UGC NET Research philosophy Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 5 previous-year questions on Research philosophy from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 2: Research Aptitude, drawn from 5 of the 130 exam papers in the bank (2022–2026). 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 philosophy
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Ontological orientation | 1 |
| Ontology & epistemology | 1 |
| Theorists and perspectives | 1 |
| Epistemological positions | 1 |
| Data-based social science research | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Research philosophy appears in 5 of 130 papers (4%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following represents the ontological orientation of qualitative research strategies ?
A theory of the nature of social entities is known as :
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Theorist) | LIST-II (Concept/Perspective) A. August Comte | I. Falsification B. Karl Popper | II. Interpretivism C. Max Weber | III. Feminism D. Claire Wallace | IV. Positivism Choose the correct answer from the options…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Concept) | LIST-II (Feature) A. Interpretivism | I. Social phenomena have an existence that is independent of social actors. B. Realism | II. Social phenomena are continually being accomplished by social actors. C…
The Social Science research which is data-based, has been associated with
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