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


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

41. Standard error is an index of
(A) Errors due to measurements
(B) Sampling errors
(C) Level of significance
(D) Standard deviation

42. Multiple correlation studies
(A) Comparison of beta weights and regression coefficients.
(B) Use of many independent variables.
(C) Comparison of R and beta weights.
(D) Use of many dependent variables.

43. Identify the dependent variable in the following hypothesis : “Boys learn non-sense syllables slower than Girls” ?
(A) Speed of learning
(B) Meanings of syllables
(C) Gender
(D) Syllables

44. What does the denominator in the F-ratio measure ?
(A) Between groups variance
(B) Error variance
(C) Mean square variance
(D) Sums of squares

45. Use of product moment coefficient of correlation is appropriate for the pairs of scores obtained from which type of scales ?
(A) Nominal and Interval
(B) Ordinal and Nominal
(C) Interval and Interval
(D) Ordinal and Interval

46. Which of the following tools of research gives most precise measurements ?
(A) Questionnaire
(B) Observation schedule
(C) Rating scale
(D) Information schedule

47. Which of the following is NOT the goal of scientific method of acquiring knowledge ?
(A) Exploration of truth
(B) Fact finding
(C) Control of variables
(D) Prediction of events

48. Which of the following is least important for any action research ?
(A) Quantitative data collection
(B) Qualitative content analysis
(C) Triangulation
(D) Reflection

49. In a study on children’s’ social behaviour, what type of reliability would be considered important ?
(A) Equivalent forms
(B) Inter-rater
(C) Internal consistency
(D) Stability

50. Which of the following is indicative of the weakest correlation between two variables ?
(A) – 0.92
(B) 0.15
(C) 0.40
(D) – 0.10


THANK YOU,
NANDITHA AKUNURI,
Dr.A C V RAMA KUMAR

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


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

31. Critically judge the following :
Assertion (A) : Preschool period is crucial for language development.
Reason (R) : Brain is relatively more plastic during early stages of development.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct answer for (A).
(C) Only (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) Only (R) is true.

32. Match the following :

                  List – I                                        List – II
          (Basic concepts)                             (Psychologist)
I. Unconditional Stimulus           1. Tolman
II. Successive approximation      2. Hull
III. Habit strength                       3. Skinner
IV. Latent learning                      4. Pavlov 
                                                      5. Thorndike
(A) 2 5 4 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 5 3 4 2

33. Rearrange the stages of concept attainment :
I. Formal level
II. Concrete level
III. Classificatory level
IV. Identity level
Codes : (A) I III IV II
(B) II IV I III
(C) III II I IV
(D) II IV III I

34. Rearrange the stages of creative process :
I. Illumination
II. Incubation
III. Preparation
IV. Verification
Codes : (A) III II I IV
(B) III I II IV
(C) II IV I III
(D) I II IV III


35. The four contents included in the Guilford’s model are
(A) Figural, Symbolic, Semantic, Behavioural
(B) Figural, Semantic, Behavioural, Symbolic
(C) Semantic, Symbolic, Behavioural, Figural
(D) Figural, Behavioural, Symbolic, Semantic


36. Rearrange the sequence of cognitive development :
I. Decentration
II. Objective permanence
III. Propositional thinking
IV. Transductive thinking
Codes : (A) II III IV I
(B) II IV I III
(C) III IV I II
(D) I III II IV


37. A researcher studying the development of self-esteem among primary school children can interview only 35 students in each grade. Which of the following approaches to sampling is most appropriate?
(A) Systematic sampling
(B) Stratified sampling
(C) Non-proportionate random sampling
(D) Quota sampling

38. What is the purpose of reviewing the related literature for conducting an action research ?
(A) To determine the contribution of the study to scientific literature.
(B) To clarify the design of the study.
(C) To identify the effective ideas and practices.
(D) To ascertain whether the study is of quantitative or qualitative nature.


39. What type of validity is least precisely quantifiable ?
(A) Content validity
(B) Concurrent validity
(C) Construct validity
(D) Predictive validity


40. Which of the following is the main characteristics of the interval scale ?
(A) No fixed zero point and unequal intervals.
(B) Fixed zero point and equal intervals.
(C) Fixed zero point and unequal intervals.
(D) No fixed zero point and equal intervals.


THANKYOU,
NANDITHA AKINURI,
Dr.ACV RAMA KUMAR


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

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

21. What does social change mean ? 

(A) Social Mobility 
(B) Change in Education System 
(C) Change in Government 
(D) Social Progress

22. What change in Education is necessitated by Globalization ? 
(A) Equality of Educational Opportunities 
(B) Modernization of Education 
(C) Vertical Mobility 
(D) Cultural Diffusion

23. “Society and Education are interconnected and intricately connected, so that one cannot thrive in the absence of the other.” Why ? 
(A) Education modernizes Agriculture, Industry, Science and Technology and National Defence. 
(B) Education helps to do away with Social Divisions. 
(C) Education makes people selfemployable. (D) Education sustains human life, preserves existing culture, creates new culture and integrates both.

24. Countries, small and big, are spending colossal amounts on Education. Investment in Education is the single, largest item of expenditure, next to defence, in many countries.” What is the educational and sociological justification for this ? 
(A) Education raises the standard of living of people. 
(B) Education has become a pressing need under Globalization.
(C) Education helps to procure security, prosperity and social well-being to all.
(D) Education produces competent people to handle Defence Equipments.


25. The first psychological laboratory was established by 
(A) Galton 
(B) Cattell 
(C) Pestallozzi 
(D) Wundt

26. According to Piaget the third stage of cognitive development is 
(A) Concrete operational 
(B) Sensory motor 
(C) Pre-operational 
(D) Formal operational

27. A child was pricked by the thorn of a red rose and got hurt. Later on he/she started expressing fear towards a red dress and now anything red in colour. This is an example of 

(A) A stimulus generalization
(B) A response generalization 
(C) Both a stimulus and a response generalization 
(D) Neither a stimulus generalization nor a response generalization



28. Match the following :
List – I                                            List – II
(Stages of development)     (Psychological crisis)
I. Infancy                     1. Initiative Vs Guilt 
II. Adolescence            2. Trust Vs. Mistrust
III. Young Adulthood 3. Identity Vs. Role Confusion
IV. Middle Adulthood 4. Intimacy and solidarity Vs. Isolation
                                      5. Generativity Vs. Stagnation
(A) 2 3 4 5
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 5 3 2 4
(D) 4 5 1 2

29. Match the following : 
           List – I                                    List – II (Psychological Test)              (Constructed by) 
I. Standard Progressive Matrices  1. Cattell 
II. 16 Personality Factor Test        2. Murray & Morgan 
III. Thematic Apperception Test  3. Ravan 
IV. Inkblot Test                              4. Rosengweig                                                          5. Rorschach 
(A) 2 1 5 3 
(B) 3 1 2 5 
(C) 3 4 2 5 
(D) 5 1 4 3

30. Imposition of one’s own feelings on others is the defense mechanism called 
(A) Introjection 
(B) Identification 
(C) Projection 
(D) Displacement

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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

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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

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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

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