MH SET 2025: 15 June, 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 reflective level of 1. (reflective)
teaching, the students get
tremendous power for acquisition
of ..............................
(i)
(i) Factual information
(ii)
(ii) Generalized insight
(iii)
(iii) Problem solving abilities
(A) (i) (ii)
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (i) (iii)
(B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (C) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i), (ii) and (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii)
2. The session is planned with the aim 2.
to explore a number of ideas related
to solution of a problem without
passing any judgement. For this,
the teacher will use ............ strategy.
(A) Dramatization and role playing (A)
(B) Project (B)
(C) Supervised study (C)
(D) Brainstorming (D)
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3. (i) ‘SWAYAMPRABHA’ is a name 3. (i) ‘SWAYAMPRABHA’
given to a group of DTH
channels devoted to telecasting DTH
educational content.
(ii) ‘SWAYAM’ MOOC
(ii) ‘SWAYAM’ provides online
MOOC courses with a provision
of certificate/credit-transfer.
Related to these statements :
(A) (i) is correct but (ii) is wrong (A) (i) (ii)
(B) (i) is wrong but (ii) is correct (B) (i) (ii)
(C) Both (i) and (ii) are correct (C) (i) (ii)
(D) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong (D) (i) (ii)
4. Summative evaluation is .............. in 4.
nature.
(A) Judgemental (A)
(B) Developmental (B)
(C) Diagnostic (C)
(D) Placemental (D)
5. CAI stands for .............................. . 5. CAI
(A) Computer Assisted Imitation (A)
(B) Computer Arranged Installation (B)
(C) Computer Arranged Induction (C)
(D) Computer Assisted Instruction (D)
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6. ......................... is not a type of 6.
research.
(A)
(A) Descriptive research
(B)
(B) Exploratory research
(C) Causal research (C)
(D) Subjective research (D)
7. ................. is the role of simulation 7.
software.
(A) Collecting primary data
(A)
(B) Creating virtual models for
(B)
experimentation
(C)
(C) Conducting surveys
(D) Writing research papers (D)
8. ..................... is a common goal of both 8.
positivistic and post-positivistic
approaches to research.
(A) To eliminate subjectivity
entirely from the research (A)
process
(B) To discover new knowledge and
(B)
contribute to the understanding
of phenomena.
(C) To prioritize personal opinions (C)
and beliefs over empirical
evidence
(D)
(D) To avoid using any form of data
in the research process
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9. The term ‘‘DOI’’ stands for ............. 9. ‘DOI’
in academic writing and referencing.
(A) Document of interest (A)
(B) Directory of information (B)
(C) Digital object identifier (C)
(D) Database of integration (D)
10. ................... term refers to the ethical 10.
obligation of researcher to give
credit to the ideas, words or work of
others.
(A) Acknowledgement (A)
(B) Plagiarism (B)
(C) Authorship (C)
(D) Attribution (D)
Directions :
Answer Question Nos. 11 to 15 11 15
based on either English passage
or Marathi passage :
Despite its extraordinary name
‘ergonomics’ is not just something
which has been dreamed up by
boffins to confuse busy businessmen.
It is a practical science which can
make and is making a valuable
contribution to industry. Research
being carried out in this field can
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increase efficiency, improve product
design and make employees more
contented.
Broadly, ergonomics is the study of
the relationship between man and
his working environment. It involves
designing or redesigning machines
and equipments so that due regard
is given to the capabilities and
limitations — physical and
psychological — of the human beings
who have to use or operate them.
It contrast to the more common,
traditional policy of ‘fitting the man
to the machine’ by selecting and
training the best man for each
particular job, the ergonomist
endeavours to fit the machine to the
man-any man.
He accepts people, in fact, as he finds
them with all their quirks and
idiosyncracies, and tries to establish
their capabilities as machine
operators. He then attempts to
allocate to the human operator the
functions each can perform best. His
object is to enable a person of
ordinary abilities to carry out his
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tasks safely and efficiently, with a
minimum of instruction.
The ergonomist himself needs a
knowledge of a number of sciences
and techniques in order to carry out
his work.
11. The object of an ergonomist is ............ 11.
(A) To make employees more
contented.
(A)
(B) To have a knowledge of a
number of sciences and (B)
techniques
(C)
(C) To find people with all their
quirks and idiosyncracies (D)
(D) To enable a person of ordinary 12.
abilities to carry out his tasks
safely and efficiently
(A)
12. What is the more common or
traditional policy ?
(A) Making valuable contribution to (B)
industry
(B) Fitting the man to the machine
(C)
(C) Designing and redesigning
machines and equipments (D)
(D) Confusing busy businessmen
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13. What do you understand by 13.
‘boffins’ ?
(A)
(A) Employees
(B)
(B) Businessmen
(C)
(C) Engineers or scientists
(D) Labourers
(D)
14. Ergonomics is the study of ..............
14.
(A) Quirks and idiosyncracies of the
workers
(A)
(B) Capabilities and limitations of
human beings
(B)
(C) Relationship between man and
his working environment (C)
(D) Research being carried out in
the field of industry (D)
15. An ergonomist himself needs a 15.
knowledge of ........................
(A)
(A) A number of sciences and
techniques (B)
(B) Only one discipline (C)
(C) His own self
(D)
(D) His colleagues
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16. If communication is defined as 16.
‘‘effective or successful transmission
of a message from the sender to the
other person’, then which of the
following becomes the fundamental
criteria to decide the extent of
effectiveness of the communication ?
(A) Noise level of the medium used
for communication (A)
(B) Generic form of the content of
the communication (B)
(C) Simplicity of the message of the (C)
communication
(D) Meaning and intent as put in (D)
by the sender in communication
17. Instance 1 : A teacher is giving a 17.
lecture in a class of 10 students.
Instance 2 : A teacher is giving a
lecture in a class of 100 students.
Assuming all the intervening
variables to be the same in both the
instances, which of the following is
the most likely possibility from the
perspective of communication ?
(A)
(A) Interactivity of students with
teacher will be higher in
Instance 2 than Instance 1
(B) Interactivity of students with (B)
teacher will be higher in
Instance 1 than Instance 2.
(C) Interactivity of students with (C)
teacher will be the same in both
the instances
(D) Interactivity of students with (D)
teacher remains unaffected
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18. Which criterion produces ‘Intra’, 18.
‘Inter’, ‘Group’ and ‘Mass’ as four
types of communication ?
(A) Effectiveness of communication
(B) Medium used in communication
(A)
(C) Number of participants in
(B)
communication
(C)
(D) Nature of message of
communication (D)
19. In the context of Indian television, 19.
which of the following did not take
place in the decade of 1980 ?
(A) Separation of Doordarshan (DD) (A) (DD)
from Aakashwani (AIR)
(AIR)
(B) Television becomes colour
(B)
(C) Rapid spread of television
(C)
network across India
(D)
(D) Launch of Ramayan,
Mahabharat serials
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20. Which of the following is an incorrect 20.
statement with respect to online
meeting ?
(A) It does not incorporate non- (A)
verbal clues
(B) It does not recognize space (B)
barriers
(C)
(C) It can become multi-media
communication
(D)
(D) It can incorporate various
means of interactivity
21. In a company, shares of Shanta, 21.
Kanta and Bhranta are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 1
3 : 5 : 1. Profit of the company in
3,33,333/-
a certain year is Rs. 3,33,333/-. How
much is the profit of Kanta in
rupees ?
(A) 1,80,180
(A) 1,80,180
(B) 1,85,185
(B) 1,85,185
(C) 1,05,105
(C) 1,05,105
(D) 1,11,111 (D) 1,11,111
22. A watch at a particular time 22.
indicates that it is Monday 1 pm. 1 pm
What will be indication in the watch
101
after completing 101 hours ?
(A) 1 am
(A) Monday, 1 am
(B) Tuesday, 4 am (B) 4 am
(C) Thursday, 5 pm (C) 5 pm
(D) Friday, 6 pm (D) 6 pm
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23. Suppose 5 numbers are selected at 23. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,7,
random from the set of numbers 8} 5
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}. Then which ofof
the following statements is necessarily
true about the selected numbers ?
(A) At least two of them are even (A)
numbers (B)
(B) There are at most two pairs
having sum of each pair 9. 9
(C) There is at least one pair having (C)
sum 9.
(D) At most three of them are even (D)
numbers.
24. A bank is offering following choices 24.
to a customer for interest on fixed
deposits. Which will be the most
beneficial to the customer ?
(A) 10% per annum compounded (A) 10%
yearly
(B) 9%
(B) 9% per annum compounded six
monthly
(C) 8%
(C) 8% per annum compounded
quarterly
(D) 7% per annum compounded (D) 7%
monthly
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25. In a right-angled triangle, we have
25. H cm,
three sides of lengths namely
hypotenuse H cm, base B cm and B cm T cm
height T cm. Then which of the
following ratios is the largest ?
H H
(A) (A)
T T
B B
(B) (B)
T T
T T
(C) (C)
H H
B B
(D) (D)
H H
26. Which of the following conclusion/s 26.
is/are valid based on the statements
given below ?
Statement I : All tax payers are I :
honest.
II :
Statement II : All students are
honest. 1 :
Conclusion 1 : Some tax payers are
not honest. 2 :
Conclusion 2 : Some students are
tax payers.
Code : (A) 1
(A) 1 only (B) 2
(B) 2 only
(C) 1 2
(C) 1 and 2 both
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) 1 2
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27. In the ranking of a competitive 27.
examination Vishal was above Vijay
but below Shyam. Mohan was above
Shyam but below Rohan. Vijay was
between Vishal and Ashok. Who is
third from the top ?
(A)
(A) Vishal
(B)
(B) Mohan
(C) Vijay (C)
(D) Shyam (D)
28. In a code language if ‘MUMBAI’ is 28. ‘MUMBAI’
coded as LVLCZJ, then how LVLCZJ
‘SANGLI’ will be coded in the same
‘SANGLI’
language ?
(A) RZOFMJ
(A) RZOFMJ
(B) TZMHKJ (B) TZMHKJ
(C) RBMHKJ (C) RBMHKJ
(D) RZMFKJ (D) RZMFKJ
29. Ragini facing East walks 10 meter, 29.
then she turns to her left and walks
12 meter. Then she turns to her
45º
right in 45º and walks 15 meter.
Then, how much distance she has
walked from the starting point and
which direction is she facing now ?
(A) 37
(A) 37 meter, North-East
(B) 27
(B) 27 meter, North
(C) 37 meter, East (C) 37
(D) 22 meter, South-East (D) 22
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30. Which of the following alternatives 30.
will complete the numerical series
given below ? 11, 14, 25, __, 133
11, 14, 25, __, 133
(A) 75
(A) 75
(B) 52
(B) 52
(C) 39
(C) 39
(D) 123
(D) 123
Directions : Question numbers 31 and 32
are based on the following information :
Out of 20 villages in a certain state, 20 14
salesman A visited 14 villages, salesman A 12 B
B visited 12 villages. None of them
visited 2 villages.
31. How many villages were visited by 31.
both the salesmen ?
(A) 26
(A) 26
(B) 6
(B) 6
(C) 4
(C) 4
(D) 8
(D) 8
32. How many villages were visited by 32.
at least one salesman ?
(A) 26 (A) 26
(B) 18 (B) 18
(C) 20 (C) 20
(D) 8
(D) 8
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Directions :
Question numbers 33 and 34 are based 33 34
on the following information :
Number of working days annually :
Employee
Year A B C D E A B C D E
2018 280 310 315 315 320 2018 280 310 315 315 320
2019 300 290 310 315 325 2019 300 290 310 315 325
2020 310 300 315 310 320 2020 310 300 315 310 320
2021 315 310 315 310 330 2021 315 310 315 310 330
2022 295 300 300 305 310 2022 295 300 300 305 310
33. Which employee has maximum 33. 2018-2022
working days during the years 2018-
2022 ?
(A) B
(A) B
(B) C (B) C
(C) D (C) D
(D) E (D) E
34. Which employees have equal 34. 2018 2022
number of total working days during
2018-2022 ?
(A) A and B (A) A B
(B) C and D
(B) C D
(C) A, B and C
(C) A, B C
(D) B and D
(D) B D
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35. Birth rates and Death rates per 35.
thousand :
Year Birth rate Death rate
1961 90 20
1961 90 20
1971 88 18
1971 88 18
1981 82 17
1981 82 17
1991 78 16
1991 78 16
2001 75 14 2001 75 14
2011 70 12 2011 70 12
2021 60 10 2021 60 10
From the above table in which years
do you see the difference between Birth
rate and Death rate the same ?
(A) 2011, 2021 (A) 2011, 2021
(B) 2001, 2011 (B) 2001, 2011
(C) 1971, 1981 (C) 1971, 1981
(D) 1961, 1971 (D) 1961, 1971
36. Identify the incorrect pair of file 36.
format and the corresponding file
form :
(A) JPEG – Image file (A) JPEG –
(B) PPTX – Presentation file (B) PPTX –
(C) FLV – Video file (C) FLV –
(D) WPT – Audio file (D) WPT –
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37. In the context of information 37.
technology, what is cloud computing ?
(A) It is a computing power (A)
measurement unit
(B)
(B) It is high end computing power
applied for weather forecasting
(C)
(C) It is internet based computing
which provides shared computer
processing and data to digital
devices on demand
(D) It is an international standard (D)
protocol of video file transfers
on World Wide Web.
38. What is the name of the 38.
international encoding standard for
use with different languages and
scripts by which each letter, digit or
symbol is assigned a unique numeric
value that applies across different
platform, device or language ?
(A) Multicode (A) Multicode
(B) Unicode (B) Unicode
(C) Hypercode (C) Hypercode
(D) Metacode (D) Metacode
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39. Which of the following options shows 39.
the correct chronological order of
communication technologies ?
(A)
(A) Telegraph, Movie Camera,
Television, Radio
(B)
(B) Telegraph, Movie Camera,
Radio, Television
(C)
(C) Movie Camera, Telegraph,
Television, Radio
(D) Movie Camera, Radio, (D)
Telegraph, Television
40. Which of the following is not the 40. 2.0
typical feature of Web 2.0
environment ?
(A)
(A) Users remain as simply passive
consumers of content
(B)
(B) Websites work with other digital
systems, products and devices
(C) Higher interactivity and (C)
collaboration amongst users
(D) User generated content (D)
proliferates
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41. International Solar Alliance 41.
headquarters is located at :
(A) Haryana, India (A)
(B) Karnataka, India (B)
(C) Dubai, UAE (C)
(D) Colombo, Sri Lanka (D)
42. Which city hosted the United 42.
Nations Climate Change (COP21)
Conference (COP21) where the Paris
Agreement was negotiated and
adopted ?
(A)
(A) Geneva
(B) New York (B)
(C) Paris (C)
(D) Kyoto (D)
43. Which schedule of the Environment 43.
Protection Act, (1986) lists industries
that require mandatory
environment clearance ?
(A) I
(A) Schedule-I
(B) II
(B) Schedule-II
(C) Schedule-III (C) III
(D) Schedule-IV (D) IV
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44. How does nutrient pollution affect 44.
marine ecosystem ?
(A) Enhances biodiversity (A)
(B)
(B) Promotes coral reef growth
(C)
(C) Triggers harmful algal blooms
(D) Improves water quality (D)
45. Which of the following is the effect 45.
of air pollution on leaves that causes
the killing or collapse of tissues ?
(A) Necrosis
(A)
(B) Chlorosis (B)
(C) Abscission (C)
(D) Epinasty (D)
46. During British period in India Lord 46.
Curzon had organized .................. for
development of Indian Education.
(A) Bombay Educational Committee (A)
(B) Calcutta Educational Meeting (B)
(C) Simla Educational Conference (C)
(D) Delhi Educational Conference (D)
47. The Sadler Commission was a
47.
Commission set-up to inquire
into ......................
(A) The conditions and problems of
(A)
the University of Calcutta
(B) Problems of all universities in
India
(B)
(C) Issues in evaluation of higher
education (C)
(D) Issues in curriculum of higher
education (D)
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48. In Buddhist educational tradition, in
48.
order to become a ‘Guru’, the person
had to undergo through following
series :
(A)
(A) Shishya, Pravin, Pandit
(B) Brahmachari, Pandit, (B)
Upadhyaya
(C)
(C) Shraman, Shravak, Pandit
(D) Shraman, Bhikkhu, Upadhyaya (D)
49. In Vedic educational tradition the 49.
word ‘Upanishad’ literally means
.................
(A)
(A) Learning by heart all mantras
(B)
(B) Sitting near Guru to learn
(C) Sub-parts of Vedas (C)
(D) Stories of masters and disciples (D)
50. According to Jainism education 50.
tradition the first method of learning
is ......................
(A) Prarthana or prayer (A)
(B) Deshana Shravan or careful (B)
listening of advice
(C) Amnaya or concentrated
(C)
reading
(D) Anutprekshya or deep thinking (D)
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MAHARASHTRA STATE ELIGIBILITY TEST - 15th June 2025
FINAL ANSWER KEY FOR PAPER -I (Booklet Code : A)
QueNo Answer QueNo Answer
1 D 42 C
2 D 43 9
3 C 44 C
4 A 45 A
5 D 46 C
6 9 47 A
7 B 48 D
8 B 49 B
9 C 50 A
10 D
11 D
12 B
13 C
14 C
15 A
16 D
17 B
18 C
19 A
20 A
21 B
22 D
23 h
24 A
25 A
26 D
27 D
28 C
29 A
30 9
31 D
32 B
33 D
34 B
35 D
36 D
37 C
38 B
39 B
40 A
41 A
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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