UGC NET Research paradigms Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 10 previous-year questions on Research paradigms from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 2: Research Aptitude, drawn from 10 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2018–2025). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Research paradigms
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Positivism | 2 |
| Identifying qualitative terms | 1 |
| Qualitative critique of quantitative research | 1 |
| Constructionism | 1 |
| Epistemological orientation | 1 |
| Empiricism | 1 |
| Inductivism | 1 |
| Post-modernism | 1 |
| Epistemological issues | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Research paradigms appears in 10 of 87 papers (11%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
2 questions in this topic have been verified as repeated in more than one paper.
1 question uses a question template that NTA has set again with a key word changed, so read the changed word carefully.
Sample previous-year questions
The approach to the study of reality that suggests that only knowledge gained through experience and the senses is acceptable, refers to
Knowledge is arrived at through the gathering of facts that provide the basis for laws. This refers to the principle of
Which of the following represents the epistemological orientation of qualitative research ?
Which of the following advocates the application of the methods of natural sciences to the study of social reality and beyond ?
Which of the following is incorrect-under the Post - modernism Paradigm?
__________ issues concern the question of what is or should be regarded as acceptable knowledge in a discipline.
An epistemological position that advocates the application of the methods of the natural sciences to the study of social reality and beyond, refers to :
An ontological position which asserts that social phenomena and their meanings are continually being accomplished by social which actors refers to
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