Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key
DU MPhil PhD in Adult Continuing Edu N Extn
Topic: ACEE MPHIL S2
1) Which of the following is not a form of measurement validity?
[Question ID = 6927]
1. Concurrent validity / [Option ID = 27702]
2. Face validity / [Option ID = 27703]
3. Conductive validity / [Option ID = 27704]
4. Convergent validity / [Option ID = 27705]
Correct Answer :
Conductive validity / [Option ID = 27704]
2) A Simple random sample is one in which:
:
[Question ID = 6928]
1. From a random starting point, every unit from the sampling frame is selected / ,
[Option ID = 27706]
2. A nonportability strategy is used, making the results difficult to generalize / ,
[Option ID = 27707]
3. The researcher has a certain quota of respondents to fill for various social groups /
[Option ID = 27708]
4. Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected / [Option ID = 27709]
Correct Answer :
Every unit of the population has an equal chance of being selected / [Option ID = 27709]
3) A researcher is interested in studying the prospects of a particular political party in an urban area, what tool should he
prefer for the study
,
[Question ID = 6929]
1. Rating Scale / [Option ID = 27710]
2. Interview / [Option ID = 27711]
3. Questionnaire / [Option ID = 27712]
4. Schedule / [Option ID = 27713]
Correct Answer :
Questionnaire / [Option ID = 27712]
4) A researcher divides his population into certain groups and fixes the size of the sample from each group. It is called
[Question ID = 6930]
1. Stratified sample /
[Option ID = 27714]
2. Quota Sample /
[Option ID = 27715]
3. Cluster Sample /
[Option ID = 27716]
4. All of these /
[Option ID = 27717]
Correct Answer :
Quota Sample /
[Option ID = 27715]
5) Which of the following is a nonprobability sample?
?
[Question ID = 6931]
1. A) Quota sample / A.
[Option ID = 27718]
2. B) Simple random sample / B.
[Option ID = 27719]
3. C) Purposive sample / C.
[Option ID = 27720]
4. D) (A) and (C) both / () ()
[Option ID = 27721]
Correct Answer :
D) (A) and (C) both / () ()
[Option ID = 27721]
6) What is sociometry?
?
[Question ID = 6932]
1. Sociometry is social formation /
[Option ID = 27722]
2. Sociometry is technique for describing the social relationship among Individuals in a group /
[Option ID = 27723]
3. It is a community formation /
[Option ID = 27724]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27725]
Correct Answer :
Sociometry is technique for describing the social relationship among Individuals in a group /
[Option ID = 27723]
7) Exploratory research studies are also termed as formative research studies. Tick the correct choice
[Question ID = 6933]
1. It is correct /
[Option ID = 27726]
2. It is incorrect /
[Option ID = 27727]
3. It is neither correct nor in correct /
[Option ID = 27728]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27729]
Correct Answer :
It is correct /
[Option ID = 27726]
8) The measurements of sampling errors are usually called the precision of the sampling plan. Do you agree with this
statement? Answer the correct choice.
?
[Question ID = 6934]
1. Do not agree / [Option ID = 27730]
2. Partially agree / [Option ID = 27731]
3. Completely agree / [Option ID = 27732]
4. Can't say / [Option ID = 27733]
Correct Answer :
Completely agree / [Option ID = 27732]
9) In a two dimensional diagram
[Question ID = 6935]
1. Only height is considered / [Option ID = 27734]
2. Only width is considered / [Option ID = 27735]
3. Height width and thickness are considered / [Option ID = 27736]
4. Both height and width are considered / [Option ID = 27737]
Correct Answer :
Both height and width are considered / [Option ID = 27737]
10) If Nuddle food Ltd. Knows that the market share in north India has dropped by 8 percent in the first quarter of the
year, but does not know what might have contributed to this decline it is in which stage of the marketing research process
8 ,
[Question ID = 6936]
1. Hypotheses development / [Option ID = 27738]
2. Symptom identification / [Option ID = 27739]
3. Data Interpretation / [Option ID = 27740]
4. Problem identification / [Option ID = 27741]
Correct Answer :
Symptom identification / [Option ID = 27739]
11) The distribution formed of all possible values of a statistics is called ................
[Question ID = 6937]
1. Actual distribution / [Option ID = 27742]
2. Sampling distribution / [Option ID = 27743]
3. Inventory distribution / [Option ID = 27744]
4. None / [Option ID = 27745]
Correct Answer :
Sampling distribution / [Option ID = 27743]
12) If a respondent is asked to compare the comfort ability in driving between Tata Sumo and Toyota. It is known as the
following
[Question ID = 6938]
1. Conjoint analysis / [Option ID = 27746]
2. Staggered comparison test / [Option ID = 27747]
3. Paired comparison test / [Option ID = 27748]
4. Itemized comparative test / [Option ID = 27749]
Correct Answer :
Paired comparison test / [Option ID = 27748]
13) Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
?
[Question ID = 6939]
1. Searching sources of information to locate problem / [Option ID = 27750]
2. Survey of related literature / [Option ID = 27751]
3. Identification of problem / [Option ID = 27752]
4. Searching to the solution of problem / [Option ID = 27753]
Correct Answer :
Identification of problem / [Option ID = 27752]
14) Action Research means?
?
[Question ID = 6940]
1. A longitudinal Research / [Option ID = 27754]
2. An applied Research / [Option ID = 27755]
3. A research initiated to show an immediate problem / [Option ID = 27756]
4. A research with socio economic objective / [Option ID = 27757]
Correct Answer :
A research initiated to show an immediate problem / [Option ID = 27756]
15) A reasoning where we start with certain particular statements and conclude with a universal statement is called
[Question ID = 6941]
1. Deductive Reasoning / [Option ID = 27758]
2. Inductive Reasoning / [Option ID = 27759]
3. Abnormal Reasoning / [Option ID = 27760]
4. Transcendental Reasoning / [Option ID = 27761]
Correct Answer :
Inductive Reasoning / [Option ID = 27759]
16) A research paper is brief Report of research work based on
[Question ID = 6942]
1. Primary data only /
[Option ID = 27762]
2. Secondary data only /
[Option ID = 27763]
3. Both Primary and secondary data /
[Option ID = 27764]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27765]
Correct Answer :
Both Primary and secondary data /
[Option ID = 27764]
17) How do define Information?
?
[Question ID = 6943]
1. Organized data /
[Option ID = 27766]
2. Raw data /
[Option ID = 27767]
3. Input data /
[Option ID = 27768]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27769]
Correct Answer :
Organized data /
[Option ID = 27766]
18) How you will define a questionnaire?
?
[Question ID = 6944]
1. Research Method / [Option ID = 27770]
2. Measurement Technique / [Option ID = 27771]
3. Tool for data collection / [Option ID = 27772]
4. Data Analysis Technique / [Option ID = 27773]
Correct Answer :
Tool for data collection / [Option ID = 27772]
19) Which of the following is not the graphic representation?
?
[Question ID = 6945]
1. Pie chart / [Option ID = 27774]
2. Bar chart / [Option ID = 27775]
3. Table / [Option ID = 27776]
4. Histogram / [Option ID = 27777]
Correct Answer :
Table / [Option ID = 27776]
20) Good Research is always
[Question ID = 6946]
1. Slow /
[Option ID = 27778]
2. Fast /
[Option ID = 27779]
3. Narrow /
[Option ID = 27780]
4. Systematic /
[Option ID = 27781]
Correct Answer :
Systematic /
[Option ID = 27781]
21) Doubt is often better than
[Question ID = 6947]
1. Belief / [Option ID = 27782]
2. Value / [Option ID = 27783]
3. Confidence / [Option ID = 27784]
4. Over confidence / [Option ID = 27785]
Correct Answer :
Over confidence / [Option ID = 27785]
22) Which of the following is an example of primary data?
?
[Question ID = 6948]
1. Book / [Option ID = 27786]
2. Journal / [Option ID = 27787]
3. News paper / [Option ID = 27788]
4. Census Report / [Option ID = 27789]
Correct Answer :
News paper / [Option ID = 27788]
23) Social Science Research in India aims at a state
[Question ID = 6949]
1. Secular / [Option ID = 27790]
2. Totalitarian / [Option ID = 27791]
3. Democratic / [Option ID = 27792]
4. Welfare / [Option ID = 27793]
Correct Answer :
Welfare / [Option ID = 27793]
24) The first variable is variable
[Question ID = 6950]
1. Abstract / [Option ID = 27794]
2. Dependent / [Option ID = 27795]
3. Independent / [Option ID = 27796]
4. Separate / [Option ID = 27797]
Correct Answer :
Independent / [Option ID = 27796]
25) Hypothesis must have
[Question ID = 6951]
1. Applicability / [Option ID = 27798]
2. Durability / [Option ID = 27799]
3. Testability / [Option ID = 27800]
4. Measurement / [Option ID = 27801]
Correct Answer :
Testability / [Option ID = 27800]
26) Who of the following makes a distinction between liberal constitutionalism and Democratic disorder?
?
[Question ID = 6952]
1. Francis Fukayama / [Option ID = 27802]
2. Theda Skocpol / [Option ID = 27803]
3. B.F. Skinner / .. [Option ID = 27804]
4. Farid Zakaria / [Option ID = 27805]
Correct Answer :
Theda Skocpol / [Option ID = 27803]
27) Who has applied the theory of feudalism for the chola state
[Question ID = 6953]
1. R. C. Majundar / . . [Option ID = 27806]
2. Burtion Stein / [Option ID = 27807]
3. R. N. Nandi / . . [Option ID = 27808]
4. A. Southal / . [Option ID = 27809]
Correct Answer :
R. N. Nandi / . . [Option ID = 27808]
28) Sustainable development goals have
[Question ID = 6954]
1. 8 goals / 8 [Option ID = 27810]
2. 20 goals / 20 [Option ID = 27811]
3. 17 goals / 17 [Option ID = 27812]
4. 10 goals / 10 [Option ID = 27813]
Correct Answer :
17 goals / 17 [Option ID = 27812]
29) The 'Stand up India Scheme' which promote entrepreneurship and it works for
' '
[Question ID = 6955]
1. College students & management institutions / [Option ID = 27814]
2. Minority & Tribes / [Option ID = 27815]
3. SCST & Women / .. [Option ID = 27816]
4. Young entrepreneurs & engineering graduate / [Option ID = 27817]
Correct Answer :
SCST & Women / .. [Option ID = 27816]
30) Which one of these are incorrect about total Literacy campaign
[Question ID = 6956]
1. It started in Ernakulum district of Kerala / [Option ID = 27818]
2. The whole district was made literate between January 1989 to February 1990 / 1989 1990 [Option ID
= 27819]
3. The main elements of total Literacy campaign as area based, time bound, cost effective, outcome oriented & volunteer based /
, , , [Option ID = 27820]
4. All above are incorrect / [Option ID = 27821]
Correct Answer :
All above are incorrect / [Option ID = 27821]
31) Match List I with List II (Book/Theory proposed/Characteristic, etc.) (Author/Thinker/Name of Theory, etc.)
:
List I
List II
1. National policy on education /
a. 1988
2. Plan of action /
b. 200102
3. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan /
c. 1986
4. National Literacy Mission /
d. 1992
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
[Question ID = 6957]
1. 1 a,2 b,3 c,4 d
[Option ID = 27822]
2. 1 d,2 c,3 b,4 a
[Option ID = 27823]
3. 1 c, 2 d, 3 a, 4 b
[Option ID = 27824]
4. 1 c, 2 d, 3 b, 4 a
[Option ID = 27825]
Correct Answer :
1 c, 2 d, 3 b, 4 a
[Option ID = 27825]
32) Consider the following statements and identify incorrect.
[Question ID = 6958]
1. Adult Education impact on thinking and awareness / [Option ID = 27826]
2. Adult education can impact on economic activities / [Option ID = 27827]
3. Adult education can also impact on social environment / [Option ID = 27828]
4. Adult education cannot be helpful to upgradation of functionality / [Option ID = 27829]
Correct Answer :
Adult education cannot be helpful to upgradation of functionality / [Option ID = 27829]
33) With reference to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), consider that following statements:
1. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons consisting of approximately 80 to 90 percent methane in gaseous form.
2. It is leadfree and lighter than air.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(CNG) , : 1. 80 90
2.
/ ?
[Question ID = 6959]
1. 1 only / 1 only
[Option ID = 27830]
2. 2 only / 2 only
[Option ID = 27831]
3. Both 1 and 2 / Both 1 and 2
[Option ID = 27832]
4. Neither 1 nor 2 / Neither 1 nor 2
[Option ID = 27833]
Correct Answer :
Both 1 and 2 / Both 1 and 2
[Option ID = 27832]
34) Consider the following statements:
1.Richter scale is used for measuring the intensity of Earthquake.
2.Mercalli scale is used for measuring the magnitude of earthquake.
3.The range of intensity scale is from 110.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
:
1.
2.
3. 110
/ ?
[Question ID = 6960]
1. 1 and 2 only / 1 2
[Option ID = 27834]
2. 3 only /
[Option ID = 27835]
3. 1, 2 and 3 / 1, 2 3
[Option ID = 27836]
4. None /
[Option ID = 27837]
Correct Answer :
None /
[Option ID = 27837]
35) Which among the following statements best describes the term `Black Gold':
' ' :
[Question ID = 6961]
1. Coal and its derivatives / [Option ID = 27838]
2. Green Diamond / [Option ID = 27839]
3. Residual that remain after Gold extraction / [Option ID = 27840]
4. Petroleum and its derivatives / [Option ID = 27841]
Correct Answer :
Petroleum and its derivatives / [Option ID = 27841]
36) Consider the following statements:
1.The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
2. Dardanelles Strait connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
3. The Bosporus Strait connects the Aegean sea to the sea of Marmara
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1.
2.
3.
/ ?
[Question ID = 6962]
1. 1 and 3 only / 1
[Option ID = 27842]
2. 2 and 3 only / 2
[Option ID = 27843]
3. 1, 2 and 3 / 1, 2 3
[Option ID = 27844]
4. 1 only / 1
[Option ID = 27845]
Correct Answer :
1 only / 1
[Option ID = 27845]
37) Consider the following statements
1. River Amazon drains into the Pacific Ocean
2. St. Louis is located at the confluence of the River Mississippi and the River Missouri.
3. The Grand lgna Dam is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Congo River.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
/ ?
[Question ID = 6963]
1. 1 and 2 only /
[Option ID = 27846]
2. 2 and 3 only /
[Option ID = 27847]
3. 1 and 3 only /
[Option ID = 27848]
4. 1, 2 and 3 / ,
[Option ID = 27849]
Correct Answer :
2 and 3 only /
[Option ID = 27847]
38) Who among the following were members of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly?
1. B. R. Ambedkar
2. N. Gopalaswami
3. K. M. Munshi
4. B. N. Rau
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
?
1. . .
2. .
3. . .
4. . .
:
[Question ID = 6964]
1. 1 and 2 only / 1 2
[Option ID = 27850]
2. 1, 2 and 3 / 1, 3
[Option ID = 27851]
3. 3 and 4 only / 3 4
[Option ID = 27852]
4. 1, 2, 3 and 4 / 1, 2, 3 4
[Option ID = 27853]
Correct Answer :
1, 2 and 3 / 1, 3
[Option ID = 27851]
39) The Indian federalism can be best explained in terms of:
:
[Question ID = 6965]
1. An agreement between the center and constituent units in order to set up a federation. /
[Option ID = 27854]
2. Dependence of state government on the Centre for all funds, functions and functionaries / ,
[Option ID = 27855]
3. Constitutional devolution of powers to the state governments /
[Option ID = 27856]
4. Extraordinary powers with center to unilaterally change the federal principles of the constitution /
[Option ID = 27857]
Correct Answer :
Constitutional devolution of powers to the state governments /
[Option ID = 27856]
40) With reference to the Economic Census of India 2019, consider the following statements:
1. It is the complete count of all Indian establishments located within and outside the territory of India.
2. It is conducted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
3. It will cover establishments in the nonfarm sector including household enterprises.
Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?
2019 , :
1.
2.
3.
[Question ID = 6966]
1. 1 only / 1
[Option ID = 27858]
2. 1 and 2 only / 1
[Option ID = 27859]
3. 3 only / 3
[Option ID = 27860]
4. 1 and 3 only / 1 3
[Option ID = 27861]
Correct Answer :
3 only / 3
[Option ID = 27860]
41) Recently, DRDO has conducted successful tests of `Abhyas' which a/an:
, . . . . ' , :
[Question ID = 6967]
1. Nuclear powered submarine of Scorpense class / [Option ID = 27862]
2. Highspeed autonomous flight drone / [Option ID = 27863]
3. Light weight combat chopper / [Option ID = 27864]
4. Intercontinental ballistic missile / [Option ID = 27865]
Correct Answer :
Highspeed autonomous flight drone / [Option ID = 27863]
42) The beginning of the parliamentary System in India can be traced back to which of the following Acts?
[Question ID = 6968]
1. Charter Act of 1853 / 1853 [Option ID = 27866]
2. Government of India Act, 1858 / , 1858 [Option ID = 27867]
3. Government of India Act, 1919 / , 1919 [Option ID = 27868]
4. Government of India Act, 1935 / , 1935 [Option ID = 27869]
Correct Answer :
Charter Act of 1853 / 1853 [Option ID = 27866]
43) Which among the following recently became the first nation to declare climate emergency?
?
[Question ID = 6969]
1. Sweden / [Option ID = 27870]
2. Ireland / [Option ID = 27871]
3. United Kingdom / [Option ID = 27872]
4. Germany / [Option ID = 27873]
Correct Answer :
United Kingdom / [Option ID = 27872]
44) Whom among the following started the newspaper `Shome Prakash'?
' ?
[Question ID = 6970]
1. Dayanand Saraswati /
[Option ID = 27874]
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar /
[Option ID = 27875]
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy /
[Option ID = 27876]
4. Surendra Nath Banerjee /
[Option ID = 27877]
Correct Answer :
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar /
[Option ID = 27875]
45) In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
, ?
[Question ID = 6971]
1. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio / [Option ID = 27878]
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar / [Option ID = 27879]
3. Keshab Chandra Sen / [Option ID = 27880]
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy / [Option ID = 27881]
Correct Answer :
Raja Ram Mohan Roy / [Option ID = 27881]
46) For the Karachi session of INC in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the resolution on fundamental right
and economic program?
1931 , ?
[Question ID = 6972]
1. Mahatma Gandhi / [Option ID = 27882]
2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru / [Option ID = 27883]
3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad / [Option ID = 27884]
4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar / . . [Option ID = 27885]
Correct Answer :
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru / [Option ID = 27883]
47) Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in book titled " Unto this last" and the book
transformed in his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
[Question ID = 6973]
1. a.Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man / .
[Option ID = 27886]
2. b.The good of individual is contained in the good of all / .
[Option ID = 27887]
3. c.The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life / .
[Option ID = 27888]
4. All the statements, a, b and c correct / , ,
[Option ID = 27889]
Correct Answer :
b.The good of individual is contained in the good of all / .
[Option ID = 27887]
48) Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because
1932 ,
[Question ID = 6974]
1. Round Table conference failed to satisfy Indians political aspirations /
[Option ID = 27890]
2. Congress and Muslim league had difference of opinion /
[Option ID = 27891]
3. Ramsay Macdonald announced the communal award /
[Option ID = 27892]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27893]
Correct Answer :
Ramsay Macdonald announced the communal award /
[Option ID = 27892]
49) In Which period functional Literacy for Adult women was introduced in India.
[Question ID = 6975]
1. 19751976
[Option ID = 27894]
2. 19801981
[Option ID = 27895]
3. 19851986
[Option ID = 27896]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27897]
Correct Answer :
19751976
[Option ID = 27894]
50) Dr. Frank laubach submitted which proposal to the Government of India in1950?
. 1950 ?
[Question ID = 6976]
1. All India family planning campaign /
[Option ID = 27898]
2. All India Literacy campaign /
[Option ID = 27899]
3. All India Lifelong Learning campaign /
[Option ID = 27900]
4. None of these /
[Option ID = 27901]
Correct Answer :
All India Literacy campaign /
[Option ID = 27899]
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