Set 13 Previous year papers of GATE, NET, SET

Q1. When choosing a teaching method, which of the following is considered to be the least important ?

(A) Nature of the content being taught

(B) Available resources

(D) Students’ likes and dislikes

Ans .

Explanation :
In teaching method course objective holds the most important role.The followed by nature of content and available Resourses.

Q2. The best feedback about mis-learning is obtained through :

(A) diagnostic testing

(B) summative evaluation

(D) qualitative evaluation

Ans .

Explanation :
Diagnostic tests measure students' understanding of a subject area or skills base. Teachers typically administer diagnostics for reading and math skills, using the results to provide remedial instruction or place students within appropriately leveled classes.

Q3. The question, “Distinguish between animal cell and plant cell” is based on.........................objective.

(A) Comprehension

(B) Analysis

(D) Evaluation

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Explanation :
Analysis is the process wherein we can differentiate between the animal and plant cell.

Q4. Students who can effectively express their thoughts show.......................... intelligence.

(A) Emotional

(B) Linguistic

(D) Cognitive

Ans.

Explanation :
While expressing thoughts we relate to language we use. Hence it is Linguistic intelligence.

Q5. The factors which most affect the quality of teaching are :

(A) learner’s abilities method

(B) learner’s abilities, teacher’s communication skills, teaching method

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

Ans .

Explanation :
learner’s abilities, teacher’s communication skills, teaching method are some of the factors which can improve quality of teaching effectively.

Q6. The most important purpose of home assignment is to :

(A) keep students well engaged

(B) instill habit of hard work in the students

(D) help in better retention of content

Ans .

Explanation :
Homework will help students in remembering the content.

Q7. Doing research involves these 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

(B) 4 1 3 2 5

(D) 2 1 5 3 4

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Explanation :
while doing research first we need to identify the research problem then set objective and methodology.lastly collect data and formulate result.

Q8. The bibliography of a research report :

(A) lists all the books published on the topic

(B) lends credibility to the report and serves as a guide for further research

(D) is always written in the format prescribed by the American Psychological Association

Ans .

Explanation :
An enumerative bibliography is a systematic list of books and other works such as journal articles.

Q9. No hypothesis can be stated in........ terms.

(A) directional

(B) declarative

(D) general

Ans .

Explanation :
self explanatory

Q10. The F-test :

(A) is basically one-sided

(B) is basically two-sided

(D) can never be two-sided

Ans .

Explanation :
An F-test is any statistical test in which the test statistic has an F-distribution under the null hypothesis.

Q11. Experimental research can be :

(A) easily generalized

(B) easily analyzed

(D) precisely controlled

Ans .

Explanation :
self explanatory

Q12. The quality of a research journal is indicated by its............... .

(A) h-index

(B) g-index

(D) impact factor

Ans .

Explanation :
The impact factor (IF) is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. It is used to measure the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the times it's articles are cited.

Answer question Nos. 13 to 18 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.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

Q13. Some conventional men think that :

(A) they must take all the decisions in the family

(B) women should get equal advantages and privileges

(D)everyone in the family must obey them

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Explanation :
According to the passage , orthodox men feel they are the heads of the families and hence they should have they must have all the conveniences and advantages in the family.

Q14:Thinking in terms of ‘we’ means thinking about :

(A) the family

(B) the nation

(D) the society

Ans .

Explanation :
The passage states about the family.

Q15. Which of the following statements is true ?

(A) Orthodox men have ‘we’-feeling

(B) Children learn methods of behaviour from their parents

(D) The habit formation in the family should start from grand- parents

Ans .

Explanation :
self explanatory

Q16. True communication and relationship building begin with

(A) ordering and dictating

(B)ordering and obeying

(D) listening and understanding

Ans .

Explanation :
listening and understanding make the communication better and helps in building the relationship.

Q17. If parents try to understand the child, their reactions will be in consonance with the child’s

(A) behaviour

(B) achievements

(D) ambitions

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Explanation :
self explanatory

Q18.The most appropriate title for the passage is :

(A)The parent-child relationship and the family

(B)The compulsions of family life

(C)True relationship building

(D)Success and failure in the family

Ans .

Explanation :
The passage talks about the various situation in family.so option D is suits the best.

Q19.Which of the following is not an example of non-verbal communication ?

(A)Letter Writing

(B) Facial Expression

(C)Pace of Speaking

(D)Silence

Ans .

Explanation :
self explanatory.

Q20.On which criteria communication can be classified into ‘Intra- personal’, ‘Inter-personal’, ‘group’ and ‘mass’ communication ?

(A)Medium of communication

(B)Number of participants in communication

(C)Message of communication

(D)Purpose of communication

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Explanation :
Intra- personal, Inter-personal, group and mass talks about the total members participating.

Q21.Which of the following is the most correct description of ‘breaking news’ in the context of news-channel ?

(A)A news mainly about a shocking or violent event

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

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

(D)A precise news focusing on investigation of political corruption

Ans .

Explanation :
Breakin news is newly received information about an event that is currently occurring or developing.

Q22.What is the significance of the 1980s in the context of television in India ?

(A)Television transmission began in India

(B)DTH services for television began in India

(C)Rapid expansion of Doordarshan’s network

(D)Privately owned TV channels were allowed in India

Ans .

Explanation :
Rapid expansion of Doordarshan’s network

Q23.The round table sitting arrangement in a typical conference room facilitates :

(A)one-directional communication

(B)more interactive communi- cation amongst participants

(C)top-down communication

(D)bottoms-up communication

Ans .

Explanation :
round table sitting arrangement helps in better communication.

Q24.What communicative dimensions are added when PowerPoint presen- tation is used in teaching ?

(A)Only visual

(B)Only Audio

(C)Audio as well as visual

(D)Audio, Visual and Interactive

Ans .

Explanation :
PowerPoint presen- tation communicate in all three dimensions.

Q25.Consider the following code words for the fruits Banana 010, Apple 111, Mango 101. By the nearest decoding procedure the codeword 000 will be decoded to

(A)Banana

(B)Apple

(C)Mango

(D)Either Apple or Mango

Ans .

Explanation :
Self explienimentry

Q26.Which of the following is true for the real numbers pi and (2)^1/2 ?

(A) pi and(2)^1/2both are rational numbers

(B)pi+(2)^1/2 is a rational number

(C)(2)^1/2 pi and pi/(2)^1/2 are not real numbers

(D)( pi)^n is irrational for every natural number n

Ans .

Explanation :
An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction for any integers and . Irrational numbers have decimal expansions that neither terminate nor become periodic. Every transcendental number is irrational.

Q27.Suppose x1 = 10, x 2 = x1 + 1/ 10 , ....., xk+1 = xk + 1/ 10k . Then which of the following is not true ?

(A)No two terms of the sequence are equal

(B)At least one term of the sequence is larger than 10.1112

(C)The sequence is strictly increasing

(D) Every term of the sequence is less than 11.11.

Ans .

Explanation :
Sequence is 10, 10.1, 10.11, 10.111, 10.1111, 10.11111<10.1112

Q28.Assume that human beings will survive on the earth for infinity. Then :

(A)There is a person whose family line will never terminate

(B)Everyones family line may get terminated

(C)At least 50% of the present person’s family line will not be terminated

(D)At most 50% of the present person’s family line will not be terminated

Ans .

Explanation :
when human beings will survive on the earth for infinity then there will no person who dies and hence his f amily line will never terminate

Q29.Three boys {b1 , b2 , b3 } and three girls {g1 , g2 , g3 } are registered in a 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 b3 likes g2

(B)b1 likes {g1 , g 3 }, b2 likes g3 and b3 likes g1

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

(D)b1 likes g1 , b2 likes {g2 , g3 } and b3 likes g1

Ans .

Explanation :
In option C we can see each boy can be paired with a girl.

Q30.Suppose that in an organization every teacher is a scientist; every scientist who is not a teacher is an engineer. Therefore :

(A)every engineer is a scientist

(B) every teacher is an engineer

(C)every scientist is either a teacher or an engineer

(D)no teacher is an engineer

Ans .

Explanation :
Some teachers can be both scientists and engineers

Q31.L, M, N, P and Q appeared for a test. M' scored better than P, but scored less than L and N. L scored better than N. P scored better than Q. Which of the following is the correct descending order based on their performance ?

(A)LNMPQ

(B)NLMPQ

(C)QPMNL

(D)PQMLN

Ans .

Explanation :
According to given statements : firstly M>PNand lastly P>Q. Therefore option A is correct answer.

Q32.Based on the following statements, which of the conclusion/s is/are correct ? Statement I : Some leaders are Statement I : intelligent. Statement II : All the managers Statement II : are intelligent. Conclusion 1 : All the leaders are Conclusion 1 : intelligent. Conclusion 2 : Some managers Conclusion 2 : are intelligent.

(A)Only 1

(B)Only 2

(C)Both 1 and 2

(D) Both 1 and 2 do not follow

Ans .

Explanation :
Self Explanation

Q33.Based on the following statements. Which of the conclusion/s will follow ? Statement I : All tigers are Statement I : brave. Statement II : Some brave Statement II : animals are kind. Conclusion 1 : Some tigers are Conclusion 1 : kind. Conclusion 2 : Tom is a tiger, so Conclusion 2 : he is brave.

(A)Only 1

(B)Only 2

(C)Both 1 and 2

(D)Neither 1 nor 2

Ans .

Explanation :
Both conclusions are true so statement c follows.

Q34.Mohini, Nanda, Seema, Anisha and 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)Mohini, Sangeeta, Seema

(B) Sangeeta, Seema, Anisha

(C)Anisha, Sangeeta, Seema

(D)Seema, Sangeeta, Anisha

Ans .

Explanation :
Sangeeta is ahead of seema and mohini is last so option c follows the same

Q35.Which of the alternatives will complete the following letter series ? HIG, LMK,............, TUS, XYW.

(A)PQO

(B)OPQ

(C)NOP

(D)MNL

Ans .

Explanation :
Every first letter of series occurs after skipping 3 letters.

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