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Unit 6: Comprehension from Unseen Passages

grew by more than 10 per cent in the same period; in India it fell by one percent. Instead of transferring Notes
the burden of government apathy on to the backs of the teachers, the UGC should insist that the
needs of the country’s university system are adequately catered for.

Choose the correct option:
1. Why does the UGC want to increase the direct teaching hours of university teachers?
(i) The UGC feels that the duration of contact between teacher and the taught should be more.
(ii) The UGC wants teachers to spend more time in their departments.
(iii) The UGC wants teachers to devote some time to improve university administration.
(iv) The UGC does not have money to appoint additional teachers.
(v) None of these.
2. Which of the following is the reason for the sorry state of affairs of the Indian universities as
mentioned in the passage?
(i) The poor quality of teachers.
(ii) Involvement of teachers in extra-curricular activities.
(iii) Politics within and outside the departments.
(iv) Heavy burden of teaching hours on the teachers.
(v) Not getting enough financial assistance.
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE in the context of the passage?
(I) Most colleges do not carry out research worth the name.
(II) The UGC wants lecturers to spend minimum 22 hours a week in direct teaching.
(III) Indian higher education system is in unsound state.
(i) Only (I) and (III) (ii) All (I), (II) and (III)
(iii) Only (III) (iv) Only (II)
4. Besides direct teaching, university teachers spend considerable time in/on ...
(i) administrative activities such as admissions
(ii) supervising examinations and correction of answer papers
(iii) carrying out research in the area of their interest
(iv) maintaining research equipment and libraries
(v) developing liaison with the user organizations
5. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
(i) The UGC wants teachers to spend minimum 40 hours a week in teaching.
(ii) Some college teachers do not engage their classes regularly.
(iii) The average college teacher in India does not have any office space.
(iv) The UGC wants universities to abolish all posts which have been vacant for more than a year.
(v) All of these are true.
6. Between 1985 and 1997, the number of teachers in higher education per million population, in
India ....
(i) increased by 60% (ii) increased by 20%
(iii) decreased by 22% (iv) decreased by 10%
(v) decreased by 1%

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