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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions 1 to 6 :
One of the favourite themes of science fiction writers is the fear that computers are beginning to overtake their creators in intelligence, memory and rationality. Soon, some fear, it will be impossible to distinguish between man and machine. In fact, in some areas of mental abilities, computers have already outstripped human capabilities. Computers can solve complicated arithmetical problems at a lightning speed, their memories are vaster and more accurate than human memories and so on. Are we about to reach a situation where we will be unable to distinguish between human beings and computers ?
Most humans seem to be complacent about their superiority because human beings can ‘think’ and computers cannot. Can this quality of ‘thinking’ be made into a fail-proof test to distinguish between humans and computers ? This is the question that Alan Turing tried to answer in an article entitled ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, published in 1950.
What the Turing Test relies on is the computer’s lack of consciousness, or the ability to think and comprehend. If, like Sherlock Holmes, the two were asked to decide which of the three students, the Indian, the athlete and the nervous one, had peered in through the six-foot high window of the examiner’s room to see the question papers before the examination, the human would easily make the connection between the height of the window and the likelihood of the athlete being the only one tall enough to be able to see through it. However, for the computer to make this ‘commonsensical’ inference is quite difficult.
Two other areas which might show up the limitations of a computer’s mind are humour and moral consciousness. What would a computer do with a headline about the recently announced election results – ‘The Left is Right, and the Right is Left Out’ ? Here the human mind can easily decode the puns – the Leftist party and the concept of being ‘left out’ and Rightist party with the use of the word ‘right’ as the opposite of ‘wrong’. Thus the human mind would immediately be able to interpret this headline to mean that the Leftist party won the election, and the Rightist party was rejected by the voters. A computer would be more comfortable with statistical data.
Perhaps we humans can rest in our complacency until the time when a computer can make a joke or laugh at one.
Q. 1. Writers of science fiction imagine a world in which
(A) Computers will seize power
(B) Computers will be superior to human beings
(C) Computers start functioning irrationally
(D) Computers become instruments of a base
Ans = Computers will be superior to human beings
Q. 2. Alan Turing’s work focussed on
(A) The lack of consciousness in computers
(B) The rationality of computers
(C) Thinking as the criterion of distinction between computers and human beings
(D) The comparative abilities of machines and humans to remember
Ans = Thinking as the criterion of distinction between computers and human beings
Q.3. In the example given in the passage the computer fails to
(A) Collect all the facts
(B) To ignore the irrelevant facts
(C) To connect the facts
(D) To choose the relevant fact
Ans = To choose the relevant fact
Q. 4. The computer fails to interpret humour because
(A) It can interpret only literally
(B) Its memory is limited
(C) Humour is an inborn faculty
(D) It does not understand language
Ans = It can interpret only literally
Q. 5. Modern computers can
(A) Distinguish between good and bad
(B) Make ethical choices
(C) Respond to religious sentiments
(D) Do none of the above
Ans = Do none of the above
Q. 6. What does “rest in our complacency” mean ?
(A) Denigrate computers
(B) Give up using computers
(C) Continue to relieve in our supremacy
(D) Keep worrying about computers
Ans = Continue to relieve in our supremacy
One of the favourite themes of science fiction writers is the fear that computers are beginning to overtake their creators in intelligence, memory and rationality. Soon, some fear, it will be impossible to distinguish between man and machine. In fact, in some areas of mental abilities, computers have already outstripped human capabilities. Computers can solve complicated arithmetical problems at a lightning speed, their memories are vaster and more accurate than human memories and so on. Are we about to reach a situation where we will be unable to distinguish between human beings and computers ?
Most humans seem to be complacent about their superiority because human beings can ‘think’ and computers cannot. Can this quality of ‘thinking’ be made into a fail-proof test to distinguish between humans and computers ? This is the question that Alan Turing tried to answer in an article entitled ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, published in 1950.
What the Turing Test relies on is the computer’s lack of consciousness, or the ability to think and comprehend. If, like Sherlock Holmes, the two were asked to decide which of the three students, the Indian, the athlete and the nervous one, had peered in through the six-foot high window of the examiner’s room to see the question papers before the examination, the human would easily make the connection between the height of the window and the likelihood of the athlete being the only one tall enough to be able to see through it. However, for the computer to make this ‘commonsensical’ inference is quite difficult.
Two other areas which might show up the limitations of a computer’s mind are humour and moral consciousness. What would a computer do with a headline about the recently announced election results – ‘The Left is Right, and the Right is Left Out’ ? Here the human mind can easily decode the puns – the Leftist party and the concept of being ‘left out’ and Rightist party with the use of the word ‘right’ as the opposite of ‘wrong’. Thus the human mind would immediately be able to interpret this headline to mean that the Leftist party won the election, and the Rightist party was rejected by the voters. A computer would be more comfortable with statistical data.
Perhaps we humans can rest in our complacency until the time when a computer can make a joke or laugh at one.
Q. 1. Writers of science fiction imagine a world in which
(A) Computers will seize power
(B) Computers will be superior to human beings
(C) Computers start functioning irrationally
(D) Computers become instruments of a base
Ans = Computers will be superior to human beings
Q. 2. Alan Turing’s work focussed on
(A) The lack of consciousness in computers
(B) The rationality of computers
(C) Thinking as the criterion of distinction between computers and human beings
(D) The comparative abilities of machines and humans to remember
Ans = Thinking as the criterion of distinction between computers and human beings
Q.3. In the example given in the passage the computer fails to
(A) Collect all the facts
(B) To ignore the irrelevant facts
(C) To connect the facts
(D) To choose the relevant fact
Ans = To choose the relevant fact
Q. 4. The computer fails to interpret humour because
(A) It can interpret only literally
(B) Its memory is limited
(C) Humour is an inborn faculty
(D) It does not understand language
Ans = It can interpret only literally
Q. 5. Modern computers can
(A) Distinguish between good and bad
(B) Make ethical choices
(C) Respond to religious sentiments
(D) Do none of the above
Ans = Do none of the above
Q. 6. What does “rest in our complacency” mean ?
(A) Denigrate computers
(B) Give up using computers
(C) Continue to relieve in our supremacy
(D) Keep worrying about computers
Ans = Continue to relieve in our supremacy
Q. 7. Find the fourth term in the following series : 2, 6, 12, ....., 30
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 24
Ans = 20
Q. 8. If ‘BEBOBD’ in code language means ‘Canada’ then the code ‘MJABSC’ will mean
(A) Mumbai
(B) Madras
(C) Moscow
(D) Brazil
Ans = Brazil
Q. 9. If the first day of September 2003 is a Sunday then what day was 15th August 2003 ?
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
(A) 14
(B) 16
(C) 20
(D) 24
Ans = 20
Q. 8. If ‘BEBOBD’ in code language means ‘Canada’ then the code ‘MJABSC’ will mean
(A) Mumbai
(B) Madras
(C) Moscow
(D) Brazil
Ans = Brazil
Q. 9. If the first day of September 2003 is a Sunday then what day was 15th August 2003 ?
(A) Monday
(B) Tuesday
(C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday
Ans = Thursday
Q. 10. If A is the father of C, D is the daughter of B, E is the wife of C and A is married to B then how E is related to B ?
(A) Sister
(B) Daughter
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) Mother
Ans = Daughter-in-law
Q.11. If the error of 2% is made in the side of the length of a square then percentage error in the perimeter of the square will be
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
Ans = 2
Q.12. What is the average working hours of an employee in a factory based on the following working hours distribution ?
No. of working hours No. of Employees
3 – 5 hours 2
5 – 7 hours 4
7 – 9 hours 8
9 – 11 hours 6
(A) 5
(B) 7.8
(C) 8
(D) 8.6
Q. 10. If A is the father of C, D is the daughter of B, E is the wife of C and A is married to B then how E is related to B ?
(A) Sister
(B) Daughter
(C) Daughter-in-law
(D) Mother
Ans = Daughter-in-law
Q.11. If the error of 2% is made in the side of the length of a square then percentage error in the perimeter of the square will be
(A) 0
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
Ans = 2
Q.12. What is the average working hours of an employee in a factory based on the following working hours distribution ?
No. of working hours No. of Employees
3 – 5 hours 2
5 – 7 hours 4
7 – 9 hours 8
9 – 11 hours 6
(A) 5
(B) 7.8
(C) 8
(D) 8.6
Ans = 7.8
Answer questions 13 – 18 based on the following data :
Total number of candidates appeared for an examination = 7553
Total number of subjects in the course = 05
Those who got pass marks in all the subjects = 1690
Those who failed in all the subjects = 682
Those who failed in two subjects = 2144
Those who passed in one subject only = 923
Those who failed in three subjects = NIL
Q.13. How many candidates failed at least in one subject ?
(A) 5863
(B) 6871
(C) 5409
(D) 6632
Ans = 5863
Q.14. How many candidates passed in three subjects only ?
(A) 2563
(B) 4258
(C) 2114
(D) 3015
Ans = NO answer
Q.15. How many candidates passed in two subjects only ?
(A) 5863
(B) 4693
(C) NIL
(D) 5117
Ans = NIL
Q.16. How many of the unsuccessful candidates passed in three subjects ?
(A) 3749
(B) 2114
(C) 5863
(D) 4940
Ans = NO answer
Q.17. How many candidates failed in the course ?
(A) 1690
(B) 5863
(C) 923
(D) 682
Ans = 5863
Q.15. How many candidates passed in two subjects only ?
(A) 5863
(B) 4693
(C) NIL
(D) 5117
Ans = NIL
Q.16. How many of the unsuccessful candidates passed in three subjects ?
(A) 3749
(B) 2114
(C) 5863
(D) 4940
Ans = NO answer
Q.17. How many candidates failed in the course ?
(A) 1690
(B) 5863
(C) 923
(D) 682
Ans = 5863
Q.18. How many candidates passed in only three subjects ?
(A) 2114
(B) 3173
(C) 3749
(D) None of these
Ans = None of these
(A) 2114
(B) 3173
(C) 3749
(D) None of these
Ans = None of these
Q.19. “Farmer’s lung disease” is due to
(A) Pollen grains
(B) Smoke
(C) Mouldy hay
(D) Mouldy sugarcane
Ans = Mouldy hay & Mouldy sugarcane
Q.20. An increase in the number or size of the dust particles in air leads to warming because
(A) It scatters moisture in air
(B) It scatters all kinds of light
(C) It increases moisture in air
(D) It absorbs moisture in air
Ans = It scatters all kinds of light & It absorbs moisture in air
Q.21. “Tsunami” occurs due to
(A) Earthquake generated in a subduction zone
(B) Wave upwelling
(C) Wind impact
(D) Tidal force
Ans = Earthquake generated in a subduction zone
Q.22. The percentage of solar radiation used in photosynthesis is
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 8
(D) 4
Ans = NO answer
Q.23. United Nations International strategy for disaster reduction was established in
(A) 1999
(B) 2001
(C) 1996
(D) 1998
Ans = 1999
Q.24. The extent of landmass vulnerable to Earthquake in India is
(A) 49%
(B) 59%
(C) 39%
(D) 29%
Ans = 59%
Q.25. One of the following behaviours is not characteristic of a democratic teacher
(A) Try to understand the socio-economic background of his students
(B) Affectionate even to poorly performing students
(C) Tolerate non-sensical questions from students
(D) Tolerate even mischievous and aggressive behaviour of students
Ans = Tolerate even mischievous and aggressive behaviour of students
Q.26. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below :
List – I (Method)
(a) Lecture
(b) Discussion
(c) Seminars
(d) Workshops
List – II (Technique)
(i) Interactive skills
(ii) Presentation skills
(iii) Persuasive skills
(iv) Guided practice
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Ans = (B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv) Q.27. Match the following :
List – I (Tests)
(a) Sentence completion
(b) Multiple choice
(c) Match the following
(d) Read the passage and answer the questions
List – II (Skills)
(i) Association
(ii) Recognition
(iii) Comprehension
(iv) Recall
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Ans = (A) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
Q.28. Identify the behaviour which is professional ethics of a teacher.
(A) Ignore the student who wants to answer all questions
(B) Encroaching on the teaching period of a colleague
(C) Going late to classes
(D) Take extra classes to complete syllabus
Ans = Take extra classes to complete syllabus
Q.29. Identify the skills needed by present day teachers to make classroom teaching more efficient.
(i) Knowledge of technology
(ii) Use of technology in classroom transactions
(iii) Knowledge of students needs
(iv) Content Mastery
(A) (i) and (iii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (ii), (iii), and (iv)
(D) (ii) and (iv)
Ans = (ii), (iii), and (iv)
Q.30. Whom do you like the most among the following types of teachers : One who uses →
(A) Motion pictures as a last resort
(B) Charts and maps
(C) White or blackboards occasionally
(D) Film projector along with white or blackboard
Ans = Film projector along with white or blackboard
Q.31. In communication, the reactions of the audience is called as
(A) Feedback
(B) Coding
(C) Noise
(D) Decoding
Ans = FeedbackQ.32. Which one among the following is not a mass medium ?
(A) Newspapers
(B) CCTV
(C) Radio
(D) TV
Ans = CCTV
Q.33. Kinesics refers to
(A) Voice quality
(B) Visual appearance
(C) Content delivery
(D) Body language
Ans = Body language
Q.34. The communication instrument which is owned by the maximum number of people in our country is
(A) Radio
(B) TV
(C) Mobile phone
(D) Computer
Ans = Mobile phone
Q.35. Gestures are a good example for
(A) Language Communication
(B) Non-verbal Communication
(C) Mass Communication
(D) Intrapersonal Communication
Ans = Non-verbal Communication
Q.36. In communication channel refers to
(A) Message
(B) Content
(C) Decoding
(D) Medium employed
Ans = Medium employed
Q.37. Among the four terms marked A – D, three terms are similar and one is dissimilar. Find the one that is not similar.
(A) Moon
(B) Saturn
(C) Venus
(D) Earth
Ans = Moon
Q.38. Below an incomplete statement is followed by four possible alternative choices. Select the most appropriate that completes the statement.
Beggars should not be given alms because
(A) It is a very bad habit
(B) It encourages them to remain idle and depend on others
(C) It is forbidden by law
(D) They indulge in evil activities
Ans = It encourages them to remain idle and depend on others
Q.39. Choose the pair of words which shows the same relationship as given at the top.
Primeval : Medieval
(A) Snow : Ice
(B) Thorn : Rose
(C) Gorilla : Soldier
(D) Dinosaur : Dragon
Ans = Dinosaur : DragonQ.40. Among the given number series spot the odd one.
(A) 3, 9, 6, 27
(B) 7, 21, 14, 147
(C) 6, 18, 12, 216
(D) 4, 12, 8, 48
Ans = 6, 18, 12, 216
Q.41. If PERSONALITY is coded as QFSTPOBMJUZ, how would BEHAVIOUR coded
(A) ADGZUHNTQ
(B) DGJCXKQWT
(C) CFIBWJPVS
(D) ZCFYTGMSP
Ans = CFIBWJPVS
Q.42. Two statements (I) and (II) given below are followed by two conclusions (a) and (b) supposing the statements are true, which of the following conclusions can logically follow ?
(I) All men are mortal.
(II) Sri Rama is a man.
Conclusions : (a) All men are Sri Rama’s.
(b) Sri Rama is mortal.
(A) Only (a) is correct
(B) Only (b) is correct
(C) Both (a) and (b) are correct
(D) Neither (a) nor (b) are correct
Ans = (B) Only (b) is correct
Q.43. The best meaning of Research is
(A) Adoption of ‘Scientific Method’ for creation and application of knowledge
(B) Adoption of critical and constructive thinking for solution of problems
(C) Arriving at generalisations based on observed data
(D) Search for universal truths of life
Ans = Adoption of ‘Scientific Method’ for creation and application of knowledge
Q.44. One of the following precautions is not needed at the time of finalising a research report.
(A) All findings are related to research questions
(B) Validity and reliability of data are ensured
(C) Generalisations of the study are in agreement with existing theories
(D) Analysis adopted in suitable to data used
Ans = Generalisations of the study are in agreement with existing theories
Q.45. The incorrect statement in this set is
(A) Evaluation studies are based on objectives of a project
(B) Research is examination of conditions under which a phenomenon exists (C) Evaluation exercises are spread across different stages of a project
(D) There is no difference between evaluation and research studies
Ans = There is no difference between evaluation and research studiesQ.46. The good quality of a research is its
(A) Objectivity
(B) Reliability
(C) Usability
(D) Replicability
Ans = Objectivity
Q.47. Identify unethical behaviours in
research in the following set
(i) Copying from other researches
(ii) Publish findings when they slightly deviate from data
(iii) Share data-base after research is completed
(iv) Give importance to language over ideas
(A) (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (ii) (iv)
(D) (i) (iii) (iv)
Ans = (C) (i) (ii) (iv)
Q.48. Matching of Groups is adopted in
(A) Case Studies
(B) Experimental Studies
(C) Longitudinal Studies
(D) Descriptive Studies
Ans = Experimental Studies
Q.49. One of the following criteria is not used for purposes of ‘accreditation’ by NAAC
(A) Governance and leadership
(B) Teaching-learning and evaluation
(C) Rapport of teachers with students
(D) Information and learning resources
Ans = Rapport of teachers with students
Q.50. The following amendment to the constitution of India brought education under the ‘Concurrent list’.
(A) 42nd Amendment
(B) 73rd Amendment
(C) 86th Amendment
(D) 30th Amendment
Ans = 42nd Amendment
Q.51. 10 + 2 + 3 as a common structure of education is recommended by
(A) Secondary Education Commission
(B) The Education Commission 1964-66
(C) University Education Commission 1948
(D) The Kothari Commission 1964-66
Ans = The Kothari Commission 1964-66
Q.52. The provision for better and expanded programmes for the education of minorities has been given priority in
(A) National Policy on education
(B) Ramamurti Report
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
Ans = Ramamurti ReportQ.53. Among the following universities which one is having the unitary characteristic
(A) Calcutta University
(B) Delhi University
(C) Lucknow University
(D) Burdwan University
Ans = Delhi University
Q.54. Value education should
(A) Familiarise students with all the virtues of life
(B) Enable students to develop a scale of values by themselves
(C) Teach students to distinguish between right and wrong
(D) Develop interest in students to read about values
Ans = Enable students to develop a scale of values by themselves
Q.55. What is the name of the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual time ?
(A) Batch system
(B) Quick response system
(C) Real time system
(D) Time sharing system
Ans = Real time system
Q.56. The input code of the compiler and assembler is called
(A) Object code
(B) Source code
(C) Machine code
(D) Compiler code
Ans = Source code
Q.57. The first step in systems development life cycle is
(A) Analysis
(B) Database design
(C) System design
(D) Preliminary investigation
Ans = Preliminary investigation
Q.58. Identify the odd term amongst the following group.
(A) Microwaves
(B) Optical fiber
(C) Coaxial cable
(D) Twisted pair wire
Ans = Microwaves
Q.59. FDDI is a
(A) Ring network
(B) Star network
(C) Mesh network
(D) Bus network
Ans = Ring network
Q.60. This will provide end-to-end digital connection for all voice (digitized), data, facsimile, telemetry and video applications
(A) PSTN
(B) ISDN
(C) SNA
(D) CCITT
Ans = ISDN