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Test Booklet Code & Serial No.
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Signature and Name of Invigilator Seat No.

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(Name) ................................................ OMR Sheet No.
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MAR -a00123g (To be filled by the Candidate)
Time Allowed : 1 Hour] [Maximum Marks : 100
Number of Pages in this Booklet : 24 Number of Questions in this Booklet : 50
Instructions for the Candidates
1. Write your Seat No. and OMR Sheet No. in the space provided 1.
on the top of this page.
2. This paper consists of Fifty (50) multiple-choice type of questions.
Each question will carry two marks. All questions of Paper I 2.
will be compulsory.
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page. Faulty booklets due to any other or any other
discrepancy should not be accepted and correct booklet
should be obtained from the invigilator within the period
of 5 minutes. Afterwards, neither the Question Booklet
will be replaced nor any extra time will be given. The (iii)
same may please be noted.
(iii) After this verification is over, the OMR Sheet Number
should be entered on this Test Booklet. 4. (A), (B), (C) (D)
4. Each question has four alternative responses marked (A), (B),
(C) and (D). You have to darken the circle as indicated below on
the correct response against each item. (C)
Example : where (C) is the correct response.
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You have to return original OMR Sheet to the invigilator at the
end of the examination compulsorily and must not carry it with
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you outside the Examination Hall. You are, however, allowed
to carry the Test Booklet and duplicate copy of OMR Sheet on
conclusion of examination. 10.
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Paper I
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Time Allowed : 60 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
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1. Problem solving methods are used 1.

by the teacher in ................ level of

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3. SWAYAM stands for ....................... 3. SWAYAM
(A) School Webs of Action-Learning
(A)
for Youth Aspiring Maps

(B) Study Websites of Action-
Learning for Young Aspiring (B)

Minds

(C) School Websites of Active- (C)
Learning for Youth Aspiring
Maps
(D)
(D) Study Webs of Active-Learning
for Young Aspiring Minds

4. .................... is more suitable method 4.
for teaching of History.

(A) Role Play Method (A)

(B) Demonstration Method (B)

(C) Experimentation Method (C)

(D) Deductive Method (D)

5. Learning process is monitored by 5.
............... Evaluation.

(A) Diagnostic
(A)
(B) Placement
(B)
(C) Formative
(C)
(D) Summative
(D)

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6. A researcher must have ................... 6.

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8. For detecting errors in teaching- 8.

learning process, the appropriate

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9. If a frequency distribution has some 9.
extreme scores, then appropriate
measure of variability will be .........

(A) Range (A)

(B) Quartile Deviation (B)

(C) Average Deviation (C)

(D) Standard Deviation (D)

10. Standard of research journal is 10. (research journal)
decided on ....................

(A) Publisher
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(B) Impact factor
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(C) Citation Index
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(D) Printing of the journal
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Directions :

Answer Question Nos. 11 to 15
based on either the English
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passage or the Marathi passage :

Political education has many
connotations. It may be defined as
the preparation of a citizen to take
well informed, responsible and
sustained action for participation in
the national struggle in order to
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achieve the socio-economic
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defiled by politics. ‘Hands off
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interference. What we have actually

received is infinite political

interference with little genuine

political support. This interference

with the educational system by

political parties for their own

ulterior motives is no political

education at all and with the all

round growth of elitism, it is hardly

a matter for surprise that real

political education within the school

system (which really means the

creation of a commitment to social

transformation) has been even

weaker than in the pre-

independence period.

11. The word that is nearly opposite in 11.

meaning of ‘defile’ is ..................

(A) Sanctify
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(B) Decry
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(C) Devaluate
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(D) Satiate (D)

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12. The author of the passage suggests
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that the main purpose of political
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15. In the passage ‘Hands off education’ 15.
suggests that politicians should ........
(A)
(A) Interfere with the education
system
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(B) Protect the education system

(C) Be silent spectators of the (C)

educational system
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(D) Produce working hands

16. In any organization, information is 16.
being shared among all the
members. This type of
communication is ...........................
(A)
(A) Internal
(B)
(B) External
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(C) Upward

(D) Downward (D)

17. Cultural difference between sender 17.
and receiver may affect ................

(A) Message (A)

(B) Media (B)
(C) Effectiveness of communication (C)
(D) Feedback
(D)

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18. According to .................... 18.
communication means a transfer of

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21. The number of eight-bit computer 21.

words formed by 0s and 1s with

exactly three 1s and five 0s is :

(A) 15 (A) 15

(B) 56 (B) 56

(C) 65 (C) 65

(D) 30 (D) 30

22. The following is a list of various 22.

committees with their members :

X1 = {a, b, c, d}, X2 = {x, b, d, y}, X1 = {a, b, c, d}, X2 = {x, b, d, y},

X3 = {x, y, a}, X4 = {y, b}, X5 = {x,
X3 = {x, y, a}, X4 = {y, b}, X5 = {x,
a, b}, X6 = {y, a, b}, X7 = {x, y, a, b}
a, b}, X6 = {y, a, b}, X7 = {x, y, a, b}
How many ways can we select

representatives of the committees so

that no two committees have same

representative ?
(A) 5
(A) 5

(B) 3 (B) 3

(C) 1 (C) 1

(D) 0 (D) 0

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23. In a rectangular standing 23.
arrangement of persons in four rows,
each row having four persons. If jth i j j
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first tap; it takes 12 hrs for another 12
tap to fill the tank. If both the taps
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25. If X gets 10% points higher than Y, 25. X Y 10%
then what is the percentage of Y Y X
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26. In a running race Rani was behind 26.
Shobha, who was ahead of Aditi.
Rehana was behind Aditi and ahead
of Rani. Which is the correct order
from front to back in their race ?
(A)
(A) Aditi-Shobha-Rani-Rehana
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(B) Shobha-Aditi-Rehana-Rani
(C)
(C) Shobha-Rehana-Aditi-Rani
(D)
(D) Rani-Shobha-Rehana-Aditi

27. Arrange the following terms in a 27.

meaningful/logical order indicating
a correct sequence : (1)
(1) Windows
(2)
(2) Walls
(3) (Floor)
(3) Floor
(4)
(4) Foundation
(5)
(5) Roof
(6)
(6) Room
(A) 3–2–4–1–6–5
(A) 3–2–4–1–6–5
(B) 2–3–1–4–5–6
(B) 2–3–1–4–5–6
(C) 4–2–1–5–3–6
(C) 4–2–1–5–3–6

(D) 4–3–2–1–6 (D) 4–3–2–1–6

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28. ‘Horse is a herbivorous animal.’ This 28.
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30. Which of the following diagrams 30.
shows the correct relationship

among the terms :

Entrepreneurs, Married, Women ?

(A) (A)

(B) (B)

(C) (C)

(D) (D)

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32. What is the percentage of agro- 32. B
based industries in district B ?
(A) 86% (A) 86%
(B) 17.2% (B) 17.2%
(C) 8.6% (C) 8.6%
(D) 16.67% (D) 16.67%
33. In a certain state 60% are married 33. 60%
employees and 52% graduate 52% 32%
employees. 32% are neither married
nor graduate employees. Find the
percentage of married and graduate
employees :
(A) 8% (A) 8%
(B) 28% (B) 28%
(C) 24% (C) 24%
(D) 44% (D) 44%
Direction :
Question numbers 34 and 35 34 35
are based on the following
information :
Monthly expenses on various items
of a certain family are shown in
the following diagram :

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34. Find the angle in degrees associated 34.

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37. The internet access to common 37.
public in India was first introduced
in ...................
(A) 1995
(A) 1995
(B) 1986
(B) 1986
(C) 1999
(C) 1999

(D) 2000 (D) 2000

38. Which among the following is most 38.
helpful to type in regional languages
on Smart Phones ?

(A) Typewriter (A)

(B) Honey code (B)

(C) Unicode (C)

(D) Multimedia (D)

39. Which among the following is the 39.
digital payment app linked to
Google ?
(A)
(A) PayTM
(B)
(B) BHIM

(C) Tez (C)

(D) MobiKwik (D)

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40. Which among the following is the 40.
consortia for higher education
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44. Which one of the following air pollutant 44.
is responsible for acid rain ? (Acid rain)

(A) SO2
(A) SO2
(B) CO 2 (B) CO 2
(C) CO (C) CO
(D) Ozone (D) Ozone
45. Wet part of the municipal solid waste 45.
can be put in use as soil conditioners
by using :
(A)
(A) Composting
(B)
(B) Pyrolysis
(C) Burning (C)

(D) Incineration (D)
46. In Moghal period higher education 46.
learning centres were known as .........
(A) Maqtabs (A)
(B) Madarasas (B)
(C) Khajkais (C)
(D) Arabi schools (D)
47. RUSA scheme is launched mainly 47. RUSA
to provide ........................
(A) Affordable higher education to
(A)
all
(B)
(B) Quality higher education to all
(C) Funding to state level higher (C)
education
(D) Funding to researches in (D)
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48. The science that deals with the 48.
relationship of various organisms
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