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The principle of school conducts an interview session of teachers and students with a view to explore the possibility of their enhanced participation in school programs. This endeavor may be related to which type of research? Evaluation Research Fundamental Research Action Research Applied Research

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In doing action research what is the usual sequence of steps? Reflect, Observe, Plan, Act Plan, Act, Observe, Reflect Plan, Reflect, Observe, Act Act, Observe, Plan, Reflect

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Which sequence of research steps is logical in the list given below? Problem Formulation, Analysis, Development of Research Design, Hypothesis Making, Collection of Data, Arriving at Generalization and Conclusion Development of Research Design, Hypothesis Making, Problem Formulation, Data Analysis, Arriving at Conclusions and Data Analysis Problem Formulation, Hypothesis Making, Development of a Research Design, Collection of Data, Data Analysis and Formulation of Generalizations and Conclusion Problem Formulation, Deciding about the sample and Data Collection Tools, Formulation of Hypothesis, Collection and Interpretation of Research Evidence

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Below are given two sets - Research Methods (Set I) and Data Collection Tools (Set II). Match the two Sets and indicate your answer by selecting the correct code:

1] ii, i, iii, iv 2] iii, iv, ii, i 3] ii, iii, i, iv 4] ii, iv, iii, i

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What was the impact of the last great war on Indian literature?

It had no impact It aggravated popular revulsion against violence It shook the foundation of literature It offered eloquent support to the the Western World.

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What did Tagore articulate in his last testament?

Offered support to Subhas Bose. Exposed the humane pretentions of the Western World Expressed loyalty to England. Encouraged the liberation of countries.

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What was the stance of Indian intelligence during the period of great war?

Indifference to Russia's plight They favored Japanese militarism They prompted creativity out of confused loyalties They expressed sympathy for England's dogged courage.

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What was the aftermath that survived tragedies in Kashmir and Bangladesh?

Suspicion of the other countries Continuance of Rivalry Menace of War National Reconstruction

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The passage has the message that:

Disasters are inevitable Great literature emerges out of the chains of convulsions Indian literature does not have a marked landscape Literature has no relation with war and independence

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Effective communication pre-supposes Non-alignment Domination Passivity Understanding

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When verbal and non-verbal messages are contradictory, it is said that most people believe in: Indeterminate Messages Verbal Messages Non-Verbal Messages Aggressive Messages

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The typical feature of an information - rich classroom lecture is in the nature of being Sedentary Staggered Factual Sectoral

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Expressive communication is driven by Passive Aggression Encoder's Personality Charateristics External Clues Encoder-Decoder Contract

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Classroom Communication is the basis of Social Identity External Initiatives Biased Passivity Group Aggression

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The missing number in the series is 1, 4, 27, 16, ______, 36, 343 is 30 49 125 81

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The next term in the following series YEB, WFD, UHG, SKI, ________ will be TLO QOL QLO GQP

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If A is coded as C, M as I, N as P, S as O, I as A, P as N, E as M, O as E and C as S, the the code of COMPANIES will be SPEINMOAC NCPSEIOMA SMOPIEACN SEINCPAMO

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Among the following, identify the continuous type of data: Number of languages a person speaks Number of children in the household Population of the cities Weight of the students

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Ali buys a glass, a pencil box and a cup and pays Rs. 21 to the shopkeeper. Rakesh buys a cup, two pencil boxes and glass and pays Rs. 28 to the shopkeeper. Aditi buys two glasses, a cup and two pencil boxes and pays Rs. 35 to the shopkeeper. The cost of 10 cups will be Rs. 40 Rs. 60 Rs. 80 Rs. 70

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Given below are some characteristics of reasoning. Select the code that states a characteristics which is not of deductive reasoning: The conclusion must be based on observation and experimentation The conclusion should be supported by the premise/premises The conclusion must follow from the premise/premises necessarily The argument maybe valid or invalid.

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If two standard form categorical propositions with the same subject and predicate are related in such a manner that if one is undetermined that other must be undetermined, what is their relation? Contrary Subcontrary Contradictory Sub-altern

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Men and women may have different reproductive strategies but neither can be considered inferior or superior to the other, any more that a bird's wings can be considered superior or inferior to a fish's fins. What type of argument it is? Biological Physiological Analogical Hypothetical

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Among the following propositions two are related in such a way that they cannot both be true but can be both false. Select the code that states those two propositions.

(a) and (b) (a) and (c) (b) and (c) (c) and (d0

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Given below are two premises (a) and (b). From those two premises four conclusions are drawn. Select the code that states the conclusions validity drawn from the premises (taking singly or jointly).

(i) and (ii) (ii) and (iii) (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iv)

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Which of the following correctly lists computer memory types from highest to lowest speed? Secondary Storage; Main Memory (RAM); Cache Memory: CPU Registers CPU Registers; Cache Memory ; Secondary Storage; Main Memory (RAM) CPU Registers; Cache Memory; Main Memory (RAM); Secondary Storage Cache Memory; CPU Registers; Main Memory (RAM); Secondary Storage

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Which of the following is a characteristics of WEB2.0 applications? Multiple users schedule their time to use WEB2.0 applications one by one. WEB2.0 applications are focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. WEB2.0 applications provide users with content rather than facilitating users to create it. WEB2.0 applications use only static pages.

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With regard to a word processing software, the process of combining static information in a publication together with variable information in a data source t create one merged publication in called Electronic Mail Data Sourcing Mail Merge Spam Mail

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DVD technology uses an optical media to store the digital data. DVD is an acronym for Digital Vector Disc Digital Volume Disc Digital Versatile Disc Digital Visualization Disc

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Assertion (A): Sustainable development is critical to well being of human society. Reason (R): Environmentally sound policies do not harm the environment or deplete the natural resources. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). (A) is true and (R) is false (A) is false and (R) is true

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The dominant source of pollution due to oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in urban areas is Road Transport Commercial Sector Energy use in Industry Power Plants

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Which of the following is not a water-borne disease? Typhoid Hepatitis Cholera Dengue

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Indian government's target for power production from small hydro projects by the year 2022 is 1 Giga-Watt 5 Giga - Watts 10 Giga - Watts 15 Giga - Watts

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Which of the following natural hazards is not hydro-meteorological? Snow - Avalanche Sea Erosion Tropical Cyclone Tsunami

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Which of the following statements are correct about deemed universities?

(a), (b) and (c) (b), (c) and (d) (a), (c) and (d) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Which of the following are the demerits of globalization of higher education?

(A) and (D) (A), (C) and (D) (B), (C) and (D) (A), (B), (C) and (D)

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Which of the following statements are correct?

(a) and (d) (b) and (c) (b), (c) and (d) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Which of the following are not necessarily the immediate consequences of the proclamation of the President's Rule in a State?

(a) and (d) (a), (b) and (c) (a), (b), (c) and (d) (b) and (c)

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Instead of holding the office during the pleasure of the President who among the following hold(s) office during good behavior?

(a) only (c) only (a) and (c) only (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Which of the following set of statements represents acceptable proportions in respect of teaching-learning relationships? Choose the correct code to indicate your answer.

ii, iii, iv and v i, ii, iii, and iv iii, iv, v and vi i, ii, v and vi

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Assertion (A): Learning is life long process. Reason (R): Learning to be useful must be linked with life processes. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Effectiveness of teaching has to be judged in terms of Course Coverage Students' Interest Learning Outcome of Students Using of Teaching aids in the classroom

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In which teaching method learner's participation is made optimal and proactive? Discussion Method Buzz Session Method Brainstorming Method Project Method

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Assertion (A): Formative evaluation tends to accelerate the pace of learning. Reason (R): A against summative evaluation is highly reliable. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (A) is true, but (R) is false (A) is false, but (R) is true

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Which of the following statement(s) is/sre TRUE?

S1: The decimal number 11 is larger than the hexadecimal number 11.

S2: In the binary number 1110.101, the fractional part has the decimal values as 0.625

S1 only S2 only Both S1 and S2 Neither S1 nor S2

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In 2015, approximately what percentage of total revenue came from books?

45% 55% 35% 25%

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The number of years in which there was an increase in revenue from at least two categories of items, is

0 1 2 3

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If the year 2016 were to show the same growth in terms of total sales revenue as the year 2015 over the year 2014, then the revenue in the year 2016 must be approximately:

Rs. 194 Lakhs Rs. 187 Lakhs Rs. 172 Lakhs Rs. 177 Lakhs

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How many female students are excellent?

0 8 16 32

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What proportion of female students are good?

0 0.25 0.50 0.75