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1.

Why is Johannes kepler considered one of the leaders of the scientific revolution?

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Johannes keplar was a leading astronomer of the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution used the term used to describe the emergence of modern science that took place throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Before the Scientific Revolution, astronomy was closely tied to astrology which is the belief that the movement of the stars and planets can be interpreted to predict the future. As the Scientific Revolution progressed, astrology increasingly came to be replaced by astronomy as a modern, legitimate science. Johannes kepler is best known for his discovery that the orbits in which the Earth and the other planets of the solar system travel around the Sun are elliptical, or oval, in shape. He was also the first to explain correctly how human beings see, and demonstrated what happens to light when it enters a telescope. In addition, he designed an instrument that serves as the basis of the modern  rerfactive telescope. Since he was such a prominent figure in the field of astronomy, a lot of spots on distant planets have been named after him such as ‘Kepler’s Crater on Mars’ and ‘The Kepler Crater,’ on the Moon.

2.

In which Year was the first gulf was fought ? (A) 1987 (B) 1988 (C) 1989 (D) 1990

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The first gulf was fought in 1990. 

3.

What is the name given to cover of life around the earth?(a) Atmosphere(b) Biosphere(c) Ozone Layer(d) Galaxy

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Biosphere is the name given to cover of life around the earth.

4.

American Military bast in Indian ocean is-(a) Diego Garcia(b) Pearl Harbour(c) NASA(d) Andman&Nocobar island

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American Military bast in Indian ocean is Diego Garcia

5.

When did India call its peace making army from Sri Lanka?(a) 1987 (b) 1992 (c) 1989 (d) 1991

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India call its peace making army from Sri Lanka in 1989.

6.

Who gave the concept of "End of History"?(a) Francis Fukuyama(b) Daniel Bale(c) N.Chomsky(d) Michael cox

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Francis Fukuyama gave the concept of "End of History".

7.

Leader of 'Swatantra Party was-(a) C. Rajgopalachari(b) K.M. Munshi(c) M.G.Ranga and Meenu Masani(d) All of These

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(d) All of These

8.

Who proposed the idea of strategic partnership?(a) U.S President Clinton(b) Russian President Putin(c) Indian P.M. Vajpayee(d) Chinese President Zemin 

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Russian President Putin idea of strategic partnership.

9.

The biggest problem in Nation-Making during Indian Independence was-(a) Economic development(b) Expansion of Education(c) Urbanisation(d) Merger of Princely states in Indian Union.

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The biggest problem in Nation-Making during Indian Independence was Merger of Princely states in Indian Union.

10.

In which region is Shiv Sena active?(a) Panjab(b) Gujarat(c) Harayana(d) Maharashtra 

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Maharashtra region is Shiv Sena active.

11.

Who founder the seheduled castes federation?(a) B.R. Ambedkar(b) Kanshi Ram(c) Ramvilash Paswan(d) Mayawati

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B.R. Ambedkar founder the seheduled castes federation.

12.

Who was the first Indian Governor General of India?(a) C.R. Das(b) C. Raigopalachari(c) Pt. Nehru(d) Veer Sanvarkar 

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C. Raigopalachari was the first Indian Governor General of India.

13.

Arrange the following Paulo Freirian concepts in sequential order(1) Praxis(2) Dialogue(3) Conscientization(4) Oppression 1. (4)-(2)-(3)-(1) 2. (1)-(2)-(3)- (4) 3. (1)-(3)-(2)- (4)4. (3)-(2)-(1)- (4)

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : (1)-(2)-(3)- (4) 

Paulo Freire's pedagogical approach has been applied in many contexts, but it is more than simply a collection of methods or techniques. Here we outline briefly some of the key concepts in Freire's work.

Praxis (Action/Reflection)

It is not enough for people to come together in dialogue in order to gain knowledge of their social reality.  They must act together upon their environment in order critically to reflect upon their reality and so transform it through further action and critical reflection.

Generative Themes

According to Paulo Freire, an epoch “is characterized by a complex of ideas, concepts, hopes, doubts, values and challenges in dialectical interaction with their opposites striving towards their fulfilment”.  The concrete representation of these constitute the themes of the epoch.  For example, we may say that in our society some of these themes would include the power of bureaucratic control or the social exclusion of the elderly and disabled.  In social analysis these themes may be discovered in a concrete representation in which the opposite theme is also revealed (i.e., each theme interacts with its opposite).

Easter Experience

Paulo Freire says that “those who authentically commit themselves to the people must re-examine themselves constantly.  This conversion is so radical as not to allow for ambivalent behaviour…  Conversion to the people requires a profound rebirth.  Those who undergo it must take on a new form of existence; they can no longer remain as they were.”

Dialogue

To enter into dialogue presupposes equality amongst participants.  Each must trust the others; there must be mutual respect and love (care and commitment).  Each one must question what he or she knows and realize that through dialogue existing thoughts will change and new knowledge will be created.

Conscientization

The process of developing a critical awareness of one’s social reality through reflection and action.  Action is fundamental because it is the process of changing the reality.  Paulo Freire says that we all acquire social myths which have a dominant tendency, and so learning is a critical process which depends upon uncovering real problems and actual needs.

Codification

This is a way of gathering information in order to build up a picture (codify) around real situations and real people.  Decodification is a process whereby the people in a group begin to identify with aspects of the situation until they feel themselves to be in the situation and so able to reflect critically upon its various aspects, thus gathering understanding.  It is like a photographer bringing a picture into focus.

Hence, the correct answer is (1)-(2)-(3)- (4) 

14.

When was panchsheel declared.(a) 20 June 1953(b) 15 September 1954(c) 28 June 1954(d) 26 January 1950

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Panchsheel was  declared in 28 June 1954

15.

Who was the foundar President of Janata Dal?(a) V.P.Singh(b) Menka Gandhi (c) Shyama Pd. Mukherjee (d) Atal Bihari Bajpayee 

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V.P.Singh was the foundar President of Janata Dal.

16.

Which of the following statement is normal distribution?(a) dnorm(x, mean=0, sd=1, log = FALSE)(b) pnorm(q, mean=0, sd=1, lower.tail = TRUE, log.p = FALSE)(c) qnorm(p, mean=0, sd=1, lower.tail = TRUE, log.p = FALSE)(d) rnorm(n, mean=0, sd=1)

Answer» Right choice is (a) dnorm(x, mean=0, sd=1, log = FALSE)

The best I can explain: d stands for density.
17.

Which of the following is used to analyze paleontological time-series?(a) accelerometry(b) parfossil(c) paleoTS(d) nbpMatching

Answer» The correct answer is (c) paleoTS

Best explanation: This package contains parfossil parallelized functions for palaeoecological and palaeogeographical analysis.
18.

The Panchsheel agreement was sighed in 1954 between?(a) India-Pakistan(b) India-Nepal(b) India- China(d) India- Sri Lanka 

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The Panchsheel agreement was sighed in 1954 between India- China

19.

________ is used to view packages currently loaded.(a) library()(b) search()(c) .libPaths()(d) stringr()

Answer» The correct choice is (b) search()

The explanation is: This search will allow you to search the contents of the R functions, package vignettes, and task views.
20.

Who was the second president of India?(a) Gyani Jail Singh(b) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy(c) K.R. Warayanan(d) S. Radha Krishnan 

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S. Radha Krishnan was the second president of India.

21.

______  is used to view all packages installed.(a) library()(b) search()(c) .libPaths()(d) stringr()

Answer» The correct option is (a) library()

Easiest explanation: Both require() and library() can load (strictly speaking, attach) an R package.
22.

Who established socialist state in Russian in 1917?(a) Karl Marx(b) Gorbachev(c) Churchil(d) Lelin 

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Lelin established socialist state in Russian in 1917.

23.

When was Stalin constitution implemented?(a) 1936 (b) 1924 (c) 1930 (d) 1932 

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Stalin constitution implemented in 1936 .

24.

CRAN package ecosystem has more than ______ packages.(a) 5000(b) 4000(c) 6000(d) 8000

Answer» Right choice is (c) 6000

Explanation: R language has several packages for solving a particular problem. CRAN package ecosystem has more than 6000 packages.
25.

What led the policy makers to reduce the importance of state in India's economy from 1980s onwards?

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Following factors led to reduce the importance of state in India’s economy from 1980s onwards:

  1. The period of 1980s is seen as a period of rising regional aspirations for autonomy, often outside the framework of the Indian Union.
  2. Movements for autonomy involved armed assertions by the people, their repression by the government, and a collapse of the political and electoral processes.
  3. Most of those movements were long drawn and concluded in negotiated settlements or accords between the Central Government and the groups leading the movement for autonomy.
26.

Who established socialist state in Russia in 1917?(a) Karl Marx(b) Fredrich Angeles(c) Lenin(d) Stalin 

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Lenin established socialist state in Russia in 1917

27.

dplyr can be integrated with the ________ package for large fast tables.(a) data.table(b) read.table(c) data.data(d) table.read

Answer» The correct answer is (a) data.table

The best I can explain: The dplyr package is handy way to both simplify and speed up your data frame management code.
28.

The dplyr package can be installed from CRAN using __________(a) installall.packages(“dplyr”)(b) install.packages(“dplyr”)(c) installed.packages(“dplyr”)(d) installed.packages(“dpl”)

Answer» Correct option is (b) install.packages(“dplyr”)

Explanation: After installing the package it is important that you load it into your R session with the library() function.
29.

Which is more general than a matrix, in that different columns can have different modes?(a) Data types(b) Data frames(c) Data sets(d) Databases

Answer» Correct answer is (c) Data sets

Easy explanation: A data frame is more general than a matrix, in that different columns can have different modes (numeric, character, factor, etc). This is similar to SAS and SPSS datasets. There are many ways to identify the elements of a data frame.
30.

How many functions exist for wrangling the data with dplyr package?(a) one(b) seven(c) three(d) five

Answer» Correct choice is (b) seven

Explanation: dplyr provides seven main functions for tidying your messy data.
31.

Which Package contains most fundamental functions to run R?(a) root(b) child(c) base(d) parent

Answer» Right choice is (c) base

The best I can explain: base package in R contains the most fundamental functions.
32.

All columns in a matrix must have the same mode and the _________ length.(a) Different(b) Same(c) May be the same(d) May be different

Answer» Correct option is (b) Same

Easiest explanation: All columns in a matrix must have the same mode(numeric, character, etc) and also the same length. byrow=TRUE indicates that the matrix should be filled by rows. byrow=FALSE indicates that the matrix should be filled by columns (the default).
33.

Akali dal is a political party of-(a) Bihar (b) Panjab (c)Haryana (d) Delhi 

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Akali dal is a political party of Panjab

34.

R has how many atomic classes of objects?(a) 1(b) 2(c) 3(d) 5

Answer» Right answer is (d) 5

For explanation: The most basic type of R object is a vector.
35.

_______ divides the time spend in each function by the total run time(a) “by.sum”(b) “by.total”(c) “by.self”(d) “by.del”

Answer» Correct answer is (b) “by.total”

To elaborate: “by.self” does the same as “by.total”.
36.

Advanced users can write ___ code to manipulate R objects directly.(a) C, C++(b) C++, Java(c) Java, C(d) Java

Answer» Right option is (a) C, C++

Easiest explanation: For computationally-intensive tasks, C, C++ and Fortran code can be linked and called at run time.
37.

District in Rajasthan, which has its Headquarter’s name different from the district’s name itself is -1. Rajsamand2. Pratapgarh3. Pali4. Dungarpur

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Rajsamand

The correct answer is Rajsamand.

  • Rajsamand has its Headquarter’s name different from the district’s name itself.
  • The town of Rajnagar is the district headquarters.

  • Rajsamand is situated 67 Km north of Udaipur and 352 KM south of State Capital Jaipur on NH 8.
  • It is located between 24º 46'  to 26º 01' N latitudes and 73º 28' to 74o 18' E longitudes.
  • Rajsamand district is surrounded by districts of Ajmer in North, Pali in West, Udaipur in South and  Bhilwara in East.
  • Administratively Rajsamand is divided into 7 Subdivisions, 9 Tehsils and 7 Blocks.
  • There are 207 Gram Panchayats and 236 Patwar Circles.
  • This district has a male to female ratio of 1000:1000.
  • Rajsamand is famous for the freedom struggle between Tatia Tope and the British troops at 'Rakamgarh Ka Chhapar' in 1857. 
  • Rajsamand is very well known for its marble production.
  • It is the largest producing district as well as the largest single unit in the whole country.
38.

The Practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet is known as ______ a) Web OPAC b) Database c) Cloud Computing d) None of the above

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c) Cloud Computing

The Practice of storing regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the Internet is known as Cloud Computing.

39.

How the 'per capita method ' is used for financial estimation in libraries

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The per capita estimate can be based either on the number either of literate persons or of adults. However, the safest method is to calculate library finance per head of population. Tice University Grants Commission Library Committee `recommended that a university should provide Rs. 15 per student and Rs.

40.

A Collection of records with details of different data items which may be numeric, textual or image based and have the facility to search is called_____ a) Internet b) OPAC c) Database d) None of the above

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c) Database

A Collection of records with details of different data items which may be numeric, textual or image based and have the facility to search is called Database.

41.

OPAC Stands for _______ a) Online Public Access Catalogue b) Off-line Public Access Catalogue c) Online People Access Catalogue d) Off-line People Access Catalogue

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a) Online Public Access Catalogue

OPAC Stands for Online Public Access Catalogue.

42.

Who is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? (a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (d) Leader of Opposition

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(b) Vice-President

43.

 Which is not an eligibility criterion for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court?(a) must have been a High Court Judge for at least 5 years(b) must have attained the age of 55 years(c) must have been an advocate of a High Court for not less than 10 years(d) must be in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist

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must have attained the age of 55 years

44.

The Concept of selective Dissemination of information was originally given by ______ a) Dr. S.R. Ranganathan b) Hans Peter Luhn c) Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey d) None of the above

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b) Hans Peter Luhn

The Concept of selective Dissemination of information was originally given by Hans Peter Luhn.

45.

The Sixth edition of Colon Classification is divided into ______ Parts. a) 2 b) 3c) 4 d) 5

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b) 3

The Sixth edition of Colon Classification is divided into 3 Parts.

46.

According to Colon Classification the main class “J’ is known as _________. (a) Agriculture (b) Botany (c) Medicine (d) Literature

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(a) Agriculture

According to Colon Classification the main class “J’ is known as Agriculture.

47.

What is the size of the book card in the Browne system of Issue/Return?

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Size of the Book card 4”x2”

48.

Explain Call Number?

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The call number of a document consists of three parts 

(i) Classification Number/Class Number 

(ii) Book Number 

(iii) Collection Number

Therefore, we can say

Call Number = Class Number + Book Number + Collection Number

The class number of a document is an ordinal number representing the position of a class in a scheme of classification used in a library and also represents the subject matter of the document.

A book number is the ordinal number which fixes the position of a document in a library, relative to the other documents belonging to the same class.

The collection number is a symbol denoting any special characteristics (size, physical form, or class of users, and so on.) of a group of books, with which the books may be separately located.

49.

What is Passive Information Service?

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The services provided in response to the requests from the library users are known as Passive Information Service

50.

When you are overcome by your own feelings and unable to communicate well it means there is an _____

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When you are overcome by your own feelings and unable to communicate well it means there is an Emotional Barrie.