SET 2014 EXAM SOLVED PAPER
1.The remote controls in TVs operate using
A.Radio waves
B.Ultrasound waves
C.Infrared light
D.UV light
Ans:C
2.Beautiful bands of colour appear on oil films atop puddles on a rainy day because of
A.Dispersion
B.Interference
C.Diffraction
D.Reflection
Ans:B
3.The luster of a metal is due to
A.Its high density
B.Its high polishing
C.Its chemical inertness
D.Presence of free electrons
Ans:D
4.The APGAR test is administered to:
A.Pre-school children
B.Newborns
C.Mentally retarded children
D.Primary school children
Ans:B
5.Identify the scientist,the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry twice,who died in November 2013.
A.Linus Pauling
B.Martin Karplus
C.Frederick Sanger
D.Peter Agre
Ans:C
6.To convert ammonia into urea,the liver cells require:
A.Water
B.Sulphur
C.Carbon dioxide
D.Oxygen
Ans:C
7.Bacterial decomposition of biological material under acrobic condition is:
A.Fermentation
B.Fertilization
C.Contamination
D.Composting
Ans:A
8.The realm of the earth made up of solid rock and soil is called
A.Atmosphere
B.Lithosphere
C.Hydrosphere
D.Stratosphere
Ans:B
9.The population of a town is 1,44,000.It increases by 5% during the 2nd year,it decreases by 10% and increases by 15% during the 3rd year.What is the population after 3 years?
A.1,56,492
B.1,65,249
C.1,45,925
D.1,54,925
Ans:A
10.Rema is twice as old as Suma.Three years ago,she was three times as old as Suma.How old is Rema now?
A.6 years
B.7 years
C.8 years
D.12 years
Ans:D
11.If A stands for +,B stands for -,C stands for x,D stands for
÷
then,14C10A42D2B8=?
A.153
B.216
C.248
D.83
Ans:A
12.The total adults in a city is 60000.The various section of them are indicated below in the circle diagram.
I-1620
II-1080
III-540
IV-180
V-180
I-employees in the public sector
II-employees in the private sector
III-employees in the corporate sector
IV-Self employed
V-Unemployed
What percentage of the employed persons is self-employed?
A.5 5/19
B.19 1/5
C.5 1/19
D.None of these
Ans:A
13.In ancient India,which one of the following universities was established first?
A.Vikramsila
B.Nalanda
C.Takshashila
D.Somapura Mahavihara
Ans:C
14.Right to Education has been included in the Indian Constitution as a Fundamental Right vide the 86th Amendment of the Constitution.Which Article in the Constitution of India declares ‘Right to Education’as Fundamental Right?
A.Article 19-A
B.Article 17-A
C.Article 231-A
D.Article 21-A
Ans:D
15.Which Educational Document advocated ‘Downward Filtration Theory of Education’in India during British Period?
A.Charter Act
B.Wood’s Despatch
C.Macaulay’s Minutes
D.Hunter Report
Ans:C
16.The only active volcano in India
A.Etna
B.Barren Island
C.Vesuvius
D.Stromboli
Ans:B
17.Who officially declared Kannur as the first zero-landless district in the country?
A.Oommen Chandy
B.Jairam Ramesh
C.Sonia Gandhi
D.Dr.Manmohan Singh
Ans:B
18.Who coined the famous slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?
A.Hasrat Mohani
B.Bhagat Singh
C.A.K.Gopalan
D.Chandrasekhar Azad
Ans:A
19.What is the importance of the day 12th March 1930?
A.Non-co-operation Movement
B.Chauri Chaura Incident
C.Quit India Movement
D.Salt Satyagraha
Ans:D
20.Who was selected for the Ezhuthachan Award 2013?
A.M.K.Sanu
B.O.N.V.Kurup
C.Sarah Joseph
D.Padmanabhan
Ans:A
21.Thillana is a format of
A.Kuchipudi
B.Odissi
C.Bharathanatyam
D.Kathak
Ans:C
22.Amjad Ali Khan is a famous player of which musical instrument?
A.Violin
B.Flute
C.Tabala
D.Sarod
Ans:D
23.The Man Booker Prize 2013 winner,Eleanor Catton,the youngest winner in the Prize’s history,belongs to which country?
A.USA
B.New Zealand
C.UK
D.Australia
Ans:B
24.The founder of the Nyaya School of philosophy
A.Kapila
B.Gautama
C.Jaimini
D.Kanada
Ans:B
25.According to Indian philosophy,the main goal of existence is
A.Darshana
B.Karma
C.Salvation
D.Rebirth
Ans:C
26.What does the “Judicial Review”function of the Supreme Court mean?
A.Review of the judgement of a lower court
B.Review of the functioning of Judiciary in the country
C.Examination of the Constitutional validity of the laws
D.Undertaking of periodic review of the Constitution
Ans:C
27.The Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship 2013 awarded by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund on the occasion of the 124th birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister on 14th November 2013,was conferred on:
A.Prof.Babu Mathew
B.Prof.Mushirul Hasan
C.Shri.T.N.Ninan
D.Prof.(Mrs)Poonam Batra
Ans:B
28.According to a recent survey conducted by the Department of Non-Resident Keralites’Affairs,with the assistance of the Bureau of Economics and Statistics,the number of Keralites living abroad is
A.24.83 lakh
B.16.25 lakh
C.12.54 lakh
D.34.82 lakh
Ans:B
29.Which Indian film won the maximum number of National Film Awards in the year 2013?
A.Dekh Indian Circus
B.Paan Singh Tomar
C.Dhag
D.Chittagong
Ans:A
30.The Election Commission has decided to introduce a NOTA option in the EVM/ballot paper.What will happen if the number of electors who utilizes the NOTA option in the EVM/ballot papers exceeds the number of votes scored by a candidate who scores the highest number of votes?
A.The election in that constituency will be declared as null and void and the seat will be kept vacant till the next general election
B.The candidate with the highest number of votes will be declared as the winner
C.The election will be cancelled and re-election will be held within a period of 60 days from the date of that election
D.The election will be cancelled and a re-election will be held within a period of 30 days from the date of that election
Ans:B
31.The founder Vice-Chancellor of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University
A.Raju Narayanaswamy
B.K.Jayakumar
C.M.T.Vasudevan Nair
D.A.Jayaprasad
Ans:B
32.------------------will host the 2014 Common Wealth Games.
A.Dhaka
B.Mumbai
C.Toronto
D.Glasgow
Ans:D
33.The bowler to take Sachin’s wicket in his(Sachin’s)last Test Match held in Mumbai
A.Chris Gayle
B.Narsingh Deonarine
C.Kieron Pollard
D.Fidel Edwards
Ans:B
34.Who among the following from Kerala was first honoured by issuing a Commemorative coin by the government?
A.Vallathol
B.Sree Narayana Guru
C.EMS Namboothirippad
D.Saint Alphonsa
Ans:B
35.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has recently expressed his willingness to be questioned by the CBI in an alleged irregularity in the allocation of coal blocks to a company .Identify the company from the following
A.Reliance Industries
B.Hindalco
C.Coal India Ltd
D.Birla Power Corporation
Ans:B
36.Which of the following statements about ISRO’s Mars Mission is/are correct?
I.The Spacecraft was launched on 5th November 2013
II.It was launched from Wheeler Island near the coast of Odisha
III.According to the existing Programme,the spacecraft will land on Mars after 300 days of the launch
IV:This mission is also known as Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission(MAVEN)
A.I and II only
B.I only
C.I,II,III only
D.I,II,III and IV
Ans:B
37.A nodal agency established by the UGC for providing Education to students across the country through electronic media
A.GLAS
B.DOT
C.CEC
D.CIET
Ans:C
38.’Kurukshethra’the place related to the epic Mahabharatha is situated in
A.Haryana
B.Bihar
C.Uttar Pradesh
D.Uttaranchal
Ans:A
39.’Cultural lag’ is the term used by Ogburn to describe how
A.Moral changes occur
B.Cultural changes occur
C.Social changes occur
D.One phase of culture may change more rapidly than another phase
Ans:D
40.Superstitious beliefs are generally formed through
A.Operant conditioning
B.Classical conditioning
C.Traditional beliefs
D.Natural learning
Ans:C
41.What is the aim of the ASAP(Additional Skill Acquisition Programme)launched by the Kerala Government?
A.A training programme for teachers for improving their teaching skills
B.Imparting soft skills to graduates seeking employment
C.Encouraging extra –curricular activities from primary school level
D.Improving the employability of higher secondary and college graduates in the State
Ans:D
42.The Supreme Court of India on 9th November 2013 stayed the verdict of the Guwahati High Court that the formation of the CBI was unconstitutional.The urgent petition for the stay of the above verdict was filed by
A.The Home Ministry
B.The CBI
C.The Department of Personnel and Training
D.The Prime Minister’s Office
Ans:C
43.Transmitting a pre-existing set of values to the young generation is known as
A.Moralization
B.Value Analysis
C.Value Clarification
D.Incidential Approach
Ans:A
44.Even with education,the poor in the villages cannot easily give up their old ways of thinking due to
A.High rate of non-material changes
B.High rate of material changes
C.Low rate of material changes
D.Low rate of non-material changes
Ans:D
45.The essence of effective communication is that
A.Sender and receiver both attribute the same meaning to a message
B.Sender and receiver both exchange information
C.The receiver gives feedback to the sender
D.None of the above
Ans:A
46.The main reason for failure of communication in the classroom is
A.The students are in attentive
B.The students are not interested in the lesson being taught
C.Instruction is in the mother tongue
D.There is so much noise in and around the classroom
Ans:B
47.One of the main objectives of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan is to
A.Improve the professional skills of teachers at Higher Secondary level by organizing intensive training programmes to be sponsored by the central government
B.Standardize the Higher Secondary courses in India on par with international institutions
C.Bring higher education in India in line with and at the frontiers of global trends in higher education and knowledge development
D.Impart training in life skills and thus improve the employability of higher Secondary students in the job market in India and abroad
Ans:C
48.The ‘Report on Currency and Finance’for each of the financial year in India is published by
A.Reserve bank of India
B.Ministry of Finance
C.Planning Commission
D.Central Statistical Organization
Ans:A
49.A computer program that converts assembly language to machine language is
A.Compiler
B.Interpreter
C.Assembler
D.Comparator
Ans:C
50.What is the difference between ‘Google’and ‘Google Chrome’?
A.Google is a search engine whereas Google Chrome is a web browser
B.Google is a web site whereas Google Chrome is a search engine
C.Google is designed for use in table top computers whereas Google Chrome is designed for mobile devices
D.Google Chrome is an upgraded version of Google
Ans:A
51.ISP stands for?
A.International Server Protocol
B.Internal Storage Protocol
C.Internet Service Provider
D.Internet Storage Provider
Ans:C
52.You are asked to edit a report prepared using MS Word.Your task is to convert all paragraph headings typed in lower case to upper case.What shortcut key combination would you use to accomplish this task,instead of retyping the headings?
A.Ctrl+F7
B.Ctrl+Shift+C
C.Ctrl+Shift+A
D.Ctrl+Alt+U
Ans:C
53.Which among the following is an example of computer simulated environment?
A.Audio visual Aids
B.Video Conference
C.Social Networking groups
D.Virtual Reality
Ans:D
54.Match the following
LIST-I
i.Indra Nooyi
ii.Chanda Kochhar
iii.Marissa Mayer
iv.Usha Ananthasubramanian
v.Arundhati Bhattacharya
LIST-II
a.Bhartiya Mahila Bank
b.Biocon Ltd
c.SBI
d.Pepsi Co
e.ICICI Bank
f.Yahoo
a)i-e,ii-b,iii-d,iv-c,v-a
b)i-d,ii-e,iii-f,iv-a,v-c
c)i-c,ii-e,iii-f,iv-b,v-a
d)i-d,ii-a,iii-f,iv-b,v-c
Ans:B
55.The -----------file format is a method of encoding pictures on a computer
A.HTML
B.URL
C.JPEG
D.DOC
Ans:C
56.The second part of a URL specifies the
A.Protocol
B.Resource id
C.Client name
D.Server name
Ans:D
57.The language used for creating webpages
A.Hyper Text Machine Language
B.Hyper Text Markup Language
C.Hyper Text Makeup Language
D.Hyper Text manage language
Ans:B
58.One of the main activities of the National Spot Exchange(of India)is
A.Providing on the spot buying and selling facilities of shares of foreign companies
B.Providing an electronic transparent spot trading platform for commodities
C.Facilitating on the spot exchange of foreign currencies,avoiding the exploitation of middle men in the transactions
D.Providing the same facilities as in the National Stock Exchange,but in a more transparent manner
Ans:B
59.Which one of the following is not an operating system?
A.Windows XP
B.Microsoft Office
C.DOS
D.Linux
Ans:B
60.Which among the following field is used to send an email to a third party?
A.To
B.Copy to
C.BCC
D.Attach
Ans:C
61.Which of the following approaches is not related to cognitive learning?
A.Problem solving
B.Learning by doing
C.Project method
D.Rote memory
Ans:D
62.Problem investigated in project method is
A.Theoretical and imaginary
B.Real and theoretical
C.Real and Practical
D.All of the above
Ans:C
63.A feeling of discomfort that accompanies fear of failure is
A.Arousal
B.Conflict
C.Anxiety
D.Catharsis
Ans:C
64.A child in your class always tries to attribute his failure to other children or materials ,what kind of defence mechanism does he use?
A.Rationalism
B.Projection
C.Repression
D.Compensation
Ans:A
65.Which of the following is true of learning?
A.Learning is relatively permanent
B.Learning involves a change in behavior
C.Learning occurs through experience
D.All the above
Ans:D
66.Forgetting can be explained as
A.The result of incorrect learning
B.A case of negative transfer
C.A case of mental dissociation
D.The result of all of the above
Ans:D
67.The COTPA prohibits sale of cigarette or any other tobacco product within a radius of----------of any educational institution,
A.Two hundred metres
B.One hundred yards
C.One hundred metres
D.One hundred and twenty yards
Ans:B
68.To make teachers accountable,they should be given
A.Freedom in the selection of content and methods of teaching
B.Training in teaching and examining
C.Opportunities for professional growth
D.Transfer to the places where they want to serve
Ans:A
69.A student of your class is being ridiculed by his classmates because he gives foolish answers to all questions.What would you do?
A.Stop asking questions to him so that such situation can avoided
B.Advice the other students to be sympathetic and not to ridicule him
C.Inform his parents and advice them to arrange for providing private tuition
D.Frequently ask very simple questions to him
Ans:D
70.The ‘Institutional planning’means that
A.Every educational institution should be pre-pl