UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and C accurately describe common features of web browsers, while statement D is incorrect. Browsers are indeed application software for accessing the Web, they provide bookmark functions and they use caching to speed up loading. Modern browsers can display images and embed multimedia, so claiming they cannot do so is false. Therefore, the correct option is the one that includes A, B and C but excludes D.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it selects exactly the three true statements about browser functionality. It recognises browsing, bookmarking and caching as key browser features. By leaving out the false statement about multimedia display, this option matches the actual capabilities of web browsers.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it groups A and D only, mixing one true statement and one false statement. While A is correct, D wrongly denies browser support for multimedia. It also ignores B and C, which are true, making this option incomplete and partly wrong.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it includes only B and C, omitting A. Although B and C are true, A is also an essential statement defining a browser as application software for Web access. Excluding A prevents this combination from representing the full set of correct statements.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it labels all four statements as correct. This would require accepting D, which falsely claims that browsers cannot display multimedia elements. Including a false statement disqualifies this option.

Statement C is the only wrong statement because it reverses the speed relationship between cache memory and hard disks. Cache memory is much faster and is used to speed up access to frequently used data. Statements A, B and D correctly describe RAM as volatile, ROM as non-volatile and secondary storage as including hard disks, SSDs and optical media. Hence, the correct answer is the option that selects only C as wrong.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it groups A and C as wrong statements. Statement A is actually true, as RAM is volatile primary memory storing currently active data and programs. Including a true statement as wrong makes this option conceptually flawed.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it treats B and C as wrong statements. While statement C is wrong, statement B correctly describes ROM as non-volatile memory. Combining a true statement with a false one in the wrong set does not satisfy the question.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it labels A, B and C as wrong. Both A and B correctly describe properties of RAM and ROM, and only C is incorrect. Since this option misclassifies true statements, it cannot be accepted.

Option D:
Option D is correct because it isolates statement C as the only wrong statement. It recognises that cache is actually faster than hard disks and therefore corrects the misleading comparison in the statement. By acknowledging A, B and D as correct, this option matches the logic of the question.