TEACHERS RECRUITMENT BOARD, CHENNAI - 6

WRITTEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT

OF POST GRADUATE ASSISTANTS (2011-12) - 12PG-03

MATHEMATICS

TIME ALLOWED : 3 HOURS

1.

Let F be a finite field with 7 elements and K be a

finite extension of F such that [K : F]=n. Then K
has
A) 7n elements
B) 7+n elements
C) 7n elements
D) n7 elements

2.

F is the splitting field of xp mx if and only if F has

A) p elements
B) m elements
C) m p elements
D) pm elements

3.

A)
B)
C)
D)

log x
x

=
x
B)
D)

If f is Riemann integrable on [a, b], then

A) |f| is not Riemann integrable on [a, b]
b

D) |f| is Riemann integrable & | f |= 0

2
sin nx dx for n=1, 2, ...... is

B) 2
D) 0

, ] having same Fourier

13 . If f and g are in L 2 [
coefficients, then
A) g = 0
B) f = 0
C) f g
D) f=g almost everywhere

8.

is
is
is
is

12 . For f L2[
, ], if the Fourier coefficients ak.k=0, 1,
... and b k , k=1, 2, .... are all zero, then
A) f = 0
B) f 0
C) f > 0
D) f < 0

7.

f
f
f
f

A) /2
C)

C) |f| is Riemann integrable & | f |> | f |

6.

1
, 0<x1, then
x
continuous on [0, 1]
continuous on (0, 1]
continuous on the real line
not continuous at any point of (0, 1]

11 .

B) |f| is Riemann integrable on [a, b] & | f | | f |

5.

Let A be any finite subset of a metric space M.

Then
A) A is connected but not compact
B) A is connected and compact
C) A is compact
D) A is neither connected nor compact

10 . Define f(x)=

lim

A) 1
C) 0
4.

9.

MAXIMUM MARKS : 150

D e f i n e f ( x ) = 1 x 2 f o r 1 < x < 1 . T h en f i s
continuous
A) only at 0
B) at each point of (1, 1)
C) only at 1 and 1
D) f is not continuous at any point of (1, 1)

14 . On the general surface,

condition for the curve
that
A) EE 2+FE 1+2EF 1=0
C) EE 2FE1+2EF1 =0

The set of rational numbers is dense in

A)
, the set of complex numbers
B)  , the set of integers
C)  , the set of real numbers
D) Q, the set of rational numbers

15 . At
A)
B)
C)
D)

a necessary and sufficient

V=C to be a geodesic is
B) EE 2+FE12EF1=0
D) EE 2FE1 2EF1=0

every point of a geodesic, its principal normal is

normal to the surface
tangential to the surface
normal to the complement of the surface
undefined

Let f be a non-constant, real valued continuous

function on  . Then the range of f is
A) countable
B) finite
C)
D) not countable

16 . The Christoffel symbols of first kind gk are given by




 
A) ri .rkj
B) ri .rjk
C) rj .rki
D) rk .rji

Let A=[0, 1][2, 3] be a subset of the real line.

Then [0, 1] is
A) open but not closed in A
B) closed but not open in A
C) neither open nor closed in A
D) both open and closed in A

17 . The geodesic curvature of the parametric curve

V=C is given by Kg=
1
HE(EF1EF2FE1)
B) H1E1(EF1EE2FE1)
A)
2
1 1 1
C)
H E (2EF1EE2FE1) D) EF 1EE2FE1
2

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1 8. The second fundamental coefficients L, M, N are

given by
 
 
 
A) L = N1.r1, M = N1.r2 .N = N 2 .r2
 
 
 
B) L = N1.r1, M = N1.r2 .N = N 2 .r2
 
 
 
C) L = N1.r1 , M = N1.r2 , N = N 2 .r2
 
 
 
D) L = N1.r1, M = N1.r2 , N = N 2 .r2

B) X and Y are positively correlated

C) X and Y are negatively correlated
D) correlation coefficient cannot be defined
29 . The regression coefficients are
A) dependent on change of origin and scale
B) independent of change of origin and scale
C) dependent on change of origin and scale
D) independent of change of origin but not of scale
30 . Consider the function

1 9. Let E, F, G and L, M, N be the first and second

fundamental coefficients. At an umbilic point
L M N
=
=
A) L E, M F, N G
B)
G F
E
L M N
=
=
C)
D) L = M = N
E F G

1 if y < x
f(x, y)=
, 0<x<1. Then
0 , otherwise
A) regression of y on x and y are linear
B) regression of y on x and x on y are non-linear
C) regression y on x is linear, regression of x on y is nonlinear
D) regression of y on x is non-linear, but regression of x
on y is linear

2 0. Equation of asymptotic lines is given by

A) Ldu2 +2M dudv+Ndv2 =0
B) Ldu2Ndv2 =0
C) M dudv=0
D) Ldu22M dudv+Ndv2=0
2 1. Let

r/

denote the r

and r denote the r

A) 2 =

th

th

moment about any point a

(
(

moment about the mean. Then

2
/2 + 1/

C) 2 = 2 1

31 . Edge of regression of the rectifying developable

has the equation


 
 


A) R = r + k zt + kb
B) R = r k zt + kb


  k zt + kb


C) R = r + /
D) R = r + k + z + b
/
k z kz

B) 2 =

2
/2 1/

/2
D) 2 = 1

33 . Serret-Frenet Formulae are given by



 
 

A) t / = kn, n / = zb kt, b / = zn


/




B) t = kn, b / = zb kt, n / = zn

/
C) t = n / b /
  

D) t = nb, n / = t b

2 3. The chance that a leap year selected at random

will contain 53 Sundays is
4
1
1
2
A)
B)
C)
D)
7
53
7
7
2 4. Let A and B be independent events. Then P(A/B)=
A) P(A)
B) P(B)
C) 0
D) 1

34 . Directions of parametric curves are conjugate if

A) M0
B) M= 1
C) M= 0
D) M=

2 5. The expected value of number of points that will

be obtained with a single throw in an ordinary die
is
5
7
2
A)
B)
C)
D) 1
2
2
7

35 . In the canonical form of a Linear programming

problem, the objective function
A) must be of maximization type
B) must be of minimization type
C) may be of maximization or minimization type
D) is not defined

2 6. The covariance of two independent variables is

1
1
A) 0
B) 1
C)
D)
2
3

36 . The system of Linear euqations x 1 +2x 2 +x 3 =4,

2x 1+x 2+5x 3=5 has the basic feasible solutions
5
A) x1 =2, x2=1 ; x1=5, x3=1 ; x2= , x3=5
3
5
2
x
=
, x3 =
B) x2 =1, x1 =2 ; x1=5, x3=1 ; 2
3
3
C) x1 =2, x2=1 ; x1=5, x3=5
5
D) x1 =2, x2=1 ; x2= , x3=2
3

2 7. Lef f(x) be a probability function. Then

A) f(x)>0 if and only if x>0
B) f(x) 0 <x<
C) f(x)=0 for 0<x<
D) f(x)=0 for <x<
2 8. If X and Y are independent variables, then
A) X and Y are uncorrelated

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32 . A necessary and sufficient condition for a surface

to be a developable is that its Gaussian curvature
is
A) 1
B) 2
C) 1
D) 0

2 2. The Karl Pearsons coefficient of skewness lies

between
A) 1 and 1
B) 3 and 3
C) 2 and 2
D) 0 and 2

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3 7. Dual problem of the Linear programming problem:

Maximize Z=2x 1+x 2, subject to the constraints
x1+2x2 10, x1+x26, x1x22, x12x21, x1, x20 is,
A) max z*=10w1 6w2+2w3 +w 4
sub : w1+w2+w3w42, 2w1+w2+w3+w41
w1 , w2, w3 , w40
B) max z*=6w1 +10w2
sub: w1+w26, w1w22, w12w2<1, w1, w2, w3, w40
C) min z*=2w1+w 2
sub : w 1 +2w 2 10, w 1 +w 2 6, w 1 w 22, w 12w 2 1,
w1 .w 2 0
D) min z*=10w1 +6w2 +2w3 +w 4
sub : w1+w2+w3+w42, 2w1+w2w3w4 1
w1 , w2, w3 , w40

B) dim(A).dim(B)
C) dim(A)+dim(B)dim(AB)
D) dim(A)+dim(B)+dim(AB)

47 . Let V be the set of real functions y=f(x) satisfying

d2 y
+9y=0. Then the dimension of the real vector
dx 2
space V is
A) 1
B) 9
C) 4
D) 2
48 . Let Q be the field of rational numbers. Then the
degree of the algebraic element 2 + 3 5 over Q is
A) 2
B) 6
C) 3
D) 5
49 . Let
be the field of complex numbers and  , the field
of real numbers. Then the fixed field of G(
,  ) is
A) 
B)

C) {e}
D)

3 8. T he n um b er of b a s i c v a r i a b l e s i n a m n
transportation table is
A) m+n
B) m+n1 C) mn+1
D) mn

50 . Let F be any field and p(x)=x 2+ x+ , , F. The

degree of splitting field of p(x) over F is
A) 4
B) 0
C) 1
D) 2

3 9. For a game with the Pay-off matrix

P2
5 1
P1
, the value of the game is
3 4
A)

4 0. In
A)
B)
C)
D)

4
5

B)

3
5

C)

12
5

51 . If two vectors x and y in a Hilbert space H are

orthogonal, then
A) ||x+y||2=||xy||2
B) ||x+y||2=||x||2||y||2
D)

C) || x+y||=0

17
5

52 . Let {ei } be an orthonormal set in a Hilbert space

H. Then for any x H
A) |(x, ei)| 2<|| x|| 2
B) |(x, ei)| 2=|| x|| 2
2
2
C) |(x, ei)| >|| x||
D) |(x, ei)| 2 || x|| 2

Pure Birth process

only arrivals are counted, no departure takes place
only departure takes place
neither arrival nor departure takes place
both arrivals and departure are counted

53 . Let A1, A2 be self adjoint operators in a Hilbert

space H. Then A1 A2 is self adjoint if and only if
A) A1=A2
B) A1A2=A2A1
C) A1=A1A2
D) A1A2=1

4 1. Let S3 be the symmetric group on 3 symbols. Then

O(S3) is
A) 6
B) 3
C) 1
D) 9

54 . If N is a Normal operator on a Hilbert H, then

A) ||N 2|=||N||
B) ||N 2||=1
2
C) ||N ||=0
D) ||N 2||=||N|| 2

4 2. Let G be a group of order 112.132. Then the number

of 11-Sylow subgroups in G is
A) 1 1
B) 1
C) 13
D) 1 2 1

55 . An e l e m e n t z i n a B a n a c h a l ge b r a A i s a
t op ol og i c al d i v i sor of ze r o i f th e re e xi st s a
sequence {zn } in A such that
A) ||zn||=1 and either zzn0 or znz0
B) ||zn||=0, zzn1
C) ||zn||=1, znz
D) ||z||=0, znz

4 3. Let Jn be the ring of integers mod p. Then Jn is a

field only when n is
A) any integer
B) 0
C) 1
D) a prime number
4 4. Let R be an Euclidean ring. Let d(a) be the nonnegative integer associated with a 0 in R. Then a
is a unit in R if and only if
A) d(a)=0
B) d(a)=d(1) C) d(a)>0
D) d(a)=

56 . Lt (x) denote the spectrum of x in a Banach

algebra. Then
A) (x) n = (x)
B) (x)n = 0
n
n
C) (x) = (x )
D) (x)=1

4 5. Let F[x] be the ring of polynomials in x. Then the

ideal A=(p(x)) in F[x] is maximal if and only if
A) p(x) is irreducible over F B) p(x) is reducible over F
C) p( x )=0
D) A=F[ x ]

57 . Let f(z)=|za|2 , where a is any complex number

be defined on the complex plane. Then
A) f(z) is differentiable at z=a, but not analytic at a
B) f(z) is analytic only at a
C) f(z) is not differentiable at z=a
D) f(z) is analytic at all points in the complex plane

4 6. If A and B are finite dimensional subspaces of a

vector space V and A B
, then dim(A+B) is
A) dim(A)+dim(B)

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5 8. Let R(z) be a rational function of order 6. Then

R(z) has
A) 3 zeroes, 6 poles
B) 6 zeroes, 6 poles
C) 6 zeroes, 3 poles
D) 12 zeroes, 12 poles

68 . Solution for (D2+D+1)y=x2 is

5 9. Cross ratio (z1, z2, z3, z4) is real if and only if the
four points z1, z2 , z3 and z4
A) lie on a circle only
B) lie on a circle or straight line
C) lie on a straight line only
D) lie on a sphere

3
x/ 2
2
B) e
A cos 2 x Bsin x x

C) ex/2 (A cos x+B sin x) x2+3x

6 0. Let C be a circle with centre at z=1,

A) 2i
C) i

3
3
x + Bsin
x 3x
A) A cos
2
2

3
3
x / 2
x + Bsin
x + x 2 3x
A cos
D) e
2
2

dz
is
z 1

69 . y //+y = 0 has
A) no solution
B) only trival solution
C) exactly one independent solution
D) more than one linearly independent solutions

B) 2
D) 2i

6 1. The characteristic polynomial of an annihilator for

the function x k eax , where a is any non-negative
integer is
A) ra
B) (ra)k
k+1
C) (ra)
D) (ra)a k

70 . The sum of squares of deviations of a set of values

is minimum when taken about the
A) mean
B) median C) mode
D) origin
71 . The average number of customers who appear at a
ce r t a i n b a n k pe r m i n ut e i s t wo . T h en t h e
pr o b ab i l i t y th a t , d u ri ng a g i ven m i nu te , n o
customer appears P(0) is
A) e
B) e1
C) e2
D) e2

6 2. Bessels function of zero order of first kind J0 is

given by

( 1)m x m
2
m = 0 ( m !) 2

A) J 0(x) =

( 1)m x m
2
m = 0 ( m!)

B) J 0(x) =

( 1)
2
m = 0 ( m !)

C) J 0(x) =

x2m

72 . In a normal distribution the ratio

Quartile deviatioin : Mean deviation : Standard
deviation is
A) 10 : 10 : 15
B) 10 : 12 : 15
C) 12 : 12 : 15
D) 10 : 15 : 12

( 1) x 2m
2
m = 0 ( m!) 2

D) J 0(x) =

6 3. Let P n (x) be the n th Legendre polynomial. Then

1

Pn2

A) n2

73 . Let be the standard deviation of a population

and n the sample size. The standard error of sample
mean is

( x ) dx =
B)

2
2n + 1

C)

n
2n + 1

D) 2 n

A)

6 4. Let Hn denote the nth Hermite polynomial. Then

the value of H1 is given by
A) H 1( x)=2x B) H 1( x)=1 C) H 1( x)=2
D) H 1(x)= x

D)

2
n

C) variance within samples D) variance between samples

e
12

77 . Pascals distribution P(x)= k Cxpk (q) x, x=0, 1, 2,

........ becomes a negative binomial distribution if
A) k0, k need not be an integer
B) k<0
C) k = 0
D) k is an integer

ex
12

D) y=Ae2x+Be3xex

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76 . F-statistic is given by

6 7. Solution for (D2+5D+6)y=ex is

C) y = Ae2x+Be3x+

2
n

75 . Fo r a p pl y i n g Ch i - s qu a r e t e st , t h e e xp e ct e d
frequency of any item should be
A) 5
B) = 5
C) = 0
D) < 5

6 6. Comp lete i ntegral for t he par tial di fferen tial

equation p=y 2q2 is
A) z=a x +by
B) z=a 2xb log y
2
D) z=a 2x+b2 y
C) z=a xa log y+b

B) y = Ae2x+Be3x

B)

74 . A sample is said to be a small sample if its sample

size n is
A) < 100
B) <1 0
C) = 30
D) < 30

6 5. Pa r t i a l d i f f e r en t i a l eq ua t i o n o b t a i n ed b y
eliminating arbitrary function from z=f(x 2+y 2) is
A) px = qy B) py = qx C) pq= x y
D) px=y

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7 8. Variance of the multinomial distribution is

A) np i (1p i ) B) np i
C) pi(1p i )
D) n(1p i )

B)

7 9. If X is a non-negative stochastic variable with

2
mean x , then X < xt is

A) =0
C) 1

B) <1

D) =1

t2

D)

Fc ( s ) ds = Fs ( s ) ds = f ( x ) dx

B)

C)

1
s

D)

1
s

8 9 . Fourier sine transform F s(eax) is

mE be the inner measure of E. Then

D) m E + mE = 0

A) s

A)

s
2 s2 + a2

C)

2
s
s2 + a2

8 2. Let E [a, b], mE be the outer measure of E and

C) m E > mE

1
is
8 8 . Fs
x

1
, x 0 and f(0)=0. Then
x
exists and f / is not continuous at 0
exists and f / is continuous at 0
does not exist, f / is continuous at 0
does not exist, f / is not continuous at 0

B) m E = mE

t2

A) m E mE

8 1. Let f(x)=x2 sin

f /(0)
f /(0)
f /(0)
f /(0)

C) Fc ( s ) ds = Fs ( s ) ds = f ( x ) dx

8 0. The expected value of the sample mean in random

sampling is the population mean
A) if sample size = 10
B) if sample size > 10
C) irrespective of sample size D) if sample size <10

A)
B)
C)
D)

1
t

Fc ( s ) ds = Fs ( s ) ds = f ( x ) dx

B)

s2 + a2

D)

s2 + a2

9 0 . Let f(x )=1 if | x |1 and 0 if | x|>1. The Fourier

cosine transform for f(x ) is
A)

8 3 . If E 1 , E 2 are measurable subsets of [0, 1] and

m(E 1)=1, then
A) m(E1E2)=m(E1)
B) m(E1E2)=m(E2)
C) m(E 1)=m(E 2)
D) m(E 1E2)=m(E1)+m(E2)

C)

2 sin s
s

2 sin s
s

B)

D)

sin s
2 s

sin s
2 s

9 1 . Let f(z) be an analytic function and satisfies

|f(z)1|<1 in a region . Then for any closed
f / (z)
dz is
curve in .
f ( z)
A) 1
B)
C) 0
D)

8 4 . Let f( x )= x , x ; then the value of Fourier

coefficient a 0 is
A) 32 / 2
B) 22 / 3
2
D) 2 / 2
C) / 3

9 2 . Let f(z) be an analytic and non-constant function

in a region . Then |f(z)|
A) attains its maximum at every point of
B) has no maximum in
C) attains its maximum at only one point in the region
D) has no maximum anywhere in the complex plane

8 5 . If f(x ) is an even functioin in

< x <
, the value of
the Fourier coefficient bn is
A) 1
B) 0
C)
D) 2
8 6 . If f [
, ] and f is continuous at x [
, ], then
f( x) can be expanded as a Fourier series :

9 3 . The functions ez , sin z and cos z have a common

essential singularity at
A)
B) 0
C) 1
D)
sin z 2
9 4 . Fo r t he f u nc t i o n f ( z ) = 2
, a 0, the
z (z a)
singularities are at
A) z=0, z=a
B) z=0, z=a2
C) z=a, z=a 2
D) z=0, z=a

A) q 0 + ( q k cos kx + bk sin kx )
k =1

q0
+ ( q k cos kx + b k sin kx )
B)
2 k =1

( )

q0
+ ( q k cos kx bk sin kx )
C)
2 k =1

D) q 0 ( q k cos kx + b k sin kx )
k =1

1
be meromorphic in the complex plane.
sinhz
The limit point of the pole of this function is
A)
B) 1
C) 0
D)

8 7 . Parseval identity is given by

9 5 . Let f(z)=
2

A) Fc ( s ) ds = Fs ( s ) ds = f ( x ) dx
0

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105. In PERT, let t o be the optimistic time, t p the

pessimistic time, tm the most likely time. Then the
mean or average te is given by

9 6 . Let n( , a) be the winding number of with respect

to a. Then n( , a)=
A) n(, a)
B) N(, a)
C) n(, a)
D) 0

A) 4tm +t o+t p

9 7 . Let f(z) be analytic and bounded in the whole plane.

Then f(z) must be
A) a constant
B) zero
C) non-trivial polynomial
D) non-constant rational function
//

C)

106. Let N be a normed linear space. For every x, y N

A) ||| x|| || y|| | || xy|| B) ||| x|| || y|| | > || xy||
C) |||xy||=||| x|| || xy||| D) || x|| || y||= 0
107. Let N, N/ be two normed linear spaces. Let T be a
linear transformation from N into N / . The T is
continuous if and only if

9 8 . Every solution of the equation y +y 2y=0 has the

form
A) c1e2x+c2ex
B) c1e2x+c2ex
2x
x
C) c1e +c2e
D) c1ex+c2e2x

A) x n 0 T( xn ) 1 n

B) T is continuous at the origin i.e. xn 0 T(xn) 0

C) T is continuous at 1
D) T is the identity transformation

99. The initial value problem y//+10y=0, y(0)=

, y/(0)=
2
has the solution
A) cos 10 x +

2
sin 10 x
10

108. A normed linear space N is reflexive if

A) N = N*
B) N = N*
C) N* = N**
D) N = N**

B) cos 10 x + sin 10 x
2
cos 10 x + sin 10 x
C)
10
D) cos 10 x sin 10 x

109. Let B, B / be Banach spaces and T be a linear

transformation from B to B/. Then T is continuous if
and only if
A) Graph of T is open
B) Graph of T =
C) Graph of T=B/
D) Graph of T is closed

100. Two solutions 1, 2 of L(y)=0 are linearly independent

if and only if for every x I, w(
1, 2)(x) is
A) 1
B) 0
C) 0
D)

110. Let H be a Hilbert space and x , y H. By the

parallelogram law
A) || x+y|| 2|| xy||2 = 2{||x||2+||y||2}
B) || x+y|| 2+|| xy||2 = 2{|| x||2||y||2}
C) || x+y|| 2+|| xy||2 = 2{|| x||2+|| y||2}
D) || x+y|| 2+|| xy||2 = || x||2+||y||2

101. M|G|I Queuing system involves

A) multiple server, Poisson arrival, general service time
distribution
B) single server, Poisson arrival, general service time
distribution
C) no server
D) single server, binomial arrival, general service time
distribution

111.How many chromosomes are there in human body?

A) 2 6
B) 3 6
C) 4 6
D) 3 9

102. In an Economic Order Quantity Problem, with no

shortages, the lead time is
A)
B)
C) 1
D) zero

112.When learnt material is reproduced without any

manipulation, it is called
A) whole memory
B) rote memory
C) perfect memory
D) immediate memory

103. Let m1 and m2 be the maintenance cost in the (n+1)th

year and nth year respectively. Let T1 and T2 be the
average total cost in the nth year and previous year
respectively. Then replace the equipment at the end
of n years using optimal replacement policy if
A) m 1<T1, m2 <T2
B) m 1>T1, m2>T2
C) m 1>T1, m2 <T2
D) m 1=T1, m2=T2

113.Non-verbal test of intelligence is suitable for

A) deaf & dumb
B) illiterates
C) younger children
D) all of them
114.The book Theory of Motivation is written by
A) Madson
B) Maslow
C) Murray
D) Hull
1 15 . We c hs l er d e vel op ed a n i nt e ll i ge nc e t est fo r
children in the year
A) 1 939
B) 1 949
C) 1 955
D) 1 95 6

104. In a network, an activity is critical if any delay in its

start
A) will not affect successive activities
B) will lead to termination of the project
C) will cause further delay in completion of the project
D) is not permitted

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B)

116.Pace setting school is renamed as

A) Primary school
B) Pre-primary school
C) Nursery school
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A) 25
B) 26
C) 27
D) 2 8

131.Rousseaus Educational Philosophy is

A) Negative education
B) Basic education
C) Vocational education D) Secondary education

118.Functional Literacy Programme had been started for

A) workers
B) farmers
C) tribal people
D) all of them

132.Self-education is related to
A) Russel
B) Aurobindo
C) Tagore
D) Rousseau

119.National Policy on Education was adopted in the

year
A) 198 1
B) 198 3
C) 198 6
D) 1 989

133.Mahila Samakhya is a plan for the development of

A) Backward people
B) SC/ST people
C) Women
D) Rural students

120.In which level, Mahila Mandals are organised for

adult education?
A) Block level
B) Village level
C) District level
D) State level

134.Viswabharati is located at
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Bihar
D) Delhi

121.Which media is suitable for distance education?

A) Postal
B) Radio
C) Television
D) Newspaper

135.Who is related to freedom in learning situation?

A) Krishnamoorthy
B) Aurobindo
C) Radhakrishnan
D) Tagore

122.The book Education of Man is written by

A) John Dewey
B) Montessori
C) Froebel
D) Gandhi

136.Span of vision is measured by

A) Memory drum
B) Tachistoscope
C) Masons disk
D) Metronome

123.Open university was started in England on

A) 197 9
B) 196 9
C) 198 1
D) 1 982

137.Which theory of intelligence was supported by

Alfred Binet?
A) Single factor
B) Two factor
C) Group factor
D) Multifactor

124.Mobile school was first recommended by

A) McDonald
B) Ivan
C) Neil
D) Parker

138.Psychoanalytic approach of personality was first

introduced by
A) Adler
B) Jung
C) Freud
D) none of them

125.Who said Education is related to life?

A) Gandhi
B) Nehru
C) Tagore
D) Russel

139.In Gagnes hierarchy learning has been divided into

A) 8 types
B) 9 types
C) 7 types
D) 10 types

12 6. The UNESCO has supported the proposal of

A) women education
B) adult education
C) education for all
D) none of these

140.A superior child is advanced to a normal child by

at least
A) 1 year
B) 1 years
C) 2 years
D) 2 years

127.Which district has the lowest density of population

in Tamil Nadu?
A) Nilgiris
B) Perambalur
C) Sivagangai
D) Dharmapuri

141.The seaport of Pandiyas was

A) Thondi
B) Musiri
C) Korkai
D) Poompukar

128.Which country started experiments in Distance

Education in the year 1873?
A) UK
B) US A
C) USSR
D) Japan

142.Who wrote the book Gora?

A) Dr.S. Radhakrishnan B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Mulk Raj Anand
D) L.K. Advani

129.Child Labour Eradication Day is held on

A) June 12
B) July 12
C) August 12
D) November 12

143.The name by which Ashoka is generally referred

to in his inscriptions is
A) Chakravarthi
B) Dharmadeva
C) Priyadarshi
D) Dharmakirti

130.Which is called formal agency of Education ?

A) School
B) Home
C) Society
D) None of these

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B) 26th January, 1950

144.Which of the following provided the revenue for

C) 26th January, 1949

the Delhi Sultanate?

A) Kharaj

B) Khams

C) Jiziya

D) Zakat

D) 15th August, 1949

148.The President of India can nominate how many
members to Rajya Sabha?

145.The common refrigerant in domestic refrigerator is

A) Neon

A) 2

B) Oxygen

C) Nitrogen

D) Freon-12

146.The present Secretar y General of the United

Nations Organisation is

A) Ban Ki-moon

B) Shashi Tharoor

C) Kofi Annan

D) Ashraf Ghani

3 ....... C
1 3 ...... D
2 3 ...... D
3 3 ....... A
4 3 ...... D
5 3 ....... B
6 3 ....... B
7 3 ....... C
8 3 ....... B
9 3 ....... A
103 ....... C
113 ...... D
123 ....... B
133 ....... C
143 ....... C

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D) 1 2

A) 1 971

B) 1 973

C) 1 978

D) 1 975

A) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

B) National Books and Research Department
C) National Bharat Radar Defence
D) Nuclear and Bharat Radar Defence

A) 26th November, 1949

2 ....... D
1 2 ........ A
2 2 ........ B
3 2 ....... D
4 2 ........ B
5 2 ....... D
6 2 ....... D
7 2 ........ B
8 2 ........ A
9 2 ........ B
102 ....... D
112 ........ C
122 ........ C
132 ........ A
142 ........ B

C) 6

150.The full form of NABARD is

147.The Constitution of India came into force on

1 ....... C
11 ...... C
21 ...... C
31 ...... C
41 ...... A
51 ...... A
61 ...... C
71 ...... C
81 ...... A
91 ...... C
101 .... B
111 .... C
121 .... A
131 .... A
141 .... C

B) 4

149.India won World Cup Hockey in the year

4
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
134
144

....... B
....... B
....... A
....... C
....... B
....... D
....... A
....... D
....... B
....... A
....... C
....... B
....... A
....... A
....... A

5 ........ B
1 5 ........ A
2 5 ........ B
3 5 ........ A
4 5 ........ A
5 5 ........ A
6 5 ........ B
7 5 ........ A
8 5 ........ B
9 5 ....... D
105 ....... D
115 ........ B
125 ........ C
135 ........ A
145 ....... D

6 ....... C
1 6 ....... B
2 6 ....... A
3 6 ....... B
4 6 ....... C
5 6 ....... C
6 6 ....... C
7 6 ....... B
8 6 ....... B
9 6 ....... B
106 ....... A
116 ....... D
126 ....... B
136 ....... B
146 ....... A

7
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147

....... D
....... C
....... B
....... D
....... D
....... A
....... A
....... A
....... A
....... A
....... B
....... C
....... C
....... A
....... B

8 ....... D
1 8 ....... D
2 8 ....... A
3 8 ....... B
4 8 ....... B
5 8 ....... B
6 8 ....... D
7 8 ....... A
8 8 ....... D
9 8 ....... B
108 ....... D
118 ....... D
128 ....... B
138 ....... C
148 ....... D

9
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
149

....... C
....... C
...... D
...... D
....... A
....... B
...... D
....... C
....... C
....... A
...... D
....... C
....... A
....... A
...... D

10 ........ B
20 ........ A
30 ........ C
40 ........ A
50 ........ D
60 ........ D
70 ........ A
80 ........ C
90 ........ C
100 ........ C
110 ........ C
120 ........ B
130 ........ A
140 ........ D
150 ........ A

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