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UGCDECEMBER2003(MemoryBasedPaper)
Note.Thispapercontainsfifty(50)multiplechoicequestions;eachquestioncarryingtwo(2)marks.
Attemptallofthem.
1.AnandisrelatedtoBinodandCinderella;DeepaisCinderella'smotherAlsoDeepaisBinod'ssisterand
ElaisBinod'ssister.How
isCinderellarelatedtoEla?
a)Nieceb)Cousin(c)Sisterd)Aunt
2.Inaconfidentialcode,'GETAWAY.FIREBACKWARDS,MOVESLOW'iscodedasBENCDCI,QHOE
PCTLDCOXU,ZMWEUFMD'.Inthiscode,whichofthefollowingcouldbeapossiblecodefortheworld
METHOD?
(a)ZENTMX(b)ZENDMX
(c)ZENKMX(d)ZENHMX
DirectionsQ34:ThelettersoftheEnglish
alphabetarenumbered26to1.Ais26,Bis25,Cis24andsoon.
3.Whichofthefollowingsequencesdenotesavalidword?
(a)6121723(b)5111822
(c)5121823(d)5121723
4.Thefollowingsequencewithsomearithmeticoperationshasbeenusedtodenotethelettersina
word.Whatwillbethenexttermtomakeitavalidword?9,22,11,12,8,.....
a)21b)22C)23d)24
5.Inamilitarycode,thedataarecommunicatedasperoneofthefollowingrules:
a)Multiplyby2anddivideby3
b)Squareandaddone
c)Divideby2andadd3
d)Divideby2andmultiplyby3
Whichrulehasbeenusedtocommunicatedataintheseries?
33,333,393,1266
6.SanjayisSarita'sbrother."Ihaveasmanysistersasbrothers",tellsSaritatooneofherfriends.Sanjay
says,"Eachofusbrothershasonlyhalfasmanybrothersassisters".Howmanybrothersandsisters
doesthefamilyhave?
a)4sistersand5brothers
b)5sistersand3brothers
c)3sistersand4brothers
d)Noneofthese
7.IfDCFmeansBADinaparticularlanguagecode.thenwhichofthefollowingisavalidwordinthis
code.?
a)PCORb)PYKC
c;AYt'Cd)Noneofthese
8.Aqueenhasfivediamondrings,eachweighingdifferently.Herjewelergivesherthefollowing
information:
I.RingDweighstwiceasmuchasringE
II.RingEweighsfourandahalftimesasmuchasringF
III.RingFweighshalfasmuchasringG
IV.RingGweighshalfasmuchasringH
VRingHweighslessthanringDbutmorethanringF
Aspertheabovedata,whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
a)Alitheinformationisneededtodeterminetheorderofweightsoftherings
b)RingGisthelightestinweight
c)RingHisheavierthanbothD&F
d)BothringsD&EareheavierinweightthanringH
9.P+QmeansPiswifeofQ;PQmeansPissonofO:andP"QmeansPissisterofQ.Followingthis
relationship,Prashant
Rakesh`Ronitwillcertainlymeanalloftheseexcept
a)Rakeshisalady
b)PrashantissonofRakesh
c)RonitisfatherofPrashant
d)Noneofthese
10.Aspertheruleofcoding,RYHKYFYJisthecodeforTAJMAHAL.AccordingtothesameruleQUTAB
MINARwillbecodedas:
a)RVUVCNJOBSb)OSRSZKGLYP
c)OSRSCKJLBPd)Noneofthese
11.Whichofthefollowingwillreplacethe'?'signintheseriesbelow:151,150,142,?,105
a)125b)134c)132d)127
12.Ahunterhasjustreturnedafteraday'sbirdshooting.Hiswifeasked,howmanybirdshehadinhis
bag.Hesays,"Theyareallsparrowsbutsix,Glipigeonsbutsixandalldovesbutsix".Howmany
minimumnumberofbir~iscouldhehaveinhisbag?
a)18b)6
c)Cannotbedetermined
d)Noneofthese
13.Perception,retentionandrccallare:
a)sourcevariables.
b)messagevariables
c)receivervariables
d)channelvariables
DirectionsQ1415:Ineachquestionbelowaregivenastatementfollowedbythreeassumptions
numberedl,lland111.Anassumptionissomethingsupposedortakenforgranted.Youhaveto
considerthestatementandthefollowingassumptionsanddecidewhichoftheassumptionsisimplicitin
thestatement,thendecidewhichoftheanswersisthecorrectanswer.
14.Statement:India'seconomicgrowthhascomeataterriblepriceofincreasedindustrialandvehicular
pollution.Assumptions:
I.Pollutionisapartofindustrialsociety.
II.Indianeconomicgrowthisbasedononlyindustrialgrowth.
III.Acountrydesireseconomicsgrowthwithmanageablesideeffects.
a)OnlyIb)OnlyII
c)OnlyIandIIId)OnlyIII
15.Statement:Effortstodeveloptechnologiesmoreappropriatetotheneedsofthepoorestsectionsof
societyneedtobefurther
intensified.Assumptions:
I.Nothingisimpossibleitpropereffortsaremade.
II.Technologyneedsaredifferentfordifferentsectionsofsociety.
alOnlyIb)OnlyIII
C)OnlyIId)BothIIandIII
Directions(Qs16to25):Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow:
Awongthenaturalresourceswhichcanbecalleduponinnationaiplansfordevelopment,possiblythe
mostimportantishumanlabour.SincetheEnglishlanguagesuffersfromacerrtainweaknessinits
abilitytodescribeascomposedofbothmaleandfemalemembers,thisisusuallydescribedas
manpower.Withoutaproductivelabourforce,includingeffectiveleadershipandintelligentmiddle
management,noamountofforeignassistanceorofnaturalwealthcanensuresuccessfuldevelopment
andmodernization.Themanpowerfordevelopmentduringthenextquartercenturywillcomefromthe
world'spresentpopulationofinfants,childrenandadolescents.Butwearenotsurethattheywillbe
equaltothetask.
Willtheyhavethehealth,theeducation.Theskillsthesocioculturalattitudesessentialforthe
responsibilitiesofdevelopment.Forfartoomanyofthemtheanswerisno.Thereasonisbasic.Achild's
mostcriticalyears,withregardtophysicai,intellectual,socialandemotionaldevelopment,arebefore
hereachesfiveyearsofage.Curingthosecriticalformativeyearsheiscaredforalmostexclusivelybyhis
mother,andinmanypartsoftheworldthemothermaynothavethecapacitytoraiseasuperiorchild.
Sheisincapableofdoingsobyreason;ifherownpoorhealth,herignoranceandherlackofstatusand
recognitionofsocialandlegalrights,ofeconomic;parityofindependence.Oneessentialfactorhas
beenoverlookedorignored.Theforgottenfactoristheroleofwomen.Developmentwillbe
handicappedaslongaswomenremainsecondclasscitizens,uneducated,withoutanyvoiceinfamilyor
communitydecisions,withoutlegaloreconomicstatus,marriedwhentheyarestillpracticallychildren,
andhenceforthproducingonebabyafteranother,oftenonlytoseehalfofthemdiebeforetheyare
schoolage.
Directions(Qs22to25):Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthesequestions:
ManyoftheunderdevelopedcountrieswillpromotethegrowthoftheireconomiesinOnewayor
anothernomatterwhethertheyreceive
substantialoutsideaidintheprocessornot.Thecharacterofthatdevelopment,howeverislikelytobe
stronglyinfluencedbythetiedamountsofaidavailable.Theoutcomeismuchmorelikelytobe
favorable,fromtheobjectivesforsuccessful(levelr)setuppreviously,ifthereissubstantial'
internationalaidthanifthereisnot.BysubstantialaidImeannotonlylargeamountsoftechnical
assistancebutalsoofcapital.Initially,thecapacityofanunderdevelopedcountrytousecapital
productivelymaybesurprisinglysmalllimitedbylackoforganization,trainedpersonnel,andother
socialobstacles.Atthisstagetechnicalassistanceisitsmainneedfromoutside,withcomparatively
smallamountsofcapital,muchofwhichmayhavetobeinthefonrinofgrantsfornonselfliquidating
projectsineducation,
health,accessroadstoruralareas,andthelike.if,atthisstage,substantialcapitalavailablefrom
outsidetosupplementthatcanbeformedinternally(andtostimulateinternalcapitalformation,forit
doesthattoo)therateofeconomicgrowthcanbeconsiderablyincreased,andthestrainsand
frustrationsandpoliticalrisksofthedevelopmentprocessarelikelytobeconsiderablyless.
Itispossibleforunderdevelopedeconomiestomodernizethemselveswithverylittlecapitalfrom
outside.Japan'simportsofcapitalweresmall.Thoughsomeofitcameatcrucialtimes.Thecontribution
offoreigndirectinvestmenttooftechnicalknowhow,alsowasgreaterthanwouldbeindicatedmerely
bythe71sofinvestment.TheSovietUnionindustrializeeconomywithpracticallynoaidfromFDI
capitalexceptforthe'ownedinstallationsconfiscatedaftertherevolution,
thoughitimportedmachineryintheearlydaysonshorttermorintermediatetermcreditsandhired
servicesofforeignexperts.
BothJapanandRussiaachievedtheirdevelopmentinanauthoritarianpoliticalandsocialframework.
Theoutcomeinbothcases,fromstandpointofthepeaceoftheworldanddemocraticideals,were
highlyunfavorable.Intheabsenceofoutsideaid,theonlywayaccumulatecapitalistoincrease
productionwithouttakingmuchofthebenefitinmoreconsumption,orevenwhilepushing
consumptionstandardsdown.Wherethepeoplearealreadynearthesubsistencelevelthismaymean
extremehardship.Somehowthepeoplemustbemotivatedtochangetheiraccustomedwaysquickly,to
workhard,andtoforegopresentconsumptionsothatcapitalinvestmentcanbemade.
22.Thepassagesays:
Withoutforeignaidtounderdevelopedcountrycangrow;
(2)Underdevelopedcountriesmustrefrainfromseekingforeignaid;Theeconomiesofunderdeveloped
countriesaremorelikelytogrowfasterwithsubstantialforeignaidthanwithout;
(4)Underdevelopedcountriesareeconomicallybackwardbecausetheirgovernmentshavenotgottheir
prioritiesright.
23.Substantialaidinthiscontextmeans:
(1)technicalassistanceintheformoftrainedpersonnel;
(2)capital,intheformofbankloansandoverdrafts;
(3)largeamountoftechnicalassistanceandcapital
(4)acheapandplentifulsupplyoflabour.
24.Theavailabilityofsubstantialcapitalfromoutside:
(1)canhelptostimulateinternalcapitalformation;
(2)doesencouragewastefultendencies;
(3)seldomhelpstoacceleratetherateofinternalgrowth;
(4)tendstodiscouragelocalcapitalformation.
c)allowthemistakestobecommittedandexplainshowtominimisethosemistakes
d)isaperfectionistandneverallowsanymistakestobecommitted.
25.Thepassagesaysthat:
(1)Japanimportedsubstantialcapitalbeforeitbecamemodernised;
(2)theSovietUnionindustrializeditseconomywithplentyofforeigninvestmentcapital;
(3)Japanrejectedoffersofsubstantialforeigncapitalinvestmentintheearlystagesofitseconomic
development;
(4)IntheearlydaysoftheeconomicdevelopmenttheSovietUnionimportedmachineryonshortterm
orintermediatetermcreditsandhiredforeignexperts.
Directions:Questionsareindependentofeachother
26.Tofindoutwhetherlearninghastakenplace,psychologistswouldconsiderthecriterionof:
a)socialpressures
b)habitformation
c)motivation
d)Speedofreaction
27.Whatshouldbetheteacher'sresponsetowardsmistakes?
a)takeallprecautionssothatstudentsnevercommitmistakes
b)shouldmildlypunishstudentsiftheymakemistakes
b)itwastoodifficultforhimtoremember
c)itwaslostasaresultoflearningsomethingelsesubsequently
d)onecanhardlyrememberwhatisnotuseddaily
28.Whenastudentcannotrecallsomethinghehadlearntsometimeback,wecanassumethat:
29.Howshouldateacherintroduceanewsubjectinclassforthefirsttime?
a)beginthefirstchapterwithoutdelay
b)giveabroadoutlineofwhatisgoingtobedone
c)dividetheclassintogroupsfordiscussingthetopic
d)giveaprefaceandstartthelesson
30.Thedevelopmentofaperson'sdesirablecharacteristicsislargelybecauseof:
a)learning
b)Increasedsensitivitytoappropriatestimuli
c)Increasedunderstanding
d)Improvedbehavior
31.Ifeachsideofasquareisincreasedby50%,theratiooftheareaofthenewsquaretotheareaof
theoldsquareis
a)5:4b)9:4
c)4:5d)4:9
32.Theratioofthreenumbersis3:4:5andthesumoftheirsquaresis1250.Thesumofthenumbers
is
a)60b)90
c)30d)50
33.Iftwonumbersareintheratio(3:13andtheirleastcommonmultipleis312,thenthelarger
numberis
a)12
c)24
b)26
d)52
34.A,B,CandDhaveRs.40,50.60end7Crespectivelywhentheygotovisitafair.AspendsRs18,B
spends,P,.s.21,CspendsRs.24andDspendsRs.27.Whohasdonethehighestexpenditure
proportionatetohisresources?
a)Ab)B
c)Cd)D
35.Ajourneyof260km.betweentwocitiestakes3hourslessbytrainthanthecar.Iftheaveragespeed
ofthecaris6km/hrlessthanthespeedofthetrain,theaveragespeedofthetrainis
a)26km/hrb)52km/hr
c)10km/hrd)13km/hr
36.WhatistheaverageofRuralMalePopulationinmillions?
a)36.1b)39.7
c)37,9d)30.3
37.Inwhichcategoryofpopulation,istherethelowestpercentageofchildrenintheschool?
Urbanmales59
Ruralmales59
Urbanfemales59
Ruralfemales1014
38.Whatistheapproximatepercentageofchildrenofallcategoriesnotinschool?
a)40.8b)31.5c)30.5d)31.13
39.Whatistheapproximatenumberofchildreninmillionswhoareworking?
a)17b)18c)19d)16
40.Whatpercentistheratiobetweenurbanmalesandruralmalesnotinschool?
a)16b)18c)15.33d)Noneofthese
41.Directions36to40:ThefollowingtablegivesPopulationandActivitiesofIndianChildren(199394),
Studythetablecarefullyandanswerthesequestions.
TotalPopulationNotinschoolandNotinschoolandChildPopulationAge/GenderGroup(million)in
Schoolworkingnotworkingnotinschoolmillion
Ruralmales5939,76721331.513.02I
Ruralfemales5935,756,23.040.815.63
Urbanmales5911.~8410.315.21.79
Urbanfemales5910.280.11.318.62.02
Ruralmales101436176612.810.68.44
Ruralfemalesi01455.730.314.013.42
Urbanmales101411_78727.05.81.50
Urbanfemales1011G.~i81.613.15.31.93
Totalerr57.75
Directions41to46:ThefollowingtablegivestheenrolmentinHigherSecondarySchoolsin1978.Study
thetablecarefullyandanswerthese
questions.
EnrolmentNo.ofSchools
41.whatistheapproximatepercentageofschools,wheretheenrolmentwasbelow120?
a)59.16b)59.27c)60d)61
42.Whatistheapproximatepercentageofschools,wheretheenrolmentwasabove79butbelow180?
a)56c)57b)56.39d)55
43.Underwhichclassdothemaximumofschoolsfall?
a)100119b)8099c)6079d)Noneofthese
44.Whatistheapproximatepercentageoftheleastnumberofschoolsfortheclassesofenrolment?
a)8b)9.5c)9d)10
45.Whatistheapproximatepercentageoftheleastnumberofschoolsfortheclassesofenrolment?
a)8b)9.5c)9d)10
46.WhatistheaverageenrolmentperH.S.school1833School?
a)107.87b)217.60c)109.5d)129.5
47.Directionsforquestions47to50:Inthesequestions,twostatementsaregiven,followedbytwo
inferencesAandB.Assumethe
statementstobetrue,markyouransweras:
a)IfonlyinferenceAfollows,
b)IfonlyinferenceBfollows,
c)IfbothAandBfallow,
d)IfneitherAnorBfollows
47.Allmothersareaunts.
Allauntsareladies.So,
A:Allmothersareladies,
B:Allauntsaremothers.
48.Somedoctorsarefools.
Somefoolsarerich.So,
A:Somedoctorsarerich.
B:Somericharedoctors.
49.Allgoatsarecows.
Somegoatsarelambs.So,
A:Allgoatsarelambs.
B:Somelambsarecows
50.Allpedestriansarepoor.
Allpoorarehonest.So,
A:Allhonestarepedestrians.
B:Allpedestriansarehonest.
ANSWERS:
1. a2.c3.c4.b5.d6.d7d8.d9.c10.d11.d12.d13.c14.c15.d16.217.418.219.320.4
21.122.323.324.125.426.a27.c28.c29.b30.c31.b32.a33.d34.a35.a36.c37.d38.
d39.c40.b41.a42.b43.b44.b45.c46.a47.a48.d49.b50.b