LPUNEST 2023 Sample Paper for M.Des

SAMPLE QUESTIONS
English

Choose the correct verb to fill the gap.

By the end of the year, she___________with a degree in business.

1. already graduates
2. already graduated
3. will have already graduated
4. has already graduated

Choose the synonym for the following word Hallowed

1. Sacred
2. Old
3. Inactive
4. Effective

As__________cuts it as well as he does, I always have my hair cut at Johnson’s.

1. anyone
2. someone else’s

3. no one else
4. everyone

Mohit________his century before it is the end of the match.

1. will score
2. will have scored
3. has scored
4. scores

Which word is a adverb in this sentence?

There are no interesting programmes tonight.

1. interesting
2. programmes
3. there
4. tonight

History

Asvamedha Yajna from among Chalukya rulers was performed by:

1. Pulkesin I

2. Kirtivarman I
3. Pulkesin II
4. Vikramaditya I

The System of philosophy with which the name of, Kapila is prominently associated is:

1. Samkhya
2. Uttara Mimamsa
3. Nyaya
4. PurvaMimamsa

About whose kingdom is it said “the dominion of the lord of the universe extended from
Delhi to Palam”?

1. Qutbuddin Aibak
2. Nasiruddmin Mahmud Tughlaq
3. Mohammad Gazni
4. Alam Shah

Who was the first Muslim writer to make use of Hindi words and adopt Indian poetic
imagery and themes?

1. Hasan Nizami
2. Amir Khusaro
3. Abul Fazal
4. Abdul Qadir Badauni

The name of the committee to enquire Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was?

1. Simon Commission
2. Hunter Commission
3. Raymond Commission
4. Linlithgo Commission

Geography

Which of the following processes is responsible for weathering of rocks in the Karst
region?

1. Scree formation
2. Carbonation
3. Oxidation
4. Hydrolysis

Bad-land Topography is the product of the combined action of:

1. Wind and Glacier
2. Wind and Water
3. Water and Glacier
4. Water and Temperature

Increase in temperature with increase in height is known as:

1. Lapse rate
2. Adiabatic lapse rate
3. Inversion of temperature
4. Normal rate

Which one of the following arrangements of States in descending order of literacy rates
according to 2011 Census is correct?

1. Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura, Goa
2. Kerala, Goa, Mizoram, Tripura
3. Goa, Kerala, Tripura, Mizoram
4. Mizoram, Tripura, Kerala, Goa

What are the bases of agro-climatic regionalization proposed by the Planning
Commission of India?

1. Relief, soil and drainage
2. Rainfall, temperature and cropped area
3. Vegetation, soil and land use
4. Relief, land use and Net sown Area

English (Literature)

In Coleridge’s poem ‘The rime of the Ancient Mariner’ where were the three gallants
going?

1. Market
2. Funeral
3. A wedding
4. To the races

Rupert Brooke wrote his poetry during which conflict?

1. Boer War
2. Second World War
3. Korean War
4. First World War

What was strange about Emily Dickinson?

1. She rarely left home
2. She wrote in code
3. She never attempted to publish her poetry
4. She wrote her poems in invisible ink

Applying human qualities to non-human things:

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Personification
3. Alliteration

4. Metaphor

In his poem Kipling said ‘If you can meet with triumph and _______‘?

1. Glory
2. Ruin
3. Victory
4. Disaster

Economics

If the demand for a good is inelastic, an increase in its price will cause the total
expenditure of the consumers of the good to:

1. Increase
2. Decrease
3. Remain the same
4. Become zero

The supply of a good refers to:

1. Stock available for sale
2. Total stock in the warehouse
3. Actual Production of the good
4. Quantity of the good offered for sale at a particular price per unit of time

Assume that consumer’s income and the number of sellers in the market for good X
both falls. Based on this information, we can conclude with certainty that the
equilibrium:

1. Price will decrease
2. Price will increase
3. Quantity will increase
4. Quantity will decrease

Demand for factors of production is:

1. Derived demand
2. Joint demand
3. Composite demand
4. None of these

In which of the following market structure is the degree of control over the price of its
product by a firm very large?

1. Imperfect competition
2. Perfect competition
3. Monopoly
4. Both Imperfect and Perfect competition

Commerce

Which of the following is not a function of central bank?

1. Act as a lender of last resort
2. Issue notes and coins in an economy
3. Ensure banks have sufficient capital to meet problems arising from business
losses
4. Advise companies on money management and share issues

Other factors held constant, but the lesser liquidity is because of:

1. Shorter payback period
2. Greater payback period
3. Less project returns
4. Greater project return

If the mean of a series is 10 and its coefficient of variation is 40%, the variance of the
series is:

1. 4
2. 8
3. 12
4. None of these

The accounting convention which states that ‘profit must not be recognized until
realized while all losses should be adequately provided for’:

1. Materiality
2. Objectivity
3. Consistency
4. Conservatism

A newspaper advertisement that can be accepted by anyone is a:

1. General offer
2. Special offer
3. Cross offer
4. Counter Offer

Public Administration

Literally the term ‘administration’ means:

1. Manage the laws
2. Manage the trade
3. Manage the affairs of public or private
4. None of these

The Second Minnow brook Conference was held in which year?

1. 1968
2. 1988

3. 1998
4. 2008

In e-governance, G2G means:

1. Government to government
2. Government to citizen
3. Government to business
4. Government to employees

RTI stands for:

1. Right to Interrogation
2. Right to Information
3. Right to Inspection
4. None of these

The most sophisticated and the latest training technique is:

1. Conference
2. Syndicate Method
3. Sensitivity training
4. Lecture Method

Music

According to ancient authors which swara is capable of producing vibhats and Bhayanak
Rasa?

1. Dha
2. Ni
3. Ga
4. Pa

A raga in Hindustani Music similar to Karnatic Raga SubhaPantuvarali:

1. Bhairav
2. Todi
3. Bhairavi
4. Khamaj

Which female artist is representing to Gwalior gharana in modern scenario:

1. Sidheshvari Devi
2. Heera bai Barodkar
3. Meeta Pandit
4. KaushikiChakorbarti

The conclusive part of ‘Thumri’ is rendered with:

1. Rela
2. Kayada
3. Jhala
4. Ladilaggi

Second component of Prabandh is called:

1. Melapak
2. Udgraha
3. Dhruva
4. Sanchari

Hotel Management

UNESCO is:

1. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
2. United Nations Environment, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
3. United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization
4. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Civic Organization

What types of businesses usually hold significant quantities of inventory?

1. Manufacturing and wholesale
2. Wholesale and retail

3. Manufacturing, wholesale and retail
4. Retail, manufacturing and service

Petra is in which country?

1. Egypt
2. Syria
3. Jordan
4. Iraq

Which of these is a purpose of shared organizational values:

1. Build Team Support
2. Influence marketing efforts
3. Guide manager’s decisions and actions
4. All of these

The capacity to influence people and accomplish desired objectives is called:

1. Power
2. Leadership
3. Authority
4. Status

Sociology

Which one of the following theories is considered as a cause of social Protests?

1. Relative Deprivation
2. Absolute Deprivation
3. Political Mobilization of the Oppressed
4. Absolute Poverty

What are social norms?

1. Codes which are prescribed in sacred texts
2. Rules whose observance is expected in a society
3. Laws whose violation invariably leads to punishment
4. Principles accepted as normal by sociology

Which one of the following is not covered under the "Element of Social Structure"?

1. Group action
2. Sanction
3. Deviation
4. Observance

What is the most important and basic factor for social integration according to the
functionalists?

1. Maintenance of relative stability
2. Structural interdependence
3. Condition of anomie
4. Value consensus

Who regards deviance as functional for society?

1. A. Cohen
2. E. Durkheim
3. R K. Merton
4. L. K. White

Psychology

Doctrine of specific nerve energies is given by:

1. Myers
2. Aristotle
3. Muller
4. Miller

According to Broca’s observations which part is involved in speech?

1. Cerebral cortex of left side of the brain
2. Cerebral cortex of right side of the brain

3. Cerebral cortex of centre of the brain
4. The brain

Type(s) of validity is/ are:

1. Content validity only
2. Criterion – related validity only
3. Construct validity only
4. All of these

Which one of the following is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a
third copy of chromosome 21 is called:

1. Schizophrenia
2. Anxiety
3. Trisomy 21
4. None of these

Production and comprehension of language is found in:

1. Left hemisphere
2. Right hemisphere
3. Spinal cord
4. None of these

Political Science

For Locke which of the following is not true in case of social contract?

1. Contract, once made, is irrevocable
2. Contract in which men give up some of the rights they possessed in the state of
nature
3. Contract to which each generation must not consent
4. Contract does not put an end to the Law of Nature

Democratic peace theory has been largely associated with the writings of:

1. Immanuel Kant and Voltaire
2. Michael Doyle and Bruce Russett
3. Thomas Christensen and Thomas Schelling
4. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru

Which of the following are true regarding a Unitary System of Government?

1. It is most effective in protecting the unity and integrity of the nation.
2. There is single law making body.
3. The local administrative units do not derive their power from the Constitution.
4. Power is delegated to the local units for administrative convenience

India is holding talks with ASEAN to extend which highway to Vietnam?

1. India-Myanmar-Thailand
2. India-Myanmar-Korea
3. India-Myanmar-Bangladesh
4. India-Myanmar-China

India has Kalapani and Susta territorial dispute with:

1. Bangladesh
2. Bhutan
3. Nepal
4. Myanmar

Fine Arts

Which Time Period in Ancient Indian History of Known as the Golden Era?

1. Sunga Period
2. Indus Valley Period
3. Gupta Period
4. Kushana Period

Which Bengal School Artist Has Painted The Bharat Mata?

1. Gaganedranath Tagore
2. Abanindranath Tagore
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. None of these

What is the Kalvin for the Normal Daylight in Photography?

1. 8400k
2. 3300k
3. 6600k
4. 5200k

What is the Baking Temperature for Terracotta?

1. 350
2. 1050
3. 850
4. 750

Which Tool of Photoshop is used to fade out the dirt and darkness in fixing old
Photographs?

1. Eraser Tool
2. Gradient Tool
3. Dodge Tool
4. Clone Tool

Education

Veda deals with music

1. Rigveda
2. Yajurveda
3. Samaveda
4. Atharvaveda

In 10+2+3 system 2 includes

1. 2 years of Lower secondary education
2. 2 years of Higher secondary education
3. 2 years of Middle secondary education
4. 2 years of secondary education

A teacher is teaching counting by using Abacus, which of the following maxim of
teaching the teacher is following?

1. Known to Unknown
2. Concrete to Abstract
3. Particular to General
4. Analysis to Synthesis

Which of the following activities a teacher doesn’t do at the pre-active phase of
teaching?

1. Formulation of Instructional Objectives
2. Decision Making About the Content
3. Arrangement of Elements of Content
4. Changing the strategies of teaching

In Freud’s Structure of Personality, which of the following works on the principle of
reality?

1. Id
2. Ego
3. Super-Ego
4. All of these

Physical Education

What do the five rings on the Olympic symbol represent?

1. The five oceans
2. The five continents
3. The five planets
4. Five Greek Gods

Which of the following combination of years represents the years when the Olympic
Games were not held due to the two World Wars?

1. 1914, 1940, 1944
2. 1916, 1940, 1944
3. 1920, 1936, 1940
4. 1936, 1840, 1944

Which team leads the procession of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Olympic
Games?

1. Hosting nation
2. Greece
3. Hosting nation of the next Olympic Games
4. Hosting nation of the previous Olympic Games

What does the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius mean?

1. Character, Attitude, Fortitude
2. Faster, Higher, Deeper
3. Faster, Higher, Stronger
4. Bigger, Stronger, Taller

In which year did women participate for the first time in modern Olympic Games?

1. 1900, Paris
2. 1908, London

3. 1904, St Louis
4. 1920, Antwerp

General Aptitude & General Awareness

If a: b = 2:3 and b: c = 4:3, then find a: b: c

1. 2:3:9
2. 8:12:9
3. 2:3:8
4. None of the above

A tire has two punctures. The first puncture alone would have made the tire flat in 9
minutes and the second alone would have done it in 6 minutes. If air leaks out at a
constant rate, how long does it take both the punctures together to make it flat?

1. 16/5 min
2. 13/3 min
3. 13/4 min
4. 18/5 min

A man takes 5 hours 45 min in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have
gained 2 hours by riding both ways. The time he would take to walk both ways is:-

1. 8hrs 45min

2. 7hrs 45min
3. 7hrs
4. 11hrs

The first woman Chief of State Bank of India (SBI) is :-

1. Shikha Sharma
2. Arundhati Bhattacharya
3. Shyamala Gopinath
4. Asha Kumari

The Indian rupee is a legal tender in two other countries. One is Nepal. The other is :-

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan
3. Sri Lanka
4. Bhutan

Architecture

E. I. A. stands for:

1. East India Association
2. Environmental Impact Audit
3. Environmental Impact in Asia

4. Environmental Impact Assessment

‘Dharahara’ refers to:

1. Concept of Vastu Shastra
2. Elevation feature of a Hindu temple
3. Construction technique of Buddhist architecture
4. Heritage tower at Kathmandu

The Bio- climatic chart defines comfort zone in terms of:

P – DBT

Q - Effective temperature (ET)

R - Relative Humidity

S - Heat Stress Index

1. P, R
2. P, R, S
3. P, Q, R
4. Q, S

The Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India is the tallest statue in the world. It has a total height
of 240 meters (including the base). The statue has been designed by:

1. Yevgeny Vuchetich
2. Ram Vanji Sutar
3. V. P. Karmarkar
4. Nek Chand Saini

A ‘cul-de-sac’ is a street where:

1. Pedestrian movement is not permitted
2. Only two wheelers are permitted
3. Only pedestrians and two wheelers’ movement is permitted
4. Thorough traffic is discouraged

Multimedia & Animation

What is the following sign known as

1. Triple Moon
2. Alpha & Omega
3. Vajra
4. Triquetra

Remove the odd one out:

1. Cylinder
2. Cube
3. Cone
4. Ring

Why are there 7 colors in the rainbow?

1. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
2. Red, Grey, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
3. Red, Grey, yellow, green, blue, White and violet.
4. Red, Orange, yellow, magenta, blue, White and violet.

What is the storage capacity of CD:

1. 700 MB
2. 750 MB
3. 75000 Kilobyte
4. 70000 Kilobyte

Select a suitable figure from the Answer Figures that would replace the Questionmark?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Planning

According to URDPFI, residential is represented as what colour in master plan?

1. Yellow
2. Red
3. Purple
4. Blue

The concept of deriving a person’s point of view of the area of interaction in the city is
called as?

1. Mental Maps
2. Local Area Plan
3. Smart City
4. None Of These

Employment figures of a country are based on data collected from 5-yearly survey on
employment and unemployment. Which organisation conducts this survey?

1. NSSO—National Sample Survey Organisation
2. NREGA 2005—National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
3. ILO — International Labour Organisation
4. Census of India

Which of the following is a natural hazard?

1. Leakage of toxic waste
2. Pollution and dam fire
3. Cyclone
4. War and civil strike

Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are being set up to attract

1. foreign tourists
2. foreign investment
3. foreign goods
4. foreign policies

Interior & Product Design

Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?

1. Iron
2. Gold
3. Copper
4. Silver

Established firms relative to new firms are better at:

1. Innovation which is competence-destroying.
2. Innovation which is competence-destroying.
3. Innovation which is disruptive.
4. all types of innovation.

Which of the following is least true about open innovation?

1. It accelerates design development process.
2. It reduces cost of product development.
3. It reduces resources requirement.
4. It helps in creating product differentiation.

❛Madhubani❜, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following states in
India?

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Rajasthan
3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Bihar

This image is a good example of which principle?

1. Contrast
2. Movement
3. Space
4. Value

Fashion Design

Which factor is the most influential for why consumers currently select sustainable
brands?

1. Product is better for the environment
2. Product is organic

3. Packaging is better for the environment
4. Manufacturer treats employees and suppliers fairly

Fashion leaders are

1. Fashion students
2. Fashion buyers
3. Fashion retailers
4. Fashion influencers

________ French term for exclusive one-of-kind “high fashion”.

1. Bespoke Shop
2. Haute couture’s
3. Boutique
4. Showroom

What is the technical name of stitching machine used in garment manufacturing?

1. Overlock machine
2. Single needle lock stich machine
3. Flatlock machine
4. None of the above

What does EPI and PPI refers to?

1. Ends per Inch and picks per inch
2. Warp and Weft count
3. Weight of the fabric
4. Colour of the fabric

Journalism & Film Production

Who among the following invented the cinematograph?

1. Lumiere Brothers
2. Mani Sethna
3. Dada Saheb Phalke
4. Dhirendra Nath Ganguly

Where was the first cinema demonstrated in India?

1. Hindi Theatre at Kolkata
2. Bombay (Now Mumbai) at Watkins Hotel
3. Athenaeeum and Chaurang Theatre
4. Laffed Faire

New media have facilitated the type of communication which is:

1. Abstract
2. Conceptual
3. Public
4. Interactive

The Times of India has launched its edition in the month of February, 2012 from:

1. Gangtok
2. Amritsar
3. Thiruvananthapuram
4. Panaji

In Britain, the Press Council was replaced by:

1. The Royal Press Commission
2. The Media Complaints Commission
3. The News Council
4. The Media Ombudsman

Computer Science

ITG stands for

1. Instantaneous Test Group
2. Integration Testing Group

3. Individual Testing Group
4. Independent Test Group

Architecture of the database can be viewed as

1. 2 Levels
2. 4 Levels
3. 3 Levels
4. 1 Levels

Base 10 refers to which number system?

1. Octal
2. Binary Coded Decimal
3. Decimal
4. Hexadecimal

Resistance is measured in

1. Volts
2. Amps
3. Watts
4. Ohms

Operations of computer arithmetic and logic unit are directed by

1. ALU itself
2. Program
3. Control unit
4. Memory unit

Computer Applications

Which of the following is true about Lock-compatibility matrix:

1. Shared – shared True
2. Shared – Exclusive True
3. Exclusive - Shared True
4. Exclusive – Exclusive True

Which of the following recovery scheme is also known as redo only scheme:

1. Deferred Database Modification
2. Immediate Database Modifications
3. Shadow Paging
4. None of these

When a derived class inherits from many base classes, this process is known as?

1. Multiple Inheritance
2. Multilevel Inheritance
3. Hierarchical Inheritance
4. Hybrid Inheritance

Switch is a Device of __________ Layer of OSI Model.

1. Network Layer
2. Data Link Layer
3. Application Layer
4. Session Layer

Which of following software process model suggests a systematic, sequential approach
to software development that begins at the system level and progresses through
analysis, design and other steps in sequence?

1. Prototyping model
2. Spiral model
3. Waterfall model
4. RAD model