UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers - 25th June 2019 Evening Shift
6. In research, reliability is that quality of a measurement procedure which provides
- Option : A
- Explanation : Research reliability is the degree to which a research method, measurement or instrument produces stable and consistent results if done/ used more than once.
7. Brainstorming as a method can be used for
- Option : C
- Explanation : Brainstorming is a method for generating new ideas in a free-thinking environment to solve a problem. It usually involves a group, under the direction of a facilitator. Participants potentially draw associations between their ideas, thereby broadening the solution space.
8. For optimising self-learning which of the following motivational principles will be most helpful?
- Option : C
- Explanation : The pre-requisite for self learning is the desire to learn and competence to achieve learning objectives. Reward and punishment, and fulfilling needs of status or relatedness are concepts of classroom learning or teacher oriented learning.
9. A pilot study is also called a
- Option : B
- Explanation : A pilot study is a small scale preliminary study conducted in order to evaluate feasibility of an approach or key steps that is intended to be used in a future, full-scale project.
- Option : B
- Explanation : In an experimental research, first variables of interest are identified; then, one or more of these variables, referred to as the factors (independent variables) of the study, are controlled so that data may be obtained about how the factors influence another variable referred to as the response variable, or dependent variable. So, the observations derived from dependent variables are considered for the statistical analysis which leads to the conclusion of the research.
