PAPER

Note : There are fifty (50) questions. The questions carry two (2) marks each.

1. Full form of SWAYAM is : The average of three numbers is

(A) Sclf Web of Action for V'. If onc of the numbers is "Z
Young Aspiring Minds and the other 'Y', what is the
remaining number ?
(B) Study Webs of Action for
Young Aspiring Minds (A) ZY-v

(C) Study Webs of Active- (B))-3-Y

Learning for Young
Aspiring Minds (C) -v-Y
(D) SelfWebof Active-Learning (D) 3V-2-Y
for Young Aspiring Minds
5. Consider the following four
2. What is the mcaning of groups of statements. Select the
Technological Gatekeeper"? group(s) for which the third
(A) A method of giving current statement can be logically
awareness services deduced using both the
preceding two statements, but
(B) A method of technology
assessment and cvaluation not just from one of them.
(i) X is an actor. Some actors
(C) A process of transfer of are pretty. X is pretty.
informat n technologY
(ii) Some men are cops. Al
(D) An informal mechanism of cops are brave. AIl brave
keeping the user informed people are cops.
of relevant developments
(ii) All actors are brave. Some
men are actors. Some men
3. Hicky's Bengal Gazette is also
are brave.
known as:
(iv) All actors are pretty. X is
(A) The Calcutta Advertiser
not an actor. X is not pretty.
(B) The Original Calcutta
Advertiscr (A) ) only

(C) The Calcutta General (B) i) and (ii)

Advertiscer
(C) (ii) only
(D) The Original Calcutta
General Advertiser (D) (iv) only

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 The 93rd Constitutional Amend
8.
6. It aims to collect, preserve, and
ment Bill 2001, provides the
disseminate entire intellectual
Provision for-
output of o u r country and
provide online a c c e s s from (A) nutritional status to pupils
school level
level,
to
including
postgraduate
technical
6-14 yrs. age group.
education. (B) focus on girls belonging t
reserved category in
(A) National Digital Library depressed areas.

(B) National Academic Library (C) Shiksha Karmi Schools in

socio-economically back.
(C) National Digital Depository ward areas (Rural & Urban).

(D) National Academic (D) All of the above.

Depository
7. Problem of 9. The best educational programme
harnessing is one which is according to the-
renew le cnergy is because of
the following reasons
(A) need of the child
(1) Sources are diffused.
(2) Collection and utilization (B) ability of the child
is expensive.
(C) interest of the child
(3) Energy from renewable
sources cannot be (D) All of these alongwith the
converted to electricity. need of the society
(4) Unit cost of energy
generated is high. 10. 'Action research' means-
Give the correct answer from the
codes given below: (A) a longitudinal rescarch

Codes: (B) an applied research

(A) 2 and 3 are correct

(C)a research initiated to
solve an immediatec
(B) 1 and 3 are correct
problem
(C) 3 and 4 are correct
(D) a research with soci0
economic objective
(D) 1 and 2 are correct

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11. Failure on the part of a teacher 13. If every alternative letter of the
to communicate the ideals and English alphabet from B
ideas well to the students may onwards (including B) is written
result in- in lower case (small letters) and
the remaining letters arc
capitalized, then how is the last
(A) classroom indiscipline month of the first half of a year
written?

(B) loss of student's interest in

the topic being taught and
(A) jUnE
underestimate of the (B) dECEMbEr
teacher
(C) dECEmbER
(C) increased number of
absentees in the class (D) juNE

(D) decreased number of high- 14. The first page that is displayed
scoring marks in exams of any wecbsite is known as
(A) Banner page
12. Let us consider the following
(B) Master page
figure.
(C) Home page

13 (D) Face page

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15. Artificial ripening of fruits can be
done by a gas obtained by
The appropriate number in the
? mark is reacting
(A) 43 (A) Zinc and sulphuric acid
(B) Calcium carbonate and
(B) 49 hydrochloric acid

(C) 67 (C) Calcium carbide and water

(D) 121 (D) Potassium permanganate

and hydrochloric acid

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16. The National Talent Search 19. Read the
statements iven bclow
Scheme provides scholarship to () Foreigners in China, without
1000 brilliant science students
out of which number of SC and valid work permit, will be
ST categories are
deported.
(A) 100 for SC and 50 for ST (ii) A few Indian employees in
(B) 150 for SC and 75 for ST Building Industry in China
do not possess valid work
(C)200 for SC and 100 for ST
permit.

(D) 225 for SC and 120 for ST

The inferences drawn from the
above statements are
17. In our present society where
values are dcteriorating, the 1. All Indians engaged in
excellent education will be the Building Industry in China
one that
will be deported.
(A) exaggerates the
2. A fcw Indians in Building
competition in the society
Industry in China will be
(B) works for reestablishment deported.
of human and cultural
values 3. Bulk of the Indians in China
will be deported.
(C) enables one to earn in an
casy manner
4. Indian employees in Building
decelerates the social
Industry without work
(D)
change in the society permit will be deported from
China.
18. Which of the following is not
Which of the following inferences
correct ?
are correctly drawn ?
(A) Good research is logical. (A) (1) and (3) are correct

(B) Good research is empirical. (B) (3) and (4) are correct

(C) Good research is replicable. (C) (2) and (4) are correct

(D) Good research is (D) (1) and (2) are correct

irreplicable.

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Read the following paragraph and 21. The mode of approach of the
answer the questions given below:
The achievements of Science and
statementsin the paragraph is:
Technology in the twentieth century
(A) Logical
has been very great and rapid. Its
influence can be felt in every sphere
(B) Anatomical
of life. Mostthat
of the things and
implements we need for our
everyday use such as the small pin (C) Descriptive
and needle to the big iron shects are
manufactured in the industries where
(D) Expository
scientific principles are utilized for
practical ends. Science has enabled
men to bring forces of nature under 22. From the passage, it is evident
control and to use them for their own that, Science and Technology
advantage. It has brought the distant
have proved to be great boon for:
parts of the world, Universe
close together. Our
has been
knowledge of the
much widened on account of the (A) Engineers only
untiring efforts of the astronomers.
Mankind have been able to overcome (B) Scientists only
of disease owing to the
the curses

discovery of some excellent

(C) Explorers only
medicines."
the above passage, answer the
From (D) None of the above
following questions (20 to 23):

20. The main idea ofthe passage is: 23. What will be the most

appropriate title of the passage ?

(A) The of Science and
impact
Technology is felt in every
(A) Science is a curse
sphere of life.

(B) Science and Technology is (B) Science, a great boon

anathema.
(C) Science and Technology
(C) Nothing is beyond the
and are universal truth
purview of Science
Technology.
(D) Achievement of Science and
(D) Science and Technolo8y
can work miracles. Technolog

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24. Fill in the blank with the 27. The value
appropriate collective name, in
the following sentence.

A Of owls.

(A) snatch is

(B) pride (A) 25

(C) purliament
(B)5
(D) pack
(C) 1
25. The full form of the newspaper
DNA is: (D) 25
(A) Daily News Agency

(B) Deccan News Analysis 28. Full form of URL is:

(C) Daily News and Analysis

(A) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) Deccan News Agency
(B) Unified Resource Locator
26. Let us consider the following two
statements. State whether the (C) Universal Resource Locator
statements are true or false
using the codes given below: (D) Unanimous Resource
Locator
I. 4+3 7 AND 4x3-7
I. All natural numbers are
29. Montreal Protocol is concerned
integers OR all rational
with:
numbers are integers.

Codes: (A) Biodiversity

(A) Iis true, II is true (B) Climate Change
(B) I is true, II is false

(C) 1 is alse, II is true (C) Global Warming

(D) I is false, l is false (D) Ozone Layer

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30. Which one of the following is not 33. Match List I with List I and
responsible for Open University sclect the correct answer from
and Distance Education
the codes given below.
promotion of the country?

(A) FM Radio List List

1. Nalin Mchta (i) Indira Gandhi

(B) Gyandarshan
2. National Herald () The Hindu
(C) Eklavya 3. Readers' Editor (i) Behind a Billion
Screens What
(D) NRCVE and JANSHALA
Television Tells
Us About Modern
31. The National Curriculum
Framework, 2005 emphasiscs India

on 4. R. K. Laxman (iv) Pt. Jawaharlal

Nehru
(A) learning by rote method
(v) Tripura Times
(B) making examinations (vi) The Common
tough and threatening
Man

(C) making cxaminations (vii) Educational

more lexible and non- Television in
threatening India
Challenges and
(D) disconnecting knowledge to
life outside the school Issues

(vii) Graham Greene

A deductive theory is that
32. one

allows/involves/uses Codes 1 2 3

(A) theory to emerge out of the

data (A) (ii) ( ) ( (vi)
(B) testing an explicitly defined
(B) (vii) (i) (vii) (v)
hypothesis
(C) for finding to fecdback into
the stock of knowledge (C) (ii) (iv) (i) (vi)
(D) qualitative method
(D) (vii) (vi) (ii)
whenever is possible
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34. Statement: All scientists 36. Carbon monoxidc
is harmful o
working in America are talented. man because
Some Indian scicntists are
(A) it damages kidney
working in America.
Conclusions: (B) it changes the pH of body
I : None of Indian scientists is it competes with oxygen
(C)
talented. in blood

II Some talented Indian

(D) it is carcinogenic
scientists have migrated to
America.
Ill: All talented scientists are
37. Which of the following body/
bodies is/are, at present,
Indians.
involved in accreditation
IV: Some Indian scientists are of institutions of higher
talented. education
University Grants
The conclusion(s) correctly
Commission
drawn is (are)
(i) All India Council for
Technical Education
(A) II only
(ii) National Assessment and
(B) II and III Accreditation Council
(iv) Association of Indian
(C) I and IV Universities
(v) National Board of
(D) II and IV Accreditation
(vi) National Council of
35. FTP stands for : Educational Research and
Training
(A) File Transfer Program
(A) only (ii)
(B) File Transit Protocol
(B) ), (i), (ii)
(C) File Transit Program
(C) ii), (iv), (vi)

(D) File Transfer Protocol (D) (ii), (v)

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38. In a Lecture session, if the 41. If A +B 2C and C+ D
2A,
teacher is not able to answer a then which of the following is
question of a student, what true ?
should be the appropriate action
of the teacher? (A) A+C = B+D

(A) He/she should say that he/ (B) A+C 2D

she will offer an answer
after consultation. (C) A+D = B+C

(B) Rebuke the student for (D) A+C = 2B

disturbing the class

(C) Immediately discourage the 42. In some language, "EXAM" is

student by saying that the coded as 'FYBN'. In the same
question is wrong language, what will be the code
(D) Apologise for his/her for "RESULT"?
ignorance (A) SFTVMU

(B) REPTUY
39. The type of study which is
loosely structured and designed (C) ERICCART
to expand understanding of a
is- (D) KYLEBROW
topic and provide insights
(A) formal 43. Let us consider the following two
statements. State whether the
(B) causal
statements are true or false

(C) exploratory
using the codes given below:
. IFSC is 11-character
(D) experimental alpha-numeric codc.

. MICR is a 9-digit numeric

40. The number of digits in ISSN is: code.
Codes:
(A) 6
(A) I is true, 11 is true

(B) 8
(B) I is true, II is false

(C) 12 ll is true
(C) l is false,
(D) 14 I is false, II is false
(D)
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 people
Irom various
44. List I gives the names of 46. Twelve
members of
walks of life
arc
institutes of National importance Chandrapur Club. By picking
and List Il gives the names of
of them will hosta
locations. Match List I with List lots, any o n e
in a month.
dinner for all
once
Il and sclect the correct answer The number of dinners, a given
from the codes given below. member has to host in one year

ListI List II is:

(A) 30
1. Space Application Centre la) Shimla
(B) 31
2. National Institute of (b) Shillong
Nutrition C) 52

3. National Institute of c) Hyderabad (D) cannot be predicted as

number of days in a year is
Immunolog
not fixed
4. Indian Institute of (d) New Delhi
Petroleum
47. The average age of four members
(c) Dehradun of a family is 19 years. After two
years, their average age will
Codes: 1 2 3 4
increase nearly by
(A) (b) (c) (d) (e) (A) 8-5%%

(B) (a) (B) 10-5%

(b) (d) (e)
(C) 15-8%
(C) (d (a) (6)
(D) 12-8%
(D) (d) (e) (a)
48. Find the number that comes
next in the
45. Excellence since 1817" is the series
motto of a university of India.
The university is: 49
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(A) Presidency University 9 |25 16
of Madras (A) 28
(B) University
(B) 19
(C) University of Calcutta
(C) 14
(D) University of Mumbai (D) 3

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49. Income and Expenditure (in 50. Assume the following statement
lakhs) of four companies in the to be truc.
year 2019 is given below in the
Some of the cricket players are
form of br diagram. tennis players, some tennis
players arc hockey players, no
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cricket player is a hockey player.

25 Which of the following diagrams

20 correctly represents the above
statement?

(A)

Expenditure Income

Which company carned the

maximum percentage of profit in (B)
the year 2019?

(A) M
(C)
(B) N

(C) P
(D)

(D) Q

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