1 Which of the following is the highest level of cognitive ability

Knowing

Understanding

Analysing

Evaluating
2 Which of the following factors does not impact teaching

Teacher's knowledge

Class room activities that encourage learning

Socio-economic background of teachers and students

Learning through experience
3 Which of the following statements about teaching aids are correct
They help in retaining concepts for longer duration.
They help students learn better.
They make teaching learning process interesting.
They enhance rote learning.

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4 Techniques used by a teacher to teach include
Lecture
Interactive lecture
Group work
Self study

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5 Achievement tests are commonly used for the purpose of

Making selections for a specific job

Selecting candidates for a course

Identifying strengths and weaknesses of learners

Assessing the amount of learning after teaching
6 A good teacher is one who

gives useful information

explains concepts and principles

gives printed notes to students

inspires students to learn
7 Which of the following statements regarding the meaning of research are correct
Research refers to a series of systematic activity or activities undertaken to find out the solution of a problem.
It is a systematic, logical and an unbiased process wherein verification of hypothesis, data analysis, interpretation and formation of principles can be done.
It is an intellectual enquiry or quest towards truth.
It leads to enhancement of knowledge.

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8 A good thesis writing should involve
reduction of punctuation and grammatical errors to a minimum.
careful checking of references.
consistency in the way the thesis is written.
a clear and well written abstract.

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9 Jean Piaget gave a theory of cognitive development of humans on the basis of his

Fundamental Research

Applied Research

Action Research

Evaluation Research
10 "Male and female students perform equally well in a numerical aptitude test." This statement indicates a

research hypothesis

null hypothesis

directional hypothesis

statistical hypothesis
11 The conclusions/findings of which type of research cannot be generalized to other situations

Historical Research

Descriptive Research

Experimental Research

Causal Comparative Research
12 Which of the following steps are required to design a questionnaire
Writing primary and secondary aims of the study.
Review of the current literature.
Prepare a draft of questionnaire.
Revision of the draft.

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13
Read the folloting passage carefully and answer questions 13 to 18.
Story telling is not in our genes. Neither it is an evolutionary history. It is the essence of what makes us Human.
Human beings progress by telling stories. One event can result in a great variety of stories being told about it. Sometimes those stories differ greatly. Which stories are picked up and repeated and which ones are dropped and forgotten often determines how we progress. Our history, knowledge and understanding are all the collections of the few stories that survive. This includes the stories that we tell each other about the future. And how the future will turn out depends partly, possibly largely, on which stories we collectively choose to believe.
Some stories are designed to spread fear and concern. This is because some story-tellers feel that there is a need to raise some tensions. Some stories are frightening, they are like totemic warnings "Fail to act now and we are all doomed." Then there are stories that indicate that all will be fine so long as we leave everything upto a few especially able adults. Currently, this trend is being led by those who call themselves "rational optimists". They tend to claim that it is human nature to compete and to succeed and also to profit at the expense of others. The rational optimists however, do not realize how humanity has progressed overtime through amiable social networks and how large groups work in less selfishness and in the process accommodate rich and poor, high and low alike. This aspect in story-telling is considered by the 'Practical Possibles', who sit between those who say all is fine and cheerful and be individualistic in your approach to a successful future, and those who ordain pessimism and fear that we are doomed.
What the future holds for us is which stories we hold on to and how we act on them.
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13. Our knowledge is a collection of

all stories that we have heard during our life-time

some stories that we remember

a few stories that survive

some important stories
14. Story telling is

an art

a science

in our genes

the essence of what makes us human
15. How the future will turn out to be, depends upon the stories

We collectively choose to believe in

Which are repeatedly narrated

Designed to spread fear and tension

Designed to make prophecy
16. Rational optimists
Look for opportunities.
Are sensible and cheerful.
Are selfishly driven.

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17. Humans become less selfish when

they work in large groups

they listen to frightening stories

they listen to cheerful stories

they work in solitude
18. 'Practical Possibles' are the ones who

follow Midway Path

are doom-mongers

are self-centred

carefree are cheerful and
19 Effectiveness of communication can be traced from which of the following
Attitude surveys
Performance records
Students attendance
Selection of communication channel
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20.Assertion Formal communication tends to be fast and flexible.
Reason Formal communication is a systematic and orderly flow of information.

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Both and are correct, but is not correct explanation of

is correct but, is false

is false but, is correct
21 Which of the following are the characteristic features of communication
Communication involves exchange of ideas, facts and opinions.
Communication involves both information and understanding.
Communication is a continuous process.
Communication is a circular process.

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22 The term 'grapevine' is also known as

Downward communication

Informal communication

Upward communication

Horizontal communication
23 Which of the following is not a principle of effective communication

Persuasive and convincing dialogue

Participation of the audience

One-way transfer of information

Strategic use of grapevine
24 In communication, the language is

The verbal code

Intrapersonal

The symbolic code

The non-verbal code
25 The next term in the series is 19, 37,



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78

80
26 In certain code MATHURA is coded as J.QERO.. The code of HOTELS will be

(1)LEQIBP

ELQBIP

LEBIQP

ELIPQB
27 One day Prakash left home and walked 10 km towards south, turned right and walked 5 km, turned right and walked 10 km and turned left and walked 10 km. How many km will he have to walk to reach his home straight



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15

30
28 A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is related to the girl as

(1)Brother

Uncle

Nephew

Son
29 In an examination 10,000 students appeared. The result revealed the number of students who have
passed in all five subjects . 5583
passed in three subjects only . 1400
passed in two subjects only . 1200
passed in one subject only . 735
failed in English only . 75
failed in Physics only . 145
failed in Chemistry only . 140
failed in Mathematics only . 200
failed in Bio-science only . 157

The number of students passed in at least four subjects is

6300

6900

7300

7900

30 At present a person is 4 times older than his son and is 3 years older than his wife. After 3 years the age of the son will be 15 years. The age of the person's wife after 5 years will be

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48

45

50
31 If we want to seek new knowledge of facts about the world, we must rely on reason of the type

Inductive

Deductive

Demonstrative

Physiological
32 A deductive argument is invalid if

Its premises and conclusions are all false

Its premises are true but its conclusion is false

Its premises are false but its conclusion is true

Its premises and conclusions are all true
33 Inductive reasoning is grounded on

Integrity of nature

Unity of nature

Uniformity of nature

Harmony of nature
34 Among the following statements two are contradictory to each other. Select the correct code that represents them
Statements
All poets are philosophers.
Some poets are philosophers.
Some poets are not philosophers.
No philosopher is a poet.

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35 Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements Select the code

Statements
Venn diagram represents the arguments graphically.
Venn diagram can enhance our understanding.
Venn diagram may be called valid or invalid.
Venn diagram is clear method of notation.

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36 When the purpose of a definition is to explain the use or to eliminate ambiguity the definition is called

Stipulative

Theoretical

Lexical

Persuasive
37 Classify the data of age of each employee in class interval of 5 years. Which class interval of 5 years has the maximum average salary

35 -40 years

40 -45 years

45 -50 years

50 -55 years
38 What is the frequency in the class interval of 30 35 years



25%

30%

35%
39 What is the average age of the employees

40.3 years

38.. years

47.2 years

45.3 years
40 What is the fraction of employees getting salary . 40,000 per month



50%

35%

32%
41 What is the average salary (in thousand per month) in the age group 40 50 years



42.5

40.5

3..5
42 What is the fraction of employees getting salary less than the average salary of all the employees



50%

55%

47%
43 Encoding or scrambling data for transmission across a network is known as

Protection

Detection

Encryption

Decryption
44 Which of the following is not an output device

Printer

Speaker

Monitor

Keyboard
45 Which of the following represents one billion characters

Kilobyte

Megabyte

Gigabyte

Terabyte
46 Which of the following is not open source software

Internet explorer

Fedora Linux

Open office

Apache HTTP server
47 Which one of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number 25

(1)10101

01101

11001

11011
48 Which is an instant messenger that is used for chatting

Altavista

MAC

Microsoft Office

Google Talk
49 In which of the countries per capita use of water is maximum

USA

European Union

China

India
50 India's contribution to total global carbon dioxide emissions is about








51 Two earthquakes A and B happen to be of magnitude 5 and . respectively on Richter Scale. The ratio of the energies released EB/EA will be approximately



-1.

-32

-.4
52 Which of the following combinations represent renewable natural resources

Fertile soil, fresh water and natural gas

Clean air, phosphates and biological diversity

Fishes, fertile soil and fresh water

Oil, forests and tides
53 In the recently launched Air Quality Index in India, which of the following pollutants is not included

Carbon monoxide

Fine particulate matter

Ozone

Chlorofluorocarbons
54 The factors which are most important in determining the impact of anthropogenic activities on environment are

Population, affluence per person, land available per person

Population, affluence per person and the technology used for exploiting resources

Atmospheric conditions, population and forest cover

Population, forest cover and land available per person
55 The session of the parliament is summoned by

The President

The Prime Minister

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
56 Civil Service Day is celebrated in India on

21st April

24th April

21st June

7th July
57 The South Asia University is situated in the city of

Colombo

Dhaka

New Delhi

Kathmandu
58 The University Grants Commission was established with which of the following aims
Promotion of research and development in higher education
Identifying and sustaining institutions of potential learning
Capacity building of teachers
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59 The Gross Enrolment Ratio in institutions of higher education in India at present (2015) is about

8 percent

12 percent

19 percent

23 percent
60 The total number of central universities in India in April 2015 was

08

14

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