1. A research paper is a brief report of research work based on  (A) Primary Data only  (B) Secondary Data only  (C) Both Primary and Secondary Data  (D) None of the above  Answer: (C) 2. Newton gave three basic laws of motion. This research is categorized as   (A) Descriptive Research  (B) Sample Survey  (C) Fundamental Research  (D) Applied Research Answer: (C) 3. A group of experts in a specific area of knowledge assembled at a place and prepared a syllabus for a new course. The process may be termed as  (A) Seminar  (B) Workshop  (C) Conference  (D) Symposium Answer: (B) 4. In the process of conducting research “Formulation of Hypothesis” is followed by  (A) Statement of Objectives  (B) Analysis of Data  (C) Selection of Research Tools  (D) Collection of Data Answer: (D) 5. Public communication tends to occur within a more  (A) complex structure  (B) political structure  (C) convenient structure  (D) formal structure Answer: (C) 6. Transforming thoughts, ideas and messages into verbal and non-verbal signs is referred to as  (A) channelisation  (B) mediation  (C) encoding  (D) decoding Answer: (A) 7. Effective communication needs a supportive  (A) economic environment  (B) political environment  (C) social environment  (D) multi-cultural environment Answer: (C) 8. A major barrier in the transmission of cognitive data in the process of communication is an individual’s  (A) personality  (B) expectation  (C) social status  (D) coding ability Answer: (D) 9. When communicated, institutionalised stereotypes become  (A) myths  (B) reasons  (C) experiences  (D) convictions Answer: (C) 10. In mass communication, selective perception is dependent on the receiver’s  (A) competence  (B) pre-disposition  (C) receptivity  (D) ethnicity Answer: (C) 11. Determine the relationship between the pair of words NUMERATOR : DENOMINATOR and then select the pair of words from the following which have a similar relationship :  (A) fraction : decimal  (B) divisor : quotient  (C) top : bottom  (D) dividend : divisor Answer: (D) 12. Find the wrong number in the sequence   125, 127, 130, 135, 142, 153, 165  (A) 130 (B) 142  (C) 153 (D) 165 Answer: (D) 13. If HOBBY is coded as IOBY and LOBBY is coded as MOBY; then BOBBY is coded as  (A) BOBY (B) COBY  (C) DOBY (D) OOBY Answer: (B) 14. The letters in the first set have certain relationship. On the basis of this relationship, make the right choice for the second set:  K/T : 11/20 :: J/R : ?  (A) 10/8 (B) 10/18  (C) 11/19 (D) 10/19 Answer: (B) 15. If A = 5, B = 6, C = 7, D = 8 and so on, what do the following numbers stand for?  17, 19, 20, 9, 8  (A) Plane   (B) Moped  (C) Motor   (D) Tonga Answer: (B) 16. The price of oil is increased by 25%.  If the expenditure is not allowed to increase, the ratio between the reduction in consumption and the original consumption is  (A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 4  (C) 1 : 5 (D) 1 : 6 Answer: (C) 17. How many 8’s are there in the following sequence which are preceded by 5 but not immediately followed by 3 ?  5  8  3  7  5  8  6  3  8  5  4  5  8  4  7  6  5  5  8  3  5  8  7  5  8  2  8  5  (A) 4 (B) 5  (C) 7 (D) 3 Answer: (A) 18. If a rectangle were called a circle, a circle a point, a point a triangle and a triangle a square, the shape of a wheel is  (A) Rectangle   (B) Circle  (C) Point   (D) Triangle Answer: (C) 19. Which one of the following methods is best suited for mapping the distribution of different crops as provided in the standard classification of crops in India ?  (A) Pie diagram  (B) Chorochromatic technique  (C) Isopleth technique  (D) Dot method Answer: (B) 26. Which one of the following does not come under the methods of data classification ?  (A) Qualitative  (B) Normative  (C) Spatial  (D) Quantitative Answer: (C) 20. Which one of the following is not a source of data ?  (A) Administrative records  (B) Population census  (C) GIS  (D) Sample survey Answer: (A) 21. If the statement ‘some men are cruel’ is false, which of the following statements/statement are/is true ?  (i) All men are cruel.  (ii) No men are cruel.  (iii) Some men are not cruel.  (A) (i) and (iii)    (B) (i) and (ii)  (C) (ii) and (iii)   (D) (iii) only Answer: (D) 22. The octal number system consists of the following symbols :  (A) 0 – 7   (B) 0 – 9   (C) 0 – 9, A – F  (D) None of the above Answer: (A) 23. The binary equivalent of (–19)10 in signed magnitude system is  (A) 11101100  (B) 11101101  (C) 10010011  (D) None of these Answer: (D) 24. DNS in internet technology stands for  (A) Dynamic Name System  (B) Domain Name System  (C) Distributed Name System  (D) None of these  Answer: (B) 25. HTML stands for  (A) Hyper Text Markup Language  (B) Hyper Text Manipulation Language  (C) Hyper Text Managing Links  (D) Hyper Text Manipulating Links Answer: (A) 26. Which of the following is type of LAN ?  (A) Ethernet  (B) Token Ring  (C) FDDI  (D) All of the above Answer: (A) 27. Which of the following statements is true ?  (A) Smart cards do not require an operating system.  (B) Smart cards and PCs use some operating system.  (C) COS is smart card operating system.  (D) The communication between reader and card is in full duplex mode. Answer: (B) 28. The Ganga Action Plan was initiated during the year  (A) 1986  (B) 1988  (C) 1990  (D) 1992 Answer: (A) 29. Identify the correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in the power sector in India :  (A) Thermal > nuclear > hydro > wind  (B) Thermal > hydro > nuclear > wind  (C) Hydro > nuclear > thermal > wind  (D) Nuclear > hydro > wind > thermal Answer: (B) 30. Chromium as a contaminant in drinking water in excess of permissible levels, causes  (A) Skeletal damage  (B) Gastrointestinal problem  (C) Dermal and nervous problems  (D) Liver/Kidney problems Answer: (C) 30. The main precursors of winter smog are  (A) N2O and hydrocarbons  (B) NOx  and hydrocarbons  (C) SO2  and hydrocarbons  (D) SO2 and ozone  Answer: (B) 32. Flash floods are caused when  (A) the atmosphere is convectively unstable and there is considerable vertical wind shear  (B) the atmosphere is stable  (C) the atmosphere is convectively unstable with no vertical windshear  (D) winds are catabatic Answer: (A) 33. In mega cities of India, the dominant source of air pollution is  (A) transport sector  (B) thermal power  (C) municipal waste  (D) commercial sector Answer: (C) 34. The first Open University in India was set up in the State of  (A) Andhra Pradesh  (B) Delhi  (C) Himachal Pradesh  (D) Tamil Nadu Answer: (A) 35. Most of the Universities in India are funded by  (A) the Central Government  (B) the State Governments  (C) the University Grants Commission  (D) Private bodies and Individuals Answer: (C) 36. Which of the following organizations looks after the quality of Technical and Management education in India ?  (A) NCTE  (B) MCI  (C) AICTE  (D) CSIR Answer: (C) 37. Consider the following statements :  Identify the statement which implies natural justice.  (A) The principle of natural justice is followed by the Courts.  (B) Justice delayed is justice denied.  (C) Natural justice is an inalienable right of a citizen  (D) A reasonable opportunity of being heard must be given. Answer: (C) 38. The President of India is  (A) the Head of State  (B) the Head of Government   (C) both Head of the State and the Head of the Government  (D) None of the above Answer: (C) 39. Who among the following holds office during the pleasure of the President of India ?  (A) Chief Election Commissioner  (B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India  (C) Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission  (D) Governor of a State Answer: (D) Not for Visually Handicapped Candidates   Questions 47 to 49 are based upon the following diagram in which there are three interlocking circles A, P and S where A stands for Artists, circle P for Professors and circle S for Sportspersons.   Different regions in the figure are lettered from a to f: 40. The region which represents artists who are neither sportsmen nor professors.  (A) d  (B) e  (C) b  (D) g Answer: (B) 41. The region which represents professors, who are both artists and sportspersons.   (A) a   (B) c  (C) d   (D) g Answer: (A) 42. The region which represents professors, who are also sportspersons, but not artists.  (A) e   (B) f  (C) c   (D) g Answer: (C) Questions 50 to 52 are based on the following data :  Measurements of some variable X were made at an interval of 1 minute from 10 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. The data, thus, obtained is as follows : X : 60,  62,  65,  64,  63,  61,  66,  65,  70,  68  63,  62,  64,  69,  65,  64,  66,  67,  66,  64 43. The value of X, which is exceeded 10% of the time in the duration of measurement, is  (A) 69  (B) 68  (C) 67  (D) 66 Answer: (B) 44. The value of X, which is exceeded 90% of the time in the duration of measurement, is (A) 63  (B) 62  (C) 61  (D) 60 Answer: (C) 45. The value of X, which is exceeded 50% of the time in the duration of measurement, is  (A) 66  (B) 65  (C) 64  (D) 63 Answer: (B) 46. For maintaining an effective discipline in the class, the teacher should  (A) Allow students to do what they like.  (B) Deal with the students strictly.  (C) Give the students some problem to solve.  (D) Deal with them politely and firmly. Answer: (D) 47. An effective teaching aid is one which  (A) is colourful and good looking  (B) activates all faculties  (C) is visible to all students  (D) easy to prepare and use Answer: (B) 48. Those teachers are popular among students who  (A) develop intimacy with them  (B) help them solve their problems  (C) award good grades  (D) take classes on extra tuition fee Answer: (B) 49. The essence of an effective classroom environment is  (A) a variety of teaching aids  (B) lively student-teacher interaction  (C) pin-drop silence  (D) strict discipline Answer: (B) 50. On the first day of his class, if a teacher is asked by the students to introduce himself, he should  (A) ask them to meet after the class  (B) tell them about himself in brief  (C) ignore the demand and start teaching  (D) scold the student for this unwanted demand Answer: (B) 51. Moral values can be effectively inculcated among the students when the teacher   (A) frequently talks about values  (B) himself practices them  (C) tells stories of great persons  (D) talks of Gods and Goddesses Answer: (B) 52. The essential qualities of a researcher are  (A) spirit of free enquiry  (B) reliance on observation and evidence  (C) systematization or theorizing of knowledge  (D) all the above  Answer: (D) 53. Research is conducted to  I. Generate new knowledge  II. Not to develop a theory  III. Obtain research degree  IV. Reinterpret existing knowledge  Which of the above are correct ?  (A) I, III & II (B) III, II & IV  (C) II, I & III (D) I, III & IV Answer: (D) 54. What is the ratio of production of LCDs in the years 2008 and 2010? (A) 4 : 3 (B) 3 : 4 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 2 : 3 Answer: (B) 55. What is the ratio of production of TVs in the years 2006 and 2007? (A) 6 : 7 (B) 7 : 6 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2 Answer: (C) 56. Some students in a class exhibit great curiosity for learning. It may be because such children (A) Are gifted (B) Come from rich families (C) Show artificial behaviour (D) Create indiscipline in the class Answer: (A)