Teaching & Research Aptitude: Discussion Method

• Teaching & Research Aptitude topics from past papers in December 2004, December 2005, June 2006, December 2006, June 2007, December 2007, June 2008, December 2008, June 2009, December 2009, June 2010, December 2010, June 2011, December 2011, June 2012, December 2012, June 2013, June 2013 (Retest), December 2013, June 2014, December 2014, June 2015, December 2015, July 2016, August 2016 (Retest), and January 2017 are provided
• The notes include multiple-choice questions with answers
• The document covers teaching methods, research methodologies, and reasoning questions

Discussion Method

• The discussion method is most effective when the topic is complex
• It aims to develop imaginative solutions and stimulate student interest
• It allows utilizing student knowledge and experience, securing their participation
• It leads to more permanent learning due to high student engagement
• This method supplements lectures, reading, or laboratory exercises
• It determines how well students understand concepts and principles
• It prepares students for theory application and helps to summarize or clarify points
• Skilled instructors and student preparation are required
• It may limit content coverage and consume significant time

Teaching Aids

• Teaching aids range from basic tools like blackboards to advanced audio-visual equipment
• Audio-visual aids like DVD players and video projectors can increase student engagement
• Traditional aids include blackboards, books, and periodicals
• Visual aids include objects, pictures, maps, charts, posters, and models
• Mechanical aids comprise audio tools like radios and tape recorders, and visual tools like projectors
• Films, television, and video cassettes are audio-visual aids
• Charts are common visual materials, including outline, tabular, flow, and organization types

Main Aim of Teaching

• To develop students reasoning skills
• To develop students thinking skills

Reflection of Teaching Quality

• Teaching quality is reflected by the quality of questions students ask

Annual Examination System

• Promotes rote learning
• Does not promote good study habits
• Does not encourage students to be regular in class

SPSS Training

• Colleges may organize workshops for researchers to train them in the use of SPSS

Research Characteristics

• Research should be systematic and problem-oriented
• Research is a process
• Research is active

Research and Discovery

• Researches actually lead to discoveries

Research Objectives

• Objectives can be worded in question or statement form
• Objectives should be stated in Chapter I of the Thesis

Research Methods Match

• Historical method relates to past events
• Survey method relates to present events
• Philosophical method relates to vision
• Experimental method relates to exceptional cases

Shantiniketan School

• A school where the day begins with Saraswati Vandana against painting competitions that are held in the school, images of Hindu gods are most common
• Sanskrit is a favorite subject among students; most students in this Hindu-run school are Muslim
• Ranchodbhai Kiri started Shantiniketan in 1983 in a Muslim area
• All students are Muslims
• The school maintains high educational standards
• Local Muslim leaders protect the school during riots

Shantiniketan Staff

• Husena Mansuri is the Sanskrit teacher and declined a principalship at another Muslim school

Shantiniketan School - Student creativity

• Students drew pictures of Bharat Mata, a mosque, a temple, a boy tying rakhi to his sister etc

Distinguished Ladies - Area of work (Match)

• Jhumpa Lahiri is a Novel Writerr
• Barkha Dutt is a Journalist
• Aparna Sen is a Film Director
• Smita Patil is a Film Actress

Media fact check

• Vir Sanghvi is a journalist, not associated with India Today

Oldest Indian Soap Opera

• Humlog is the oldest soap opera telecasted in India

TV Channel Slogan

• BBC World uses the tagline, “Knowing is everything”

First Made in India Kids Channel

• United Home Entertainment's Hungama TV is the first made in India kids channel

Puzzle 1

BF:GK::LP:?

• The correct choice for the second set is QU

Puzzle 2

If BLOOD is coded as 24113 and BRUST as 20678, then code for ROBUST is :?

• Code for ROBUST is 012678

Puzzle 3

• A bag contains an equal number of one rupee, 50 paise and 25 paise coins
• If the total amount in the bag is Rs. 35
• There are 20 coins of each type

Puzzle 4

2/3, 4/7, X, 11/21, 16/31

• The missing number X is 7/13

Puzzle 5

If A stands for 5 , B for 6, C for 7, D for 8, and so on, what do the following numbers stand for :
22, 25, 8, 22 and 5 ?

• The answer to this is RUDRA

Statement type 1

• "A wooden table is a table" is always true
• "Now, it is raining or not raining" is always true
• "A chicken comes out of a hen's egg" is always true

Statement type 2

• The statements "Mostly poets are not egoistic" and "Some poets are egoistic" are mutually inconsistent

Statement type 3

• The following are impossible things
• "A woman giving birth to her own grandchild"
• "A man attending his own funeral"

Bad ways to argue

• "If horses are cows, and if cows are sheep, then all horses must be sheep"
• "If top actors are famous, and Shah Rukh Khan is famous, then Shah Rukh Khan is a top actor"
• "A is not equal to B, but B is equal to C, hence A is equal to C"

Graph Q&A 1

• No sale of ‘Pep-up’ can be considered the maximum

Graph Q&A 2

• The average annual sale of Pep - up can be considered the maximum during the period 1988 - 1993

Graph Q&A 3

• The approximate percent drop in the sale of Pep - up in 1990 over its sale in 1989 can be considered at 14%

Report on Currency and Finance

• "Report on Currency and Finance” for each of the financial year in India is published by Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Students average marks Q&A

• Class A has 20 students and the average class mark is 10
• Class B has 80 students and the average class mark is 20
• The combined mean of the marks of the two classes will be 18

ICT Meaning

• ICT stands for Information and Communication Technology

Computer analysis

• Computer is capable of analysing both quantitative and qualitative data

Information Technology Definition

• Information Technology refers to the use of hardware and software for storage, retrieval, processing and distributing information of many kinds

Virus Analysis

• Virus is a part of software

Computer Usability Analysis

• Computers can be used for diagnosing the difficulty of a student in learning a subject
• Psychological testing can be done with the help of computer provided a software is available
• A set of instructions is called a programme

Global warning more pronounced at

• Global warming during winter becomes more pronounced at the Tropic of Capricorn

Man-environment relationship

• In the study of man-environment interaction, the statement of Miss Semple that “the humans are solely the product of their environment” is a fact

Man-environment interactions

• In analysis of man-environment relationship Pragmatic Possibilism implies that the man has to watch and assess the situation and then go ahead with resource utilization

Column Match

• Hearing = (i) 30 dB
• Whispering = (ii) 1 dB
• Interference with sleep = (iv) 30–50 dB
• Normal talk = (iii) 60 dB

Loss of Forest Analysis

• The maximum loss of forest lands in India is caused by River valley projects

UGC Established

• The University Grants Commission was established in 1953

Nai Talim

• Nai Talim is also called Wardha Education Plan

Democratic Decentralisation

• The idea of ‘Democratic Decentralisation’ in India was popularised by B.R. Mehta Committee, 1957

India political party Q&A

• In India, a political party is recognised as a National or Regional Party by the Election Commission of India

role of Government in Developing Countries

• The following factor/s is/are responsible for the increase of the role of Government in Developing Countries:
• 1. Economic Planning 2) Rising expectation of people 3)Emergence of the concept of Welfare State

Team Teaching

• Team teaching has the potential to develop the habit of supplementing the teaching of each other

Open Book Examination

• An important characteristic of Open Book Examination system is that it compels students to think

Method of Teaching

• Use of maximum senses can be encouraged by the Laboratory method

Communication Characteristics

• An effective teacher is one who can motivate students to learn

Good communicator

• The communicator should have fine senses

Researcher Quality Analysis

• His assertion to outstrip the evidence is not a quality of researcher
• Objectives should be pin-pointed

Prerequisites of a researcher

• The important pre-requisites of a researcher in sciences, social sciences and humanities are Supervisor, topic, critical analysis, patience

Knowledge Creation

• Creative ability stems primarily from personality traits such as inventiveness, independence, individuality, enthusiasm, and flexibility and several studies have found that creativity is not so much a function of individual traits as was once believed

Fostering Creativity

• Fostering creativity needs an environment of idea-nurturing

Manual Method

• Manual methods for the support of idea-generation, in certain occasions, are alternatively effective

Software

• Idea-generation software works as if it is a stimulant

Mental Block Analysis

• Mental blocks, bouts of procrastination and cyclical thinking patterns can be won when idea-generation software prompts questions

Level C of the effectiveness

• Level C of the effectiveness of communication is defined as channel noise

Recording a television program

• Recording a television programme on a VCR is an example of media synchronisation

Good communication requires

• Plentiful of information

number of newspapers in India Q&A

• The largest number of newspapers in India is published from the state of Uttar Pradesh

Puzzle time!

• 8 24 12 ? 18 54
• Missing puzzle = 36

Quiz Number 2

• Which day was January 1, 1996 if January 1, 1995 was Sunday? The answer is Monday

Puzzle 3 Math

• The sum of a positive number and its reciprocal which equals twice the difference of the number and its reciprocal can be considered √3 is the answer

Logic time, Q&A!

• In a certain code, ROUNDS is written as RONUDS. how will PLEASE will be written in the same code
• Answer : PLAESE

Clock reading

• At 43 7/11 min. past 5, the hands of a clock will be at right angles

Ambition and Labour

• If the following is correct:
• (i) All students are hard-working
• (ii) All hardly working people are not ambitious
• The following is implied from Most students are intelligent
• (ii) All students are not intelligent
• The following is implied from Most labourers are poor:
• (ii) All labourers are not poor

Communication Analysis

• Line access and avoidance of collision are the main functions of network protocols

The hypermedia database

• The information bits are stored in the form of nodes

Types of communications network

• communications bandwidth that has the highest capacity and is used by microwave, cable and fibre optics lines is known as broadband

The electronic bill board

• An electronic bill board that has a short text or graphical advertising message is referred to as banner

computer

• Computer cannot think at its own

Bitumen

• Bitumen is obtained from Crude oil

Malaria

• caused by parasitic infection

Cloudy Nights

• The cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear nights (without clouds) during winter days. This is because clouds prevent escaping of the heat radiation from the earth

Soil Analysis

• Largest soil group of India is Sandy soil

Water analysis

• Main pollutant of the Indian coastal water is industrial effluents

Frequency ranges

• Human ear is most sensitive to noise in the frequency range of 1-2 KHz

what chromium can be toxic analysis

• Cr + 6

DAMS - RIVERS (matching)

• Bhakra – Satluj
• Nagarjunasagar – Krishna
• Panchet – Damodar
• Hirakud – Mahanadi
• Tehri – Bhagirathi

The negative reaction of a communication

• A negative reaction to a mediated communication can be described as passive response

IGNOU

• The launch of satellite channel by IGNOU on 26th January 2003 for technological education can be called Eklavya channel

Institution Analysis

• The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) is located in New Delhi
• The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) is located in Shimla
• The Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) is in Lucknow
• The Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for fisheries is in Banglore

Fundamental Rights analysis

• Right to equality is a fundamental right
• Right against exploitation is a fundamental right
• Right to freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right
• Right of free compulsory education of all children upto the age of 14 is a fundamental right

dissolving of the LOK Sabba

• The Lok - Sabha can be dissolved before the expiry of its normal five year term by The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister

Export Q&A 1

• 1995 = Minimum year for exports

Export Q&A 2

• Difference in exports between 1997 to 1998 = 10

Export Q&A 3

• The chart shows that the most popular game of the country is
• Cricket 25 %, Football 15 %, Hockey 15 %, Golf 12.5 %, Basket Ball 12.5 %, Tennis 10 % and other 10 %. All figures out together total to 100 %. Cricket is the most popular

Most important teaching skill

• Black Board writing, Questioning, and Explaining

• Teachers help can create in a student a desire to learn

History Analysed

• The first Indian chronicler of Indian history was Kalhan

What is a syllabus

• Syllabus is a part of the curriculum.

Level of understanding analysis

• Define noun in your own words illustrates a high level example of understanding and comprehension as an indicator

Research in the Modern age

• The following actions are the main tasks of research:
• (i) to keep pace with the advancement in knowledge. (II). To discover new things. (IV) to systematically examine and critically analyze the investigations/sources with objectivity.

Matches

• (iv) Pre determined question = structured interviews
• (i) greater flexibility approach = unstructured interviews
• (ii) attention on the questions to be answered = focused interviews
• (iii) individual life experience = clinical interviews

inter disciplinary research analysis questions

To bring out holistic approach to research is the main aim

one of the aims of the scientific method

eliminating spurious relations is the main purpose

depth of any research?

• determined and judged by the objectives

Election Passages are under the scope of

The superintendence, direction and control of preparation of electoral rolls

the Election Commission is and acts as

• independent constitutional authority: This is under Article No. 324

independence of the Commission means

have a constitutional status.

Fair and free election

• to maintain law and order

Chief Election Commissioner details

.The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office under Article 324

supply information = The function of mass communication of supplying information regarding the processes, issues, events and societal developments

Feedback Loop

• the science of the study of feedback systems in humans, animals and machines is known as Cybernetics

Network media

exist in inter-connected technological environments

combine questions are under the realm of

The combination of computing, telecommunications and media in a digital atmosphere is referred as convergence

simultaneous speech

A simultaneous speech means that is interactivity

Puzzle time

16/32, 15 /33, 17/31, 14/34, ? Answer:18/30

Puzzle day again

• Monday falls on 20th March 1995
• The day on 3rd November 1994 will then be a Thursday

Math Logic Puzzle

• The average of four consecutive even numbers is 27
• Largest of these numbers is 30

Riddle me this

• *In a certain code, FHQK means GIRL
• • WOMEN means 1) VNLDM

what time of day questions

• .At what time between 4 and 5 O'clock will the hands of a watch point in opposite directions :
• answer can be deduced by: (D) 54 6/11 min. past 4

Which of the following conclusions is logically valid based on statement given below?

• *Statement - Most teachers are hard working.
• *Conclusions: some teachers are hard working & some teachers are not hard working

Q&A time

• *Statements: MOST Indian states existed before independence
• • Conclusions: Some existed before independence and others did not

Landslides occur because

• Water + Rain increases the burden

Website grievances are called:

Cyber Venting

Web search numbers problems result in poor retrieval of:

Web searches result in: poor recall

Connect Intelligence is deduced by:

• Value added networks

Telephone as an internet source:

Use ordinary telephone as an internet appliance?

• Voices lines

video transmission

• Delayed live casting:
• Virtual video

India small questions

Smallest north east state in India? _Tripura

Shortage questions

• TN coastal belt has drinking water shortage due to?
• Seepage sea water

rivers and slopes?

• While all rivers of Peninsular India flow into the Bay of Bengal, Narmada and Tapti flow into the Arabian Sea because these two rivers Follow the slope of these rift valleys

Soils and why they are not as useful

• Mahanadi delta are less fertile than those in the Godavari delta:
• erosion of top soils by annual floods

Which of the following institutions in the field of education is set up by the MHRD Government of India

• • National Bal Bhawan, New Delhi

Assertions/reasonings

Aerosols and how they impact climate All answers together that make use of both correct and are linked.

SITE stands for

• Satellite Instructional Television Experiment and how this can all affect Indian space programs

Indian researchers. What are they researching on?

• Indian Government for 'Conducting Research at Antarctic?
• Dakshin Gangotri

Human questions answered:

• Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) includes (D) All the above- including and excluding some specific cases:
• The following chart indicated : (46-50)
• The ratio to football is: (B) 1:1
• If the total expenditure: (D) Rs. 15,00,00 that were spent on football Most popular sport?: (C) Cricket Out of the same: (B) Golf and Basket ball