UGC NET Sampling Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 19 previous-year questions on Sampling from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 2: Research Aptitude, drawn from 18 of the 87 exam papers in the bank (2023–2026). Each question can be practised with a full explanation and shows how often NTA has returned to the same idea.
What is asked in Sampling
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Probability sampling | 2 |
| Bias in sampling methods | 2 |
| Types of sampling and their meanings | 2 |
| Sampling issues in online surveys | 1 |
| Snowball sampling | 1 |
| Non-probability samples | 1 |
| Probability sampling techniques | 1 |
| Key informant sampling | 1 |
| Probability and non-probability sampling | 1 |
| Sampling hidden populations | 1 |
| Deliberate sampling | 1 |
| Sampling frame, unit, error and sample | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Sampling appears in 18 of 87 papers (21%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
2 questions use a question template that NTA has set again with a key word changed, so read the changed word carefully.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following types of sampling is likely to have maximum bias ?
Which of the following types of sampling is likely to have least bias?
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Non-probability sampling) | LIST-II (Characteristic) A. Snowball | I. Handpicked cases on the basis of specific usability B. Purposive | II. Equivalent of stratified sampling C. Quota | III. Choosing the nearest…
Identify the sampling techniques that are for studying hidden populations. A. Simple random sampling B. Snowball sampling C. Stratified random sampling D. Key informant sampling Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Deliberate Sampling is also known as ________.
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Type of Sampling) A. Stratified Sampling B. Probability Sampling C. Systematic Sampling D. Non-probability Sampling LIST-II (Meaning) I. Select every i-th item on a list II. Population is divided into several…
Match List - I with List - II : List - I (Research phrase/term) (A) Sampling frame (B) Sample unit (C) Sampling error (D) Sample List - II (Meaning) (I) It contains those elements of the population which have been identified in a suitable manner as available…
The process of selecting small number of elements from a larger identified group of elements is called ___.
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