Sunday, June 5, 2011

TET ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MCQs

1. We have days and nights because of:
(a) Earth’s rotation 
(b) Earth’s revolution
(c) Sun’s rotation
(d) Sun’s revolution

2. The tail of flying birds acts as rudder. By this statement we can understand that the tail acts as:
 (a) A part of the body which is beautiful
 (b) A part which wards off flies and mosquitoes
 (c) A part which guides the bird while flying
 (d) A part which helps the bird take off

3. The combination of which of the following soils is best for plant growth
 (a) Clay, sand & gravel
 (b) Humus, clay & gravel
 (c) Sand, humus & gravel
 (d) Humus, sand & clay

4. Which of the following does not belong to the group formed by the other trees?
 (a) Mango
 (b) Coconut
 (c) Tamarind
 (d) Neem

5. In spring which of the following occurs?
 (a) The days are longer & nights are shorter
 (b) The nights are longer & days are shorter
 (c) Days and nights are of almost equal duration
 (d) None of the above

6. Which of the following plays an important role in the cause of rainfall
 (a) Evaporation
 (b) Condensation
 (c) Both evaporation & condensation
 (c) Filteration         

7. A human body consists of ________ number of bones
 (a) 205
 (b) 206
 (c) 207
 (d) 208

8. Sanjay has a sugar cube in her mouth, in which part of his tongue, will the cube be sweetest?
 (a) Front
 (b) Middle
 (c) Rear
 (d) Sides

9. The mosquito repellent (coils, mats and liquids) that we generally use in our homes are:
(a) Pesticides
 (b) Fertilizers
 (c) Sedatives
 (d) Insecticides

10.  Cows have strong grinding teeth at the back of the mouth, but they cannot eat the flesh of the of other animals. This is because:
 (a) They do not need to eat the flesh
 (b) They don’t have strong grinding teeth at the front
 (c) They don’t have long sharp pointed teeth
 (d) They dislike eating flesh

11. During summer the earth is
 (a) Closer to the sun
 (b) Away from the sun
 (c) Closer to the moon
 (d) Away from the moon

12. Non-green plants like mushroom can’t make their own food because:
(a) They are too small
(b) They lack chlorophyll
(c) They lack photo-tropism
(d) They lack roots to suck water

13. Most of the reptiles like snakes, crocodiles, etc. eat their food by:
 (a) Tearing its flesh
(b) A process called cud chewing
(c) Swallowing it as a whole
(d) Sucking its blood

14. How much time does the earth take to complete one rotation?
(a) 24 hrs.
(b) 1 day
(c) 1 year
(d) Both A & B

15. How many muscles are there in a human body?
(a) 600
(b) 700
(c) 800
(d) 900

16. Which of the following is not a part of the excretory system?
(a) Eyes
(b) Kidneys
(c) Lungs
(d) Skin

17. During breathing which gas is most required by us?
(a) Hydrogen         
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carondioxide
(d) Nitrogen

18. Which part of the body controls all the other organs?
(a) Heart
(b) Eyes
(c) Brain
(d) Stomach

19. Flamingos have ______ kind of feet
(a) Perching
(b) Wading
(c) Webbed
(d) None of these

20. The tomato plant falls under the category of:
(a) Herbs
(b) Shrubs
(c) Trees
(d) Grass

21. Which Indian scientist has got a Nobel Prize for his contribution in physics?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Albert Einstein
(d) Hargovind Khurana

22. When some sugar is dissolved in a glass of water, the water level:
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remains the same
(d) None of the above

23. The nature of relationship between condensation & evaporation is:
(a) They are the same
(b) They are opposite
(c) They are similar but not in all respects
(d) None of the above

24. We slip very easily on a wet floor because
(a) Water reduces the friction
(b) Water increases the friction
(c) We slip because we lose our balance
(d) None of the above

25. The process of solid changing into liquid upon the supply of heat is called:
(a) Condensation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Melting
(d) Boiling

26. When we exhale, our lungs have to:
(a) Contract
(b) Expand
(c) Be still
(d) None of the above

27. Our head is made up of only one movable bone; it is called:
(a) Skull       
 (b) Cranium
(c) Jawbone
(d) Collarbone

28. The young ones of the frog are called:
(a) Young frogs
(b) Frog cubs
(c) Puppies
(d) Tadpoles

29. Paper is mainly made up of:
(a) Cellulose & starch
(b) Polythene & cotton
(c) Bamboo & grass
(d) Sunflower & Maize

30. Our sun is:
(a) Planet
(b) Satellite
(c) Comet
(d) Star

ANSWERS

1. (a)         2. (c)            3. (d)                 4. (b)                   5. (c)                      
6. (c)          7.(b)           8. (a)                 9. (d)                  10.  (c)               
11. (a)       12. (b)       13. (c)               14. (d)                  15. (a)           
16. (a)      17. (b)        18. (c)              19. (b)                   20. (a)     
21. (d)       22. (c)        23. (b)             24. (a)                   25. (c)        
26. (a)        27. (c)      28. (d)              29. (c)                  30. (d)

TET Child development and Pedagogy MCQs

1. A major strength of ecological theory is its framework for explaining
(a) Environmental influences on development.
(b) Biological influences on development.
(c) Cognitive development.
(d) Affective processes in development.

2. All of the following advanced principles of child development that are closely allied to the stimulus response learning theory, except
(a) Pavilov
(b) J B Waston
(c) Hull
(d) Gesell

3. The process whereby the genetic factors limit an individual's responsiveness to the
environment is known as
(a) Canalization.
(b) Discontinuity.
(c) Differentiation.
(d) Range of reaction.

4. In order to develop the spirit of labour in students
(a) The teacher himself should indulge in labour
(b) The teacher should deliver lectures on the importance of labour
(c) Students should be given opportunities to do labour from time to time
(d) Students should be given examples of laboring people

5. A child has been admitted to your school who belongs to a back ward family/background from the cultural viewpoint. You will
(a) Keep him in a class in which, there are many more students of backward
background from the cultural viewpoint
(b) Send a teacher to know more about the backward cultural background of the child
(c) Keep him in a normal class but will make special arrangements for teaching him, keeping his special needs in view
(d) Advise him to take up vocational education

6. All of the following can be signs that a child is gifted, except
(a) Early development of a sense of time
(b) Interest in encyclopaedias and dictionaries
(c) Uneasy relationships with peers.
(d) Easy retention of facts

7. If heredity is an important determinant of a specific behaviour, what prediction can we make about expression of the behaviour in identical twins reared apart compared to its expression in fraternal twins reared apart?
(a) Fraternal twins will express the behaviour more similarly than identical twins.
(b) There will be little similarity in the expression of the behaviour in either set of twins.
(c) Identical twins will express the behaviour more similarly than fraternal twins.
(d) The behaviour will be expressed as similarly by identical twins as it is by fraternal twins.

8. Frobel’s most important contribution to education was his development of the
(a) Vocational school
(b) Public high school
(c) Kindergarten
(d) Latin School

9. Of the following, the main purpose of state certification of teachers is to
(a) Monitor the quality of teacher training institutions
(b) Provide for a uniform standard of entry-level teacher competency throughout the state
(c) Exclude from the profession those not trained in pedagogy
(d) Exclude from the profession those who are mentally unhealthy

10. The key difference between evolutionary and cultural change is that evolutionary change alters __________ whereas cultural change alters ____________.
(a) Reproduction; environment
(b) Heredity; environment
(c) Environment; behavior
(d) Development; learning

11.  The current view of childhood assumes that
 (a)  Children are similar to adults in most ways.
 (b)  Children are best treated as young adults.
 (c)   Childhood is basically a "waiting period."
 (d)  Childhood is a unique period of growth and change.

12.  In preparing a fifth grade class to take a standardized reading test the teacher is best advised to:
 (a)  Tell the children the test is very important and they should do the best they can
 (b)  Ditto key questions from a previous test and allow the pupils to answer them
 (c)  Coach the below grade level readers, as the rest of the class will do well anyway
 (d)  Give the pupils practice in answering questions similar to the type that will appear on the test

13. A normal child of twelve years of age is most likely to
 (a) Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
 (b) Have feelings of anxiety about pleasing adults
 (c) Confine his/her interests to here and now
 (d) Be eager for peer approval

14.  Creative writing should be an activity planned for
 (a) Only those children reading on grade level
 (b) Only those children who can spell and also, can write cohesive sentences
 (c) Only those children who want to write for the newspaper of the class
 (d) All children

15.  Of the following, the most promising step for a teacher to take in order to improve class discipline is to
 (a) Note specific infractions of class rules in the marking book
 (b) Evaluate his/her materials, methods and approaches to children 
 (c) Consult the class and agree upon a graduated series of punishments
 (d) Call a parent – teacher meeting to discuss the situation

16.   The question "Will the shy child who never speaks turn into a quiet, shy adult or wilL the child become a sociable, talkative person?" is concerned with which developmental issue?
 (a) Maturation
 (b) Continuity and discontinuity                       
 (c) Cultural universals versus cultural relativism
 (d) Nature and nurture

17.  A child from a disorganized home will experience the greatest difficulty with:
 (a)  Well structured lessons
(b)  Independent study
(c)  Programmed instruction
(d)  Workbooks

18.   Most psychologists believe that development is due
 (a)  Largely to nature.
 (b)  Largely to nurture.
 (c)  To nature and nurture acting separately.
 (d)  To an interaction of nature and nurture.

19.  The normal twelve –year –old child is most likely to:
 (a)  Have difficulty with gross motor coordination
(b)  Have anxiety feelings about pleasing adults
(c)  Confine his/her interests to the here and now
(d)  Be eager for peer approval

20. The reason why students run from school is
 (a) Lack of interesting class teaching work
 (b) Lack of interest in studies on the part of students
 (c) Not giving punishment to students
 (d) Callous attitude of teachers towards the problem

21. You find a student to be intelligent. You will
 (a)  Remain pleased with him
 (b) Not give him additional homework
 (c) Motivate him so that he can make more progress
 (d) Inform his parents about the fact that he is intelligent

22. If some students are not in a mood to study in the class, you will
 (a) Force them to study
 (b) Tell those students to leave the class and enjoy
 (c) Warn them that they must study else you will report the matter to the Principal
 (d) Tell them some interesting things related to their interests or your own subject

23.  Child development is defined as a field of study that
 (a)  Examines change in human abilities.
 (b)  Seeks to explain behaviour across the life span.
 (c)   Compares children to adults to senior citizens.
 (d)  Accounts for the gradual evolution of the child's cognitive, social, and other capacities.

24.  The term ‘identical elements’ is closely associated with:
 (a)  Group instruction
(b) Transfer of learning
 (c)  Jealousy between twins
(d)  Similar test questions

25.  Organismic theories of development hold that
 (a)  Psychological structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.
 (b)  Physical structures and processes within the  child help determine his/her development.
 (c)  Passively developed structures and processes  within the child help determine his/her development.
 (d)  Slowly developed structures and processes within the child help determine his/her development.

26.   A Person believes that nurture strongly influences the development of his child. He
would not agree with the importance of:
 (a)  Genetic factors.   (b)  Exposure to peers.
 (c)  The types of toys at home.
(d)  The warmth displayed by the parents.
                    
27. If student is too shy to participate in the class, you will
 (a) Not ask questions from him
 (b) Ask only those questions from him whose answers can be given by him
 (c) Not ask those questions from him whose answers are beyond his means and due to which, he may become objects of ridicule in the class
 (d) Ask questions from him only when he is keen to answer them

28. How will you bring a hyperactive child on the right path?
 (a) Make him sit in front of the class and keep a strict vigil on him
 (b) Allocate a seat for him in a corner of the class
 (c) Give him tasks of watering trees, cleaning the blackboard, making toys of clay etc.
 (d)  None of above

29. Knowledge of child psychology is a must for a primary teacher. That is because
 (a) It helps in making children disciplined
 (b) The examination result is improved
 (c) It becomes a convenient mode for motivating children
 (d) It helps the teacher in understanding the behavior of children

30.  The current movement of behavior modification, wherein tokens are awarded for
correct responses, is a reflection of:
 (a)  Herbart’s Five Steps
(b)  Lock’s Tabula rasa
(c)  Thorndike’s Law of Effect
(d)  Thorndike’s Law of Exercise

ANSWERS

1. (a)             2. (d)          3. (d)          4. (c)          5. (c)          6. (c)         7. (c)        8. (c)   9. (b)            10. (b)       11.  (d)       12.  (d)    13.   (d)      14.  (d)      15.   (b)   16.   (d)        17.  (b)      18.   (d)         19.  (d)     20.   (d)      21.   (c)     22.   (d)   23.     (d)   24.  (b)     25.  (a)       26.   (a)         27.  (d)         28.  (c)      29.  (d)   30.  (c)

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

APGVB Office Assistants Written Test Results 2011


Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank APGVB Clerks (Office Assistants) Written Test held on 17.4.2011. There is an Interview for the candidates (1517) who qualified for the Written Test. APGVB Office Assistants Interview Dates will be advised later on.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

TTD ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER EXAM SYLLABUS & PATTERN

RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT TECHNICAL OFFICER (DRAUGHTS MAN GRADE-II)
Date of Examination : 19-6-2011 (10.30 AM to 1.30 PM)

SYLLABUS:
1) Construction materials and machinery
2) Construction methods
3) Engineering Mechanics
4) Basics in structural engineering
5) Estimation and costing
6) Preparation of drawings and detailing in civil engineering
7) Water supply, Sanitary and plumbing system in Buildings.

PATTERN OF EXAMINATION:
EXAM DURATION : 3-00 Hours

1) 40% objective type 
a) Choose the correct answer     
b) Filling up the Blanks
c) True or False
d) Matching                                   -    40 Marks

2) 60% Descriptive
a) Drawing                                   -     20 Marks
b) Others as per syllabus              -    40 Marks

3) Minimum Marks (Cut off marks) : 40 Marks

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATE:
1) Please ensure that you are at the examination centre one hour before the exam begins.
2) You will not be allowed to leave the examination hall before the end of the examination.
3) Please ensure that both copies of e-Admit cards should bring to the examination hall.
4) Please sign in front of Invigilator in the box provided.
5) Please handover one signed copy of the e-admit card to the Invigilator in the examination hall.
6) Cell phones, Calculators or any other gadgets will not be allowed in the premises where the examination is being held. You need to make your own arrangements for their safe custody.
7) Please ensure that you are sitting at the allotted place on or before 10.00 AM so as to enable you to fill up the statutory forms and details before the commencement of examination.
8) The candidates whose photos are not clear in downloaded e-Admit cards are directed to affix recent pass port size photo in e-Admit cards duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.
9) The main gate of the examination centre/venue shall be closed by10.30 AM sharply.
10) The question paper will be in English only.
11) The candidate has to bring his/her own pen(Blue or Black), H.B. pencil and Erasers.
12) Geometry box containing small set squares is allowed.
13) Calculators, Mini drafters, T-Square and Big Set Squares are not allowed.