UGC NET Semiotics Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 10 previous-year questions on Semiotics from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 4: Communication, drawn from 9 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 Semiotics
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Symbols as arbitrary and conventional | 1 |
| Orders of signification | 1 |
| Origins of semiotics | 1 |
| Peirce's approach | 1 |
| Saussure and semiology | 1 |
| Encoding, decoding, polysemy and langue | 1 |
| Codes | 1 |
| Denotation and connotation | 1 |
| Peirce's classification of signs | 1 |
| Signs and symbols | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Semiotics appears in 9 of 87 papers (10%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Term) | LIST-II (Description) A. Natural sign | I. Less certainty of response in artificial signs B. Artificial sign | II. Those things that are represented in nature C. Signal | III. Those that are constructed in the…
Match the LIST-I with LIST-II LIST-I (Codes) A. Encoding B. Decoding C. Polysemy D. Langue LIST-II (Description) I. Many meanings II. A linguistic system III. Process of creating a message according to a particular code IV. Process of using a code to…
A set of rules governing the use of visual and linguistic signs within a particular culture is referred to as:
The cultural meaning of a text is known as:
In which of the following categories did Charles Sanders Peirce classify the 'signs'? A. Object B. Indices C. Icons D. Interpretant E. Symbols Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The semiotic study of Charles Pierce is _________ in its approach:
Ferdinand de Saussure's approach to the study of signs is described as :
Given below are two statements: Statement (I): Communication is a symbolic process and as such depends upon symbols that are both arbitrary and conventional. Statement (II): Different symbols cannot be selected to represent an object or idea to communicate…
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