Q.1-5)

Q.1) What is the approximate percent profit of the company till 2020 taking total expenditure and total income till the end of 2020 for all the years taken together?

[1] 18.92%

[2] 16.47%

[3] 18.24%

[4] 17.67%

Correct Answer: 4

Q.2) Expenditure of the company in 2022 is (in Rs. million)

[1] 94

[2] 95

[3] 99

[4] 81

Correct Answer: 2

Q.3) What is the average expenditure (in Rs. million) of the company for five years from 2018 to 2022?

[1] 93.44

[2] 92.88

[3] 93.98

[4] 94.88

Correct Answer: 1

Q.4) Expenditure in 2020 is _____% more than the expenditure in 2017. (round off to two decimal places)

[1] 1.22

[2] 1.69

[3] 1.83

[4] 1.45

Correct Answer: 3

Q.5) If the expenditure was increased by 20% in the year 2017 in comparison to the year 2016 and profit percentage in 2016 was 25% less than the profit percentage in 2017, then what is the income of the company in 2016? (in Rs. million)

[1] 83.2020

[2] 85.6211

[3] 81.2430

[4] 84.2025

Correct Answer: 4

Q.6) Who among the following enunciated a new policy on agriculture and created a central institute at Pusa?

[1] Lord Ripon

[2] Lord Lansdowne

[3] Lord Curzon

[4] Lord Linlithgow

Correct Answer: 3

Q.7) Portfolio assessment consists of:

A. Prohibit collaboration among teachers and students during the assessment process

B. Addressing the students achievements only

C. Engaging the students in assessing their progress and establishing ongoing learning goals

D. Provide students opportunities to reflect upon feeling about learning

E. Link assessment and teaching to learning

[1] B and C only

[2] D and E only

[3] C, D and E only

[4] A, B and D only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.8) Which of the following statements is equivalent to the following statement- “All philosophers are non-conservatives?”

[1] Some philosophers are not conservatives.

[2] No philosophers are conservatives.

[3] Some philosophers are conservatives.

[4] All non-conservatives are philosophers.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.9) Which of the following types of variables would have a true zero point?

[1] Nominal

[2] Ordinal

[3] Interval

[4] Ratio

Correct Answer: 4

Q.10) Which of the following factors affect learning of learners?

A. Family structure

B. Socio-economic status

C. Cultural back-ground

D. Type of school

[1] ACD

[2] B and C

[3] ABCD

[4] D only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.11) Identify the correct order of the words A – D given below to complete the paragraph about internet security:-

Illegal access to a computer system is known as ______.

______ are programs that self-replicate and are designed to disrupt computer systems.

_______ is where a user is sent legitimate-looking emails: as soon as the email is opened and the recipient clicks on the embedded link, they are sent to a fake website.

Software that monitors key presses on a user’s keyboard, and relays the information back to the person who sent the software, is known as _________

A. Phishing

B. Hacking

C. Spyware

D. Viruses

[1] A, D, B, C

[2] B, A, D, C

[3] B, D, A, C

[4] C, D, A, B

Correct Answer: 3

Q.12) At which of the following ancient place of higher learning did the famous royal physician Jivaka, who had cured the king Bimbisara study?

[1] Takshashila

[2] Kanchi

[3] Jayender Vihar

[4] Vallabhi

Correct Answer: 1

Q.13) Statement I : Recycling drastically reduces pressure on landfills and incinerators.

Statement II : Recycling increases demands for raw resources.

[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 II is false

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.14) In a certain coding language

a. MANGO’ is coded as 4

b. BANANA’ is coded as 5

c. ‘PEAR’ is coded as 3

How ‘MUSKMELON’ shall be coded in that language?

[1] 9

[2] 8

[3] 7

[4] 6

Correct Answer: 2

Q.15) If the statement- “Some trucks are polluting vehicles,” is given as true, which of the following statements could be immediately inferred to be false?

A. All trucks are polluting vehicles

B. Some trucks are non-polluting vehicles

C. Some trucks are not polluting vehicles

D. No trucks are polluting vehicles

[1] C and D only

[2] B and C only

[3] D only

[4] B, C and D only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.16) Match the column:

A. Numerical ID of 32-bit or 128-bit device on the internet

B. Unique ID for a network interface card (NIC)

C. An arrangement whereby a user remotely accesses software, hardware, or other resources via a browser

D. The process of running multiple machines on one physical server

I. virtualization

II. MAC address

III. IP address

IV. cloud computing

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.17)

[1] =SUMIFS(D2:D101,B2:101=Adult,C2:C101,= 1)

[2] =SUMIFS(B2:B101,= Adult”,C2:C101,”=1”,2:D101)

[3] = SUM (D2:D101)

[4] =SUMIFS(D2:D101,B2:B101,”=Adult”,C2:C101,”=1”)

Correct Answer: 4

Q.18) Condensation symbols in political communication are –

[1] Dormant

[2] Evocative

[3] Weak assumptions

[4] Escapist

Correct Answer: 2

Q.19) In collaborative learning, from which of the following strategies listening skill is developed?

[1] Fish Bowl

[2] Circle of Voices

[3] Jigsaw Strategy

[4] Case Study

Correct Answer: 1

Q.20) Statement I: The Buddhists argue that reality should be understood as a linguistic construct.

Statement II: In today’s context, we can say that reality is a media construct.

[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 II is false

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.21) “No one has shown that Mars was not created by the Aliens. Therefore, Mars is actually created by the Aliens”. Which fallacy is involved in the above statement?

[1] Red Herring

[2] Hasty Generalisation

[3] Appeal to Ignorance

[4] Begging the Question

Correct Answer: 3

Q.22) Statement I: The www is the largest computer network in the world, with millions of computers connected to each other.

Statement II: Web pages are stored on web servers, which are always connected to the Internet so that people can view their pages 24 hours a day.

[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 I is incorrect

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.23) Which of the following pairs shows an internet service and ifs corresponding protocol, correctly matched?

[1] www – FTP

[2] E-mail – SMTP

[3] E-mail – FTP

[4] File Transfer – SMTP

Correct Answer: 2

Q.24) Which of the following statements are so related that if one of them is true, the other must be false, even though both of them can be false?

A. Some adults are far-sighted

B. No adults are far-sighted

C. All adults are far-sighted

D. Some adults are not far-sighted

[1] A and D only

[2] C and D only

[3] A and B only

[4] B and C only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.25) Five years ago the average age of 4 persons A, B, C and D was 45 years. If another person E is included in the group, then the present average age of all the five persons becomes 49 years, What is the present age of E?

[1] 45 years

[2] 50 years

[3] 43 years

[4] 48 years

Correct Answer: 1

Q.26) Find the number that can replace question mark (?) in the series given below –

-1,0,3,8,15,24?

[1] 35

[2] 49

[3] 39

[4] 23

Correct Answer: 1

Q.27) Identify the advantages of open-ended questions in survey research:

A. Respondents can answer in their own terms

B. They can be quickly administered by the interviewers

C. They allow unusual responses to be derived

[1] A B

[2] B C

[3] A C

[4] A B C

Correct Answer: 3

Q.28) Which among the following are sources of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)?

A. Vehicles

B. Plants

C. Termites

D. Power Plants

E. Bogs

[1] A and D only

[2] A, B and D only

[3] A, B, D and E only

[4] A, ,B C, D and E

Correct Answer: 4

Q.29) Which of the following are the major criticisms of mass media as a cultural industry?

A. Mass media are pro-people.

B. Products of culture industry are standardised.

C. The productions are devoid of aesthetic merit.

D. The culture industry does uniform mass production.

E. Avoids massification of culture.

[1] A, B, C only

[2] B, C, D only

[3] C, D, E only

[4] A, D, E only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.30) Statement I: There is an argument that the emergence of television audiences has brought in more personalised and interactive communication and media culture

Statement II: Within an integrated communication system, messages do not acquire the elements of communicability and socialisation.

[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 II is false.

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.31) In the earlier days of higher education in India, the focus was mostly on disciplines of:

[1] Agriculture

[2] Medicine

[3] Arts

[4] Law

Correct Answer: 3

Q.32) Statement I : The idea of abolition of regulatory bodies of education like UGC, AICTE and NCTE is based on the assumption that such multiple bodes are redundant.

Statement II : The Bar Council of India has opposed the idea of abolition of regulatory bodies as it would affect its role as the apex regulatory body of legal professionals in India

[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 II is false.

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.33) Assertion A: In concentrating type solar collector temperature can be raised up to 500°C.

Reason R: In concentrating type solar collector, the magnitudes of collector area and absorber area are numerically same.

[1] Both A and R are correct and R s 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.34) Statement I: According to Vygotsky, learning occurs through social interaction and collaboration.

Statement II: According to Vygotsky, scaffolding involves providing the student with all of the answers and solutions to a problem.

[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 I is incorrect.

[4] Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Correct Answer: 3

Q.35) What were the initiatives during the second five year plan to improve technical education in India?

A. Closure of non-performing engineering colleges

B. Establishment of IIT at Madras

C. Schemes for improvement of existing technical institutions

D. Stipend-based training programme for outstanding students at select technical institutions in the country

E. Plan to establish a central institute for printing technology.

[1] A, B, C only

[2] A, C, D only

[3] A, B, E only

[4] B, C, D, E only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.36) Communication about communication is called –

[1] Communication narrative

[2] Communication narrative

[3] Metacognition

[4] Metacommunication

Correct Answer: 4

Q.37) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), important green house gases:

A. are toxic

B. vaporize just below room temperature

C. are flammable

D. are very stable

E. destroy ozone

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] BDE

[4] CDE

Correct Answer: 3

Q.38) Statement I : Aristotelian logic is verbalistic.

Statement II : For the classical Indian school of logic (nyaya) verbal form is not the essence of inference and is required only to convince others.

[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 II is false.

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.39) According to UGC regulation 2018 on plagiarism a similarity of 14% would correspond to which of the following levels of plagiarism?

[1] 0

[2] 1

[3] 2

[4] 3

Correct Answer: 2

Q.40) Statement I: Online surveys are very useful because internet users always constitute an unbiased sample of the population

Statement II : A convenience sample is one that is simply available to the rescarcher by virtue of its accessibility

[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 II is incorrect.

[4] Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Correct Answer: 4

Q.41) A man ‘X’ can complete 1/3 of a job in 5 days and another man ‘Y’ can complete 2/5 of the job in 10 days. In how many days both X & Y together can complete the job?

[1] 9 3/8

[2] 8 3/8

[3] 9 3/5

[4] 7 7/9

Correct Answer: 1

Q.42) pH, an important water quality parameter:

A. is a measure of acidity on water.

B. is a measure of basicity in water.

C. can have value only upto 10.

D. represents the concentration of hydrogen ion.

E. whose value ‘0’ (zero) confirms that water is potable.

[1] A C and E only

[2] A, B and D only

[3] C, D and E only

[4] B, C and E only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.43) Scientific research is :

A. Data-driven

B. Replicable

C. Verifiable

D. Subjective

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] BD

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 1

Q.44) A student walks 1 km in the cast direction, then turns to the south and walks 5 km. Thereafter, he turns to east and walks 2 km and again turns to north and walks for 9 km. How far is the student from his starting point?

[1] 5 km

[2] 7 km

[3] 6 km

[4] 6.5 km

Correct Answer: 1

Q.45-49)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

Earlier this week, European Union (EU) lawmakers laid the groundwork for the rollout of its proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism from 2026. Essentially a carbon border tax, it is shrouded in green principles of pricing carbon, reducing emissions and preventing carbon leakage to combat global warming. But in reality it is nothing but a tax against emerging economies like India exporting to the EU. Trure, the European bloc has ambitious climate targets of cutting greenhouse gases by 55% over this decade and seeks to withdraw free carbon allowances for its most polluting industries. However, by targetting imports of carbon-intensive goods such as aluminium, steel, cement, fertilisers and electricity it is imposing European emission standards on emerging economies.

This is a clear violation of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of international climate action. The rich countries of the global north bear historic responsibility for global warming. But after having achieved a high standard of living through centuries of polluting industries, they now want to slam the development door shut on the rest of the world. Further exemplifying this hypocrisy is the fact that when the Ukraine war pushed up energy prices last year, EU nations had no qualms falling back on dirty coal.

Plus, rich nations have done little to mobilise the targeted $100 billion for climate funding to help developing nations transition to low-carbon pathways. Thus, India is right to object to the EU carbon tax. It should prepare retaliatory measures, including taking the matter to World Trade Organization (WTO) and flagging it as a non-tariff barrier.

Q.45) The amlitions climate targets of the European bloc aim to:

A. Withdraw free carbon allowances for its most polluting industries

B. Reduce emissions

C. Prevent carbon leakage

D. Use coal when energy prices rise

[1] A, B and D only

[2] B and C only

[3] C and D only

[4] A, B and C only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.46) European union’s carbon border tax will come into effect:

[1] From 2030

[2] Immediately

[3] After a decade

[4] From 2026

Correct Answer: 4

Q.47) India is right to object to the European Carbon tax because:

A. It will affect its economic growth

B. India is not concerned about global warming

C. Rich nations have yet to molize $ 100 billion for climate funding to help developing countries transition to low-carbon pathways

D. Rich countries of the global north bear historic responsibility for global warming

[1] B and C only

[2] A and D only

[3] A, C and D only

[4] A, B and D only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.48) Statement I: The European block seeks to impose European emission standards on emerging economics

Statement II: Rich nations are helping the developing nations transition to low-carbon pathways through climate funding.

[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 II is false.

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.49) The following exemplify the hypocrisy of the European Union’s imposition of carbon tax:

A. Rich countries of the global north have achieved a high standard of living through centurics of polluting industrics.

B. Rich countries now wish to hamper the development of the emerging economics.

C. Rich counties violate the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities of international climate action.

D. Rich countries are not imposing European emission standards on emerging economics.

[1] AB

[2] ABD

[3] BCD

[4] ABC

Correct Answer: 4