UGC NET Operating systems Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 7 previous-year questions on Operating systems from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 8: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), drawn from 7 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.
What is asked in Operating systems
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Device drivers | 1 |
| Defining the operating system | 1 |
| Facts about operating systems | 1 |
| Types of OS | 1 |
| Abbreviations | 1 |
| Linux, Windows and Android | 1 |
| Chronology | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Operating systems appears in 7 of 87 papers (8%), which JRFSmart rates as low frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Arrange the following operating systems in correct chronological order of their development A. Linux B. MS-DOS C. MAC OS D. Windows Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are correct in the context of operating system? A. Utility program is the first program loaded into the computer during booting B. Multiprogramming was introduced for interleaved execution of multiple jobs by the same CPU C…
Match List - I with List - II : List - I (Operating system) | List - II (Task) A. UNIX | I. Assist users in system maintenance task B. MS-DOS | II. Mobile device C. Android OS | III. Single user operating system D. Utility programs | IV. Multi user operating…
Choose the 'WRONG' statements : A. Kali Linux is a flavour of Linux OS B. We can use Macintosh on Linux OS also C. Windows Surface is developed by Intel Corporation D. Android is based on Linux OS Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
In computer terminology, which of the following best describes a device driver ?
The computer software that runs a computer, including scheduling tasks, managing storage and handling communication with peripherals is called :
Showing 8 of 7 questions, without answers. Practise the full set with options, the official answer and JRFSmart's explanations.
Practise Operating systems
All 7 questions, one topic, with explanations and repeat data. One topic in every unit is free.
Practise this topic