Q.1-5)

Q.1) In all the six months combined ____ % more votes are required by company A to equal the total votes polled by company D.

[1] 150

[2] 145

[3] 133

[4] 88

Correct Answer: 2

Q.2) What is the ratio of percentage decline in votes of B in May in comparison to January to the percentage decline in votes of C in November in comparison to January?

[1] 6:7

[2] 7:6

[3] 6:5

[4] 4:3

Correct Answer: 3

Q.3) In the month of September, the additional number of votes needed by A and B together to get 7% more votes than D is

[1] 91300

[2] 81500

[3] 14400

[4] 71200

Correct Answer: 2

Q.4) As per table, in the month of July, the votes of D and C are in the ratio 9:5. If the votes of D remain same, then the votes of C should increase by____ % to make the ratio 5:9 (in the month ofJuly).

[1] 80

[2] 124

[3] 144

[4] 224

Correct Answer: 4

Q.5) The number of votes polled in favour of A and C, taken together in January, May and September is approximately ____% less than the number of votes polled in favour of B and D, taken together in March, July and November.

[1] 27

[2] 37

[3] 44

[4] 18

Correct Answer: 1

Q.6) A teacher wants to integrate SWAYAM into the curriculum to enhance learning. Which of the following benefits of SWAYAM should the teacher highlight to the students?

(A) Free access to quality educational resources

(B) Opportunity for live interactions with instructions

(C) Peer-reviewed assignments

(D) Self-paced learning

[1] BCD

[2] AD

[3] D

[4] AB

Correct Answer: 2

Q.7) Which of the following best exemplifies the zero transfer of learning?

[1] Using knowledge of one programming language to another similar language

[2] Applying techniques of learning in basketball to improve skills in soccer

[3] Using skills acquired in carpentry to excel in painting

[4] Applying a mathematical problem solving method to physics problems

Correct Answer: 3

Q.8) Identify the main pre-occupations of quantitative researchers-

(A) Measurement

(B) Causality

(C) Description

(D) Generalization

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.9) Find the next term in the series given below :

2,10, 30, 68, 130,?

[1] 200

[2] 222

[3] 100

[4] 175

Correct Answer: 2

Q.10) Match the column:

(A) Software

(B) Web Browser

(C) PDA

(D) Firewall

(I) The software that accesses and displays pages on the web.

(II) A mechanism that isolates a network from the rest of the Internet, permitting only specific traffic to pass in and out.

(III) A set of computer programs that enables hardware to perform different tasks.

(IV) A small mobile computing device.

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.11) As per classical Indian School of Logic (Nyaya), verbal testimony (Sabda pramana) includes :

(A) Only injunctive sentences

(B) Words of a scripture

(C) Words of any teacher

(D) Words of a trustworthy person

[1] AC

[2] BD

[3] AB

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 2

Q.12) Which of the following two propositions can neither be both true together nor can they be false together?

(A) All squares are rectangles

(B) Some squares are rectangles

(C) No squares are rectangles

(D) Some square are not rectangles

[1] (A) and (D) Only

[2] (B) and (D) Only

[3] (C) and (D) Only

[4] (A)and (C) Only

Correct Answer: 1

Q.13) Match the column:

(A) Video-on-demand

(B) Datacasting on Internet

(C) Cinema

(D) Television

(I) Absence of being live

(II) ‘There and then” production

(III) Nowness

(IV) Invocational

[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.14) Excess presence of which one of the following in drinking water can elevate the blood pressure of humans?

[1] Sulphate

[2] Zinc

[3] Lead

[4] Copper

Correct Answer: 3

Q.15) The reduced ability to remember information acquired after the onset of Amnesia is known as :

[1] Working memory

[2] Retrograde amnesia

[3] Phonological loop

[4] Anterograde amnesia

Correct Answer: 4

Q.16) The features of media audience are :

(A) Inaccurate media coverage may mislead active audiences

(B) Audiences consume media content on the expectation of reward

(C) Infotainment can be a dysfunction

(D) Audiences are uniform for all media

(E) The new media do not provide variety of contents to audience

[1] ACD

[2] ABC

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.17) Which of the following statements are true in the context of Web Conferencing?

(A) It uses the Internet to permit conferencing to take place.

(B) Multiple computers are used with this system, all connected over the Internet.

(C) Delegates cannot leave the conference once they join.

(D) It is carried out in real-time.

[1] AB

[2] ABC

[3] CD

[4] ABD

Correct Answer: 4

Q.18) A ‘SWAYAM’ course is classified based on the number of ______ of engagement and number of video hours.

[1] semesters

[2] months

[3] weeks

[4] years

Correct Answer: 3

Q.19) From the following identify the propositions that are logically equivalent.

(A) No plants are animals.

(B) No animals are plants.

(C) All plants are non-animals.

(D) All non-animals are plants.

[1] AD

[2] BC

[3] ABC

[4] AC

Correct Answer: 3

Q.20) The important characteristics of Internet communication are :

(A) Absence of sub-media

(B) Multi-data networking

(C) High fidelity realism

(D) Sophisticated reciprocity

(E) Non-interactive

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.21) Arrange the following statistical measures in increasing order

(A) Sixth decile

(B) Median

(C) Third quartile

(D) 67th percentile

[1] ADBC

[2] BCAD

[3] BADC

[4] ACDB

Correct Answer: 3

Q.22) Match the column:

(water treatment)

(A) Primary

(B) Secondary

(C) Tertiary

(D) Advanced

(process)

(I) Removal of wastes with the help of activated charcoal etc.

(II) Ozonization and disinfection by ultraviolet rays.

(III) Removal of large pieces such as stick, stone, rags, plastic etc.

(IV) Removal after flocculation and coagulation of wastes.

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.23) Which of the following indices represents the background level of noise pollution?

[1] L10

[2] L25

[3] L50

[4] L90

Correct Answer: 4

Q.24) Which of the following pair of acronyms and their expansion is incorrectly matched?

[1] SIM – Subscriber Identity Module

[2] SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Plan

[3] SQL – Structured Query Language

[4] URL – Uniform Resource Locator

Correct Answer: 2

Q.25) “If Anup is a member of Animal Rights Society, then he opposes horse racing. Anup opposes horse racing, therefore, he is a member of Animal Rights Society”. Which fallacy is committed in the above argument?

[1] Hasty generalisation

[2] Inappropriate authority

[3] Affirming the consequent

[4] Denying the antecedent

Correct Answer: 3

Q.26) Which of the following is/are Environmental Hazard(s) due to Geothermal Power Plants?

(A) Noise pollution

(B) Production of SO2 and NOx

(C) Production of H2S (toxic gas)

(D) Production of CO2

[1] A

[2] BD

[3] C

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 4

Q.27) Find the value of the following expression :

[(0.22×0.22×0.22)+(0.022×0.022×0.022)] / [(0.66×0.66×0.66)+0.066×0.066×0.066)]

[1] 2/27

[2] 1/25

[3] 1/27

[4] 1/23

Correct Answer: 3

Q.28) Identify the correct order of the following storage devices A-D as per their increasing data storage capacity :

(A) DVD

(B) Hard Disk

(C) CDROM

(D) Blu-Ray Disk

[1] CADB

[2] ACDB

[3] BDCA

[4] CABD

Correct Answer: 1

Q.29) The ancient buildings named Ratnasagara, Ratnadadhi and Ratnaranjaka were part of which of the following university of ancient India?

[1] Takshashila

[2] Odantapuri

[3] Nalanda

[4] Sridhanya Katak

Correct Answer: 3

Q.30) A man can do a piece of work in 8 days and another man can do the same work in 10 days. How long should it take both A and B working together but independently?

[1] 6 days

[2] 4 4/9

[3] 4 1/5

[4] 5 1/2

Correct Answer: 2

Q.31) If the statement-“No squares are circles” is given as true, which of the following statements can be immediately inferred to be false.

(A) Some circles are not squares

(B) All squares are circles

(C) Some squares are circles

(D) Some squares are not circles

[1] AB

[2] BC

[3] AC

[4] ABD

Correct Answer: 2

Q.32) Value-based education shall include universal human values such as :

(A) Isolation

(B) Non-violence

(C) Peace

(D) Righteous conduct

(E) Punishment to crime

[1] AB

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ACE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.33) The production and distribution of news by ordinary people is referred to as :

[1] Popular journalism

[2] Common journalism

[3] Citizen journalism

[4] New journalism

Correct Answer: 3

Q.34) In computing, which of the following is a program downloaded and installed on a computer that appears harmless, but is in fact, malicious.

[1] Trojan Horse

[2] Time Bomb

[3] Worm

[4] Logic Bomb

Correct Answer: 1

Q.35) A man deposited some amount of money in a bank at some simple rate of interest for 3 years. Had he deposited the money at 2% higher rate of interest, he would have fetched Rs 360 more. Find the amount deposited in the bank.

[1] Rs 6200

[2] Rs 7000

[3] Rs 6500

[4] Rs 6000

Correct Answer: 4

Q.36) Which of the following methods of graphical representation of data would be useful for depicting proportions?

[1] Line charts

[2] Histograms

[3] Pie charts

[4] Scatter plots

Correct Answer: 3

Q.37) If ‘CONSTABLE’ is coded as 91 and ‘STABLE’ is coded as 59, then how ‘PORTABLE’ shall be coded?

[1] 89

[2] 109

[3] 111

[4] 110

Correct Answer: 1

Q.38) A Substitute for the gestural communication over the Internet is the use of :

[1] Emoticons

[2] Infographics

[3] Photographs

[4] Anonymous attachments

Correct Answer: 1

Q.39) The tendency of people being observed to act differently than normal as a result of their awareness of being monitored, refers to :

[1] Subject reactivity

[2] Observer bias

[3] Observer drift

[4] Debriefing

Correct Answer: 1

Q.40) Which of the following channels of Swayamprabha are under the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC), New Delhi?

(A) Channel 11

(B) Channel 1

(C) Channel 15

(D) Channel 3

(E) Channel 6

[1] ABCE

[2] CDE

[3] AC

[4] BDE

Correct Answer: 4

Q.41) Match the column:

(A) Labster

(B) Google Earth

(C) Kahoot

(D) Poll Everywhere

(I) Real-time polling

(II) Virtual labs and simulations

(III) Virtual field trips and geographic exploration

(IV) Online quizzes and assessments

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.42) Match the column:

(A) Knowledge Commission

(B) Council of Education (Pre-Independence)

(C) Hunter Commission

(D) Kothari Commission

(I) Grants for collegiate education

(II) Improvement of teaching at the university level

(III) Establishment of 50 National Universities

(IV) Setting up a university in Bengal

[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.43) (Total sum of squares (TSS) and Residual sum of squares)

(A) RSS=5,TSS =20

(B) RSS=5,TSS =25

(C) RSS=10,TSS =25

(D) RSS=12, TSS =32

(R^2 of Regression Model)

(I) 0.62

(II) 0.75

(III) 0.8

(Iv) 0.6

[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: 2

Q. 44-48)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

The beginning of the 15t century opened a new horizon for Oriya poets. It coincided with the most glorious period of Oriya history. Kapilendra Dev (1434-1467), a worthy son of the Orissan soil, usurped the kingdom from the hands of the ‘Gangas’, a southern dynasty, and became the monarch of Orissa. He conquered vast territories of the southern peninsula up to the Krishna river in the south and Gulbarga in the west, and united people of many languages under one administration. His victory in a number of battles created an atmosphere of self-confidence in the Oriyas as a heroic nation, and they directed their attention to improving their language and literature. As a result, a great poet like Sarala Das emerged from the society. King Kapilendra Dev also encouraged his people to write in Oriya and he himself included one Oriya poem in his Sanskrit work Parashurama Vyayoga and accepted Oriya as the state language, in place of Sanskrit and Tamil, and he issued a number of royal orders in Oriya. His ardent love for Jagannatha and his full dependence on Him, contributed a lot to bring about a creative atmosphere.

Q.44) In Parashurama Vyayoga, how did Kapilendra Dev show his support for the Oriya language?

[1] By writing the entire work in Oriya

[2] By including an Oriya poem

[3] By translating it into multiple languages

[4] By prohibiting Sanskrit and Tamil languages

Correct Answer: 2

Q.45) Kapilendra Dev’s martial expeditions expanded Orissa’s dominion upto which fluvial boundary in the South?

[1] Godavari

[2] Krishna

[3] Kaveri

[4] Tungabhadra

Correct Answer: 2

Q.46) Kapilendra Dev’s devotion to which deity contributed to the creative atmosphere in Orissa?

[1] Shiva

[2] Vishnu

[3] Jagannath

[4] Lakshmi

Correct Answer: 3

Q.47) What was one of the significant cultural impacts of Kapilendra Dev’s victories and unification of diverse peoples?

[1] The decline of the Oriya language

[2] The rise of Sanskrit language

[3] The encouragement of Oriya literary composition

[4] The prohibition of all regional languages

Correct Answer: 3

Q.48) Which monarch is credited with opening a new horizon for Oriya poets at the beginning of the 15th century?

[1] Kapilendra Dev

[2] Sarala Das

[3] Tulsidas

[4] Kalidasa

Correct Answer: 1