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UGC NET Methods of research Previous Year Questions

JRFSmart holds 13 previous-year questions on Methods of research from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 2: Research Aptitude, drawn from 11 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.

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11 of 87Papers containing it
MediumFrequency
2018–2026Years covered

What is asked in Methods of research

The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.

SubtopicQuestions
Methods and their critical features1
Kerlinger's four methods of knowing1
Research types and their nature1
Naturalistic settings and meaning1
Focal sampling in observation1
Historical research1
Matching context to method1
Ethnographic research1
Matching study to method1
Matching method to research context1
Matching study to research method1
Hermeneutics1

NTA repeat analysis

Methods of research appears in 11 of 87 papers (13%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.

Sample previous-year questions

Match List - I with List - II. LIST-I (Research Study) A. Peer-interaction in a racially mixed classroom of an urban high school B. Development pattern of intelligence among middle-level school students C. Effect of watching television on Science achievement…

December 2025

A term drawn from theology, concerned with the theory and method of the interpretation of human action, is known as

June 2026

Which of the following is not a method of Scientific Research?

June 2026

What is Historical Research method?

June 2025

Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I (Context of Research) A. Researcher continues data collection and analyses till the satisfactory findings are derived B. Study of change in emotional maturity of the students with passage of time C. Study of the effect…

June 2025

In which type of research, researcher observes the subjects by being a part of their group ?

June 2025

Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. Study of the life style of Indian people between 1900 to 1947 B. Testing significance of difference between job satisfaction of government and non-government employees C. Study of effectiveness of Yoga exercises on…

June 2025

Match List - I with List - II : LIST-I A. Experimental Research B. Ethnographic Research C. Survey D. Case study LIST-II I. In depth study of a single unit II. Study of opinions of people towards social media III. Cause and effect relationship between…

June 2025

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