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Q.1) What is the total number of employees in Mumbai and Gurgaon who work in IT department?

[1] 482

[2] 452

[3] 570

[4] 494

Correct Answer: 1

Q.2) If the number of employees in Bengaluru is 10% less than the number of employees in Hyderabad. then the total number of employees who work in Finance and Accounts departments of the organization is more than 415 in exactly_____ cities.

[1] two

[2] three

[3] four

[4] five

Correct Answer: 2

Q.3) If number of employees who work in Accounts department in Mumbai is 38 more than the number of employees who work in IT department in Gurgaon, then what is the number of employees who work in Finance department in Mumbai?

[1] 114

[2] 120

[3] 98

[4] 124

Correct Answer: 1

Q.4) If in Delhi. number of employees who work in Accounts department are 40% more than the number of employees who work in HR department . then what is the number of employees who work in IT department in Delhi?

[1] 266

[2] 306

[3] 352

[4] 294

Correct Answer: 2

Q.5) Statement I: Due to climate change, Arctic sea ice is significantly thinner now than about a century ago.

Statement II: Due to climate change, tropical regions have warmed much faster than rest of the world.

[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: 3

Q.6) The union government’s mandate for Humayun Kabir committee was to explore the possibility of:

[1] Privatisation of public universities

[2] Setting up of new university

[3] Establishing correspondence courses

[4] Funding private universities

Correct Answer: 2

Q.7) Match the column:

A. data loss caused by hard disk crash

B. introduction of software that self-replicates and can cause data loss

C. reading of illegally accessed documents

D. software that records all key presses on your computer without you knowing

I. anti-spyware software

II. anti-virus software

III. Back-up files

IV. Encryption

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.8) The Education Despatch of 1854 suggested that the medium of instruction in Indian Universities should be

[1] Persian

[2] Sanskrit

[3] Hindi

[4] English

Correct Answer: 4

Q.9) According to UGC Regulations 2018 on plagiarism, common knowledge or coincidental terms, up to how many consecutive words shall be excluded while checking similarity for detection of plagiarism

[1] 8

[2] 12

[3] 14

[4] 18

Correct Answer: 3

Q.10) Statement I: A valid deductive argument that also has all true premises is called a “sound” argument.

Statement II: A strong inductive argument that has all true premises is called a “cogent” argument.

[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: 1

Q.11) Determine the next term in the following number series

3, 15, 35, 63, ?

[1] 89

[2] 91

[3] 99

[4] 106

Correct Answer: 3

Q.12) Identify the formal fallacy committed in the following argument: “Some good actors are not powerful athletes . All professional wrestlers are powerful athletes. Therefore all professional wrestlers are good actors”.

[1] Exclusive premises

[2] Existential fallacy

[3] Affirmative conclusion from negative premises

[4] Affirming the consequent

Correct Answer: 3

Q.13) Statement I: A cohort is a population whose members have some specific characteristics in common.

Statement II: In a prospective study the researcher relies on people’s memories and recollections of the past.

[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) The teaching that p’rovides all students with challenging instructions and uses supports when needed but removes those supports as students become able to handle more on their own is called:

[1] Recessive teaching

[2] Active teaching

[3] Adaptive teaching

[4] Problem-oriented teaching

Correct Answer: 3

Q.15)

[1] =IF(C3>=B3,IF(C4>B4,”Yes”,”No”),”No”)

[2] =IF(AND(C3>=B3,C4>=B4),”Yes”,”No”)

[3] =IF(C3:C4>=B3:B4,”Yes”,”No”)

[4] =IF(OR(C3>=B3,C4>=B4),”Yes”,”No”)

Correct Answer: 2

Q.16) Find out the chronological order of the following open universities in India.

A. Karnataka State Open University

B. Netaji Subhash Open University

C. UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University

D. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University

E. Nalanda Open University

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.17) Statement I: A dichotomous variable is the one which has more than two categories.

Statement II: A nominal variable can have more than two categories.

[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: 4

Q.18) As per the recommendation of the National Education Policy (2020), the Indian Standards of skills will aligned with the International Standard Classification of occupations of:

[1] UNDP

[2] UNESCO

[3] ILO

[4] ITU

Correct Answer: 3

Q.19) When participants drop out of a study, leading to change in the nature of the sample, it would cause which of the following threats to internal validity?

[1] Selection threat

[2] Attrition threat

[3] History threat

[4] Testing threat

Correct Answer: 2

Q.20) What is the correct increasing order of the contribution to the global warming by the following gases?

A. Methane (CH4)

B. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

C. Nitrous oxide (N2O)

[1] A.B.C

[2] C.A.B

[3] B.A.C

[4] B.C..A

Correct Answer: 2

Q.21) Statement I: Cultural eutrophication is caused by increased nutrient input into water body mainly due to human activitie

Statement II: Cultural cutrophication deaccelerate the ‘aging’ of a water body enormously over natural rates.

[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: 3

Q.22) According to Abhinava Gupta, the Rasa Theory of Communication provided an opportunity for audience’s

[1] Literary taste

[2] Materialistic welfare

[3] Socialisation

[4] Moral cultivation

Correct Answer: 4

Q.23) A passenger train running at the speed of 75 km/hr leaves the railway station 9 hours after a goods train leaves and overtakes it in 6 hours. The speed of the goods train is

[1] 35 km/hr

[2] 32 km/hr

[3] 30 km/hr

[4] 28 km/hr

Correct Answer: 3

Q.24) Statement I: The risk of rejecting the null hypothesis when it should be confirmed. is more at 0.05 p-level than at 0.01 p-level

Statement II: The risk of committing a type-I error is lower at 0.05 p-level than at 0.01 p-level

[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.25) Statement I: Reputed scholars like Panini and Chanakya had their education from Nalanda university

Statement II: Takshashila was a university known for its education in Indian arts and science especially medicine

[1] Both Statement I and Statement I 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: 4

Q.26) Statement I: The electronic space of Internet has failed to displace the institutional space in a society even an iota.

Statement II: The internet communication has broken down the hierarchies of race, ethnicity and gender.

[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: 4

Q.27) Which of the following are the interrelated phases created by John Keller for stimulating and sustaining learner’s motivation in the teaching and learning process?

A. Attention

B. Authority

C. Relevance

D. Confidence

E. Satisfaction

[1] ACDE

[2] BDE

[3] ACD

[4] BC

Correct Answer: 1

Q.28) In a certain coding scheme . ‘WOMEN is coded as ’65’. How will the ‘CHILDREN’ be coded in this scheme?

[1] 178

[2] 143

[3] 116

[4] 78

Correct Answer: 2

Q.29) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was the outcome of:

[1] Paris Agreement

[2] Montreal Protocol

[3] Convention on Biodiversity

[4] Earth Summit

Correct Answer: 4

Q.30) A photovoltaic array is:

[1] a single solar cell

[2] a single solar module

[3] a single solar panel

[4] combination of solar panels

Correct Answer: 4

Q.31) Which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of contradicted middle such that the middle term, instead of being pervaded by the presence of the major term, is pervaded by the absence of the major term?

[1] All things are non-eternal because they are knowable.

[2] Sound is a quality because it is visible.

[3] Fire is cold because it is a substance.

[4] Sound is eternal because it is produced.

Correct Answer: 4

Q.32) Statement I: Metacognition is the understanding about one’s own use of language.

Statement II: Mnemonics is the knowledge about our own thinking processes.

In the light of the above statements. choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

[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: 2

Q.33) Media interactivity is experienced at different levels in different ___ relations.

[1] Political

[2] Economic

[3] Techno-social

[4] Techno-ethical

Correct Answer: 3

Q.34) When you sign up something like a free e-mail account, you may be presented with a CAPTCHA. The most common form of CAPTCHA is an image of several distorted letters. CAPTCHA stands for:

[1] “Coverage Analysis and Planning Tool for Computers and Humans Apart.”

[2] “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”

[3] “Completely Applied Parallel Technologies for Communication and Hardware Apart”.

[4] “Comparable Additional Protected Turing test to cell Computers and Humans Apart”.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.35) Statement I: There is an argument that the emergence of cable and television audiences has brought in more personalized and interactive media culture.

Statement II: Within an integrated communication system, messages do not acquire 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 I is false

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.36) Statement I: A binary number that ends in a 1 e.g 110011, is always an odd decimal number.

Statement II: HTML is a set of rules that must be obeyed when transferring files across the Internet

[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.37) When people metacommunication, they are sending messages about :

[1] senders

[2] receivers

[3] channels

[4] messages

Correct Answer: 4

Q.38) Match the column:

A. learning management system(LMS)

B. video conferencing

C. discussion forums

D. online assessment platform

I. encouraging student engagement and collaboration fostering critical thinking and problem solving

II. creating and administering assessments quickly and easily automating grading and feedback

III. Streamlining course administration, managing student record and grades

IV. delivering engaging and interactive class sessions connecting with remote learners.

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.39) Arrange the following group of terms in order of increasing intention:

A. tiger

B. Mammal

C. feline

D. animal

[1] ACBD

[2] DACB

[3] DBCA

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 3

Q.40)

[1] 0.6

[2] 0.8

[3] 0.45

[4] 0.58

Correct Answer: 2

Q.41) The process of comparing a student’s performance against his/her previous performance is known as:

[1] Diagnostic evaluation

[2] Summative Assessment

[3] Ipsative Assessment

[4] Informal Assessment

Correct Answer: 3

Q.42) A MAC address is a media access_____ address. A network device has a MAC address that can help _____ the device in the network. An IP address is an Internet ________address. An IP address can be static or _______.

A. Protocol

B. Control

C. Dynamic

D. Identify

E. unique

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.43) Which informal fallacy is committed in the following statement- “American Indians are disappearing. That man is an American Indian. Therefore that man is disappearing”?

[1] Red Herring

[2] Hasty Generalisation

[3] Begging the question

[4] Fallacy of division

Correct Answer: 4

Q.44) If A, B and C can complete a piece of work in 3, 5 and 6 days respectively, they together will complete the work in

[1] 1 3/7

[2] 2 4/7

[3] 1 1/2

[4] 2 1/3

Correct Answer: 1

Q.45-49) Read RC Passage to Answer:

The transport department is planning to start a road safety campaign that will involve local resident welfare associations, market stakeholders, school children and society representatives. As part of the campaign, the district magistrates will form plans to address the increasing number of accidents in consensus with the locals.

The decision was taken after it was found during a government study that road sections passing through pedestrian heavy areas having schools. metro stations and commercial sites were more prone to accidents.

A senior official said that funds worth crores, which were meant for ensuring road safety were not being being utilised. “The focus of the campaign will be to identify and rectify black spots, revisit speed limits, form road safety clubs, install Al cameras at strategic locations, encourage helmet use, check speed in high risk locations and regulate overloaded commercial vehicles, ” the official explained.

The number of deaths due to road accidents in Delhi totalled 1239 in 2021 and an increase from 1196 fatalities in the previous year, according to Delhi Crash Report 2021, which was prepared by the city’s traffic police. Pedestrian deaths comprised more than 40% of the total fatalities.

Q.45) Statement I:The focus of the passage is on making Delhi roads safer.

Statement II: Funds worth crores meant for ensuring road safety have been properly utilized.

[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: 3

Q.46) The number of deaths due to road accidents _____from 2020 to 2021.

[1] Declined

[2] Remained the same

[3] Increased

[4] Decreased

Correct Answer: 3

Q.47) “Revisit speed limits” means

[1] Speed limits will be revised.

[2] Speed limit will be re-assessed.

[3] Speed limits will be reduced.

[4] Speed limits will be increased.

Correct Answer: 2

Q.48) The Government study found that areas that were more accident prone were

[1] Main roads

[2] Peripheral roads

[3] Highways

[4] Pedestrian-heavy areas

Correct Answer: 4

Q.49) “Black spots” are areas

[1] that have been blackened.

[2] that have no light.

[3] where a lot of accidents happen.

[4] that are busy.

Correct Answer: 3