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Q.1) On Thursday, the difference between the time taken by the boat to cover ‘X’ km upstream and (X+120) km downstream is 26 hours. Had the boat covered the same distance upstream as downstream, then what would have been the difference in the time taken?

[1] 58 hours

[2] 62 hours

[3] 48 hours

[4] 56 hours

Correct Answer: 4

Q.2) On Wednesday, if the boat covered half of the distance upstream with usual speed and other half with double its speed and it takes 33 3/4 hours less time the usual time to go upstream, then what is the total time taken by the boat to go upstream and downstream?

[1] 128 hours

[2] 120 hours

[3] 108 hours

[4] 92 hours

Correct Answer: 3

Q.3) On Tuesday, if the difference between the time taken by the boat to go upstream and downstream is 45 hours and the downstream speed is 24 km/hout, then what is the total distance covered by the boat to go upstream and downstream?

[1] 680 km

[2] 720 km

[3] 740 km

[4] 540 km

Correct Answer: 2

Q.4) On Friday, if the ratio of speed of boat to speed of stream is 2 : 1, then what is the difference between the time taken by the boat to go upstream and to go downstream?

[1] 36 hours

[2] 42 hours

[3] 45 hours

[4] 35 hours

Correct Answer: 1

Q.5) On Monday, if the difference between the time taken by the boat to go upstream and to go downstream is 20 hours, then what is the total time taken by the boat to go upstream and downstream?

[1] 40 hours

[2] 30 hours

[3] 80 hours

[4] 60 hours

Correct Answer: 4

Q.6) A car starts running with the initial speed of 50 km/hour, with its speed increasing every hour by 5 km per hour. How many hours will it take to cover a distance of 630 km?

[1] 7 hours

[2] 9 hours

[3] 6 hours

[4] 8 hours

Correct Answer: 2

Q.7) Statement I: The Richter Scale measures not only the intensity of earthquake itself, but its impact on people too.

Statement II: The modified Mercalli scale measures the earthquake in terms of energy released.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 2

Q.8) Which of the following statements is logically equivalent to the statement – “All rectangles are polygon”?

[1] Some rectangles are polygon.

[2] No rectangles are non-polygon.

[3] No non-rectangles are non-polygon.

[4] All non-polygons are rectangles.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.9) Which of the following measures would be useful for commenting upon the degree of asymmetry in a statistical distribution?

[1] Central tendency

[2] Dispersion

[3] Kurtosis

[4] Skewness

Correct Answer: 4

Q.10) “Political stability is indispensable to economic progress because economic progress can only be achieved by means of political stability” Which informal fallacy is committed in the above statement?

[1] Slippery Slope

[2] Red Herring

[3] Hasty Generalisation

[4] Begging the question

Correct Answer: 4

Q.11) What will be the value of P in the following number series?

0, 2, 24, 252, P, ……..

[1] 3120

[2] 1029

[3] 2045

[4] 630

Correct Answer: 1

Q.12) In the context of a published research article, DOI stands for :

[1] Data Object Integration

[2] Digital Object Identifier

[3] Data Object Interface

[4] Digital Object Interface

Correct Answer: 2

Q.13) Statement I: Financing higher education in a country like India depends upon availability of resources and other financial implications.

Statement II : According to NEP 2020, funding and financing of higher education will be carried out by the second vertical of Higher Education Commission of India i.e, Higher Education Grants Council.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.14) A kind of fixation with medium itself is conceptualised as :

[1] Hypermediacy

[2] Immediacy

[3] Media tendency

[4] Multi-mediacy

Correct Answer: 1

Q.15) The sum of three numbers is 124. If the ratio between the first and the second is 2 : 3 and between the second and the third is 7 : 9, then the third number is :

[1] 48

[2] 54

[3] 64

[4] 66

Correct Answer: 2

Q.16) When students, who have learned to type on a typewriter, transfer this skill to typing on a computer keyboard, it is an example of_______ learning?

[1] Far transfer

[2] High-road transfer

[3] Near transfer

[4] Low-road transfer

Correct Answer: 3

Q.17) Which factor plays a crucial role in creating an effective learning environment?

[1] Teacher’s qualification

[2] Availability of instructional facilities

[3] Focus on foreign language use

[4] Admission to students from elite class

Correct Answer: 2

Q.18) Statement (I) : The quantitative content analysis in social science research is a very transparent research method.

Statement (II) : The quantitative content analysis is often referred to as obtrusive method.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.19) Which of the following statements are true in respect of communication?

(A) Communicated meanings are always ambiguous.

(B) Words are symbols for concepts.

(C) Labels may be ambiguous.

(D) Symbols are usually understood within a group.

(E) Sharing of meaning is not possible in communication.

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ABE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.20) The standard coagulant in water treatment is?

[1] Hypochloride

[2] Chlorine

[3] Aluminium

[4] Alum

Correct Answer: 4

Q.21) Match the column:

(A) Sadler Commission

(B) Hartog Committee

(C) Radhakrishnan Commission

(D) Yashpal Committee

(I) Functioning of UGC and AICTE

(II) University education in India

(IIl) Comprehensive report on education in India

(IV) Functioning of Calcutta university

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.22) Match the column:

(A) Firewall

(B) Digital certificate

(C) Cookies

(D) Hypervisor

(I) Used to remember user’s preferences each time they visit websites

(II) Hardware or software that sits between a user’s computer and an external network, which filters data coming to and from the computer

(III) Software, firmware or hardware that creates and runs a virtual machine

(IV) Pairs of files stored on user’s computer; each pair contains a public key and private key

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.23) Assertion (A) : PM 10 is preferred over Total Suspended Particles (TSP) for air quality monitoring studies.

Reason (R) : Particles larger than 10 micron are better indicator of potential health effects of particulate air pollution.

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

[2] Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

[3] (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

[4] (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.24) Which of the following universities in ancient India had six colleges each under them and had a lot of exchange of ideas between them?

(A) Sridhanya katak

(B) Nalanda

(C) Takshashila

(D) Vikramashila

[1] (A) and (B) Only

[2] (8) and (D) Only

[3] (C) and (D) Only

[4] (A) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.25)

[1] 78000

[2] 76500

[3] 99000

[4] 55500

Correct Answer: 4

Q.26) Statement (I) : Communication cannot reflect the cultural conduct of people

Statement (II) : Communication is a practice integral to formation of social life

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 4

Q.27) Consider the following memory hierarchy diagram :

i. …………

Cache Memory

ii. …………

Solid State Storage :

iii. …………

Optical Disk Storage

iv. …………

Which of the following memories A-D represent i, ii, iii and iv (in that order)?

(A) Magnetic Tape

(B) Magnetic Hard Disk

(C) Random Access Memory

(D) Processor Registers

[1] DCAB

[2] ABCD

[3] BCDA

[4] DCBA

Correct Answer: 4

Q.28) Statement I: Photovoltaic cells produce Alternating current (A.C.).

Statement II: Photovoltaic cells are exposed directly to the sun, therefore as temperature rises leakage accross the cell increases.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 4

Q.29) Statement I: Communication is a social process in which people use symbols to interpret meanings in their own environment.

Statement II: People and their interactions are not part of the communication process, because communication cannot be social.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.30) Find out the correct chronological order of the establishment of following universities in India :

(A) Agra University

(B) Delhi University

(C) Nagpur University

(D) Andhra University

(E) University of Calcutta

[1] BCAED

[2] EBCDA

[3] CDAEB

[4] AEBDC

Correct Answer: 2

Q.31) Statement I: (0.6875)10 = (0.1011)2

Statement II: (111011.101)2 = (58.625)10

[1] Both Statement I and Statement I are correct

[2] Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

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

[4] Statement I is incorrect but Statement 11 is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.32) Which of the following pairs of elements is most important for eutrophication process?

[1] Calcium-magnesium

[2] Nitrogen-phosphorus

[3] Nickel-cobalt

[4] Iron-copper

Correct Answer: 2

Q.33) The cost price of an article is 75% of its marked price for sale. How much percent does the trades-man gain after allowing a discount of 15%?

[1] 20%

[2] 13 1/3%

[3] 10%

[4] 15 2/3%

Correct Answer: 2

Q.34) Which of the following statements are so related that they cannot both be true, nor can they both be false?

(A) All mammals are vertebrates.

(B) Some mammals are vertebrates.

(C) Some mammals are not vertebrates.

(D) No mammals are vertebrates.

[1] (A) and (B) Only

[2] (B) and (D) Only

[3] (C) and (D) Only

[4] (A) and (D) Only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.35) Identify the software that would be useful for statistical analysis of data generated in a research study :

(A) SPSS

(B) Ithenticate

(C) MINITAB

(D) R

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

[2] (B) and (D) Only

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.36) Which of the following tools can be used for virtual labs and simulations?

[1] Plotagon

[2] Wakelet

[3] PhET Interactive Simulations

[4] Flipgrid

Correct Answer: 3

Q.37) In a factory, the average salary of the employees is Rs 7000. If the average salary of 12 officers is Rs 40000 and that of the remaining employees is Rs 6000, then the number of employees is :

[1] 402

[2] 404

[3] 406

[4] 408

Correct Answer: 4

Q.38) Which of the following correctly represents the meaning of the abbreviation “vide” used in academic writing?

[1] against

[2] width

[3] refer to

[4] namely

Correct Answer: 3

Q.39) Generally, cyberspace is compared to a type of electronics.

[1] Screen

[2] Exhibition Hall

[3] Premises

[4] Open Space

Correct Answer: 4

Q.40) Statement I: Passive style is a way of dealing with conflict in which people are nonassertive and submissive and don’t let others know what they want.

Statement II : Manipulative style is a way of dealing with conflict in which people try to get what they want by making others feel guilty for them.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 1

Q.41) Which of the following Open universities was established in accordance with the National Education policy, 1986 :

[1] Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University, Heyderabad

[2] Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi

[3] Karnataka State Open University, Mysore

[4] Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra open University, Nasik

Correct Answer: 2

Q.42) Statement I: Google is a web search engine, while google chrome is a web browser.

Statement II : Microsoft Edge is a web search engine, while Microsoft Bing is a web browser.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 3

Q.43) Arrange the following terms in order of increasing intension :

(A) Cheese

(B) Dairy product

(C) Soft Cheese

(D) Strong soft cheese

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

[1] BACD

[2] BDCA

[3] DCBA

[4] DCAB

Correct Answer: 1

Q.44) Statement I: The proposition “The hill has fire because it is knowable” commits the fallacy of the irregular middle.

Statement II: The proposition “Sound is eternal, because it is audible” commits the fallacy of the irregular middle.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 1

Q.45) Which of the following is the driving force for students’ commitment, engagement and persistence in self-directed learning?

[1] Fixation

[2] Motivation

[3] Metacognition

[4] Assessment

Correct Answer: 2

Q.46-50)

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Tiger reserves are an important part of our tourism industry. There are 42 declared tiger reserves in India which are generally operated by state forest departments. Indian tiger, also known as Bengal tiger is the national animal of India. Its scientific name is Panthera tigris tigris. Tigers are maintained in reserves for their scientific, economic, aesthetic, cultural, and ecological values and they are kept as a national heritage for the education and enjoyment of the people. But in recent years tiger tourism has become a troublesome issue due to the rapid growth of killing of tigers due to illegal poaching. This is a wakeup call not only for the Department of Tourism but also for the various wildlife organizations and other governing bodies. Since the governments have failed to implement adequate enforcement responses and investigations, wildlife crimes have increased over the years. Today there are some activists and environmentalists who are demanding a complete ban on public access to wildlife reserves. But such a complete ban would be a setback. There is no question that commercial tourism must be strictly regulated, however, a complete ban would be an extremely harmful step, as it will negatively impact conservation education, monitoring, and other conservation activities.

Q.46) Statement I: Banning commercial tourism will positively impact conservation activities.

Statement II: Panthera tigris tigris is the national animal of India.

[1] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.

[2] Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are incorrect.

[3] Statement (I) is correct but Statement (Il) is incorrect

[4] Statement (I) is incorrect but Statement (II) is correct

Correct Answer: 4

Q.47) Solution to the problem of wildlife crimes can be found by :

[1] Banning public access to wildlife reserves

[2] Banning tiger tourism

[3] Regulating commercial tourism

[4] Curtailment of wild life population

Correct Answer: 3

Q.48) Tiger tourism has become a problem in recent years because :

[1] There are too many tigers

[2] Tigers kill people

[3] Tourists disturb tigers

[4] There is illegal poaching of tigers

Correct Answer: 4

Q.49) Tigers are kept in reserves for the following reasons :

(A) Ecological value

(B) Cultural value

(C) Agricultural value

(D) Aesthetic value

(E) Medicinal value

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

[1] ABD

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 1

Q.50) A protected area for animals, plants etc. is called :

[1] A Reserve

[2] A Forest

[3] Countryside

[4] Cantonment

Correct Answer: 1