UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers - 21th June 2019 Evening Shift
46. Which of the following materials is widely used in solar cell fabrication?
- Option : B
- Explanation : Solar cells are thin silicon disks that convert sunlight into electricity. The solar module consists of the silicon semiconductor surrounded by protective material in a metal frame. The protective material consists of an encapsulant of transparent silicon rubber or butyryl plastic (commonly used in automobile windshields) bonded around the cells, which are then embedded in ethylene vinyl acetate.
47. Which statement is true about Random Access Memory (RAM) in a computer system?
- A
RAM is non-volatile and the amount of RAM in a computer system cannot affect its performance
- B
RAM is non-volatile and the amount of RAM in a computer system can affect its performance
- C
RAM is volatile and the amount of RAM in a computer cannot affect its performance
- D
RAM is volatile and the amount of RAM in a computer system can affect its performance
- Option : D
- Explanation : Random access memory (RAM) is a type of data storage used in computers that is generally located on the motherboard. This type of memory is volatile and all information that was stored in RAM is lost when the computer is turned off.
- Option : A
- Explanation : A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. Spreadsheets developed as computerized analogs of paper accounting worksheets. The program operates on data entered in cells of a table. Each cell may contain either numeric or text data, or the results of formulas that automatically calculate and display a value based on the contents of other cells. A spreadsheet may also refer to one such electronic document. Spreadsheet users can adjust any stored value and observe the effects on calculated values.
49. Through which Act University Grants Commission came into existence?
- Option : A
- Explanation : The University Grants Commission (UGC) came into existence on 28th December, 1953 and became a statutory Organization of the Government of India by an Act of Parliament in 1956, for the coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of teaching, examination and research in university education. In order to ensure effective region-wise coverage throughout the country, the UGC has decentralised its operations by setting up six regional centres at Pune, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bhopal, Guwahati and Bangalore. The head office of the UGC is located at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in New Delhi.
- Option : D
- Explanation : On September 29, 1967, the Inter-University Board was renamed as Association of Indian Universities (AIU) in 1973. Since its inception AIU is actively engaged in the growth and development of Higher Education. The membership of AIU includes all types of universities such as Conventional Universities, Open Universities, and Deemed to be Universities, State Universities, Central Universities, Private Universities and Institutes of National Importance. In addition to Indian Universities, 13 Universities/Institutes from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Malyasia, Mauritius, Nepal, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom are its Associate Members.
