January 2025 : Paper 1 (Conducted on 16th January 2025 : Evening Shift)
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January 2025: Paper 1 (Conducted on 16th Jan 2025 : Evening Shift)
Q.1-5)
Q.1) What the total number of HDDs purchased by males from shop B on all the five days?
[1] 882
[2] 1704
[3] 1764
[4] 1664
Correct Answer: 3
Q.2) If the total number of HDDs purchased fromn shop A and shop B on Saturday are 20% more and 30% more than the total number of HDDs sold by shop A and shop B on Wednesday, respectively, then what is the total number of HDDs purchased from shop A and shop B together on Saturday?
[1] 1656
[2] 1566
[3] 1624
[4] 1646
Correct Answer: 2
Q.3) Total number of HDDs sold by shop A on Thursday and Friday together is ____ % of the total number of HDDs sold by shop B on Wednesday and Thursday together.
[1] 125
[2] 100
[3] 120
[4] 80
Correct Answer: 3
Q.4) Total number of HDDs purchased by females from shop A on Wednesday and Thursday together is ___ % less than the total number of HDDS purchased by males from shop B on Thursday and Friday together:
[1] 18
[2] 20
[3] 22.22
[4] 25
Correct Answer: 2
Q.5) What is the ratio between the total number of HDDs purchased by males from shop A on Tuesday and Wednesday together to the total number of HDDs purchased by females from shop B on Thursday and Friday together?
[1] 45:73
[2] 71:41
[3] 73:41
[4] 74:41
Correct Answer: 4
Q.6) Which of the following are the features of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)?
A. Enhancement of learning opportunities of the learners.
B. Flexibility for working learners to complete the programme over an extended period of
C. Improvement in educational quality and excellence
D. Compatibility between the learners’ scholastic abilities and aspirations
[1] AD
[2] BCD
[3] ABCD
[4] ABC
Correct Answer: 3
Q.7) Which of the following are units of measuring turbidity?
A. Jackson Turbidity Unit
B. Darcy Turbidity Unit
C. Nephelometric Turbidity Unit
D. Fermi Turbidity Unit
E. Formazin Turbidity Unit
[1] ABC
[2] ACE
[3] BDE
[4] ADE
Correct Answer: 2
Q.8) “There is no theoretical principle that can not be put into practice because such theoretical principle is no theoretical principle at all” Which logical fallacy is committed in the above argument?
[1] Slippery slope
[2] Straw man
[3] Inappropriate authority
[4] Begging the question
Correct Answer: 4
Q.9) Which of the following was established in 1925 to promote university activities by sharing information and co-operation in the field of education, culture, sports and allied areas
[1] Inter-University Accelerator
[2] Board of Higher Studies
[3] Central Board of University Education
[4] Inter-University Board (later known as Association of Indian Universities)
Correct Answer: 4
Q.10) Which of the following statements are true regarding Takshashila?
A. The great grammarian Panini had his education there.
B. Kautilya was a learner there
C. It had its gates open to all providing free education
D. Students had to pay for their education
[1] BD
[2] ABC
[3] AD
[4] ABD
Correct Answer: 4
Q.11) Which of the following commissions under the chairmanship of Dr. K. L. Shrimali submitted its report in 1955 regarding problems in Higher education in rural parts of India?
[1] The Education Commission for State Universities
[2] Rural Higher Education Commission
[3] Shrimali Commission for Rural Education
[4] Inter State Universities Board
Correct Answer: 2
Q.12) The bill floated by Ministry of Human Resource development to repeal the UGC Act, 1956, is called.
[1] Higher Education Reforms Bill
[2] University Education Reforms Bill
[3] University Education Commission Bill
[4] Higher Education Commission of India Bill
Correct Answer: 4
Q.13) Act of Incorporation, passed by Lord Canning in January 1857, provided for the establishment of which of the following Universities?
A. University of Calcutta
B. University of Delhi
C. University of Madras
D. Bombay University
[1] ABC
[2] ACD
[3] BD
[4] ABCD
Correct Answer: 2
Q.14) Which of the following are the features of learner-centered assessment strategies?
A. It involves multiple data sources
B. It involves skills depending on the needs of the learners
C. It involves individual and collaborative elements
D. It is related to student’s learning goals
E. Learners are passively involved in the assessment process
[1] ACDE
[2] CD
[3] BDE
[4] ABCD
Correct Answer: 4
Q.15) Which of the following is a news website?
[1] Naptol.com
[2] Hotstar.com
[3] Hoot. com
[4] NDTV. com
Correct Answer: 4
Q.16) Match the column:
A. Simple random sampling
B. Non-probability sampling
C. Cluster sampling
D. Systematic sampling
I. Population is divided into group of elements
II. Every sample element is selected independently from the population
III. Elements are selected by picking a random starting point and the choosing ith element consecutively from population
IV. Selection of sample unit depends on the personal judgment
[1] A-IV B-II C-I D-III
[2] A-II B-IV C-III D-I
[3] A-I B-II C-III D-IV
[4] A-II B-IV C-I D-III
Correct Answer: 4
Q.17)
Correct Answer: 2
Q.18) In a school survey of 400 students 100 were taking apple juice, 150 orange juice and 75 were taking both apple and orange juice. How many students were taking neither apple nor orange juice?
[1] 275
[2] 250
[3] 175
[4] 225
Correct Answer: 4
Q.19) Match the column:
A. Payload
B. Worm
C. Phishing
D. Spamming
I. A program that can replicate itself and travels over network
II. Scam in which a perpetrator sends an official looking email message that attempts to obtain personal and/or financial information
III. Destructive event or prant, a virus was created to deliver
IV. E-mailing an unsolicited message to many people at the same time
[1] A-IV B-I C-II D-III
[2] A-III B-I C-II D-IV
[3] A-II B-III C-IV D-I
[4] A-III B-II C-I D-IV
Correct Answer: 2
Q.20) If the statement-“All cows are herbivores” is given as true, then which of the following statements can be immediately inferred to be true?
[1] No herbivores are cows
[2] Some cows are herbivores
[3] Some herbivores are not cows
[4] All non-cows are non-herbivores
Correct Answer: 2
Q.21) What is ANOVA?
[1] Analysis of Variables
[2] Analysis of Variance
[3] Analysis of Variations
[4] Analysis of variable Averages
Correct Answer: 2
Q.22) Who argued that “technological changes in the ways in which we encode information lead to radical changes in the society”?
[1] Stuart Hall
[2] Immanuel Castells
[3] Harold Rheingold
[4] Marshal McLuhan
Correct Answer: 4
Q.23) Identify the correct statements regarding variables.
A. The researcher manipulates an independent variable
B. A dependent variable is the outcome being measured
C. Extraneous variables are always controlled
D. Control variables lead to spurious relationships
[1] AB
[2] A
[3] ABC
[4] BD
Correct Answer: 1
Q.24) T of BTEX (Air pollutant) stands for.
[1] Tetra Ethyl lead (TEL)
[2] Toluene
[3] TriNitro Toluene (TNT)
[4] Tri Chloroethylene (TCE)
Correct Answer: 2
Q.25) Which of the following statements are logically equivalent?
A. Some animals are herbivores
B. Some non-herbivores are not animals
C. Some animals are non-herbivores
D. Some animals are not non-herbivores
[1] ABC
[2] AB
[3] BCD
[4] AD
Correct Answer: 4
Q.26) Which of the following learning provides strategic help in the initial stages of learning, gradually diminishing as students gain independence?
[1] Latent learning
[2] Assisted learning
[3] Active learning
[4] Passive learning
Correct Answer: 2
Q.27) Identify the correct order of the terms A-E related to document production to complete the following paragraph.
The unit used to measure the size of a font is called ____. A page orientation can be either ____ or ____ . The special margin that is placed at the top or edge to clear the text from the fold in a page is called the ____ . When the first line of a paragraph appears in the last line of a page, then this is called ____.
A. Portrait
B. Gutter
C. Point
D. Orphan
E. Landscape
[1] C,A,E,B,D
[2] B,E,A,C,D
[3] A,D,B,C,E
[4] C,B,A,D,E
Correct Answer: 1
Q.28) If the mean of x, y and z is K, then the mean of x/y, 1, z/y
[1] K
[2] K/y
[3] K/x
[4] K/z
Correct Answer: 2
Q.29) Which of the following is the function of Placement Evaluation?
[1] To know entry Behaviour
[2] To know mastery in content
[3] To solve learning difficulties
[4] To certify the learner
Correct Answer: 1
Q.30) Ayush and Bilal can do a job in ‘D’ days. If Ayush can alone do the job in D+3 days and Bilal alone can do the job in D+12 days, find the value of D.
[1] 9
[2] 8
[3] 6
[4] 5
Correct Answer: 3
Q.31) Find the next term of the letter series.
AaC, BbD, DdF, HhJ, ____
[1] L1N
[2] MmO
[3] PpR
[4] NnP
Correct Answer: 3
Q.32) Match the column:
(Nuclear fuel cycle processes)
A. Mining
B. Milling
C. Enrichment
D. Disposal
(their products)
I. spent fuels
II. reactor grade uranium
III. uranium ore
IV. yellow coke
[1] A-IV B-II C-I D-III
[2] A-II B-III C-IV D-I
[3] A-III B-IV C-II D-I
[4] A-III B-IV C-I D-II
Correct Answer: 3
Q.33) Which of the following statements are so related that they cannot both be true, nor can they both be false?
A. All dogs are omnivores
B. Some dogs are omnivores
C. Some dogs are not omnivores
D. No dogs are omnivores
[1] AC
[2] BC
[3] CD
[4] AD
Correct Answer: 1
Q.34) The abbreviation S/MIME implies ____
[1] Secure / Multimedia Internet Mailing Extensions
[2] Secure / Multipurpose Internet Multimedia Extensions
[3] Standard / Multimedia Internet Media Extensions
[4] Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
Correct Answer: 4
Q.35) Identify the correct statements about effective communication.
A. Non-verbal Communication includes written words.
B. Cultural differences can affect the interpretation of a message.
C. Interpersonal communication involves direct interaction.
D. Effective communication ensures clarity and mutual understanding.
[1] AB
[2] ABC
[3] BCD
[4] CD
Correct Answer: 3
Q.36) Which of the following are examples of an application software?
A. Internet Explorer
B. Mozilla Firefox
C. Microsoft office
D. Apache Open office
E. Apple iOS
[1] ABC
[2] ABCD
[3] DE
[4] ABCDE
Correct Answer: 2
Q.37) Which of the following are the components of formative evaluation culture in classroom.
A. Use of multiple transactional approaches to address diverse needs of students
B. Identification of learning goals and tracking of individual progress
C. Feedback and adjustments in teaching learning process as per the needs of students
D. Passive engagement of students in learning process
[1] ABC
[2] BD
[3] AD
[4] BC
Correct Answer: 1
Q.38) Which of the following is correct?
[1] Validity does not focus on the accuracy of the instrument’s measurement
[2] Validity does not check the systematic and random errors in the measurement process
[3] Reliability and validity are related to each other
[4] Face validity is probably the strongest way to find out the validity of the measurement for a research
Correct Answer: 3
Q.39) Arrange the following developments in mass communication in chronological sequence.
A. Invention of Printing Press
B. Launch of first Television network
C. Emergence of radio broadcasting
D. Creation of the internet
E. Introduction of social Media Platforms
[1] A,C,D,B,E
[2] A,B,D,C,E
[3] A,B,C,D,E
[4] A,C,B,D,E
Correct Answer: 4
Q.40) According to classical Indian logicians (Naiyayikas), which of the following arguments commits the fallacy of irregular middle?
[1] Sound is a quality because it is visible
[2] Sound is eternal because it is produced
[3] Sound is eternal because it is audible
[4] Fire is cold because it a substance
Correct Answer: 3
Q.41) The performance of computer hardware components is measured in various ways. Which of the following hardware components has its performance measured in Hertz?
[1] Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
[2] Solid State Drive (SSD)
[3] CPU
[4] Laser Printer
Correct Answer: 3
Q.42) Match the column:
A. MDG 1
B. MDG 2
C. MDG 4
D. MDG 7
I. Ensure environmental sustainability
II. Reduce child mortality
III. Achieve universal primary education
IV. End poverty and hunger
[1] A-II B-III C-I D-IV
[2] A-II B-III C-IV D-I
[3] A-IV B-III C-I D-II
[4] A-IV B-III C-II D-I
Correct Answer: 4
Q.43) Match the column:
A. verbal communication
B. non-verbal communication
C. encoding
D. decoding
I. use of spoken or written words
II. facial expression and body language
III. converting thoughts into message
IV. interpreting the message
[1] A-II B-I C-III D-IV
[2] A-I B-II C-IV D-III
[3] A-I B-II C-III D-IV
[4] A-II B-I C-IV D-III
Correct Answer: 3
Q.44) Which of the following is correct?
[1] Factor design is used for one dependent variable and two or more independent variables
[2] Factor design is used for extraneous variables
[3] Factor design has only one independent variable
[4] Factor design is used for two or more dependent variables
Correct Answer: 1
Q.45) Which of the following is the full form of PCB?
[1] Poly Cyclic Benzene
[2] Poly Chlorinated Benzene
[3] Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls
[4] Poly Cyclic Bi phenyls
Correct Answer: 3
Q.46-50)
Spirituality plays a significant role in human life by offering individuals a sense of purpose, inner peace and connection to something higher than themselves. As opposed to religion, which often involves specific belief and rituals, spirituality is more personal and introspective. This is true that spirituality propels people to reflect deeper within themselves, cultivate compassion and decipher meaning in their day to day existence. Very often people turn to spirituality in difficult times, finding comfort and strength through meditation, prayer or nature. It has been argued that spirituality promotes mental well-being by reducing stress and nurturing resilience.
Research has suggested that spirituality is helpful in improving emotional health, contributing to a more fulfilling life. People believe spirituality involves exploring questions of life and existence while for others, it is a way to connect with others and contribute meaningfully to the ways of the world. In an increasingly busy world, spirituality can be understood as a way to mindfulness, helping people stay grounded and focus on what really counts.
Q.46) Which of the following practices is mentioned as a way by which people engage with spirituality?
[1] Travelling to new places
[2] Scientific experiments
[3] Meditation or prayer
[4] Sports and Music
Correct Answer: 3
Q.47) According to the passage how does spirituality differ from religion?
[1] Religion is less comforting
[2] Religion is more about common rituals
[3] Spirituality is more personal and introspective
[4] Religion is primarily a social practice
Correct Answer: 3
Q.48) What do people gain from spirituality during difficult times?
[1] Fame and profit
[2] Material wealth
[3] Social recognition
[4] Comfort and strength
Correct Answer: 4
Q.49) What does spirituality help people focus on in an increasingly busy world?
[1] On what truly matters
[2] On personal fame
[3] On scientific discovery
[4] On economic growth
Correct Answer: 1
Q.50) What benefit does spirituality offer for mental well being?
[1] Increases Intelligence
[2] Reduces stress and promotes resilience
[3] Improves physical strength
[4] Leads to financial success
Correct Answer: 2