MH SET 2024: 7 April, 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. If taught on memory level of teaching, 1.
the students get tremendous power
for acquisition of .................. .
(i) factual information (i)
(ii) generalized insight (ii)
(iii) problem solving abilities (iii)
(A) Only (ii) (A) (ii)
(B) Only (i) (B) (i)
(C) (i) and (ii) (C) (i) (ii)
(D) (ii) and (iii) (D) (ii) (iii)
2. The teacher should choose teaching 2.
method considering ................. .
(i) Nature of the learners
(i)
(ii) Nature of the objectives to be
realized (ii)
(iii) The teacher’s own ability and (iii)
proficiency
(A) (i)
(A) Only (i)
(B) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (i), (ii) and (iii) (C) (i), (ii) (iii)
(D) Only (ii) (D) (ii)
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3. What is the main characteristic of 3.
gifted students ?
(A) They are introvert in nature
(A)
(B) They are dependent of their
peers (B)
(C) They are extrovert in nature
(C)
(D) They are independent in their
(D)
judgement
4. For adult learners, instruction needs 4.
to focus ................. .
(A) equally on the process and the (A)
content to be taught
(B) less on the process and more on (B)
the content to be taught
(C) more on the process and less on (C)
the content to be taught
(D) equally on the process and the (D)
product of learning (Product)
5. .......................... evaluation gives a 5.
clear idea about understanding of
the student regarding particular
content.
(A)
(A) Placement
(B) Formative (B)
(C) Summative (C)
(D) Diagnostic (D)
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6. .................... is the characteristic of 6.
qualitative research.
(A) Emphasis on numerical data
(A)
(B) Focus on statistical analysis
(B)
(C) In-depth exploration of meanings
(C)
and experiences
(D)
(D) Strict adherence to experimental
designs
7. ................ is a limitation of positivism 7.
in research.
(A) It ignores the importance of (A)
empirical evidence
(B) It tends to oversimplify complex (B)
social phenomenon
(C) It places too much emphasis on (C)
subjective interpretations
(D) It encourages bias and personal (D)
opinions in research
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8. ................... is referred as “citation” in 8.
the academic writing.
(A) A reference to the author’s
(A)
personal experiences
(B)
(B) A way of giving proper credit
to the original source of
information (C)
(C) A fictional element added to
enhance the narrative
(D)
(D) A personal opinion included
without supporting evidence
9. ............... type of research misconduct 9.
involves making up or falsifying
data.
(A) Plagiarism (A)
(B) Fabrication (B)
(C) Misinterpretation (C)
(D) Biased sampling (D)
10. ...................... ICT tool is essential 10.
for creating and managing biblio-
graphies in research papers.
(A) Statistical software
(A)
(B) Reference management software
(B)
(C) Spreadsheet software
(C)
(D) Project management software (D)
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Directions :
Answer question Nos. 11 to 15
11 15
based on either English passage
or Marathi passage :
It should be remembered that the
Nationalist Movement in India, like
all nationalist movements, was
essentially a bourgeois movement. It
represented the natural historical
stage of development, and to consider
it or to criticize it as a working class
movement is wrong. Gandhi
represented that movement, and the
Indian masses in relation to that
movement to a supreme degree, and
he became the voice of Indian people
to that extent. The main
contribution of Gandhi to India and
the Indian masses has been through
the powerful movements that he
launched through the National
Congress. Through nation-wide
action, he sought to mould the
millions and largely succeeded in
doing so. He changed them from a
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demoralized, timid, and hopeless
mass, bullied and crushed by every
dominant interest and incapable of
resistance, to people with self-respect
and self-reliance, resisting tyranny,
and capable of united action and
sacrifice for a larger cause. Gandhi
made people think of political and
economic issues, and every village
and every bazaar hummed with
arguments and debates on the new
ideas and hopes that filled the
people.
In case of very exceptional person,
like Gandhi, the question of
personality becomes especially
important in order to understand
and appraise him. To us, he
represented the spirit and honour of
India, the yearning of her sorrowing
millions to be rid of their
innumerable burdens. An insult to
him by the British Government or
others was an insult to India and
her people.
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11. The given passage states that 11.
Mahatma Gandhi largely succeeded
in .................. .
(A)
(A) fighting against the social
discrimination in India
(B)
(B) eradicating economic
inequalities in India
(C) moulding the millions in India (C)
(D) giving political representation
to Indians (D)
12. What do you understand by the 12.
phrase “to be rid of ” ?
(A)
(A) Released/freed from something
(B) Tied to something (B)
(C) Increased something (C)
(D)
(D) Included something
13. What did Mahatma Gandhi 13.
represent ?
(A) Poverty of India (A)
(B) Working class movement in
India (B)
(C) The natural historical stage of
(C)
development of India
(D)
(D) The spirit and honour of India
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14. The main contribution of Gandhi to 14.
India has been ................. .
(A) strong arguments (A)
(B) the powerful movements (B)
(C) vociferous speeches (C)
(D) intermittent fasts (D)
15. What, do you think, is the correct 15.
meaning of the term “bourgeois” ?
(A) Working class with utilitarian
(A)
values
(B) Agrarian class with moral
(B)
values
(C) Middle class with conventional, (C)
conservative and materialistic
values (D)
(D) Lower class with no fixed values
16. Which of the following messages is 16.
less likely to be misunderstood or
misinterpreted due to cultural or
linguistic background of the receivers
(A)
of the message :
(B)
(A) message full of written words
(B) message full of spoken words (C)
(C) message full of body-gestures
(D)
(D) message full of iconic signs
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17. In the context of contemporary 17.
digital paralance what are the
following symbols collectively called
as : :–) :–( ;–) :–×
:–) :–( ;–) :–×
(A)
(A) Emoji
(B)
(B) Emoticons
(C)
(C) Smiley
(D)
(D) Stickers
18. In the context of non-verbal 18.
communication identify the incorrect
statement :
(A)
(A) Silence is a means of
communication (B)
(B) Non-verbal cues and messages
are easy to control (C)
(C) Non-verbal messages are
culture sensitive and relative
(D)
(D) In case of confusion, people
tend to trust non-verbal
communication more than the
verbal
19.
19. What is Prasar Bharati ?
(A)
(A) It is the national level news
channel under Door Darshan
(B) It is a news broadcasting (B)
service of All India Radio (AIR)
(C) It is the association of private (C)
broadcasters in India
(D)
(D) It is India’s state owned Public
Broadcaster
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20. Which of the following elements is 20.
facilitated much more in a
communicative situation wherein
teacher and students are sitting
together in a circular manner facing
each other ?
(A) effectiveness of the content of (A)
teaching
(B)
(B) teacher’s power to control every
student
(C) discipline amongst the students (C)
(D) level of interactions between the
(D)
students
21. What is the arithmetic mean of the 21. 1 51
integers from 1 to 51 ?
(A) 24 (A) 24
(B) 25 (B) 25
(C) 26 (C) 26
(D) 27 (D) 27
22. If 10m (m is positive integer) divides 22. 10m (m )
the product of the integers from 101 151
101 to 151, then the maximum value m
of m is :
(A) 12 (A) 12
(B) 13 (B) 13
(C) 11 (C) 11
(D) 10 (D) 10
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23. Among the three numbers, 23.
X = 188181811881, Y = 881181811818 881181811818 Z = 811881188118
and Z = 811881188118 which 18
numbers are divisible by 18 ?
(A) X only (A) X
(B) Y and Z only (B) Y Z
(C) Z only (C) Z
(D) X, Y and Z (D) X, Y Z
24. A person was working to transfer 24. X Y
bricks from a place X to a place Y, X
where the distance between X and Y 200
Y is 200 meters. At a time the person 15
was carrying 15 bricks. Starting
from the place X, after travelling 5.5 X
km while working, how many bricks 5.5
were shifted to the place Y by the Y
person ?
(A) 190
(A) 190
(B) 195
(B) 195
(C) 210 (C) 210
(D) 215 (D) 215
25. There are 64 deer in a forest in the 25. 64
present year. If x(n) denotes the x(n) n
number of deer in the forest in
3 3
year n and that x(n) x(n 1) for x(n) x(n 1) , n = 1, 2, 3, .....,
2 2
n = 1, 2, 3, ....., how many deer are 5
there in 5th year in the forest ?
(A) 96 (A) 96
(B) 486 (B) 486
(C) 243 (C) 243
(D) 339 (D) 339
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26. Which of the following conclusion/s 26.
is/are valid based on the statements
given below ?
Statement I : Some tigers are I :
goats. II :
Statement II : All political leaders
are intelligent.
1 :
Conclusion 1 : Some goats are not
tigers. 2 :
Conclusion 2 : Some political
leaders are intelligent.
Code :
(A) 1
(A) 1 only
(B) 2
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 2
(C) 1 and 2 both
(D) 1 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
27. Some buses are standing facing the 27.
bus stand. Thane bus was ahead of
Nasik bus, which was ahead of
Jalgaon bus. Amravati bus was
behind Dhule bus, but ahead of
Thane bus. Which is the second last
bus from behind ?
(A) Thane (A)
(B) Jalgaon (B)
(C) Nasik (C)
(D) Amravati (D)
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28. In a code language if JKLM is coded 28. JKLM
as OSVX, then how DEFG will be OSVX DEFG
coded in the same language ?
(A) ILNQ (A) ILNQ
(B) JLNP (B) JLNP
(C) KMOR (C) KMOR
(D) IMPR (D) IMPR
29. In a code language if DAC means 29. DAC
635, then what will be the code for 635 FEG
FEG ?
(A) 879 (A) 879
(B) 678 (B) 678
(C) 587 (C) 587
(D) 897 (D) 897
30. While facing south, Virat walks 15 30. 15
meters and then turns to his right 10
and walks 10 meters. From there he 15
turns to his right and walks 15 15
meters. Then he turns to his left and
walks 15 meters. Which direction is
he facing now and how much away
from the starting point ?
(A) 15
(A) East, 15 meters
(B) 25
(B) West, 25 meters
(C) 15
(C) North, 15 meters
(D) South, 40 meters (D) 40
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Directions :
31 32
Question numbers 31 and 32 are based
on the following information :
Following is a table representing foreign
tourists visiting different places in India
in a certain year. (Figures are in lakhs).
Type American English French Other Total
Place
Agra 6.5 3.8 3.5 1.2 15.0 6.5 3.8 3.5 1.2 15.0
Delhi 8.2 8.7 2.7 0.4 20.0 8.2 8.7 2.7 0.4 20.0
Chennai 3.7 3.3 2.4 0.6 10.0 3.7 3.3 2.4 0.6 10.0
Udaipur 2.8 1.3 1.5 0.4 6.0 2.8 1.3 1.5 0.4 6.0
Bangalore 3.0 1.2 1.3 0.5 6.0 3.0 1.2 1.3 0.5 6.0
Shrinagar 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.1 3.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.1 3.0
31. What is percentage of total number 31.
of tourists visiting Agra ?
(A) 33.33% (A) 33.33%
(B) 25.00% (B) 25.00%
(C) 16.67% (C) 16.67%
(D) 10.00% (D) 10.00%
32. Which type of tourists found 32.
maximum at Delhi ?
(A) American (A)
(B) English (B)
(C) French (C)
(D) Other (D)
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Directions :
Question numbers 33 and 34 are based 33 34
on the following information :
Following table gives itemwise
expenditure of construction of house.
Item Expenditure (%) (%)
Labour 25 25
Cement and Bricks 30 30
Steel 15 15
Timber and Glass 20 20
Miscellaneous 10 10
33. The information in the above table 33.
is to be represented diagrammatically (Pie diagram)
using Pie diagram. What will be the
angle of the sector representing item (Sector)
labour ?
(A) 50º
(A) 50º
(B) 30º
(B) 30º
(C) 90º
(C) 90º
(D) 25º (D) 25º
34. What is the ratio of expenditure of 34.
the item cement and bricks to the
total expenditure of construction of
house ?
(A) 1 : 3
(A) 1 : 3
(B) 1 : 4
(B) 1 : 4
(C) 2 : 5 (C) 2 : 5
(D) 3 : 10 (D) 3 : 10
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35. The following (X, Y) points are 35. (X, Y) X-Y
plotted on X-Y plane and the (smooth)
adjacent points are joined by smooth
X Y
curve :
X Y 1 60
1 60 2 30
2 30 3 20
3 20 4 15
4 15
5 12
5 12
What will be the nature of curve ?
(A)
(A) Straight line
(B) (Parabola)
(B) Parabola
(C) (Hyperbola)
(C) Hyperbola
(D) Exponential curve (D) (Exponential curve)
36. Identify the correct pair from the 36.
following : (A) Pxl –
(A) Pxl – unit of focus of digital
cameras (B) HDD –
(B) HDD – unit of high definition
of digital screens (C) Kbps –
(C) Kbps – unit of data transfer rate
(D) Ghz – unit of memory storage (D) Ghz –
on digital devices
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37. When you access a site with ‘https’ 37. ‘http’ ‘https’
instead of ‘http’ in the address bar,
it primarily means :
(A) You are accessing a speedy
(A)
connection
(B) You are accessing a secure
communication (B)
(C) You are accessing a single date (C)
line transfer
(D)
(D) You are accessing a smartphone
friendly website
38. Which of the following shows the
38.
correct chronological order of the
first launch of these internet based
facilities ?
(A) YouTube, Gmail, Instagram,
Wikipedia
(A)
(B) Wikipedia, YouTube, Gmail,
Instagram (B)
(C) Gmail, Wikipedia, YouTube,
Instagram (C)
(D) Wikipedia, Gmail, YouTube,
Instagram (D)
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39. Which of the following has not been 39. (SWAYAM)
appointed as a national coordinator
for SWAYAM to ensure the quality
of the course content ?
(A) Indian Institute of Science
(IISc) (A)
(B) National Institute of Open (B)
Schooling (NIOS)
(C) Indian Institute of Management,
(C)
Bangalore (IIMB)
(D) Consortium for Educational
(D)
Communication (CEC)
40. In the context of ‘Web 2.0’ digital 40. 2.0 UGC
environment what does the
abbreviation UGC stand for ?
(A) University Grants Commission (A)
(B) User Generated Content (B)
(C) Unique Graphic Coding (C)
(D) Universal Graphic Chip-set (D)
41. When were Millennium Development 41.
Goals (MDGs) adopted by the United (MDGs)
Nations ?
(A) 1990
(A) 1990
(B) 1995
(B) 1995
(C) 2000
(C) 2000
(D) 2010 (D) 2010
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42. What is the target year for achieving 42.
the Sustainable Development
Goals ?
(A) 2020
(A) 2020
(B) 2025
(B) 2025
(C) 2030
(C) 2030
(D) 2040 (D) 2040
43. Which of the following is the effect 43.
of photochemical smog ?
(A) Headaches, eyes, nose and
(A)
throat irritation
(B)
(B) Gastrointestinal disorders
(C)
(C) Renal disorders
(D)
(D) Bone disorders
44. What is the term for the process of 44.
inoculating microbes into soil ?
(A) Bioventing (A)
(B) Biostimulation (B)
(C) Bioaugmentation (C)
(D) Biosparaging (D)
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45. Which component of a solar panel 45.
is responsible for directly generating
electric current when exposed to
sunlight ?
(A)
(A) Inverter
(B)
(B) Semiconductor material
(C)
(C) Reflectors
(D) Batteries (D)
46. Environmental Education is not just 46.
awareness and knowledge, but it is
also development of ................ .
(A) Deeper knowledge (A)
(B) Theoretic knowledge (B)
(C) Proper attitude (C)
(D) Proper concepts (D)
47. Indian education system generally 47.
is divided into following periods :
(A) Vedic period, Buddhist period,
Muslim period, British period, (A)
Post-Independence period
(B) Hindu period, Buddhist period,
Jain period, Muslim period, (B)
British period
(C) Vedic period, Ramayan period,
(C)
Mahabharat period, Jain period,
British period
(D) Upanishadic period, Puranas
(D)
period, Buddhist period, Muslim
period, Modern period
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48. In correspondence education system 48.
the following things are included :
(A) Only guiding instructions
(A)
(B) Only solved answers through
letters (B)
(C) Guiding instructions and solved (C)
answers
(D)
(D) Guiding instructions, solved
answers and occasional lectures
49. The First Open University was 49. 1969
started in 1969 at ................. .
(A) Chicago in America (A)
(B) Milton Kenis in England (B)
(C) Paris in France (C)
(D) Delhi in India (D)
50. According to Muslim System of 50.
Education, ‘Madarsa’ is supposed to
be the centre of ................ .
(A)
(A) Primary Education
(B)
(B) Secondary Education
(C) Higher Education (C)
(D) Technical Education (D)
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MAHARASHTRA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST - 7th April 2024
FINAL ANSWER KEY FOR PAPER -I (Booklet Code : A)
QueNo Answer QueNo Answer
1 B 42 C
2 C 43 A
3 D 44 C
4 C 45 B
5 C 46 C
6 C 47 A
7 B 48 D
8 B 49 B
9 B 50 C
10 B
11 C
12 A
13 D
14 B
15 C
16 g
17 B
18 B
19 D
20 D
21 C
22 B
23 B
24 C
25 B
26 B
27 C
28 D
29 A
30 B
31 B
32 B
33 C
34 D
35 C
36 C
37 B
38 D
39 A
40 B
41 C
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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