MH SET 2023: 26 March, Paper I, General Paper on Teaching and Research Aptitude
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Paper I
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Time Allowed : 60 Minutes] [Maximum Marks : 100
Note : This Paper contains Fifty (50) multiple choice questions, each question
carrying Two (2) marks. Attempt All questions.
(50) (2)
1. Problem solving methods are used 1.
by the teacher in ................ level of
teaching.
(A)
(A) Memory
(B)
(B) Understanding
(C)
(C) Reflective
(D) Basic (D)
2. Feedback of classroom teaching from 2.
.................... is a valuable feedback for
teachers.
(A) Students and Librarian (A)
(B) Colleagues and Librarian (B)
(C) Students and Parents (C)
(D) Students and Colleagues (D)
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3. SWAYAM stands for ....................... 3. SWAYAM
(A) School Webs of Action-Learning
(A)
for Youth Aspiring Maps
(B) Study Websites of Action-
Learning for Young Aspiring (B)
Minds
(C) School Websites of Active- (C)
Learning for Youth Aspiring
Maps
(D)
(D) Study Webs of Active-Learning
for Young Aspiring Minds
4. .................... is more suitable method 4.
for teaching of History.
(A) Role Play Method (A)
(B) Demonstration Method (B)
(C) Experimentation Method (C)
(D) Deductive Method (D)
5. Learning process is monitored by 5.
............... Evaluation.
(A) Diagnostic
(A)
(B) Placement
(B)
(C) Formative
(C)
(D) Summative
(D)
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6. A researcher must have ................... 6.
(A) Attitude towards research
(A)
(B) Research aptitude
(B)
(C) Knowledge about research
(C)
(D) Mastery over own subject (D)
7. Recording of ................. in qualitative 7.
research is called as memoing. (memoing)
(A) Reflective notes
(A)
(B) Memory notes
(B)
(C) Understanding notes (C)
(D) Research notes (D)
8. For detecting errors in teaching- 8.
learning process, the appropriate
data collection tool will be .......... .
(A) Achievement test (A)
(B) Diagnostic test (B)
(C) Standardized test (C)
(D) Post-test (D) (Post-test)
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9. If a frequency distribution has some 9.
extreme scores, then appropriate
measure of variability will be .........
(A) Range (A)
(B) Quartile Deviation (B)
(C) Average Deviation (C)
(D) Standard Deviation (D)
10. Standard of research journal is 10. (research journal)
decided on ....................
(A) Publisher
(A)
(B) Impact factor
(B)
(C) Citation Index
(C)
(D) Printing of the journal
(D)
Directions :
Answer Question Nos. 11 to 15
based on either the English
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passage or the Marathi passage :
Political education has many
connotations. It may be defined as
the preparation of a citizen to take
well informed, responsible and
sustained action for participation in
the national struggle in order to
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achieve the socio-economic
objectives of the country. The
predominant socio-economic
objectives in India are the abolition
of poverty and the creation of an
egalitarian society that would
replace the present traditional,
feudal, hierarchical social setup.
Under the colonial rule, the
Congress leaders argued that
political education was an important
part of education and refused to
accept the official view that
education and politics should not be
mixed with one another. But when
they came to power in 1947 they
almost adopted the British policy
and began to talk of education being
defiled by politics. ‘Hands off
education’ was the call to political
parties. But in spite of it, political
infiltration into the educational
system has greatly increased in the
sense that different political parties
vie with each other to capture the
mind of teachers and students.
The wise academicians wanted
political support, without political
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interference. What we have actually
received is infinite political
interference with little genuine
political support. This interference
with the educational system by
political parties for their own
ulterior motives is no political
education at all and with the all
round growth of elitism, it is hardly
a matter for surprise that real
political education within the school
system (which really means the
creation of a commitment to social
transformation) has been even
weaker than in the pre-
independence period.
11. The word that is nearly opposite in 11.
meaning of ‘defile’ is ..................
(A) Sanctify
(A)
(B) Decry
(B)
(C) Devaluate
(C)
(D) Satiate (D)
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12. The author of the passage suggests
12.
that the main purpose of political
education should be ..................
(A)
(A) Propagating elitism
(B) Changing the education system (B)
qualitatively
(C)
(C) Creating an egalitarian society
(D) Preparing the youth having (D)
high emotional quotient
13. According to the passage the close 13.
meaning of ‘connotation’ is ...........
(A) Different meanings (A)
(B) Invoked meanings (B)
(C) Similar meanings (C)
(D)
(D) Invited meanings
14. How has politics been related to 14.
educational institutions ?
(A) There was no political ,
interference even though they
got political support
(B) There was neither political
(A)
support nor political
interference
(B)
(C) They got political support at the
cost of political interference
(C)
(D) Without political support, there
was quite a lot political
(D)
interference
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15. In the passage ‘Hands off education’ 15.
suggests that politicians should ........
(A)
(A) Interfere with the education
system
(B)
(B) Protect the education system
(C) Be silent spectators of the (C)
educational system
(D)
(D) Produce working hands
16. In any organization, information is 16.
being shared among all the
members. This type of
communication is ...........................
(A)
(A) Internal
(B)
(B) External
(C)
(C) Upward
(D) Downward (D)
17. Cultural difference between sender 17.
and receiver may affect ................
(A) Message (A)
(B) Media (B)
(C) Effectiveness of communication (C)
(D) Feedback
(D)
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18. According to .................... 18.
communication means a transfer of
understandable information between
two persons. (A)
(A) F.G. Meyer
(B)
(B) G.G. Brown
(C)
(C) Dr. Deval
(D)
(D) Millar
19. Effective communication may be 19.
shown by ..................... this equation.
(A) MS – MR = 0 (A) MS – MR = 0
(B) MR – MS = 0
(B) MR – MS = 0
(C) MS – MR = +1
(C) MS – MR = +1
(D) MR – MS = –1
(D) MR – MS = –1
where :
MS–message sent by sender
MS
M R –message received by
receiver MR
20. The element which badly affect the 20.
effectiveness of communication is
called as .........................
(A)
(A) Feedback
(B)
(B) Projection
(C) Message (C)
(D) Noise (D)
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21. The number of eight-bit computer 21.
words formed by 0s and 1s with
exactly three 1s and five 0s is :
(A) 15 (A) 15
(B) 56 (B) 56
(C) 65 (C) 65
(D) 30 (D) 30
22. The following is a list of various 22.
committees with their members :
X1 = {a, b, c, d}, X2 = {x, b, d, y}, X1 = {a, b, c, d}, X2 = {x, b, d, y},
X3 = {x, y, a}, X4 = {y, b}, X5 = {x,
X3 = {x, y, a}, X4 = {y, b}, X5 = {x,
a, b}, X6 = {y, a, b}, X7 = {x, y, a, b}
a, b}, X6 = {y, a, b}, X7 = {x, y, a, b}
How many ways can we select
representatives of the committees so
that no two committees have same
representative ?
(A) 5
(A) 5
(B) 3 (B) 3
(C) 1 (C) 1
(D) 0 (D) 0
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23. In a rectangular standing 23.
arrangement of persons in four rows,
each row having four persons. If jth i j j
person in the ith row is asked to move i
to the place of ith person of jth row
i = 1, 2, 3, 4
for all i = 1, 2, 3, 4 and j = 1, 2, 3,
j = 1, 2, 3, 4
4, then how many persons have
changed their original position ?
(A) 4 (A) 4
(B) 5 (B) 5
(C) 12 (C) 12
(D) 16 (D) 16
24. A water tank fills in 6 hrs with the 24. 6
first tap; it takes 12 hrs for another 12
tap to fill the tank. If both the taps
are turned on simultaneously, how
long will it take to fill a vacant
tank ?
(A) 3
(A) 3 hours
(B) 3 30
(B) 3 hours 30 minutes
(C) 4
(C) 4 hours
(D) 4 hours 30 minutes (D) 4 30
25. If X gets 10% points higher than Y, 25. X Y 10%
then what is the percentage of Y Y X
gets less points than X ?
(A) 9 (A) 9
(B) 10 (B) 10
91 91
(C) (C)
11 11
111 111
(D) (D)
11 11
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26. In a running race Rani was behind 26.
Shobha, who was ahead of Aditi.
Rehana was behind Aditi and ahead
of Rani. Which is the correct order
from front to back in their race ?
(A)
(A) Aditi-Shobha-Rani-Rehana
(B)
(B) Shobha-Aditi-Rehana-Rani
(C)
(C) Shobha-Rehana-Aditi-Rani
(D)
(D) Rani-Shobha-Rehana-Aditi
27. Arrange the following terms in a 27.
meaningful/logical order indicating
a correct sequence : (1)
(1) Windows
(2)
(2) Walls
(3) (Floor)
(3) Floor
(4)
(4) Foundation
(5)
(5) Roof
(6)
(6) Room
(A) 3–2–4–1–6–5
(A) 3–2–4–1–6–5
(B) 2–3–1–4–5–6
(B) 2–3–1–4–5–6
(C) 4–2–1–5–3–6
(C) 4–2–1–5–3–6
(D) 4–3–2–1–6 (D) 4–3–2–1–6
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28. ‘Horse is a herbivorous animal.’ This 28.
statement is an example of ........
(A) Perception (A)
(B) Inference (B)
(C) Comparison (C)
(D) Implication (D)
29. Which of the following is the valid 29.
conclusion based on the statements
given below ? I :
Statement I :
Some animals are intelligent.
II :
Statement II :
Intelligent animals are monkeys.
1 :
Conclusion 1 :
All monkeys are intelligent.
2 :
Conclusion 2 :
Horses are intelligent.
Code :
(A) 1
(A) Only 1
(B) 2
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2 (C) 1 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) 1 2
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30. Which of the following diagrams 30.
shows the correct relationship
among the terms :
Entrepreneurs, Married, Women ?
(A) (A)
(B) (B)
(C) (C)
(D) (D)
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Direction :
Question numbers 31 and 32 are based 31 32
on the following information :
The following is the distribution of
number of companies of different types
in different districts of a state :
Types of Districts
Industries
A B C D E A B C D E
Agro-based 90 86 132 45 165 90 86 132 45 165
Forest-based 105 70 101 30 120 105 70 101 30 120
Livestock-
87 90 100 42 176
based 87 90 100 42 176
80 92 142 36 132
Textile-based 80 92 142 36 132
88 86 108 36 154
Chemical-
based 88 86 108 36 154
Engineering 98 76 117 40 166
and allied 98 76 117 40 166 548 500 700 229 913
Total 548 500 700 229 913 31. E B
31. For which type of industry the
difference between the companies of
districts E and B is maximum ?
(A)
(A) Engineering and allied
(B)
(B) Agro-based
(C) Chemical-based (C)
(D) Textile-based (D)
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32. What is the percentage of agro- 32. B
based industries in district B ?
(A) 86% (A) 86%
(B) 17.2% (B) 17.2%
(C) 8.6% (C) 8.6%
(D) 16.67% (D) 16.67%
33. In a certain state 60% are married 33. 60%
employees and 52% graduate 52% 32%
employees. 32% are neither married
nor graduate employees. Find the
percentage of married and graduate
employees :
(A) 8% (A) 8%
(B) 28% (B) 28%
(C) 24% (C) 24%
(D) 44% (D) 44%
Direction :
Question numbers 34 and 35 34 35
are based on the following
information :
Monthly expenses on various items
of a certain family are shown in
the following diagram :
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34. Find the angle in degrees associated 34.
with sector ‘other’.
(A) 63º (A) 63º
(B) 90º (B) 90º
(C) 108º (C) 108º
(D) 72º (D) 72º
35. Find the percentage of expenses on 35.
sector ‘Food’ :
(A) 25% (A) 25%
(B) 30% (B) 30%
(C) 20% (C) 20%
(D) 90% (D) 90%
36. Which of the following is the correct 36. HTML
full form of HTML ?
(A) Hyper Text Mandatory
(A)
Language
(B)
(B) Hyper Text Mix Language
(C) Hyper Text Mark-up Language (C)
(D) Hyper Text Media Language (D)
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37. The internet access to common 37.
public in India was first introduced
in ...................
(A) 1995
(A) 1995
(B) 1986
(B) 1986
(C) 1999
(C) 1999
(D) 2000 (D) 2000
38. Which among the following is most 38.
helpful to type in regional languages
on Smart Phones ?
(A) Typewriter (A)
(B) Honey code (B)
(C) Unicode (C)
(D) Multimedia (D)
39. Which among the following is the 39.
digital payment app linked to
Google ?
(A)
(A) PayTM
(B)
(B) BHIM
(C) Tez (C)
(D) MobiKwik (D)
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40. Which among the following is the 40.
consortia for higher education
e-resources linked to the digital
initiatives ?
(A)
(A) e-Shodh Ganga
(B)
(B) e-Shodh Sindhu
(C)
(C) e-Shodh Yamuna
(D)
(D) e-Shodh Saraswati
41.
41. Kyoto Protocol is for :
(A) Biodiversity conservation (A)
(B) Ozone protection (B)
(C) Wildlife protection (C)
(D) Global climate change (D)
42. Which one of the natural system is 42.
used for hot water for domestic
purposes ?
(A) Solar-Thermal (A)
(B) Solar-Photovoltaic (B)
(C) Geo-thermal (C)
(D) Solar-digestor
(D)
43. Excess growth of aquatic plants in
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our water bodies is due to .............
(A) Increase in Nitrates
(A)
(B) Increase in Phosphates
(B)
(C) Increase in Nitrate and
phosphates (C)
(D) Sodium (D)
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44. Which one of the following air pollutant 44.
is responsible for acid rain ? (Acid rain)
(A) SO2
(A) SO2
(B) CO 2 (B) CO 2
(C) CO (C) CO
(D) Ozone (D) Ozone
45. Wet part of the municipal solid waste 45.
can be put in use as soil conditioners
by using :
(A)
(A) Composting
(B)
(B) Pyrolysis
(C) Burning (C)
(D) Incineration (D)
46. In Moghal period higher education 46.
learning centres were known as .........
(A) Maqtabs (A)
(B) Madarasas (B)
(C) Khajkais (C)
(D) Arabi schools (D)
47. RUSA scheme is launched mainly 47. RUSA
to provide ........................
(A) Affordable higher education to
(A)
all
(B)
(B) Quality higher education to all
(C) Funding to state level higher (C)
education
(D) Funding to researches in (D)
colleges
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48. The science that deals with the 48.
relationship of various organisms
with their environment is known
as ...........................
(A)
(A) Anthropology
(B)
(B) Economics
(C)
(C) Ecology
(D)
(D) Geology
49. UGC has been introduced induction 49.
course for teachers in higher
education to ........................
(A)
(A) Enrich the content knowledge
(B)
(B) Prepare for teaching
(C)
(C) Refresh knowledge
(D) Develop attitude (D)
50. ‘SWAYAM’ is programme platform 50. SWAYAM
is developed for .......................
(A) Technical subjects (A)
(B) Humanity subjects (B)
(C) Management subjects (C)
(D) All the above subjects (D)
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ROUGH WORK
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MAHARASHTRA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST - 26th March 2023
FINAL ANSWER KEY FOR PAPER -I (Booklet Code : A)
QueNo Answer QueNo Answer
1 C 42 A
2 C 43 C
3 D 44 A
4 A 45 A
5 C 46 B
6 B 47 C
7 A 48 C
8 B 49 B
9 B 50 D
10 B
11 A
12 b
13 B
14 D
15 h
16 A
17 C
18 B
19 A
20 D
21 B
22 D
23 C
24 C
25 9
26 B
27 C
28 A
29 A
30 C
31 A
32 B
33 D
34 B
35 B
36 C
37 A
38 C
39 9
40 B
41 D
9 = No option is correct or the question is wrong, a= A and B, b = A and C, c = A and D, d = A,B and C, e = A,B
and D,f = A,C and D, g = A,B,C and D, h = B and C, i = B and D, j = B,C and D, k = C and DPage 1 of 24
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