UTET Paper 2 Mock Test - 1 (Social Science) - UTET MCQ

Developmental perspective of teaching demands teachers to

What is/are the functions of the School Management Committee as per the Right to Education Act, 2009?
i) To monitor the working of the school
ii) To monitor the utilization of grants
iii) To prepare the school development plan

निर्देश: कविता को पढ़कर निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों में सबसे उचित विकल्प चुनिए।
जब नहीं था इन्सान
धरती पर थे जंगल
जंगली जानवर, परिंदे
इन्हीं सबके बीच उतरा इन्सान
और घटने लगे जंगल
जंगली जानवर, परिंदे
इन्सान बढ़ने लगा बेतहाशा
अब कहाँ जाते जंगल,
जंगली जानवर, परिंदे
प्रकृति किसी के साथ
नहीं करती नाइन्साफ़ी
सभी के लिए बनाती है जगह सो अब
इन्सानों के भीतर उतरने लगे हैं
जंगल, जंगली जानवर
और परिंदे

Q. ‘अब कहाँ जाते जंगल’ का भाव है कि:

भाषा सीखने के संबंध में सही कथनों पर विचार करें।
I. भाषा सीखने के लिए इनपुट-समृद्ध संचार वातावरण एक पूर्वापेक्षा है।
II. यह समझ और भाषा सीखने के बोझ के बीच की खाई को पाटने में मदद करता है।

निर्देश: निम्नलिखित गद्यांश को पढ़कर उसके आधार पर दिए गए प्रश्नों) के उत्तर के लिए सबसे उचित विकल्प चुनिए :
विनम्रता का यह कथन बहुत ठीक है कि विनम्रता के बिना स्वतंत्रता का कोई अर्थ नहीं। इस बात को सब लोग मानते हैं कि आत्मसंस्कार के लिए थोड़ी बहुत मानसिक स्वतंत्रता परमावश्यक है – चाहे उस स्वतंत्रता में अभिमान और नम्रता दोनों का मेल हो और चाहे वह नम्रता ही से उत्पन्न हो। यह बात तो निश्चित है कि जो मनुष्य मर्यादापूर्वक जीवन व्यतीत करना चाहता है उसके लिए वह गुण अनिवार्य है, जिससे आत्मनिर्भरता आती है और जिससे अपने पैरों के बल खड़ा होना आता है। युवा को यह सदा स्मरण रखना चाहिए कि वह बहुत कम बातें जानता है, अपने ही आदर्श से वह बहुत नीचे है और उसकी आकांक्षाएँ उसकी योग्यता से कहीं बढ़ी हुई हैं। उसे इस बात का ध्यान रखना चाहिए कि वह अपने बड़ों का सम्मान करे, छोटे और बराबर वालों से कोमलता का व्यवहार करे, ये बातें आत्म-मर्यादा के लिए आवश्यक हैं। यह सारा संसार, जो कुछ हम हैं और जो कुछ हमारा है – हमारा शरीर, हमारी आत्मा, - हमारे कर्म, हमारे भोग, हमारे घर और बाहर की दशा हमारे बहुत से अवगुण, और थोड़े गुण सब इसी बात की आवश्यकता प्रकट करते हैं कि हमें अपनी आत्मा को नम्र रखना चाहिए। नम्रता से मेरा अभिप्राय दब्बूपन से नहीं है जिसके कारण मनुष्य दूसरों का मुँह ताकता है जिससे उसका संकल्प क्षीण और उसकी प्रज्ञा मंद हो जाती है, जिसके कारण बढ़ने के समय भी पीछे रहता है और अवसर पड़ने पर झट से किसी बात का निर्णय नहीं कर सकता। मनुष्य का बेड़ा उसके अपने ही हाथ में है, उसे वह चाहे जिधर ले जाए। सच्ची आत्मा वही है जो प्रत्येक दशा में प्रत्येक स्थिति के बीच अपनी राह आप निकालती है।

Q. 'स्वतंत्र' शब्द का विपरीतार्थक शब्द है -

निर्देश : निम्नलिखित काव्यांश को पढ़कर दिए गए प्रश्नों के सही/सबसे उपयुक्त उत्तर वाले  विकल्प को चुनकर लिखिए।
जीवन के इस मोड़ पर
कुछ भी कहा जाता नहीं।
अधरो की ड्योढ़ी पर
शब्दों के पहरे हैं।
हँसने को हँसते हैं
जीने को जीते हैं
साधन-सुभीतों में
ज्यादा ही रीते हैं।
बाहर से हरे-भरे
भीतर घाव मगर गहरे
सबके लिए गूँगे हैं ---
अपने लिए बहरे हैं।

Q. “कुछ भी कहा जाता नहीं''- ऐसा क्यों?

फ़ैली खेतों में दूर तलक 
मखमल की कोमल हरियाली,
लिपटी जिससे रवि की किरणें 
चाँदी की सी उजली जाली।
तिनकों के हरे हरे तन पर 
हिल हरित रुधिर है रहा झलक,
श्यामल भू तल पर झुका हुआ 
नभ का चिर निर्मल नील फलक।
रोमांचित - सी लगती वसुधा 
आई जौ गेहूँ में बाली,
अरहर सनई की सोने की 
किंकिणियाँ है शोभाशाली।
उडती भीनी तैलाक्त गंध,
फूली सरसों पीली - पीली,
लो, हरित धरा से झाँक रही 
नीलम की कलि, तीसी नीली।
रंग - रंग के फूलो में रिलमिल 
हंस रही सखियाँ मटर खडी 
मखमली पेटियों सी लटकी 
छीमियाँ, छिपाए बीज लड़ी 
फिरती है रंग रंग की तितली 
रंग - रंग के फूलो पर सुंदर,
फुले फिरते हो फूल स्वयं 
उड़ - उड़ वृन्तो से वृन्तो पर।

Q. अरहर और सन वसुधा की क्या बनकर बढ़ा रही है?

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate options:
A duty is an obligation. It is something we owe to others as social beings when we live together. We must let others live with us. My right of living implies my duty to my fellow beings to allow them the same conditions of life. In fact, rights and duties are correlated. What is a right in regard to one may be a duty in regard to others Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin. We should always observe from the standpoint of others. Moral duty is more effective than legal rights. A moral duty is that which is binding upon the people on moral grounds. It is my moral duty to help the poor because of being a member of the society.
I must try to create conditions that contribute to the welfare of humanity. Similarly, I owe a duty to my parents—to be obedient and respectful to them. This duty originates from the sense of responsibility which is directly related to our conscience. So, this is concerned with a moral duty which any person owes without a legal bondage.
A sense of duty is paramount for the proper development of civilization. Hypocrisy is quite reverse to the sense of duty. It involves wickedness, while duty involves sincerity and faithfulness.

Q. The word ‘always’ in “We should always observe from the standpoint of others” is a/an ______.

Directions: Read the poem given below and answer the question that follows.
T'was the night before Christmas,
And all through the kitchen,
My mother was cooking some delicious chicken.
All of the sudden,
The light bulb broke,
And my mother randomly started to choke.
In a flash, superman came.
My brother thought his costume was lame.
And instead of rescuing the day,
He ate up my dinner,
And he flew away !
Santa burnt the house with dynamites and flares,
I guess I was on the naughty list, next year,
I'll care !

Q. The word 'instant' can replace which of the following words from the poem?

Direction: Read the following passage and answer the question. (choose the most appropriate answers)
When another old cave is discovered in the South France, it is not usually news. Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals , such as bison or wild cats. Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside, Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

Q. The underlined words 'pays heed to' are closest in meaning to _________

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the given questions.
Initiatives such as “4 per mille” and Terraton aim to sequester huge amounts of carbon in the soil. The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill includes the first-ever incentives for farmers to adopt practices aimed at improving soil health and sequestering carbon. But these initiatives are missing a key point: not all soil carbon is the same.
The very different lifetimes of particulate organic matter and mineral-associated organic matter have important implications for these efforts. For example, adding low-quality crop residues to agricultural fields would likely create more particulate organic matter than mineral-associated organic matter. This could increase soil carbon in the short term - but if that field later is disturbed by tilling, a lot of it would decompose and the benefit would be quickly reversed. The best practices focus on building up the mineral-associated organic matter for longer-term carbon storage, while also producing high-quality particulate organic matter with lots of nitrogen to help boost crop productivity.
Natural healthy soils show us that providing continuous and diverse plant inputs that reach all the way to deep soil is key for achieving both high mineral-associated organic matter storage and particulate organic matter recycling. There are many promising ways to do this, such as maintaining plant cover on fields year-round; growing diverse crops that include high-nitrogen legumes and perennials with deep roots; and minimizing tillage.
However, not all soils can accumulate both mineral-associated organic matter and particulate organic matter. Before implementing any management practices for carbon sequestration, participants should first assess the carbon storage potential of the local soil, much as a doctor studies a patient before prescribing a cure. Sequestering soil carbon effectively requires an understanding of how particulate organic matter and mineral-associated organic matter work, how human actions affect them, and how to build up both types to meet our planet’s climate and food security needs.

Q. Identify the part of speech of the underlined word.
However, not all soils can accumulate both mineral-associated organic matter.

Which of the following sentences contains an adverb clause of concession?

Direction: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate options:
(1) We embarked along the sapphire route along National Highway 17 for a sun-soaked holiday. This route along Karnataka’s Karavali coast is India’s best beach and temple country. Flanked by the soaring Western Ghats on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west, the Karavali stretch is a scenic treat all the way.
(2) The first halt in our coastal circuit in Uttara Kannada district was Bhatkal. Bhatkal is where Konkani begins to share space with Tulu. A 4-km drive out of town took us to the beach and the small fishing wharf. At the bazaar, we tried out the two local specialities – date halwa and a salted roti. One also shouldn’t miss the Bhatkal biriyani.
(3) Gokarna is a charming little town with temples, a wide expanse of beach, two principal streets and clusters of traditional tile-roofed brick houses. You’ll also find quaint Udupi food joints, souvenir shops, and cyber cafes here.
(4) Once the ‘temple fatigue’ set in, we indulged in some sedate sea-watching. Om beach, one of Gokarna’s famed five, takes the shape of an ‘Om’, a spiritual symbol. The road twists through alleys, past people’s houses, temple chariots and ‘Way to Beach’ signs. The other pristine beaches, wedged between gigantic cliffs that protrude like delicate fingers into the sea, are Gokarna, Kudle, Half Moon and Paradise.
(5) The last halt in our coastal itinerary was Karwar. Karwar was the erstwhile trading outpost of foreigners. It is said that even the great explorer Vasco da Gama walked on the golden sands of Karwar. Apart from the excellent harbour, four beaches that offer sun, sand, surf and sport and five islands, Karwar has much more to offer.
(6) A short boat ride away you’ll find the excellent Devbagh Beach and five idyllic islands. With its pristine beach, and an eco-friendly resort with ethnic log huts, it is a romantic hideaway offering complete privacy and solitude sans the five-star trappings.
(7) We followed Tagore’s footsteps and took a boat cruise up the Kali from the mouth. We spotted dolphins as they gracefully dived into azure waters. From the island one can have a gorgeous view of the sea, sand and the neighbouring islands. As we returned from our coastal odyssey, we realised Karnataka is not short of fabulous beaches but lacks salesmen of its ravishing beauty.

Q. "temple fatigue" as mentioned in the passage means –

Directions: Identify the part of speech of the word underlined in the following sentence.
He bought a gold ring for his wife.

Task : Fill in the blanks choosing the suitable words.
(i) I want a cup of ______ coffee. (strong/powerful)
(ii) He is a ______ smoker. (heavy/big)
The task above tests the learner's ability in:

Direction: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Some words may be highlighted for you. Pay careful attention.
It is important to first understand what Artificial Intelligence (AI) actually is. According to the definition of AI in the Oxford dictionary, Artificial Intelligence is intelligence exhibited by machines. In computer science, an ideal  "intelligent" machine is a flexible rational agent that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of success at some goal. Thus, when a machine mimics a human-like behaviour e.g. learning, planning, reasoning, problem-solving, the perception of the environment, natural language processing etc., then it falls under the category of Artificial Intelligence. Despite the fact that we are counting on  Artificial  Intelligence as the next tool to revolutionize the way we live,  work and interact with each other -- which will be mostly enabled by machine-learning techniques – it remains unclear as to how these intelligent agents will help to solve more complex problems than the ones existing today (e.g. Poverty, Epidemics, climate changes) while keeping in mind that the state of the art in AI today is to intelligently recognize images and smartly playing games. Nevertheless, if it does improve, then it will be no less than a superhuman intelligence and the question arising is that if we do not have a legal framework to prevent malicious use of this intelligence, then it might put the entire humanity on the verge of devastation too. If we also look at the present situation and who is involved in riding the waves of progress in Artificial Intelligence, then one can easily find big enterprises like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and  IBM  are the ones who are big players in the field.  The progress in AI is also bringing steady consequences e.g. eradicating jobs by the means of work automation,  one such scenario can be seen in the Industry 4.0  framework, which is nowadays in use in the automobile industry.  Industry  4.0  creates what has been called a ‘smart factory’ wherein a large number of robots take forward the whole manufacturing process with the help of cyber-physical systems,  IoT and cloud computing.

Q. Select the most appropriate synonym for the word "malicious".

Directions: Identify the correct question tag for the statement.
Ram and his wife put a lot of money in the donation box last year.

The skills of speaking and writing are called _______ skills.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

Consider the given statements regarding the special burial at Inamgaon and choose the correct option.
A) Adults were generally buried in the ground, laid out straight, with the head towards the north.
B) Vessels that probably contained food and water were placed with the dead.

The Civil Rights Movement was started in the U.S.A. to

Assertion (A) : The Satnami movement in Central India was founded by Ghasidas.
Reason (R) : By the second half of the nineteenth century, people from within the "lower" castes began organising movements against caste discrimination and demanded social equality and justice.
Choose the correct option.

Two squares have sides 'x' cm and (2x + 1) cm, respectively. The sum of their perimeters is 100 cm. Area (in cm²) of the bigger square is

A school has 560 students. If the number of girls is 14(2/7)% of the number of boys, then the number of girls in the school is

The main objective of political parties is to

If we want to know which brand of washing soap is most popular among the low-income group in a city, choose the option that represents the correct sequence in the chain.
a. We would go to the shop and find out from the shopkeepers which brand of washing soap is sold most.
b. We would speak to some of the buyers to find out the reasons for which they choose a particular brand over others.
c. We would identify colonies in which the population of low-income group people is high.