THANKYOU,
NANDITHA AKUNURI,
Dr.ACV.RAMA KUMAR

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(11-20)

NET/EDUCATION JUNE 2010-SOLVED PAPER-II PRACTICE BITS-(11-20)

11. “Women are human beings and hence as much right to full development as men have.” This statement was made by ___. (A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) S. Radhakrishnan 

(C) Rabindranath Tagore 

(D) Smt. Hansa Mehta 

12. Aim of complete living in Education was propounded by 

(A) F. Herbert 

(B) Herbert Spencer 

(C) John Dewey 

(D) Plato

13. Who wrote the book “School and Society” ? 

(A) Auguste Comte 

(B) John Dewey 

(C) Emile Durkheim 

(D) Robert Merton

14. “Educational Sociology is neither education nor sociology alone but joins them in a new Science by applying sociological principles to the whole process of education.” Whose statement is this ? 

(A) A.K.C. Ottaway 

(B) George Payne 

(C) F.J. Brown 

(D) Herbert Spencer

15. Which of the following is not a subsystem ?
(A) Political sub system
(B) Terrorist outfit
(C) Economic organizations
(D) Family sub system

16. When does the process of socialization start for a child ? 

(A) As a school child 

(B) As a member in the neighborhood 

(C) As a member of the family 

(D) As a member of the society

17. Which of the following is a primary group ? 

(A) Peer group 

(B) Classroom group 

(C) Familial group 

(D) Basketball group

18. Which of the following is the best mobility multiplier ? 

(A) Income 

(B) Education 

(C) Social status 

(D) Caste

19. What is horizontal mobility associated with ? 

(A) Upliftment in the same stratum 

(B) Upliftment in the upper stratum 

(C) Change in the stratification 

(D) Consistency in the stratification

20. From sociological point of view the process of education is supposed to serve two fundamental functions. What are they ? (A) Selection and Allocation 

(B) Conservation and Creation 

(C) Preservation and Conservation 

(D) Creation and Dislocation

THANK YOU,

NANDITHA AKUNURI,

Dr.ACV RAMAKUMAR