TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE- PAGE 5

TEACHING AND RESEARCH APTITUDE- PAGE 5 MCQs

1. The English word ‘Communication’ is derived from the words
(A) Communis and Communicare
(B) Communist and Commune
(C) Communism and Communalism
(D) Communion and Common sense
Ans: A

2. Chinese Cultural Revolution leader Mao Zedong used a type of communication to talk to the masses is known as
(A) Mass line communication
(B) Group communication
(C) Participatory communication
(D) Dialogue communication
Ans: A

3. Conversing with the spirits and ancestors is termed as
(A) Transpersonal communication
(B) Intrapersonal communication
(C) Interpersonal communication
(D) Face-to-face communication
Ans: A

4. The largest circulated daily newspaper among the following is
(A) The Times of India
(B) The Indian Express
(C) The Hindu
(D) The Deccan Herald
Ans: A

5. The pioneer of the silent feature film in India was
(A) K.A. Abbas
(B) Satyajit Ray
(C) B.R. Chopra
(D) Dada Sahib Phalke
Ans: D

6. Classroom communication of a teacher rests on the principle of
(A) Infotainment (B) Edutainment
(C) Entertainment (D) Power equation
Ans: B

7. The missing number in the series : 0, 6, 24, 60, 120, ?, 336, is
(A) 240 (B) 220 (C) 280 (D) 210
Ans: D

8. A group of 7 members having a majority of boys is to be formed out of 6 boys and 4 girls. The number of ways the group can be formed is
(A) 80 (B) 100 (C) 90 (D) 110
Ans: B

9. The number of observations in a group is 40. The average of the first 10 members is 4.5 and the average of the remaining 30 members is 3.5. The average of the whole group is
(A) 4 (B) 15/2
(C) 15/4 (D) 6
Ans: C

10. If MOHAN is represented by the code KMFYL, then COUNT will be represented by
(A) AMSLR (B) MSLAR
(C) MASRL (D) SAMLR
Ans: A

11. The sum of the ages of two persons A and B is 50. 5 years ago, the ratio of their ages was 5/3. The present age of A and B are
(A) 30, 20 (B) 35, 15
(C) 38, 12 (D) 40, 10
Ans: A

13. Consider the Assertion–I and Assertion– II and select the right code given below :
Assertion–I : Even Bank-lockers are not safe. Thieves can break them and take away your wealth. But thieves can not go to heaven. So
you should keep your wealth in heaven.
Assertion–II : The difference of skincolour of beings is because of the distance from the sun and not because of some permanent traits.
Skin-colour is the result of body’s reaction to the sun and its rays.
Codes :
(A) Both the assertions-I and II are forms of argument.
(B) The assertion-I is an argument but the assertion-II is not.
(C) The assertion-II is an argument but the assertion-I is not.
(D) Both the assertions are explanations of facts.
Ans: B

14. By which of the following proposition, the proposition ‘some men are not honest’ is contradicted ?
(A) All men are honest.
(B) Some men are honest.
(C) No men are honest.
(D) All of the above.
Ans: A

15. A stipulative definition is
(A) always true
(B) always false
(C) sometimes true sometimes false
(D) neither true nor false
Ans: D

16. Choose the appropriate alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark.
Examiner – Examinee, Pleader – Client, Preceptor – ?
(A) Customer (B) Path-finder
(C) Perceiver (D) Disciple
Ans: D

17. If the statement ‘most of the students are obedient’ is taken to be true, which one of the following pair of statements can be claimed to be true ?
I. All obedient persons are students.
II. All students are obedient.
III. Some students are obedient.
IV. Some students are not disobedient.
Codes :
(A) I & II (B) II & III
(C) III & IV (D) II & IV
Ans: C

18. Choose the right code :
A deductive argument claims that :
I. The conclusion does not claim something more than that which is contained in the premises.
II. The conclusion is supported by the premise/premises conclusively.
III. If the conclusion is false, then premise/premises may be either true or false.
IV. If premise/combination of premises is true, then conclusion must be true.
Codes :
(A) I and II (B) I and III
(C) II and III (D) All the above
Ans: A

On the basis of the data given in the following table, give answers to questions from 19 to 24 :
Government Expenditures on Social Services (As percent of total expenditure)

Items	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Social Services	11.06	12.94	13.06	14.02
Education, sports & youth affairs	4.02	4.04	3.96	4.46
Health & family welfare	2.05	1.91	1.90	2.03
Water supply, housing, etc.	2.02	2.31	2.20	2.27
Information & broadcasting	0.22	0.22	0.20	0.22
Welfare to SC/ST & OBC	0.36	0.35	0.41	0.63
Labour and employment	0.27	0.27	0.22	0.25
Social welfare & nutrition	0.82	0.72	0.79	1.06
North-eastern areas	0.00	1.56	1.50	1.75
Other social services	1.29	1.55	1.87	1.34
Total Government expenditure	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00

19. How many activities in the social services are there where the expenditure has been less than 5 percent of the total expenditures incurred on the social services in 2008-09 ?
(A) One (B) Three
(C) Five (D) All the above
Ans: D

20. In which year, the expenditures on the social services have increased at the highest rate ?
(A) 2007-08 (B) 2008-09
(C) 2009-10 (D) 2010-11
Ans: B

21. Which of the following activities remains almost stagnant in terms of share of expenditures ?
(A) North-eastern areas (B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Information & broadcasting (D) Social welfare and nutrition
Ans: C

22. Which of the following item’s expenditure share is almost equal to the remaining three items in the given years ?
(A) Information & broadcasting (B) Welfare to SC/ST and OBC
(C) Labour and employment (D) Social welfare & nutrition
Ans: D

23. Which of the following items of social services has registered the highest rate of increase in expenditures during 2007-08 to 2010-11 ?
(A) Education, sports & youth affairs (B) Welfare to SC/ST & OBC
(C) Social welfare & nutrition (D) Overall social services
Ans: B

24. Which of the following items has registered the highest rate of decline in terms of expenditure during 2007-08 to 2009-10 ?
(A) Labour and employment (B) Health & family welfare
(C) Social welfare & nutrition (D) Education, sports & youth affairs
Ans: A

25. ALU stands for
(A) American Logic Unit
(B) Alternate Local Unit
(C) Alternating Logic Unit
(D) Arithmetic Logic Unit
Ans: D

26. A Personal Computer uses a number of chips mounted on a circuit board called
(A) Microprocessor
(B) System Board
(C) Daughter Board
(D) Mother Board
Ans: D

27. Computer Virus is a
(A) Hardware (B) Bacteria
(C) Software (D) None of these
Ans: C

29. The file extension of MS-Word document in Office 2007 is _______.
(A) .pdf (B) .doc
(C) .docx (D) .txt
Ans: C

30. _______ is a protocol used by e-mail clients to download e-mails to your computer.
(A) TCP (B) FTP
(C) SMTP (D) POP
Ans: D

31. Which of the following is a source of methane ?
(A) Wetlands
(B) Foam Industry
(C) Thermal Power Plants
(D) Cement Industry
Ans: A

32. ‘Minamata disaster’ in Japan was caused by pollution due to
(A) Lead (B) Mercury
(C) Cadmium (D) Zinc
Ans: B

33. Biomagnification means increase in the
(A) concentration of pollutants in living organisms
(B) number of species
(C) size of living organisms
(D) biomass
Ans: A

34. Nagoya Protocol is related to
(A) Climate change
(B) Ozone depletion
(C) Hazardous waste
(D) Biodiversity
Ans: D

35. The second most important source after fossil fuels contributing to India’s energy needs is
(A) Solar energy
(B) Nuclear energy
(C) Hydropower
(D) Wind energy
Ans: C

36. In case of earthquakes, an increase of magnitude 1 on Richter Scale implies
(A) a ten-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves.
(B) a ten-fold increase in the energy of the seismic waves.
(C) two-fold increase in the amplitude of seismic waves.
(D) two-fold increase in the energy of seismic waves.
Ans: A

37. Which of the following is not a measure of Human Development Index ?
(A) Literacy Rate
(B) Gross Enrolment
(C) Sex Ratio
(D) Life Expectancy
Ans: C

38. India has the highest number of students in colleges after
(A) the U.K. (B) the U.S.A.
(C) Australia (D) Canada
Ans: B

39. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct about the Attorney General of India ?
1. The President appoints a person, who is qualified to be a Judge of a High Court, to be the Attorney General of India.
2. He has the right of audience in all the Courts of the country.
3. He has the right to take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
4. He has a fixed tenure.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 4 (B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 3 and 4 (D) 3 only
Ans: A

40. Which of the following prefix President Pranab Mukherjee desires to be discontinued while interacting with Indian dignitaries as well as in official notings ?
1. His Excellency 2. Mahamahim
3. Hon’ble 4. Shri/Smt.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 2 (D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: C

41. Which of the following can be done under conditions of financial emergency ?
1. State Legislative Assemblies can be abolished.
2. Central Government can acquire control over the budget and expenditure of States.
3. Salaries of the Judges of the High Courts and the Supreme Court can be reduced.
4. Right to Constitutional Remedies can be suspended.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1 and 2 (D) 2 and 3
Ans: D

42. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List – I List – II
(a) Poverty Reduction Programme (i) Mid-day Meals
(b) Human Development Scheme (ii) Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)
(c) Social Assistance Scheme (iii) National Old Age Pension (NOAP)
(d) Minimum Need Scheme (iv) MNREGA
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)
(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
Ans: A

43. For an efficient and durable learning, learner should have
(A) ability to learn only
(B) requisite level of motivation only
(C) opportunities to learn only
(D) desired level of ability and
motivation
Ans: D

44. Classroom communication must be
(A) Teacher centric
(B) Student centric
(C) General centric
(D) Textbook centric
Ans: B

45. The best method of teaching is to
(A) impart information
(B) ask students to read books
(C) suggest good reference material
(D) initiate a discussion and participate in it
Ans: D

46. Interaction inside the classroom should generate
(A) Argument
(B) Information
(C) Ideas
(D) Controversy
Ans: C

47. “Spare the rod and spoil the child”, gives the message that
(A) punishment in the class should be banned.
(B) corporal punishment is not acceptable.
(C) undesirable behaviour must be punished.
(D) children should be beaten with rods.
Ans: C

48. The type of communication that the teacher has in the classroom, is termed as
(A) Interpersonal
(B) Mass communication
(C) Group communication
(D) Face-to-face communication
Ans: C

49. Which one of the following is an indication of the quality of a research journal ?
(A) Impact factor
(B) h-index
(C) g-index
(D) i10-index
Ans: A

50. Good ‘research ethics’ means
(A) Not disclosing the holdings of shares/stocks in a company that sponsors your research.
(B) Assigning a particular research problem to one Ph.D./research student only.
(C) Discussing with your colleagues confidential data from a research paper that you are reviewing for an academic journal.
(D) Submitting the same research manuscript for publishing in more than one journal.
Ans: B

51. Which of the following sampling methods is based on probability ?
(A) Convenience sampling
(B) Quota sampling
(C) Judgement sampling
(D) Stratified sampling
Ans: D

52. Which one of the following references is written according to American Psychological Association (APA) format ?
(A) Sharma, V. (2010). Fundamentals of Computer Science.  New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
(B) Sharma, V. 2010. Fundamentals of Computer Science.  New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
(C) Sharma.V. 2010. Fundamentals of Computer Science,  New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
(D) Sharma, V. (2010), Fundamentals of Computer Science,  New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill
Ans: A

53. Arrange the following steps of research in correct sequence :
1. Identification of research problem
2. Listing of research objectives
3. Collection of data
4. Methodology
5. Data analysis
6. Results and discussion
(A) 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6
(B) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 6
(C) 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6
(D) 2 – 1 – 4 – 3 – 5 – 6
Ans: B

54. Identify the incorrect statement :
(A) A hypothesis is made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigations.
(B) A hypothesis is a basis for reasoning without any assumption of its truth.
(C) Hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon.
(D) Scientific hypothesis is a  scientific theory.
Ans: D

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions (55 to 60) :
The popular view of towns and cities in developing countries and of urbanization process is that despite the benefits and comforts it brings, the emergence of such cities connotes environmental degradation, generation of slums and squatters, urban poverty, unemployment, crimes, lawlessness, traffic chaos etc. But what is the reality ? Given the unprecedental increase in urban population over the last 50 years from 300 million in 1950 to 2 billion in 2000 in developing countries, the wonder really is how well the world has coped, and not how badly. In general, the urban quality of life has improved in terms of availability of water and sanitation, power, health and education, communication and transport. By way of illustration, a large number of urban residents have been provided with improved water in urban areas in Asia’s largest countries such as China, India, Indonesia and Philippines. Despite that, the access to improved water in terms of percentage of total urban population seems to have declined during the last decade of 20th century, though in absolute numbers, millions of additional urbanites, have been provided improved services. These countries have made significant progress in the provision of sanitation services too, together, providing for an additional population of more than 293 million citizens within a decade (1990-2000). These improvements must be viewed against the backdrop of rapidly increasing urban population, fiscal crunch and strained human resources and efficient and quality-oriented public management.

55. The popular view about the process of urbanization in developing countries is
(A) Positive (B) Negative
(C) Neutral (D) Unspecified
Ans: B

56. The average annual increase in the number of urbanites in developing countries, from 1950 to 2000 A.D. was close to
(A) 30 million (B) 40 million
(C) 50 million (D) 60 million
Ans: A

57. The reality of urbanization is reflected in
(A) How well the situation has been managed.
(B) How badly the situation has gone out of control.
(C) How fast has been the tempo of urbanization.
(D) How fast the environment has degraded.
Ans: A

58. Which one of the following is not considered as an indicator of urban quality of life ?
(A) Tempo of urbanization (B) Provision of basic services
(C) Access to social amenities (D) All the above
Ans: A

59. The author in this passage has tried to focus on
(A) Extension of Knowledge
(B) Generation of Environmental Consciousness
(C) Analytical Reasoning
(D) Descriptive Statement
Ans: C

60. In the above passage, the author intends to state
(A) The hazards of the urban life (B) The sufferings of the urban life
(C) The awareness of human progress (D) The limits to growth
Ans: D

61:-Which of the following methods can enhance pupil-pupil interaction in a class?
A:-Experiment
B:-Lecture
C:-Peer tutoring
D:-Problem solving
Ans: C

62:-Which of the following is the most important duty of a teacher?
A:-To come regularly and attend students feeling
B:-To create a classroom environment
C:-To guide them to appear for examinations without anxiety
D:-To motivate the learner to learn how to learn
Ans: D

63:-Which one is an advantage of expository teaching?
A:-Higher learner participation
B:-Highly interactive
C:-More content coverage
D:-Suitable for small groups
Ans: C

64:-Which of the following will be the most popular for assessing students' attitude towards study tasks?
A:-Internal tests
B:-Scales
C:-Observation
D:-Sociometric techniques
Ans: B

65:-A researcher studies the effect of anxiety on students' achievement. Which category of variable is anxiety?
A:-Control
B:-Dependent
C:-Independent
D:-Intervening
Ans: C

66:-If a researcher sends a naire to every 5th person from the sample frame, sampling technique is :
A:-Cluster sampling
B:-Judgemental sampling
C:-Stratified sampling
D:-Systematic sampling
Ans: D

67:-Qualitative research is characterized by :
A:-Context specificity
B:-Deductive
C:-Generalizability
D:-Hypotheses testing
Ans: A

68:-What is ISSN?
A:-International Specific Series Number
B:-International Standard Serial Number
C:-International Standard Subscriber Number
D:-International Subscriber Standard Number
Ans: B

69:-A research result that cannot be generalized is lacking in :
A:-External criticism
B:-External validity
C:-Internal criticism
D:-Internal validity
Ans: B

70:-The process of examining the collected raw data to detect its errors, omission and correction is called as :
A:-Classification
B:-Coding
C:-Editing
D:-Tabulation
Ans: C

71:-In the layout of research report, 'acknowledgement' comes under :
A:-Appendix
B:-The main text
C:-Reference
D:-Preliminary section
Ans: D

72. ‘Fly ash’ produced in thermal power plants is an ecofriendly resource for use in:
(a) Agriculture as micro-nutrient
(b) Wasteland development
(c) Dam and water holding structures
(d) Brick industry
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
(1) (a), (b) and (d) only
(2) (b), (c) and (d) Only
(3) (a), (c) and (d) Only
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
Ans: D

73. Which of the following types of natural disasters has no definite beginning and end?
(1) Earthquakes
(2) Landsides
(3) Hurricanes
(4) Droughts
Ans: D

74. Assertion (A): Indoor air pollution is serious hazard.
Reason (R): The dispersal of air pollutants is rather limited in indoor environment. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(4) Both (A) and (R) are false.
Ans: A

75. In terms of their contribution to the total power generation in India, Identify the correct sequence of energy sources – Thermal Power Plants (TPP), Large Hydropower Projects (LHP), Nuclear Energy (NE) and Renewable Energy (RE) which includes solar energy, wind energy, biomass and small hydropower projects.
(1) TPP > RE > LHP > NE
(2) TPP > LHP > RE > NE
(3) LHP > TPP > RE > NE
(4) LHP > TPP > NE > RE
Ans: A

76. Which of the following is considered as major source of pollution in rivers of India?
(1) Unregulated small scale industry
(2) Untreated sewage
(3) Agricultural run-off
(4) Thermal power plants
Ans: B

77. India has the largest Higher Education System in the World after:
(a) The United States of America
(b) Australia
(c) China
(d) United Kingdom (UK)
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a), (c) and (d) only
(4) (a) and (c) only
Ans: D

78. Prime Minister Research Fellowship is for students pursuing Ph. D programme in:
(1) State and Central Universities
(2) Central Universities, IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs and IIITs
(3) IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs, IIITs, State and Central Universities
(4) IITs and IISc
Ans: D

79. Leader of the opposition is a member of committees which select:
(a) The central information Commissioner
(b) The Central Vigilance Commissioner
(c) The Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission
(d) The Chairperson of National Commission for women
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(1) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
(2) (a), (b) and (c) only
(3) (a), (c) and (d) only
(4) (a), (b) and (d) only
Ans: B

80. Which of the following statements are correct about gender budgeting?
(a) It is separates budget addressing the specific needs of women.
(b) It assesses the impact of government budget on women.
(c) It is an accounting exercise.
(d) It is another budgeting innovation.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
(1) (b) and (d) only
(2) (a) and (d) only
(3) (a), (c) and (d) only
(4) (a) and (b) only
Ans: A

81. Action research means
(A) A longitudinal research
(B) An applied research
(C) A research initiated to solve an immediate problem
(D) A research with socioeconomic objective
Ans: C

82. Research is
(A) Searching again and again
(B) Finding solution to any problem
(C) Working in a scientific way to search for truth of any problem
(D) None of the above
Ans: C

83. A common test in research demands much priority on
(A) Reliability
(B) Useability
(C) Objectivity
(D) All of the above
Ans: D

84. Which of the following is the first step in starting the research process?
(A) Searching sources of information to locate problem.
(B) Survey of related literature
(C) Identification of problem
(D) Searching for solutions to the problem
Ans: A

85. If a researcher conducts a research on finding out which administrative style contributes more to institutional effectiveness ? This will be an example of
(A) Basic Research
(B) Action Research
(C) Applied Research
(D) None of the above
Ans: C

86. Normal Probability Curve should be
(A) Positively skewed
(B) Negatively skewed
(C) Leptokurtic skewed
(D) Zero skewed
Ans: D

87. In communication, a major barrier to reception of messages is
(A) audience attitude
(B) audience knowledge
(C) audience education
(D) audience income
Ans: A

88. Post-modernism is associated with
(A) newspapers
(B) magazines
(C) radio
(D) television
Ans: D

89. Didactic communication is
(A) intra-personal
(B) inter-personal
(C) organisational
(D) relational
Ans: B

90. In communication, the language is
(A) the non-verbal code
(B) the verbal code
(C) the symbolic code
(D) the iconic code
Ans: B

91. Using websites to pour out one's grievances is called:
(A) cyber venting
(B) cyber ranting
(C) web hate
(D) web plea
Ans: A

92. In web search, finding a large number of documents with very little relevant information is termed:
(A) poor recall
(B) web crawl
(C) poor precision rate
(D) poor web response
Ans: A

93. The concept of connect intelligence is derived from:
(A) virtual reality
(B) fuzzy logic
(C) Bluetooth technology
(D) value added networks
Ans: D

94. Use of an ordinary telephone as an Internet applicance is called:
(A) voice net
(B) voice telephone
(C) voice line
(D) voice portal
Ans: C

95. Video transmission over the Internet that looks like delayed livecasting is called:
(A) virtual video
(B) direct broadcast
(C) video shift
(D) real-time video
Ans: D

96. Which is the smallest North-east State in India?
(A) Tripura
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Mizoram
(D) Manipur
Ans: A

97. Tamilnadu coastal belt has drinking water shortage due to:
(A) high evaporation
(B) sea water flooding due to tsunami
(C) over exploitation of ground water by tube wells
(D) seepage of sea water
Ans: D

98. While all rivers of Peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal, Narmada and Tapti flow into the Arabian Sea because these two rivers:
(A) Follow the slope of these rift valleys
(B) The general slope of the Indian peninsula is from east to west
(C) The Indian peninsula north of the Satpura ranges, is tilted towards the west
(D) The Indian peninsula south of the satpura ranges is tilted towards east
Ans: A

99. Which of the following institutions in the field of education is set up by the MHRD Government of India?
(A) Indian council of world Affair, New Delhi
(B) Mythic Society, Bangalore
(C) National Bal Bhawn, New Delhi
(D) India International Centre, New Delhi
Ans: C

100. Assertion (A): Aerosols have potential for modifying climate
Reason (R): Aerosols interact with both short waves and radiation
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans: A