MAHA SET 2015 Question Paper 1

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Paper I
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Time Allowed : 75 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : (1) This Paper contains Sixty (60) multiple choice questions, each question
carrying Two (2) marks.
(2) Attempt any Fifty (50
50)
50 questions.
(1) (60) (2)

(2) (50
50)
50

1. When choosing a teaching method, 1.
which of the following is considered

to be the least important ?

(A) Nature of the content being
(A)
taught
(B)
(B) Available resources
(C)
(C) Course objectives
(D)
(D) Students’ likes and dislikes

2. The best feedback about mis- 2.

learning is obtained through :

(A) diagnostic testing (A)

(B) summative evaluation (B)

(C) objective-based testing
(C)
(D) qualitative evaluation
(D)

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3. The question, “Distinguish between 3.
animal cell and plant cell” is based
on.........................objective.
(A) Comprehension (A)
(B) Analysis
(B)
(C) Synthesis
(C)
(D) Evaluation
4. Students who can effectively express (D)
their thoughts show.......................... 4.
intelligence.
(A) Emotional
(B) Linguistic
(A)
(C) Inter-personal
(B)
(D) Cognitive
5. The factors which most affect the (C)

quality of teaching are : (D)
(A) learner’s abilities, teacher’s 5.
communication skills, teaching
method
(A)
(B) teaching method, teacher’s
communication skills, teacher’s
(B)
training
(C) teacher’s salary, teacher’s
personality, teacher’s training (C)

(D) classroom environment, use of
audio-visual aids, learners’ (D)
intelligence

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6. The most important purpose of home 6.
assignment is to :
(A) keep students well engaged (A)
(B) instill habit of hard work in the
(B)
students
(C)
(C) provide feedback to the teacher
regarding students’ learning
(D) help in better retention of (D)
content
7. Doing research involves these 7.
steps : (1) stating research objectives
and hypothesis; (2) Methodology;
(3) Identification of research
problem; (4) Collection and analysis
of data; (5) Statement of results and
discussion.
Identify their correct sequence :
(A) 1 2 3 4 5
(A) 1 2 3 4 5
(B) 4 1 3 2 5
(B) 4 1 3 2 5
(C) 3 1 2 4 5
(C) 3 1 2 4 5
(D) 2 1 5 3 4
(D) 2 1 5 3 4
8. The bibliography of a research 8.
report : (A)
(A) lists all the books published on
the topic (B)
(B) lends credibility to the report
and serves as a guide for further
research
(C)
(C) includes summaries of
references listed in it
(D)
(D) is always written in the format
prescribed by the American
Psychological Association

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9. No hypothesis can be stated in........ 9.
terms.

(A) directional (A)
(B) declarative (B)
(C) null and interrogative (C)
(D) general (D)
10. The F-test :
10. F-
(A) is basically one-sided
(A)
(B) is basically two-sided
(B)
(C) can be either, depending on the
(C)
hypothesis
(D)
(D) can never be two-sided
11.
11. Experimental research can be :

(A) easily generalized (A)

(B) easily analyzed (B)

(C) easily planned (C)

(D) precisely controlled (D)

12. The quality of a research journal is 12.
indicated by its............... .

(A) h-index (A) h-index
(B) g-index (B) g-index
(C) i/o score (C) i/o score
(D) impact factor (D) impact factor
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Answer question Nos. 13 to 18 13 18
based on either the English

passage or the Marathi passage :

Parents have to develop the habit

of thinking in terms of ‘we’, not

‘me’. Think about the whole family.

Some conventional, orthodox men

feel they are the heads of the

families. So it’s their right to get

all the advantages, privileges etc.

Similarly some modern women

think that ‘Gone are the days. Now

we are working and earning by

shoulder to shoulder to men. Hence

the women should get the equal or

sometimes even more advantages

and privileges’. Both such types of

parents do not have ‘we’-feeling.

Family-oriented men and women

would think of the whole family as

a unit, the advantages as well as

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troubles of each and every

individual member in the family.

Thus in any interpersonal

relationship—between spouses,

between parents and children, and

between children—the thinking

should be of ‘win-win’ type. The

habit-formation should start from

parents. Naturally the children will

receive and absorb the same

method of behaving.

When we listen with the intent to

understand others, we begin true

communication and relationship

building. Generally parents go on

ordering, dictating, coercing the

child without listening to him/her.

Hence there is no two-way

communication between parents

and children. One-way ordering and

the other-way obeying or

disobeying is generally observed in

the society. Even in parent-child
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relationship, it’s better if parents

first listen to children, observe their

expressions, behaviour. Here they

try to understand the child. Now

it’s likely that their reaction would

be in line with the child’s ability

and expectation. In fact, parents

have to remember that Success

definitely deserves a hug, but

Failure needs an even tighter

embrace.

13. Some conventional men think
that :

(A) they must take all the decisions
in the family
13.
(B) women should get equal
advantages and privileges (A)

(C) they must have all the
(B)
conveniences and advantages
in the family
(C)
(D) everyone in the family must
obey them
(D)

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14.
14. Thinking in terms of ‘we’ means
thinking about :
(A)
(A) the family
(B)
(B) the nation

(C) both men and women (C)

(D) the society (D)

15. Which of the following statements 15.
is true ?

(A) Orthodox men have ‘we’-feeling (A)
(B) Children learn methods of
behaviour from their parents (B)

(C) Parents and children must have
a friendly relationship
(C)
(D) The habit formation in the
family should start from grand-
(D)
parents
16.
16. True communication and
relationship building begin with :
(A)
(A) ordering and dictating
(B)
(B) ordering and obeying
(C)
(C) expecting and speaking
(D)
(D) listening and understanding

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17. If parents try to understand the 17.
child, their reactions will be in
consonance with the child’s :

(A) behaviour (A)

(B)
(B) achievements
(C)
(C) abilities
(D)
(D) ambitions

18. The most appropriate title for the 18.

passage is :

(A) The parent-child relationship
(A)
and the family

(B) The compulsions of family life (B)

(C) True relationship building (C)

(D) Success and failure in the
(D)
family

19. Which of the following is not an 19.

example of non-verbal
communication ? (A)
(A) Letter Writing
(B)
(B) Facial Expression
(C)
(C) Pace of Speaking
(D)
(D) Silence

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20. On which criteria communication 20.
can be classified into ‘Intra-
personal’, ‘Inter-personal’, ‘group’
and ‘mass’ communication ?

(A) Medium of communication (A)

(B) Number of participants in
(B)
communication
(C)
(C) Message of communication

(D) Purpose of communication (D)

21. Which of the following is the most 21.
correct description of ‘breaking news’
in the context of news-channel ?
(A)
(A) A news mainly about a shocking
or violent event

(B) A news mainly based on
(B)
pictures taken by hidden
camera

(C) A short and developing news (C)
about an important event just
discovered

(D) A precise news focusing on (D)

investigation of political
corruption

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22. What is the significance of the 1980s 22.
in the context of television in India ?

(A) Television transmission began
(A)
in India

(B) DTH services for television (B)

began in India

(C) Rapid expansion of (C)
Doordarshan’s network
(D)
(D) Privately owned TV channels
were allowed in India

23. The round table sitting arrangement 23.

in a typical conference room
facilitates :

(A) one-directional communication (A)
(B) more interactive communi- (B)
cation amongst participants

(C) top-down communication (C)
(D) bottoms-up communication (D)
24. What communicative dimensions are 24.
added when PowerPoint presen-
tation is used in teaching ?

(A) Only visual (A)
(B) Only Audio (B)
(C) Audio as well as visual (C)
(D) Audio, Visual and Interactive (D)

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25. Consider the following code words 25.
for the fruits

Banana 010, Apple 111, 010, 111,
Mango 101. By the nearest 101
decoding procedure the codeword 000
000 will be decoded to :

(A) Banana
(A)

(B) Apple (B)

(C) Mango (C)

(D) Either Apple or Mango (D)

26. Which of the following is true for the 26. 2
real numbers and 2 ?

(A) and 2 both are rational
(A) 2
numbers

(B) + 2 is a rational number (B) + 2

(C) 2 and are not real (C) 2
2 2

numbers
(D) n n
(D) n is irrational for every natural

number n

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1 1
27. Suppose x1 = 10, x2 = x1 + , ....., 27. x1 = 10, x2 = x1 + , .....,
10 10
1 1
xk+1 = xk + k . Then which of the xk+1 = xk + ,
10 10 k
following is not true ?
(A) No two terms of the sequence
(A)
are equal
(B) At least one term of the
sequence is larger than 10.1112 (B)

(C) The sequence is strictly 10.1112
increasing
(C)
(D) Every term of the sequence is
(D) 11.11
less than 11.11.
28. Assume that human beings will
survive on the earth for infinity. 28.
Then :
(A) There is a person whose family
(A)
line will never terminate
(B) Everyones family line may get
terminated
(B)
(C) At least 50% of the present
person’s family line will not be (C) 50%
terminated
(D) At most 50% of the present
person’s family line will not be (D) 50%

terminated

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29. Three boys {b1, b2, b3} and three 29. {b1, b2, b3}
girls {g1, g2, g3} are registered in a {g1, g2, g3}
marriage bureau. Suppose each boy
wishes to marry a girl of his choice.
In which of the following situations
will each boy get married to a girl
of his choice.

(A) b1 likes g1, b2 likes {g1, g2} and (A) b1 g1 b2 {g1, g2}
b3 likes g2
b3 g2
(B) b1 likes {g1, g3}, b2 likes g3 and (B) b1 {g1, g3} b2 g3
b3 likes g1 b3 g1
(C) b1 likes g2, b2 likes {g1, g2} and (C) b1 g2 b2 {g1, g2}
b3 likes g3 b3 g3

(D) b1 likes g1, b2 likes {g2, g3} and (D) b1 g1 b2 {g2, g3}

b3 likes g1 b3 g1

30. Suppose that in an organization 30.
every teacher is a scientist; every
scientist who is not a teacher is an
engineer. Therefore :
(A)
(A) every engineer is a scientist
(B)
(B) every teacher is an engineer
(C)
(C) every scientist is either a
teacher or an engineer

(D) no teacher is an engineer (D)

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31. L, M, N, P and Q appeared for a test. 31. L, M, N, P Q
M' scored better than P, but scored M P
less than L and N. L scored better L N
than N. P scored better than Q. L N P
Which of the following is the correct Q
descending order based on their
performance ?
(A) LNMPQ (A) LNMPQ
(B) NLMPQ (B) NLMPQ

(C) QPMNL (C) QPMNL

(D) PQMLN (D) PQMLN

32. Based on the following statements, 32.
which of the conclusion/s is/are
correct ?
I :
Statement I : Some leaders are
intelligent. II :

Statement II : All the managers
are intelligent.
1 :
Conclusion 1 : All the leaders are
2 :
intelligent.

Conclusion 2 : Some managers
are intelligent. (A) 1

(A) Only 1 (B) 2
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) 1 2
(D) Both 1 and 2 do not follow

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33. Based on the following statements. 33.
Which of the conclusion/s will
follow ?
I :
Statement I : All tigers are
brave. II :
Statement II : Some brave
1 :
animals are kind.
Conclusion 1 : Some tigers are 2 :
kind.
Conclusion 2 : Tom is a tiger, so
(A) 1
he is brave.
(A) Only 1 (B) 2

(B) Only 2 (C) 1 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) 1 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
34. Mohini, Nanda, Seema, Anisha and 34.
Sangeeta are participating in a race.

At the end of the race, Seema was

ahead of Nanda but behind Anisha.

Mohini was behind of all. Sangeeta

was ahead of Seema. Who must be

the first three in order of finishing

the race ? (A)

(A) Mohini, Sangeeta, Seema (B)
(B) Sangeeta, Seema, Anisha
(C)
(C) Anisha, Sangeeta, Seema

(D) Seema, Sangeeta, Anisha (D)

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35. Which of the alternatives will 35.

complete the following letter series ?

HIG, LMK,............, TUS, XYW. HIG, LMK,............, TUS, XYW.

(A) PQO (A) PQO

(B) OPQ (B) OPQ

(C) NOP (C) NOP

(D) MNL (D) MNL

36. Which of the following represents 36.

the correct relationship among

Fruits, Mangoes, Alphanso ?

(A)

(A)

(B)
(B)

(C)
(C)

(D) (D)

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Use the following table to

answer question Nos. 37 to 40 :

The following table shows the
MBA
distribution of candidates who

appeared for MBA entrance

examination and candidates who

passed the examination in seven

different institutes.

Distribution of Candidates

Institutes A pp ear ed Pa s s ed

A 22% 18%
A 22% 18%

B 15% 17% B 15% 17%

C 10% 13% C 10% 13%

D 17% 16%
D 17% 16%

E 8% 9%
E 8% 9%
F 12% 15%
F 12% 15%
G 16% 12%
Total No.of G 16% 12%

Candidates 8550 5700
8550 5700

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37. What is the ratio of passed 37. A
candidates to the candidates who
appeared for the examination for
institute A ?
(A) 9 : 11
(A) 9 : 11
(B) 14 : 17
(B) 14 : 17

(C) 6 : 11 (C) 6 : 11

(D) 9 : 17 (D) 9 : 17

38. What is the percentage of passed 38. B C
candidates among the candidates
who appeared in institutes B and C
together ?
(A) 68%
(A) 68%
(B) 80%
(B) 80%
(C) 74%
(C) 74%

(D) 65% (D) 65%

39. Which institute has the highest 39.
percentage of candidates passed to
the candidates appeared ?

(A) B (A) B
(B) C (B) C
(C) F (C) F
(D) E (D) E

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40. The number of candidates passed 40. A D
from institutes A and D together C E
exceeds the number of candidates
appeared from institutes C and E
together by :
(A) 228
(A) 228
(B) 279
(B) 279
(C) 399
(C) 399
(D) 407
(D) 407

Use the following table to
answer question No. 41 and 42 :

Proportion of population of seven
1997
villages in 1997 :

Village % Population % Population
%
below Poverty

Line %

M 16 38 M 16 38

N 15 52 N 15 52

O 11 42 O 11 42

P 16 51 P 16 51

Q 11 49 Q 11 49

R 21 46 R 21 46

S 10 58 S 10 58

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41. Find the population of village Q if 41. M 1997
the population of village M below 12160 Q
poverty line in 1997 is 12160.
(A) 18500
(A) 18500
(B) 20500
(B) 20500
(C) 22000
(C) 22000
(D) 26000
(D) 26000
42. If the population of village P in 1997
42. P 1997 32000
is 32000, then what will be the
N
population of village N below
poverty line in that year ?
(A) 14100
(A) 14100
(B) 15600
(B) 15600
(C) 16500
(C) 16500
(D) 17000 (D) 17000

43. Which of the following is the correct
43.
chronology of communication
technologies ?
(A) Still Photography, Computer,
(A)
Radio, Internet
(B) Radio, Still Photography,
(B)
Computer, Internet
(C) Still Photography, Radio,
(C)
Computer, Internet
(D) Radio, Computer, Still
(D)
Photography, Internet

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44. On the basis of structure and 44.
function identify the odd out from
the following :
Facebook, G-mail, MySpace, Orkut,
Linkedin : (A)

(A) Linkedin (B)
(B) G-mail
(C)
(C) MySpace
(D) Facebook (D)

45. In the context of internet what is 45. URL
the full form of URL ?

(A) User Requested Link (A)

(B) Ultimate Response Location (B)

(C) Unique Request Locator (C)

(D) Universal Resource Locator (D)

46. Which of the following softwares is 46.
used to process and analyse
quantitative data ?

(A) Quark Express (A)

(B) SPSS (B)

(C) Quant Chrome (C)

(D) SSQN (D)

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47. In the context of computer based 47.
word processing a typeset/fontset
particularly used for Indian
languages including Hindi and
Marathi which can be easily used
across different softwares and
operating systems without the help
of converter is called as : (A)
(A) Unitype (B)
(B) Indifont (C)
(C) Unicode
(D)
(D) Ultiform
48.
48. In the context of computing and
internet, identify the correct pair
from the following : (A) (TB)
(A) TB—Memory Storage Unit
(B)
(B) Playstore—Operating system
(C) Pixel—Colour enhancing (C)
facility
(D) (USB)
(D) USB—Antivirus
49. Which one of the following is an 49.
example of in situ conservation of
biological resources ? (A)
(A) Botanical Garden
(B)
(B) Zoo
(C)
(C) Breeding Centers
(D)
(D) National Parks

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50. In which states is Western Ghat is 50.
spread and known for its rich
biodiversity ?
(A)
(A) Maharashtra–Rajasthan
(B)
(B) Gujarat–Madhya Pradesh
(C)
(C) Karnataka–Telangana

(D) M a ha ra sht ra – K a rn a t a k a– (D)

Kerala 51.
51. The solidwaste from hospital is
classified as :
(A)
(A) Hazardous
(B)
(B) Non-hazardous
(C)
(C) Compostable
(D)
(D) Combustible

52. Which of the following pairs of air 52.

pollutant causes acid rain ?

(A) Sulphur dioxide–Carbon (A)
dioxide

(B) Oxides of nitrogen–Carbon (B)
monoxide

(C) Sulphur dioxide–Oxides of (C)
nitrogen

(D) Ammonia–Chlorine (D)

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53. Which of the following is a 53.
herbivorous animal ? (A)
(A) Snake (B)
(B) Frog
(C)
(C) Deer
(D)
(D) Fox
54.
54. Large number of people have
serious apprehensions about..............
energy.
(A)
(A) Fossil fuel
(B)
(B) Nuclear
(C)
(C) Hydro-electricity
(D) Solar (D)

55. Which one of the following agencies 55.
regulates Higher Education ?
(A) MHRD (A)
(B) NCTE (B)
(C) UGC (C)
(D) NCERT
(D)
56. Which one of the following is
56.
responsible for professional
development of teacher’s in the
Higher Education ?
(A)
(A) SCERT–SITE
(B)
(B) NCERT–RIE
(C)
(C) UGC–ASC
(D) UGC–DEB (D)

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57. When was the first Open University 57.

established in the world ?
(A) 1969
(A) 1969
(B) 1971
(B) 1971
(C) 1980
(C) 1980
(D) 1857
(D) 1857
58.
58. Which commission mentioned that
“If we exclude spiritual training in
our institution, we would be untrue
to our whole historical
(A)
development” ?
(B)
(A) Radhakrishnan Commission
(C)
(B) Kothari Commission
(C) Dave Commission (D)

(D) Mudaliar Commission 59. “INFLIBNET”
59. “INFLIBNET” is : (A)
(A) Research Portal
(B)
(B) Learning Resource Portal
(C)
(C) Educational Network
(D)
(D) Information Library Network
60. Which one of the following mission 60.

is related to Higher Education ?
(A) SSA (A)

(B) RUSA (B)
(C) RMSA (C)
(D) EFA
(D)
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ROUGH WORK

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ROUGH WORK

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ROUGH WORK

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ROUGH WORK

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