2013 September AP SET Previous
Years Solved Paper I
2013 September Andhra Pradesh State
Eligibility Test for Lectureship (SET) / State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) /
AP SET Examination Paper I conducted by Osmania University, Test
Booklet Code (Set or Series) D (General or Compulsory for all subjects is given
below.
1. The most polluted places in India are
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(A) Gwalior and Bhopal
(B) Vapi and Sukinda
(C) Ranchi and Nasik
(D) Surat and Rampur
Answer: (B,D)
2. Which is the correct order of the degree of
weathering of the following rocks?
(A) Dunite > Basalt > Granite >
Rhyolite
(B) Basalt > Dunite > Granite >
Rhyolite
(C) Granite > Basalt > Dunite >
Rhyolite
(D) Rhyolite > Granite > Dunite
> Basalt
Answer: (C)
3. In a weight reduction experiment, an overweight
individual was given what the researcher called a new type of diet tablet that
would help curb the desire to eat. In fact the tablet contained powdered milk,
but ever since the individual started taking the tablet, he as reported that
his desire to eat has decreased. This illustrates the
(A) Curvilinear relationship
(B) Effect of extraneous variables
(C) A natural experiment
(D) Placebo effect
Answer: (D)
4. Communication will be effective if it is
(A) Delivered slowly and clearly
(B) Delivered using appropriate media
(C) Received a intended by the sender
(D) Received immediately
Answer: (C)
5. Arrange the following steps of teaching in
logical sequence:
1. Relating the present knowledge with previous
knowledge
2. Evaluation
3. Re-teaching
4. Formulating objectives
5. Presentation of materials
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
(C) 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 5, 2, 3
Answer: (D)
6. The research that aims at immediate
application is
(A) Action Research
(B) Empirical Research
(C) Conceptual Research
(D) Fundamental Research
Answer: (A)
Directions (Q. 7-11): Study the following
Pie-chart carefully to answer these questions (Percentagewise Distribution of
teachers who teach six different subjects)
Total number of Teachers = 1800
7. What is the difference between the total
number of teachers who teach English and Physics together and the total number
of teachers who teach Mathematics and Biology together?
(A) 16
(B) 26
(C) 28
(D) 18
Answer: (D)
8. What is the ratio of the number of teachers
who teach Mathematics to the number of teachers who teach Hindi?
(A) 10:7
(B) 17:13
(C) 17:26
(D) None of the above
Answer: (D)
9. If the percentage of Mathematics teachers is
increased by 50 percent and the percentage of Hindi teachers decreased by 25
percent then what will be the total number of Mathematics and Hindi teachers
together?
(A) 946
(B) 843
(C) 1046
(D) None of the above
Answer: (D)
10. If two-ninths of the teachers who teach Physics are
female, then the number of male Physics teachers is approximately what
percentage of the total number of teachers who teach Chemistry?
(A) 97
(B) 92
(C) 94
(D) 99
Answer: (B)
11. What is the total number of teachers
teaching Chemistry, English and Biology?
(A) 1,172
(B) 872
(C) 972
(D) 990
Answer: (C)
12. An effective teaching means all of the
following except
(A) A teacher teaches with enthusiasm
(B) A teacher aims at diagnosing the mistakes of
his students
(C) A teacher puts emphasis more on teaching
than on class control
(D) A teacher is interested in making the
subject matter understand rather on completing the course
Answer: (B)
13. The most appropriate meaning of learning is
(A) Inculcation of knowledge
(B) Modification of behaviour
(C) Personal adjustment
(D) Acquisition of skills
Answer: (B)
14. Which of the following is false? Consider
the following statements.
(A) Using of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) for learning promotes fast communication promotes cooperative
learning for students
(B) Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
(C) Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) promotes student privacy
(D) Plagiarism cannot be prevented
Answer: (D)
15. Value based education can be inculcated
among the students through the following initiatives
(i) Making pupil’s behavior conformist by
imposing the strict rules, regulations and punishment
(ii) By creating an external authority to
monitor the behavior of the students and teachers
(iii) Providing freedom and autonomy to the
students and effective socialization and discussion
(iv) Encouraging the students to have proper
role models for their personal and intellectual development
(A) i, ii, iii are correct
(B) i, ii, iii and iv are correct
(C) iii and iv are correct
(D) i and iii are correct
Answer: (B)
16. My reaction to the statement: “A good
teacher is essentially a good researcher” is that this is
(A) My firm belief
(B) Something I find difficult to agree
(C) Something which I accept only as an opinion
(D) Only a hypothesis
Answer: (C)
17. Sin Qua Non of good research is
(A) A set of well documented hypothesis
(B) A good research supervisor
(C) Adequate library facilities
(D) A good research problem
Answer: (D)
18. India launched National Green Tribunal to
make polluters pay damages, in the year:
(A) 2008
(B) 2009
(C) 2010
(D) 2011
Answer: (C)
19. At what stage of an ecological / succession
an ecosystem exhibits total photosynthesis equal to respiration?
(A) Pioneer
(B) Climax
(C) Virgin
(D) Mid-Seral
Answer: (B)
20. What will be the number in place of the
question mark (?) in the following number series?
5 9 ? 29 54 103
(A) 15
(B) 16
(C) 14
(D) 13
Answer: (B)
21. In this question, there are three statements
followed by four conclusions. You have to take the three given statements to be
true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then
decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the three
statements disregarding commonly known facts.
Statements: All tables are chairs. No chair is
book, some books are flowers.
Which of the following conclusions is definitely
true?
(A) No flower is chair
(B) No flower is table
(C) Some chairs are not table
(D) No book is table
Answer: (D)
Read the following passage and answer the
questions that follow (Question No. 22 to 25)
Talent
is a force not a tool, Talent is neither good nor bad. Being multi-talented is
a very mixed blessing. For some people, it is a curse. Ability or performance
is the result of complex interaction between various parts of the mind / body
system. Some parts of the ability are due to “nurture”. The most important of
these environmental factors is knowledge in one form or another. Nature is the
basis of talent.
We
all know, understand and operate on more levels than just the conscious.
Talents or Aptitudes are unleamed abilities-gut-level and non-conscious ways of
operating. Some people call them knacks. Aptitudes have major impact not just
on performance, but on our individual and unique states of being. They are a
big part of the reason “One man’s meat is another man’s poison”.
Most
people know for more than they realize about knacks and talents. People usually
know if they are mechanical, have a sequence of direction, pickup language
enjoy puzzles or are good with their hands. Anyone who has managed or trained
people has seen the clear impact of learned abilities. In any area, some folks
take to it like ducks to water. Once trained they stay ahead of the crowd.
Others sweat to keep up or fail miserably.
Strong
talents do not equal high performance. Having the right knacks or talents
provides a head start and on-going advantage. They are not useful without
knowledge and motivation. Aptitudes have to be trained in order to be used
well. Peak performance occurs when one has the right combination of talents,
knowledge, motivation, opportunity, courage, luck, tools and X factors.
22. A child always opening the “crossword puzzles page in a
newspaper” is an analogy for
(A) Some folks take to it like ducks to water
(B) One man’s meat is another man’s poison
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)
23. “One man’s meat is another man’s poison”. In this statement we
are referring to:
(A) The food habits of a person
(B) The likes and dislikes of a person
(C) The relative importance of people’s talents
(D) None of the above
Answer: (C)
24. Aptitudes are
i. Talents
ii. Knacks
iii. Performance
iv. Unlearned abilitics
(A) i, ii, iv
(B) ii, iii, iv
(C) i, ii, iii
(D) i, iii, ii
Answer: (A)
25. Peak performance occurs when one has the right combination of
(i) Talents
(ii) Knowledge
(iii) Opportunity
(iv) Motivation
Of the above the aspects that are nurtured are
(A) i and ii
(B) ii and iii
(C) ii and iv
(D) i and iii
Answer: (C)
26. Which of the following is the main objective of teaching?
(A) To develop thinking power of students
(B) To give information related to the syllabus
(C) Prepare the students for examination
(D) Help the students for getting jobs
Answer: (A)
27. The National Policy on Education, 1986 has emphasized on
i. Decentralisation of Education
ii. Introduction of self-financing courses in Universities
iii. Vocational Education
iv. Increasing employability for University Graduates by providing
knowledge and skills
(A) i, ii, iii and iv are correct
(B) i, ii, iii are correct
(C) ii and iii are correct
(D) ii and iv are correct
Answer: (D)
28. Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admissions)
Act was passed in the year
(A) 2004
(B) 2005
(C) 2006
(D) 2007
Answer: (D)
29. Which of the following is also known as Top Slip?
(A) Slmlipal National Park
(B) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
(C) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Answer: (D)
30. The most essential step in the research process that
determines every step that follows is to
(A) Decide whether qualitative or quantitative methods are to be
used
(B) Review the literature in order to acquaint oneself with
comprehensive knowledge
(C) Have a clear idea about the methods of analyzing data and
drafting a plan to achieve it
(D) Formulation of the problem with its objectives, hypotheses,
variables and limitations
Answer: (B)
31. What is a statistical inference?
(A) Reaching conclusions from a sample
(B) Analysing statistical data
(C) Applying statistical method
(D) Developing statistical theories
Answer: (A)
32. Coal mine workers are prone to be victims of the following
disease
(A) Pneumonoconisis
(B) Byssinosis
(C) Asbestos
(D) Silicosis
Answer: (A,D)
33. Assertion (A): The challenge that the Indian state is facing
today is how to achieve an equivalence between the state and the civil society
within a democratic frame work.
Reason (R): Crominalization of politics, political corruption and
communal violence stand in the way of creating a value-based political culture.
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of
A
(C) A is true, but R is false
(D) A is false, but R is true
Answer: (A)
34. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
from the code given below
List-I List-II
1. World Environment
Day i.
September 8
2. World Population Day ii.
December 10
3. International Literacy
Day iii.
July 11
4. International Human Right Day iv.
June 5
(A) 1-iii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-ii
(B) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i
(C) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i
(D) 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
Answer: (D)
35. Direction to Q. No. 35: The following question is followed by
two arguments I and II. You have to decide which argument is strong?
Should the opinion polls predicting outcome of elections before
the elections be banned in India?
Argument I: Yes, the outcome of opinion polls may influence the
voting pattern.
Argument II: No, such polls are conducted all over the world.
(A) Argument I is strong
(B) Argument II is strong
(C) Both arguments are strong
(D) Neither I nor II is strong
Answer: (A)
36. Put in descending order as per content of Carbon.
1. Peat
2. Lignite
3. Bituminous Coal
4. Anthracite
(A) 4, 2, 3, 1
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: (D)
37. Which one of the following is true about the Indian Polity?
(A) It is true Federation
(B) It is a Confederation
(C) It is Quasi-federal
(D) It is a Unitary State
Answer: (C)
38. In certain code DREAMING is written as BFSFEMHL. How is
SELECTED written in that code?
(A) FMFTCDSB
(B) FMFTEFUD
(C) EKDRCDSB
(D) EKDREFUD
Answer: (A)
39. In certain code BRING is written as ‘53 © © 2’ and Guide is
written as ‘2$©76’. How is GINGER written in that code?
(A) 2 © © 253
(B) 2 © © 263
(C) 2 © © 753
(D) 2 © © $53
Answer: (B)
40. A solar cell is basically a
(A) p-type semiconductor
(B) n-type semiconductor
(C) p-n-diode
(D) p.n.p transistor
Answer: (C)
41. Three of the following four are alike in a certain way and so
form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group?
(A) Tabala
(B) Flute
(C) Music
(D) Piano
Answer: (C)
42. Which of the following will come in the place of question
mark?
IIZ JYK XLM NOW ?
(A) PQV
(B) QRV
(C) QWR
(D) PVQ
Answer: (D)
43. Assertion (A): CFCs destroy ozone molecules in stratosphere
Reason (R): CFCs have very high global warming potential
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true
(B) Both (A) and (R) true but (R) is not the correct explanation
of (A)
(C) (A) is true (R) is false
(D) (A) is false (R) is true
Answer: (A)
44. The main purpose of the first degree in our Universities
should be to
(A) Bring students to frontiers of knowledge and from there should
be research
(B) Equip students with necessary competencies for different work
experiences
(C) Prepare students for social service and bring them to the
threshold of knowledge
(D) Bring to the frontiers of research from there necessary
equipment of knowledge
Answer: (A)
45. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Scientific
method?
(A) Objectivity
(B) Verification
(C) Speculation
(D) Predictability
Answer: (C)
46. The minimum thickness to be used in biodegradable carry bags
should be
(A) 5 microns
(B) 10 microns
(C) 15 microns
(D) 20 microns
Answer: (C,D)
47. Which of the following is not an ethical guideline for
conducting research with humans?
(A) Getting informed consent of the participant
(B) Telling participants that they must continue until study has
been completed
(C) Keeping participant’s identity anonymous
(D) Telling participants that they are free to withdraw at any
time
Answer: (B)
48. In a row of forty-five girls racing South, D is sixteenth from
the right end. There are 8 girls between D and B. What is B’s position from the
left end of the row?
(A) Twenty-first
(B) Ninth
(C) Twentieth
(D) Data Inadequate
Answer: (D)
49. Internet and World Wide Web are
(A) One and the same
(B) Internet is part of World Wide Web
(C) World Wide Web is part of the Internet
(D) None of these
Answer: (C)
50. The professionalism of a teacher can be tested in terms
(A) Love towards the profession
(B) Competency to teach
(C) Observance of professional ethics
(D) In-depth knowledge of subject
Answer: (C)
51. ENIAC is acronym for
(A) Electronic Numeric Integrator and Calculator
(B) Electronic Number Interchange Address Code
(C) Electronic Numeric Intercom and Calculator
(D) Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Answer: (A)
52. M is brother of K. T is sister of M. J is brother of T. H is
father of J. Then how is K related to H?
(A) Niece
(B) Son or Daughter
(C) Brother
(D) Sister
Answer: (B)
53. Study the following information to answer the given question:
P, Q, R, S, T, V and W are sitting in a straight
line facing
north but not necessarily in the same order. R sits third to the left of W.
Neither R nor W sits at extreme ends of the line. Only one person sites between
R and T. S is not an immediate neighbour of either R or W. Two people sit
between T and P. Q is an immediate neighbor of S. Who amongst the following
sits exactly between R and T?
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) V
(D) S
Answer: (C)
54. The major part of air pollution load lies in
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Thermosphere
(D) Ionosphere
Answer: (A)
55. A good piece of research is the outcome of
(A) Collective effort
(B) A touch of genius
(C) A reputed research institute
(D) A penetrating and analytical mind
Answer: (D)
56. Broad Band has a speed more than
(A) 256 KB/sec
(B) 512 KB/sec
(C) 1024 KB/sec
(D) None of the above
Answer: (A)
57. You got a mail telling you that you won one million dollars in
a lottery
(A) It is time to celebrate and respond to the mail
(B) Forward the mail to your friend
(C) Suspect it could be tricking you and report it as Spam
(D) No action
Answer: (C)
58. What is the relative position of moon, earth and the sun
during a lunar-eclipse?
(A) The sun and moon are in conjunction
(B) The sun and moon are opposite
(C) The three make an equilateral triangle
(D) The line joining the earth and sun, and earth and moon make
right angle
Answer: (B)
59. Which one of the following is the usual sequence of scientific
enquiry?
(A) Observation – Verification – Hypothesizing - Theorizing
(B) Experimentation – Observation – Verification - Hypothesizing
(C) Observation – Hypothesizing – Experimentation - Theorizing
(D) Theorizing – Observation – Experimentation - Huypothesizing
Answer: (C)
60. The Education Department invites projects or action research
on instructional problems related to your subject of specialization. How will
you react to this?
(A) Prepare a project in case I have experienced a genuine complex
problem
(B) Prepare a project on any problem that might be faced by a
large number of teachers
(C) Prepare a project with the intention of getting recognition
(D) Prepare a project in case an award is declared
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Answer: (B)
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