(Marks : 25)

(1–5) Read the following passage.

The greatest enemy of mankind, as people have discovered, is not science, but war. Science merely reflects the prevailing social forces. It is found that, when there is peace, science is constructive; when there is war, science is perverted to destructive ends. The weapons which science gives us do not necessarily cause war, they make war increasingly terrible. Till now, it has brought us to the doorstep of doom. Our main problem, therefore, is not to curb science, but to stop war – to substitute law for force, and international government for anarchy in the relations of one nation with another. That is the job in which everybody must cooperate, including the scientists. But the bombing of Hiroshima suddenly woke us up to the fact that we have very little time. The hour is late and the work has scarcely begun. Now we are face to face with an urgent question: ‘Can education and tolerance, understanding and creative intelligence run fast enough to keep us abreast with our own mounting capacity to destroy?’ That is the question we shall have to answer one way or the other in this generation. Science must help us arriving at the answer, but the main decision lies within ourselves.

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

1

Which of the following would be the most suitable title for this passage?

[       3      ]

(1)

Science as reflection of social forces

(2)

How science makes war more terrible

(3)

The role of science in world peace

(4)

The role of science in the new generation.

2

What does the writer think is the main problem to be tackled?

[       2      ] 

(1)

curbing science

(2)

stopping war

(3)

promoting education and tolerance

(4)

perverting science to destructive ends

3

How can we possibly control our mounting capacity to destroy?

[       4      ]

(1)

by strengthening social forces

(2)

by promoting education and tolerance

(3)

by developing understanding and creative intelligence

(4)

both (2) and (3) together

4

How can war be stopped, as the writer implies?

[       1      ]    

(1)

by replacing force with law and lawlessness with international government

(2)

by preventing the perversion of science to destructive ends

(3)

by not using the weapons invented by science

(4)

by making scientists participate in decision-making

5

The passage does not say or imply one of the following. Which one is it?

[       2      ]    

(1)

Science is wrongly blamed for causing war.

(2)

Science does not add to the horrors of war.

(3)

Science is misused for destructive purposes.

(4)

Science can help in ensuring world peace.

6

In which of the following sentences are all articles used correctly?

[       1      ]    

(1)

This hospital was rated the most advanced with respect to the techniques employed for surgery.

(2)

This hospital was rated the most advanced with respect to the techniques employed for the surgery.

(3)

This hospital was rated a most advanced with respect to techniques employed for surgery.

(4)

This hospital was rated most advanced with respect to the techniques used for a surgery.

7

In the following sentence a wrong article is used. It is underlined. Replace it with the correct article from the choices given.

[       3      ]    

Should the country have one same uniform civil code for all its citizens?

(1)

a

(2)

an

(3)

the

(4)

no article

8

In which of the following sentences are all prepositions used correctly?

[       3      ]    

(1)

My class-teacher will be in leave for a fortnight by the 15th of this month.

(2)

My class-teacher will be on leave from a fortnight by the 15th of this month.

(3)

My class-teacher will be on leave for a fortnight from the 15th of this month.

(4)

My class-teacher will be under leave for a fortnight from the 15th of this month.

9

In the following sentence, a wrong preposition is used. It is underlined. Replace it with the right preposition chosen from the choices given.

[       1       ]    

They are selling their house with a view in emigrating to Australia.

(1)

to

(2)

for

(3)

of

(4)

on

10

Choose the sentence in which the verbs are used in the correct tenses.

[       1       ]    

(1)

We went for a picnic after the rain stopped.

(2)

We will be going for a picnic after the rain was stopped.

(3)

We went for a picnic after the rain was stopping.

(4)

We will be going for a picnic after the rain is stopping.

11

In the following sentence, the underlined part uses the wrong tense form of the verb. Replace it with the correct choice from the four forms given.

[       4       ]    

It was crazy to drive like that; you would kill somebody.

(1)

could kill

(2)

would have killed

(3)

can have killed

(4)

could have killed

12

One of the words underlined in the following sentences is spelt wrongly. Which one is it?

[       2        ]    

(1)

She is suffering from severe mental depression.

(2)

A job like this needs precission instruments.

(3)

This is a happy occasion for all of us.

(4)

His behaviour arouses suspicion.

13

Which of the four words given is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the following sentence?

[       1       ]    

Her plan is certainly clever and original.

(1)

ingenious

(2)

ingenuous

(3)

intellectual

(4)

precocious

14

It was a covert threat that the terrorists made to the leader.

[       3      ]    

Which of the following is a word opposite in meaning to ‘covert’?

(1)

showy

(2)

insane

(3)

explicit

(4)

insulting

15

The following sentence is transformed in four ways. Which is the right transformation?

[       2       ]    

This problem is too complex for us to solve.

(1)

This problem is too complex that we cannot solve it.

(2)

This problem is so complex that we cannot solve it.

(3)

This problem is so very complex for us to be solved.

(4)

This problem is so complex to be solved us.

16

Which of the following is a ‘complex sentence’?

[       3       ]    

(1)

The hall just behind the entrance is being repainted.

(2)

Would you please return the dictionary to me?

(3)

The lady who looks after the business is visiting us today.

(4)

He knocked, but no one opened the door.

17

Read the following sentence.

[       4      ]    

Had he admitted his guilt, he would have got a lighter sentence.

Which of the following sentences means the same as the above sentence?

(1)

He admitted his guilt, and so he got a lighter sentence.

(2)

He will admit his guilt, and he will get a lighter sentence.

(3)

He will not admit his guilt, and he will not get a lighter sentence.

(4)

He did not admit his guilt, and he did not get a lighter sentence.

18

The following sentence has been transformed into the passive in four ways. Which transformation is the best?

[       3       ]    

No one can use the building because they are repainting it.

(1)

The building can be used by no one because it is being repainted by them.

(2)

The building cannot be used because of it being repainted by them.

(3)

The building cannot be used because it is being repainted.

(4)

The building can be used by no one because they repainted it.

19

In which sentence is the verb in the active voice?

[       4      ]    

(1)

The best speaker award was given to him.

(2)

Invitations were sent to all the participants.

(3)

The streets are decorated every Christmas.

(4)

I used to send greeting cards to all my friends.

20

He said that they had been watching the game.

[       4       ]    

Which of the following is the right direct speech version of the above sentence?

(1)

He said, "We are watching the game."

(2)

He said, "We watched the game."

(3)

He said, "We had watched the game."

(4)

He said, "We have been watching the game."

21

Read the following sentence.

[       3       ]    

Manju said, "Anu, did you attend the meeting of our club last Sunday?"

Which of the following is the best reported speech version of the above sentence?

(1)

Manju asked Anu whether she had attended the meeting of their club last Sunday

(2)

Manju asked Anu had she attended the meeting of their club the previous Sunday?

(3)

Manju asked Anu if she had attended the meeting of their club the previous Sunday.

(4)

Manju enquired of Anu if she attended the meeting of our club the previous Sunday.

22

The body of a letter begins as follows:

"With reference to your application dated...."

[       2       ]    

What kind of a letter do you think it is?

(1)

an invitation

(2)

an official letter

(3)

a social letter

(4)

a friendly letter

23

You are writing a letter to Dr. T.D. Desai, the Chairperson of a pharmaceutical company, to enquire if any jobs are available in the company. How will you address the person?

[    2 or 3    ]    

(1)

Dear Sir / Madam

(2)

Dear Dr. Desai

(3)

Dear Sir

(4)

Dear Chairperson

24

Which of the following is a suitable way to end a letter to a close friend?

[       1       ]    

(1)

Write back soon, will you?

(2)

An immediate reply will be greatly appreciated

(3)

Reply by return of post.

(4)

Expecting a favourable reply, I remain

25

Which of the following would be the correct way of ending an informal letter?

[       4       ]    

(1)

Yours faithfully,

(2)

Yours lovingly,

(3)

Yours obediently,

(4)

Yours sincerely,

PART – B

General Knowledge and Teaching Aptitude

(Marks : 25)

26

The Bishnoi, the Chipko and the Silent Valley Movements are three popular movements in India. What are they concerned with?

[       3       ] 

(1)

Literacy

(2)

Poverty Eradication

(3)

Environment

(4)

Noise Pollution

27

The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 was held in Johannesburg. What is the main principle of ‘sustainable development’?

[       2       ] 

(1)

development which will help all strata of society

(2)

development without using all the existing resources

(3)

development according to a planned programme

(4)

development which will sustain continuous economic growth

28

More and more people are turning to ‘alternative medicine’, that is, treatment of illness using procedures other than recommended by medical science. ‘Holistic medicine’ is one such. Which of the following statements best describes ‘holistic medicine’?

[       4       ] 

(1)

Living creatures and their environment function together.

(2)

The whole person has to be treated, not just the symptoms of a disease.

(3)

The medicines that have come down from the ancient holy men are the best.

(4)

(1) and (2) together.

29

Plants produce carbohydrates using air and water, in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. What is this process known as?

[       1       ] 

(1)

photosynthesis

(2)

carbon cycle

(3)

heliotropism

(4)

geotropism

30

‘Protective antibodies are artificially created in the body introducing weak or dead micro-organisms capable of causing specific diseases...’, Which of the following term does not represent this process?

[       2       ] 

(1)

Vaccination

(2)

Pasteurisation

(3)

Inoculation

(4)

Immunisation

31

In which State ‘Chutia’ is a tribal group?

[       3       ] 

(1)

Manipur

(2)

Nagaland

(3)

Assam

(4)

Tripura

32

The novel Devdas has been filmed at least seven times in different languages. Who wrote the original novel?

[       3       ] 

(1)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(2)

Munshi Prem Chand

(3)

Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

(4)

Mahashweta Devi

33

What is the primary function of the United Nations Organisation?

[       1       ] 

(1)

Maintenance of international peace and security

(2)

Conservation of the environment

(3)

Promoting economic and social welfare

(4)

Supporting underdeveloped countries

34

The mystery disease SARS is spreading alarm throughout the world. Which of the following systems does the disease mainly affect?

[       4       ] 

(1)

reproductive

(2)

circulatory

(3)

digestive

(4)

respiratory

35

Who, among the following said, "Secularism does not mean irreligion’’?

[       2      ] 

(1)

Mahatma Gandhi

(2)

S. Radhakrishnan

(3)

Jawaharlal Nehru

(4)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

36

Which of the following 15th century Italian painters was also a sculptor, architect, engineer and scientist?

[       1       ] 

(1)

Leonardo da Vinci

(2)

Michelangelo

(3)

Raphael

(4)

Sandro Botticelli

37

What do Churoka, Kitami and Hitaka have in common?

[       3       ] 

(1)

They were the former Prime Ministers of Japan

(2)

They were Japanese Emperors.

(3)

They are mountains in Japan

(4)

They are Japanese electronic corporations

38

ECOMARK is a label given to household and other consumer goods by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards). What does the label say about the product?

[       2       ] 

(1)

economically-priced

(2)

environment-friendly

(3)

energy-conserving

(4)

all the above

39

VAT is a proposed form of taxation that has created a lot of controversy recently. What is the full form of VAT?

[       1       ] 

(1)

Value Added Tax

(2)

Value Adjustable Tax

(3)

Valid Advanced Tax

(4)

Variable Assets Tax

40

The controversial Bt Cotton is a genetically-engineered (transgenic) variety of cotton. Which of the following is claimed to be its greatest benefit?

[       3       ] 

(1)

It is high-yielding

(2)

It is inexpensive to grow.

(3)

It is highly pest-resistant

(4)

It produces high-quality cotton

41

Which, among the following, is the most important characteristic of a good teacher?

[       4       ] 

(1)

a good cultured family background.

(2)

a high degree of intelligence and capacity for clear thinking.

(3)

education in reputed institutions with consistently high academic record.

(4)

a capacity to interact effectively with various types of children and parents

42

Which, among the following, is the best criterion for judging the effectiveness of teaching?

[       1       ] 

(1)

most of the weak and average students make good progress.

(2)

the best students in the class do extremely well

(3)

there is 100% pass in the annual examinations

(4)

the very weak students are not neglected

43

What is the best way of viewing the prescribed syllabus and textbooks?

[       2       ] 

(1)

Treat them as directives that must be implemented faithfully

(2)

Treat them as guidelines to follow flexibly to suit the actual teaching-learning situation.

(3)

Recognize that they have been prepared by experts and respect their authority.

(4)

Take them as content that must be completed even when time is short.

44

What is the most desirable sign of change and development in a teacher over the years?

[       3       ] 

(1)

He learns more and more about his subject of specialization.

(2)

He acquires higher qualifications.

(3)

He gains deep understanding of how different children learn.

(4)

He becomes skilled in school administration.

45

Which, among the following, is the most important factor that influences the extent of a child’s learning in school?

[       2       ] 

(1)

the student’s intelligence (IQ)

(2)

the teacher’s skill in making learning meaningful

(3)

interest and support on the part of the parents

(4)

the resources and facilities available in the school

46

Which of the following is the most important in effective classroom teaching?

[       4       ] 

(1)

The teacher speaks in a clear, loud, pleasant voice.

(2)

There is a completely noise-free atmosphere in the classroom.

(3)

The students make a note of everything that the teacher says and writes on the blackboard.

(4)

The teacher starts with what learners know already and gives them new information.

47

Which, among the following, is the best way to inculcate values in students?

[       3       ] 

(1)

The teacher talks about great people and teaches their biographies.

(2)

The teacher conducts regular moral instruction classes.

(3)

The teacher practices the desirable values in his own conduct and sets an example.

(4)

The teacher commends good character and awards prizes for it.

48

Which of the following is the most important responsibility of a teacher?

[       1       ] 

(1)

providing students with experiences and guiding them to learn from them.

(2)

setting useful assignments and evaluating them.

(3)

making periodical reports on the performance of students.

(4)

dealing tactfully with all parents.

49

What is the best course of action for a teacher when he makes a mistake while teaching?

[       4       ] 

(1)

pretend nothing has gone wrong

(2)

scold the children who say he was wrong

(3)

look angry so that no student dares to point out the mistake

(4)

admit that he has gone wrong

50

Which of the following should attract a young person to the teaching profession?

[       2       ] 

(1)

Teachers are paid relatively well.

(2)

Teaching is a noble service.

(3)

Teachers have a good position in society.

(4)

Teachers get more leisure than most other employees.