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.
The employability of present day students can be greatly enhanced by (A) (B) (C) (D) Advanced equipment Interface with business organizations Development of soft skills In-take of bright students
Value Education stands for (A) (B) (C) (D) Making a student strong in subjects Enhancing student employability Inculcating virtues and culture to students Developing student personality
If the main purpose of higher education is ‘‘grading and certification’’, then the examination system followed would be (A) (B) (C) (D) Formative examination Summative examination Semester examination Diagnostic test
A student was asked to add 16 to a number and subtract 10 from it. He by mistake subtracted 16 and added 10 and arrived at the answer 32. What is the right answer? (A) (B) (C) (D) 20 26 44 32
A student attempted 116 questions in an examination. In this examination, every wrong answer was given 1/3 minus mark and every right answer was given 1 mark. If the student scored zero mark, how many wrong answers were given by him? (A) 29 (B) 58 (C) 87 (D) 100
Which of the following is called, ‘‘The Great Charter of Indian Education ’’? (A) (B) (C) (D) Butler Commission Report Calcutta University Commission Report Lord Macaulay’s Minutes (1835) Gajendragadkar Committee Report
Interpersonal communication involves the following (A) (B) (C) (D) Close proximity of participants to each other, large number of participants, many sensory channels and immediate feedback Small number of participants, close proximity of participants and immediate feedback Small number of participants, close proximity of participants, few sensory channels and immediate feedback Small number of participants, close proximity of participants, many sensory channel and feedback in phases
The Russian proverb “once a word goes out of your mouth, you can never swallow it again” points out (A) (B) (C) (D) Interpersonal communication is irreversible with long lasting effect If one opens one’s mouth, one cannot swallow Interpersonal communication is a one way process Words flow faster outward than inward
What are ethical dilemmas faced while communicating? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D) Secrecy and whistle – blowing Rumour and gossip Ambiguity and euphemism All the above
Environmental Education gained widespread attention after the United Nations Earth Summit (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development) in 1992 held at : (A) (B) (C) (D) Paris Rio de Jeneiro Geneva Rome
Read the following passage and answer the six of the following questions given below : The great advantage of early rising is the good start it gives us in our day’s work. The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. In the early morning the mind is fresh, and there are few sounds or other distractions, so that the work done at the time is generally well done. In many cases the early riser also finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air, and this exercise supplies him with a fund of energy that will last until the evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do thoroughly all the work he can be expected to do, and is not tempted to hurry over any part of it.All his work being finished in good time, he has a long interval of rest in the evening before the timely hour when he goes to bed. He gets to sleep several hours before midnight, at the time when sleep is most refreshing, and after a sound night’s rest rises early next morning in good health and spirits for the labours of a new day. It is very plain that such a life as this is far more conducive to health than that of the man who shortens his waking hours by rising late, and so can afford in the course of the day little leisure for necessary rest. Anyone who lies in bed late, must, if he wishes to do a full day’s work, go on working to a correspondingly late hour, and deny himself the hour or two of evening exercise that he ought to take for the benefit of his health. But in spite of all his efforts, he will probably not produce as good results as the early riser, because he misses the best working hours of the day.
Why is work done in the early morning well done? (A) There is no tension in man (B) The mind is fresh and almost free from sounds and distractions (C) The mind is receptive (D) The morning air contains lot of oxygen
What happens to the early riser in the hours before midnight? (A) (B) (C) (D) He gets dreams He speaks to God He gets sound sleep He prepares himself for the next day’s work
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27. The main limitation of oral communication is (A) That it may degenerate into directionless conversation (B) That it may take up too much time (C) That it cannot be used as a record for future reference (D) That it needs people to come face to face with each other
Human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and indiscriminate felling of trees are very harmful to : (A) (B) (C) (D) Vegetation Animal life Ecosphere Water bodies
One of the worst impurities that influences the safety of the drinking water resource is : (A) (B) (C) (D) Barks of trees Marine objects Micro-organisms Insects
Which of the following natural resources is non-renewable? (A) (B) (C) (D) Minerals and fossil fuels Flora and fauna Fresh water Fertile agricultural soil
Effective writing depends on (A) (B) (C) (D) Voracious reading made again and again Right vocabulary, idioms and phrases Felicity of expression and appropriate diction Clarity, readability and content
A dissertation is meant for perusal by (A) (B) (C) (D) Great scholars and serious readers A learned audience that is familiar with the latest developments and discoveries in the subject Research students and others who want to pursue research University and college professors
What is plagiarism? (A) (B) (C) (D) A serious discussion of a valid point in a research work To take words and ideas from someone else’s work without acknowledgement To steal books from a locked house It is a form of stylish writing
What is a period in writing? (A) (B) (C) (D) It is a stretch of time with a beginning and an end It refers to a particular slot of time A punctuation mark appearing at the end of a sentence A symbol in writing which separates the main clause from a subordinate clause in a sentence
The term, browsing in reading means (A) (B) (C) (D) To collect information To make desultory reading To read here and there in books To read from the computer screen
What is working bibliography? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) It is a list of books and other sources a researcher wishes to read for the thesis It is a list of books referred to by a researcher in the thesis It is a list of books which are considered major sources in research reading It is a list of books which are considered associated sources in research reading
Team teaching has the potential to develop (A) (B) (C) (D) Competitive spirit Co-operation The habit of supplementing the teaching of each other Highlighting the gaps in each other’s teaching
Which of the following is the most important characteristic of open book examination? (A) (B) (C) (D) Students become serious It improves attendance in the class room It reduces examination anxiety It compels students to think
The present annual examination system (A) (B) (C) (D) Promotes rote learning Does not promote good study habits Does not encourage students to be regular to classes All the above
A question with two statements is given below. What is the price of tea? Statement I : Price of coffee is Rs. 5 more than the price of tea Statement II : Price of coffee is Rs. 5 less than that of a soft drink which is three times of the price of tea. To answer the question : (A) Statement I alone is enough and Statement II is not necessary (B) Statement II alone is enough and Statement I is not necessary (C) Both the Statements I and II are necessary (D) Both the Statements I and II are not adequate
What is a blog? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D) Online music Internet A personal or corporate website in the form of an online journal A personal or corporate Google search
Which one of the following is an example of operating system? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D) Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft Windows Microsoft Access
The main objective of teaching at higher education level is (A) (B) (C) (D) To prepare students to pass examination To develop the capacity to take decisions To give new information To motivate students to ask questions during lecture
The conventionally followed teaching method in higher education is (A) (B) (C) (D) Discussion method Lecture method Audio – Visual Aids Text book method
Which of the following is an instructional equipment? (A) (B) (C) (D) Overhead projector Audio casset Printed material Transparency sheets
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Assertion I : In computer any language other than the machine language is called pseudo language Assertion II : The computers can understand only the machine language directly. (A) (B) (C) (D) Assertion I is true, but Assertion II is false Assertion I is false, but Assertion II is true Both the Assertion I and II are true Both the Assertion I and II are false
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions below from 55 – 60 : Six professors P, Q, R, S, T and U have to present research papers on their subjects, namely, services marketing, consumer behaviour, rural marketing, brand management, experimental marketing and industrial marketing. One professor will present his paper and findings only one day. Presentations will start from Monday and will end on Sunday. There will be a day for rest. (i) Services marketing will immediately follow experimental marketing (ii) P, who teaches industrial marketing, will present either on the second or last day (iii) R will present on the third day, Brand management will be on the fifth day (iv) T, professor of consumer behaviour, presents on the second day (v) Q has presented on Monday, and the rest day will be immediately after U’s presentation
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