UGC NET 2024: UGC NET PAPER 1 PYQs Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an important part of the UGC NET Paper 1 syllabus. In this blog post, we have compiled all the previous year's questions related to ICT from UGC NET exams. Practicing these questions will help you prepare better for the ICT section of the exam.

 

1. RAM is placed on

(a) Hard Disk

(b) Extension Board

(c) Motherboard

(d) USB

 

Answer: (c) Motherboard

 

2. Statement I: Cache memory is faster than random access memory

Statement II: Random access memory is closer to the processor than cache memory

Is Statement I correct? Statement II correct?

(a) Both statements are correct

(b) Both statements are incorrect

(c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

(d) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

 

Answer: (c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

 

3. Which one is NOT a web browser?

(a) Firefox

(b) Facebook

(c) Chrome

(d) Safari

 

Answer: (b) Facebook

 

4. What does URL stand for?

(a) Universal Resource Location

(b) Universal Response Locator

(c) Unified Response Location

(d) Uniform Resource Locator

 

Answer: (d) Uniform Resource Locator

 

5. Statement I: The use of ICT in organizing teaching-learning programmes in the universities has the potential to optimise the learning outcomes

Statement II: Formative assessment provides support to enhancing the quality of teaching-learning sessions

Are both statements correct?

(a) Both correct

(b) Both incorrect

(c) Statement I is correct but II is incorrect

(d) Statement I is incorrect but II is correct

 

Answer: (a) Both statements are correct

 

6. Which are the correct statements?

(a) N.K.N stands for New Knowledge Network

(b) MOOCs are offline courses

(c) National Supercomputing Mission is a Government of India initiative

(d) Clock rate of CPU is measured in Gigabytes

(e) Param Shivay is a supercomputer

 

(a) (c) and (e) only

(b) (b) and (c) only

(c) (c) and (d) only

(d) (a) and (e) only

 

Answer: (a) (c) and (e) only

 

7. Which of the following is/are major issues arising out of the growing reliance on information technology?

(a) Profitability

(b) Security threats

(c) Privacy concerns

(a) (a) and (b) only

(b) (a) and (c) only

(c) (b) and (c) only

(d) (a), (b) and (c)

 

Answer: (c) (b) and (c) only

 

8. Match the following:

List-I                  List-II

(a) VOIP                (i) Makes use of light pulses to transmit data 

(b) Fibre-optic cable    (ii) Use of internet to make phone calls

(c) URL                 (iii) Most appropriate to connect computers in a small building

(d) UTP cable            (iv) Text used by web browsers to locate a web address on the Internet

 

(a) (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

(b) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

(c) (a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)

(d) (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

 

Answer: (b) (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

 

9. Which option includes file formats suitable for distributing sound files across the internet?

(a) Wmv,mp4,wma,mp3

(b) Avi,midi,wav,mp3

(c) Avi,mov,wmv,mp3

(d) Midi,wav,wma,mp3

 

Answer: (d) Midi,wav,wma,mp3

 

10. Which statement(s) is/are correct?

(a) For the binary sequence 00111, 01001, 01011, P..., the next integer P is 01101

(b) A byte is a binary number consisting of exactly 8 bits

 

(a) (a) only

(b) (b) only

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Neither (a) nor (b)

 

Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)

 

11. Which is the true statement about an operating system (OS)?

(a) An OS controls peripheral, allocates memory and organises data into fields and records

(b) An OS provides protection against viruses and controls peripherals

(c) An OS controls peripheral, and allocates memory and processor time

(d) An OS controls the processor and peripherals and allows the user to connect to the internet

 

Answer: (c) An OS controls peripheral, and allocates memory and processor time

 

12. Which is a type of malware intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met?

(a) Worm

(b) Trojan

(c) Spyware

(d) Logic bomb 

 

Answer: (d) Logic bomb

 

13. Which statement(s) is/are true in respect of wireless technology?

P: Bluetooth is a wireless technology which can be used to connect a headset to a mobile phone.

Q: Bluetooth is a long-range wireless technology and is a low cost means of data transfer.

(a) P only

(b) Q only

(c) Both P and Q

(d) Neither P nor Q

 

Answer: (a) P only

 

14. Which one is not a video file format?

(a) .AVI

(b) .MOV

(c) .MP4

(d) .JPEG

 

Answer: (d) .JPEG

 

15. What does SMTP stand for?

(a) Simple Mail Transport Protocol

(b) Simple Mail Terminal Protocol

(c) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

(d) Simple Mail Transition Protocol

 

Answer: (c) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol