UGC-NET December 2019 Solved Questions with Explanations (1-10)

UGC-NET December 2019 Solved Questions with Explanations (1-10)

1. An attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended user is called:

A.     Denial-of-service attack

B.     Virus attack

C.     Worm attack

D.     Bot-net attack

Answer: A

Notes: DoS (Denial of Service) Attack is perpetrated for the purpose of making a target machine or network resource unavailable for its intended users. The attack is generally made to temporarily or indefinitely suspend a service of a host computer connected to internet and thereby deny legitimate users access to a resource.

2.   Match the following authors with their corresponding books:

      a)      A Broadfield               (i) The foundations of Education for Librarianship

      b)      J. H. Shera                  (ii) A Philosophy of Librarianship

      c)      Pierce Butler               (iii) Library Power: A New Philosophy of Librarianship

      d)      James Thomson          (iv) Introduction to Library Science

             

         A.     (a)-(i), (b)-iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

         B.     (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)    

         C.     (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

         D.     (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

Answer: D

Notes: A Philosophy of Librarianship (A Broadfield- 1949); The foundations of Education for Librarianship (J. H. Shera- 1972); Introduction to Library Science (Pierce Butler-1933); Library Power: A New Philosophy of Librarianship (James Thomson – 1974)

3.   Match the following protocols with their creators:

      a)      HTTP              (i) Eric Rescorla and Allan M. Schiffman

      b)      SHTTP                        (ii) Tim Berners-Lee

      c)      FTP                 (iii) Robert E. Kahn and Vintcerf

      d)      SMTP             (iv) Abhay Bhusan

             

         A.     (a)-(i), (b)-iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

         B.     (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)    

         C.     (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

         D.     (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

Answer: C

4.   Match the following:

      a)      OCLC             (i) The Hague, Netherland

      b)      INIS                (ii) Washington DC, USA

      c)      IFLA               (iii) Vienna, Austria

      d)      MEDLARS    (iv) Dublin, Ohio

             

         A.     (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

         B.     (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)    

         C.     (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

         D.     (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

Answer: A

5. Which of the budget methods emphasizes on identification of program objectives and the measurement of results?

A.   ZBB

B.   Line Budgeting

C.   Item Budgeting

D.   PPBS

Answer: D

Notes: PPBS (Planning, Programming Budgeting System was first introduced in US Department of Defense, by Rand Corporation economist, Robert McNamara in 1961. The steps in PPBS involves: (a) Identification of goals and objectives for each major area of activity (b) Analysis of the programs proposed to obtain organizational objectives (c) Estimation of the total costs for each project (d) Cost/benefits analysis are performed for each program – a portfolio of projects is selected for funding.

6. Ex-Libris is an example of which type of cloud computing?

A.   Software as a service

B.   Infrastructure as a service

C.   Platform as a service

D.   Network as a service

Answer: A

Notes: Ex-Libris, founded in 1986, is an Israeli software (Jerusalem-based) company that provides cloud-based library software solutions. It was acquired by ProQuest in October 2015.

7.   Match the following:

      a)     0202                 (i) Organizations and management

      b)     0142                 (ii) Synopses

      c)     06                     (iii) Schools and Courses

      d)     071                   (iv) Etymology

             

         A.     (a)-(iv), (b)-iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

         B.     (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(ii)    

         C.     (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)

         D.     (a)-(iii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)

Answer: C

8.   Identify the points related to Edward Deming’s 14-points philosophy of TQM:

      a)    Fair wages                    

      b)    Division of Labour                  

      c)    Break Down Barriers               

      d)    Eliminate Exhortation 

             

         A.   (c) and (d) are correct

         B.   (a) and (b) are correct    

         C.   (a) and (c) are correct

         D.   (b) and (d) are correct

Answer: A

Notes: Deming is best known for his Fourteen Points for Quality Improvement and for his System of Profound Knowledge and Seven Deadly Disease of Management. Deming’s 14 Points on Quality Management is a set of management practices to help companies increase their quality and productivity.

9.   Which of the following are Web-Zine?

      a)    Email Magazine                       

      b)    E-conference                

      c)    Online Bulletin 

      d)    Electronic News Letter

             

         A.    (a), (c) and (d) are correct

         B.    (a), (b) and (c) are correct    

         C.    (b), (c) and (d) are correct

         D.    (a), (b) and (d) are correct

Answer: A

Notes: Web-zine is a "Web Magazine", a magazine published on the internet. 

10. KB e-depot is maintained by __.

A.   National Library of India

B.   National Library of Netherlands

C.   National Library of Germany

D.   Library of Congress, USA

Answer: B

Notes: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB), National Library of the Netherlands started a project of digital Information Archiving System ‘e-Depot’ in 2002 for long term preservation of digital publications in the country.