WB-SET-December 2013 Paper-I
WB-SET December-2013 Paper
I
1.
Interaction in the classroom should generate
(A)
Arguments
(B)
Information
(C) Ideas
(D)
Controversy
Answer: (C)
Ideas
2. Which
of the following is an indication of the quality of research journal?
(A)
Impact factor
(B)
H-index
(C)
G-index
(D)
J10-index
Answer: (A)
Impact factor
3. A
strategy that is integrated into communication for development is
(A)
Religious lecture
(B)
Propaganda
(C)
Social marketing
(D) Rural
publicity
Answer: (C)
Social marketing
4. A
group of experts in a specific area of knowledge assembled at a prefixed time
and place and prepared a syllabus for a new innovative course. The process may
be termed as
(A)
Workshop
(B)
Conference
(C)
Seminar
(D)
Symposium
Answer: (A)
Workshop
5. Name
of the mass medium which has the highest reach in India
(A)
Newspaper
(B) Radio
(C)
Television
(D)
Internet
Answer: (B)
Radio
6. Which
of the following rights was considered the ‘Heart and Soul’ of the Indian
Constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?
(A)
Freedom of speech
(B) Right
to equality
(C) Right
to Freedom of Religion
(D) Right
to Constitutional Remedies
Answer: (D)
Right to Constitutional Remedies
7.
Computer virus is a
(A)
Hardware
(B)
Bacteria
(C)
Software
(D) None
of the above
Answer: (C)
Software
8. Match
the two lists given below:
List–1 List–2
(a)
London I.
St. Peter’s Square
(b)
Vatican
City II.
Times Square
(c)
Moscow III.
Trafalgar Square
(d) New
York
IV. Red Square
a b c d
(A) III
I
IV II
(B) IV II I II
(C) I III II
IV
(D) II III IV
I
Answer: (A) III I IV II
9. Which
of the following is the World’s biggest Book Fair in terms of the number of
publishing companies represented? The Book Fair opened on October, 8, 2013—
(A)
Frankfurt Book Fair
(B)
Kolkata Book Fair
(C) New
Delhi Book Fair
(D)
London Book Fair
Answer: (A)
Frankfurt Book Fair
10. Who
was the first recipient of the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award posthumously?
(A) K.
Kamaraj
(B) Lal
Bahadur Shastri
(C) Rajib
Gandhi
(D) B. R.
Ambedkar
Answer: (B)
Lal Bahadur Shastri
11. Which
of the following individuals was instrumental in getting C. V. Raman and
Sarvapalli Radha Krishnan to teach in the University of Calcutta?
(A) Lord
Curzon
(B)
Gurudas Banerjee
(C)
Asutosh Mookherjee
(D) Lord
Mountbatten
Answer: (C)
Asutosh Mookherjee
12. Which
of the following became the first Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State?
(A) S.
Jayalalitha
(B)
Nandini Satpathy
(C)
Sucheta Kripalani
(D)
Sheila Dixit
Answer: (C)
Sucheta Kripalani
13. Which
among the following was the first Woman Nobel Laureate?
(A) Marie
Curie
(B)
Dorothy Hodgkins
(C) Irene
Joliot Curie
(D) Aung
San Suukyi
Answer: (A)
Marie Curie
14. The
capitals of Assam and Manipur are
(A)
Guwahati and Itanagar
(B)
Dispur and Imphal
(C)
Dispur and Aizwal
(D)
Guwahati and Imphal
Answer: (B)
Dispur and Imphal
15. The
total number of Central Universities in India as on 31st December 2010 was
(A) 18
(B) 35
(C) 42
(D) 45
Answer: (C)
42
16. Delhi
University is a
(A) State
University
(B)
Deemed University
(C)
Central University
(D) Open
University
Answer: (C)
Central University
17. Which
is the largest State of India in area?
(A)
Madhya Pradesh
(B)
Maharashtra
(C) Uttar
Pradesh
(D)
Rajasthan
Answer: (D)
Rajasthan
18. The
President of India is entitled to a monthly salary of
(A)
Rs.1,25,000
(B)
Rs.1,50,000
(C)
Rs.1,75,000
(D)
Rs.2,00,000
Answer: (B)
Rs.1,50,000
19. The
number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha
is
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Answer: (A) 2
20. The
Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of India is
(A) The
Chief of the Army Staff
(B) The
Defence Minister
(C) The
Prime Minister
(D) The
President of India
Answer: (D)
The President of India
21.
How many languages have been recognised by the Indian Constitution?
(A)
14
(B)
18
(C)
22
(D)
26
Answer: (C) 22
22.
Higgs-Boson has been discovered in
(A)
Large Hadron Collider of CERN
(B)
Fermi Lab in USA
(C)
Cavendish Lab in UK
(D)
Max- Planck Institute in Germany
Answer: (A) Large
Hadron Collider of CERN
23.
Indian space vehicle Mangalyyan has been launched from a centre, which is named
after
(A)
Vikram Sarabhai
(B)
Indira Gandhi
(C)
Satish Dhawan
(D)
Homi J. Bhabha
Answer: (C) Satish
Dhawan
Read the following passage and answer the question No.
24-29.
Nationalism,
of course, is a curious phenomenon which at a certain stage in a country’s
history gives life, growth and unity but, at the same time, it has a tendency
to limit one, because one thinks of one’s country as something different from
the rest of the world. One’s perspective changes and one is continuously
thinking of one’s own struggles and virtues to the exclusion of other thoughts.
The result is that the same nationalism which is the symbol of growth for a
people becomes a symbol of the cessation of that growth. Nationalism, when it
becomes successful sometimes goes on spreading in an aggressive way and becomes
a danger internationally. Whatever line of thought you follow, you arrive at
the conclusion that some kind of balance must be found. Otherwise, something
that was good can turn into evil. Culture, which is essentially good becomes
not only static but aggressive and something that breeds conflict and hatred
when looked at from a long point of view. How do you find a balance, I don’t
know. Apart from the political and economic problems of the age, perhaps, that
is the greatest problem today because behind it there is tremendous search for
something which it cannot find. We turn to economic theories because they have
an undoubted importance. It is folly to talk of culture or even god, when human
beings starve and die. Before one can talk about anything else one must provide
the normal essentials of life of human beings. That is where economics comes
in. Human beings today are not in a mood to tolerate this suffering, starvation
and inequality when they see that the burden is not equally shared. Others
profit while they only bear the burden.
24.
The greatest problem in the middle of the passage refers to the question
(A)
How to mitigate hardship to human being
(B)
How to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism
(C)
How to share the economic burden equally
(D)
How to curb international harted
Answer: (B) How
to contain the dangers of aggressive nationalism
25.
Negative national feelings can make a nation
(A)
Selfish
(B)
Self-centred
(C)
Indifferent
(D)
Dangerous
Answer: (D) Dangerous
26.
Which of the following would be a suitable title for this passage?
(A)
Nationalism breeds unity
(B)
Nationalism—a road to world unity
(C)
Nationalism is not enough
(D)
Nationalism and national problems
Answer: (C) Nationalism
is not enough
27.
The last sentence of the passage starts with the word “Others” which refers to
(A)
Other people
(B)
Other nations
(C)
Other communities
(D)
Other neighbours
Answer: (A) Other
people
28.
Aggressive nationalism
(A)
breeds threat to international relations
(B)
leads to stunted growth
(C)
endangers national unity
(D)
isolates a country
Answer: (A) breeds
threat to international relations
29.
Which of the following is nearly the opposite of the meaning of the word
‘cessation’ used in the passage?
(A)
Block
(B)
Continuance
(C)
Balance
(D)
Retardation
Answer: (B) Continuance
30.
The following statements are made for (1) Solar Photovoltaic, (2) Wind Turbine,
(3) Coal, and (4) Oil
Statement
A:
All produce energy
B:
1 and 2 make less pollution; 3 and 4 add to pollution
C:
1 and 2 produce cheaper energy than 3 and 4 do
D:
1 and 2 are less developed; 3 and 4 are widely used
Choose
the correct statement:
(A)
A, B and D are correct
(B)
Only A and D are correct
(C)
All statements are incorrect
(D)
Only A is correct
Answer: (A) A, B
and D are correct
31.
The following four may be accessed via internet
1.
Facebook,
2.
Twitter,
3.
Linkedin,
4.
Google Scholar
One
amongst these four does not fit into the group of the rest three. Choose the
correct reason for this from the following:
(A)
1, 2 and 3 are social network sites; 4 is related to search of specialised
information
(B)
1 and 2 are social network sites; 3 and 4 are not
(C)
Only 1 is meant for social networking; the other three are for information
retrieval
(D)
1 and 4 are for social networking; 2 and 3 are for communication between two
persons
Answer: (A) 1, 2
and 3 are social network sites; 4 is related to search of specialised
information
32.
Galileo was an Italian Astronomer who
(A)
Developed the Telescope
(B)
Discovered four satellites of Jupiter
(C)
Discovered that the movement of Pendulum produces a regular
time measurement
(D)
Discovered all of the above
Answer: (D) Discovered
all of the above
33.
Famous sculptures built sometime during 950 A.D.–1050 A.D. depicting the art of
love are seen in
(A)
Khajuraho Temples
(B)
Taj Mahal
(C)
Mahabalipuram Temples
(D)
All of the above
Answer: (A) Khajuraho
Temples
34.
The first Film and TV Institute of India was established at
(A)
Bangalore (Karnataka)
(B)
Kolkata (West Bengal)
(C)
Pune (Maharashtra)
(D)
Rajkot (Gujarat)
Answer: (C) Pune
(Maharashtra)
35.
Ecology deals with
(A)
Birds Sanctuary
(B)
Tiger Project in Sunderban
(C)
Relation between organisms and their environment
(D)
Tissue Culture
Answer: (C) Relation
between organisms and their environment
36.
The National Anthem of Independent India ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung in the
year
(A)
1911
(B)
1913
(C)
1935
(D)
1942
Answer: (A) 1911
37.
Did any of the following Indians win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
(A)
Sir J. C. Bose
(B)
Dr. Hargobinda Khorana
(C)
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
(D)
None of the above
Answer: (D) None
of the above
38.
Who is the author of ‘India Wins Freedom’?
(A)
Jawaharlal Nehru
(B)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C)
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(D)
Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (B) Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad
39.
Generally Curriculum Planning is considered as Subsystem of
(A)
Educational Management
(B)
Education infrastructural facilities
(C)
Educational Communication
(D)
Educational Innovation
Answer: (D) Educational
Innovation
40.
The UGC had made a provision to reserve 10 % of the total Budget during 10th
Five Year Plan for
(A)
Border Universities and their constituent Colleges
(B)
Central Universities
(C)
North Eastern Universities and their constituent Colleges
(D)
Southern Universities and their constituent Colleges
Answer: (C) North
Eastern Universities and their constituent Colleges
41. The
National Library in Kolkata was originally called
(A)
Belvedere Library
(B)
Imperial Library
(C)
Calcutta Public Library
(D)
Hastings House Library
Answer: (B)
Imperial Library
42. The
Regulatory Body of India’s Capital market is
(A) RBI
(B) IRDA
(C) SEBI
(D) ICRA
Answer: (C)
SEBI
43. GDP
of a country tries to measure
(A)
Annual output
(B)
Domestic price level
(C)
Annual growth rate
(D)
Domestic investment
Answer: (A)
Annual output
44. The
Historical method is related with
(A) The
history oriented research only
(B) The
researches of History and Archaeology
(C) The
historical researches conducted in all the disciplines
(D) None
of the above
Answer: (C)
The historical researches conducted in all the
disciplines
45. Half
of 1 per cent written as a decimal is
(A) 0·005
(B) 0·05
(C) 0·02
(D) 0·2
Answer: (A)
0·005
46. If x
and y be two odd numbers, then which of the following is even?
(A) x + y
(B) x + y
+ 1
(C) xy
(D) xy +
2
Answer: (A)
x + y
47. The
ratio of the areas of two squares, one having its diagonal double than the
other is
(A) 2:1
(B) 2:3
(C) 3:1
(D) 4:1
Answer: (D) 4:1
48. The
number that does not match in the series: 3, 8, 15, 24, 34, 48, 63—
(A) 15
(B) 24
(C) 34
(D) 48
Answer: (C)
34
49. Two
fair coins are tossed. The probability of getting at least one head is
(A) 1/2
(B) 1/3
(C) 2/3
(D) 3/4
Answer: (D)
3/4
50. The
carrying capacity of a population is determined by its
(A) Birth
rate
(B) Death
rate
(C)
Limiting resource
(D)
Population growth rate
Answer: (C) Limiting resource
51. Which
number will replace the question mark: 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43,?
(A) 45
(B) 53
(C) 43
(D) 51
Answer: (B) 53
52. From
9 to 79, how many numbers are such which are divisible by 4 as well by 6?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 7
(D) 4
Answer: (B) 6
53. Which
will replace the question mark: Violet-Yellow, Blue-Red, Indigo– ?
(A) White
(B)
Yellow
(C) Black
(D)
Orange
Answer: (D)
Orange
54. Statements: Some leaves are green. Some mangoes are leaves.
Conclusions:
(1) Some mangoes are green.
(2) Some
leaves are yellow.
(A) Only
Conclusion (1) follows
(B) Only
Conclusion (2) follows
(C)
Either (1) or (2) follows
(D)
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
Answer: (D)
Neither (1) nor (2) follows
55. A, B
and C are intelligent; A, D and E are laborious; and D, C and E are honest; and
A, B and E are ambitious. Which of the following are not honest?
(A) A and
B
(B) A and
C
(C) A and
E
(D) A, B
and C
Answer: (A)
A and B
56. What
will go into the empty space?
(A) 9
(B) 11
(C) 2
(D) 15
Answer: (A)
9
57. What
is the name of the device that connects two computers by means of a telephone
line?
(A) Modem
(B) Tape
(C) Bus
(D) Cable
Answer: (A) Modem
58. A
computer performs its all mathematical and logical calculations through
(A) CPU
(B) LAN
(C)
Memory Unit
(D)
Visual Display Unit
Answer: (A) CPU
59. As 513
is related to 8 and 344 is related to 7, in the same way 126 is related to
(A)
6
(B)
5
(C)
4
(D)
3
Answer: (B) 5
60. Which
will replace the question mark: Video: Cassette::Computer:?
(A) Reels
(B)
Floppy
(C)
Recording
(D) J
Files
Answer: (B)
Floppy
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