Q.1. The study of interactions between organism and their environment is
(A) Biology
(B) Psychology
(C) Environment Science
(D) Ecology
Q.2. The comprehensive Wild Protection Act came into being in
(A) 1972
(B) 1981
(C) 1985
(D) 1955
Q.3. The movement that spread in Karnataka to protest tree felling was
(A) Chipko
(B) Kaiga
(C) Appiko
(D) Nandikur
Q.4. Which amongst the following are the major contaminants of air pollution?
(A) Sulphur compounds
(B) Nitrogen compounds
(C) Oxygen compounds
(D) Halogen compounds
Q.5. The cause for 'red tide' in the lakes and seas is due to
(A) Eutrophication
(B) Congestion
(C) Oxidation
(D) Precipitation
Q.6. Noise levels are measured in decibels. What is the decibel of normal talk?
(A) 30
(B) 60
(C) 90
(D) 120
Ans = 60(For Blind Candidates Only)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 1-6:
On the day of the inauguration, I was overwhelmed with a sense of history. In the first decade of the twentieth century, a few years after the bitter Anglo-Boer war and before my own birth, the white-skinned peoples of South Africa patched up their differences and erected a system of racial domination against the dark-skinned peoples of their own land. The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever known. Now, in the last decade of the twentieth century, and my own eighth decade as a man, that systems had been overturned forever and replaced by one that recognised the rights and freedoms of all peoples, regardless of the colour of their skin. That day had come about through the unimaginable sacrifies of thousands of my people, people whose suffering and courage can never be counted or repaid. I felt that day, as I have on so many other days, that I was simply the sum of all those African patriots who had gone before me. That long and noble line ended and now began again with me. I was pained that I was not able to thank them and that they were not able to see what their scarifies had wrought. The policy of apartheid created a deep and lasting wound in my country and my people. All of us will spend many years, if not generations, recovering from that profound hurt. But the decades of oppression and brutality had another, unintended, effect, and that was that it produced the Oliver Tambos, the Walter Sisulus, the Chief Luthulis, the Yusuf Dadoos, the Bram Fischers, the Robert Sobukwes of our time-men of such extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity that their like may never be known again, perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character.
Q.1. The author says that apartheid was a system of
(A) Domination by wealth
(B) Natural inequalities
(C) Inequality based on race
(D) Discrimination based on gender
Q.2. What is the author's view of apartheid society?
(A) It was bad but historically necessary
(B) It was bad but tolerable
(C) No society in history had been so bad
(D) There were societies far worse than it
Q.3. What does the author mean by saying that he was the sum of all African patriots ?
(A) That he had not succeeded in his mission
(B) That he was superior to all African patriots
(C) That his work was the continuation of the work of the patriots
(D) That his work was incomparable
Q.4. The author says that
(A) Now that apartheid is over it will be forgotten
(B) Apartheid would not leave any impact after South Africa's freedom
(C) Only some people would remember apartheid
(D) It would take a lot of time to recover from its effect
Q.5. What is the unintended result of apartheid ?
(A) It reduced racial hatred
(B) It made the whites more sympathetic
(C) It created certain great individuals
(D) It made the Africans imitate the whites
Q.6. Does the writer argue that
(A) Racial oppression is good because it creates great individuals
(B) We should tolerate apartheid because it creates heroes
(C) Apartheid totally suppressed resistance
(D) Apartheid is bad but it had unexpected consequences
Ans = We should tolerate apartheid because it creates heroesAnswer Questions 7--12 based on the following data:
Q.7. Which one of the age groups listed, below accounts for the maximum population in the State?
(A) 0-15
(B) 15-35
(C) 25-45
(D) 46 and above
Q.8. Out of every 4,00,000 people, the number of persons below 25 years is
(A) 181000
(B) 190000
(C) 194000
(D) 191000
Q.9. If it is known that there are 40 million people below 36 years of age, then how many million people (approximately) are in the age group of 56-65 ?
(A) 4.2 million
(B) 3.8 million
(C) 3.15 million
(D) Cannot be determined
Q.10. If there are 20 million in the age group of 56 and above, what is the difference between the total number of people in the age group of 16-25 and 46-55 ?
(A) 10.2 million
(B) 11.2 million
(C) 12.2 million
(D) Cannot be determined
Q.11. If the difference between the number of people in the age groups of 46-55 and 26-35 is 3.9 million, then the total population of the State is
(A) 120 million
(B) 130 million
(C) 390 million
(D) 139 million
Q.12. What is the ratio of the percentage of people between the age group of 15-35 and the percentage of people above 35 years?
(A) 2:1
(B) 65:35
(C) 1:1
(D) 35:65
Q.13.. Attitudes can be measured using this scale
(A) 5-point scale
(B) Waveform
(C) Richter scale
(D) Likert scale
Q.14. Aerobic exercise will reduce levels of state anxiety – Identify independent (IV) and dependent variables (DV)
(A) Aerobic exercise (DV) and levels of state anxiety (IV)
(B) Aerobic exercise (IV) and levels of state anxiety (DV)
(C) Anxiety (IV) and reducing levels (DV)
(D) Exercise and anxiety (IV), reducing (DV)
Q.15. Which of the following is qualitative method of research?
(A) Interview method
(B) Survey method
(C) Experimental method
(D) Historical method
Q.16. The following is a format of citing bibliography in research
(A) PAA
(B) E-JOURNAL
(C) OPAC
(D) APA
Q.17. This software is a plagiarism checker
(A) Sound forge
(B) Grammerly
(C) Turnitin
(D) Fast Pencil
Q.18. Identify independent (IV) and dependent variables (DV) in the hypothesis: Smoking Causes Lung Cancer.
(A) Smoking (DV), Lung Cancer (IV)
(B) Cancer and Smoking (IV), Causes (DV)
(C) Smoking (IV), Lung Cancer (DV)
(D) Causes (DV), Lung Cancer (IV)
Q.19. Mismatch of meaning between sender and receiver may be termed as
(A) Virtual decoding
(B) Aberrant decoding
(C) Factual decoding
(D) Formal decoding
Q.20. 'Digital divide' means
(A) The gap between urban and rural
(B) The gap between techno savvy and computer illiterates
(C) The gap between information rich and information poor
(D) The gap between developed and developing nations
Q.21. Charlie Chaplin's film 'Modern Times'
(A) Makes fun of industrial society
(B) Criticises traditional society
(C) Regrets the industrial society
(D) Praises industrial society
Q.22. Group of people formed through web based interaction
(A) Mediated Community
(B) Virtual Community
(C) International Community
(D) Internet Community
Q.23. Phatic communication means
(A) Opening remarks in communication
(B) Closing remarks in communication
(C) Another name for formal communication
(D) Another name for informal communication
Q.24. Popular culture refers to
(A) Class culture
(B) Mass culture
(C) Workers culture
(D) Vulgar culture
Q.25. 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) Some pastries are toffees.
II) All toffees are chocolates.
Conclusions:
a) Some chocolates are toffees.
b) Some toffees are not pastries.
(A) Only conclusion (a) follows
(B) Only conclusion (b) follows
(C) Neither conclusion nor conclusion (b) follows
(D) Both conclusions (a) and (b) follow
Q.26. 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 decode which of the following assumptions is implicit in the statement?
Statement : "You are appointed as an editor with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period of confirmation"-a line in an appointment letter.
Assumptions :
i) The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
ii) Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.
(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.27. 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 there be a ceiling on the salary of top executives of multinational companies in our country?
Arguments :
i) Yes, otherwise it would lead to unhealthy competition and comparison and our own industry would not be able to withstand that.
ii) No, with the ascent of liberalisation of economy, any such move would be counter productive. Once the economy picks up, this disparity will be reduced.
(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.28. Among the four terms marked A - D, three terms are similar and one is dissimilar. Find the one that is not similar.
(A) Silver coloured plastic
(B) Silver
(C) Cork
(D) Wood
Q.29. Choose the pair of words which shows the same relationship as given at the top.
Paltry Significance
(A) Redundant : Discussion
(B) Opulent : Wealth
(C) Banal : Originality
(D) Oblique : Familiarity
30. What is logically equivalent to "If today is Sunday, Matt cannot play hockey"?
(A) Today is Sunday and Matt can play hockey
If Matt plays hockey, then today is not Sunday
(C) Today is not Sunday and Matt cannot play hockey
(D) Today is not Sunday if and only if Matt plays hockey
Q.31. SIM stands for
(A) Subscriber Integrated Module
(B) Standard Integrated Module
(C) Subscriber Identity Module
(D) Standard Identity Module
Q.32. Light Emitting Diode (LED) converts
(A) Light energy into electrical energy
(B) Electrical energy into light energy
(C) Thermal energy into light energy
(D) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
Q.33. An error in a computer program is
(A) Virus
(B) Bug
(C) Fatal error
(D) Power failure
Q.34. Which of the following is a search engine?
(A) Facebook
(C) MSN
(B) YouTube
(D) Windows
Q.35. Encryption is
(A) Coding of messages to prevent unauthorised access
(B) Coding of computers to prevent unauthorised users
(C) Creating bar codes on computer peripherals
(D) Conversion of hard copy into soft copy
Q.36. Digital signature means
(A) A digital code that measures the unique physical trait of an individual
(B) A digital code that uniquely identifies the content of the message and the sender
(C) A logo onto computer system for unique identification
(D) A multi-level password used to login to a unique computer
Q.37. RUSA caters to the needs of
(A) Rural and Urban Development
(B) Higher Education
(C) Social Justice
(D) Rural Sanitation
Q.38. The education channel launched by IGNOU
(A) Vyas
(B) Ekalavya
(C) Jnana Darshan
(D) Vidya Darshan
Q.39. The first Chief Justice to be appointed as Governor of a State
(A) Justice Venkatachalaiah
(B) Justice Narayanan
(C) Justice Sadashivam
(D) Justice Nanavathi
Q.40. International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on
(A) 8 March
(C) 8 November
(B) 8th June
(D) 8th September
Q.41. Who said this "Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man"?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Sri Aurobindo
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Q.42. 'University News' is published by
(A) MHRD
(B) AIU
(C) UGC
(D) NCERT
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 43-48:
Science fiction has predicted many of today's realities from cell phones to tablets. Many things that are today part of History like walking on the moon, organ transplants and space stations were once flights of fancy. Futurists build current events on a foundation of History to provide a launching pad for visions of what is to come. One of the most widely recognized Futurists is Alvin Toffler whose seminal works include Future Shock and The Third Wave. He is also the one who told us, "Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life".
Here is my question for today "Is Ray Kurzweil a Futurist ?" The Wall Street Journal has described Kurzweil as "the restless genius". Forbes calls him "the ultimate thinking machine". He has been ranked by Inc. Magazine as #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States. He has also been called "the rightful heir to Thomas Edison", while according to PBS he is one of 16 "revolutionaries who made America".
His inventions are breathtaking and they impact our lives on a daily basis. These inventions include the first CCD flat-bed scanner, the first omni-font optical character recognition, the first print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, the first text-to-speech synthesizer, the first music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments and the first commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition.
Today, many websites attribute Mr. Kurzweil with accurate predictions about where the world will be tomorrow. His latest book, The Singularity is Near. There is a fundamental difference between someone who is a professional writer and observer of humanity such as Toffler and someone who is a technological genius with almost unlimited resources who is actively working to make his predictions reality. Toffler reads studies and interviews on his way to predictions of where society and technologies will go next. Kurzweil traded in his massive private business built upon his inventions to become Google's Director of Engineering whose sole job is to make the company's computers smarter than humans. He is working every day to improve artificial intelligence and then wed that to cutting edge robotics and human interface to produce the very singularity he' is predicting. Look to Futurists like Toffler who are predicting where we are headed and look to inventors like Kurzweil who are telegraphing where they are headed and a collage of futures points to the tomorrow today will become.
Q.43. Who is Alvin Toffler ?
(A) Genius
(B) Observer
(C) Writer
(D) Futurist
Q.44. What were mere imaginations that have become true?
(A) Walking on the Moon
(B) Man landing on the Mars
(C) Google
(D) CCD Flat Bed Scanner
Q.45. What are the great books of Alvin Toffler ?
(A) The Singularity is Near
(B) Future Shock
(C) Kurzweil
(D) Artificial Intelligence
Q.46. How does Kurzweil differs from Alvin Toffler ?
(A) Accurate prediction
(B) Futurist and Technologist
(C) Technological genius
(D) Futurist
Q.47. What or whose works have impacted our daily lives?
(A) The Third Wave
(B) Kurzweil
(C) Alvin Toffler
(D) Speech synthesizer
Q.48. Kurzweil is believed to be working on which area?
(A) The Ultimate Thinking Machine
(B) Humanity
(C) Google
(D) Artificial Intelligence
Q.49. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 36, 54 and 72 days respectively. They started the work, but A left 8 days before the completion of the work while B left 12 days before the completion. The number of days for which C worked is
(A) 4
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) 24
Q.50. Complete the series:
2, 5, 9, 19, 37, ………..
(A) 76 (B) 74
(C) 75 (D) 89
Q.51. On 8th Feb., 2005 it was Tuesday. What was the day of the week on 8th Feb., 2004 ?
(A) Sunday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Monday
(D) Wednesday
Q.52. The cost of type A rice is Rs. 25 per kg and type B rice is Rs. 30 per kg. If both type A and type B are mixed in the ratio 2:3, then the price per kg of the mixed variety of rice is
(A) Rs. 29
(B) Rs. 28
(C) Rs. 27
(D) Rs. 26
Q.53. The population of a town was 240000 three years ago. If it increased by 3%, 2.5% and 5% respectively in the last three years, then the present population is
(A) 246051
(B) 265048
(C) 266049
(D) 269048
Q.54. If NAME is coded as 13261422 then how TEAM will be coded?
(A) 7222614
(B) 1426227
(C) 7262214
(D) 7142622
Q.55. What is the level of classroom communication?
(A) Mass communication
(B) Public communication
(C) Interpersonal communication
(D) Mediated communication
Q.56. Which is the best method of teaching?
(A) Linear method
(B) Non-linear method
(C) Traditional method
(D) Modern method
Q.57. UGC has called Teachers as what?
(A) Professors
(B) Emeritus Professors
(C) Faculty
(D) Facilitators
Q.58. What does credit means in CBCS system?
(A) Class secured by student
(B) Number of teaching hours
(C) Student loan
(D) Marks secured
Q,59. What is not the characteristic of effective learning?
(A) They learn only from syllabus
(B) Sharing knowledge
(C) Questioning
(D) Curiosity
Q.60. The following is a useful e-resource for teachers
(A) ACOP
(B) PACO
(C) OPAC
(D) COPA