CRACK UGC-NET JUNE 2008

[saki]

hi all,

here is a chance to all of you in participating in the preparation of ugc-net june 2008... the more we participate, the more we share... all of your views/suggestions/complaints are welcome...

it is my belief that the more we PRACTICE, the more we learn....

there will be two modules presented here... one for paper 1 and the other for paper 2 (philosophy)

all the questions are based on latest developments/news and will be asked in recognized format... the answers to these will be posted next day... so that all of you may have chance to test your skills...

you may also post your answers, if you like....
rest of us would tally those next day.... to get the score!!

so here we go....

[saki]

1 Which Immunization program has been started by WHO and
Indian Govt.
a) Universal Immunization Program
b) Indian Children Diseases Prevention
c) Rural Child Disease Prevention
d) Children Diseaeses Prevention Program


2 Name of the godman arrested in Kerala?
a) Swami Purudanger Iyer
b) Swami Ram Tirath
c) Swami Amrita Chaitnya
d) Swami Tirthankar Dev

3 Which diseases are covered by immunization program started by WHO
a) Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (Whooping cough)
b) Hepatitis B
c) Hemophilus Influenza (HIB Type B only)
d) all of the above


4 Asia's first art museum to be set up in
a) New Delhi
b) Chennai
c) West Bengal
d) Chandigarh

5 First film to be screened in India and Pakistan simul.
a) Jodha Akbar
b) Naya Daur (newly technicolor)
c) Mughal-e-azam (new technicolor)
d) Jannat

6 First woman to head missile project in India
a) Tessy Thomas
b) Saraswati Damle
c) Srikanti Mudgal
d) Dr. Aparna Sachdev

7 Which car is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year?
a) Ford Model M
b) Ford Model D
c) Ford Model T
d) Ford Model G

8 Name of enterpreneur decoding parsi longevity gene
a) Viloo Moravala-Patell
b) Sonia Sehgal
c) Indira Nooyi
d) Riddhima Srikanti Kapoor

9 Snoring tube, Snoreben, invented for indians by
a) Richard Sorabji
b) Richard Benson
c) William Sleiken
d) Amartya Chaudhary

10 Snoring can lead to disease
a) Alzeimer's
b) Cardiac Arrest
c) Coronary Blockade
d) Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

[saki]

hi... so here are the answers!

The answers to the Post-1 on 18 may are:

1 Which Immunization program has been started by WHO and
Indian Govt. - a) Universal Immunization Program

2 Name of the godman arrested in Kerala? - c) Swami Amrita Chaitnya

3 Which diseases are covered by immunization program started by WHO - d) all of the above

4 Asia's first art museum to be set up in - c) West Bengal

5 First film to be screened in India and Pakistan simul. - d) Jannat

6 First woman to head missile project in India - a) Tessy Thomas

7 Which car is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year? - c) Ford Model T

8 Name of enterpreneur decoding parsi longevity gene - a) Viloo Moravala-Patell

9 Snoring tube, Snoreben, invented for indians by - b) Richard Benson

10 Snoring can lead to disease - d) Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

keep checking for Post-2 .....all the best!

[saki]

hi.. today's post will cover MATHEMATICS portion .......

1. Sohan, who is half as efficient as Karan, will take 24 days to complete a work if he worked alone. If Sohan and Karan worked together, how long will they take to complete the work?

A. 16 days
B. 12 days
C. 8 days
D. 6 days


2. The average weight of a group of 30 friends increases by 1 kg when the weight of their football coach was added. If average weight of the group after including the weight of the football coach is 31kgs, what is the weight of their football coach in kgs?

A. 31 kgs
B. 61 kgs
C. 60 kgs
D. 62 kgs


3. The average of 5 quantities is 6. The average of 3 of them is 8. What is the average of the remaining two numbers?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 3
D. 6


4 The average age of a group of 10 students was 20. The average age increased by 2 years when two new students joined the group. What is the average age of the two new students who joined the group?

A. 22 years
B. 30 years
C. 44 years
D. 32 years

5. Working together, A and B can do a job in 6 days. B and C can do the same job in 10 days, while C and A can do it in 7.5 days. How long will it take if all A, B and C work together to complete the job? (1) 8 days
(2) 5 days
(3) 3 days
(4) 7 days

6. If 5472=18, 6342=15 and 7584=24, what is 9236 equal to?
A) 18
B) 19
C) 20
D) 21

7. Complete the series 4, 16, 36, 64,...
A) 300
B) 200
C) 100
D) 150

8. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are such each which is divisible by 8 and whose atleast one digit is eight?
A) four
B) zero
C) eight
D) three

9. The minimum number of colours required to paint all the sides of a cube so that no two adjacent faces may have the same colour is
A) six
B) three
C) four
D) two

10. An elevator has the capacity of 12 adults or 20 children. How man adults can board the elevator with 15 children?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 3
D) 6

all the best.....

[saki]

hi.... THE ANSWERS TO POST-4 MATHEMATICS SPECIAL ARE

1. b - 12 days
2. b - 61 years
3. c - 3
4. d - 32 years
5. b - 5 days
6. c- 20
7. c- 100
8. a - four
9. b - three
10. c- 3

wait for the next post.....

[saki]

hi... today's post will feature questions based on PROBABILITY, DIRECTION-SENSE and BLOOD RELATIONS......

so, here we go....

1) The blood groups of 200 people is distributed as follows: 50 have type A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70 have O blood type and 15 have type AB blood. If a person from this group is selected at random, what is the probability that this person has O blood type?
a) 0.35
b) 1.35
c) 0.25
d) 1.25
2) A dice is rolled, find the probability that the number obtained is greater than 4.
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 1/4
d) 1/5

3) A cyclist goes to 30 Km to North and then turning to East he goes to 40 Km. Again he turns to his right and goes to 20 Km. After this he turns to his right and goes 40 Km. How far is he from his starting point?
a) 0 Km
b) 10 Km
c) 25 Km
d) 30 Km

4) If South-East becomes North and North-East becomes West, and all the rest directions are changed in the same manner, then what will be the direction of West?
a) North-East
b) South
c) South-East
d) South-West

5) A is the son of C while C and Q are the sisters of one another. Z is the mother of Q. If P is the son of Z, which one of the following statements is correct?
a) Q is the grandfather of A
b) P is the maternal uncle of A
c) P is the cousin of A
d) Z is the brother of C

6) A man said to a lady, "The son of your only brother is the brother of my wife." What is the relation of lady to the man?
a) Mother
b) Sister
c) Sister of father in law
d) Grandmother

7) If B's mother was A's mother's daughter, how was A related to B?a) Father
b) Sister
c) Brother
d) Maternal Uncle
8) P, Q, R and S are playing carrom. P, R and S, Q are partners. S is to right of R who is facing west. To which direction Q is facing?
a) East
b) North
c) South
d) West
9) A glass jar contains 6 red, 5 green, 8 blue and 3 yellow marbles. If a single marble is chosen at random from the jar, what is the probability of choosing a red marble?
a) 3/11
b) 4/11
c) 5/11
d) 3/12

10) Choose a number at random from 1 to 5. What is the probablitiy of choosing an even number?
a) 2/5
b) 3/5
c) 2.5/5
d) 2.6/5


all the best.........

[saki]

hi allz... sorry for delay in posting the answers to post featuring PROBABILITY, DIRECTION SENSE AND BLOOD RELATIONS.

here are these

1. a - 0.35
2. a - 1/3
3. b - 10 Km
4. c- south-east
5. b- P is the maternal uncle of A
6. c - sister of father in law
7. d - maternal uncle
8. b - north
9. a - 3/11
10. a - 2/5

wait for the next post......

[mamta_nandakumar]

Yup

We are waiting Saki.. Thanks

[saki]

hi.. today's post features LOGICAL REASONING.....

1. STATEMENT: Since the feeling of superiority is built in whnever
there is social development, there is little that can
be done to arrest it except at the cost of social
development
CONCLUSION: 1. To maintain social development complex should
be allowed to continue
2. Social development and complex run side by side

a) Only Conclusion 1 follows
b) Only conlusion 2 follows
c) Both conclusions follow
d) Neither of them follows

2. Recent researches have shown that pimples have their root cause
in the liver
CONCLUSION : 1. The medication for pimples should be administerd
to the liver directly
2. Inhaling of steams is of no use for this purpose
a) Only Conclusion 1 follows
b) Only conlusion 2 follows
c) Both conclusions follow
d) Neither of them follows


3. All days are elephants
All elephants are flowers
CONCLUSION: 1. Some flowers are dogs
2. No dog is a flower
3. All dogs are flowers
4. All elephants are dogs
a) Only Conclusion 1 and 2 follow
b) Only conlusion 2 and 3 follow
c) Only conclusions 2 and 4 follow
d) All of them follow

4. STATEMENT: If you are a good doctor, we have definitely a case
for you.
CONCLUSION: 1. You are a good doctor
2. We are in need of a good doctor
a) Only Conclusion 1 follows
b) Only conlusion 2 follows
c) Both conclusions follow
d) Neither of them follows

5. STATEMENT: Miser people seldom help the poor
CONCLUSION: 1. Those who are miser never help the poor
2. Poor are very rarely helped by the miser
a) Only Conclusion 1 follows
b) Only conlusion 2 follows
c) Both conclusions follow
d) Neither of them follows

6. STATEMENT: 1. Should articles of only deserving authors be
allowed to be published?
ARGUMENT: 1. YES, it will save a lot of paper which falls short of
supply
2. NO, it is not possible to draw a demarcation
between the deserving and non-deserving author
a) Only 1 is strong
b) Only 2 is strong
c) Both are strong
d) Neither is strong

7. STATEMENT: 1. Should military training be made incumbent in all
schoold and college going students?
ARGUMENT: 1. YES, it will inculcate discipline among them
2. NO, it will bring regimentation in education
a) Only 1 is strong
b) Only 2 is strong
c) Both are strong
d) Neither is strong

8. "English is an invaluable asset in international communication." The
statement is a
a) fact
b) an advice
c) an opinion
d) a prejudice

9. "Supersonic jets have made the world too small." The statement is
a) fact
b) an advice
c) an opinion which is not a value judgment
d) a value judment

10. If all men are mortal, and if Rama is a man, then Rama is also mortal
a) The premise is true, conclusion is true
b) the premise is false, conslusion is false
c) the premise is false, conclusion is true
d) the premise is true, conclusion is false


ALL THE BEST.........

[nahid]

hello!
may i get model test papers for economics as u hav posted for philosphy.
thanking u
nahid

[saki]

here are the replies for post featuring LOGICAL REASONING......

1) c
2) a
3) a
4) b
5) c
6) b
7) b
8) c
9) a
10) a

wait for the next post.....

[saki]

hi.... as only few days are left.... from today onwards i wud share notes on some of the important topics with u...

today's post is about ENVIRONMENT - BIODIVERSITY

Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems.

Biodiversity found on Earth today consists of many millions of distinct biological species, which is the product of four billion years of evolution

The most straightforward definition is "variation of life at all levels of biological organization".[3] A second definition holds that biodiversity is a measure of the relative diversity among organisms present in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species, and comparative diversity among ecosystems.

A third definition that is often used by ecologists is the "totality of genes, species, and ecosystems of a region". An advantage of this definition is that it seems to describe most circumstances and present a unified view of the traditional three levels at which biodiversity has been identified:

genetic diversity - diversity of genes within a species. There is a genetic variability among the populations and the individuals of the same species. (See also population genetics.)
species diversity - diversity among species in an ecosystem. "Biodiversity hotspots" are excellent examples of species diversity.

Ecosystem Diversity - diversity at a higher level of organization, the ecosystem. Diversity of habitat in a given unit area. To do with the variety of ecosystems on Earth.

The 1992 United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro defined "biodiversity" as "the variability among living organisms from all sources, including, 'inter alia', terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part: this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems". This is, in fact, the closest thing to a single legally accepted definition of biodiversity, since it is the definition adopted by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

There are three indices which are used by ecologists:

1) Alpha diversity refers to diversity within a particular area, community or ecosystem, and is measured by counting the number of taxa within the ecosystem (usually species)
2) Beta diversity is species diversity between ecosystems; this involves comparing the number of taxa that are unique to each of the ecosystems.
3) Gamma diversity is a measure of the overall diversity for different ecosystems within a region.

Biodiversity Hotspot - It is a region with a high level of endemic species. These biodiversity hotspots were first identified by Dr. Norman Myers in two articles in the scientific journal The Environmentalist.Dense human habitation tends to occur near hotspots. Most hotspots are located in the tropics and most of them are forests.

Brazil's Atlantic Forest is considered a hotspot of biodiversity and contains roughly 20,000 plant species, 1350 vertebrates, and millions of insects, about half of which occur nowhere else in the world. The island of Madagascar including the unique Madagascar dry deciduous forests and lowland rainforests possess a very high ratio of species endemism and biodiversity, since the island separated from mainland Africa 65 million years ago, most of the species and ecosystems have evolved independently producing unique species different from those in other parts of Africa.

A biodiversity hotspot , thus, is an area of exceptional plant, animal and microbe wealth that is under threat from human activities. The Western Ghats, one of two 'biodiversity hotspots' in India (the other being the Eastern Himalayas), are blessed with an abundance of life forms found nowhere else on earth. Endemics in the Western Ghats include high profile mammal species like the lion tailed macaque (macaca silenus) and the Nilgiri tahr (hermitragus hylocrius). There are numerous lesser endemic life forms, and experts estimate that "nearly two thirds of the tree species in the forests of the Ghats are confined to these hill ranges." Aside from the utter criminality of destroying what is not ours to destroy, biodiversity holds the key to our future survival. In times of distress and disaster, it will be our islands of biodiversity that may provide for our future survival.

India is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of its vast array of biological diversity. The Western Ghats and North East India is recognised as an international biodiversity hotspot. It has been estimated that over 81,000 species of fauna and 47,000 species of flora are found in this country so far. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species, about 15,000 flowering species are endemic to India.

At present, around the world, at least three species a day are being depleted, or 1,200 species every 400 days. At the current rates of extinction, a quarter of the world’s known and identified species (over 400,000) will have vanished by the end of this century - thats only three years away.

Among the larger animals in India, 79 species of mammals, 44 of birds, 15 of reptiles, and three of amphibians are threatened. Nearly 1500 plant species are considered endangered. Flowering plants and vertebrate animals have recently become extinct at a rate estimated at 50 to 100 times the average expected natural rate.

The Convention on Biological Diversity, known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is an international treaty that was adopted in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. The Convention has three main goals:
conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity);
sustainable use of its components; and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources. In other words, its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. It is often seen as the key document regarding sustainable development.

The Convention was opened for signature at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1992 and entered into force on 29 December 1993.

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety of the Convention, also known as the Biosafety Protocol, was adopted in January 2000. The Biosafety Protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology.

The Biosafety Protocol makes clear that products from new technologies must be based on the precautionary principle and allow developing nations to balance public health against economic benefits. It will for example let countries ban imports of a genetically modified organism if they feel there is not enough scientific evidence the product is safe and requires exporters to label shipments containing genetically altered commodities such as corn or cotton.

The required number of 50 instruments of ratification/accession/approval/acceptance by countries was reached in May 2003. In accordance with the provisions of its Article 37, the Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003.

Most Indians live in a biodiversity based economy. Therefore, biodiversity and indigenous knowledge are central to the economic security and subsequently, the national security of our country.

Biopiracy is a negative term for the appropriation, generally by means of patents, of legal rights over indigenous knowledge - particularly indigenous biomedical knowledge - without compensation to the indigenous groups who originally developed such knowledge.A classic case is that of the Rosy Periwinkle (Madagascar Periwinkle).Research into the plant was prompted by the plant's traditional medicinal role and resulted in the discovery of a large number of biologically active chemicals, including vincristine, a lucrative agent useful during leukemia chemotherapy. A method for purifying vincristine was initially patented and marketed by Eli Lilly.It is widely reported that the country of origin did not receive any payment.

Biopiracy allegedly contributes to inequality between developing countries rich in biodiversity, and developed countries served by pharmaceutical industry exploiting those resources.

Bioprospecting is a more positive term more commonly used by supporters of commercialization of traditional medicines. While there is still no hard definition,media and academia use this less pejorative term when speaking about endeavors to capitalize on indigenous knowledge of natural resources. However, bioprospecting may also describe the search for previously unknown compounds in organisms that have never been used in traditional medicine.

BIOSPHERE RESERVES IN INDIA

The Indian government has established 14 Biosphere Reserves of India, (categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life.

Four of the fourteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list[2].

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

GENERAL FACTS OF INDIA

Total Biosphere Reserves - 14
Total National Parks - 90
First National Park - Hailey NP now called Jim Corbet NP established
in 1935
Wildlife Sanctuaries - more than 500
Total Tiger Reserves - 28 governed under Project Tiger
Coral Reefs - 4 in Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Mannar, Gulf of
Kutch, Lakshdweep Islands


YOUR REPLIES WILL HELP THE COMING TOPICS BEING POSTED BETTER....

ALL THE BEST....

[abhikundu]

[quote=nahid]
hello!
may i get model test papers for economics as u hav posted for philosphy.
thanking u
nahid
[hi nahid,
Did u get any model test paper for economics,i also want the same.]

[abhikundu]

[quote=nahid]
hello!
may i get model test papers for economics as u hav posted for philosphy.
thanking u
nahid
[hi nahid,
Did u get any model test paper for economics,i also want the same.]

[saki]

here are the questions that came in JUNE-2008 UGC paper

1. 'Pratyaksham kalpanapodham' is said by
a) Dignaga
b) Dharmakirti
c) Nagarjuna
d) None of these
(it should be dignaga)

2. Shreyas-Preyas doctrine is found in which upnishad
a) Mandukya
b) Taittriya
c) Kathopnishad
d) none of these
(it is kathopnishad)

3. Which school maintains the relationship between chetna and karma?
a) jainism
b) buddhism
c) charvaka
d) none of these
(it should be buddhism)

4. Who maintains that there is no real opposition between ignorance and knowledge?
a) gandhi
b) aurobindo
c) iqbal
d) none of these
(it should be gandhi)

5. Yogchara is equivalent to
a) sarvadharmashunyata
b) sarvadrishtishunyata
c) none of these
(it should be a )

6. Secrets of Self is written by
a) Iqbal
b) Krishnamurti
c) Bhattacharya
(it is Iqbal)

7. Father of dialectical method is
a) zeno
b) aristotle
c) empedocles
d) none of these
(it is zeno)

8. What was the ultimate substance according to Thales
a) Water
b) Fire
c) None of these
(no bucks for guessing.. .it is water)

9. Clarity and distinctness of ideas is propagated by
a) Descartes
b) Locke
c) Leibnitz
(Descartes, of course)

10. 'Knowledge starts with experience but does not ends with it' is said by
a) Kant
b) Hegel
c) neither
(it is Kant)

11. Rta doctrine is found in
a) Rigveda
b) Ayurveda
c) Samveda
(it is Rigveda)

rest of the questions i dont remember folks....

and here are the 15 questions that came

1. What is Samvaya? Give 2 reasons for its having in the system?
2. What are Nityadravayas? How anityadravyas are formed from them?
3. What is Anvitabhidanvada?
4. What is appearance according to Bradley?
5. Give 2 reasons for the doctrine of Pratah-parmanyavad?
6. What is the problem of induction?
7. What is coherence theory of truth?
8. What are avyavyas of prartha-anumana?
9. What are Triratnas?
10 What is ashrmadhrma?
11. What is Eudaimonia?
12. What is Reformative theory of punishment?
13. What is truth? what is validity? how are they related in a syllogism?
14. What is argument form? what is an argument?
15. What is good? what is right? how the two are related?