Kerala SET 2019 Jul Question Paper _30_

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1. According to Buddhist philosophy the chief aim of education is
A) to achieve the abilities to learn content
B) to develop intellectual potentials
C) to draw out the best in the individual
D) to achieve ultimate wisdom

2. Principle of Jainism include
A) Aparigraha B) Satyagraha C) Grahya D) Wisdom

3. ‘The function of souls is to help one another’ is the motto of -----.
A) Jainism B) Buddhism C) Gandhism D) Humanism

4. Who stated that ‘education is the manifestation of perfection already in men’?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Paulo Freire
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda

5. A progressive teaching philosophy that challenges students to examine power
structures and patterns of inequality is known as:
A) Critical pedagogy B) Techno pedagogy
C) Andragogy D) Constructive pedagogy

6. A rural area people took a number of years to accept the use of mobile phones. It is
A) Acculturation B) Cultural lag
C) Cultural inertia D) Cultural diffusion

7. A P J Abdul Kalam become the president of India from an ordinary family. It is an
example of:
A) Social mobility B) Cultural mobility
C) Economic mobility D) Occupational mobility

8. The spread of the beliefs and social activities of one culture to different ethnicities,
religions, nationalities, etc. is known as:
A) Cultural diffusion B) Cultural lag
C) Cultural transformation D) Cultural diversity

9. Which of the following is not the characteristic of social change?
A) It describes variation in social interactions, processes and social organizations
B) It involves change in the system of social relationships
C) Social change does not involve any value judgement
D) Social change is predictable

10. Which of the following is the most cohesive group?
A) Classroom B) Peer group C) Family D) Community

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11. Which of the following is not associated with Freudian theory of personality?
A) Pleasure principle B) Reality principle
C) Superego D) Collective unconscious

12. Becoming a fully functioning person is the concept put forwarded by
A) Carl Jung B) Abraham Maslow
C) Carl Rogers D) Allport

13. A trait that exert relatively specific and weak effects on behaviour is known as:
A) Primary trait B) Secondary trait
C) Cardinal trait D) Extrinsic trait

14. Mnemonic is a strategy used to enhance:
A) Reading B) Thinking C) Memory D) Reasoning

15 If the child is dull due to low intelligence and is lagging behind in the class, the child is:
A) Slow learner B) Mentally retarded
C) Gifted D) Underachiever

16. The exclusive right granted by the government, for the commercial exploitation of an
invention for a specific period of time is known as ------.
A) Patency B) Copy rights C) IPR D) Right to live

17. Article 51A (g) deals with:
A) Prevention of pollution.
B) Organization of agriculture and animal Husbandry.
C) To protect and improve the natural environment including forests
D) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture.

18. Match the following
List 1 List 2
a. Socrates 1. NaiTalim
b. Gandhiji 2. Kindergarten
c. Montessori 3. Dialectic method
d. Froebel 4. Child centred learning

A) a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 B) a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C) a-1, b-4, c-2, d-3 D) a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

19. Mental Age (MA) is a measure of the child’s -----.
A) Innate mental potential B) Rate of mental growth
C) Level of mental maturity D) Level of intellectual ability

20. In providing counselling to a student the teacher should first:
A) prepare a plan of action for talking
B) establish rapport with the student
C) take the responsibility of solving the problem of the students
D) refrain from giving more information to the student

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21. If you are entrusted to assess the quality of performance of a school the most valid
criterion you would consider is
A) the adequacy of the instructional material
B) the qualification of the teachers
C) the adaption of curricular requirements
D) the classroom environment during transaction

22. Co-curricular and extra curricular activities are organised in schools to provide
A) leisure time to the teachers
B) to cope up with the problems in the society
C) to enhance the leadership quality of the students
D) to provide relief to the students from continuous attending of classes

23. During teaching of the concept volcano, teacher shows a video of it. The teacher is
said to use:
A) Hardware approach B) Software approach
C) System approach D) Individual approach

24. Which of the following is a contrived experience?
A) Demonstration of working of a pump
B) Panto mimes
C) Exhibition
D) Working model of a dam

25. Extrapolation belongs to:
A) knowledge B) comprehension
C) analysis D) synthesis

26. Which of the following is the technique used to master teaching skills among
student teachers?
A) Observation B) Tutoring
C) Micro teaching D) Keller plan

27. Anu is reluctant to do home work. Which of the following strategies can be used to
overcome the problem?
A) Provide special coaching
B) Analyse the reason and take remedial measures
C) Neglect the problem
D) Inform parents

28. Identify the instructional strategy based on the principle of operant conditioning.
A) Brainstorming B) Simulation
C) Instructional modules D) Programmed instruction

29. Inquiry Training Model belongs to the family of models namely:
A) Information processing B) Behaviour modification
C) Personal D) Social interaction

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30. According to Piaget’s theory, a child who cannot develop the ability of reversible
thinking belongs to the stage of:
A) Sensori motor B) Pre operational
C) Concrete operational D) Formal operational

31. Epidiascope is used for ---
A) projecting opaque objects B) projecting pictures from a transparent slide
C) projecting film strip D) projecting slide-cum-film

32. Which among the following has no time limit?
A) Standardised Achievement test
B) Diagnostic test
C) Unit test
D) Performance test

33. In group investigation model, role of teacher is:
A) organises plans for presentation
B) generate questions & sort them
C) presenting the content
D) locate information from sources

34. An advance organiser will help:
A) to direct students attention to import points
B) to relate the ideas to be presented
C) to remind student about relevant information
D) to give opportunity to move on to the concept

35. Identify the correct sequence of cognitive development
1. Egocentrism 2. Abstract thinking 3. Concrete thinking 4. Intuitive phase

A) 1-2-3-4 B) 2-1-4-3 C) 1-4-3-2 D) 3-2-1-4

36. Which of the following is not included in Mc Cormack & Yager taxonomy?
A) Knowledge B) Application C) Creativity D) Evaluation

37. Formative evaluation is not for
A) modify/improve course content
B) adjust teaching methods
C) improve student learning
D) assigning student grade

38. Which among the following is the best measure of variability?
A) Mean Deviation B) Quartile Deviation
C) Range D) Standard Deviation

39. The most important stage in Diagnosis is:
A) Finding the nature of difficulties
B) Finding the causes of difficulties
C) Planning remedial programmes
D) using remedial measures

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40. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) A reliable test is always valid
B) Reliability is not required for a standardised test
C) A valid test is always reliable
D) Validity is not an essential criteria of a standardised test

41. A student teacher gave a critical attention to the teaching performance with a view to
improve the future performance. He/She can be considered as
A) Professional Teacher B) Reflective Teacher
C) Practical Teacher D) Metacognitive Teacher

42. Who among the following proposed the taxonomy of affective domain?
A) Bloom B) Krathwohl C) Dave D) Simpson

43. Cone of experiences is a representation of:
A) Learning outcomes B) Instructional strategies
C) Instructional aids D) Teaching resources

44. In the software hotpotatoes all exercises will be compiled into one unit by
A) JCloze B) JMix C) JCross D) The Master

45. ------ is an Antivirus Software:
A) Photoshop B) Norton C) Yahoo D) Flash

46. FOSS means
A) Source code is openly shared
B) Source code has free licence
C) Free from malwares
D) Any modification can be made by the proprietor

47. MOOC is a model for
A) delivering learning content B) developing course curriculum
C) delivering certification D) transacting a content

48. WAN stands for
A) Wide Area Network B) Wide Access Network
C) World Area Network D) World Access Network

49. In asynchronous e-learning communication between the participants occur:
A) Face to face B) Online
C) Offline D) Virtual environment

50. RUSA is the programme launched by MHRD to revamp the ---- education sector.
A) Secondary B) Primary C) Non formal D) Higher

51. IEDSS is:
A) Integrated Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage
B) Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary school Students
C) Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Schools
D) Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage

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52. Which of the following is not in the list of teacher competencies provided by NCTE?
A) Management competencies B) Evaluation competencies
C) Research competencies D) Conceptual competencies

53. The Secular moral education is characterized by
A) Humanistic and technological norms of behaviour
B) Pragmatic and theological considerations
C) School, class and social motivations
D) Social, humanistic and divine aspects of behaviour

54. Network of educational system from primary schools to training colleges in order to
share man-material resources suggested by NPE is called:
A) Common school system
B) School complex
C) ECCE
D) Universalisation of primary education

55. Which of the following is a state organisation for managing school education in Kerala?
A) DIET B) SIEMAT C) SIET D) KITE

56. A student finds it difficult to learn a new term due to the interference of previously
learned one. This is known as:
A) Proactive inhibition B) Retroactive inhibition
C) Reflective practice D) Active memory

57. The most appropriate technological support given to differently abled students in
inclusive classrooms is:
A) Assistive technology B) Information technology
C) Instructional technology D) Computer assisted instruction

58. What is the accepted style of referencing in writing an educational research report?
A) DSM III B) APA C) MLA D) Chicago style

59. The person who get start a new task or venture is scientifically called
A) Entrepreneur B) Leader C) Manager D) Administrator

60. The graph that shows the forgetting of learners is plotted using the variables:
A) Performance Vs Time B) Amount forgotten Vs Time
C) Amount retained Vs Time D) Both B & C

61. Mammals have not only large brains----- also a well-developed communication
system.
A) and B) are C) and have D) but

62. I am totally afraid ----- snakes.
A) to B) from C) of D) by

63. The field of advanced science namely Nanotechnology is ------ dangerous to be used
widely.
A) so B) such C) too D) that

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64. Spot the correct pair of words that ideally denotes a relationship similar to that
expressed in the pairs of words. For example INTEREST: USURY
A) frugal : fragile B) enmity : friend
C) sand : dune D) frugality : parsimony

65. I thought my answer to the query was correct, but it was -----.
A) erroneous B) exorbitant C) exonerate D) exodus

66. Identify the correct word that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word DISCLOSE:
A) closed B) hatred C) reveal D) just open
67. Select the correct word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
EXTRANEOUS
A) relevant B) irrelevant C) traitor D) faithful

68. Indira was totally ----- by the personal question hour section during the civil service
interview.
A) capricious B) feeble C) bewildered D) bewitched

69. The political party has finally decided to ----- its candidate for the Lok Sabha seat.
A) put up B) put out C) put off D) put in

70. Select the appropriate word from the given options below to complete the sentence.
A person suffering from chronic neurodegenerative disease ------short-term memory
loss.
A) experienced B) has experienced
C) is experiencing D) experiences

71. Select the relevant appropriate word from the given choices to complete the sentence.
------is the key to their happiness; they are pleased with what they have.
A) Contentment B) Ambition
C) Perseverance D) Hunger

72. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence given below?
“As a Transgender, I have no country.”
A) Transgender has no country.
B) Transgenders are not citizens of any country.
C) Transgender’s solidarity knows no national boundaries.
D) Transgenders of all countries have equal legal rights.

73. In a group of four children, Vishnu is younger to Arun. Gopal is elder to Deepu. Deepu
is youngest in the group. Which of the following statement is/are required to identify
the eldest child in the group?
1. Gopal is younger to Arun.
2. Gopal is elder to Vishnu.

A) Statement 1by itself determines the eldest child.
B) Statement 2 by itself determines the eldest child.
C) Statements 1 and 2 are both required to determine the eldest child.
D) Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to determine the eldest child.

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74. Among the following states the largest Graphite reserve is found in:
A) Karnataka B) Rajasthan
C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Bihar

75. My Circle App was launched by Bharti Airtel in collaboration with FLO. My Circle
app aims to help
A) Women safety B) Monitor PM2.5 in air
C) Road accident monitor D) Drinking Water pollution

76. Find the missing number in the series.
4, 3, 5, 9, 12, 17, —
A) 32 B) 30 C) 24 D) 26

77. The perimeter of a square is 20 feet. If you increase the length of the square by 2 feet
and decrease the width by 1 foot, what is the area, in square feet of the new figure?
A) 22 B) 28 C) 35 D) 40

78. Which movie won the 91st Oscar Award for the best picture in the year 2019?
A) Green Book B) Roma
C) Bohemian Rhapsody D) The Favourite

79. Observe the statement
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting round the circle and are facing the centre: P is
second to the right of T who is the neighbour of R and V. S is not the neighbour of P.
V is the neighbour of U. Q is not between S and W. W is not between U and S.
Which one is immediate right to the V if the position of S and U are interchanged?

A) P B) T C) U D) R

80. Five different books (A, B, C, D and E) are to be arranged on a shelf. Books C and D
are to be arranged first and second starting from the right of the shelf. The number of
different orders in which books A, B and E may be arranged is
A) 5! B) 3! C) 2! D) 4!

81. The chemicals which forms the composition of Gun powder is:
A) aluminium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur
B) potassium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur
C) silver nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur
D) Powdered charcoal and TNT.

82. The total energy possessed by an object located near the earth surface is equal to the
A) Sum of the potential energy and the mechanical energy
B) Infinity
C) Zero
D) Sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy

83. A sprint finishes one circuit of a track in 10 seconds. The radius of the track is 100
meters. The velocity of the sprint is ---.
A) 10 m B) 10 m/s C) 0 D) 100 m/s

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84. Name the Indian who received the most nominations for the Golden Bear Award?
A) Ela Bhatt B) Shyam Benagel
C) Satyajit Ray D) Mrinal Sen

85. Prime Minister of India along with the President of India presented the Gandhi Peace
Prize for the year 2018 to
A) Vivekananda Kendra B) Akshaya Patra foundation
C) Ekal Abhiyan Trust D) Yohei Sasakawa

86. Which cell organelle is known as the suicide bags of cells?
A) Ribosomes B) Golgi bodies
C) Lysosomes D) Nucleoli

87. Identify the vegetables with abundance of Pro-vitamin A and C?
A) Brinjal B) Lady's finger
C) Potato D) Tomato

88. Identify the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs:
A) Aorta B) Pulmonary artery
C) Hepatic artery D) Pulmonary vein

89. If the electrical conductivity increases with the increase of temperature of a substance,
then it is known as a
A) Conductor B) Semiconductor
C) Insulator D) Carborator

90. Which one of the following shows the highest value of specific heat?
A) Alcohol B) Methane
C) Kerosene D) Water

91. The less polluting L.P.G. is a hydrocarbon made up of a mixture of:
A) Methane and Butane B) Propane and Butane
C) Ethane and Propane D) Ethane and Butane

92. Which among the following was first man made plastic?
A) Bakelite B) Polyethene C) Parkesine D) None of these

93. Who was appointed as the new National Security Advisor (NSA) 2019?
A) Ajit Doval B) Shivshankar Menon
C) J N Dixit D) Brajesh Mishra

94. Which High Court has recently declared the Animals as legal persons?
A) Karnataka B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra D) Tamil Nadu

95. Name the President of India who has been bestowed with Mexico's highest civilian
award?
A) Pratibha Patil B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Ram Nath Kovind D) A P J Abdul kalam

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96. Analyze the following statements related to Indus Valley Civilization and choose the
correct one:
A) Both Harappa and Mohenjodaro are located on the banks of Indus River
B) Both Chanhudaro and Kalibangan were located within the boundaries of
present day Rajasthan.
C) Both Surkotada and Dholavira are located in Kutch of Gujarat
D) Lothal site was located on bank of Narmada River

97. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Becquerel: Radioactivity
B) Alexander Fleming: Penicillin
C) Louis Pasteur: Blood groups
D) William Harvey: Blood circulation

98. Identify the personality who had the longest tenure as Indian MP from the same
constituency?
A) Dr. P. Pookunhikoya B) P.M. Sayeed
C) Indrajit Gupta D) Somnath Chatterjee

99. The Money Bill is to be introduced only with the -----
A) President’s recommendation
B) Prime minister’s recommendation
C) Finance Minister’s recommendation
D) None of the above

100. Identify the river which does not flow into the Arabian Sea?
A) Tungabhadra B) Sabarmati
C) Mandovi D) Narmada

101. The Tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following group of Indian States?
A) Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Manipur
B) Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram
C) UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand
D) Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh

102. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands represents the submerged parts of mountain range
known as
A) Arakan Yoma B) Tien Shan
C) Pegu Yoma D) Askai Chin

103. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
A) Bengal Regulation banning Sati -1839
B) Sarda Act- 1939
C) Special Marriage Act -1955
D) Hindu Succession Act- 1956

104. Name the personality who wrote the book’ A Gift to Monotheists’?
A) David Hare B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Mahadev Govind Ranade D) Ramkrishna Bhandarkar

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105. In a recent announcement by United States, 2019, it has removed -----countries from
the currency monitoring lists.
A) Japan and Germany B) India and China
C) India and Switzerland D) Germany and South Korea

106. The International Everest Day is observed every year on----.
A) 29 May B) 22 May C) 2 June D) 22 April

107. The architectural heritage of Orchha town included in tentative list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites 2019 is in ---- state.
A) Madhya Pradesh B) Bihar
C) Odisha D) Himachal Pradesh

108. Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan Award?
A) Fazal Ali B) Satyendra Nath Bose
C) Ghanshyam Das Birla D) J. R. D. Tata

109. Identify the correct match of folk dances of India with the corresponding State
Folk Dance State
1 Dumhal Jammu & Kashmir
2 Ghoomar Rajasthan
3 Lavani Maharashtra
4 Rautnacha Chattisgarh

A) 1, 2 & 3 only B) 2, 3 & 4 only
C) All are correct D) 1 & 3 only

110. Analyze the following Statements regarding Classification of Indian languages and
identify the correct statements:
1. The language spoken by the people of India belongs to the four language
families – Indo-European, Dravidian, Austric & Sino-Tibetan.
2. Austric is the biggest of the language groups in India

A) 1 only is correct B) 2 only is correct
C) Both are correct D) None is correct

111. Consider the following Puppet forms of India with the corresponding State and select
the correct matches
Puppet Form Region
1 Pavakoothu Kerala
2 Yampuri Bihar
3 Putul Nautch West Bengal
4 Ravanachhaya Odisha

A) 1, 2 & 3 only B) 1, 2 & 4 only
C) 1, 3 & 4 only D) All are correct

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112. 2018 Booker Prize was awarded to the book -----by Anna Burns.
A) Milkman B) Washington Black
C) Everything Under D) The Overstory

113. The Vayalar Award 2018 was won by:
A) Subhash Chandran B) U. K. Kumaran
C) T. D.Ramakrishnan D) K. V. Mohan Kumar

114. Winners of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018:
A) S. Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting) and Virat Kohli (Cricket)
B) Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa (Boxing), Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting),
C) A. Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis), Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics),
D) Clarence Lobo (Hockey-Life Time), Tarak Sinha (Cricket-Life Time),

115. Name the components borrowed from the British Constitution for framing the
Constitution of India?
1. Rule of Law 2. Law-making Procedure
3. Independence of Judiciary 4. Parliamentary System

A) 1 & 2 only B) 1, 2, 3 & 4 C) 1 & 4 only D) 1, 2 & 4 only

116. Name the apex constitutional authorities which inquire and decides in case of doubts
and disputes arising out of the election of the President and Vice President of India?
A) The Supreme Court of India
B) The Election Commission of India
C) The Parliamentary Committee
D) The High Court of Delhi

117. Name the rights which are available to foreigners living in India?
1. Equality before law 2. Right to education
3. Freedom of speech 4. Freedom of movement

A) 2 only B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 4 only D) 1, 2 and 3 only

118. Right to privacy as a Fundamental Right is implied in :
A) Right to Freedom B) Right to Life and personal Liberty
C) Right to Equality D) Right against Exploitation

119. Right to Information Act came into force in India from -----?
A) 30th October 2005 B) 12th October 2006
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C) 12 October 2005 D) 13th October 2006

120. Which among the following are launched by Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development as new initiatives in 2019?
I. Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP)
II. Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) for higher education
faculty

A) I only B) II only C) Both I & II D) Neither I nor II

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