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Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key

DU MPhil in CIL and PHD in MIL
Topic: CIL MPHIL S2
1) In every field, research pursuit promote systematic and gradual advancement of knowledge but discoveries are rare
because
[Question ID = 8447]
1. Result is a continuous critical investigation. [Option ID = 33782]
2. It is not common to be able to think beyond a grooved channel. [Option ID = 33783]
3. Sustained experimental work needed for discovery is not easily forthcoming. [Option ID = 33784]
4. Most people lack the depth of knowledge needed for it. [Option ID = 33785]
Correct Answer :
Most people lack the depth of knowledge needed for it. [Option ID = 33785]
2) The quality of research is judged by the
[Question ID = 8448]
1. Relevance of the research [Option ID = 33786]
2. Methodology adopted for conducting the research [Option ID = 33787]
3. Depth of research [Option ID = 33788]
4. Experience of the research [Option ID = 33789]
Correct Answer :
Methodology adopted for conducting the research [Option ID = 33787]
3) Which of the following is not a quality of a researcher?
[Question ID = 8449]
1. Unison with that of which he is search. [Option ID = 33790]
2. He must be of alert mind. [Option ID = 33791]
3. Keenness in enquiry. [Option ID = 33792]
4. His assertion to outstrip. [Option ID = 33793]
Correct Answer :
Unison with that of which he is search. [Option ID = 33790]
4) Research can be conducted by a person who
[Question ID = 8450]
1. Has studied research methodology. [Option ID = 33794]
2. Holds a postgraduate degree. [Option ID = 33795]
3. Possesses thinking and reasoning ability. [Option ID = 33796]
4. Is a hard worker. [Option ID = 33797]
Correct Answer :
Possesses thinking and reasoning ability. [Option ID = 33796]
5) The depth of any research can be judge by
[Question ID = 8451]
1. The title of the research. [Option ID = 33798]
2. Objectives of the research. [Option ID = 33799]
3. Total expenditure on the research. [Option ID = 33800]
4. Duration of the research. [Option ID = 33801]
Correct Answer :
Objectives of the research. [Option ID = 33799]
6) Research is always
[Question ID = 8452]
1. Verifying the old knowledge.
[Option ID = 33802]
2. Exploring new knowledge.
[Option ID = 33803]
3. Filling the gaps between the knowledge.
[Option ID = 33804]
4. All of these
[Option ID = 33805]
Correct Answer :

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All of these
[Option ID = 33805]
7) One of the aims of scientific method of research is to
[Question ID = 8454]
1. Improve data interpretation [Option ID = 33810]
2. Eliminate spurious relations [Option ID = 33812]
3. Confirm triangulation [Option ID = 33814]
4. Introduce new variables [Option ID = 33816]
Correct Answer :
Eliminate spurious relations [Option ID = 33812]
8) Which of the following is not the method of research?
[Question ID = 8457]
1. Observation [Option ID = 33819]
2. Historical [Option ID = 33821]
3. Survey [Option ID = 33823]
4. Philosophical [Option ID = 33825]
Correct Answer :
Observation [Option ID = 33819]
9) The study in which investigators attempt to trace an effect is known as
[Question ID = 8459]
1. Survey research [Option ID = 33827]
2. `Ex post facto' research [Option ID = 33829]
3. Historical research [Option ID = 33831]
4. Summative research [Option ID = 33833]
Correct Answer :
`Ex post facto' research [Option ID = 33829]
10) Fundamental research reflects the ability to
[Question ID = 8461]
1. Synthesize new ideas [Option ID = 33835]
2. Expound new principles [Option ID = 33837]
3. Evaluate the existing material concerning research [Option ID = 33839]
4. Study the existing literature regarding various topics [Option ID = 33841]
Correct Answer :
Expound new principles [Option ID = 33837]
11) Fieldworkbased research is classified as
[Question ID = 8462]
1. Empirical [Option ID = 33842]
2. Historical [Option ID = 33844]
3. Experimental [Option ID = 33846]
4. Biographical [Option ID = 33848]
Correct Answer :
Empirical [Option ID = 33842]
12) Action research is
[Question ID = 8464]
1. An applied research [Option ID = 33850]
2. A research carried out to solve immediate problems [Option ID = 33852]
3. A longitudinal research [Option ID = 33854]
4. Simulative research [Option ID = 33856]
Correct Answer :
A research carried out to solve immediate problems [Option ID = 33852]
13) The objective of a research can be written
[Question ID = 8467]
1. Only in question form.
[Option ID = 33859]
2. Only in statement form.
[Option ID = 33861]
3. Both question and statement forms.
[Option ID = 33863]

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4. In hypothetical form.
[Option ID = 33865]
Correct Answer :
Only in statement form.
[Option ID = 33861]
14) A satisfactory statistical quantitative method should not possess which one of the following qualities?
[Question ID = 8468]
1. Appropriateness [Option ID = 33866]
2. Measurability [Option ID = 33868]
3. Comparability [Option ID = 33869]
4. Flexibility [Option ID = 33872]
Correct Answer :
Flexibility [Option ID = 33872]
15) The first step of research is
[Question ID = 8471]
1. Selecting a problem [Option ID = 33875]
2. Searching a problem [Option ID = 33877]
3. Finding a problem [Option ID = 33879]
4. Identifying a problem [Option ID = 33881]
Correct Answer :
Finding a problem [Option ID = 33879]
16) A research problem is feasible only when
[Question ID = 8472]
1. It has utility and relevance.
[Option ID = 33882]
2. It is researchable.
[Option ID = 33884]
3. It is new and adds something to the knowledge.
[Option ID = 33886]
4. All of these
[Option ID = 33887]
Correct Answer :
All of these
[Option ID = 33887]
17) The process not needed in experimental researches is
[Question ID = 8475]
1. Observation [Option ID = 33891]
2. Manipulation [Option ID = 33893]
3. Controlling [Option ID = 33895]
4. Content analysis [Option ID = 33897]
Correct Answer :
Content analysis [Option ID = 33897]
18) Which of the following is not a characteristic of research?
[Question ID = 8477]
1. Research is systematic. [Option ID = 33899]
2. Research is not a process. [Option ID = 33901]
3. Research is problem oriented. [Option ID = 33903]
4. Research is not passive. [Option ID = 33905]
Correct Answer :
Research is not a process. [Option ID = 33901]
19) Manipulation is always a part of
[Question ID = 8478]
1. Historical research [Option ID = 33906]
2. Fundamental research [Option ID = 33908]
3. Descriptive research [Option ID = 33910]
4. Experimental research [Option ID = 33912]
Correct Answer :

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Experimental research [Option ID = 33912]
20) The basis on which the assumptions are formulated is
[Question ID = 8481]
1. Cultural background of the country [Option ID = 33915]
2. Universities [Option ID = 33917]
3. Specific characteristics of the castes [Option ID = 33919]
4. The sociocultural scenario of the country [Option ID = 33921]
Correct Answer :
The sociocultural scenario of the country [Option ID = 33921]
21) A null hypothesis is
[Question ID = 8482]
1. When there is no difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33922]
2. The same as research hypothesis. [Option ID = 33924]
3. Subjective in nature. [Option ID = 33926]
4. When there is difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33928]
Correct Answer :
When there is no difference between the variables. [Option ID = 33922]
22) A statistical technique used for large number of variables to establish whether there is a tendency of groups to be
interrelated is
[Question ID = 8485]
1. Simple correlation
[Option ID = 33931]
2. Multiple correlation
[Option ID = 33933]
3. Factor analysis
[Option ID = 33935]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 33937]
Correct Answer :
Factor analysis
[Option ID = 33935]
23) Experimental studies are based on
[Question ID = 8486]
1. The manipulation of the variables [Option ID = 33939]
2. Conceptual parameters [Option ID = 33941]
3. Replication of research [Option ID = 33943]
4. Survey of literature [Option ID = 33944]
Correct Answer :
The manipulation of the variables [Option ID = 33939]
24) Generalized conclusion on the basis of a sample is technically known as
[Question ID = 8489]
1. Data analysis and interpretation [Option ID = 33947]
2. Parameter inference [Option ID = 33949]
3. Statistical inference [Option ID = 33951]
4. A complete survey [Option ID = 33953]
Correct Answer :
Statistical inference [Option ID = 33951]
25) Research is not considered ethical if it
[Question ID = 8490]
1. Tries to prove a particular point. [Option ID = 33954]
2. Does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent. [Option ID = 33956]
3. Does not investigate the data scientifically. [Option ID = 33958]
4. Is not of a very high standard. [Option ID = 33960]
Correct Answer :
Does not ensure privacy and anonymity of the respondent. [Option ID = 33956]
26) "Death of a discipline" is written by:
[Question ID = 8493]

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1. Susan Bassnett [Option ID = 33963]
2. Sisir Kumar Das [Option ID = 33965]
3. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak [Option ID = 33967]
4. Rene Wellek [Option ID = 33969]
Correct Answer :
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak [Option ID = 33967]
27) Sisir Kumar Das wrote:
[Question ID = 8495]
1. A History of Indian Literature
[Option ID = 33971]
2. A History of Indian Drama
[Option ID = 33975]
3. Life and Death of a Language
[Option ID = 33976]
4. Development of Indian Scripts
[Option ID = 33977]
Correct Answer :
A History of Indian Literature
[Option ID = 33971]
28) Urdu is a:
[Question ID = 8497]
1. IndoAryan Language [Option ID = 33979]
2. Western Iranian language [Option ID = 33980]
3. Austroasiatic language [Option ID = 33982]
4. Northeast Caucasian languages [Option ID = 33984]
Correct Answer :
IndoAryan Language [Option ID = 33979]
29) IndoAryan language family is a branch of
[Question ID = 8498]
1. IndoIranian family [Option ID = 33986]
2. OtoManguean family [Option ID = 33988]
3. Atlantic?Congo family [Option ID = 33990]
4. Dravidian family [Option ID = 33992]
Correct Answer :
IndoIranian family [Option ID = 33986]
30) Jarawa belongs to:
[Question ID = 8501]
1. Dravidian family [Option ID = 33995]
2. Great Andamanese family [Option ID = 33997]
3. SinoTibetan family [Option ID = 33999]
4. Austric Family [Option ID = 34001]
Correct Answer :
Great Andamanese family [Option ID = 33997]
31) The founding editor of the journal Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum was:
[Question ID = 8502]
1. H. M. Possnet
[Option ID = 34002]
2. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee
[Option ID = 34004]
3. Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
[Option ID = 34006]
4. Paul Van Tiegham
[Option ID = 34008]
Correct Answer :
Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
[Option ID = 34006]

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32) In which school of Comparative Literature scholars looked for evidence of "origins" and "influences" between works
from different nations?
[Question ID = 8505]
1. German School [Option ID = 34012]
2. American School [Option ID = 34014]
3. French School [Option ID = 34016]
4. European School [Option ID = 34017]
Correct Answer :
French School [Option ID = 34016]
33) Telugu is:
[Question ID = 8506]
1. IndoIranian Language [Option ID = 34018]
2. OtoManguean language [Option ID = 34020]
3. SinoTibetan language [Option ID = 34022]
4. Dravidian language [Option ID = 34024]
Correct Answer :
Dravidian language [Option ID = 34024]
34) Bhavabhuti wrote in:
[Question ID = 8508]
1. Sanskrit [Option ID = 34026]
2. Hindi [Option ID = 34028]
3. Kannada [Option ID = 34030]
4. Punjabi [Option ID = 34032]
Correct Answer :
Sanskrit [Option ID = 34026]
35) `Mudrarakshash' was written by:
[Question ID = 8510]
1. Valmiki [Option ID = 34034]
2. Vishakhadatta [Option ID = 34036]
3. Kalidasa [Option ID = 34038]
4. Banabhatta [Option ID = 34039]
Correct Answer :
Vishakhadatta [Option ID = 34036]
36) Kuttu' is a form of:
[Question ID = 8513]
1. Fiction [Option ID = 34042]
2. Drama [Option ID = 34044]
3. Grammar [Option ID = 34046]
4. Painting [Option ID = 34049]
Correct Answer :
Drama [Option ID = 34044]
37) Magha wrote in:
[Question ID = 8515]
1. Magahi [Option ID = 34051]
2. Persian [Option ID = 34052]
3. Gujarati [Option ID = 34055]
4. Sanskrit [Option ID = 34057]
Correct Answer :
Sanskrit [Option ID = 34057]
38) `Perunkkatatai' was written in:
[Question ID = 8516]
1. Magahi [Option ID = 34059]
2. Tamil [Option ID = 34061]
3. Telugu [Option ID = 34063]
4. Marathi [Option ID = 34065]
Correct Answer :
Tamil [Option ID = 34061]
39) `Rajatarangini' was written by:
[Question ID = 8519]
1. Kalhana [Option ID = 34068]

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2. Kaidasa [Option ID = 34070]
3. Vyasa [Option ID = 34072]
4. Natakuttanar [Option ID = 34073]
Correct Answer :
Kalhana [Option ID = 34068]
40) Kamban translated:
[Question ID = 8521]
1. Mahabharata [Option ID = 34075]
2. Ramayana [Option ID = 34077]
3. Padmapurana [Option ID = 34079]
4. Upanishada [Option ID = 34081]
Correct Answer :
Ramayana [Option ID = 34077]
41) Ananda Ram Dhekial Phukan wrote in:
[Question ID = 8523]
1. Hindi [Option ID = 34083]
2. Urdu [Option ID = 34085]
3. Assamese [Option ID = 34086]
4. Sindhi [Option ID = 34088]
Correct Answer :
Assamese [Option ID = 34086]
42) `Chandrakanta Santati' was written by:
[Question ID = 8524]
1. Narmad [Option ID = 34090]
2. Devakinandan Khatri [Option ID = 34092]
3. Tulsidas [Option ID = 34094]
4. Shripati [Option ID = 34096]
Correct Answer :
Devakinandan Khatri [Option ID = 34092]
43) Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote:
[Question ID = 8527]
1. `Meghnadbadh Kavya' [Option ID = 34099]
2. `Haribhakti Vilas' [Option ID = 34101]
3. `Geetanjali' [Option ID = 34103]
4. 'Bhavarth Deepika' [Option ID = 34105]
Correct Answer :
`Meghnadbadh Kavya' [Option ID = 34099]
44) `Kanyashulkam' was written by:
[Question ID = 8528]
1. Girish Karnad [Option ID = 34106]
2. Gurajada Appa Rao [Option ID = 34108]
3. Khushbant Singh [Option ID = 34110]
4. R. K. Naryanan [Option ID = 34112]
Correct Answer :
Girish Karnad [Option ID = 34106]
45) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote in:
[Question ID = 8530]
1. Telugu [Option ID = 34114]
2. Sanskarit [Option ID = 34116]
3. Bengali [Option ID = 34118]
4. Malayalam [Option ID = 34120]
Correct Answer :
Bengali [Option ID = 34118]
46) Fakir Mohan Senapati established:
[Question ID = 8533]
1. Assamese Press [Option ID = 34126]
2. Utkala Press [Option ID = 34127]
3. Marathi Press [Option ID = 34128]
4. Konkani Press [Option ID = 34129]
Correct Answer :

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Utkala Press [Option ID = 34127]
47) Bhoj Raj Motvani wrote in:
[Question ID = 8534]
1. Bengali [Option ID = 34130]
2. Urdu [Option ID = 34132]
3. Sindhi [Option ID = 34136]
4. Persian [Option ID = 34137]
Correct Answer :
Sindhi [Option ID = 34136]
48) Satyana Prayogo Athva Atmakatha' was written by:
[Question ID = 8537]
1. Munshi Premchand [Option ID = 34142]
2. Devaki NandanKhatri [Option ID = 34143]
3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Option ID = 34144]
4. Kiran Nagarkar [Option ID = 34145]
Correct Answer :
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi [Option ID = 34144]
49) Lakshminath Bezbarua wrote in
[Question ID = 8539]
1. Santali [Option ID = 34147]
2. Khasi [Option ID = 34148]
3. Manipuri [Option ID = 34150]
4. Assamese [Option ID = 34152]
Correct Answer :
Assamese [Option ID = 34152]
50) Umashankar Joshi wrote in:
[Question ID = 8540]
1. Bengali [Option ID = 34154]
2. Tamil [Option ID = 34155]
3. Gujarati [Option ID = 34157]
4. Urdu [Option ID = 34159]
Correct Answer :
Gujarati [Option ID = 34157]

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