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November 2021: Paper 1 (Conducted on 26th Nov 2021 : Morning Shift)

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Q.1) Find out the difference between the average export and average import for the country P.

[1] 8.25

[2] 7.75

[3] 8.50

[4] 7.25

Correct Answer: 2

Q.2) Which country has the maximum percentage of profit increase from 2019 to 2020?

[1] P

[2] Q

[3] R

[4] S

Correct Answer: 4

Q.3) Which year has the maximum export?

[1] 2017

[2] 2018

[3] 2019

[4] 2020

Correct Answer: 4

Q.4) Which year has the minimum average import?

[1] 2017

[2] 2018

[3] 2019

[4] 2020

Correct Answer: 2

Q.5) Find out the ratio of export done by country S and T during 2017-2020.

[1] 109/115

[2] 111/115

[3] 108/117

[4] 107/117

Correct Answer: 1

Q.6) mooKIT platform uses ___ an open source content management system.

[1] DRUPAL

[2] JOOMLA

[3] SAKAl

[4] Moodle

Correct Answer: 1

Q.7) Statement I: According to Piaget, the ability to solve conservation problems depends on having an understanding of three basic aspects of reasoning: identity, compensation, and reversibility.

Statement II: The stage of classification does not depend on a student’s ability to focus on a single characteristic of objects in a set and group the objects according to that characteristic.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement Il are correct

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are incorrect

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.8) According to Urie Bronfenbrenner’s biological model of human development, microsystem constitutes-

A. Immediate family

B. School

C. Beliefs

D. Customs

E. Neighbourhood

[1] A, B and C only

[2] A, C and E only

[3] A, B and E only

[4] C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.9) Which one of the following is an important characteristic of the researchers involved in qualitative study?

[1] Non-partisan

[2] Reflexivity

[3] Transparency

[4] Enthusiasm

Correct Answer: 2

Q.10) Some of the types of hypothesis are as follows:

A. Descriptive

B. Null

C. Confounding

D. Intervening

E. Explanatory (Causal)

[1] A, B and C only

[2] B, C and D only

[3] A, B and D only

[4] A, B and E only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.11) Statement I: Exploration is particularly useful when researchers lack a clear idea of the problems they will meet during the study.

Statement II: Through exploration, researchers develop concepts more clearly, establish priorities, develop operational definitions, and improve the final research design.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement Il are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are false

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

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.12) Survey research is based on which of the following?

[1] Constructivism

[2] Interpretivism

[3] Positivism

[4] Hermeneutics

Correct Answer: 3

Q.13) Which among the following are non-parametric statistics?

A. t-test

B. F-test

C. Spearman’s rank order correlation

D. Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test

E. Kendall coefficient of concordance

[1] A, B and C only

[2] B, C and D only

[3] B, D and E only

[4] C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 4

Q.14) _______messages have more or less same meaning for the audience.

[1] Denotative

[2] Complex

[3] Connotative

[4] Abstract

Correct Answer: 1

Q.15) Which one of the following is an example of a technological barrier in communication?

[1] Physical locations of communicators

[2] Low bandwidth of internet

[3] Personal attitude towards technology

[4] Complexity of ideas

Correct Answer: 2

Q.16) The communication among persons working at different levels who have no direct reporting relationship is called:

[1] Intrapersonal communication

[2] Upward communication

[3] Horizontal communication

[4] Diagonal communication

Correct Answer: 4

Q.17) Marshall McLuhan’s name is associated with the assertion:

[1] The message is the medium

[2] The medium is the message

[3] The message determines the medium accurately

[4] A message is a message

Correct Answer: 2

Q.18) Assertion A: In classroom communication, teachers should acknowledge and take into account students’ views.

Reason R: In a classroom, the probability of message reception can be enhanced by establishing a viewpoint.

[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.19) How many terms are there in the series

168, 175, 182,_ _ _ _, 266?

[1] 13

[2] 14

[3] 15

[4] 16

Correct Answer: 3

Q.20) Statement I: The compound interest on Rs. 280 for 18 months at 10 % per annum is Rs. 44.3.

Statement ll: At 5.6 % rate of simple interest, a certain sum will be doubled in 15 years

[1] Both Statement I and Statement |l are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are false

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.21) The average of ten number is 7. If each number is multiplied by 11, then the average of the new set of numbers is:

[1] 82

[2] 72

[3] 78

[4] 77

Correct Answer: 4

Q.22) Which of the following fractions is the smallest?

[1] 65/80

[2] 11/16

[3] 5/8

[4] 29/40

Correct Answer: 3

Q.23) A total of 324 coins of 20 paise and 25 paise make a sum of Rs. 71. The number of 20 paise coins is

[1] 144

[2] 124

[3] 200

[4] 125

Correct Answer: 3

Q.24) Statement I: Truth and Falsehood are predicates of Arguments

Statement Il: Validity and Invalidity are predicates of Statements

[1] Both Statement I and Statement Il are correct

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are incorrect

[3] Statement I is correct but Statement Il incorrect

[4] Statement I is incorrect but Statement Il correct

Correct Answer: 2

Q.25) Identify the fallacy committed in the argument:

Some birds are not beautiful creatures.

All dogs are beautiful creatures.

Therefore, no dogs are birds.

[1] Fallacy of the Undistributed Middle Term

[2] Fallacy of the illicit Process of Major Term

[3] Fallacy of the illicit Process of Minor Term

[4] Fallacy of Exclusive Premises

Correct Answer: 2

Q.26) If ‘All men are mortal’ is given as True, then which of the following options can be validly inferred from it?

A.”No men is mortal is False

B. ‘Some men are mortal’is True

C. ‘Some men are not mortal’ is True

D. ‘Some men are not mortal’ is False

E. ‘Some men are mortal’ is False

[1] A, B and C only

[2] A, B and D only

[3] A, B, C and D only

[4] B, C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 2

Q.27) Assertion A: According to Naiyayikas, the fallacy of Savyabhicara occurs when the middle term leads to different opposite conclusions.

Reason R: When the middle term is irregular, it is distributively not related to the major term.

[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] Ads false but R is true

Correct Answer: 1

Q.28) Match the column:

A. thesis

B. reason

C. example

D. application

I. because of smoke

II. wherever there is smoke, there is fire, as in the kitchen

III. the mountain has fire

IV. the mountain also has smoke accompanied by fire, like the kitchen

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.29) The number of characters in 8 bit ASCIl code (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is-

[1] 64

[2] 128

[3] 256

[4] 512

Correct Answer: 3

Q.30) The Post Office protocol is

[1] Protocol used for transfer of files from one computer to another computer

[2] Protocol used to handle email attachments

[3] Protocol used when receiving emails from the email server

[4] Protocol used for sending emails

Correct Answer: 3

Q.31) Statement I: The Router enables data packets to be routed between different networks.

Statement lI: The Router works in the Data Link Layer.

[1] Both Statement I and Statement Il are true

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are false

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.32) Following are some statements regarding File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Choose the correct statements

A. It is used to access the world wide web (www)

B. It is used to download data from file servers

C. It is used for very small files

D. Files are transferred from one device to another

[1] A and B only

[2] A and C only

[3] B and D only

[4] B and C only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.33) Match the column:

I/O device

A. disk

B. mouse

C. laser printer

D. keyboard

data transfer rate

I. 50bps

II.1 Mbps

III. 120 bps

IV. 100 Mbps

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.34) The number of Sustainable Development Goals is

[1] 13

[2] 15

[3] 17

[4] 19

Correct Answer: 3

Q.35) Statement I: Small amount of atmospheric Nitrogen dioxide NO2 is produced from polluting sources

Statement II: Most of the atmospheric NO2 is produced due to photochemical reactions in the atmosphere

[1] Both Statement I and Statement Il are correct

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are incorrect

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

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.36) Which of the following water borne diseases may be caused by virus, bacteria and protozoa?

[1] Cholera

[2] Hepatitis

[3] Typhoid

[4] Diarrhea

Correct Answer: 4

Q.37) United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) was the result of deliberations held during

[1] Human Environmental Conference at Stockholm in 1972

[2] Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro in 1992

[3] Montreal Protocol 1987

[4] Kyoto Protocol 1997

Correct Answer: 1

Q.38) Which of the following state has maximum installed wind power as per MNRE’s latest report?

[1] Andhra Pradesh

[2] Karnataka

[3] Tamil Nadu

[4] Maharashtra

Correct Answer: 3

Q.39) Global Citizenship Education promotes

[1] Common international laws for global citizenship

[2] lIssues pertaining to citizenship across countries involving VISA

[3] International public relations

[4] More peaceful, tolerant, inclusive, secure and sustainable societies

Correct Answer: 4

Q.40) CBCS is

[1] Criteria Based Choice System

[2] Choice Based Credit System

[3] Criteria Based Creditable Scores

[4] Credit Based Choice Scores

Correct Answer: 2

Q.41) Statement I: Policy action and implementation plans require sound database systems at the regional level only.

Statement ll: The statistical system should ensure its impeccability with data architecture, security, quality, cleaning and integration.

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

[2] Both Statement I and Statement Il are correct

[3] Both Statement I and Statement Il are incorrect

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q.42) In order to transform the regulatory system of Higher Education, the NEP proposes to set up HECI (Higher Education Commission of India). Which of the following are verticals of HECI?

A. NHERC

B. NAS

C. HEGC

D. NCIVE

E. NAC

[1] A, B and C only

[2] B, C and E only

[3] A, C and E only

[4] C, D and E only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.43) Match the column:

A. Indian Institute of Advanced Study

B. Indian Biological Sciences and Research Institute

C. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research

D. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research

I. Noida, UP

II. Shimla, HP

III. Bhopal, MP

IV. Lucknow, UP

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 1

Q. 44-48)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

Leadership studies are an emergent discipline, and the concept of leadership will continue to change. Leadership lore is defined as an influence relationship among leaders and followers who want real change and outcomes that reflect their shared purpose. Leadership involves influence. It occurs among people; those people who intentionally desire significant changes, and the changes reflect purpose shared by the leaders and their followers.

Influence means that the relationship among people is not passive; however, also part of this definition is that influence is multidirectional. It does not use orders or threats to make somebody do something. The basic cultural values in America make it easiest to think of leadership as something a leader does to a follower. However, leadership has an effect in both directions. In most organizations, superiors influence subordinates, but subordinates also influence superiors. The people involved in the relationship want real and important changes- leadership involves creating change, not maintaining what normally happens. In addition, the changes sought are not dictated by leaders, but reflect purposes that leaders and followers share. Moreover, change is toward an outcome that the leaders and follower both want; a desired future or shared purpose that motivates them toward this more preferable outcome. An important aspect of leadership is influencing others to come together around a common vision. Thus, leadership involves the influence of people to bring about change toward a desirable future.

Q.44) “Leadership studies are an emerging discipline”, means:

[1] Leadership studies are an established field

[2] Leadership studies are a valid field of research

[3] Leadership studies is an evolving domain of scholarship

[4] Leadership studies is an elaborate field

Correct Answer: 3

Q.45) What variables are used for defining leadership?

[1] Power to affect relationship and desire for change in the true sense of the team

[2] Power to get things done quickly by influence

[3] Power to change and control

[4] Power to effect and desire for mandated change

Correct Answer: 1