TS SET 2022 PAER-I GENERAL (HELD ON 17.03.2023)

Q.1. To raise the achievement standards of students in education, it is necessary

1. To evaluate students continuously

2. To give high salary to teachers

3. To change curriculum

4. To construct good school building

Explanation: Continuous evaluation helps in monitoring students' progress regularly and gives both the teacher and students feedback on how to improve. This ensures a better understanding of the students' strengths and areas needing improvement.

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Q.2. Which of the following is least important in judging the Effectiveness of teaching

1. Following curriculum

2. Students' participation

3. Learning outcomes of students

4. Use of appropriate teaching aids in the classroom

Explanation: While following the curriculum is important, it is not the most crucial aspect when evaluating the effectiveness of teaching. More critical factors include student participation, learning outcomes, and the use of appropriate teaching aids.

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Q.3. Some student sent greetings to you on New Year. What will you do?

1. Do nothing

2. Say thanks to them and advise no need to send greetings

3. Ask them not to waste money

4. Reciprocate the good wishes to them

Explanation: Acknowledging and reciprocating the good wishes shows respect and gratitude, creating a positive teacher-student relationship.

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Q.4. In which teaching method learner's participation is more passive?

1. Discussion method

2. Demonstration

3. Brainstorming session

4. Project method

Explanation: In the demonstration method, the teacher usually performs or shows something while students observe. This is more passive in comparison to methods like discussion or brainstorming where students are more actively involved.

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Q.5. Which of the following statements doesn't reflect the basic characteristics of teaching?

1. Teaching is same as training

2. Teaching is related to learning

3. Teaching is a 'task' word while learning is an 'achievement' word.

4. Information is given through teaching

Explanation: Teaching and training are different. Teaching is about imparting knowledge, skills, and understanding, while training focuses more on practical skills and specific outcomes.

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Q.6. Which of the following does not belong to the basic rules of APA style of referencing format?

1. Italicize titles of shorter works such as journal articles or essays

2. Invert authors' names (last name first)

3. Italicize titles of longer works such as books and journals

4. Alphabetically index reference list

Explanation: In APA format, titles of shorter works like journal articles or essays should not be italicized. It is the titles of longer works such as books or journals that should be italicized.

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Q.7. Which stage of research the issue of 'research ethics' may be considered pertinent to?

1. At the stage of problem formulation and its definition

2. At the stage of defining the population of research

3. At the stage of data collection and interpretation

4. At the stage of reporting the findings.

Explanation: Research ethics are particularly important during data collection and interpretation, ensuring that data is collected and analyzed in an ethical manner and that the privacy and rights of participants are respected.

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Q.8. A researcher wants to explore the effect of possible factors for the organization of effective computer based learning interventions in schools. Which research method will be most appropriate for this study?

1. Historical method

2. Descriptive survey method

3. Experimental method

4. Ex-post facto method

Explanation: The ex-post facto method is used when researchers study the effect of variables after they have occurred. Since the study involves analyzing the effect of factors that have already happened, this method is appropriate.

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Q.9. Which of the following step is not essential to design a questionnaire?

1. Writing primary and secondary aims of the study.

2. Review of the current literature

3. Prepare a draft of questionnaire.

4. What type of statistical techniques to be applied

Explanation: While it is important to analyze the data with appropriate statistical techniques, this step is not part of the design phase of the questionnaire. The focus during the design phase is on writing aims, reviewing literature, and preparing drafts of the questionnaire.

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Q.10. A good thesis writing need not take care about one of the following:

1. Reduction of punctuation and grammatical errors to a minimum

2. Careful checking of references

3. Consistency in the way the thesis is written

4. Consistency of results with previous studies

Explanation: While it is important for a thesis to have minimal grammatical errors, consistency in the writing, and correct references, the results don't always need to align exactly with previous studies. New findings and contributions to the field are also important.

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Q.11-15 Read the passage and answers the questions from 11 to 15:



Bhagat Singh was barely 17 when he published his first article, in 1924, in Matwala, a Hindi magazine from Calcutta. The subject was 'Universal Brotherhood', which was not a very easy issue to write on at such a young age. His strongest critique was of untouchability and communalism, which continue to torment us as a nation. He was fiercely frank and bold enough to critically comment on the politics of senior leaders such as Lala Lajpat Rai and express his differences. He was also conscious of the international revolutionary struggles and ideologies, which is evident in a series of articles he wrote on 'Anarchism'. In 1928, he wrote, "Our country is in a really bad shape: here the strangest questions are asked but the foremost among them concerns the untouchables... Would the drinking water of a well not get polluted if untouchables drew their water from the same well? That these questions are being asked in the twentieth century, is a matter which makes us hang our heads in shame."



Bhagat Singh expressed his disenchantment with the politics of Lala Lajpat Rai, whom he and other youth otherwise venerated. He was not even remotely close to the political stature of Lalaji yet he had the courage and the conviction to publicly disagree with him. Bhagat Singh referred to Lalaji's growing proximity to the Hindu Mahasabha and other forces during the 1920s, and the older reader reacted to this in his speeches when some youth joined Bhagat Singh in expressing their concern. Singh was aware of international revolutionary struggles as well. While writing on anarchism, Bhagat Singh observed: "Our retrogressive thinking is destroying us. We keep ourselves entangled in futile discussions about God and heaven, and remain busy in talking about the soul and God. We are quick to dub Europe as capitalist and don't think about their great ideas or pay any attention to them. We love divinity and remain aloof from the world." This is what an anarchist stood for. Singh reaffirmed; he was not a blood-thirsty young man who believed in the bomb and the pistol, as the colonial government labelled all revolutionaries. Today, we need to remember his revolutionary ideas.



Question-11. Find out the similar meaning of 'reverence' from the above passage

1. Disenchantment

2. Entangled

3. Venerated

4. Reaffirmed

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Q.12. 'Our country is in a really bad shape' represents

1. The country is dominated by colonial powers.

2. Full of politics and Bhakti in religions dragged the Indians and kept as illiterates

3. The country is facing a lot of problems from ignorance

4. The country is unable to get independence from White people

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Q.13. Bhagat Singh's most powerful criticism on the following topics except

i. Politics

ii. Untouchability

iii. Feminism

iv. Communalism

v. Anarchism

vi. Colonialism

vi. Bhakti

viii. Theism

The right answer according to the code is

1. i and ii

2. iii and vii

3. v and vi

4. iv and viii

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Q.14 Our retrogressive thinking is destroying us." Which one of the following is the correct meaning of the quotation given by Bhagat Singh?

1. Indians think poorly and try to destroy themselves.

2. Indians are garrulous. They discuss so many things about God, heaven and politics.

3. Indians treat Europeans as capitalists and waste their time in discussing the subject related to soul and divine.

4. Indians treat Europeans as capitalists but do not receive great ideas of others.

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Q.15 The word 'Anarchism' refers to ……..

1. Absence of the government

2. Government run by officials

3. Government by inexperienced persons

4. Domineering government

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Q.16 Assertion (A): Communication is a two-way process.

Reason (R): Communication skills involve listening, speaking, observing and empathizing.

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. but (R) is false

4. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Explanation: Communication is indeed a two-way process involving speaking, listening, observing, and empathizing, but the reason given doesn't fully explain why communication is a two-way process; it simply lists the skills involved in effective communication.

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Q.17 The first newspaper in Telugu published from Hyderabad was

1. The Charminar

2. The Nizam News

3. Andhra Patrika

4. Golconda

Explanation: "Golconda" was the first Telugu newspaper published from Hyderabad.

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Q.18 Speaking to a group of people in an official gathering is called

1. Oral presentation

2. Extemporaneous presentation

3. Face to face presentation

4. Open presentation

Explanation: An oral presentation refers to speaking to a group of people in an official or formal setting

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Q.19 One of the following is not a barrier to effective communication. Find it out.

1. Innovative expression among different cultures

2. Feedback

3. Stammering of the speaker

4. One-way communication

Explanation: Feedback is an essential component of communication, not a barrier. It helps in clarifying and improving the communication process.

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Q.20 In a classroom, a communicator's trust level must be determined by

1. Use of louder voice

2. Change of facial expression

3. Use of abstract concepts

4. Eye contact

Explanation: Maintaining eye contact is one of the key ways to establish trust and rapport with the audience, especially in a classroom setting.

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Q.21 ‘A' and 'B' will complete a work separately in 10 and 15 days respectively. If they work on alternate days, starting with 'A' on the first day, the number of days required to complete the work is

1. 6

2. 10

3. 12

4. 15.

Explanation: To solve this, we calculate the work done by both on alternate days. A completes 1/10 of the work per day and B completes 1/15 of the work. By working alternately, they together complete 1/10 + 1/15 of the work every two days. After calculating, the total time required is 12 days.

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Q.22 If Rs. 4.000 becomes Rs. 4,560 in 2 years of time. By the end of 4 years, with the same rate of simple interest, Rs. 5,000 becomes (in Rs.)

1. 6,000

2. 6,400

3. 6,900

4. 1,400

Explanation:

The interest is Rs. 560 for 2 years on Rs. 4,000, so for 1 year it is Rs. 280.

In 4 years, Rs. 5,000 will earn Rs. 280 * 4 = Rs. 1,120.

Therefore, the total amount will be Rs. 5,000 + Rs. 1,120 = Rs. 6,400.

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Q.23. A boat travels 24 km upstream (opposite direction to flow) in 6 hours and 20 km downstream (same direction to flow) in 4 hours. The speed of the boat in stable water is (kmph

1. 0.75

2. 0.25

3. 1.00

4. 0.50

Explanation:

The speed of the boat in still water can be found using the formula

S= 2(Speed downstream +Speed upstream)

After calculating, the speed of the boat in stable water is 0.50 km/h.

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Q.24. The average age of a group of 'x' members is 20 years. 10 members with an average age 18 years are newly joined in that group. Then average age has become 19 years. Then x = 25/113

1. 10

2. 20

3. 25

4. 28

Explanation:

The total age of the original group is 20x.

After adding 10 new members, the total age becomes

20x+(10×18).

Since the new average is 19, we set up the equation

20𝑥+180𝑥+10=19x+10

20x+180=19,

solving for x gives 10.

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Q.25. The average price of 50 mobiles in an electronic shop is Rs.15.000. After the highest and lowest priced mobiles are sold out, the remaining 48 mobiles average cost becomes 14,500. The cost of lowest mobile is Rs. 8.000. The cost of highest priced mobile (in Rs.) is

1. 50,000

2. 46,000

3. 40,000

4. 38,000

Explanation:

The total cost of the 50 mobiles is 50 × 15,000 = Rs. 750,000.

After removing the lowest (Rs. 8,000), the new total cost for 48 mobiles is 48 × 14,500 = Rs. 696,000.

The difference between the initial total cost and the new total cost is Rs. 750,000 − Rs. 696,000 = Rs. 54,000.

Therefore, the highest priced mobile is Rs. 54,000 + Rs. 8,000 = Rs. 46,000.

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Q.26. The missing number in the sequence:

8, 43, 11, 41.___39. 17. ... is

1. 8

2. 14

3. 43

4. 44

Explanation: The pattern alternates between subtracting 2 and adding 30. 43 − 2 = 41, and 41 − 2 = 39. Thus, the missing number is 14.

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Q.27. Missing group of letters in the following sequence is

QAR, RAS, SAT, TAU,

1. UAV

2. UAT

3. TAS

4. TAT

Explanation: Each letter in the group sequence increases by one in the alphabet. Following this pattern, the next group of letters is UAV.

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Q.28. NOVEMBER' is coded as '87624321' and 'CODE' is coded as '9752' then the code of DECEMBER' is

1. 82924321

2. 57624321

3. 52924321

4. 57624321

Explanation: Each letter in the group sequence increases by one in the alphabet. Following this pattern, the next group of letters is UAV.

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Q.29. ‘A' is the father of 'C', 'C' and 'D' are brothers. 'E' is the son of 'D' and 'B' is mother of 'D'. The relation from 'A' to 'E' is

1. Uncle

2. Grandson

3. Brother

4. Daughter

Explanation: Since A is the father of C and D, and E is the son of D, E is A's grandson.

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Q.30. Adversity makes a man wise.

I. The poor are wise.

II. Man learns from bitter experience

1. both I and II are true

2. I is true and II is false

3. I is false and II is true

4. I and II are false

Explanation: The statement "the poor are wise" is not necessarily true. However, "Man learns from bitter experience" is a valid interpretation of the proverb, as adversity often teaches valuable life lessons.

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Q.31-35 The Questions are based on the following information.

A competitive examination was conducted by a commission for the three zones in five years 2015-2019 and the number of candidates qualified are presented in the following table.

Question-31. The difference in the number of candidates who qualified from Zone-II in any of the year to the previous year was highest.

1. 2015 to 2016

2. 2016 to 2017

3. 2017 to 2018

4. 2019 to 2019

Explanation:

Note: For this question, discrepancy is found in question/answer. Full Marks is being awarded to all candidates.

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Q.32. Out of total qualified candidates in the year 2018, percentage of candidates qualified in zone-III is

1. 45.76

2. 25.41

3. 28.83

4. 32.46

Explanation:

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Q.33. In which year, in Zone-II, the least percentage number of candidates qualified?

1. 2015

2. 2016

3. 2017

4. 2018

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Q.34. The percentage number of candidates qualified from all the three zones in 2017 is

1. 43,945

2. 39,095

3. 39,950

4. 40,215

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Q.35. In which Zone, in the year 2019 the percentage of candidates qualified is least?

1. Zone-1

2. Zone-II

3. Zone-III

4. Zone - II & Zone-I

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Q.36. ASCII stands for.

1. American Stable Code for International Interchange

2. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange

3. American Standard Code for Information Interchange

4. American Standard Code for Interchange Information

Explanation: ASCII is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is a character encoding standard used for representing text and control characters in computers.

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Q.37. The primary function of the ………………… is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system

1. System Programs

2. BIOS

3. Stack pointer

4. Memory

Explanation: The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is responsible for initializing hardware and starting the operating system.

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Q.38. Most modern operating system used in android mobile phones is

1. Marshmellow

2. Ginger bread

3. Oreo

4. Oriental

Explanation: Marshmallow, Gingerbread, and Oreo are older versions of the Android operating system, and "Oriental" is not a known Android version.

Note: For this question, discrepancy is found in question/answer. Full Marks is being awarded to all candidates.

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Q.39. Which of the following is an initiative which does not use ICT based learning

1. Inspire initiative

2. National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)

3. Eklavya initiative

4. Brihaspati (Virtual Class Room

Explanation: The "Inspire initiative" primarily focuses on encouraging young students towards science and innovation and does not primarily rely on ICT-based learning, unlike other initiatives like NPTEL.

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Q.40. Broadcasting on internet is called Internet

1. Telecast

2. Telecast

3. Webcast

4. Internet cast

Explanation: Broadcasting content over the internet is known as a webcast. "Telecast" is generally used for television broadcasts.

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Q.41. which state, the APPIKO movement took place?

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Karnataka

Explanation: The APPIKO movement was a forest conservation movement that took place in the state of Karnataka, India.

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Q.42. What did the Montreal Protocol recommended to phase out the following?

1. CFCs

2. CO₂

3. Halons

4. Carbon tetrachlorides

Explanation: The Montreal Protocol aims to phase out substances that deplete the ozone layer, such as CFCs and Halons.

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Q.43. Which is present in HIV?

1. DNA

2. RNA

3. T-cells

4. Macrophages

Explanation: HIV is an RNA virus, meaning it carries RNA as its genetic material

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Q.44. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

1. Crude oil

2. Lignite

3. Soil

4. Mica

Explanation: Soil is considered a renewable resource, though it requires time to regenerate naturally. The other options (crude oil, lignite, mica) are non-renewable resources.

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Q.45. Depletion of ozone causes

1. Increase in photosynthesis

2. Decrease in transpiration

3. Causes skin cancer

4. Reduces Vitamin D,

Explanation: The depletion of the ozone layer leads to increased ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, which can cause skin cancer and other health issues.

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Q.46. Which of the following is not a main function of a university?

1. Teaching

2. Research

3. Publication

4. Extension work

Explanation: While universities may engage in publication, it is not a core function. The main functions are teaching, research, and extension work.

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Q.47. Who among the following defined education as "manifestation of divine perfection existing in man"

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Jiddu Krishna Murthy

3. Sarvepally Radhakrishnan

4. Swamy Vivekananda

Explanation: Swami Vivekananda defined education as the manifestation of the divine perfection already existing in man.

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Q.48. Which of the following core value among the institutions of higher education is least important to be promoted by the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council)?

1. Contributing to national development

2. Fostering global competencies among students and teachers

3. Inculcating a value system among students and teachers

4. Promoting the optimum utilization of the infrastructure

Explanation: While infrastructure is important, NAAC focuses more on national development, global competencies, and value systems, rather than simply on infrastructure utilization.

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Q.49. Which of the following is not an objective of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan

(RUSA)?

1. To improve the overall quality of state institutions

2. To ensure adequate availability of quality faculty

3. To create new institutions through upgradation of existing autonomous colleges

4. To downgrade universities with poor infrastructure into autonomous colleges

Explanation: RUSA aims to improve the quality of state institutions, not to downgrade them.

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Q.50. Besides Engineering the AICTE is concerned with education in the following faculty as well:

1. Medical Education

2. Management Education

3. Pharmacy

4. Lab technology

Explanation: he All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) also oversees management education along with engineering.

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