UGC NET PAPER 1- SOLVED PAPER part 2

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to questions from 19 to 24 : Government Expenditures on Social Services

(As percent of total expenditure)

Sl. No.	Items	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
	Social Services	11.06	12.94	13.06	14.02
(a)	Education, sports	4.02	4.04		4.46
	& youth affairs			3.96
(b)	Health & family	2.05	1.91	1.90	2.03
	welfare
(c)	Water supply,	. 2.02	2.31	2.20	2.27
	housing, etc
(d)	Information &	0.22	0.22	0.20	0.22
	broadcasting
(e)	Welfare to SC/ST	0.36	0.35	0.41	0.63
	& OBC
(f)	Labour and	0.27	0.27	0.22	0.25
	employment
(g)	Social welfare &	0.82	0.72	0.79	1.06
	nutrition
(h)	Northeastern	0.00	1.56	1.50	1.75
	areas
(i)	Other social	1.29	1.55	1.87	1.34
	services

Total Government expenditure 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

19. How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than 5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 200809?

(A) One,

(B) Three,

(C) Five,

(D) All the above

Answer: (D)

20. In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate?

(A) 200708,

(B) 200809,

(C) 200910,

(D) 201011

Answer: (B)

21. Which of the following activities remains almost stagnant in terms of share of expenditures?

(A) Northeastern areas	(B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Information & broadcasting	(D) Social welfare and nutrition

Answer: (C)
22.	Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the
given years?
	(A) Information & broadcasting			(B) Welfare to SC/ST and OBC
	(C) Labour and employment			(D) Social welfare & nutrition
Answer: (D)
23.	Which of the following items of social services has registered the highest rate of increase in
expenditures during 200708 to 201011?
	(A) Education, sports & youth affairs			(B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
	(C) Social welfare & nutrition			(D) Overall social services
Answer: (B)
24.	Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during
200708 To 200910?
	(A) Labour and employment			(B) Health & family welfare
	(C) Social welfare & nutrition			(D) Education, sports & youth affairs
Answer: (A)
25.	ALU stands for
	(A) American Logic Unit		(B) Alternate Local Unit
	(C) Alternating Logic Unit		(D) Arithmetic Logic Unit
Answer: (D)
26.	A Personal Computer uses a number of chips mounted on a circuit board called
	(A) Microprocessor	(B) System Board		(C) Daughter Board (D) Mother Board
Answer: (D)
27.	Computer Virus is a
	(A) Hardware	(B) Bacteria		(C) Software	(D) None of these
Answer: (C) 28. Which one of the following is correct? (A) (17)10 = (17)16 (B) (17)10 = (17)8 (C) (17)10 = (10111)2 (D) (17)10 = (10001)2 Answer: (D) 29. The file extension of MSWord document in Office 2007 is _______. (A) .pdf (B) .doc (C) .docx (D) .txt Answer: (C) 30. _______ is a protocol used by email clients to download emailsb to your computer. (A) TCP (B) FTP (C) SMTP (D) POP Answer: (D) 31. Which of the following is a source of methane? (A) Wetlands (B) Foam Industry (C) Thermal Power Plants (D) Cement Industry Answer: (A) 32. ‘Minamata disaster’ in Japan was caused by pollution due to (A) Lead (B) Mercury (C) Cadmium (D) Zinc Answer: (B) 33. Biomagnification means increase in the (A) concentration of pollutants in living organisms (B) number of species (C) size of living organisms (D) biomass Answer: (A) 34. Nagoya Protocol is related to (A) Climate change (B) Ozone depletion (C) Hazardous waste (D) Biodiversity Answer: (D) 35. The second most important source after fossil fuels contributing to India’s energy needs is (A) Solar energy (B) Nuclear energy (C) Hydropower (D) Wind energy Answer: (C) 36. In case of earthquakes, an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter Scale implies (A) a tenfold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves. (B)a tenfold increase in the energy of the seismic waves. (C)twofold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves. (D) twofold increase in the energy of seismic waves. Answer: (A) 37. Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index? (A) Literacy Rate, (B) Gross Enrolmentb, (C) Sex Ratio, (D) Life Expectancy Answer: (C) 38. India has the highest number of students in colleges after (A) the U.K., (B) the U.S.A., (C) Australia, (D) Canada Answer: (B) 39.Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about the Attorney General of India? 1.The President appoints a person, who is qualified to be a Judge of a High Court, to be the Attorney General of India. 2.He has the right of audience in all the Courts of the country. 3.He has the right to take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. 4.He has a fixed tenure. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) 1 and 4, (B) 2, 3 and 4, (C) 3 and 4, (D) 3 only Answer: (A) 40. Which of the following prefix President Pranab Mukherjee desires to be discontinued while interacting with Indian dignitaries as well as in official notings ? 1. His Excellency 2. Mahamahim 3. Hon’ble 4. Shri/Smt. Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes : (A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 1, 2 and 3 Answer: (C) 41.Which of the following can be done under conditions of financial emergency? 1.State Legislative Assemblies can be abolished. 2.Central Government can acquire control over the budget and expenditure of States. 3.Salaries of the Judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court can be reduced. 4.Right to Constitutional Remedies can be suspended. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 2 and 3 Answer: (D) 42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: List – I List – II (a)Poverty Reduction Programme (i) Midday Meals (b)Human Development Scheme (ii) Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) (c)Social Assistance Scheme (iii) National Old Age Pension (NOAP) (d)Minimum Need Scheme (iv) MNREGA Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (A)(iv) (i) (iii) (ii) (B)(ii) (iii) (iv) (i) (C)(iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (D)(iv) (iii) (ii) (i) Answer: (A)