The previous question paper for the UGC NET examination which has been published on the web portal for reference purpose is as follows:

1. CSS stands for
(A) Cascading Style Sheets
(B) Collecting Style Sheets
(C) Comparative Style Sheets
(D) Comprehensive Style Sheets

2. MOOC stands for
(A) Media Online Open Course
(B) Massachusetts Open Online Course
(C) Massive Open Online Course
(D) Myrind Open Online Course

3. Binary equivalent of decimal number 35 is
(A) 100011 (B) 110001
(C) 110101 (D) 101011

4. gif. jpg, bmp, png are used as extensions for files which store
(A) audio data (B) image data (C) video data (D) text data

5. Symbols A-F are used in which one of the following ?
(A) Binary number system
(B) Decimal number system
(C) Hexadecimal number system
(D) Octal number system

6. Which one of the following is not a search engine ?
(A) Google (B) Chrome
(C) Yahoo (D) Bing

7. In terms of total CO, emissions from a country, identify the correct sequence
(A) U.S.A. > China > India > Russia
(B) China > U.S.A. > India > Russia
(C) China > U.S.A. > Russia > India
(D) U.S.A. > China > Russia > India

8. Match List - I and List - II and identify the correct code :
List - I List-II
a. World Health Day i. 16th September
b. World Population Day ii. 1st December
c. World Ozone Day iii. 1st July
d. World AIDS Day iv. 7th April
Codes:
a b c d
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) iv iii i ii
(C) ii iii iv i
(D) iii iv ii i

9. Which of the anthropogenic activity accounts for more than ~2/3rd of global water consumption ?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Hydropower generation
(C) Industry
(D) Domestic and Municipal usage

10. One of the anthropogenic sources of gaseous pollutants chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in air is
(A) Cement industry
(B) Fertiliser industry
(C) Foam industry
(D) Pesticide industry

11. The maximum number of fake institutions / universities as identified by the UGC in the year 2014 are in the State / Union territory of
(A) Bihar (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Delhi

12. Which of the following institutions are empowered to confer or grant degrees under the UGC Act, 1956 ?
1. A university established by an Act of Parliament.
2. A university established by an Act of Legislature.
3. A university / institution established by a linguistic minority.
4. An institution which is a deemed to be university.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1,2 and 3
(C) 1.2 and 4 (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

13. Which of the following are the tools of good governance ?
1. Social Audit
2. Separation of Powers
3. Citizen's Charter
4. Right to Information
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) 1,3 and 4 (B) 2. 3 and 4
(C) l and 4 (D) 1,2. 3 and 4

14. The cyclone 'Hudhud' hit the coast of which State ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kamataka
(C) Kerala (D) Gujarat

15. Which of the following is not a renewable natural resource ?
(A) Clean air (B) Fresh water
(C) Fertile soil (D) Salt

16. Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right is implied in
(A) Right to Freedom
(B) Right to Life and Personal Liberty
(C) Right to Equality
(D) Right against Exploitation

17. Which of the following organizations deals with capacity building Educational Planning ?
(A) NCERT
(B) UGC
(C) NAAC
(D) NUEPA

18. Which of the following powers, the President has in relation to Lok Sabha ?
1. Summoning
2. Adjournment - sine die
3. Prorogation
4. Dissolution
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
(A) 1 and 4
(B) 1.2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1,2, 3 and 4

19. The interval between two sessions of parliament must not exceed
(A) 3 months
(B) 6 months
(C) 4 months
(D) 100 days

20. Maximum participation of students during teaching is possible through
(A) Lecture method (B) Demonstration method (C) Inductive method (D) Textbook method