January 2025: Paper 1 (Conducted on 3rd Jan 2025 : Morning Shift)

Q.1-5)

The following table shows the total number of students who are learning both Chess and Squash in four different colleges, namely, A, B, C and D along with the difference between the number of students learning Chess and Squash and also the percentage of students learning Carrom. Based on the data in the table, answer the questions that follow :

Q.1) The number of students learning Carrom in college C is ___________ % less than the number of students learning Chess in college A.

[1] 20

[2] 10

[3] 25

[4] 30

Correct Answer: 4

Q.2) In College B, if the ratio of the number of boys to girls is 5: 4 and 30% of the girls are learning Carrom, then what is the number of boys learning Chess and Squash together?

[1] 560

[2] 840

[3] 610

[4] 500

Correct Answer: 3

Q.3) What is the ratio of the number of students learning Chess in College A and B together to the number of students learning Carrom in College D?

[1] 2:5

[2] 4:3

[3] 3:1

[4] 4:5

Correct Answer: 3

Q.4) What is the difference between the sum of the number of students in college B and College C together, and the number of students learning Carrom in College A?

[1] 3000

[2] 3600

[3] 3500

[4] 3240

Correct Answer: 1

Q.5) If the ratio of number of students learning Chess in College C to College E (Fifth college) is 7:9, the number of students learning squash in college E is 20% more than that of College B, and the number of students learning Carrom in College E is 30% less than that of College D, then what is the total number of students in College E?

[1] 2200

[2] 2004

[3] 1964

[4] 2444

Correct Answer: 2

Q.6)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

[2] (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

[3] (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

[4] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.7) The ‘Second media age’ is characterised by the rise of:

[1] Print media

[2] Radio

[3] Television

[4] Interactive media

Correct Answer: 4

Q.8) Which among the following are contradictory propositions :

(A) All judges are lawyers

(B) Some judges are lawyers

(D) Some judges are not lawyers

(E) Some lawyers are not judges

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A) and (B) Only

[2] (A) and (C) Only

[3] (C) and (E) Only

[4] (A) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.9)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

[2] (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

[3] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

[4] (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer: 4

Q.10)

(A) AVERAGE (A1-C3)

(B) AVERAGE (A1: C3)

(D) SUM (A1: C3)÷9

(E) SUM (A1, B2, C3)+3

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (B) and (C) Only

[2] (A) and (D) Only

[3] (C) and (E) Only

[4] (A), (B) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.11) Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following:

(A) Codex

(B) Television

(D) Newspaper

(E) Technicolour Cinema

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (C), (D), (E), (A), (B)

[2] (A), (D), (C), (B), (E)

[3] (B), (E), (A), (D), (C)

[4] (D), (C), (B), (E), (A)

Correct Answer: 2

Q.12)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

[2] (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

[3] (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

[4] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer: 4

Q.13) Which of the following are the benefits of interactive technology-oriented media?

(A) Master-Slave architecture

(B) Passive audience

(D) Democratic decentralisation

(E) Permits creativity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (B), (C) Only

[2] (B), (C), (D) Only

[3] (C), (D), (E) Only

[4] (A), (D), (E) Only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.14) Identify the forms of social desirability bias :

(A) Observer drift

(B) Impression management

(D) Self-deception positivity

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A) and (B) Only

[2] (B) and (C) Only

[3] (C) and (D) Only

[4] (B) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.15) Prama, according to Nyaya, is:

[1] Smrti

[2] Samṣaya

[3] Vikalpa

[4] Yathartha

Correct Answer: 4

Q.16) Identify the correct chronological sequence of the establishment of the following universities:

(A) Osmania

(B) Patna

(D) Annamalai

(E) Rangoon

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (C), (E), (B), (D)

[2] (D), (E), (A), (C), (B)

[3] (C), (A), (B), (E), (D)

[4] (B), (A), (E), (C), (D)

Correct Answer: 4

Q.17) Which of the following can be part of bioaccumulation/biomagnification?

(A) Pesticides

(B) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

(D) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

[1] (A) and (B) Only

[2] (B) and (C) Only

[3] (C) and (D) Only

[4] (A) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.18) Which of the following protocols/Conventions are supplementary to the Convention on Bio Diversity (CBD)?

(A) Basel Convention

(B) Cartagena Protocol

(D) Nagoya Protocol

(E) Bali Summit

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A) and (E) Only

[2] (B), (C) and (E) Only

[3] (B) and (D) Only

[4] (A), (C) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.19) When 20% of a number (x) is added to another number (y), the number (y) incereases by 50%. What is the respective ratio between the two numbers x and y?

[1] 2:3

[2] 3:5

[3] 5:2

[4] 5:3

Correct Answer: 3

Q.20) If (L) represents a number L in base-M number system, then identify the correct descending

order of the following numbers A-D when converted to decimal number system.

(A) (10110.11)2

(B) (110.2)4

(D) (14.6)16

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (C), (A), (B), (D)

[2] (C), (B), (D), (A)

[3] (A), (C), (D), (B)

[4] (B), (C), (A), (D)

Correct Answer: 1

Q.21) Which university among the following decided to start post-graduate teaching in 1916?

[1] Calcutta University

[2] Andhra University

[3] Himachal University

[4] Delhi University

Correct Answer: 1

Q.22) What is the correct sequence, from minimum to maximum flux of following components of electromagnetic radiation in solar radiation reaching earth?

(A) Infra red rays

(B) Visible rays

(D) Ultraviolet rays

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (C), (D), (B), (A)

[2] (D), (C), (B), (A)

[3] (D), (C), (A), (B)

[4] (C), (D), (A), (B)

Correct Answer: 1

Q.23) In the Laissez-faire relationship, the students are more _________.

[1] Co-operative

[2] Competitive

[3] Authoritative

[4] Passive

Correct Answer: 1

Q.24) Find the sum of money which will amount to ₹ 26010 in 6 months at the rate of 8% per annum when interest is compounded quarterly.

[1] ₹ 24500

[2] ₹ 25000

[3] ₹ 25600

[4] ₹ 26000

Correct Answer: 2

Q.25) Which of the following universities were empowered to confer the honorary degree of LLO in 1884?

(A) Dacca

(B) Calcutta

(D) Madras

(E) Mysore

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (B), (C) Only

[2] (B), (C), (D) Only

[3] (C), (D), (E) Only

[4] (A), (D), (E) Only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.26) In digital communication, a Television broadcast and a Radio broadcast are examples of_________ type of transmission.

[1] automatic

[2] half-duplex

[3] simplex

[4] full-duplex

Correct Answer: 3

Q.27) The measurement for screen resolution for a Laptop is 1280×1024. Which of the following is the unit used to measure screen resolution?

[1] Inch

[2] Mbps

[3] Pixel

[4] Hertz

Correct Answer: 3

Q.28) Identify the correct ascending order of the elements of Inquiry Training Model?

(A) Syntax

(B) Support System

(D) Principles of Reaction

(E) Social System

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (D), (B), (A), (E), (C)

[2] (A), (C), (D), (E), (B)

[3] (C), (A), (E), (D), (B)

[4] (E), (A), (C), (B), (D)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.29) Of the new universities set up between 1920 and 1930 in India, a purely affiliating university was :

[1] Nagpur

[2] Lucknow

[3] Patna

[4] Rangoon

Correct Answer: 3

Q.30) Arrange the following in correct order of their appearance in the APA style of writing a book reference:

(A) Year of publication

(B) Last name of author

(D) Title of the book

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (B), (C), (D)

[2] (B), (D), (C), (A)

[3] (A), (C), (B), (D)

[4] (B), (A), (D), (C)

Correct Answer: 4

Q.31) Which of the following are true about Synthetic Organic Chemicals (SOCs)?

(A) They can contaminate the drinking water.

(B) They can be originated from pesticides.

(D) Geological formations may also release SOCS.

(E) Insecticides and herbicides also produce SOCS.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (B), (C) and (D) Only

[2] (A), (B), (D) and (E) Only

[3] (A), (B), (C) and (E) Only

[4] (C), (D) and (E) Only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.32) In a certain coded language:

“CHAIR” is coded as: 61621836

“TABLE” is coded as: 40242410

“STOOL” is coded as: 3840303024

How “SOFASET” shall be coded in that language?

[1] 362810236840

[2] 3830123281400

[3] 3830122381040

[4] 362810328640

Correct Answer: 3

Q.33) A study that involves manipulation and control of independent variables to assess if they cause a change in the dependent variable, relates to :

[1] experimental research

[2] longitudinal research

[3] archival research

[4] case study

Correct Answer: 1

Q.34) Identify the figure in the following

“All artists are egoists

Some artists are paupers

Therefore, some paupers are egoists”.

Codes:

[1] Ist figure

[2] IInd figure

[3] IIIrd figure

[4] IVth figure

Correct Answer: 3

Q.35) Find the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the series given below:

3, 6, 24, 30, 63, 72,?, 182

[1] 120

[2] 135

[3] 92

[4] 98

Correct Answer: 1

Q.36) Which one of the following has been considered as a non-specialist media thinker?

[1] Manuel Castells

[2] Marshal McLuhan

[3] Wilbur Schramm

[4] George Gerbner

Correct Answer: 1

Q.37)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

[2] (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)

[3] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

[4] (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.38)

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

[2] (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

[3] (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

[4] (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.39) The idea that thinking is located in social and physical concepts, not within an individual’s mind is known as:

[1] Schema

[2] Cognitive Bias

[3] Situated Cognition

[4] Confirmation Bias

Correct Answer: 3

Q.40) Which of the following are the strategies of cooperative learning?

(A) Corners

(B) Fishbowl

(D) Round Robin Brainstorming

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

[1] (A), (B), (C) and (D)

[2] (B) and (D) only

[3] (A) and (C) only

[4] (A), (C) and (D) only

Correct Answer: 1

Q.41) “Because every part of a certain machine is light in weight, the machine as a whole is light in

weight” commits fallacy of :

[1] Composition

[2] Division

[3] Accent

[4] Amphiboly

Correct Answer: 1

Q.42) Which of the following is a key ingredient in the formation of photochemical smog

[1] Carbon dioxide (CO2)

[2] Carbon monoxide (CO)

[3] Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

[4] Sulphur oxides (SOx)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.43) Which of the following advocates the application of the methods of natural sciences to the study of social reality and beyond?

[1] Interpretivism

[2] Positivism

[3] Postmodernism

[4] Constructionism

Correct Answer: 2

Q.44) Two Girls Meena and Reena are ranked 7th and 11th, respectively from the top in a class of 41 students. What are their respective ranks from the bottom in the class?

[1] 36, 32

[2] 35, 33

[3] 33, 35

[4] 35, 51

Correct Answer: 4

Q.45) Logicians are primarily interested in:

[1] Emotive language

[2] Poetic language

[3] Informative language

[4] Directive language

Correct Answer: 3

Q.46-50)

Comprehension:

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Diagnostic evaluation is conducted along with formative evaluation during the instructional process. It is carried out based on the data obtained from formative evaluation. Diagnostic evaluation is specially conducted to identify and remove the learning difficulties of learner if it is observed and found during the formative evaluation. For example, if a learner couldn’t understand certain concepts in a particular subject and continuously performs poorly in that subject, we conduct diagnostic test to know the causes of the difficulties and accordingly provide them remedial treatment to overcome the difficulties. The key word in diagnostic evaluation is identifying of ‘learning difficulties’. Diagnostic evaluation not only solves learning difficulties of learners but also identifies and provides remedies for personal, physical and psychological problems. This can be exemplified as sometime you may find that few students in your class are very nervous to come forward and say something, showing fear towards the friends and teachers because of certain psycho-social disorders and physical disorders.

Q.46) Diagnostic evaluation is conducted :

[1] Randomly

[2] After the instruction process is over

[3] Along with formative evaluation during the instructional process

[4] Before the instruction process begins

Correct Answer: 3

Q.47) If a learner repeatedly performs poorly in a subject then :

[1] The learner is told to drop the subject.

[2] The learner is told that he/she is suffering from physical disorders.

[3] The learner is told that he/she is suffering from certain psycho-social disorder.

[4] A diagnostic test is conducted to identify the causes of the difficulties and accordingly provide remedial treatment.

Correct Answer: 4

Q.48) Select a suitable title for the given passage.

[1] Formative Evaluation

[2] The Instruction Process

[3] Diagnostic Evaluation

[4] Remedial Instruction

Correct Answer: 3

Q.49) If students are nervous to come forward and say something or show a fear towards the friends and teachers it means that:

[1] They are slow learners.

[2] They are suffering certain psycho-social disorders and physical disorders.

[3] They are arrogant.

[4] They are stupid.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.50) The purpose of diagnostic evaluation is to:

[1] Instil fear in a learner

[2] Only identify the ‘learning difficulties’

[3] Encourage learners to give up subjects in which they perform poorly.

[4] Not only identify and solve learning difficulties of learners but also identify and provide remedies for personal, physical and psychological problems faced by the learner.

Correct Answer: 4