Q.1. Identify independent and dependent variables in this hypothesis : Running will increase a person’s heart rate.
(A) Increase (IV), Person (DV)
(B) Increase (DV), Person (IV)
(C) Running (DV), Heart rate (IV)
(D) Running (IV), Heart rate (DV)
Q.2. Cricket score is what kind of variable ?
(A) Continuous variable
(B) Discrete variable
(C) Both discrete and continuous variable
(D) Intervening variable
Q.3. One test that helps analyze observed frequency and expected frequency
(A) MANOVA
(B) t-test
(C) ANOVA
(D) Chi-square
Q.4. What type is snowball sampling ?
(A) Non-probability sampling
(B) Probability sampling
(C) Multi-stage sampling
(D) Random sampling
Q.5. Which is the research method predominantly used to study cultural anthropology ?
(A) Interview
(B) Panel discussion
(C) Participant observation
(D) Focus group discussion
Q.6. While researching on Dr. U. R. Ananthamurthy, what kind of data are you collecting on the basis of interview with him ?
(A) Secondary data
(B) Primary data
(C) Tertiary data
(D) Filtered data
Q.7. ‘The post broadcast media’ refers to
(A) Folk media
(B) Social media
(C) Print media
(D) Electronic media
Q.8. The technique that was used by the Roman Catholic Church in 1622 to propagate the faith came to be known as ……..
(A) Publicity
(B) Religious propagation
(C) Seminary discourse
(D) Propaganda
Q.9. The place where public opinions are formed as a result of communication
(A) Public debate
(B) Public sphere
(C) Media byte
(D) Media circle
Q.10. ‘Big Boss’ is an example for
(A) Virtual TV
(B) Public TV
(C) Reality TV
(D) e-TV
Q.11. ‘Mathematical model’ in communication is credited to
(A) Osgood and Schramm
(B) Shannon and Weaver
(C) Rogers and Daniel Learner
(D) Everette Rogers
Q.12. ‘Cat Walk’ is a fine example for
(A) Verbal communication
(B) Cybernetics
(C) Interpersonal communication
(D) Kinesics
Q.13. Two statements I and II given below are followed by two conclusions (a) and (b).
You have to consider the statements are true. Which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements ?
Statements :
(I) All jungles are Elephants.
(II) Some Elephants are horses.
Conclusions :
(a) All horses are jungles.
(b) Some Elephants are jungles.
(A) Only conclusion (a) follows
(B) Only conclusion (b) follows
(C) Neither conclusion (a) nor conclusion (b) follows
(D) Both conclusion (a) and (b) follow
Q.14. In the following question a statement is followed by two assumptions (i) and (ii). An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted.
Consider the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the following assumptions is implicit in the statement ?
Statement : “Enroll with us before 15th December to get the advantage of our 20% discount offer”, an advertisement by a coaching class.
Assumptions :
(i) Discount offer is bound to attract good students as well.
(ii) Even those students who cannot afford to pay the fees of coaching classes may join this class.
(A) Only assumption (i) is implicit
(B) Only assumption (ii) is implicit
(C) Neither assumption (i) nor (ii) is implicit
(D) Both the assumptions are implicit
Q.15. The question below is followed by two arguments (i) and (ii). Decide which of the arguments is “strong” and which is “weak”. Choose the correct answer from the given below.
Statement : Should public holidays be declared on demise of important national leaders ?
Arguments :
(i) No, such unscheduled holiday hamper the national progress.
(ii) Yes, people would like to pay their homage to the departed soul.
(A) Only the argument (i) is strong
(B) Only the argument (ii) is strong
(C) Neither argument (i) nor argument (ii) is strong
(D) Both the arguments are strong
Q.16. Among the four terms marked A – D, three terms are similar and one is dissimilar.
Find the one that is not similar.
(A) Loamy soil
(B) Silt
(C) Clayey soil
(D) Sandy soil
ANS : Question or Options are wrong
Q.17. Choose the pair of words which shows the same relationship as given at the top.
Skein : Yarn
(A) Squeeze : Lemon
(B) Fire : Coal
(C) Ream : Paper
(D) Tree : Lumber
Q.18. Which statement represents the inverse of the statement “If it is snowing, then skeeter wears a sweater” ?
(A) If skeeter wear a sweater, then it is snowing.
(B) If skeeter does not wear a sweater, then it is not snowing.
(C) If it is not snowing, then skeeter does not wear a sweater.
(D) If it is not snowing, then skeeter wears a sweater.
Q.19. What is a unit of information ?
(A) Bit
(B) Bite
(C) Gram
(D) Hertz
Q.20. Which of the following is not a valid version of MS-Office ?
(A) Office XP
(B) Office Vista
(C) Office 2007
(D) Office 2010
Q.21. ERP is an acronym for
(A) Enterprise Retirement Planning
(B) Enterprise Relationship Planning
(C) Enterprise Resource Planning
(D) Enterprise Re-order Planning
Q.22. Trojan horse is
(A) A software programme which provides functions within Microsoft Word
(B) A software programme designed to detect computer virus
(C) An application software designed to enhance the quality of an information system
(D) A software programme that appears legitimate but contain hidden function that cause damage
Q.23. Binary system of numbers uses only
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 0 and 1
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4
Q.24. The ability of an operating system to run more than one application at a time is called
(A) Multi-user computing
(B) Multi-tasking
(C) Time-sharing
(D) Object oriented programming
Q.25. The Head quarters of NAAC is situated in
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chennai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Bengaluru
Q.26. The present Chairman of ICHR
(A) Sa. Shettar
(B) Ellapragada Sudershan Rao
(C) Ramachandra Guha
(D) Sheikh Ali
Q.27. In Amarakantak, MP, a national University is established. Name it.
(A) Indira Gandhi National Law University
(B) Indira Gandhi National Women’s University
(C) Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
(D) Indira Gandhi National Open University
Q.28. The first known residential International University of the world is
(A) Magadh University
(B) Nalanda University
(C) Vikramashila University
(D) Takshashila University
Q.29. ‘Community Colleges’ scheme concentrates on
(A) Technical education
(B) General education
(C) Vocational education
(D) Adult education
Q.30. Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is located at
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Shimla
Noam Chomsky has presented his views on the functioning of democracy in USA in the following passage. Read the passage and answer questions 31 - 36 :
American power is diminishing, as it has been in fact since its peak in 1945, but it’s still incomparable. And it’s dangerous. Obama’s remarkable global terror campaign and the limited, pathetic reaction to it in the West is one shocking example. And it is a campaign of international terrorism – by far the most extreme in the world.
According to received doctrine, we live in capitalist democracies, which are the best possible system, despite some flaws. There’s has been an interesting debate over the years about the relation between capitalism and democracy, for example, are they even compatible ? I won’t be pursuing this because I’d like to discuss a different system – what we could call the “really existing capitalist democracy”, RECD for short, pronounced “wrecked” by accident. To begin with, how does RECD compare with democracy ? Well that depends on what we mean by “democracy”. There are several versions of this. One, there is a kind of received version. It’s soaring rhetoric of the Obama variety, patriotic speeches, what children are taught in school, and so on. In the U.S. version, it’s government “of, by and for the people”. And it’s quite easy to compare that with RECD.
In the United States, one of the main topics of academic political science is the study of attitudes and policy and their correlation. The study of attitudes is reasonably easy in the United States : heavily-polled society, pretty serious and accurate polls, and policy you can see, and you can compare them. And the results are interesting. In the work that’s essentially the gold standard in the field, it’s concluded that for roughly 70% of the population – the lower 70% on the wealth/ income scale – they have no influence on policy whatsoever. They’re effectively disenfranchised. As you move up the wealth/ income ladder, you get a little bit more influence on policy. When you get to the top, which is may be a tenth of one percent, people essentially get what they want, i.e. they determine the policy. So the proper term for that is not democracy : it’s plutocracy. These characteristics of RECD show up all the time. So the major domestic issue in the United States for the public is jobs. Polls show that very clearly. For the very wealthy and the financial institutions, the major issue is the deficit. Well, what about policy ? There’s now a sequester in the United States, a sharp cutback in funds. Is that because of jobs or is it because of the deficit ? Well, the deficit.
Europe, incidentally, is much worse – so outlandish that even The Wall Street Journal has been appalled by the disappearance of democracy in Europe. “ ..... Economic policies have changed little in response to one electoral defeat after another. The left has replaced the right; the right has ousted the left. Even the center-right trounced Communists (in Cyprus) – but the economic policies have essentially remained the same : Governments will continue to cut spending and raise taxes.” It doesn’t matter what people think and “national governments must follow macro-economic directives set by the European Commission.” Elections are close to meaningless, very much as in Third World countries that are ruled by the international financial institutions. That’s what Europe has chosen to become. It doesn’t have to.
Returning to the United States, where the situation is not quite that bad, there’s the same disparity between public opinion and policy on a very wide range of issues. Take for example ..... national healthcare. The U.S., as you may know has a health system which is an international scandal, it has twice the per capita costs of other OECD countries and relatively poor outcomes. The only privatized, pretty much unregulated system. The public doesn’t like it. They’ve been calling for national healthcare, public options, for years, but the financial institutions think it’s fine, so it stays : stasis. In fact, if the United States had a healthcare system like comparable countries there wouldn’t be any deficit. The famous deficit would be erased, which doesn’t matter that much anyway.
Q.31. What is Chomsky’s opinion on capitalist democracy ?
(A) Does not supports it
(B) Supports it
(C) He has no opinion
(D) Supports it conditionally
Q.32. What is bothering American public ?
(A) Healthcare
(B) Jobs
(C) Deficit
(D) Capitalism
Q.33. What is the economic situation in Europe ?
(A) Depending on American based financial institutions
(B) Depending on third world
(C) Depending on global financial institutions
(D) Depending on internal financial institutions
Q.34. What is Chomsky’s take on American Healthcare system ?
(A) Scandalous
(B) Serving wealthy
(C) Serving poor
(D) Efficient
Q.35. What is the suggestion here to reduce deficit in America ?
(A) Healthcare as in Europe
(B) Better public health care
(C) Healthcare supported by international financial institutions
(D) Model healthcare
Q.36. What did shock The Wall Street Journal ?
(A) Establishment of democracy in Europe
(B) Defeat of left and right parties in Europe
(C) Establishment of Communists rule in Europe
(D) Vanishing of democracy in Europe
Q.37. 10 men can complete a piece of work in 15 days and 15 women can complete the same work in 12 days. If all the 10 men and 15 women work together, in how many days will the work get completed ?
(A) 6
(B) 6(1/3)
(C) 6(2/3)
(D) 7(2/3)
Q.38. Find the sixth term in the following series :
2, 4, 12, 48, 240, ........?
(A) 960
(B) 1440
(C) 1080
(D) 1920
Q.39. It was Sunday on January 1st, 2006. What was the day of the week on January 1st, 2010 ?
(A) Friday
(B) Saturday
(C) Sunday
(D) Wednesday
Q.40. A merchant has 1000 kg of Sugar, part of which he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gains 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 18% profit is
(A) 400 kg
(B) 560 kg
(C) 600 kg
(D) 640 kg
Q.41. The population of a town 2 years ago was 62,500. Due to migration to big cities, it decreases every year at the rate of 4%. The present population of the town is ..........
(A) 56,700
(B) 57,600
(C) 58,800
(D) 60,000
Q.42. If GZWRF is coded as BURMA then how LJWRFSD will be coded ?
(A) HUNGARY
(B) AUSTRIA
(C) GERMANY
(D) IRELAND
Answer questions 43-48 based on the following information :
Vimal Fabric Company, manufactures two brands of cloth Fabric X and Fabric Y through three stages of manufacturing namely spinning, weaving and dyeing. The company has six spinning machines, ten weaving machines and five dyeing machines. Each machine works for 10 hours a day. One unit of Fabric X needs 40 minutes on a spinning machine, 2 hours on a weaving machine and 30 minutes on a dyeing machine in order to be completed. Similarly, one unit of Fabric Y needs 60 minutes on a spinning machine, 30 minutes on a weaving machine and 60 minutes on a dyeing machine in order to be completed. (One unit = 50 metres cloth)
Q.43. In a day, how many units of Fabric Y can be completed at most ?
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
Q.44. If 20 units of Fabric Y are made in a day, how many units of Fabric X can be completed the same day ?
(A) 0
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 45
Q.45. If only 30 units of Fabric Y are made in a day, how many machine hours will be idle that day ?
(A) 120
(B) 130
(C) 135
(D) 150
Q.46. If one more dyeing machine is added, at the most how many more units of Fabric X can be made in a day ?
(A) 0
(B) 5
(C) 8
(D) 10
Q.47. If only Fabric X has to be made, what machine should be bought so that there is a maximum increase in production capacity ?
(A) Spinning machine
(B) Weaving machine
(C) Dyeing machine
(D) Cannot be determined
Q.48. If only Fabric Y has to be made, what machine should be bought so that there is a maximum increase in production capacity ?
(A) Spinning machine
(B) Weaving machine
(C) Dyeing machine
(D) Cannot be determined
Q.49. What is summative evaluation ?
(A) Fine tunes project implementation
(B) Pilot study
(C) Experimental study
(D) Basically an impact study
50. Evaluation is different from measurement. If so how ?
(A) Process of Quantitative Judging
(B) Comprehensive Process of Judging
(C) Process of Qualitative Judging
(D) Judging on the basis of marks secured
Q.51. One of the following is related to fundamentals of learning
(A) Adoption
(B) Perception
(C) Cognition
(D) Teaching Aids
Q.52. These are fundamentals of course design
(A) Goals, syllabus, guidelines, teaching aids, examination
(B) Goals, content, context, methods, assessment
(C) Curriculum, teaching method, assessment, evaluation
(D) Syllabus, teaching method, learning outcome, evaluation
53. What is the type of verbal communication do you find in classroom ?
(A) Spoken
(B) Spoken and written
(C) Written
(D) Body language
Q.54. What is meant by semantics in classroom teaching ?
(A) It concerns excellence in teaching
(B) It concerns the problems in communication
(C) It concerns verbal and non-verbal codes
(D) It concerns transmission of knowledge
Q.55. The warming of earth due to atmospheric gases is known as
(A) Air pollution
(B) Ozone depletion
(C) Green house effect
(D) Green gas effect
Q.56. Ozone is scientifically represented as
(A) O
(B) O2
(C) O3
(D) O4
Q.57. Crocodiles prefer sun bath
(A) to elevate body temperature
(B) to dry their skin
(C) to decrease body temperature
(D) to maintain body temperature
Q.58. Who can declare an area to be constituted as a national park according to Wild Life Act ?
(A) Supreme Court
(B) High Court
(C) State Government
(D) Central Government
Q.59. ‘Biological Hot Spot’ refers to
(A) Important spot from Biological point of view
(B) Spot where environment has reached dangerous level
(C) Place where temperature is very high
(D) Place where biodiversity is very safe
Q.60. Who is the Chairman of Pollution Control Board of Karnataka ?
(A) Vamanacharya
(B) U. R. Rao
(C) Madhav Gadgil
(D) C. N. R. Rao