UGC NET Paper1 Previous Year Solved Papers - 4th December 2019 Evening Shift
37. How many National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries were there in India till March 2011?
- Option : D
- Explanation : National parks are large areas of public land set aside for native plants, animals and the places in which they live. Wildlife Sanctuary is an area where the wildlife is protected in their natural habitat. No human is allowed there without an escort. According to National Wildlife Database, as of 2011 there were 102 national Parks and 518 Wild Life Sanctuaries in India but as of May 2019, there became 104 national parks and 551 Wild Life Sanctuaries in India.
- Option : B
- Explanation : The "e" in e-Governance stands for 'electronic'. It can be defined as the application of information and communication technology (ICT) for providing government services, exchange of information, transactions, integration of previously existing services and information portals. The CSCs are Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled kiosks with broadband connectivity to provide various Governments, private and social services at the doorstep of the citizen.
39. Which among the following is NOT related to qualitative research?
- Option : D
- Explanation : Survey Research is the most fundamental tool
for all quantitative research methodologies
and studies. Surveys are used to seek
responses to questions from a sample of
respondents. The various types of survey
are online polls, online surveys, paper
questionnaires, web-intercept surveys, etc.
Thematic analysis is a method of analyzing
qualitative data. It is usually applied to a set
of texts, such as interview transcripts.
Discourse analysis is a common qualitative research method in many humanities and social science disciplines, including linguistics, sociology, anthropology, psychology and cultural studies; for studying written or spoken language in relation to its social context. It aims to understand how language is used in real life situations.
Case study is a qualitative research method commonly used in social sciences. It is an in-depth, exploratory empirical investigation/ analysis of a single individual, group, event or phenomenon within its real-life context to describe the causes of underlying principles. A case study research relies on multiple sources of evidence and benefits from the prior development of theoretical propositions.
40. Match the following historic places with their distinguishing discipline of learning
| List I Historic places | List II Discipline |
| (A) Takshila | (i) Astronomy |
| (B) Uijain | (ii) Buddhism |
| (C) Sarnath | (iii) Art, Architecture and Painting |
| (D) Ajanta | (iv) Medicine |
Choose the correct option from those given below:
| (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | |
| (a) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
| (b) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) | (iii) |
| (c) | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| (d) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) |
- Option : D
- Explanation : Takshashila University is the most famous and the world's first university. It was established 2700 years ago in Taxila. The University offered different courses in various fields such as Vedas, Grammar, Philosophy, Ayurveda, Agriculture, Surgery, Politics, Archery, Warfare, and Commerce. Sarnath is a Buddhist pilgrim spot located near Varanasi. Ajanta is famous for vits Art, architecture and Paintings. It contains the famed paintings of Bodhisvattas Padmapani and Vajrapani along with a seated figure of Buddha in dharma chakra.
