COMPUTER BASICS:100 SOLVED QUESTIONS

1. All of the following are examples of real security

and privacy risks EXCEPT:
A. hackers.
B. spam.
C. viruses.
D. identity theft.
Answer: B
2. A process known as ____________ is used by large
retailers to study trends.
A. data mining
B. data selection
C. POS
D. data conversion
Answer: A
3. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash
registers) are often connected to complex inventory
and sales computer systems.
A. Data
B. Point-of-sale (POS)
C. Sales
D. Query
Answer: B
4. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless
handheld computer that scans an item’s tag and pulls
up the current price (and any special offers) as you
shop.
A. PSS
B. POS
C. inventory
D. data mining
Answer: A
5. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged
files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a
law enforcement specialty called:
A. robotics.
B. simulation.
C. computer forensics.
D. animation.
Answer: C

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6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major
data processing functions of a computer?
A. gathering data
B. processing data into information
C. analyzing the data or information
D. storing the data or information
Answer: C
7. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can
be used to record and track in a database all of the
animal’s movements.
A. POS
B. RFID
C. PPS
D. GPS
Answer: B
8. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by
manipulating devices through computers instead of
manually. This technology is known as:
A. robotics.
B. computer forensics.
C. simulation.
D. forecasting.
Answer: A
9. Technology no longer protected by copyright,
available to everyone, is considered to be:
A. proprietary.
B. open.
C. experimental.
D. in the public domain.
Answer: A
10. ____________ is the study of molecules and
structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100
nanometers.
A. Nanoscience
B. Microelectrodes
C. Computer forensics
D. Artificial intelligence
Answer: A
11. ____________ is the science that attempts to
produce machines that display the same type of
intelligence that humans do.
A. Nanoscience

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B. Nanotechnology
C. Simulation
D. Artificial intelligence (AI)
Answer: D
12. ____________ is data that has been organized or
presented in a meaningful fashion.
A. A process
B. Software
C. Storage
D. Information
Answer: D
13. The name for the way that computers manipulate
data into information is called:
A. programming.
B. processing.
C. storing.
D. organizing.
Answer: B
14. Computers gather data, which means that they
allow users to ____________ data.
A. present
B. input
C. output
D. store
Answer: B
15. After a picture has been taken with a digital
camera and processed appropriately, the actual print
of the picture is considered:
A. data.
B. output.
C. input.
D. the process.
Answer: B
16. Computers use the ____________ language to
process data.
A. processing
B. kilobyte
C. binary
D. representational
Answer: C
17. Computers process data into information by

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working exclusively with:
A. multimedia.
B. words.
C. characters.
D. numbers.
Answer: D
18. In the binary language each letter of the
alphabet, each number and each special character is
made up of a unique combination of:
A. eight bytes.
B. eight kilobytes.
C. eight characters.
D. eight bits.
Answer: D
19. The term bit is short for:
A. megabyte.
B. binary language.
C. binary digit.
D. binary number.
Answer: C
20. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
A. megabyte.
B. byte.
C. kilobyte.
D. gigabyte.
Answer: B
21. A ____________ is approximately one billion
bytes.
A. kilobyte
B. bit
C. gigabyte
D. megabyte
Answer: C
22. A ____________ is approximately a million bytes.
A. gigabyte
B. kilobyte
C. megabyte
D. terabyte
Answer: C
23. ____________ is any part of the computer that you
can physically touch.
A. Hardware
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B. A device
C. A peripheral
D. An application
Answer: A
24. The components that process data are located in
the:
A. input devices.
B. output devices.
C. system unit.
D. storage component.
Answer: C
25. All of the following are examples of input
devices EXCEPT a:
A. scanner.
B. mouse.
C. keyboard.
D. printer.
Answer: D
26. Which of the following is an example of an input
device?
A. scanner
B. speaker
C. CD
D. printer
Answer: A
27. All of the following are examples of storage
devices EXCEPT:
A. hard disk drives.
B. printers.
C. floppy disk drives.
D. CD drives.
Answer: B
28. The ____________, also called the “brains” of the
computer, is responsible for processing data.
A. motherboard
B. memory
C. RAM
D. central processing unit (CPU)
Answer: D
29. The CPU and memory are located on the:
A. expansion board.
B. motherboard.
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C. storage device.
D. output device.
Answer: B
30. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing
are examples of:
A. application software.
B. system software.
C. operating system software.
D. platform software.
Answer: A
31. ____________ is a set of computer programs used
on a computer to help perform tasks.
A. An instruction
B. Software
C. Memory
D. A processor
Answer: B
32. System software is the set of programs that
enables your computer’s hardware devices and
____________ software to work together.
A. management
B. processing
C. utility
D. application
Answer: D
33. The PC (personal computer) and the Apple
Macintosh are examples of two different:
A. platforms.
B. applications.
C. programs.
D. storage devices.
Answer: A
34. Apple Macintoshes (Macs) and PCs use different
____________ to process data and different operating
systems.
A. languages
B. methods
C. CPUs
D. storage devices
Answer: C
35. Servers are computers that provide resources to
other computers connected to a:

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A. network.
B. mainframe.
C. supercomputer.
D. client.
Answer: A
36. Smaller and less expensive PC-based servers are
replacing ____________ in many businesses.
A. supercomputers
B. clients
C. laptops
D. mainframes
Answer: D
37. ____________ are specially designed computers
that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
A. Servers
B. Supercomputers
C. Laptops
D. Mainframes
Answer: B
38. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________
connection.
A. network
B. wireless
C. slow
D. broadband
Answer: D
39. The difference between people with access to
computers and the Internet and those without this
access is known as the:
A. digital divide.
B. Internet divide.
C. Web divide.
D. broadband divide.
Answer: A
40. ____________ is the science revolving around the
use of nanostructures to build devices on an
extremely small scale.
A. Nanotechnology
B. Micro-technology
C. Computer forensics
D. Artificial intelligence
Answer: A
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41. Which of the following is the correct order of
the four major functions of a computer?
A. Process à Output à Input à Storage
B. Input à Outputà Process à Storage
C. Process à Storage à Input à Output
D. Input à Process à Output à Storage
Answer: D
42. ____________ bits equal one byte.
A. Eight
B. Two
C. One thousand
D. One million
Answer: A
43. The binary language consists of ____________
digit(s).
A. 8
B. 2
C. 1,000
D. 1
Answer: B
44. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.
A. bit
B. binary digit
C. character
D. kilobyte
Answer: C
45. ____________ controls the way in which the
computer system functions and provides a means by
which users can interact with the computer.
A. The platform
B. The operating system
C. Application software
D. The motherboard
Answer: B
46. The operating system is the most common type of
____________ software.
A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word-processing software
Answer: C
47. ____________ are specially designed computer

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chips that reside inside other devices, such as your
car or your electronic thermostat.
A. Servers
B. Embedded computers
C. Robotic computers
D. Mainframes
Answer: B
48. The steps and tasks needed to process data, such
as responses to questions or clicking an icon, are
called:
A. instructions.
B. the operating system.
C. application software.
D. the system unit.
Answer: A
49. The two broad categories of software are:
A. word processing and spreadsheet.
B. transaction and application.
C. Windows and Mac OS.
D. system and application.
Answer: D
50. The metal or plastic case that holds all the
physical parts of the computer is the:
A. system unit.
B. CPU.
C. mainframe.
D. platform.
Answer: A
Fill in the Blank:
51. Between PCs and Macs, the ____________ is the
platform of choice for graphic design and animation.
Answer: Mac
52. The ____________ is the program that manages the
hardware of the computer system, including the CPU,
memory, storage devices, and input/output devices.
Answer: operating system
53. The type of operating system software you use
depends on your computer’s ____________.
Answer: platform
54. ____________software helps you carry out tasks,
such as typing a document or creating a spreadsheet.

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Answer: Application
55. ____________are the fastest and most expensive
computers.
Answer: Supercomputers
56. A ____________ is approximately 1,000 bytes.
Answer: kilobyte
57. Input devices are used to provide the steps and
tasks the computer needs to process data, and these
steps and tasks are called ____________.
Answer: instructions
58. A computer gathers data, processes it, outputs
the data or information, and ____________ the data or
information.
Answer: stores
59. The binary language consists of two digits:
____________ and ____________.
Answer: 0 and 1
60. A string of ____________ 0s and 1s is called a
byte.
Answer: eight (8)
61. The devices you use to enter data into a computer
system are known as ____________ devices.
Answer: input
62. The devices on a computer system that let you see
the processed information are known as ____________
devices.
Answer: output
63. ____________ is the set of computer instructions
or programs that enables the hardware to perform
different tasks.
Answer: Software
64. When you connect to the ____________, your
computer is communicating with a server at your
Internet service provider (ISP).
Answer: Internet
65. ____________ are computers that excel at
executing many different computer programs at the
same time.
Answer: Mainframes
66. ____________is the application of computer
systems and techniques to gather legal evidence.
Answer: Computer forensics

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67. ____________ is the science that attempts to
create machines that will emulate the human thought
process.
Answer: Artificial intelligence (AI)
68. Macintosh computers use the Macintosh operating
system (Mac OS), whereas PCs generally run
____________ as an operating system.
Answer: Microsoft Windows
69. A process known as ____________ tracks trends and
allows retailers to respond to consumer buying
patterns.
Answer: data mining
70. Hard disk drives and CD drives are examples of
____________ devices.
Answer: storage
71. You would use ____________ software to create
spreadsheets, type documents, and edit photos.
Answer: application
72. ____________ are computers that support hundreds
or thousands of users simultaneously.
Answer: Mainframes
73. ____________ is the term given to the act of
stealing someone’s identity and ruining their credit
rating.
Answer: Identity theft
74. Surgeons are using ____________ to guide robots
to perform delicate surgery.
Answer: computers
75. Patient ____________ are life-sized mannequins
that have a pulse and a heartbeat and respond to
procedures just like humans.
Answer: simulators
True and False
76. Currently, the performance of tasks by robots is
based on preprogrammed algorithms.
Answer: True
77. Data can be a number, a word, a picture, or a
sound.
Answer: True
78. Strictly defined, a computer is a data processing
device.

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Answer: True
79. The discrepancy between the “haves” and “have-
nots” with regard to computer technology is commonly
referred to as the digital society.
Answer: False (digital divide)
80. One of the benefits of becoming computer fluent
is being a savvy computer user and consumer and
knowing how to avoid viruses, the programs that pose
threats to computer security.
Answer: True
81. Trend-spotting programs, developed for business,
have been used to predict criminal activity.
Answer: True
82. Employers do not have the right to monitor e-mail
and network traffic on employee systems used at work.
Answer: False
83. Clicking on an icon with the mouse is a form of
giving an instruction to the computer.
Answer: True
84. Output devices store instructions or data that
the CPU processes.
Answer: False (memory)
85. The CPU and memory are located on a special
circuit board in the system unit called the
motherboard.
Answer: True
86. Nanostructures represent the smallest human-made
structures that can be built.
Answer: True
87. The main difference between a supercomputer and a
mainframe is that supercomputers are designed to
execute a few programs as quickly as possible,
whereas mainframes are designed to handle many
programs running at the same time (but at a slower
pace).
Answer: True
88. Being computer fluent means that you should be
able to build a computer yourself.
Answer: False
89. Embedded computers are self-contained computer
devices that have their own programming and do not
receive input.
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Answer: True
90. A Web browser is a special device that is
installed in your computer that allows it to
communicate with other devices on a network.
Answer: False (network adapter)
91. With a wireless network, it is easier to relocate
devices.
Answer: True
92. The most common type of memory that the computer
uses to process data is ROM.
Answer: False (RAM)
Matching:
93. Match the following terms with their approximate
size:
I. kilobyte A. one million bytes
II. byte B. eight bits
III. gigabyte C. one thousand bytes
IV. megabyte D. one billion bytes
V. terabyte E. one trillion bytes
Answer: C, B, D, A, E
94. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. printer A. storage device
II. scanner B. output device
III. RAM C. input device
IV. CPU D. a type of memory
V. CD drive E. processor
Answer: B, C, D, E, A
95. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. mainframe A. the most expensive computers that
perform complex calculations extremely rapidly
II. supercomputer B. a computer that provides
resources to other computers connected to a network
III. embedded computer C. a large, expensive computer
that supports hundreds or thousands of users
simultaneously
IV. PDA D. a self-contained computer device that
usually performs preprogrammed functions such as
temperature control
V. server E. a small mobile computing device
Answer: C, A, D, E, B

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96. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. software A. transforming data into information
II. hardware B. data that has been organized or
presented in a meaningful fashion
III. operating system C. any part of the computer
that you can physically touch
IV. processing D. a set of computer programs that
enables hardware to perform different tasks
V. information E. the most common type of system
software, it controls the way in which the computer
system functions
Answer: D, C, E, A, B
97. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. system software A. the set of programs that
enables computer hardware devices and application
software to work together
II. application software B. the kind of operating
system software you will use depends on this
III. platform C. operating system software generally
used on PCs
IV. Microsoft Windows D. a set of programs used to
accomplish a specific task
V. Mac OS E. operating system software used on the
Apple Macintosh
Answer: A, D, B, C, E
98. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. data A. the main circuit board in the system unit
II. memory B. the representation of a fact or idea
(unprocessed information)
III. output C. processed data or information
IV. storage D. holds instructions or data that the
CPU processes
V. motherboard E. data or information that can be
accessed again
Answer: B, D, C, E, A
99. Match the following terms with their meanings:
I. bit A. the science revolving around the use of
nanostructures to build devices on an extremely small
scale
II. binary language B. the case that contains the
system components

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 III. instructions C. consists of 0s and 1s
IV. system unit D. short for binary digit
V. nanotechnology E. steps and tasks necessary to
process data into usable information
Answer: D, C, E, B, A
100. Match the following fields to the related
computer technology:
I. medicine A. Internet research and virtual tours
II. business B. data mining
III. law enforcement C. robotics and simulation
IV. education D. computer forensics
V. archeology E. digital recreations of ruins
Answer: C, B, D, A, E
prepared by madhusudanan kartha
TEACHING APTITUDE : SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Some students do not show any signs of understanding. Under such circumstances I
would rather not

a. Waste my time on them

b. Feet motivated to each them

c. Feel impatient but try to simplify

d. Scold them

2. Ancient Indian teachers applied some psychological principles in educating the young
child from pre-school age adolescence. They recognized the role of

a. Convent system of schooling

b. Sense and perceptions in learning and teaching

c. Gurukul type of schooling

d. None of the above

3. When you make a mistake while teaching in the class and your students points it out
angrily then what will you do?

a. You will scold the student and angrily resist him

b. You will feel sorry for committing a blunder

c. You will break all the limits of anger

d. You will leave the class for few day.

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4. What will you do as a teacher if the students do not attend your class?

a. Keep quiet considering the present attitude of students

b. Blame the students for their absence

c. Think of using some interesting methods of teaching

d. Know the reasons and try to remove them

5. Which of the qualities described below make a teacher popular amongst students?

a. A teacher help the students during educational work and the hour of need.

b. A teacher who overlooks the student’s mischieves.

c. A teacher who behaves with students in a friendly way.

d. None of the above

6. Students differ greatly in their susceptibility to anger due to heredity, health status
and environment and to the way they are dealt with by adults. As a teacher, how will
you try to direct his attention towards something else:

a. Grown up children should be taught a problem solving behaviour in coping

with situation that provoke anger.

b. Angle should be used into socially acceptable channel

c. They must be taught how to express anger so as to avoid disapproval

d. All of these

7. Teacher should not demand their pupils which is beyond their stage of growth. If
they do so, they only cause

a. frustration

b. frustrations, heighten tension and nervousness in children

c. encouragement to students to learn more

d. None of the above.

8. A serious minded teacher as a rule

a. Allows the mistakes to be committed and explains how to minimize those

mistakes

b. Takes all precaution so that students never commit mistakes

c. Never allows any mistakes on the part of his students

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 d. Should mildly punish students who commit mistakes

9. If a teacher has to establish his credibility in evaluation answer scripts he must be

a. lenient

b. b. strict

c. objective

d. prompt

10. How should a teacher behave with the students?

a. Father like

b. A friend like

c. General

d. Elder like

11. Sympathy has great educational significance. It leads to altruism and true fellow-
feeling. Thus teacher’s should develop

a. a egostic personality

b. neutral feelings

c. good moral conduct

d. sympathic towards good students only

12. A teacher is the leader both de jure and de facto. He is in the authority before the
students, and so it is his right to lead. While assuming leadership of the students, he
should follow some important principles.

a. preparation and planning

b. creating right atmosphere in the class

c. providing opportunities

d. all of the above

13. A children is a back-bencher and is unable to watch the black-board clearly,

therefore he stands, see and sit repeatedly. What inference will you draw with the
student’s difficulty?

a. The child has a poor eye-sight

b. The black board may have shinning effect of light

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 c. The child may have defective eyes

d. The child is creating mischief.

14. A teacher’s most precious item is his

a. job

b. pay

c. pride

d. student’s faith

15. If a student is constantly rubbing his eyes and is inattentive during blackboard work
he is having

a. adjustment problem

b. hearing problem

c. diversion of mind

d. any of the above

16. An effective teacher is expected to

a. reduce the anxiety level of students to moderate level

b. encourage the students to make initiative

c. to make students feel that education is their need

d. all of the above

17. Quality of education in a school/college can be measured through

a. manpower, teachers and principal available

b. infrastructural facilities available

c. student’s achievement

d. all of the above

18. Why is a teacher is called as a leader of the class

a. He masters the art of oratory like a political leader.

b. He is the autocratic emperor of his class.

c. He belongs to a recognized teacher’s union

d. He is maker of the future of his students

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19. Observable behaviours which a teacher can use in the class to bring home to the
pupil an idea or point is technically called

a. teaching skills

b. demonstration

c. communication facilities

d. none of these

20. The male students of your class are annoyed with you on the pretext you have
favour to the female students. In such a an embarrassing situation how would you
like to control them in the class

a. You will tell the male students that girls have no option except to depend on
the school teacher for their academic assistance

b. You will justify that most of the female students are more sincere towards
their studies than male students.

c. You will justify to the male students that it is difficult for you refuse the
request made by female students.

d. None of the above.

21. After a lecture, if a student asks you a question, and you do not know the answer of
the question, what will be your response in that situation

a. You will not answer

b. You will say that the question is improper

c. You will discourage the student

d. You promise to give the answer next lecture

22. A teacher learns the maximum from the

a. books

b. principal

c. well wishers

d. students

23. As a teacher, which behaviour of a student will you consider as a serious matter

a. If he asks multiple questions in a class room

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 b. If he does not complete the homework

c. During a lecture/studies he talks to an other student

d. To be slow in studies.

24. A teacher exploits students in your school. In this situation, you will

a. not interfere in this matter

b. report the matter to the principal

c. guide the teacher please stop this activity

d. go on satyagraha against the teacher

25. If students absents from the classes for a long time,

a. you will try to know the cause of his absence

b. you would be neutral and would not show any interest in it

c. he would be absent due to some personal reasons

d. it is not duty of teacher

26. To stop malpractice of mass-copying in the examinations, what will you do?

a. You will give punishment to student and his parent

b. You will give severe punishment to students

c. You will try to give moral education to the students

d. You will rusticate the students forever from the school

27. Effective teaching means

a. Corporal punishment given to students at the time of moral offences.

b. Love, cooperation, sympathy, affection and encouragement given to students.

c. Individualized instruction and open class room discussion

d. Both (a) and (c)

28. If a high caste teacher adopts a discriminatory attitude towards a low caste students
his behaviour

a. correct according to his religion

b. against the national spirit, and need of the hour

c. not against the constitutional provisions

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 d. not against the code of teacher’s professionalism of UNESCO

29. The professional requirements of a teacher as explained in the UNESCO publication

is/are

a. Innovativeness in approach and teaching strategies

b. Mastery over the subject and competency of teaching

c. Justice to the profession

d. All of the above

30. A teacher can guide students very much efficiently, because

a. students obey teacher’s orders

b. he is the boss of the students

c. students fear him

d. he understand student’s psychology

31. Before starting instruction a teacher should

a. be aware of the environmental variables acting on the mind of the pupils

b. know the existing knowledge of his students and their background knowledge

c. be competent enough to arouse the curiosity of his pupils

d. all of the above

32. Many experienced teacher go into a class room and embark straight away upon a
lesson. As a beginner to the teaching profession you will

a. do as the student’s like

b. make a written note of your preparation

c. adopt the same procedure

d. None of the above

33. In order to help educationally backward child, it is necessary for a teacher

a. to find out the cause of his backwardness

b. to refer him other competent teacher

c. to skip such students

d. None of the above

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34. A teacher meeting his students for the first time should

a. develop rapport with the class

b. start teaching without caring the students like and dislikes

c. give a broad outline of the whole subject

d. (b) and (c) both

35. Verbal guidance is least effective in teaching

a. relationship

b. concept and facts

c. attitude

d. skills

36. There will be better communication in a lecture if a teacher

a. reads from prepared notes

b. prepares the notes will in advance and uses them as a guide

c. talks extempore

d. talks extempore drawing examples from other disciplines

37. Drop outs are more likely to be

a. vulnerable to the requirement of the public assistance

b. unemployed

c. engaged in anti-social behaviour

d. all of these

38. Teachers should study educational philosophy because

a. they do not have their own philosophy

b. they do not know it

c. philosophy is he backbone of all disciplines

d. they may improve their work by clarifying their own philosophy

39. If you invite your personal friends and colleagues in your son’s birthday party, the
procedure of it will be

a. only personal invitation will be extended to most dear ones.

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 b. Only a specific group of teachers will be invited

c. Extend invitation to al the teachers without any distinction

d. You would invite all the personnel of the school

40. Class room discipline can be maintained effectively

a. by putting of fancy clothes in the classroom

b. providing a programme which is according to the need and interest of the

pupils

c. knowing the cause of indiscipline and handling it with stern hand

d. none of the above

41. If a student, wears some odd dress and attends your class, you will

a. ask the student do not to attend the class

b. make a joke on him

c. communicate him not to wear such cloths

d. not give any attention on it.

42. You are a teacher of literature. A chapter of a book deals with biography of scientists
and his works. In this situation, what would you do with this chapter?

a. you would ask the students to read themselves

b. you would request the Science teacher, to teach this chapter to the students

c. you would consult other book concerning with the scientist and then you
would teach the lesson to students

d. Any one of them

43. When your personal friend seeks your assistance to get his ward’s admission in the
school, how would you extend your cooperation to him?

a. You would extend all types of support as you have intimate relationship

b. You would not help him

c. You would put forward some lame excuse

d. None of the above

44. If a principal of your college, charges you with the act of negligence of duties, how
would you behave with him?

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 a. you would take revenge by giving physical and mental agony to him

b. you would neglect him

c. you would take a tough stand against the charges

d. you would keep yourself alert and make his efforts unfruitful

45. You loss your behaviour when you are maltreated by others. When you show such
behaviour in relation to others, what do you think?

a. You are the elder one, and have the authority to behave in such a manner.

b. Behave as you expect from others

c. I must control myself

d. None of the above.

46. If a teacher requests you to do a favour in a female student’s evaluation, what would
you like to do in this situation?

a. You will teach him a moral lesson against injustice

b. You will remind him about the morality of being a teacher

c. You will evaluate the answer-book honestly and award marks accordingly

d. None of the above.

47. If some students fail in the examination it is the fault of

a. the principal

b. the teacher

c. pupils themselves

d. text books

48. If majority of students in your class are weak you should

a. keep your speed of teaching fast so that students comprehension level may
increase

b. not care abut the intelligent students

c. keep your teaching slow

d. keep your teaching slow along with some extra guidance to bright pupils

49. In the final analysis, teaching must be though of mainly as a process of

a. hearing the recitation of pupils

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 b. directing the activities of the pupils

c. asking questions and evaluating the learning

d. all of the above

50. Democracy in the classroom is best reflected through

a. allowing student’s freedom to the observance of classroom rules and

regulations

b. allowing the class to decide the curricular experience of the classroom

c. allowing the maximum participation of all the students in classroom activities

d. none of the above

51. A teacher who is not able to draw the attention of his students should

a. evaluate his teaching method and improve it

b. find fault in his pupils

c. resign form the post

d. start dictating

52. Teachers who are enthusiastic in the class-room teaching

a. simply drmatise to hold the student’s attention

b. often lack proficiency in the subjects which stays hidden under their
enthusiasm.

c. Involve their students in the teaching learning process

d. All of the above

53. Use of telecast materials

a. enhances concentration and learning

b. increases retention power

c. reduces the burden of the teacher

d. all of the above

54. The students who keep on asking question in the class

a. should be encouraged to find answers independently

b. should be encouraged to participate in the classroom discussion

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 c. should be advised to meet the teacher after the class

d. should be encouraged to continue questioning

55. All of the following statements regarding a teacher are correct except that he is/he

a. a friend, guide and philosopher

b. teaches what the students do not know

c. changes his attitudes and behaviour according to the need of society

d. the leader of the class

56. In order to develop rapport with your pupils you should

a. behave them in a democratic way

b. guide them

c. have communicative ability

d. all of the above

57. A teacher is expected to do all except

a. help pupils to solve their problems

b. participation in community activities

c. taking interest in politics

d. sponsor clubs and other school affairs

58. A mentality retarded student attends your lecture and sit in a deaf and dumb manner
what will you do?

a. Make your lecture very simple and spare some extra time for him

b. You pressurized the student to leave the class

c. You do not like to spoil majority for the individual

d. You do not support him at all

59. An effective teacher adopts the norms of the

a. democratic society

b. autocratic society

c. laizzes faire society

d. all of the above according to the situation

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60. While dealing with juvenile delinquents a teacher should

a. play them with filthy sex jokes

b. talk with them frankly and guide and channelize their potentialities in
constructive ways.

c. Complain to the principal against them

d. None of the above

61. The adage of maintaining good relations with others is

a. kaleidoscopic personality

b. sycophancy

c. attractive features and mental make up

d. control over emotions

62. The male students of your class are annoyed with you on the pretext you have been
easily approached the girl students and o a favour to them (girls). In such a an
embarrassing situation how would you like to control them in the class

a. You will tell the male students that girls have no option except to depend on
the school teacher for their academic assistance

b. You will justify that most of the female students are more sincere towards
their studies than male students

c. You will communicate to the male students that it is difficult for you refuse
the request made by female students

d. None of the above

63. TV is superior to radio as teaching aid because it

a. is costly

b. invites two senses – hearing and vision simultaneously leading to more

accurate form of learning

c. is generally liked by pupils

d. all of the above

64. Arrange the following teaching process in order

(i) relating the present knowledge with the previous knowledge

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(ii) evaluation

(iii) re-teaching

(iv) formulating objectives

(v) presentation of materials

a. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

b. (ii), (i), (iii), (iv), (v)

c. (v), (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

d. (iv), (i), (v), (ii), (iii)

65. If students are not able to follow, you should

a. make the matter easy

b. give the prompt

c. illustrate with examples

d. all of the above

66. Which of the following steps would you consider first as an effective communicator?

a. plan the evaluation procedure

b. select the channels of communication

c. specify the objectives of communication

d. identify various media of communication

67. The best educational programme is one which is according to the

a. ability of the child

b. need of the child

c. interest of child

d. all of these along with the need of the society

68. Some of your colleagues are busy in cracking filthy jokes during their leisure in
college. You are also a member of that group but unable to stop them. What would
you do to avoid it?

a. You advice your colleagues to mind their languages while cracking jokes in
college

b. You persuade them not to waste their leisure time is filthy jokes.

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 c. You change the groups or live in isolation because you don’t relish it.

d. You remind them of their noble profession

69. You have children. You are a teacher. How would like to behave with your students
in comparison to your children

a. Just like own children

b. Repressed treatment

c. Equal treatment is not possible to all the students

d. It is better to lend item a free hand

70. Which of the following is the most important single factor in underlying the success
of beginning a teacher?

a. Communicative ability

b. Scholarship

c. Personality an its ability to relate to the class and to the pupils

d. Organizational ability

71. An effective teaching means all of the following except

a. a teacher teaches with enthusiasm

b. a teacher find fault in his students

c. a teacher is interested in making the subject matter understood rather than

on completing the course.

d. A teacher puts emphasis more on teaching than on class control

72. A teacher in the class should keep the pitch of his voice

a. high enough

b. moderate

c. low

d. sometime low and sometime high

73. How will you demonstrate your impartial behaviour?

a. By maintaining his high self-esteem and egoistic behaviour

b. By making own behaviour more balanced and fair.

c. By assaulting the teacher

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 d. By criticizing the teaching community

74. The greatest important cause of failure in beginning for a teacher lies in the area of

a. inter-personal relationship

b. knowledge of the teacher

c. verbal ability

d. tight handling of the students

75. The education aims at the fullest realization of all the potentialities of children. It
implies that

a. they should provide suitable opportunities and favourable environmental

facilities which are conducive to the maximum growth of children

b. Teachers and parents must know what children are capable of and what
potentialities they possess.

c. It is necessary that their attitudes are helpful, encouraging and sympathetic.

d. All of the above

76. If some of your pupils misbehave with you in the college campus you must

a. report to their parents

b. report to the principal

c. improve their behaviour by your own character and scholarship

d. mobilize other teachers against these guys

77. The introduction of career courses in schools and colleges aims at

a. developing the ability to make the intelligent choice of jobs

b. providing professional knowledge to students

c. increasing G.K. in students

d. All of the above

78. A democratic society is one which

a. respects the enlightened individuals

b. follows the principles of equality, freedom, fraternity and justice

c. believes in equal educational opportunity

d. all of the above

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 79. The most appropriate meaning of learning is

a. personal adjustment

b. modification of behaviour

c. inculation of knowledge

d. acquisition of skills

80. The major responsibility with which the school personnels have been entrusted is
that

a. it harmonizes the needs of the child and demands of the society for the
benefit of both

b. it prepares the school programme according to the need of the child.

c. It makes the child able to get job

d. All of the above

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REASONING
NOUFAL PALATHINGAL
Lecturer in Economics, Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi-679306

► CODING & DECODING

01. A military code writes TARGET as RATTEG. Using the same code, BRIDGE should be written as

A) DGEBRI B) IRBDGE C) BRIEGD D) IRBEGD

02. In a certain code DELHI is written as CDKGH and MADRAS as IZCQZR, how will PATNA be coded then?

A) OZTMZ B) OZSMZ C) QBUMB D) OZTZM

03. If QUESTION is coded as NXBVQLLQ, how will REPLY be coded?

A) VHSOB B) OHMOV C) YHMOV D) OBMIV

04. If in a certain language KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475, how is GENERAL coded in that language?

A) 7555993 B) 7555393 C) 7555913 D) 7555918

05. If INDUS is coded as 03865 and TENNIS is coded as 243305, then how will you code STUDENT?

A) 5628323 B) 5648324 C) 5268432 D) 5268234

06. If SUN is coded as 9, what will be the code for NUN?

A) 11 B) 12 C) 13 D) 14

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07. If TOM = 48 and DICK = 27, then JERRY = ?

A) 74 B) 76 C) 78 D) 80

► SPOTTING OUT THE DISSIMILAR

In each of the following questions, there are 4 terms marked A-D. While 3 of the terms are similar and form
a separate class, one of them does not belong to that class. Select the term that does not belong to the
class.
01. (A) 5 Rupee (B) 10 Rupee (C) 100 Rupee (D) 1 Rupee

02. (A) Pigeon (B) Crow (C) Bat (D) Parrot

03. (A) UNICEF (B) SAARC (C) IMF (D) WHO

04. (A) Cabin (B) Chamber (C) Veranda (D) Room

05. (A) January (B) March (C) July (D) September

06. (A) Lungs (B) Liver (C) Heart (D) Eyes

07. (A) Gold (B) Silver (C) Mercury (D) Aluminium

08. (A) 9 (B) 28 (C) 65 (D) 125

09. (A) 43 (B) 53 (C) 63 (D) 73

10. (A) Bharat Ratna (B) Padma Shri

(C) Padma Bhushan (D) Ashok Chakra

► SERIES COMPLETION

01. 1, 8, 27, ..........

(A) 34 (B) 44 (C) 54 (D) 64

02. 5, 9, 16, 29, 54, 103, ..........

(A) 94 (B) 124 (C) 164 (D) 200

03. 0, 7, 26, 63, ..........

(A) 98 (B) 108 (C) 124 (D) 152

04. 17, 27, 37, 56, ..........

(A) 49 (B) 57 (C) 62 (D) 71

05. 7 5 9 7 12 13



9 6 6 4 10 ?

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 11

06. A D E H I L ..........

(A) M N (B) M O (C) M P (D) M Q

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07. J E Z U P ..........

(A) K (B) M (C) O (D) P

08. A G L P S ..........

(A) U (B) V (C) W (D) X

09. H M C

JNF

LO?

(A) P (B) N (C) H (D) I

10. K-11, M-13, P-16, T-20, ..........

(A) U-21 (B) V-23 (C) Y-25 (D) W-27

11. D 21 I 14 ?

23 F 18 M ?

(A) J / 13 (B) R / 9 (C) P / 13 (D) S / 9

► ARRANGEMENTS

01. Q is shorter than P but taller than R. R is shorter than P but taller than A. If they stand in the ascending
order of their heights, the sequence will be

A) AQRP B) ARQP C) QPAR D) RPQA

02. Shyam is taller than Pradeep and Pradeep is equal to Anurag. Anand is smaller than Suresh who is equal
to Anurag. If Pradeep is taller than Praveen, who is the tallest of all?

A) Pradeep B) Praveen C) Shyam D) Suresh

03. The cricket ball is lighter than the hockey ball and the volleyball is lighter than the football. Hockey ball
is lighter than the football but heavier than the tennis ball. Which of the following is heaviest?

A) Football B) Cricket ball C) Hockey ball D) Tennis ball

04. Hari is 6 months younger to Sita and 1 month older to Anitha. Babu is 3 months younger to Anitha.
When Sheela was born, Babu was 2 months old. Who among the following is oldest?

A) Anitha B) Babu C) Sita D) Hari

05. Six students are sitting in a row. K is sitting between V and R. V is sitting next to M. M is sitting next to
B, who is sitting on the extreme left and Q is sitting next to R. Then who are sitting adjacent to V?

A) Q & K B) K & R C) B & M D) M & K

► DIRECTION SENSE

01. If Rahim moves 20 meters in East direction and then turns his left and moves 15 meters. Then he turns
to his right and moves 25 meters. After this, he turns to his right and moves 15 meters. Now how
far is he from his starting point?

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 A) 25 Meters B) 40 Meters C) 45 Meters D) 50 Meters

02. A and B started from a fixed place. A moves towards North and after walking 3 km, turns his right and
covers 4 km. B moves towards West and walks 5 km and then turns to his right and walks 3 km.
Now how far A and B are from each other?

A) 4 Km B) 5 Km C) 8 Km D) 9 Km

03. Anu walks 100 yards straight from her house, which is facing north and then she walks 200 yards in the
reverse direction. Further she takes a left turn and walks 100 yards. In which direction is Anu now
from her original position?

A) North-East B) North-West C) South-East D) South-West

04. Vijay starts walking straight towards East. After walking 75 meters, he turns to his left and walks 25
meters straight. Again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 40 meters straight. Again he
turns to his left and walks a distance of 25 meters. How far is he from the starting point?

A) 25 Meters B) 35 Meters C) 55 Meters d) 65 Meters

05. The post office is in the East of the school while my house is in the south of the school. The market is in
the North of the post office. If the distance of the market from the post office is equal to the
distance of my house from the school, in which direction is the market with respect to my house?

A) North B) East C) North-East D) North-West

► TIME SEQUENCE

01. If the day, 2 days after tomorrow be Thursday, what day would have been 2 days before yesterday?

A) Thursday B) Friday C) Saturday D) Sunday

02. A day after tomorrow will be X-Mas day. What will be the day on New Year day if today is Monday?

A) Monday B) Tuesday C) Wednesday D) Thursday

03. Manish was born on 3rd March 1980. Sajiv was born 4 days before Manish. The Republic Day of that
year fell on Saturday. Then, which day was Sajiv’s birthday?

A) Wednesday B) Thursday C) Friday D) Saturday

04. If 3rd of the month falls on Friday, what day will be on the 4th day after 21st of the month?

A) Wednesday B) Thursday C) Friday D) Saturday

05. If Saturday falls 4 days after today that is 6th January, on what day did the 1 st of December of the
previous year fall?

A) Monday B) Wednesday C) Friday D) Saturday

► BLOOD RELATION

01. A man was going with a girl. Some body asked his relationship with the girl. He replied, “My paternal
uncle is the paternal uncle of her paternal uncles”. What is the relationship between the man and
the girl?

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 A) Father & Mother B) Father & Daughter

C) Daughter & Maternal uncle D) Brother-in-law & Sister-in-law

02. Pointing at a photo, Dinesh said, “His father is the only son of my father”. The photo belongs to

A) Dinesh B) Dinesh’s Brother

C) Dinesh’s Father D) Dinesh’s Son

03. A man said to a lady, “the son of your only brother is the brother of my wife”. What is the lady to the
man?

A) Daughter-in-Law B) Sister of Father-in-Law

C) Mother-in-Law D) Grand Mother

04. If A is brother of B and K. D is the mother of B and E is the father of A. Which one of the following
statements is not definitely true?

A) B is the brother of K B) A is the son of D

C) A is the father of K D) D is the wife of E

05. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to C?

A) Brother B) Father C) Uncle D) Grand Father

► MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

01. If 45 x 37 = 47, 57 x 64 = 58 and 94 x 27 = 46, then what is 84 x 36?

A) 42 B) 48 C) 52 D) 58

02. If 1 = 1, 2 = 4, 3 = 10 and 4 = 22, then 5 is equal to

A) 34 B) 39 C) 44 D) 46

03. If 5 x 8 = 28, 3 x 7 = 12, 8 x 6 = 35, then find the value of 13 x 13

A) 124 B) 134 C) 144 D) 154

04. If 58’12 = 4, 37’96 = 5 and 11’20 = 2, then what is 42’12?

A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5

05. Find out the number that does not have the same property shared by others

A) 6385 B) 7496 C) 5274 D) 4176

06. There is a common property shared by all the four numbers given below. Four clues are given to find out
the common property. Find out which clue helps you to identify the common property

Numbers: 5730, 4724, 6312, and 8316

Clues:

A) All the four digits B) First two digits

C) First two and the last two digits D) First & third & second & fourth digits

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07. Find the missing element in the following matrix

038

15 24 35

48 ? 80

A) 63 B) 64 C) 65 D) 66

08. Find the missing element in the following matrix

864

3?7

14 16 18

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

09. If ‘x’ means ‘/’, ‘-’ means ‘x’, ‘/’ means ‘+’ and ‘+’ means ‘-’, then the expression (3 - 5 / 17) x 8 / 6 will
be
A) 10 B) 12 C) 14 D) 16

10. The average age of 30 students in a class is 16. If the teacher’s age is included, the average increases
by one. Then what is the teacher’s age?

A) 36 B) 37 C) 46 D) 47

11. If the present age of ‘x’ is half that of ‘y’ and after 20 years, if the age of ‘y’ is 1.5 times more than ‘x’,
then what is the age of ‘x’ now?

A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 25

12. The average age of husband and wife was 22 years when they were married 5 years back. What is the
present average age of the family if they have a 3 years old child?

A) 16 B) 17 C) 18 D) 19

13. Sharma’s salary is 50% above Varma’s salary. What percent is Varma’s salary below Sharma’s?

A) 50% B) 33.x% C) 66.x% D) 75%

14. Rajan can do a piece of work in 42 days. Ramesh is 50% more efficient than Rajan. In how many days
can Ramesh finish the work?

A) 21 Days B) 24 Days C) 26 Days D) 28 Days

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 COMMUNICATION

Communication can roughly de described as the exchange of

information between two or more agents though a medium using a
predetermined code. Of course we are oversimplifying things,
aren’t we? If you care to stop by and think critically, a
thousand questions pop up which, if let go unfettered, will
capsize the vessel of conventional wisdom without warning.
This, by no means, is unique: most definitions/descriptions in
social sciences do not stand up to a rigorous critical
examination. This, to be sure, is neither a defect not a cause
of embarrassment. If definitions are defied, the subject is to
too vast and deep and complex.

As time marches on the nature of communications undergoes sea

changes that nobody can predict. You may not be able to
visualize a world without telephones or the internet. But in
relation to the history of the worlds, these gizmos are still
toddling! Has any one been able to predict the giant leaps in
information and communication technology that practically
define the present world? The answer is an emphatic no. Not
long ago, we lived without the facilities we wallow in today.
These gadgets, understandably, redefine the very process and
nature of communication. One example that suggests itself is
television, and though in a lesser degree, radio. Until
recently, some of us would not include telivisual discourses
in the rubric of communication, bracketing it as a one-way
traffic. Will this objection hold water in an age where we can
actually strike up conversations with persons on the blinking

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mini screen? How about internet chat? This is the bottom line:
don’t get stuck in predefined categories and ideas. As a most
vital component in teaching and research, the new avenues and
openings in communications are of great interest to us. To
start you off, we are giving five questions. They are general
in nature and light in content.

1. Which one of the following statements is true for journals?

a. They are not a part of the print media

b. They concentrate and industry-specific stream or trade-

specific issues, which are defined before hand.

c. They give all types of news, views, and entertaining events.

d. They are not prepared under the guidance of expert editors,

writers and researchers but by journalists and freelance
writes from ht open market.

2. Cinema is a/an

a. Visual media

b. Audiovisual media

c. Audio media

d. Print media

3. The MMS is a/an

a. visual media

b. audio media

c. audiovisual media

d. none of these

4. The Conditional Access System (CAS) allows the viewers to

a. select TV channels of their choice

b. interact with TV channels trough the set-up boxes

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 c. cut down the costs of television viewing

d. none of these

5. Communication needs a

a. Sender

b. Receiver

c. Channel

d. All of these

e. Only b & c

Here are a fistful of questions. They clearly overlap with

certain ideas in the ICT section. Anyhow try to answer them.

1. Which of the following is the least important component of

communication?

a. Agents

b. Medium

c. Content

d. Appearance

2. As far as teaching is concerned, the most important aspect

communication is:

a. High fluency

b. Good intelligibility

c. Extensive vocabulary

d. Visual performance

3. Who said that ‘medium is message’?

a. Kenneth Anderson

b. Bob Sobel

c. Marshall McLuhan

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d. Michael Fernando

4. What is the expansion of INFLIBNET?

a. Infotech and library network

b. Informative and library network

c. Informatics and library network

d. Information and library network

5.What is the full form of URL?

a. Universal renewal language

b. Universal records location

c. Universal research lexicon

d. Universal resource locator

6. What is BLOG?

a. Web log

b. Web lock

c. Web link

d. Web

7. WWW =

8. URL =

9. HTTP =

10. HTML =

11. LAN =

12. SIM =

13.Intrapersonal communication is

a. Person-to-person contact

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 b. Talking to oneself

c. When more than two persons are involved

d. None of the above

14. Which of the communication has an emotional appeal?

a. Intrapersonal communication

b. Interpersonal communication

c. Group Communication

d. Mass communication

15. Audience and feedback are the two main component of

a. Intrapersonal communication

b. Interpersonal communication

c. Mass communication

d. None of these

16. “The reach of mass media is quite strong in India, but

comparatively, the access to them is very weak”. This statement
is

a. Definitely true

b. Probably true

c. Definitely false

d. Probably false

17. Speaker-speech-Audience are the elements of whose model of

communication?

a. Claud Shannon

b. Aristotle

c. Harold Lasswell

d. Wilbur Scharmm

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18. Who introduced the concept of noise in his model of
communication?

a. Welbur Scharmm

b. George Gerbner

c. Charles E. Osgood

d. Claud Shannon & Warren Weaves

19. Which model refers to “Gatekeeper” concept?

a. Theodore Newcomb’s

b. Shannon & Weaver’s

c. Bruce Westley & Maclean’s

20.When was the television services at the Delhi Kendra

inaugurated?
a. Sept. 20, 1958

b. Sept. 15, 1959

c. Aug. 15, 1959

d. Nov. 15, 1958

21.In how many states was the SITE (Satellite Instructional

Television Experiment) programmes launched?
a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

22. When was the first English newspaper, “Bengal Gazette

published”?
a. 1770 A.D

b. 1780 A.D

c. 1790 A.D

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 d. 1795 A.D

23. Who is known as the father of Indian language journalism in

India?

a. Raja Ram Manmohan Roy

b. Bhupendra Nath Dutta

c. Vivekananda

d. V.D. Savarkar

24. Microphone is a hi-fi instrument. Here ‘fi’ means

a. finish

b. final

c. fidelity

d. finical

25. Which of these a characteristic of radio?

a. A medium of sound

b. A mass medium

c. An intimate medium

d. All of these

26. Which of these not a characteristic of T.V?

a. A democratic medium

b. A mobile medium

c. A living room medium

d. A medium of immediacy

27. --------------- is the supreme medium to express yesterday,

today, and tomorrow with its own unique language. What should be
filled in the blank?

a. Cinema

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 b. Radio

c. Newspaper

d. Television

28. Large and highly diverse groups that represent the broad
cross-section of the society form the -------------- audience

a. Elite

b. General

c. Specialized

d. None of these

29.Dyadic communication is the transfer of messages from a person

a. to another person and vice versa

b. to a group of persons

c. to amass audience

d. none of these

30. The promoter of a product cannot deliver the following to a

mass audience through currently used media vehicles.

a. Information

b. Music

c. Products

d. He can deliver literally anything through such vehicles

31. In downward communication, messages

a. flow form the bottom to the top of the organization

structure

b. flow from the top to the bottom of the organization

structure

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brass

d. none o these

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RM: TEST

.1 Hypothesis can not stated in

Clear terms
Logical terms
Simple terms
Question form

Q.2 A good hypothesis should be

Precise, specific and consistent with most known facts
Of limited scope and should not have general or global significance
Tested by the given data
All of the above

Q.3 Research is done for

Interest in research
Knowledge of research techniques
Experience in conducting research
Interest in the discipline concerned

Q.4 One of the essential characteristics of research is

Generalizability
Usability
Objectivity
Repilcability

Q.5 Logic of induction is very close to

The logic of sampling
The logic of observation
The logic of the controlled variables
None of the above

Q.6 For accuracy researcher should

Increase the sampling
Unbiased

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Keep the variance high
All the above

Q.7 A good research always begins with

An original idea
Preparation of the plan & design for study
Study of relevant research methodology
Study of what research others has done

Q.8 An investigator studied the census data for a given area and prepared a write
up based on them Such a write-up is called:
Research paper
Article
Thesis
Research report

Q.9 A research problem is feasible only when

it ias researchable
it is new
it has some utility
all of the above

Q.10 A researcher selects a probability sample of 100 out of the total population. It
is
Random sampling
Cluster Sampling
Systematic Sampling
None of the above

Hypothesis can not stated in

• Clear terms

• Logical terms

• Simple terms

• Question form
Q.2
A good hypothesis should be

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 • Precise, specific and consistent with most known facts

• Of limited scope and should not have general or global significance

• Tested by the given data

• All of the above

Q.3
Research is done for

• Interest in research

• Knowledge of research techniques

• Experience in conducting research

• Interest in the discipline concerned

Q.4
One of the essential characteristics of research is

• Generalizability

• Usability

• Objectivity

• Repilcability
Q.5
Logic of induction is very close to

• The logic of sampling

• The logic of observation

• The logic of the controlled variables

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 • None of the above
Q.6
For accuracy researcher should

• Increase the sampling

• Unbiased

• Keep the variance high

• All the above

Q.7
A good research always begins with

• An original idea

• Preparation of the plan & design for study

• Study of relevant research methodology

• Study of what research others has done

Q.8
An investigator studied the census data for a given area and prepared a write up based on them
Such a write-up is called:

• Research paper

• Article

• Thesis

• Research report
Q.9
A research problem is feasible only when

• it ias researchable

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 • it is new

• it has some utility

• all of the above

Q.10
A researcher selects a probability sample of 100 out of the total population. It is

• Random sampling

• Cluster Sampling

• Systematic Sampling

• None of the above

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