UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 envisions research intensive and teaching intensive universities, but both types are expected to value inquiry. It states that teaching should be enriched by research and that students should be exposed to research culture. Integration of research and teaching improves curriculum relevance and innovation.

Option A:
Saying universities should only teach without research contradicts the policy’s stress on research universities and NRF’s role.

Option B:
This option expresses the idea that students benefit when they study in institutions where research is actively pursued. It follows NEP’s emphasis on linking knowledge creation with dissemination, so it is correct.

Option C:
Suggesting universities do only research with no teaching ignores their educational mission and is not proposed in NEP 2020.

Option D:
Claiming research is unimportant for quality conflicts with the creation of NRF and the promotion of research intensive universities in the policy.

Statements A, B and D correctly explain the roles of search engines and subject gateways, while statement C is false. Search engines use automated crawlers and do not always judge academic quality, whereas subject gateways are curated by experts for specific disciplines. Using such gateways can improve the reliability of sources consulted by researchers. Therefore the combination A, B and D only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because it includes only A and B and omits D. While A and B explain indexing and curation, they do not highlight the benefit of subject gateways for reliability, which D adds. Excluding D makes the answer less informative.

Option B:
Option B is correct because it combines statements that accurately differentiate broad, automated search engines from curated gateways and recognises their academic value. It excludes C, which wrongly assumes that all indexed pages are academically evaluated.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it lists only B and D and omits A. A provides the basic description of how general search engines work, so leaving it out gives an incomplete picture of web search.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it treats all four statements as correct and thereby accepts C. Since C misrepresents the indexing process, this combination cannot be considered correct.

Peer review involves colleagues from the same discipline or profession evaluating a teacher’s work, whether in research or teaching. In teaching, peers may observe classes, review materials and provide feedback for improvement or decision-making about promotion. The stem explicitly mentions evaluation by colleagues of the same profession, which defines peer review. Thus, Option A is the correct answer.

Option A:
Peer review is valued because peers can understand subject-specific pedagogy and standards better than outsiders. It can lead to constructive feedback, sharing of good practices and collective responsibility for quality. These features align well with the process described in the question.

Option B:
Student review involves learners giving feedback on teaching effectiveness and is important but differs from professional peer evaluation. It focuses on learners’ perceptions rather than professional judgments, so this option is not appropriate.

Option C:
Self-review or self-evaluation is a reflective exercise in which teachers assess their own performance. While useful, it does not match the external evaluation by colleagues mentioned in the stem.

Option D:
Parent review might occur in school settings where parents comment on teachers, but it is not a common mechanism for teacher appraisal in higher education. It does not match the professional peer context implied in the question.