SECTION-I (Research Aptitude):
1. Which scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses developed from theories?
a) Hypothesis method
b) Inductive method
c) 91.37
d) Pattern method
2. study the relationship of family size to income a researcher classifies his population into different income slabs and then takes a random sample from each slab. Which technique of sampling does he adopt?
a) Random sampling
b) Stratified random sampling
c) Systematic sampling
d) Cluster sampling
The following table gives the percentage of marks obtained by seven students in six different subjects in an examination. Study the table and answer the questions 3, 4 and 5 given below.
The Numbers in the Brackets give the Maximum Marks in Each Subject.
| Student | Subject (Max. Marks) | |||||
| Maths | Chemistry | Physics | Geography | History | Computer Science | |
| (150) | (130) | (120) | (100) | (60) | (40) | |
| Ayush | 90 | 50 | 90 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
| Aman | 100 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 80 | 70 |
| Sajal | 90 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 90 | 70 |
| Rohit | 80 | 65 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 |
| Muskan | 80 | 65 | 85 | 95 | 50 | 90 |
| Tanvi | 70 | 75 | 65 | 85 | 40 | 60 |
| Tarun | 65 | 35 | 50 | 77 | 80 | 80 |
3. What are the average marks obtained by all the seven students in Physics? (rounded off to two digit after decimal)
a) 77.26
b) 89.14
c) 91.37
d) 96.11
4. The number of students who obtained 60% and above marks in all subjects is?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) None
5. What was the aggregate of marks obtained by Sajal in all the six subjects?
a) 409
b) 419
c) 429
d) 449
6. Which of the following is the most essential characteristic of a research worker?
a) Sympathy
b) Open mindedness
c) Patience
d) Emotional control
7. A good example of sampling frame of patients in a hospital is
a) Register of persons admitted in the hospital
b) Patients visiting the hospital near the entrance
c) Visitors in the parking lot
d) Doctors working in the hospital
8. Which number sequence of the following represents a correct sequence from small to big?
1. Mansion 2.Bunglow 3.Flat 4.Palace 5.House e 6.Cottage
a)3,5,6,2,1,4
b)3,6,5,2,1,4
c)6,3,5,2,1,4
d)6,5,3,2,1,4
9. For the Assertion (A) and Reason (R), choose the correct alternative from the following?
A: Andhra Pradesh is the “Rice Bowl” of south India.
R: Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of Rice.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
c) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are false
10. Statement: The economic prosperity of any nation is dependent on the quality of its human resources.
Assumptions:
I. Achieving economic prosperity is a cherished goal of every nation.
II. It is possible to measure the quality of human resources of a nation.
Choose one among options?
a) Only I is implicit
b) Only II is implicit.
c) Either I or II is implicit
d) Both I and II are implicit
