UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statements A, B and C define benchmarking and best practices in a constructive way. Benchmarking compares processes and outcomes with peers, sharing best practices helps improvement and data from benchmarking guides gap analysis and planning. Statements D, E and F are false because blind copying is discouraged, best practices can be adapted and such processes are relevant at departmental as well as institutional levels.

Option A:
Option A is incorrect because it omits C and therefore misses the explicit link between benchmarking findings and planned improvement strategies.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect as it leaves out A, so it does not clearly define benchmarking as a comparative process before discussing best practices.

Option C:
Option C is correct since it groups A, B and C, the three true statements on comparison, sharing and planned improvement, while excluding D, E and F, which promote rigid copying and deny relevance to academic units.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes D, which requires exact copying without context, and thus contradicts the adaptive nature of benchmarking and best practice adoption.