Q.1-5)

Q.1) Number of female members in health club E is ____% less than the number of male members in health club B.

[1] 56 2/3%

[2] 59 3/8%

[3] 54 1/2%

[4] 60 2/3%

Correct Answer: 2

Q.2) Number of male members in health clubs A and C is approximately ______% less than the number of members (both male and female) of health clubs B and C.

[1] 69.42

[2] 72.54

[3] 51.37

[4] 42.21

Correct Answer: 3

Q.3) Number of female members is more than 1100 in exactly_____ health club(s)

[1] One

[2] two

[3] three

[4] four

Correct Answer: 2

Q.4) What is the median of the number of male members for all the five health clubs A-E?

[1] 576

[2] 1368

[3] 1512

[4] 1440

Correct Answer: 4

Q.5) What is the average number of female members in health clubs A, B and C ?

[1] 1128

[2] 1144

[3] 1136

[4] 1096

Correct Answer: 1

Q.6) The tendency to find academic activities meaningful and worthwhile and try to benefit from them is called as:

[1] Motivation to learn

[2] Performance goal

[3] Mastery goals

[4] Positive practice

Correct Answer: 1

Q.7) The National Education Policy 2020, envisaged that the new education system in India should aim at

[1] Nationalist education

[2] Regional education

[3] Conventional education

[4] Global citizenship education

Correct Answer: 4

Q.8) Statement I: There is an opinion that India does not have a robust and holistic rating system for higher education and the present system is susceptible to various interpretations of credibility.

Statement II: The NAAC rating system should be adopted by all other countries as it is a perfect system in every respect.

[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.9) Arrange the following institutions in the chronological order of their establishment.

A. ICSSR (Indian Council of Social Science Research)

B. CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

C. IIAS (Indian Institute of Advanced study, Shimla)

D. ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research)

E. ICPR (Indian Council of Philosophical Research)

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.10) Particulate matter, a class of air pollutants, include:

A. Soot

B. PAN

C. Pollen

D. Dioxins

E. Fly ash

[1] ABC

[2] ACE

[3] BCD

[4] BDE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.11) Assertion A: Some persistent organic Pollutants (POPs) have become extremely widespread and are found from tropics to the poles.

Reason R: They often accumulate in food webs and reach high concentration in long-living top predators.

[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.12) The symbolic forms that contain codes and syntax of media communication results in media

[1] Sub-text

[2] Sense

[3] Grammar

[4] Semiotics

Correct Answer: 3

Q.13) Arrange the following group of terms in order of decreasing intension.

A. Tiger

B. mammal

C. Animal

D. Feline

[1] C, B, D, A

[2] B, C, D, A

[3] D, A, C, B

[4] A, D, B, C

Correct Answer: 4

Q.14) The null hypothesis Iooks plausible for which of the following p-values of a test of significance

A. 43%

B. 0.27

C. 3%

D. 0.43 of 1%

[1] A and B only

[2] B and C only

[3] C and D only

[4] B. C and D only

Correct Answer: 1

Q.15) Assertion A: The argument- ‘The hill has fire because it is knowable’ is fallacious according to classical Indian school of logic (Nyaya).

Reason R: In the argument ‘The hill has fire because it is knowable,’ middle term is too wide and violates the rule that the middle term should not be present in the negative instances.

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

[2] Both A and R are correct and 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: 1

Q.16) A tank can be filled by Pipe A in 3 hours and Pipe B in 5 hours. At 7 am, pipe A was opened. At what time will the tank be filled if pipe B was opened at 8 am?

[1] 9:15 am

[2] 9:30 am

[3] 9:45 am

[4] 10:00 am

Correct Answer: 1

Q.17) Which of the following tools are used for creating and sharing Mind-Maps

A. X-Mind

B. Mindomo

C. Coggle

D. Mindmeister

E. Miro

[1] A.B and E only

[2] B. C and D only

[3] A.B.C.D and E only

[4] C and D only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.18) Which fallacy is committed in the following statement- “Thomas Carlyl said of Walt Whitman that hie was a big poet because he came from a big country”?

[1] Fallacy of Division

[2] Ad Hominem

[3] Hasty Generalisation

[4] Inappropriate Authority

Correct Answer: 1

Q.19) Match the column:

A. data compression

B. data encryption

C. disk defragmentation

D. disk formatting

I. Preparing a data storage device for initial use

II. Encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation

III. Scrambling of the text in a message

IV. Attempting to create larger regions of free space using compaction

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.20) The eastern approach to communication is based on which of the following premises?

A. The individual is not responsible to society

B. Nature should be controlled for effective communication

C. Time is infinite

D. The world and universe are a single unit

E. People should live in harmony with nature

[1] A, B and C only

[2] B, C and D only

[3] A, B and E only

[4] C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.21) A and B can together complete a task in 20 hours, after 5 hours A leaves. B takes 45 hours to finish the remaining task. How many hours would A have taken to complete the entire task, if he worked alone from the beginning?

[1] 30 hours

[2] 40 hours

[3] 48 hours

[4] 60 hours

Correct Answer: 1

Q.22) The knowledge that we are not conscious of recalling but that influences our behavior or thought without our awareness is:

[1] Explicit memory

[2] Schemas

[3] Episodic memory

[4] Implicit memory

Correct Answer: 4

Q.23) Which of the following committees supported the recommendation of the Knowledge Commission regarding higher education in India?

[1] Ramamurti Committee

[2] Nayudamma Committee

[3] Kher Committee

[4] Yashpal Committee

Correct Answer: 4

Q.24) Statement I: In communication the notion of catharsis means cleansing, purging or purification.

Statement II: Catharsis can take place in a person’s fantasy or in the media.

[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 IT is false

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.25) Who among the following ancient thinkers wrote treaties on the subject of Grammar (Vyakarana)

A. Panini

B. Bhartrhari

C. Kapila

D. Patanjali

[1] C and D only

[2] A C and D only

[3] A B and D only

[4] B and C only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.26) What will be the next term in the following number series?

0,8,24,48, ?

[1] 63

[2] 80

[3] 99

[4] 120

Correct Answer: 2

Q.27) Assertion A: Smart wearable technology is rapidly becoming part of everyday life

Reason R: Watches, glasses, activity monitors and many other wearable items have been enriched with technology.

[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.28) When researchers study a specific well-defined population over time sampling different people at each data collection point, it refers to a:

[1] Cohort study

[2] Cross-sectional study

[3] Panel study

[4] Retrospective study

Correct Answer: 1

Q.29) Identify the formal fallacy committed in the following argument “No tragic actors are idiots, Some comedians are not idiots. Therefore some comedians are not tragic actors.”

[1] Exclusive premise

[2] Existential fallacy

[3] Denying the antecedent

[4] Affirming the consequent

Correct Answer: 1

Q.30) Statement I: Situated learning is based on providing strategic helps in the initial stages of learning gradually diminishing as students gain independence.

Statement II: Assisted learning is based on the idea that skills and knowledge are tied to the situation in which they were learned and that they are difficult to apply in new settings.

[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: 2

Q.31) Face to screen relations are the characteristics of

[1] Agricultural societies

[2] Industrial societies

[3] Mass societies

[4] Information societies

Correct Answer: 4

Q.32) Statement I: Dioxins and Furans are highly toxic substances produced as by products of solid waste incineration.

Statement II: Dioxins and Furans are very unstable and short lived once they are released in the atmosphere.

[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.33) Which of the following are part of the visual dimension of non-verbal communication?

A. Physique

B. Gender

C. Skin color

D. Soft voice

E. Simple language

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 1

Q.34) The concept that maintains that behavioral phenomena can be understood only within the context of the culture in which they occur, relates to

[1] Relativism

[2] Absolutism

[3] Universalism

[4] Objectivism

Correct Answer: 1

Q.35) The radius of a circular field and the length of a square field are the same. Find the ratio of their perimeters. (take π =22/7)

[1] 2:1

[2] 1:2

[3] 4:7

[4] 11:7

Correct Answer: 4

Q.36) The student’s t-test is typically used

[1] in comparing two gropes to see if their means differ

[2] in comparing multiple groups to see if their means differ

[3] in testing the stationarity of a time series

[4] in testing the goodness of fit of a model

Correct Answer: 1

Q.37) In a certain coding scheme the word ‘UNIVERSITY’ is coded as 162. How will the word ‘STUDENTS’ be coded in the same scheme?

[1] 142

[2] 132

[3] 130

[4] 122

Correct Answer: 4

Q.38) Assertion A: Deductive arguments are either invalid or valid

Reason R: All deductive arguments claim that if the premises are true then the conclusion must be true

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

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

[3] A is correct but R is not correct

[4] Ais not correct but R is correct

Correct Answer: 2

Q.39) What could be the consequences of Global Climate Change?

A. Change in soil moisture content

B. Change in EI Nino

C. More flood

D. More drought

E. Change in ocean circulations

[1] A C D

[2] A B D E

[3] B D E

[4] A B C D E

Correct Answer: 4

Q.40) A similarity of 57% is detected in the thesis submitted by a student. As per UGC regulation 2018 on plagiarism, the student has committed plagiarism of level

[1] 1

[2] 2

[3] 3

[4] 4

Correct Answer: 2

Q.41) Which of the following are functions of an operating system?

A. Checking spelling in a document

B. Managing the processes that run on the system

C. Providing an user interface to the user.

[1] A and B only

[2] A and C only

[3] B and C only

[4] A, B and C only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.42) Which of the following are the components of ipsative assessment?

A. self and peer assessment

B. Sharing learning goals

C. Discriminating Pupils

D. effective questioning

E. Effective feedback

[1] A B D E

[2] B D E

[3] A C

[4] C D

Correct Answer: 1

Q.43)

[1] =COUNTIF(B2;B101,”=Adult”,C2:C101,”=0”)

[2] =COUNTIF(B2:B101,=Adult,C2:C101,”=0”)

[3] =COUNTIFS(B2:B101,”=Adult”,C2:C101,”=0”)

[4] =COUNTIFS(B2:B101,”=0”,C2:C101,”=Adult”)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.44) Which one of the following energy sources has the lowest energy content per unit mass?

[1] Coal

[2] Biomass

[3] Hydrogen

[4] Natural Gas

Correct Answer: 2

Q.45) Statement I: A pdf (portable document format) file is a generic image file.

Statement II: A mp3 (moving picture experts group layer 3) file is a generic audio file.

[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.46-50)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

Ten Jawans and civilian driver, who were returning in a van following an anti-maoist operation were killed in a blast caused by an improvised Explosive Devise (IED)in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada on April 26. The IED was planted beneath a metalled road. The impact was so forceful that it created a huge crater on the road.

Though this attack, which according to the State Police had been carried out by the proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoists), is under investigation, the larger issues of the use of IEDs and of tackling such devices must be seriously addressed at different levels- the government, industries, the Maoists, and the security forces-despite the government’s claim that the base of the Maoists has shrunk and violence has decreased.

IEDs are among the most potent tool deployed by the Maoists. Even a small formation of the Maoists can cause huge damage to the security forces by using an IED. Therefore the recent theft of about 7,000 detonators by suspected Maoists from West Singhbum Jharkhand, is alarming.

The technical equipment used by the security forces to detect IEDs has its limitations. If the quantity of metal in the IED is low or the IED is planted deep under the road, mine detectors may fail to find it. Though hundreds of IEDs are detected and diffused every year, the search party could always miss a few due to a technical reasons. Ground-penetrating radar, which can detect recent disturbances in the soil. subsurface, has also not proved successful.

Q.46) IEDs are difficult to detect because:

A. Maoists are very powerful

B. Many times mine detectors are unable to detect them

C. Search parties are not thorough

D. Lack of proper technology

E. Ground penetrating radar has not been successful in detecting them

[1] ACD

[2] BCD

[3] DE

[4] BDE

Correct Answer: 4

Q.47) The incident of April 26 in Dantewada happened when the Jawans were:

[1] confronted by the Maoists

[2] searching for the Maoists

[3] going for an anti-maoists operation

[4] returning from an anit-Maoists operation

Correct Answer: 4

Q.48) The word closest in meaning to the word PROSCRIBED is-

[1] Sanctified

[2] Empowered

[3] Prescribed

[4] Banned

Correct Answer: 4

Q.49) Since the base of Maoists has shrunk and violence has decreased the issue of IEDs and tackling of such devices by the government should be

[1] Ignored

[2] Addressed

[3] Disregarded

[4] Over-looked

Correct Answer: 2

Q.50) Statement I: The theft of 7000 detonators by suspected Maoists is a signal for danger

Statement II: No improvement in the technology to detect IEDs is needed

[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