UGC NET Software Previous Year Questions
JRFSmart holds 19 previous-year questions on Software from UGC NET Paper 1 (Teaching and Research Aptitude), filed under Unit 8: Information and Communication Technology (ICT), drawn from 18 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 Software
The questions in this topic fall under these subtopics, ordered by how many previous-year questions each has.
| Subtopic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Open source software | 2 |
| Application software | 2 |
| Microsoft Office suite | 1 |
| Categories of software | 1 |
| Open source data analysis tools | 1 |
| SPSS and Turnitin | 1 |
| System software vs application software | 1 |
| Database management systems | 1 |
| Operating systems | 1 |
| Mobile operating systems | 1 |
| Open source mobile operating systems | 1 |
| Types and file formats | 1 |
NTA repeat analysis
Software appears in 18 of 87 papers (21%), which JRFSmart rates as medium frequency.
Sample previous-year questions
Which of the following are application software ? A. Spreadsheet B. Word Processor C. Operating system D. Database E. Compiler Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Which of the following is related to computer software?
Which of the following are system software? A. Compiler B. Word Processor C. Interpreter D. Linker E. Assembler Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Task) | List - II (Appropriate Software) A. Producing a letter to send out to patients | I. Database B. Creating graphs to show number of people attending the health centre | II. Word Processing C. Creating queries…
Which of the following statements about software are true? A. Software is executed directly from the secondary storage. B. Microsoft EXCEL is an example of system software. C. A Keylogger is an example of spyware. D. An EXCEL workbook may contain multiple…
Android is a mobile operating system developed by __________.
Which of the following is the first completely open source mobile operating system developed by Google, meaning that it is free to any cell phone mobile network?
Rita's smartphone uses an open source operating system. Which of the following best describes the source code in an open source operating system?
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