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PAPER – I

(COMMON FOR ALL SUBJECTS)

Note : This paper contains sixty (60) multiple choice questions, each question carrying
two (2) marks. Attempt any fifty (50) questions.

SÔ¨¦ : CÆÂÚõzuõÒ £» ÷ÁÖ£mh ÂøhPøÍ (multiple choice) Eøh¯ AÖ£x (60)

ÂÚõUPøÍU öPõskÒÍx. JÆöÁõßÔØS® Cμsk (2) ©v¨ö£sPÒ. H÷uÝ®
I®£x (50) ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®.

1. The propounder of the teaching method based on play is

1) Froebel 2) Skinner
3) Hurlock 4) Pavlov

Âøͯõmiß ‰»® PØÓÀ •øÓ°øÚ GkzxøμzuÁº

1) ¨÷μõ£À 2) ìQßÚº
3) íõº»õU 4) £õÆ»õÆ

2. The teacher is generally teaching at

1) Uniform level 2) Bipolar level
3) Tri-level 4) Multi-level

ö£õxÁõP B]›¯ºPÒ PؤUS® •øÓ

1) J÷μ ^μõÚ {ø» 2) C¸x¸Á {ø»
3) ‰ßÖ {ø» 4) £À÷ÁÖ {ø»

3. Evaluation in the context of Kothari Commission is

1) Continuous process
2) Unipolar process
3) Stagnant process
4) Process with multi-applications

÷Põzuõ› SÊÂß P¸zx£i ©v¨¥k Gߣx

1) öuõhºa]¯õÚ ö\¯À£õk
2) J¸x¸Á ö\¯À£õk
3) ©¢u©õÚ ö\¯À£õk
4) £ÀÂu £¯ß£õk Cøn¢u ö\¯À£õk

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4. TV is related with
1) Chain learning
2) Principle learning
3) Reflective learning
4) Concept learning

öuõø»UPõm] CuÝhß öuõhº¦øh¯x

1) öuõhº¢x PØÓÀ
2) öPõÒøPU PØÓÀ
3) ¤μv£¼¨¦ PØÓÀ
4) P¸zuõUPU PØÓÀ

5. The phrase “Teachers are born, they cannot be trained” indicates that
1) Teaching method can be learned
2) Teaching is empirical in nature
3) Teaching is innate in nature
4) It is a result of maturity

""B]›¯ºPÒ ¤ÓUQÓõºPÒ, E¸ÁõUP¨£kÁvÀø»'' GßÓ P¸zx SÔ¨¤kÁx

1) PؤzuÀ •øÓø¯U PØP •i²®
2) PؤzuÀ AÝ£Á® \õº¢ux
3) PؤzuÀ EÒÍõº¢uuõS®
4) Cx •vºa]°ß ÂøÍÄ

6. The best use of Heuristic Method takes place in

1) Science club
2) Classroom teaching
3) Excursions
4) Exams

PshÔ •øÓ°ß ªPa ]Ó¢u £¯ß£õk

1) AÔ¯À ©ßÓ®
2) ÁS¨£øÓ PؤzuÀ
3) _ØÖ»õ
4) ÷uºÄPÒ

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7. The Pioneer of Project Method is

1) John Dewey
2) Gardener
3) W.A. Kilpatrick
4) Weschler

ö\¯Àvmh •øÓ°ß •ß÷Úõi

1) áõß l÷Á
2) PõºhÚº
3) W.A. QÀ£õm›U

4) öÁìa»º

8. Mobile School was propounded by

1) Froebel
2) Tagore
3) John Dewey
4) Mc. Donald

|h©õk® £ÒÎPøÍ •ßÛÖzv¯Áº

1) ¨öμõ£À
2) uõTº
3) áõß l÷Á
4) ö©U öhõÚõÀk

9. Ex Post Facto research means

1) The research is carried out after the incident
2) The research is carried out prior to the incident
3) The research is carried out along with the happening of an incident
4) The research is carried out keeping in mind the possibilities of an incident

GUì ÷£õìm ÷£U÷hõ Bμõ´a] GßÓõÀ

1) \®£ÁzvØS¨ ¤ÓS Bμõ´a] ÷©ØöPõÒͨ£kQÓx
2) \®£ÁzvØS •ß Bμõ´a] ÷©ØöPõÒͨ£kQÓx
3) \®£Á® |hUS® ÷£õx Bμõ´a] ÷©ØöPõÒͨ£kQÓx
4) ©ÚvÀ J¸ \®£ÁzvØPõÚ \õzv¯UTÖPøÍ øÁzx Bμõ´a] ÷©ØöPõÒͨ£kQÓx

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10. Arrange the following steps of research in correct sequence

(a) Identification of Research Problem

(b) Listing of Research Objectives

(c) Collection of Data

(d) Methodology

(e) Data Analysis

(f) Results and Discussion

1) (a) – (b) – (c) – (d) – (e) – (f) 2) (a) – (b) – (d) – (c) – (e) – (f)

3) (b) – (a) – (c) – (d) – (e) – (f) 4) (b) – (a) – (d) – (c) – (e) – (f)

¤ßÁ¸® Bμõ´a] ÁÈ•øÓPøÍ \›¯õÚ •øÓ°À Á›ø\¨£kzxP

(a) Bμõ´a] ¤μa]øÚPøÍ CÚ[PõnÀ

(b) Bμõ´a] ÷|õUP[Pøͨ £mi¯¼hÀ

(c) uPÁÀ ÷\P›zuÀ

(d) ö\´•øÓ

(e) uμÄPøͨ £Szuõ´uÀ

(f) •iÄPÒ ©ØÖ® wº©õÚ[PÒ

1) (a) – (b) – (c) – (d) – (e) – (f) 2) (a) – (b) – (d) – (c) – (e) – (f)

3) (b) – (a) – (c) – (d) – (e) – (f) 4) (b) – (a) – (d) – (c) – (e) – (f)

11. The final result of a study will be more accurate if the sample is

1) Taken randomly

2) Fixed by quota

3) Representative to the population

4) Purposive

©õv› CÆÁõÖ C¸¢uõÀ J¸ B´Âß CÖv •iÄ ªPÄ® xÀ¼¯©õP C¸US®

1) ^μØÓ

2) JxURk ‰»®

3) ©UPÒ öuõøP°ß ¤μv{v¯õP

4) ÷|õUPU TÖ

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12. Formulation of hypothesis may not be necessary in

1) Survey Studies
2) Historical Studies
3) Normative Studies
4) Experimental Studies

P¸x÷PõÒ E¸ÁõUP® ÷uøÁ¨£hõu B´Ä?

1) AÍÁõ´Â¯À
2) Áμ»õØÔ¯À
3) JÊ[S•øÓ C¯À
4) £›÷\õuøÚ C¯À

13. Which of the following is an example of negative correlation?

1) Increase in population results in shortage of food grains
2) Poor intelligence results in poor achievement
3) Increase in height increases weight
4) Poor working condition retards output

RÌPshÁØÖÒ GøÁ Gvº©øÓz öuõhº¦US Euõμn®

1) ©UPÒ öuõøP AvP›¨£õÀ EnÄ uõÛ¯[PÎß £ØÓõUSøÓ
2) SøÓÁõÚ ¦zv\õ¼zuÚ® SøÓÁõÚ \õuøÚ
3) E¯μ® AvP›UP Gøh AvP›UQÓx
4) FUP® SøÓ¢u ÷Áø»°ÚõÀ £»ßPÒ SøÓuÀ

14. Which one of the following Statistics can be used to examine the ordinal scales?
1) Geometric Mean
2) Frequency Distribution
3) Median and Rank Correlation
4) Mean, Standard Deviation and Correlations

¤ßÁ¸® ¦ÒÎ ÂÁμ[PÎÀ Gx Á›ø\ö¯s AÍÄ÷PõÀ •øÓø¯ B´Ä ö\´¯¨

£¯ß£kzu¨£kQÓx?
1) Áøμ•øÓ \μõ\›
2) AvºöÁs £μÁÀ
3) Cøh{ø» ©ØÖ® uμ Cøn²ÓÄ
4) \μõ\›, vmh »UP® ©ØÖ® Cøn²ÓÄ

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15. Signal learning is associated with

1) Pavlovian conditioning
2) Operant conditioning
3) Skinnerian conditioning
4) Recitation

SÔ±miß ‰»® PØÓ÷»õk öuõhº¦øh¯x

1) £õÆ÷»õÂ¯ß {ø»{Özu®
2) ö\¯À£k BUP {ø»{Özu®
3) ìQßÚ›ß {ø»{Özu®
4) J¨¦ÂzuÀ

16. The research antagonistic to ex-post facto research is

1) Experimental studies
2) Normative researches
3) Library researches
4) Survey Researches

GUì – ÷£õìm ÷£U÷hõ Bμõ´a]US GvμõÚx

1) £›÷\õuøÚ B´ÄPÒ
2) JÊ[S •øÓ B´ÄPÒ
3) ¡»P B´ÄPÒ
4) AÍÁõ´ÄPÒ

17. What do you consider as the main aim of inter disciplinary research?
1) To bring out holistic approach to research
2) To reduce the emphasis of single subject in research domain
3) To over simplify the problem of research
4) To create a new trend in research methodology

£ÀxøÓ Bμõ´a]°ß •UQ¯ ÷|õUP® GÚ }[PÒ GøuU P¸xQÕºPÒ?

1) Bμõ´a]°ß •Êø©¯õÚ AqS•øÓø¯ öÁÎUöPõnºuÀ
2) Bμõ´a] GÀø»°À JØøÓ £õh® •UQ¯zxÁzøu SøÓzuÀ
3) Bμõ´a] ¤μa]øÚPøÍ GÎø©¨£kzuÀ
4) Bμõ´a] •øÓ°À ¦v¯ ÷£õUøP E¸ÁõUPÀ

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18. Principle of better communication is

1) Clarity of the message
2) Adequacy of information
3) Transmission of information
4) All the above

|À» uPÁÀ öuõhº¤ß öPõÒøP

1) öuÎÁõÚ uPÁÀ
2) ÷uøÁ¯õÚ uPÁÀ
3) Âå¯[PøÍ £QºuÀ
4) ÷©Øö\õßÚ AøÚzx®

19. E-mail mainly uses

1) Computer Network
2) Portal Network
3) Television Network
4) Telephone Network

•UQ¯©õP ªßÚg\À £¯ß£kÁx

1) PoÛ Áø»zöuõhº¦
2) ÷£õºmhÀ Áø»zöuõhº¦
3) öuõø»UPõm] Áø»zöuõhº¦
4) öuõø»÷£] Áø»zöuõhº¦

20. What is the meaning of multiplexing in communication process?

1) Link communication to computer
2) Process of linking many computers
3) Process of linking many computers so that only one channel may be used
4) Process of combining the transmission from several devices, into a single data
stream that can be transmitted over a single channel

uPÁÀ öuõhº¦ •øÓ°À "£À÷ÁÖ Aø©¨¦U öPõsh' GߣuØPõÚ Aºzu®

1) PoÛ²hß uPÁÀ öuõhº¦ Cøn¨¦
2) AvP PoÛPøÍ CønzuÀ
3) AvP PoÛ²hß CønzuÀ ÁÈ J÷μ J¸ uPÁÀ Á›ø\ø¯ £¯ß£kzxuÀ
4) £À÷ÁÖ \õuÚ[Pμ¸¢x ö£ÓUTi¯ ö\´vø¯ J¸ Aø»Á›ø\°À Aݨ¦uÀ

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21. Who evolved the term hypertext?

1) Garfield
2) Bill Gates
3) Ted Nelson
4) Raj Reddy

« Eøμø¯ ©v¨¤mhx ¯õº?

1) Põº¥Àk
2) ¤À÷Pmì
3) öhm ö|À\ß
4) μõä öμmi

22. The biggest obstacle in the way of communication in a class is

1) Excess of noise in a class
2) Lack of teaching aid material
3) Vagueness about the content of the teaching
4) The noise out of class and other obstacles

ÁS¨£øÓ°À uPÁÀ £›©õØÓzvØS ªP¨ö£›¯ uøh¯õP C¸¨£x

1) ÁS¨£øÓ°À AÍÄUS AvP©õP \zuªkÁx
2) ÷£õx©õÚ PؤzuÀ P¸ÂPÒ CÀ»õux
3) Pؤzuø» £ØÔ¯ ÷£õx©õÚ ¦›uÀ CÀ»õux
4) ÁS¨£øÓUS öÁΰÀ {»Ä® \¨u® ©ØÖ® Cuμ uøhPÒ

23. What is FORTRAN?

1) Software
2) Hardware
3) Company
4) Programming language

FORTRAN GßÓõÀ GßÚ?

1) ö©ßö£õ¸Ò
2) Áßö£õ¸Ò
3) {ÖÁÚ®
4) {μ»õUP ö©õÈ

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24. Which one of the following is not treated as an obstacle in the way of effective
communication?
1) Long statement
2) An inadequate statement
3) A brief statement
4) Statement which permits the listener to derive the conclusion

¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ Gx £¯ÝÒÍ uPÁ¾USz uøh¯õP C¸¨£vÀø»?

1) }sh ÁõUQ¯® (AÔUøP)
2) \›¯õÚ ÁõUQ¯ Aø©¨¤ßø©
3) _¸UP©õÚ AÔUøP
4) ÷Pm£ÁºPÒ u[PÒ •iøÁ GmkuØS £¯ÝÒÍ uPÁÀ

25. Insert the missing number :

12, 32, 72, 152, ? , 632
1) 515 2) 613
3) 815 4) 312

Âk£mh Gsøna ÷\ºUPÄ®

12, 32, 72, 152, ? , 632
1) 515 2) 613
3) 815 4) 312

26. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related
to C?
1) Father 2) Brother
3) Grand Father 4) Uncle

A ©ØÖ® B C¸Á¸® \÷PõuμºPÒ. C ©ØÖ® D C¸Á¸® \÷Põu›PÒ. D – ß \÷Põuμº A–ß

©Pß BÁõº GÛÀ B, C – US GßÚ EÓÄ?
1) A¨£õ 2) \÷Põuμº
3) uõzuõ 4) ©õ©õ

27. Find odd man out

1) Skull 2) Heart
3) Liver 4) Lungs

¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ ö£õ¸¢uõu ö\õÀø»U PõsP.

1) ©søh Kk 2) C¸u¯®
3) PÀ½μÀ 4) ~øμ±μÀ

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28. Find odd man out

1) Geometry
2) Algebra
3) Trigonometry
4) Mathematics

¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ ö£õ¸¢uõu ö\õÀø»U PõsP.

1) Áøμ¯À
2) SÔUPnUQ¯À
3) •U÷Põn¯À
4) Pou¯
29. Find the odd man out

1) Tortoise
2) Duck
3) Snake
4) Whale

¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÔÀ ö£õ¸¢uõu ö\õÀø»U PõsP.

1) Bø©
2) Áõzx
3) £õ®¦
4) vª[P»®

30. Which of the following diagrams represents the relation between Criminals,
Murderers, and Thieves most appropriately?

1) 2)

3) 4)

RÌUPõq® Áøμ£h[PÎÀ G¢u £h® SØÓÁõÎPÒ, öPõø»PõμºPÒ, v¸hºPÐUS

Cøh°»õÚ EÓøÁU TÖQÓx

1) 2)

3) 4)

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31. In a cricket match, five batsman A, B, C, D, and E scored an average of 36 runs.

D scores 5 more than E; E scored 8 fewer than A; B scored as many as D and E
combined; and B and C scored 107 between them. How many runs did E score?
1) 62 2) 45
3) 28 4) 20

J¸ Q›UöPm ÷£õmi°À 5 ©møh¯õͺPÒ A, B, C, D ©ØÖ® E \μõ\›¯õP 36 μßPÒ

GkUQßÓÚº. D, E ø¯ Âh 5 μßPÒ AvP®. E, A ø¯ Âh 8 μß SøÓÄ. B ö£ØÔ¸¨£x
D ©ØÖ® E – US \©©õÚ μß. B ©ØÖ® C 107 μß ÷\º¢x GkzuÚº GßÓõÀ E Gkzu μß
GzuøÚ?
1) 62 2) 45
3) 28 4) 20

32. How many triangles are there in the following figure?

1) 9 2) 10
3) 11 4) 12

¤ßÁ¸® £hzvÀ GzuøÚ •U÷Põn[PÒ EÒÍÚ?

1) 9 2) 10
3) 11 4) 12

33. From the given four statements select the two which cannot be true but yet both can
be false. Choose the right pair
i) All men are mortal
ii) Some men are mortal
iii) No man is mortal
iv) Every man is mortal
1) i) and ii) 2) iii) and iv)
3) i) and iii) 4) ii) and iv)

R÷Ç öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ |õßS ÁõUQ¯[PÎÀ G¢u Cμsk Esø©¯õP C¸UP •i¯õx

BÚõÀ uÁÓõP C¸UP •i²®. \›¯õÚ ÷áõi°øÚz ÷uº¢öukUPÄ®.
i) GÀ»õ ©ÛuºPЮ ©iÁº
ii) ]» ©ÛuºPÒ ©iÁº
iii) G¢u ©ÛuÝ® ©i¯ •i¯õx
iv) ©Ûuº JÆöÁõ¸Á¸® ©iÁº
1) i) ©ØÖ® ii) 2) iii) ©ØÖ® iv)
3) i) ©ØÖ® iii) 4) ii) ©ØÖ® iv)

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34. A father is now three times as old as his son. Five years back, he was four times as old
as his son. The age of the son is
1) 12 2) 15
3) 18 4) 20

J¸ u¢øu uß ©PøÚ¨ ÷£õ» ‰ßÖ ©h[S Á¯uõÚÁº. I¢x Á¸h[PÐUS •ß¦ AÁº
©PøÚ Âh |õßS ©h[S Á¯x ö£›¯ÁμõP C¸¢uõº. ©PÛß Á¯x GßÚ?
1) 12 2) 15
3) 18 4) 20

35. Select that lettered pair that expresses the relationship that is most similar to that of
the capitalized pair.
WATER : ICE : : STEAM : –––––––––––––.
1) Heat 2) Water
3) Boil 4) Fire

ö£›¯ GÊzvÀ öPõkUP¨£mkÒÍ ÷áõi ÁõºzøuPÐUS JzuuõÚ ÷áõi°øÚz

÷uº¢öukzx GÊxP.
uspº : £Û : : }μõÂ : –––––––––––––.
1) öÁ¨£® 2) uspº
3) öPõv 4) ö|¸¨¦

36. Directions : For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) below, choose the correct alternative
from the following :
Assertion (A) : Silver is not used to make electric wires
Reason (R) : Silver is a bad conductor
1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3) (A) is true but (R) is false
4) (A) is false but (R) is true

vø\PÒ : (A) Á¼²ÖzuÀ (R) Gߣx Põμn® GÛÀ \›¯õÚ Âøhø¯z ÷uº¢öukzx
GÊxP.

Á¼²ÖzuÀ (A) : G»Um›U öÁõ¯ºPÒ E¸ÁõUSÁuØS öÁÒÎø¯¨ £¯ß£kzxÁx

CÀø».

Põμn® (R) : öÁÒÎ J¸ ÷©õ\©õÚ Phzv.

1) (A) – ²® (R) – E® Esø© ©ØÖ® (R) Gߣx (A) – US \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP®
2) (A) – ²® (R) – E® Esø© BÚõÀ (R) Gߣx (A) – US \›¯õÚ ÂÍUP® AÀ»
3) (A) Gߣx Esø© BÚõÀ (R) Gߣx uÁÖ
4) (A) Gߣx Esø© AÀ» BÚõÀ (R) Gߣx Esø©

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37. Which of the following argument is logically strong based on statements given below?
Statement : Is unemployment allowance justified?
Argument : I. Yes. It provides financial aid to the unemployed youth.
II. No, it might promote idleness among the unemployed youth.
1) If only argument I is strong 2) If only argument II is strong
3) If either I or II is strong 4) If neither I nor II is strong

¤ßÁ¸® ÂÁõu[PÎÀ G¢u TØÖ EÖv¯õÚx?

TØÖ : ÷Áø» CÀ»õuÁºPÐUS ÁÇ[P¨£k® EuÂzöuõøP {¯õ¯©õ?
ÂÁõu® : I. B®. Cx ÷Áø»°À»õ CøÍbºPÐUS {v EuÂø¯ ÁÇ[SQÓx.
II. CÀø». Cx CøÍbºPÎß ©zv°À ÷\õ®÷£ÔzuÚzøu ÁͺUS®.
1) ÂÁõu® I ©mk® EÖv¯õÚx 2) ÂÁõu® II ©mk® EÖv¯õÚx
3) ÂÁõu® I AÀ»x II EÖv¯õÚx 4) ÂÁõu® I ©ØÖ® II EÖv¯õP CÀø»

Study the following table and answer the questions No. (38 – 42) based on it.
Number of Candidates appeared and qualified in a competitive examination
from different States over the years.
¤ßÁ¸® AmhÁønø¯ £izx¨ ¤ß¦ AuøÚ Ai¨£øh¯õPU öPõsk
(38 – 42) Áøμ°»õÚ ÂÚõUPÐUS Âøh¯ÎUPÄ®. £À÷ÁÖ ©õ{»[PÎÀ
C¸¢x öÁÆ÷ÁÖ Á¸h[PÎÀ ÷£õmi°mh ©ØÖ® uSv ö£ØÓ
÷£õmi¯õͺPÎß GsoUøPø¯z u¸QÓx.

Year/Á¸h®
State/
©õ{»® 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Appeared/ Qualified/ Appeared / Qualified / Appeared / Qualified / Appeared / Qualified / Appeared / Qualified /
÷£õmi uSv ÷£õmi uSv ÷£õmi uSv ÷£õmi uSv ÷£õmi uSv
A 5200 720 8500 980 7400 850 6800 775 9500 1125
B 7500 840 9200 1050 8450 920 9200 980 8800 1020
C 6400 780 8800 1020 7800 890 8750 1010 9750 1250
D 8100 950 9500 1240 8700 980 9700 1200 8950 995
E 7800 870 7600 940 9800 1350 7600 945 7990 885

38. Total number of candidates qualified from all the States together in 1997 is
approximately what percentage of the total number of candidates qualified from all
the States together in 1998?
1) 72% 2) 77%
3) 80% 4) 83%

1997 B® Bsk uSv¨ö£ØÓ AøÚzx ©õ{»[PøͲ® ÷\º¢u ö©õzu

÷£õmi¯õͺPÎß GsoUøP²® 1998 B® Bsiß uSv¨ö£ØÓ AøÚzx
©õ{»[PøͲ® ÷\º¢u ö©õzu¨ ÷£õmi¯õͺPÎß GsoUøPUS® ÷uõμ¯©õÚ \uÃu®
GÆÁÍÄ?
1) 72% 2) 77%
3) 80% 4) 83%

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39. What are the average candidates who appeared from State D during the given years?
1) 8700 2) 8760
3) 8990 4) 8920

öPõkUP¨£mh BskPÎÀ ©õ{»® D&À C¸¢x ÷£õmi°mh ÷£õmi¯õͺPÎß \μõ\›

GsoUøP GÆÁÍÄ?
1) 8700 2) 8760
3) 8990 4) 8920

40. In which of the given years the number of candidates appeared from State C has
maximum percentage of qualified candidates?
1) 1997 2) 1998
3) 1999 4) 2001

öPõkUP¨£mh BskPÎÀ, G¢u BsiÀ uSv ö£ØÓÁºPÎß \uÂQuzvÀ AvP ©v¨ø£

©õ{»® C ö£ØÖÒÍx?
1) 1997 2) 1998
3) 1999 4) 2001

41. What is the percentage of candidates qualified from State B for all the years together,
over the candidates appeared from State B during all the years together?
1) 12.36% 2) 12.16%
3) 11.47% 4) 11.15%

©õ{»® BÀ öPõkUP¨£mh AøÚzx BskPÎÀ uSvö£ØÓÁºPÐUS®

÷£õmi¯õͺPÐUS® EÒÍ \uÂQu ©v¨ø£U PõsP?
1) 12.36% 2) 12.16%
3) 11.47% 4) 11.15%

42. The percentage of total number of qualified candidates to the total number of
appeared candidates among all the five States in 1999 is?
1) 11.49% 2) 11.84%
3) 12.21% 4) 12.57%

1999À I¢x ©õ{»[Pξ® ÷£õmi¯õͺPÎß GsoUøPUS® uSvö£ØÓÁºPÎß

GsoUøPUS® Aø©¢u \uÂQu ©v¨ø£U PõsP.
1) 11.49% 2) 11.84%
3) 12.21% 4) 12.57%

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43. Which of the following represent one billion characters?

1) Kilo byte
2) Mega byte
3) Giga byte
4) Tera byte

¤ßÁ¸ÁÚÁØÖÒ Gx J¸ ¤À¼¯ß GÊzxUPøÍU öPõshx?

1) Q÷»õ ø£m
2) ö©Põ ø£m
3) âPõ ø£m
4) öhμõ ø£m

44. In a computer a byte consists of

1) 10 bits
2) 4 bits
3) 8 bits
4) 16 bits

Poo°À J¸ ø£m Gߣx

1) 10 ¤mPÒ
2) 4 ¤mPÒ
3) 8 ¤mPÒ
4) 16 ¤mPÒ

45. If 12345671586 stands for ‘TERMINATION’ what number does 371586 stand for?
1) MOTION
2) NATION
3) RATION
4) NOTION

12345671586 Gߣx ‘TERMINATION’ GßÓõÀ 371586 Gߣx GøuU SÔUS®?

1) MOTION
2) NATION
3) RATION
4) NOTION

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46. A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not
mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of
P. Z is the brother of P. Who is the father of Q?
1) R 2) P
3) Z 4) X

J¸ Sk®£zvÀ P, Q, R, X, Y ©ØÖ® Z GßQßÓ BÖ EÖ¨¤ÚºPÒ EÒÍÚº. AvÀ

R Ýøh¯ ©Pß Q. BÚõÀ Q Ýøh¯ A®©õ R Qøh¯õx. P ²® R ²® v¸©n©õÚ
u®£vPÒ BÁõºPÒ. R Ýøh¯ \÷Põuμº Y BS®. P Ýøh¯ ©PÒ X BS®. P Ýøh¯
\÷Põuμº Z BPÄ® C¸¢uõÀ Q Ýøh¯ A¨£õ ¯õμõP C¸¨£õº?
1) R 2) P
3) Z 4) X

47. Which one of these is a type of viruses?

1) White hat
2) Red hat
3) Black hat
4) Internet worm

CÁØÔÀ Gx øÁμì ÁøPø¯a \õº¢ux?

1) J´m ÷ím
2) öμm ÷ím
3) ¤ÍõU ÷ím
4) Cßhºö|m Áõ®

48. MOOC stands for

1) Media Online Open Course
2) Massachusetts Open Online Course
3) Massive Open Online Course
4) Myriad Open Online Course

MOOC ß Â›ÁõUP®

1) Media Online Open Course

2) Massachusetts Open Online Course
3) Massive Open Online Course
4) Myriad Open Online Course

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

1) India
2) USA
3) European Union
4) China

uÛ ©Ûuz uspº £¯ß£õk G¢u |õmiÀ AvP®?

1) C¢v¯õ
2) Aö©›UP |õkPÒ
3) I÷μõ¨¤¯ |õkPÒ
4) ^Úõ

50. Identify the air pollution in urban areas which irritates eyes and also respiratory
tract of human beings?
1) Particular matter
2) Oxides of nitrogen
3) Surface ozone
4) Carbon monoxide

|Pº ¦Ó[PÎÀ ©ÛuºPÎß Ps ©ØÖ® ‰a_U SÇÀPøÍ £õvUQßÓ PõØÖ ©õ_£õk Gx?
1) SÔ¨¤mh ö£õ¸Ò
2) ø|mμáß BUøék
3) K÷\õß £h»®
4) Põº£ß ÷©õÚõUøék

51. Which of the following combinations represent renewable natural resources?

1) Oil, forests and tides
2) Fertile soil, fresh water and natural gas
3) Clean air, phosphates and biological diversity
4) Fishes, fertile soil and fresh water

RÌUPshøÁPÎÀ Gx ¦x¨¤UPUTi¯ C¯ØøP ÁÍzøuU SÔUQÓx?

1) Gsön´, PõkPÒ, Aø»PÒ
2) ÁÍ©õÚ ©s, y´ø©¯õÚ }º, C¯ØøP Áõ²
3) _zu©õÚ PõØÖ, £õì÷£m ©ØÖ® E°›¯À ©õÖ£õk
4) «ßPÒ, ©sÁÍ® ©ØÖ® y´ø©¯õÚ }º

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52. Which one of the following is not a matter of a global concern in the removal of
tropical forest?
1) Their ability to absorb the chemicals that contribute to depletion of ozone layer
2) Their role in maintaining the oxygen and carbon balance of the earth
3) Their ability to regulate surface and air temperatures, moisture content and
reflectivity
4) Their contribution to the biological diversity of the planet

öÁ¨£{ø»U PõkPøÍ APØÖuÀ SÔzu E»P»õ¯ AUPøÓ ö\¾zxu¼À RÌPsh G¢u

JßÖ ö£õ¸sø© AßÖ?
1) ÷Áv¨ö£õ¸mPøÍ EÔg] K÷\õß £h»zøuU SøÓUS® ußø©
2) Auß vÓß §ª°À EÒÍ BUêáß ©ØÖ® Põº£øÚa \©{ø»°À øÁUS®
3) öÁÎ ©ØÖ® PõØÔß öÁ¨£{ø», uspº AÍÄ ©ØÖ® Gvöμõ¼US® ußø©
BQ¯ÁØøÓa \› ö\´Áx
4) £À÷ÁÖ E°›Ú[PÒ §ª°À ÁõÌÁuØS CÁØÔß £[PΨ¦

53. Tsunami occurs due to

1) Mild earthquakes and landslides in the oceans
2) Strong earthquakes and landslides in the oceans
3) Strong earthquakes and landslides in mountains
4) Strong earthquakes and landslides in deserts

BȨ ÷£μø» GuÚõÀ {PÌQÓx?

1) ÷»\õÚ {»|kUP® ©ØÖ® {»a\›Ä \•zvμzvÀ HØ£kÁuõÀ
2) Pkø©¯õÚ {»|kUP® ©ØÖ® {»a\›Ä \•zvμzvÀ HØ£kÁuõÀ
3) Pkø©¯õÚ {»|kUP® ©ØÖ® {»a\›Ä ©ø»PÎÀ HØ£kÁuõÀ
4) Pkø©¯õÚ {»|kUP® ©ØÖ® {»a\›Ä £õø»ÁÚzvÀ HØ£kÁuõÀ

54. Which one of the following natural hazards is responsible for causing highest human
disaster?
1) Earthquakes
2) Volcanic eruptions
3) Snow-storms
4) Tsunami

©ÛuÝUS ªP¨ö£›¯ AÈøÁ HØ£kzuU Ti¯ C¯ØøP¨ ÷£›hº Gx?

1) {»|kUP®
2) G›©ø»U SÇ®¦
3) £Û¨¦¯À
4) BȨ÷£μø»

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55. In mega cities of India, the dominant source of air pollution is

1) Transport sector
2) Thermal power
3) Municipal waste
4) Commercial sector

C¢v¯õÂß ö£¸ |Pμ[PÎÀ PõØÖ ©õ_£kÁuØS ªP •UQ¯ Põμn®?

1) ÷£õUSÁμzx ¤›Ä
2) AÚÀ ªß\õμ®
3) |PμU PÈÄ
4) ¯õ£õμ¨ ¤›Ä

56. The University which telecasts interactive educational programmes through its own
channel is
1) B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
2) Indira Gandhi National Open University
3) University of Pune
4) Annamalai University

uß ö\õ¢u Aø»Á›ø\°À öuõø»UPõm]°À PÀ {PÌa] |hzx® £ÀPø»UPÇ® Gx?

1) ¤.Bº. A®÷£zPõº vÓ¢uöÁΨ £ÀPø»UPÇP®, øíuμõ£õz
2) C¢vμõ Põ¢v ÷u]¯ vÓ¢uöÁΨ £ÀPø»UPÇP®
3) §÷Ú £ÀPø»UPÇP®
4) Asnõ©ø» £ÀPø»UPÇP®

57. Deemed Universities declared by UGC under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956, are not
permitted to
1) Offer programmes in higher education and issue degrees
2) Give affiliation to any institute of higher education
3) Open off-campus and off-shore campus anywhere in the country and overseas
respectively without the permission of the UGC
4) Offer distance education programmes without the approval of the Distance
Education Council

³â] vmh® 1956 ¤›Ä 3&ß £i ¤μPhÚ¨£kzu¨£mh {Pº{ø»¨ £ÀPø»UPÇP[PÐUS

GuØS AÝ©v Qøh¯õx?
1) E¯º PÀ ÁÇ[Q £mh® öPõkzuÀ
2) E¯º PÀ {ÖÁÚ[PÐUS AÝ©v ÁÇ[SuÀ
3) ³â]°ß AÝ©v°ßÔ EÒ|õmi¾® öÁÎ|õmi¾® {ÖÁÚ[PÒ öuõh[P
AÝ©vzuÀ
4) öuõø»yμU PÀ SÊ©zvß AÝ©v CÀ»õ©À öuõø»yμU PÀ {PÌa]PøÍ
ÁÇ[SuÀ

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58. The first Indian Satellite for serving the educational sector is known as :
1) SATEDU
2) INSAT – B
3) EDUSAT
4) INSAT – C

PÀ¨ ¤›ÂØS Eu ö\´u •uÀ C¢v¯ ö\¯ØøPU ÷PõÒ Gx?

1) SATEDU
2) INSAT – B
3) EDUSAT
4) INSAT – C

59. All India Radio before 1936 was known as

1) Indian Radio Broadcasting
2) Broadcasting Service of India
3) Indian Broadcasting Service
4) All India Broadcasting Service

1936&US •ß AøÚzv¢v¯ ÁõöÚõ¼ GÆÁõÖ AøÇUP¨£mhx?

1) C¢v¯ ÁõöÚõ¼ J¼£μ¨¦
2) J¼£μ¨¦ ÷\øÁ & C¢v¯õ
3) C¢v¯ J¼£μ¨¦ ÷\øÁ
4) AøÚzv¢v¯ J¼£μ¨¦ ÷\øÁ

60. India’s first Defense University is in the State of

1) Haryana
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Punjab

C¢v¯õÂß •uÀ £õxPõ¨¦ £ÀPø»UPÇP® C¸¨£x

1) 훯õÚõ
2) B¢vμ ¤μ÷u\®
3) Ezvμ ¤μ÷u\®
4) £g\õ¨

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SUBJECT CODE : 00
SUBJECT : COMMON PAPER - M0001
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Q. No. Key Q. No. Key Q. No. Key

1. 4 21. 3 41. 4
2. 3 22. 1 42. 2
3. 1 23. 4 43. 3
4. 3 24. 3 44. 3
5. 3 25. 4 45. 3
6. 1 26. 4 46. 1
7. 3 27. 1 47. 1
8. 4 28. 4 48. 3
9. 1 29. 4 49. 3
10. 2 30. 4 50. 3
11. 3 31. 4 51. 4
12. 2 32. 4 52. 1
13. 1 33. 4 53. 2
14. 3 34. 2 54. 1
15. 1 35. 2 55. 1
16. 1 36. 1 56. 2
17. 1 37. 3 57. 2
18. 4 38. 3 58. 3
19. 1 39. 3 59. 3
20. 4 40. 4 60. 1

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