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Directions (Q1-Q5): Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow:
That the global economy is slowing down is an understatement. This is more so when much of the
world economic activity’s fulcrum is oil. With oil prices falling below $28 per barrel and set to drop further —
some suggest they could fall as low as $10 a barrel. The reason Iran, a major oil producer, just free from
sanctions imposed by the US, is all set to boost its crude output. The country has announced that it will
increase its crude output by 500,000 barrels a day. With this, the global crude oil market is set for a glut and
consequent collapse in oil prices.
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Experts point to China as one of the main reasons for the slow down. The dragon economy has
become a drag on the global economy. Growth slowed down to 6.9 percent after the fourth quarter slowed
to 6.8 percent last year. This was exacerbated by a huge outflow of capital, a slide in the Yuan currency and
stock market crashes. With many of the markets riding piggyback on the Chinese economy, demand fell
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everywhere and impacted the world economy at large. The latest forecast by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) cut its global growth forecast for 2016 at 3.4 percent, down 0.2 per cent but put India’s projected
growth at 7.5 percent, up from 7.3 percent last year. So, as the dragon slows down, it could be the time of
the resurgent tiger, cranked up by low oil prices.
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1. According to the passage, what will be the main reason for drop in the oil prices in future?
(A) Iran’s decision to decrease the output of crude oil.
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(B) Iran’s decision to increase the output of crude oil.
(C) Iran’s decision to increase the input of crude oil.
(D) Iran’s decision to decrease the input of crude oil.
2. What does the author mean by saying ‘global crude oil market is set for a glut’?
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(A) Less supply of crude oil in the domestic market.
(B) Less supply of crude oil in the global market.
(C) Excessive supply of crude oil in the global market.
(D) Excessive supply of crude oil in the domestic market.
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3. According to the passage, what is the main reason of recent global economic slowdown?
(A) Growth in the Chinese Economy. (B) Slowdown in the Chinese Economy.
(C) Increase in the Yuan currency. (D) None of the above
4. What does the word ‘exacerbated’ mean in the passage?
(A) Making a good situation even worse. (B) Making a bad situation even worse.
(C) Making a bad situation better. (D) Making a good situation even better.
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5. Which of the following statement is incorrect according to the passage?
(A) The oil prices are falling below $28 per barrel.
(B) There has been growth in the Yuan currency.
(C) International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global growth forecast for 2016 at 3.4%.
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(D) Iran announced that it will increase its crude output by 500,000 barrels a day.
Directions (Q6- Q8): In each of the following questions, the first word is given in capital letters
followed by four alternative words. Select from the alternatives the word nearest in meaning to the
word given in capital letters.
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6. INEBRIATE
(A) Depressed (B) Discouraged (C) Drunken (D) Demotivate
7. FEIGN
(A) Weak (B) Pretend (C) Faint (D) Honest
8. MELLIFLUOUS
(A) Cunning (B) Ugly (C) Sinful (D) Harmonic

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Directions (Q9 –Q10): In the following questions each sentence has an underlined part that can be
improved by replacing the part with one among the four options given below. Choose the correct
option and if you think no improvements can be made, then select (d) as your answer.
9. Three hours have elapsed since she had fallen asleep.
(A) Was fallen (B) Has fallen
(C) Fell (D) No Improvement
10. The Principal asked, “Why you are late?”
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(A) Why are you late? (B) Why you were late?
(C) Why late are you? (D) No improvement
Directions (Q11 –Q12): For the following phrases select the correct option among the four options
given below.
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11. To have an axe to grind
(A) A private end to serve (B) To fail to arouse interest
(C) To have no results (D) To work for both sides
12. To catch a tarter
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(A) To catch a dangerous person (B) To with disaster
(C) To trap wanted criminal with difficulty (D) None of these
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13. Select the pair which has the same relationship

PAIN: SEDATIVE
(A) Comfort: stimulant (B) Grief: Consolation
(C) Trance: Narcotic (D) Ache: Extraction
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14. Select the pair which has the same relationship

DIVA:OPERA
(A) Producer: Theatre (B) Director: Drama
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(C) Conductor: Bus (D) Thespain: Play
15. Select the pair which has the same relationship
GRAIN:SALT
(A) Shard:Pottery (B) Shred:Wood
(C) Blades:Grass (D) Chip:Glass
Directions (Q16-18) In questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate
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word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of
four:
16. The chairman is ill and we’ll have to ________ the meeting for a few days.
(A) put on (B) put of
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(C) put away (D) put off
17. The cat and the dog have a ________ enemy in the rat.
(A) same
(B) common
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(C) mutual
(D) similar
18. I do my work ________ carefully to make mistakes.
(A) so
(B) very
(C) too
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19. Which of the following is Greenhouse gas?
(A) Carbon Monoxide (B) Carbon Dioxide
(C) Sulphur Dioxide (D) Oxygen
20. ‘White Hall’ is located in
(A) Paris (B) Sydney
(C) London (D) New York
21. Saffron is obtained from which among the following parts of the plant?
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(A) Stigma (B) Anther
(C) Stamen (D) Pollen
22. Special Drawing Rights (SDR) is also known as
(A) Paper Platinum (B) Paper Gold
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(C) FDR (D) CKY
23. The first SAARC summit was held on 7–8 December 1985 in.
(A) Dhaka (B) Assam
(C) Nepal (D) Sri Lanka
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24. Who is the author of the book “Sahibas Who Loved India”:
(A) Jagdish Kumar
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(B) Khushwant Singh
(C) D.B. Bose
(D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
25. Which of the following is the oldest mountain range in India?
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(A) Himalayas
(B) Satpura
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Aravallis
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26. The Nagarjuna Sagar Project is constructed on the river
(A) Kaveri (B) Krishna
(C) Godavari (D) Indus
27. Which of the following is India’s first nuclear powered submarine launched on 26 July, 2009?
(A) INS Virat
(B) INS Arihant
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(C) INS Vikrant
(D) INS Talwar
28. The most urbanized country in the world is
(A) Japan (B) Singapore
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(C) Germany (D) Israel

29. Bauxite is an ore of one of the following metals
(A) Aluminium
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(B) Silver
(C) Tin
(D) Steel
30. Koneru Humpy is associated with
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Hockey
(C) Chess
(D) Badminton

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31. Which country is known as the ‘Cockpit of Europe’?
(A) Belgium
(B) Switzerland
(C) Netherlands
(D) Luxembourg
32. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet ‘S’?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean
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(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Pacific Ocean
33. The Partition of Bengal was revoked by the British Government in the year
(A) 1907 (B) 1917
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(C) 1911 (D) 1921
34. Mercantile Phase in India’s Economic Policy is generally considered from:
(A) 1775-1803 (B) 1757-1813
(C) 1792-1834 (D) 1813-1858
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35. If 84x13=8, 37x13=6, 26x11=6, then 56x22=?

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(A) 36 (B) 39
(C) 7 (D) 11
36. The ratio of boys and girls in a school is 3:2, 20% of boys and 25% of girls are scholarship holders.
The percentage of the students who are scholarship holders are?
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(A) 45 (B) 35
(C) 60 (D) 22
37. If A+B means A is the daughter of B, A x B means A is the son of B and A-B means A is the wife of B
then P x Q – S means?
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(A) S is the father of P (B) Q is the father of P
(C) A is son of Q (D) None of the above
38. A man digs a trench in 3 days, another man dig it in 5 days and third man can dig it in 6 days working
alone. How much time will they take to dig it together?
(A) 10/7days
(B) 30/13days
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(C) 19/30days
(D) None of the above
39. How much is 30% of 5 hours 40 minutes?
(A) 1 hr. 2 mts
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(B) 1 hr. 6 mts
(C) 1 hr. 42 mts
(D) 2 hrs. 42 mts
40. Which one number when placed at the blank shall complete the series?
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Number series: 18, 14, 12, 14, 18
(A) 10 (B) 12
(C) 14 (D) 16
41. Change the sign to find the equation 28-(3+4)+(2x2)=0
(A) Change + into x (B) Change X into +
(C) Change – into + (D) Change + into –

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42. Which is the largest fraction in 5/2, 5/7, 5/9?
(A) 5/2 (B) 5/7
(C) 5/9 (D) None of above
43. KNOWLEDGE is coded as 256535475. How can GENERAL be coded.
(A) 7549993 (B) 7559913
(C) 7555916 (D) 7555913
44. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then
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the speed of the first train is:
(A) 70km/hr (B) 75km/hr
(C) 84km/hr (D) 87.5km/hr
45. Find the value of x in the matrix from the choices given below ?
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4 11 18
25 32 39
46 X 60
(A) 56 (B) 53
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(C) 63 (D) 51
DIRECTIONS: Study the following table carefully and answer the given questions below it.
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During the year 2004-2009, the number of presented and passed candidates from six states
State A B C D E F
Year Presented Passed Presented Passed Presented Passed Presented Passed Presented Passed Presented Passed
1994 1200 105 1400 125 1650 140 1450 160 1700 185 1800 165
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1995 1450 110 1250 130 1500 125 1600 145 1850 170 1650 170
1996 1100 120 1300 115 1400 150 1250 120 1400 160 1550 140
1997 1350 125 1100 120 1550 145 1300 140 1550 155 1700 155
1998 1400 135 1550 105 1750 155 1400 155 1650 175 1750 160
1999 1500 140 1450 110 1700 130 1500 165 1500 165 1600 175
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46. What is the approximate percentage of the passed candidates jointly from all six states to the
presented candidates in the year 1994 ?
(A) 15 (B) 10
(C) 7 (D) 14
47. Which one of the following states has maximum percentage of the passed candidates to the presented
candidates in 1996?
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(A) B (B) D
(C) C (D) E
48. What is the percentage of passed candidates jointly from the state ‘C’ in the year 1995 and 1998 to the
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presented candidates jointly from the state ‘B’ in the year 1994 and 1997?
(A) 12.5 (B) 10.8
(C) 10.2 (D) None of these
49. What is the approximate average number of passed candidates from state ‘D’ in the given years?
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(A) 148 (B) 158
(C) 142 (D) 154
50. Which one of the following years has least percentage of passed candidates to the presented
candidates from the state ‘F’?
(A) 1998 (B) 1997
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 PART–B

51. Which of the following statement is true?

(A) Computer aided education can replace a teacher
(B) Computer aided education can assist a teacher
(C) On- line teaching and face to face teaching both are effective
(D) Face-to –face teaching is less effective then on-line teaching
52. How can a failed student be encouraged to study sincerely in the same class
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(A) By counselling the teacher
(B) By counselling the student
(C) By counselling the guardians
(D) By students association
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53. In case you are Author, then you
(A) Will contact a publisher
(B) Will contact a subject teachers
(C) Will stick to your own ways of working
(D) Will study good text of your subject
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54. Which quality of a teacher is helpful in overall growth of a student?

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(A) Should have a quality of merciful mother
(B) Should have quality of a neurosurgeon
(C) Strict like a police officer
(D) Should have quality of a medicine manufacturer
55. A teacher is considered credible when
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(A) He leaks the examination paper to students

(B) He helps the students to copy in examination
(C) He helps the students to secure good marks in examination
(D) At the time of evaluating answer sheet he does not favour
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56. Which of the following is correct attitude of a teacher towards students?

(A) Supremacy (B) Sympathetic
(C) Outspoken (D) Being tolerant
57. Successful teachers are always
(A) Tolerant (B) Disciplinarian
(C) Quiet (D) Dominating
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58. Which social quality enhances the respect of a teacher?

(A) Literary inclination (aptitude)
(B) Poem recital
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(C) Community service
(D) Arrangement of camps for students
59. Successful teacher is the one who
(A) Could teach subject text properly
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(B) Could describe the subject
(C) Could encourage the students
(D) Could help in evaluating
60. Who claim psychology to be definitive knowledge of behaviour?
(A) William James
(B) Wordswoth
(C) Skinner
(D) Watson

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61. The best quality in teaching profession is
(A) Self-confidence (B) Strong discipline
(C) Affection towards students (D) Farsightedness
62. You have spent about 5 years in teaching profession and now you get a chance to change your
profession, then
(A) You will like to change your profession
(B) You will stay as a teacher
(C) You will take a long leave to try your hands in another profession
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(D) You will consult with your family
63. You have been invited for spot evaluation as an examiner, then you will
(A) Make preparation at home and adhere to the instructions given by the head examiner carefully
(B) Try to do the evaluation work early and come back to your home
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(C) Do your work seriously, honestly and with full responsibility
(D) All the above
64. Examinations without notice are useful because
(A) They evaluate the knowledge of the students correctly
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(B) They can be taken when the teacher has not prepared a lesson
(C) A teacher is free whenever he wants
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(D) It creates fear in the mind of students
65. Arrange the following teaching process in order
i. Relating the present knowledge with previous knowledge
ii Evaluation
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iii Re-teaching
iv Formulating objective
v Presentation of materials
(A) (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) (B) (ii)(i)(iii)(iv)(v)
(C) (v)(iv)(iii)(i)(ii) (D) (iv)(i)(iv)(ii)(iii)
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66. Use of telecast materials

(A) Enhances concentration and learning
(B) Reduces the burden of teacher
(C) Decreases retention power
(D) All of the above
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67. If the students are not able to follow, you should
(A) Give them prompt (B) Leave the lesson
(C) Illustrate with examples (D) All of the above
68. If remarks are passed by students on you as a teacher, you will
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(A) Punish them
(B) Expel them from the college
(C) Take revenge while evaluating internal test copies
(D) Be impartial at the time of evaluation
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69. Maximum participation of students is possible in teaching through
(A) Lecture method (B) Discussion method
(C) Text book method (D) Audio visual aids
70. All of the following are the characteristic features of an effective teacher except
(A) Emphasis upon standard
(B) Emphasizing group discussion for the purpose of clarifying the objectives
(C) Emphasizing upon the quick action on the problematic situation
(D) Differential treatment meted out to students of his class
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71. The main role of education according to Plato was
(A) To develop the power of contemplation
(B) To develop the personality of each individual
(C) To strengthen the state
(D) All of the above
72. Kindergarten (KG) system of education means garden of small kids which is indebted to
(A) Dewey (B) Froebel
(C) Plato (D) Spencer
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73. Democratic society is one which

(A) Follows the principles of equality and freedom
(B) Promotes fraternity and justice
(C) Believes in equal education opportunity
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(D) All of the above
74. T.V is preferred on radio as teaching aid because it
(A) Is costly
(B) Invites two senses-hearing and vision simultaneously leading to more accurate form of learning
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(C) Is generally liked by pupils
(D) Is taken as pride
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75. Verbal guidance is least effective in teaching
(A) Attitude (B) Concept and facts
(C) Relationship (D) Skills
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76. Suppose you are an ambitious teacher, you have high ideals for classroom teaching but your hard
labour goes in vain. The reason underlying this problem may be
(A) Your teaching is above the ability level of students
(B) Individual differences among students make your efforts futile
(C) Both (A) & (B)
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(D) None of the above
77. A newly appointed teacher if maltreated in his class will deal with the students
(A) Applying punitive measures
(B) Improving his qualities and expressing it before them in a good way
(C) Changing his class after consultation with the principal
(D) Giving them the threat of expulsion
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78. If a student is constantly rubbing his eyes and is inattentive during black board work he is having
(A) Adjustment problem (B) Haring problem
(C) Visual impairment (D) Locomotive problem
79. The Biblical statement “love thy neighbour” implies that
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1. By serving the people around you, you serve god

2. After serving the people in your neighbourhood, there is no need to worry over people of the other
communities
(A) Both 1 and 2
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(B) 1 only
(C) 2 only
(D) Neither of these
80. Which of the following provides more freedom to the learner?
(A) Small group discussion
(B) Use of film projector
(C) Viewing country wide classroom program on T.V
(D) Lecture by experts
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81. Which among the following does not help in effective teaching?
(A) Punishing the students
(B) Giving home assignments
(C) Lecturing in impressive ways
(D) Drawing sketches and diagrams on the black board if needed
82. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) A researcher is expected to be a well-read person
(B) One research gives birth to another research
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(C) Researches contribute to the existing knowledge
(D) All good researchers must be nice persons
83. Audio-visual aids are called as
(A) Teaching aids (B) Writing accessories
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(C) Sensory aids (D) Reading aids
84. The fundamental objective/s of audio visual aid is/are
(A) To create interests in students
(B) Enhance retention of the learned material in the students
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(C) To impart innovative knowledge in students
(D) All of the above
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85. Literacy rate in India as per 2011 census is
(A) 74.04% (B) 64.01%
(C) 56.80% (D) 83.03%
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86. On entering classroom a teacher finds one of his student sleeping, what should be the response of the
teacher in this situation?
(A) Let the student sleep
(B) Wake the student up
(C) Punish the student
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(D) Ask the student to leave the class
87. The proportion angle between teachers body posture at the black board should be
(A) 45 approximately
(B) 30 approximately
(C) 120 approximately
(D) 90 approximately
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88. If a teacher does not know the answer of the question/s raised by the students in the class, what
should be the response of the teacher in such situation?
(A) The teacher should admit and tell the student that he will answer the question after consultation.
(B) The teacher should confuse the child with difficult answers.
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(C) The teacher should scold and ask the student to leave the classroom.
(D) The teacher should leave the classroom in resentment.
89. Who is called the father of teaching machine?
(A) B.F Skinner
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(B) S.L. Pressy
(C) Carl Gustav Jung
(D) Mc Donald
90. Which of the following teaching methods is more effective:
(A) Learning by doing (Projective) method
(B) Lecture method
(C) Demonstration method
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91. Which of the following is not classified under the graphic aids?
(A) Photograph (B) Graphs
(C) Bulletin boards (D) Maps
92. Which of the following does not belong to a projected aid?
(A) Overhead projector
(B) Blackboard
(C) Epidiascope
(D) Slide projector
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93. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good achievement test

(A) Reliability (B) Objectivity
(C) Ambiguity (D) Validity
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94. For a teacher, which one of the following method would be correct for writing on the blackboard?
(A) Writing fast and clearly as possible
(B) Writing the small matter first and then asking students to read it
(C) Asking questions to the students and then writing the answer as stated by them
(D) Writing the important points as clearly as possible
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95. Teacher makes use of teaching aids for

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(A) Making students attentive
(B) Making teaching within understanding level of students
(C) Making teaching interesting
(D) All of the above
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96. Which one of the following is not the characteristic of good question paper?
(A) Objectivity
(B) Subjectivity
(C) No use of vague words
(D) Reliable
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97. All of the following statements about a teacher are correct except that he/she is
(A) The leader in the class
(B) A friend guide and philosopher
(C) Teacher that the students do not know
(D) Changes his attitudes and behaviour according to the need of the society
98. Which of the following is not important for effective learning in classroom?
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(A) Teacher's ability to teach efficiently.

(B) Provide immediate feedback
(C) Prepare congenial classroom environment
(D) Provide unconstructive comments for evaluating activities
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99. In teaching any class or subject, student's needs and interests also have to be born in mind. Which of
the following dimensions cover this aspect?
(A) Philosophical dimension
(B) Evaluation dimension
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(C) Methodological dimension
(D) Psychological dimension
100. A brilliant student is underachiever. What is the best course of the action for the teacher?
(A) Wait until he performs better
(B) Give him grace marks in the examination
(C) Ask his parents to withdraw him from the school
(D) Find out reasons for his under achievement

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