Q.1-5)

Q.1) Profit earned by Company A on model L (in crore) is-

[1] 0.244

[2] 0.224

[3] 0.208

[4] 0.248

Correct Answer: 3

Q.2) Profit earned by Companies B and C together on Model M (in crore) is

[1] 0.2496

[2] 0.2488

[3] 0.2466

[4] 0.2844

Correct Answer: 1

Q.3) The ratio of the cost of production of model L by Company D to that of model M by Company F is

[1] 4:5

[2] 3:5

[3] 5:7

[4] 1:2

Correct Answer: 2

Q.4) The difference between the profit earned by Company C on Model L and by Company E on Model M (in crore) is

[1] 0.7296

[2] 7.296

[3] 0.03648

[4] 0.07296

Correct Answer: 4

Q.5) The rato of the profit earned on model L by Company B to that of model M by Company D is

[1] 36:25

[2] 6:5

[3] 7:8

[4] 123:97

Correct Answer: 1

Q.6) Which of the following represents learning as a six-level hierarchy in a cognitive domain?

[1] Bloom’s Taxonomy

[2] S0LO Taxonomy

[3] Brigg’s Taxonomy

[4] Gagne’s Taxonomy

Correct Answer: 1

Q.7) Which of the following models for curriculum evaluation considers three primary sources of curriculum namely students, society, and subject matier reflecting the philosophy of education and psychology of learning

[1] CIPP model

[2] Stake’s model

[3] Tyler’s model

[4] Scriven’s model

Correct Answer: 3

Q.8) Which of the following must be ensured by a 21st Century Higher Education teacher?

A. Preparing students towards Higher Order Thinking Skills

B. Placements of students

C. Using digital resources

D. Interaction with bright students only

E. Inter-disciplinary approach

[1] A, C and E only

[2] A, C and D only

[3] A, C, D and E only

[4] A, B, C and D only

Correct Answer: 1

Q.9) Statement I – Learning Management Systems (LMS) s used to provide a virtual environment for teachers and students.

Statement II – LMS can be used for blended learning as well as for online learning.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are incorrect

[3] Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

[4] Statement I is incorrect but Statement Il is correct

Correct Answer: 1

Q.10) Which of the following types of assessment is done for giving grades/marks/credits to the students?

[1] Formative

[2] Integrative

[3] Diagnostic

[4] Summative

Correct Answer: 4

Q.11) Auto-ethnography is an approach that analyses

[1] Personal experiences

[2] Community issues

[3] Local tribes

[4] Cultural distance

Correct Answer: 1

Q.12) In research, middle range theories operate in a

[1] Wider domain

[2] Limited domain

[3] Flexible domain

[4] Representative domain

Correct Answer: 2

Q.13) Poor analysis in historical research is due to

A. Impersonal interpretation

B. Emphasis on objective assessment

C. Over-generalisation

D. Over-simplification

E. Non-identification of social context

[1] A B C

[2] B C D

[3] C D E

[4] A B E

Correct Answer: 3

Q.14) Statement I: Focus group discussion is part of formative research.

Statement Il: Formative research can be both qualitative and quantitative.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are false

[3] Statement I is true but Statement Il is false

[4] Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.15) Tests of Reliability

A. Test and re-test

B. Inter-rater

C. Parallel forms

D. Split-half

Description

I. Delivering a questionnaire in two parts, separately, to a sample group.

Il. Providing different versions of a questionnaire that are equivalent for| respondents,

IIl. The same test is conducted by different people:

IV. The same test, over a period of time, is repeated.

[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-III C-II D-I

Correct Answer: 4

Q.16) In communication, metaphors are considered in nature,

[1] Precise

[2] Imprecise

[3] No-symbolic

[4] Non-reflective

Correct Answer: 2

Q.17) Homogeneity of opinion among groups of people is mostly caused by

[1] Mass communication

[2] Intra-personal communication

[3] Inter-personal communication

[4] Abstraction in communication

Correct Answer: 3

Q.18) Which of the following are traditional approaches to communication?

A. Machine-to-machine

B. Machine-to-man

C. Rhetorical

D. Semiotic

E. Phenomenological

[1] A B and C only

[2] A D and E only

[3] B, C and D only

[4] C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.19) Statement I: Personal conversation is more effective than a broadcast speech.

Statement II: The factor of personalization makes the radio a more effective means of communication than a newspaper.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are false

[3] Statement I is true but Statement Il is false

[4] Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.20) Match the column:

A. phatic

B. feedback

C. meta message

D. lateral communication

I. decoder becomes encoder

II. communication about communication

III. between equals

IV. To greet

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

[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.21) Three numbers are in the ratio of 2:5:6 and their sum is 66[3] Find the three numbers:

[1] 107,250, 306

[2] 102,250,311

[3] 102,255, 306

[4] 112,250,301

Correct Answer: 3

Q.22) There are 15 students in a class. The average age of the students and the teacher of the class is 15 years. The average age of the teacher and the students is 2 years more than that of the students. What is the age of the class teacher?

[1] 48

[2] 50

[3] 43

[4] 45

Correct Answer: 4

Q.23) A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods on cost price but uses 750 gm instead of 1 kg, What is his gain in percentage?

[1] 33

[2] 35.3

[3] 30.3

[4] 33.33

Correct Answer: 4

Q.24) The simple interest on a sum of money is 4/9 of the principal. What will be the annual rate of interest and time (in years), if both of these are numerically equal?

[1] 6 % and 6 years

[2] 6.8% and 6.8 years

[3] 6 1/2 % and 6 1/2 yrs

[4] 6 2/3 % and 6 2/3 yrs.

Correct Answer: 4

Q.25) Find the wrong term in the series given below:

5,10, 17, 24, 37, 50, 65

[1] 37

[2] 17

[3] 24

[4] 50

Correct Answer: 3

Q.26) Which of the following propositions is obverse of and logically equivalent to “Some men are honest?

[1] Some men are dishonest

[2] Some men are not dishonest.

[3] No men are dishonest.

[4] Some dishonest people are not men.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.27) Statement I: To obvert a proposition, we change its quality and replace the predicate term with its complement.

Statement Il: Obversion is valid for any standard form categorical proposition.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are false

[3] Statement I is true but Statement Il is false

[4] Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.28) Which logical informal fallacy is committed in the following argument, “No one has proved that global warming is actually occurring, so there is no reason to believe that it is actually occurring?

[1] Begging the question

[2] Equivocation

[3] Appeal to ignorance

[4] Hasty generalization

Correct Answer: 3

Q.29) The argument, ‘Sound is eternal, because it is produced’, is fallacious because:

[1] Middle term is contradicted by another pramana (means of knowledge).

[2] The middle term is too narrow.

[3] Middle term itself disproves the original proposition and proves its contradictory.

[4] The minor term is the locus of the middle term.

Correct Answer: 3

Q.30) Which of the following Pramanas (means of knowledge) is differentiated into Svértha (for oneself) and Parartha (for others) types?

[1] Prityaksa (perception)

[2] Anumana (inference)

[3] Upamana (comparison)

[4] Sabda (verbal testmony)

Correct Answer: 2

Q.31) The collection of linked information residing on computers which is accessible through Internet called

[1] HTTP

[2] HTML

[3] WWW

[4] URL

Correct Answer: 3

Q.32) ___ are text files with small pieces of data and are used to identify specific users and improve the web browsing experience.

[1] Cookies

[2] Bookmarks

[3] Blogs

[4] Wikis

Correct Answer: 1

Q.33) Which of the following statements are correct regarding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology?

A. RFID refers to a wireless system comprising two components: tags and readers.

B. The reader is a device that has one or more antennas that emit radio waves and receive signals back from the RFID tag.

C. Passive RFID tags are powered by the reader and do not have a battery.

[1] A B and C

[2] B and C only

[3] A and C only

[4] A and B only

Correct Answer: 1

Q.34) Which of the following hardware components will lose data when the power to a computer is switched off?

A. Processor Registers

B. Cache Memory

C. SSD

D. RAM

E. ROM

[1] B D

[2] A C D

[3] A B C

[4] A B D

Correct Answer: 4

Q.35) An example of a cyber exacerbated crime is

[1] Cyber vandalism

[2] Cyber piracy

[3] Cyber stalking

[4] Cyber trespass

Correct Answer: 3

Q.36) Hardness of water is caused by the presence of-

[1] Solid particles in the water

[2] Pathogens in the water

[3] Toxic metals in the water

[4] Cations in the water

Correct Answer: 4

Q.37) Reducing the intensity of noise by a factor of 10 will mean a reduction in noise level by-

[1] 10 dB

[2] 20 dB

[3] 3 dB

[4] 6 dB

Correct Answer: 1

Q.38) Statement I: Photovoltaic cells are often made up of crystal silicon

Statement Il: Photovoltaic cells are also made up of inexpensive amorphous silicon, which is like ordinary glass and has no crystal properties.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are false

[3] Statement I is true but Statement Il is false

[4] Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.39) Assertion A: Biomass is considered as carbon neutral.

Reason R: The amount of carbon they emit equal to the amount of carbon they have consumed during their lifetime.

[1] Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

[2] Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

[3] A is true but R is false

[4] A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.40) Which of the following pollutant causes aggravation of respiratory disease, and atmospheric discolouration?

[1] Carbon monoxide

[2] Lead

[3] Nitrogen dioxide

[4] Ozone

Correct Answer: 3

Q.41) The Government of India in November 1948 appointed a University Education Commission under the Chairmanship of-

[1] DS Kotharl

[2] Ms. Sucheta Kriplani

[3] Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

[4] Mrs. Annie Besant

Correct Answer: 3

Q.42) Hansa Mehta Committee was appointed by the National Council for Women’s Education In 1962 with the purpose to

[1] carry out inspection of schools in rural areas.

[2] examine the differentiation of curriculum for boys and girls at all stages of education;

[3] establish science laboratories in universities

[4] formulate policy for use of educational satellites for rural areas,

Correct Answer: 2

Q.43) Who among the following established the central Hindu Girl’s School at Banaras with the object of imparting western education to girls?

[1] Annie Besant

[2] Sarojini Naidu

[3] Raja Ram Mohan Roy

[4] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Correct Answer: 1

Q.44) Statement I: Swayam Prabha consists of & group of 34 DTH channels using GSAT-15 satellites on 24×7 basis.

Statement II: The concept note for National Education Policy prepared by MHRD in 2014 identified as many as 53 themes.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement II are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are false

[3] Statement I is true but Statement Il is false

[4] Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct Answer: 3

Q. 45-49)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

The ‘new middle class’ in India is upwardly mobile, educated mostly in English and works in professional, technical and/or managerial careers. Itis connected to global networks of consumption, consuming global brands and aspiring toward lifestyles of conspicuous consumption. The identity of this class is defined by its participation in global commodity chains. The market defines the identity of the middle class, as a site of identity formation, expression and aspiration. Also salient within the new middle class are several strata, The hightest stratum is occupied by the white collar corporate mid-to-high level managers who actively participate in transnational capitalism. What connects these various groups in the elite class is a common vision of the nation-state narrated in the miracle of the market. The articulation of the market as the centre of India’s economic growth and development is the overarching anchor for the various discourses of the policy-making and implementation. The middle class in India make up a segment of India’s elite. They participate in the consumption culture of India. This culture is enabled by rapid reforms and punctuated in the rise of urban hubs of belonging. Belonging in this is recrafted in the story of consumption and lifestyles. Here consumption is equated to development and modernisation.

Q.45) The new middle class in India is hugely active in:

[1] Adopting innovative lifestyles

[2] Acquiring new technical competence

[3] Redefining the business strategies

[4] Conspicuous consumption

Correct Answer: 4

Q.46) Participation in global community chains has given the middle class its own

[1] Identity

[2] Market

[3] Economic Status

[4] Upward mobility

Correct Answer: 1

Q.47) The ‘new middle class’ is associated with

[1] The production of global brands

[2] Market expansion

[3] Global capitalism

[4] White collar supremacy

Correct Answer: 3

Q.48) The elite class has a vision of the nation-state anchored by

[1] Policy discourses

[2] Market miracle

[3] Limitless consumption

[4] Corporate narratives

Correct Answer: 2

Q.49) The main theme of the passage is:

[1] Market-driven middle-class identity

[2] Need for high-level consumption

[3] Negative effect of modernized consumption

[4] Emergence of knowledge enterprises

Correct Answer: 1