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UGC NET · PAPER 2

UGC NET Paper 2 Computer Science – Unit 9: Data Communication and Computer Networks PYQ (June 2025)

11 questions · answer key at the end · updated 11 Oct 2026
Q3. Match List I with List II
List IList II
A. Count to infinity problemI. Mobile Adhoc Networks
B. IEEE 802.16II. Distance vector routing
C. IEEE 802.15III. WiMAX
D. AODV protocolIV. Bluetooth
  1. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  3. A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
  4. A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Answer & explanation →
Q12. Match List I with List II
List IList II
A. Digital SignatureI. Asymmetric encryption algorithm.
B. Hash FunctionII. Confirms authenticity and integrity.
C. AESIII. Produces a fixed-size digest.
D. RSAIV. Symmetric encryption algorithm.
  1. A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  2. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
  3. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
  4. A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
Answer & explanation →
Q15. CB84000D001C001C is the content of a UDP header in hexadecimal format. The source port number is
  1. 52100
  2. 13
  3. 28
  4. 52000
Answer & explanation →
Q24. In a Stop-and-wait system, the bandwidth of the line is 1 Mbps, and 1 bit takes 30 milliseconds to make a round trip. The bandwidth-delay product is
  1. 15,000 bits
  2. 20,000 bits
  3. 30,000 bits
  4. 60,000 bits
Answer & explanation →
Q26. Arrange the process of virtualization in cloud environments.
A. Hypervisor installed on physical server
B. Virtual machines created
C. Resources allocated to Virtual machines
D. Virtual machines run isolated workloads
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. B, C, A, D
  2. A, B, C, D
  3. A, C, B, D
  4. B, C, D, A
Answer & explanation →
Q38. The packet sent by a node to the source to inform it of congestion is called
  1. Explicit
  2. Backpressure
  3. Choke
  4. Retransmission
Answer & explanation →
Q39. Which of the following are controlled-access protocols?
A. Reservation
B. Polling
C. TDMA
D. Token Passing
E. CSMA/CA
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A and D Only
  2. A, B and D Only
  3. C, D and E Only
  4. A, D and E Only
Answer & explanation →
Q55. Arrange the steps involved when a user enters a URL in a browser and accesses a website.
A. DNS resolution
B. HTTP request sent
C. URL entered in the browser
D. IP address obtained
E. Webpage displayed
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. B, A, C, E, D
  2. C, B, A, E, D
  3. B, C, D, A, E
  4. C, A, D, B, E
Answer & explanation →
Q61. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of packet switching?
  1. Data is broken into packets
  2. Each packet may take a different route
  3. Requires a dedicated path
  4. Supports dynamic routing
Answer & explanation →
Q78. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about encryption techniques?
A. In symmetric key cryptography, the secrecy/protection of the key generating function must be of higher level than the decrypting function.
B. The DES technique works by taking a 64 bit chunk value and 56 bit key over a series of transformations.
C. The Twofish symmetric block algorithm works on variable key length of up to 196 bits over a block of 128 bits.
D. RC4 is the most commonly used stream cipher that encrypts & decrypts a stream of bits/bytes instead of blocks.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. B, C Only
  2. A, D Only
  3. A, C Only
  4. B, D Only
Answer & explanation →
Q84. Which of the following are examples of data encoding schemes?
A. Non-Return to Zero (NRZ)
B. Manchester Encoding
C. Amplitude Modulation
D. Hamming code
E. Bipolar AMI
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A, C and D Only
  2. A, B and D Only
  3. C, D and E Only
  4. A, B and E Only
Answer & explanation →

Answer key

  1. 3 – B
  2. 12 – B
  3. 15 – A
  4. 24 – C
  5. 26 – B
  6. 38 – C
  7. 39 – B
  8. 55 – D
  9. 61 – C
  10. 78 – D
  11. 84 – D