Direction :Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions (Q. “Ney § a ff 5) choosing the correct alternatives : Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of death worldwide. Itis killing about 2200 people in India everyday, that meas one every forty seconds, It is alarming that in spite of this smoking is increasing among the youth of India. According to World Bank study, India, Indonesia and China are the only countries in the world Where incidence of smoking is going up. It is increasing not only in cities but also in towns and villages. Higher education groups are also taking to smoking more readily. Smoking starts as an amusement but soon turns into a habit. Itis difficult to give up smoking because unlike other drugs, craving for it is immediate. Nicotine in cigarettes brings structural changes in brain. Its non-availability can cause symptoms of agitation. Smoking also has a strong associational aspect. People smoke while reading, after meals or witha cup of coffee. 1. In India daily about 2200 people die due to: (A) Starvation (B) Accidents (C) Smoking (D), Fraud activities AM ~ 1B/32 (2) Three countries, where the incidence ‘of smoking is going up, are : (A) Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka (B) India, Indonesia and Canada (C) China, India and Bangladesh (0) India, Indonesia and China It.is difficult to give up smoking because : (A) Craving for smoking is immediate (B) Itisatough task (C)’ Itcan't be remedied (D) Lust for smoking spares none Nicotine brings out some changes in the brain, they are (A) Physical changes (8) Structural changes (C) Chemical changes (D) Atmospheric changes A young college student starts smoking: (A) Outof curiosity (B) To get over boredom (C) Toshow off (D), Foramusement Contd.6. + The word similar in meaning to 10. ‘agitation’ “) (8) (Cc) (0) The word opposite in meaning to ‘difficult’ is (A) (B) () (D) Passion Pleasure Anxiety Craving Hard Tough Rough Easy The noun form of ‘preventable’ is : A) (B) (C) Prevent (D) Prevented Prevention Preventive The verb form of ‘availability’ is : (A) (8) (Cc) (D) Available Availing Avail Availment Which of the following words is correctly spelt ? (A) (B) (c) (0) Defination Tuition Repetation Competation AM - 1B/32 (3) 11 Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated ? 14. A) (8) (Cc) (D) Tell me, “What is the name of this flower ?” Tell me“Whatis the name of this flower?" Tell me, “What is the name of this flower” Tellme, what is the name of this. flower ? Incidence of smoking is going up. The underlined word is a (A) (B) (C) (0) Verb Adverb Adjective Noun If winter come, can spring be far behind ? The correct tense form of the underlined verb is : A) (8) (c) (0) Will come Can come Comes Came The umpire is conducting the match. The sentence can be changed into Passive voice as : (A) (8) (c) (D) The match is conducting by the umpire. The match is being conducted by the umpire The match is conducted by the umpire. The match was being conducted by the ‘umpire. (Turn over)18. 16. 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(A) 6aleaise Gag ga (B) e18Sye arada 98 (C) saaiFe goo (D) alia gag ¢ eFie! 18. 19. 20. 21. gaaice ofa! aid aretiue Gao ¢ accae rida 2a 26101 AES 7 (A) @16, uci, og @ aa arergor aaigia sae (B) S8ai cyeaig slag eee! (C) PIe1g AIPAIEA AGES 62E1 (D) acca casi eee ‘oqsde ggnen’ m6 agaaa agus! qeagaise Gad asa ? (A) sale alu (B) agaG anedt (C) esate (D) Geqga cod qaie ye 2 (A) (B) @ (C) & (D) Q ‘as" gov calaea cad acd ade SeIARIe 7? (A) age (8) see (C) aie (D) ode Zdeawals Weas aMae e AeriesA UA AEA GIAIG @’6 GRIIM 2 (A) ai@iral (B) aaa (C) gasied (D) saiaiel Contd.22, enle 98Q cadd soda ge ga? (A) eggiat (B) 9ga8 (C) egger (D) eggs 23. al’ a8aca aGai aigad 7 — casio a06 ced eiae 7 (A) oa (8) of (C) eaa (D) uyeae 24, + QAI AISE-MIFA-AQIAT | — 6RBIEE 206 ced aS? (A) geet (B) geial (C) age (D) agen 25. .{qaacaiay’ <2 anainie dea aAg a0G ea? (A) agg (B) gega (C) aga (D) aga AM - 1B/32 (5) 26. Which native state first signed the ‘Subsidiary Alliance’ ? (A) Nagpur (B) Gwalior (C) Punjab (D) Oudh Who founded the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental college at Aligarh (A) . Muhammad Ali Jinnah (8) “Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (©). Muhammad Iqbal (0) Sayyad Ahmed Khan Who gave the slogan ‘Back to the Vedas’ ? (A) Rammohan Roy (8) Dayanand Saraswati (C) Ramakrishna Paramahansa (0) Vivekananda ‘Who coined the slogan, ‘one religion, one caste and one God for mankind’ ? (A) StiNarayan Guru (8) Jotiba Govind Phule (C)_B.R.Ambedkar (0) E.V. Ramaswami Nicker . (Turi over)30. Who was the first Muslim leader to 31. 32. 33. preside over the annual session of Indian National Congress ? (A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (B) Hakim Azmal Khan (C) Badruddin Tyabji (D) Asaf Ali Who was the first woman to preside over any annual session of Indian National Congress ? (A) Vijaylaxmi Pandit @) Sarojini Naidu (C) Annie Besant (D) ArunaAsafAli Which day was celebrated as the first ‘Independence Day’ in British India by the Congress ? (A) 26 January, 1930 (B) 6April, 1930 (C) 9August, 1942 (D) 15 August, 1945 Which French ruler said, ‘| am the state’? (A) Louis XIV (B) Louis XV (C) Louis XVI (D) “Liki Philippe Which French Philosopher propounded the theory ‘of ‘Separation - of Power’? (A) Voltaire (B) Montesquieu (C) Rousseau (D) Didérot Who wrote the book ‘Social Contract’ ? (A) John Locke (B) Rousseau (C) Voltaire (D) Montesquieu . Which of the following is a feature of Indian Constitution ?- (A) Presidential Form of Government (B) Unitarian State (C) . Secular State (D) Theocratic State Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as : (A) Federation (B) Quasi-Federation (C) Union of States (D) Unitary State Contd38. Which article deals with protection of 39. 40. 41s AM - 1B/32 42. life and personal liberty ? (A) (B) (Cc) (D) Article 21 Article 19 Article 14 Article 32 Which of the following articles deals 43, with six Fundamental Freedoms ? (A) (B) (C) (0) Article-17 Article-18 Article-19 Article-20 Which of the following is entrusted with the special power to create a 44, newAll India Service ? (A) (8) (C) (Dd) Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Union Public Service Commission Attorney General of India 45 Who decides whether a bill is a money bill ? (A) (B) (C) (0) Chairman of Rajya Sabha Speaker of Lok Sabha Union Finance Minister Public Accounts Committee (ea) How many members can be nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha ? (A) 10 (B) 11 (c) 12 (D) 13 The dispute between the Union and the States can be decided -by the Supreme Court under: (A) Original Jurisdiction (B) Appellate Jurisdiction (C) Advisory Jurisdiction (D) Judicial Review What is the age of retirement of the Judge of a High Court ? (A) (B) (C) (D) 58 60 62 65 Who has the ultimate power to create or abolish Legislative Councils in States ? : (A) (8) (C) President Parliament Governor (D) Constitution (Turn over)46. Accricket live telecast starts in New 50. Delhi at 6.30 PM on 23rd May. At * what time of the day and date will the same broadcast be heard at 180°E longitude ? (A) 11. PM 23rd May (B) 12 Noon 24th May (C) (D) 2AM 24th May 47. Which Indian state has common boundary with maximum number of States ? (A) (B) (c) (0) Andhra Pradesh Bihar Uttar Pradesh 48. On which hill is Mawsynram — The rainiest place in the world located ? Garo Khasi (A) (8) (Cc) (D) Lushai 49. With which type of forest is the term “Shelter Belt” associated ? (A) (B) (C) (D) Evergreen Forest Deciduous Forest Tidal Forest Thorn Forest (8) 1AM 24th May - Madh jadhya Pradesh 52. Jaintia 53. Which one of the following Crops Is different from other three in terms of water need ? (A) Barley (B) Jute (C) Castor (D) Maize With which of the following is the “Operation Flood” related ? (A) White Revolution (B) Green Revolution (C) Blue Revolution (D) Black Revolution What is the minimum tidal range required for economical operation of tidal power generation ? | (A) 7 meters (B) 8meters (C) 9meters (D) 10meters Which Iron and Steel Plant in India does not depend on coal as the main source of energy ? (A) Tata Iron and Steel, Jamshedpur (B) Visweswaraya Iron and Steel Co. Bhadravati (C) ‘Salem Stee! Plant, Salem (D) Rourkela Iron and Steel Plant, Rourkela Contd.54. Forthe production of which group of minerals is the Sukinda Valley in Jajpur district famous ? (A) Chromite and Bauxite (B) Chromite and Manganese 58 (C)_ Chromite and Mica (D) Chromite and Nickel 55. Overwhich group of states does the geographical jurisdiction of East Coast Railways extend ? (A) Odisha and Bengal (8) Odisha and Andhra Pradesh (C) Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and 59. Chhatisgarh (D) Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal 56. Which group of vertebrates among the following does have maximum number of endangered species ? (A) Fishes (B) Reptiles 60. (C) Birds (D) Mammals 57. The weight of an object is more at the poles than at the equator. It is due to: (A) The gravitational force is more at the poles (B) Theshape ofthe Earth AM -1B/32- (9) (Cc) (D) Attraction of the Moon is more on the Earth's surface The attraction of the Sun is more on the Earth's surface Which among the following is not a part of Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)? (ay) (8) (Cc) (D) Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Repo Rate (RR) Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) Open Market Operations (MO) What is the effective method to control inflation in the economy ? A) (B) (Cc) (0) Cash Reserve Ratio Selective Control of Credit Bank Rate Policy To expand Money Supply To which of the following categories does most of the unemployment in India belong ? (A) (B) (c) (D) Frictional Technical ‘Structural Voluntary (Turn over)Direction : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions (Q. No. 61 to 65) choosing the correct alternatives : Itwas very hot in the court-room. Everybody was feeling tired. After a long tiring moming, the clerks were anxious to get off to lunch, Even the judge seemed relieved when the last case came up before the court. Ashort middle aged man with a foolish expression on his face was standing in the dock. It Seemed as if he was trying hard to understand what was going on. He was accused of breaking into a house and stealing a watch. The witness claimed that he had seen the man outside the house ‘one night, but on being questioned further, he confessed that he was not sure whether this was the man. The judge considered the matter for some time and said that as there was no real proof, the man could not be found guilty of any crime. He said that the case was dismissed and then he rose to. go. Meanwhile the accused looked very puzzled and said suddenly, “Excuse me, Sir, but do | have to give the watch back or not ?” 61. judge felt relieved because : (A) Hewas feeling hungry AM — 1B/32 When the last case came up, the 62. 63. 65. (10) (B) Ithad been a hot and tiring day (C) Hewas called by his wife (D) He had to call on his senior The man was accused of : (A) Bribing the court clerk (B) (Cc) (0) The judge did not find the man guilty Stealing a gold ring Making a loud noise in the court Breaking into a house as: (A) There was no real proof against him (B) There was no serious charge against him (C) Itwas a minor offence (0) He was an innocent-looking man The man facing the trial was really guilty because : . (A) He had slapped the clerk (B) He had aknife in his hand (C) He had the watch in his possession (D) He uttered a lie How does the accused appear ? (A) Clever (B) Foolish (C) Cunning (D) Brave Contd.Direction : Answer the questions (Q. No. 66 to 70) choosing the correct alternatives : 66. The word similar in meaning to 67. 68. ‘puzzled’ is : (A) Anxious (8) (C) Confused (0) Stupid Relieved The word opposite in meaning to ‘guilty’ is : (A) Accused (8) Insane (C) Docile (0) The judge was feeling tired. The court-clerks were also feeling tired. Combining these two sentences into Innocent “70. a single sentence using ‘as wellas' : we get: (A) The judge as well as the court- clerks is feeling tired. (B) The judge as well as the court- clerks are feeling tired. (C) The judge as well as the court- clerks was feeling tired. (D) The judge as well as the court- clerks were feeling tired. AM - 1B/32 (it) 69, The man was foolish. The man was tactless. Combining these two sentences into a single sentence using ‘not only..... but also’ we get: (A) Notonlythe man was foolish but also tactless. (B) The man was not only foolish butalso tactless. (C)_ Themanwas foolish not only but also tactless. (0) The man not only was foolish butalso tactless. The accused suddenly said, “Shall | return the watch or not ?° The sentence can be changed into indirect speech as : (A) The accused suddenly asked _whether he would return the watch or not. (B) The accused suddenly asked whether he would return the watch or not ? (C) Theaccused suddenly asked, “Whether he would return the watch or not.” (pb) The accused suddenly asked shall return the watch or not. (Tum over)71. 72. 74, 75. Which of the following statements is correct for “sound” ? (A) Itcannot move through gases (B) Itcannot move through liquids (C)_ Itcannot move through solids (D) Itcannot move through vacuum Which of the following is not a - bacterial disease ? (A) Leprosy (8) Tetanus (C) (D) Typhoid Measles When was the Constitution of India adopted ? (A) 15August, 1947 (B) 26 January, 1950 (C) 9 December, 1946 (D) 26 November, 1949 Which form of Govemmentis prevalent in India ? (A) Presidential (B) Parliamentary (C) Monarchical (D) Unitary When was National Emergency imposed for the first time in India ? (A) 1962 (B) 1971 AM ~ 1B/32 76, te 78. (12) (C) 1975 (0) 1977 Which Commission Policy has ‘recommended the establishment of Pace Setting School ? (A) Kothari Commission (1964-66) (B) National Education Policy (2020) (C) National Policy on Education (1986) (D) Secondary Commission (1952-53) Education UGC was established on the basis of recommendation .of which Commission Policy ? (A) University Education Commission (1948-49) (B) Kothari Commission (1964-66) (C) Calcutta University Commission (1917) (D) National Policy on Education (1968) In which year National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) was established ? (A) 1994 (B) 1995 (C) 1993 (D) 1990 Contd.79. Which organization facilitates (B) 32 Research in Social Science ? (A) ICAR (cys (8) ICSSR (D) 34 (CONCERT: 84, If day alter tomorrow is Saturday, OS then what day will be three days 80., The Preparatory Stage of Education before tomorrow ? as pet NPE-2020 covers which age group pf students ? ts) ues (A) Ages 8to 11 (8) Monday (B) Ages 3 to 8 (C) Saturday (C) Ages 11 to 14 (0) Sunday (D) Ages 14 to 18 sie fAtB>C+DandB+c>atn, © "W' goes 30 meters north and then then itis definite that : : tums left and goes 20 meters. Again (A) 0>B he turns left and goes 30 meters. (8) C>D How far is W from his original (c) A>D point 7” (0) B>D (A) 30m 82.. Choose the set from the given options which is similar to the given By ad set. . (©) 80m Given Set: (4, 9, 18) ce (A) (8, 14,22) (B) (10, 15, 25) 86. Find the sum of even numbers (C) (6, 12,23) between 1 and 99: (D) (12, 17, 26) (A) 2650 83. Ina row, Hari is seventh from right () 2550 and twenty seventh from left; then how many students are there in the row? (Cc) 2450 (A) 34 (p) 2560 AM — 18/32 (3 (Turn over)87. Whatwilbe thattwodigitnumber,the 91, Which of the following is not ' product of whose digits is twice the associated with learner related iar ie factor affecting learning ? oe (A) Leamer's Mental Condition j vai oe (B) Level of aspiration (C) 36 ‘ (C) Teaching Methodology (D) 40 (D) Readiness and will power 88. Which of the following given words will come third according to the 92. Which of the following is not associated with Motor Learning ? dictionary ? (A) Sharp + (A) Playing Piano (B) Shocks (B) Learning Swimming (C) Sucks (C) Acquisition of Knowledge (D) Snooker > . (D) Driving Car 89. Anumber is greater than 3 but less than 8. Also, it is greater than 6 but less than 10. The numberis : 93 Which strategy is best applicable for teaching skill of explaining to (A) 5 students ? (B) 6 . (A) Personalized instruction (Cc) 7 (8). Micro-teaching (D) 8 (C) Programmed instruction 90. Reena is twice as old as Sunita. (D) Simulation Three years ago, she was three times as old as Sunita. How old is Which strategy can be used for developing creative thinking ? Reena now ? (A) Gyears (A) Role playing (8) 7years (B) Problem solving (C) Byears (C)_ Brain storming (0) ‘2years (D) Project AM - 18/32 (14) Contd.95, Whenateacher tries to develop self 9 awareness and self conceptamong 8. The 5E model Lesson Planning is the students, which teaching model associated with : teacher prefers t ?. 0 use ? (A) Classical conditioning (A) Non-Directive : co (B) Operant conditioning ICS (C)_ Role-playing (C) Pansies approach (D} Advance Organizer + (D)_ Theory of insightful learning 96. The interactive phase of teaching is 99. Agood teacher must be: 7 associated with : : . (A) Resourceful and autocratic (A) Choice of content (B) Planning about use of teaching , (8) Resourceful ai Participative aids *(C) Resourceful and competent (C) Diagnosis of the abilities and (D) Resourceful and Reliable behaviour of students: (D) Suitability of instructional 100. Which Maxim of teaching is most process appropriate for teaching Grammar at 97, Whole vrs Part method of teaching School ? poetry is based on which theory of : 7 (A) Induction to deduction learning ? : (A) Classical conditioning (B) Psychological to logical (B) Insightful Learning ~ (C) Empirical to rational (C) Trial and Error Learning . . (D) Simple to complex (D) Operant conditioning eeeneenee