UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Option D – applying level In Bloom’s taxonomy, the applying level involves using learned information, rules or methods in new but concrete situations. When students take a formula they have previously studied and use it to solve fresh numerical problems, they are demonstrating this application. The task requires more than recalling the formula; it demands correct selection and operational use in a given context. Thus, the activity described in the stem corresponds primarily to the applying level.

Option A:
Remembering level is limited to recognizing or recalling facts, terms or simple procedures without necessarily using them. A student who can recite a formula from memory but cannot solve problems with it is only at this level. Since the stem explicitly focuses on solving new problems, remembering is not sufficient.

Option B:
Understanding level includes explaining ideas, interpreting information or summarizing in one’s own words. A learner might understand what the formula represents or how it was derived yet still struggle to apply it to actual numerical tasks. Therefore, understanding alone does not capture the practical problem-solving required by the question.

Option C:
Creating level, at the top of the taxonomy, involves putting elements together to form a novel product, plan or hypothesis. Designing a new formula or model would illustrate this level. In the question, students are not creating something new but using an existing formula, so the creating level is not the best match.

Option D:
Applying level is specifically concerned with carrying out or using a procedure in a given situation, such as performing calculations using a formula in different word problems. Because the stem clearly states that students must use a learned formula to solve a new numerical problem, applying level is the correct answer.