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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