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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.

7Questions
7 of 87Papers containing it
LowFrequency
2018–2026Years covered

What is asked in Operating systems

The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.

SubtopicQuestions
Device drivers1
Defining the operating system1
Facts about operating systems1
Types of OS1
Abbreviations1
Linux, Windows and Android1
Chronology1

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:

December 2025

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…

January 2025

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…

June 2025

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 :

June 2025

In computer terminology, which of the following best describes a device driver ?

December 2018

The computer software that runs a computer, including scheduling tasks, managing storage and handling communication with peripherals is called :

December 2018

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