UGC-NET June 2020 Solved Questions with Explanations (81-90)

UGC-NET June 2020 Solved Questions with Explanations (81-90)


81.   Which of the following are suitable examples of IaaS? 

      a)    Eucalyptus 

      b)    OpenNebula

      c)    FreshBooks

      d)    Microsoft Azure

             

         A.   (a) and (b) only

         B.   (b) and (c) only    

         C.   (c) and (d) only

         D.   (a), (b) and (d) only

 

Answer: D

Notes: FreshBooks is accounting software, initially released in 2004 and operated by 2ndSite Inc. It is web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

      Eucalyptus and OpenNebula are open source software that provide Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS) cloud computing model for private, public and hybrid cloud platforms.

Azure is a cloud computing service created by Microsoft Corporation  in 2010 that offers three main cloud computing platform services: SaaS – Software as a Service, IaaS – Infrastructure as a Service and PaaS – Platform as a Service.

82.   Which of the following are human sources of information? 

      a)    Patent attorneys

      b)    Database Vendors

      c)    Library Consultants

      d)    Press and Media

             

         A.   (a) and (b) only

         B.   (b) and (c) only    

         C.   (a) and (c) only

         D.   (a) and (d) only

 

Answer: C

Notes: Patent attorneys & Library consultants are human sources of information.

83.  Match the following:

      a)     Joomla                                (i) Dries Buytaert

      b)     Drupal                                (ii) Hubert Burda media

      c)     Thunder                              (iii) Open Source Matters

      d)     Textpattern                        (iv) Dean Allen

             

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

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

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

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

 

Answer: C

 

Notes: All the following are Content Management Systems (CMS): Joomla (Open Source Matters, 2005); Drupal (Dries Buytaert, 2000); Thunder (Hubert Burda Media, 2016) ; Textpattern (Dean Allen, 2003)

 

84. Assertion (A): Data normalization is intended to allow better matching.

       Reason (R): As users are always precise in the placement of such works as diacritics and commas.

 

A.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

C.  (A) is true but (R) is false

D.  (A) is false but (R) is true

 

Answer: C

 

85. Assertion (A): The organizers of a public musical performance have to obtain permission from the composer for the sound recording used.

       Reason (R): It is necessary to obtain the licenses from each and every right owner in the sound recording prior to such a performance in public.

 

A.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

C.  (A) is true but (R) is false

D.  (A) is false but (R) is true

 

Answer: A

 

86. Who developed the ABX model of communication?

A.  Dean C. Barnlund

B.   Westley & MacLean

C.   Shannon & Weaver

D.  Theodore M. Newcomb

 

Answer: D (Theodore M. Newcomb)

Notes: The Newcomb’s model of communication was introduced by Theodore M. Newcomb of the University of Michigan in 1953. Sometimes it is called as an ‘ABX’ model of communication.

87. The practice of giving employees a high degree of control over their work is often considered as __.

A.   Job Engineering

B.   Job Enlargement

C.   Job Enrichment

D.   Job Rotation

 

Answer: C (Job Enrichment)

Notes: Job Enrichment is the additions of tasks to a job that increase the amount of employee control or responsibility. It is a vertical expansion of the job intended to motivate employees by giving them the opportunity to use the range of their abilities. It is an idea that was developed by the American psychologist Frederick Hertzberg in the 1950s.

88. Assertion (A): Preparation of critical abstracts requires subject expertise and is a time-consuming job.

       Reason (R): In a critical abstract, the abstractor includes his/her opinion and interpretations.

 

A.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B.  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)

C.  (A) is true but (R) is false

D.  (A) is false but (R) is true

 

Answer: A

 

89.   Arrange in sequence the following geographical reference sources, in order of their first publication.

      a)    The Statesman’s Yearbook and World Gazetteer, Macmillan Co.

      b)    The Imperial Gazetteer of India                

      c)    Chamber’s World Gazetteer

      d)    Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary

             

         A.   d, a, b, c

         B.   b, d, c, a

         C.   a, d, c, b

         D.   c, b, d, a

 

Answer: B

Notes: The Imperial Gazetteer of India (Edited by Sir William Wilson Hunter, 1881); Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary (1949- ); Chamber’s World Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary (1954-); The Statesman’s Yearbook World Gazetteer (Author & editor: John Paxton, 1975-)

90. Which one of the following is NOT a type of measurement scale?

A.   Interval Scale

B.   Nominal Scale

C.   Ordinal Scale

D.   Ratio Scale

 

Answer:  [Question Composition was wrong & deleted]

Notes: There are four variable measurement scales: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio. 


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