Q.1-5)

Q.1) What is the total number of rejected sports shoes from all the companies together in year 2022?

[1] 835000

[2] 835020

[3] 835040

[4] 835080

Correct Answer: 1

Q.2) Percentage rise in the production of sports shoes from the year 2022 to 2023 is more than 25 % for exactly ______ companies.

[1] 2

[2] 3

[3] 4

[4] 5

Correct Answer: 2

Q.3) What is the percentage rise in the production of sports shoes by company C from the year 2022 to 2023?

[1] 15.375 %

[2] 20.625 %

[3] 15.625 %

[4] 10.625 %

Correct Answer: 3

Q.4) Total number of sports shoes sold by all companies in year 2023 is approximately _____% of the total number of sports shoes produced by all the companies in that year.

[1] 84

[2] 79

[3] 72

[4] 75

Correct Answer: 2

Q.5) What is the percentage rise in the sale of sports shoes by company F from the year 2022 to 2023?

[1] 12%

[2] 25%

[3] 15%

[4] 20%

Correct Answer: 4

Q.6) The Kothari Commission (1963-64) suggested spending ____ of national income on education.

[1] 3 percent

[2] 6 percent

[3] 7 percent

[4] 9 percent

Correct Answer: 2

Q.7) Identify the correct chronological order of the establishment of the following colleges :

(A) Fort William College, Calcutta

(B) Sanskrit College, Poona

(C) Central Hindu College, Benares

(D) Anglo-Vedic College, Lahore

(E) Sanskrit College, Benares

[1] ABCED

[2] CDBEA

[3] DEABC

[4] EABDC

Correct Answer: 4

Q.8) “If one eats mushrooms after a long gap of time, one falls ill. I have been having some digestive issues since morning today, therefore there must have been mushroom in that mixed vegetable soup we had last night.” Which fallacy, if any, committed in the above argument?

[1] It is a valid argument

[2] Affirming the consequent

[3] Hasty Generalization

[4] Begging the question

Correct Answer: 2

Q.9) To teach a particular topic a teacher first gives the students to watch the pre-recorded video of the lecture at home and then engages the students in discussions and problem solving activities in the class. This is an example of:

[1] Lecture-demonstration

[2] Flipped classroom

[3] Asynchronous learning

[4] Synchronous learning

Correct Answer: 2

Q.10) In a certain code language :

“Bitter patience sweet fruit” is coded as : “Bo Po So To”

“Art is sweet happiness” is coded as : “Ao Io So Ho”

“Hoping is concealing bitter” is coded as : “Hp lo Co Bo”

“Patience is art of hoping” is coded as : “Po Io Ao Fo Hp”

How “Patience is happiness” will be coded in this language?

[1] Ho loPo

[2] Hp AoPo

[3] Po Ao Hp

[4] PoloHo

Correct Answer: 4

Q.11) Microsoft Access is an example of a(n)___

[1] Operational resource toolkit system

[2] ERP system

[3] Database management system

[4] Knowledge management system

Correct Answer: 3

Q.12) Which of the following were measures initiated by Lord Auckland?

(A) Guaranteed the maintenance of oriental colleges

(B) Publication of useful works for instruction in oriental languages

(C) Selection of certain places for establishing central colleges for highest instruction

(D) Closure of college libraries

(E) Abolition of student scholarships

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 1

Q.13) From the following identify the propositions that are logically equivalent

(A) Some books are novels

(B) Some books are not non-novels

(C) Some novels are not non-books

(D) Some novels are books

[1] CD

[2] AD

[3] AC

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 4

Q.14) (Measurement scale)

(A) Nominal

(B) Ordinal

(C) Interval

(D) Ratio

(example of variable)

I. Length of pupils

II. Time of day

III. Caste

IV. Rank of military personnel

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.15) Find the value of the expression :

[(0.12x 0.12×0.12)+(0.012×0.012×0.012)]/

[(0.48×0.48×0.48)+(0.048×0.048x%0.048)]

[1] 1/16

[2] 1/4

[3] 4

[4] 1/64

Correct Answer: 4

Q.16) An instructor uses portfolio assessments in an art class. What key components should be included in the students’ portfolios?

(A) Collection of completed art works

(B) Reflective essays on their creative process

(C) Standardized test scores

(D) Peer feedback and critiques

[1] BC

[2] ABD

[3] AC

[4] CD

Correct Answer: 2

Q.17) The medium of Internet is described as :

(A) Restricted possibility

(B) Unimpressive theology

(C) Universalist

(D) Redemptive

(E) Electronic assembly

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] CDE

[4] ABE

Correct Answer: 3

Q.18) “The weight of Somadatta, who was seen never eating during the day time, is continuously increasing. Therefore, she must be eating food during the night time.” According to classical Indian philosophy, which means of knowledge was used in the above statement? Is?

[1] Direct perception

[2] Comparison

[3] Verbal Testimony

[4] Implication

Correct Answer: 4

Q.19) Which of the following are true about International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

(A) There are over 100 member countries in this alliance

(B) Its head quarter is in Geneva, Switzerland

(C) Most of its member countries lie between equator and tropic of cancer

(D) Primary objective of alliance is to efficiently use solar energy

(E) It is a collaborative initiative of India and France

[1] ABD

[2] ADE

[3] BCE

[4] CDE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.20) What is the main difference between television and cinema?

[1] Eye movement

[2] sound resonance

[3] Band width

[4] Vitality differential

Correct Answer: 4

Q.21) Match the column:

(A) Closed text

(B) Principle of safety

(C) Orality

(D) Cluster

(I) Verbal expressions

(II) Basic rhetorical structure

(III) A text to elicit a single response

(IV) Avoidance of risk

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 3

Q.22) Match the column:

(Swayamprabha Channel No.)

(A) Channel : 04

(B) Channel : 05

(C) Channel : 06

(D) Channel : 07

(Name)

(I) Kautilya

(II) Vidhik

(III) Prabandhan

(IV) Saaraswat

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.23) Which of the following devices are computer output devices only?

(A) Scanner

(B) Plotter

(C) Light pen

(D) Projector

(E) Speaker

[1] ABDE

[2] DE

[3] ABC

[4] BDE

Correct Answer: 4

Q.24) Identify the threats to internal validity

(A) Selection threat

(B) Maturation threat

(C) Attrition threat

(D) Testing threat

[1] ABC

[2] BCD

[3] ACD

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 4

Q.25) A teacher wants his students to watch pre-recorded videos and answer questions embedded in the videos. Which tool would be most suitable for this purpose?

[1] Edpuzzle

[2] Evernote

[3] Google Docs

[4] Strawpoll

Correct Answer: 1

Q.26) Which of the following methods of graphical representation of data would be useful in showing association between two variables?

[1] Ogive

[2] Pie charts

[3] Histogram

[4] Scatter plots

Correct Answer: 4

Q.27) Leachate is a :

[1] Green house gas

[2] Air pollutant

[3] Liquid extract from landfill site

[4] Ozone depleting substance

Correct Answer: 3

Q.28) According to David Holmes, the textual or behavioural qualities of communication are determined by the architecture of the particular___

[1] Medium

[2] Message

[3] Noise

[4] Ideology

Correct Answer: 1

Q.29) Consider the series given below. Find the number which can be inserted at the place of question mark (?).

5, 14, 39, 88, 209,?, 667

[1] 378

[2] 297

[3] 299

[4] 375

Correct Answer: 1

Q.30) Which of the following are routes for exposure to pollutants in humans?

(A) Inhalation

(B) Consumption

(C) Ingestion

(D) Dermal

(E) Digestion

[1] ABC

[2] ACD

[3] BDE

[4] ACE

Correct Answer: 2

Q.31) Which of the following propositions are contradictory?

(A) All squares are rectangles

(B) No squares are rectangles

(C) Some squares are rectangles

(D) Some squares are not rectangles

[1] CD

[2] AD

[3] BD

[4] AB

Correct Answer: 2

Q.32) Match the column:

(A) VoIP

(B) Instant Messaging (IM)

(C) VPN

(D) WWW

(I) A tool for real-time communication between two or more people sending text messages to their devices

(II) A system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet

(III) A technology that allows you to talk with other people using the internet

(IV) A network that protects data by encrypting network traffic

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 4

Q.33) A man invests Rs 1550 in two parts, one part at the rate of 8 % interest and another part at the rate of 6%. If the total interest earned in one year is Rs 106, find the amount invested at each rate of interest, respectively.

[1] Rs 650 and Rs 900

[2] Rs 700 and Rs 850

[3] Rs 750 and Rs 800

[4] Rs 800 and Rs 750

Correct Answer: 1

Q.34) Arrange the datasets with the following means (X) and standard deviations (σ) in decreasing order of their coefficients of variation.

(A) σ=4.3, X=13.8

(B) σ=3.8, X=12.7

(C) σ=5.7, X=14.9

(D) σ=4.7, X=14.1

[1] (A), (B), (C), (D)

[2] (B), (C), (D), (A)

[3] (C), (D), (A), (B)

[4] (D), (A), (B), (C)

Correct Answer: 3

Q.35) Which of the following are true about tropospheric or ground level ozone?

(A) It is called as good ozone

(B) It is formed due to downward transfer of ozone from ozone layer

(C) It is formed due to the action of sunlight on oxides of nitrogen

(D) It is a green house gas

(E) It is a key component of photochemical smog

[1] BCDE

[2] ABC

[3] CDE

[4] ADE

Correct Answer: 1

Q.36) Match the column:

(A) Hunter Commission

(B) Sadler Commission

(C) Hartog Committee

(D) Sargent plan

(I) University technological departments providing for research and teaching

(Il) Withdrawal of government support to collegiate education

(III) Development of mofussil colleges into future university centres

(IV) Enrichment of college libraries and concentration on Honours courses in select centres

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer: 2

Q.37) Which of the following is/are true?

(A) If the selling price (SP) of an article is 40 and the gain is 15 %, the cost price (CP) of the article is 32

(B) A man bought a toy for 150 and sold it at a profit of 8 %. He sold the toy for 162.

(C) A man buys a cycle for 500, but due to some problem, he sells it for 400. He thus incurs a loss of 22%

(D) Cost price of an article, if its SP is 210 and the loss is 30 %, is 300.

[1] (A) Only

[2] (A) and (D) Only

[3] (B) and (D) Only

[4] (B) and (C) Only

Correct Answer: 3

Q.38) Identify the correct sequence of the following modes of communication :

(A) Written

(B) Face-to-face

(C) Print

(D) Broadcasting

(E) Datacasting

[1] ACBED

[2] BACDE

[3] CDEAB

[4] DEABC

Correct Answer: 2

Q.39) If the statement “Some rectangles are squares” is given as true then which of the following statements can be inferred to be false.

(A) All rectangles are squares

(B) Some rectangles are not squares

(C) Some squares are not rectangles

(D) No rectangles are squares

[1] BCD

[2] D

[3] BC

[4] ABCD

Correct Answer: 2

Q.40) Which one of the following is considered as a prominent indoor air pollutant?

[1] Mercury

[2] Radon

[3] Helium

[4] Argon

Correct Answer: 2

Q.41) Which component of Baddeley’s basic working memory model is involved in the task of Rapid repetition of the word like “See-Saw”?

[1] Visuospatial sketchpad

[2] Bounded rationality

[3] Phonological loop

[4] Meta-cognition

Correct Answer: 3

Q.42) The University Education Commission (1948-49) suggested a bachelor degree of :

[1] Five years

[2] Four years

[3] Three years

[4] Two years

Correct Answer: 3

Q.43) According to UGC Regulations 2018 on Plagiarism, which of the following percentages of similarity in a research article would result in debarring a university teacher from supervising a PhD. Student for a period of two years?

[1] 27%

[2] 38%

[3] 44%

[4] 65%

Correct Answer: 3

Q.44) Which of the following is a software that displays unwanted or sometimes irritating pop-up advertisements which can appear on your computer or mobile phone?

[1] Spyware

[2] Adware

[3] Worm

[4] Trojan Horse

Correct Answer: 2

Q.45) On the basis of the coverage area, identify the correct ascending order of the following four types of computer networks A-D :

(A) WAN

(B) LAN

(C) MAN

(D) PAN

[1] DBCA

[2] BCAD

[3] DCBA

[4] ABDC

Correct Answer: 1

Q.46-50)

Read RC Passage to Answer:

Holidays are often a time of culinary indulgence even for people who are usually careful about diets for the rest of the year.

But there is more to holiday eating than avoiding excess calories. What we eat affects the health of the entire body, including the immune system. Since the most of the body’s immune system is concentrated in the gut and the trillions of healthy bacteria living there called the microbiome – what we eat has a direct impact on how the immune system functions. “A lot of people don’t think about the effects of what they eat on immunity. But the science says it’s crucial”, says Heather Moday, MD, Founder of the Moday Centre for Functional and Intergrative Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia, and Philadelphia. And it’s especially important at this time of year, Since the winter holidays occur around the time when illnesses like colds, flu and other respiratory illnesses peak.

While an occasional indulgence probably won’t cause lasting damage, throwing caution to the wind till New year’s Day is certainly unhealthy and might make you more susceptible to getting sick. “Even just a month of really just blowing it and not caring about nutrition can impact the microbiome”. says Kristin Kirkpatrick, a registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic’s department of wellness and preventive medicine.

Q.46) Important key message the above text conveys about holiday eating can be stated as follows :

[1] It is important to completely avoid indulgence

[2] Occasional indulgence is unlikely to cause lasting damage

[3] Diet has no significant impact on the immune system

[4] Holidays are an ideal time to experiment with extreme diets

Correct Answer: 2

Q.47) Which of the following statements is incorrect in the context of the given text?

[1] There’s a lot less harm done if four days out of the week you are eating pretty well

[2] To keep the immunity strong, one does not have to stop celebrating but needs to celebrate a little smarter

[3] What we eat has a direct impact on the immune system

[4] Occasional food indulgence will cause lasting damage

Correct Answer: 4

Q.48) Find out the correct statement that describes the primary focus of Heather Moday’s statement in the text :

[1] The benefits of a balanced diet

[2] The relationship between diet and immune system

[3] The importance of regular exercise

[4] The effects of meditation on health

Correct Answer: 2

Q.49) Microbiomes are important as :

[1] They create lots of sugar in the body

[2] They are healthy bacteria living in the body

[3] They may raise blood pressure and heart disease risk

[4] They increase the tendency for processed food

Correct Answer: 2

Q.50) Which of the following are effects of diet on the body’s immune system as discussed in the text?

[1] Increased cholesterol levels

[2] Direct impact on immune system functions

[3] Improved skin health

[4] Loss of appetite

Correct Answer: 2