1. Ozone layer is found in (1) Hydrosphere (2) Lithosphere (3) Stratosphere (4) Troposphere 2.

Tyranosaurus was abundant during (1) Paleozoic (2) Mesozoic (3) Senozoic (4) Azoic 3.The part of the castor seed that yields oil is (1) Cotyledons (2) Caruncle (3) Endosperm (4) Nucellus 4. Which fungus is edible (1) Amenita (2) Mucor (3) Rhizopus (4) Morchella 5. Plants which flower only once in their life are called (1) Holocarpic (2) Monocarpic (3) Syncarpic (4) Apocarpic 6. Largest leaves belong to (1) In Rafflesia (2) In Victoria (3) In Nerium (4) In Ginkgo 7. Maize fruit is (1) Achene (2) Cypsela (3) Samara (4) Caryopsis 8. Antibodies are (1) Glycoproteins (2) Proteins (3) Nucleoproteins (4) Carbohydrates 9. Tears contain (1) Amylase (2) Lysozyme (3) Mucus (4) Plasma 10. The process by which DNA gives rise to RNA called as (1) Transduction (2) Translation (3) Transformation (4) Transcription

(b) Protein 3/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 2/5 (c) Protein 1/5, fat 1/5, carbohydrate 3/5 (d) Protein 1/2, fat , carbohydrate 1/4 2. Which of the following statements about a balanced chemical equation is not true? (a) Mass is conserved only (b) Atoms are conserved only (c) Molecules are conserved only (d) All of these 3. Atomic theory was given by (a) John Dalton (b) Neils Bohr (c) E. Rutherford (d) J.J Thomson 4. If we open a bottle of perfume, its smell spreads in the entire room within a short time due to the process of (a) Evaporation (b) Sublimation (c) Diffusion (d) Solution 5. Which out of the following is a heterogeneous mixture? (a) Milk (b) Soil (c) Smoke (d) All of these 6. Carbon dioxide is a compound because: (a) It exists as solid liquid and gas. (b) It contains hydrogen and oxygen. (c) It contains two different elements joined by chemical bonds. (d) It can be split up into simpler substance by chemical means 7. Which of the following is neither an element nor a compound? (a) Saline water (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Mercury (d) Sodium chloride 8. Atomicity of Aluminium is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 9. The chemical formula of a compound containing 2 atom of hydrogen and 1 atom of sulphur is (a) H2SO4

1. Balanced diet should have (a) Protein 2/5, fat 3/5, carbohydrate 1/5

(b) SO2 (c) H2S (d) H2O 10. When magnesium is burnt in air. It produces magnesium oxide. The correct chemical reaction is: (a) Mg +O2 MgO (b) 2 2Mg +O 2MgO (c) 2Mg + 2O2MgO (d) 2 Mg2 +O 2MgO ANSWERS 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)

cause (1.A.S.1990) (a) urea excretion in mammals entails a greater loss of water than that in birds. (A) the water requirement per unit weight is less in birds than in mamtnals. (c) absorption of water from the gut is more efficient in birds than in mammals. (d) None of these B 5. Birds get thrust (forward motion) and lift (upward

CTET SCIENCE MCQ

1. Which one of the following constitutes the two best reasons for distinguishing the living from the non living? (a) Growth and locomotion (b) Irritability and locomotion (c) Respiration and excretion (d) Reproduction and locomotion C 2.The largest living bird is (a)duck (b) dodo (c)ostrich (d) peacock C 3. Which of the following are the only mammals that possess nucleated red blood corpuscles? I.Camel 2.Llama 3.Man 4.Dog a) l and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c )3 and 4 (d)l and4 A 4 When compared to the mammals, birds are less sensitive to temporary deprivation of water, be

motion) from (a) air sacs . b) flapping of wings

(c) twisting of feathers (d) shape of wings which is similar to aeroplane blades B 6. The mammal which lays eggs is (a)Bat (b) Squirrel (c)Kangaroo (d) DuckbilledPlatypus D 7. Hormones are normally absent in (a) rat (b) monkey (c) bacteria (d) cat C 8. The blood sucking organisms are (a)Hookworms (b) Earthworms (c)Leeches (d) Pin worms C 9. The blue coloured blood of this marine creature is used to test safety of drugs. It is found abundantly along Orissa coast. The given description fits (a)Scorpion

(b) Sepia (c)Cattle fish (d) Horse shoe crab D 10.From which stage of silkmoth is silk obtained? (a)Caterpillar (b) Pupa (c)Cocoon (d) Adult C 11. The gestation period of cows is (a)150 days (b) 280 days (c)300 days (d) 365 days B 12. 50. Pick out the wrong pair Animal Gestation period (a) Monkey 300 days (Li)Elephant 600 days (c)Cow 280 days (d)Pig 68 days A 13.Taenia solium (Tape worm) lives as a parasite in(a)pig (b) abdomen of man (c)intestine of man d) liver of man C 14. Which of the following is an egg laying mammal? (a)Bat (b) Scaly ant -eater (c)Whale (d) Spiny ant -eater D 15. The human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can (a) move from one cell to another (b) undergo autoreproduction

(c) disturb host cell respiration (d) excrete in human sperm

1. The diagonal of a square is 4v 2 cm. The diagonal of another square whose area is double that of the first square is (A) 8 cm (B) 8v2 cm (C) 4v 2 cm (D) 16 cm Ans : (A) 2. A train starts with the speed of 70 km/hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 km/hr. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ? (A) 2 hrs (B) 4 hrs 5 mins (C) 4 hrs (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 3. How long does a train 110 metres long running at the speed of 72 km/hr take to cross a bridge 132 metres in length ? (A) 98 sec (B) 121 sec (C) 1242 sec (D) 143 sec Ans : (B) 4. A boatman goes 2 km against the current of the stream in 1 hour and goes 1 km along the current in 10 minutes. How long will it take to go 5 km in stationary water ? (A) 40 mins (B) 1 hr (C) 1 hr 15 mins (D) 1 hr 30 mins Ans : (C) 6. The ratio of the incomes of A and B is 5 : 4 and the ratio of their expenditure is 3 : 2. If at the end of each year, each saves Rs. 1600, then the income of A is (A) Rs. 3400 (B) Rs. 3600 (C) Rs. 4000 (D) Rs. 4400 Ans : (C) 7. Half of 1 per cent is equal to (A) 0005 (B) 005 (C) 002 (D) 02 Ans : (A) 8. If 3/5th of a cistern is filled in 1 minute, how much more time will be required to fill the rest of it ? (A) 40 sec (B) 30 sec (C) 36 sec (D) 24 sec Ans : (A) 9. In what ratio must water be mixed with milk costing Rs.

12 per litre to obtain a mixture worth Rs. 8 per litre ? (A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 2 Ans : (A) 10. A number was divided successively in order by 4, 5 and 6. The remainders were respectively 2, 3 and 4. The number is (A) 214 (B) 476 (C) 954 (D) 1908 Ans : (A) 11. The difference between simple and compound interest @ 10% per annum on a sum of Rs. 1000 after 4 years is (A) Rs. 31 (B) Rs. 3210 (C) Rs. 4040 (D) Rs. 6410 Ans : (D) 12. The maximum length of a pencil that can by kept in a rectangular box of dimensions 8 cm 6 cm 2 cm, is (A) 2v13 cm (B) 2v14 cm (C) 2v26 cm (D) 10v2 cm Ans : (C) 13. What is the smallest number by which 3600 be divided to make it a perfect cube ? (A) 9 (B) 450 (C) 50 (D) 300 Ans : (B) 14. At what time between 9 and 10 oclock will the hands of a watch be together ? (A) 45 min past 9 (B) 50 min past 9 (C) 49 1/11 min past 9 (D) 48 2/11 min past 9 Ans : (C) 15. A two-digit number is such that the product of the digits is 8. When 18 is added to the number, then the number is reversed. The number is (A) 18 (B) 42 (C) 81 (D) 24 Ans : (D) 16. The edges of a cuboid are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and its surface area is 88 cm2 . The volume of the cuboid is (A) 24 cm3 (B) 48 cm3 (C) 64 cm3 (D) 120 cm3 Ans : (B)

17. In a school 10% of the boys are same in number as th of the girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the school ? (A) 3 : 2 (B) 5 : 2 (C) 2 : 1 (D) 4 : 3 Ans : (B) 18. X got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price she bought. What was the labelled price ? (A) Rs. 16,000 (B) Rs. 12,000 (C) Rs. 10,000 (D) None of the above Ans : (C) 19. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on selling 36 oranges. Her loss per cent is (A) 10% (B) 11 1/9 % (C) 12 % (D) None of the above Ans : (A) 20. In a camp, 95 men had provisions for 200 days. After 5 days, 30 men left the camp. For how many days will the remaining food last now ? (A) 180 (B) 285 (C) 139 16/19 (D) 285 Ans : (B) 21. A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of a dog are equal to 4 leaps of the hare. Compare their speeds in terms of ratio of their speed. (A) Dogs speed : hares speed = 15 : 16 (B) Dogs speed : hares speed = 16 : 15 (C) Dogs speed : hares speed = 3 : 5 (D) Dogs speed : hares speed = 5 : 3 Ans : (B) 22. The ratio of the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is (A) 70 km/hr (B) 75 km/hr (C) 84 km/hr (D) 875 km/hr Ans : (D) 23. In 10 years, A will be twice as old as B was 10 years ago. If A is now 9 years older than B, the present age of B is (A)29years (B) 19 years (C) 49 years (D) 39 years Ans : (D) 24. Three taps A, B and C can fill a tank in 12, 15 and 20 hours respectively. If A is open all the time and B and C are open for one hour each alternately, the tank will be full in

(A) 6 hours (B) 6 2/3 hours (C) 7 hours (D) 7 hours Ans : (C) 25. The present ages of three persons are in proportions 4 : 7 : 9. Eight years ago, the sum of their ages was 56. Find their present ages (in years) (A) 20, 35, 45 (B) 8, 20, 28 (C) 16, 28, 36 (D) 20, 36, 46 Ans : (C)

something won't work because we've tried it before or we don't do it that way. Well, may be you did try it before but that doesn't mean it won't work now. And having done things a certain way in the past doesn't mean you've been doing them the best way. A good manager is open-minded and receptive to new ideas. 1. The given passage speaks about (A) the sign of a good manager (B) the workers doing their job

CTET English Solved Paper

CTET English : Solved Paper Directions(Q. 110) In questions 1 to 10 you have a brief passage with 10 questions. Read the passage carefully, and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

(C) ways in which to produce a higher quality product (D) the need to be open to new ideas Ans : (A) 2. We understand from the passage that a good manager is one (A) who has a department where everybody is busy at work

You may think the sign of a good manager is to have a department where everybody is busy at work on their assigned tasks. But if your people are merely doing their jobs, theyre only working at about half their potential. A truly productive department is one in which every employee is actively thinking of better, more efficient methods of working ways in which to produce a higher quality product, in less time, at lower cost. To get this kind of innovation from your people, you have to be receptive to new ideas; what's more, you have to encourage your people to produce new ideas. Incentives are one way to motivate employees to be more productive. You can offer a cash bonus, time off, or a gift. But a more potent form of motivation is simply the employee's knowledge that management does listen to him or her, and does put employee suggestions and ideas to work.

(B) who offers a cash bonus, time off or a gift to his workers (C) who is open minded and receptive to new ideas (D) who is too quick, too eager to show off his experience and knowledge Ans : (C) 3. People merely doing their jobs in the passage means (A) that people busy at work do not perform their assigned tasks (B) that such people produce a higher quality product (C) that such people are working at about half their potential (D) that such people are innovative Ans : (C) 4. In a truly productive department (A) people are busy at work on their assigned tasks (B) people are busy at work to produce a large quantity of product

When you listen to new ideas, be open-minded. Don't shoot down a suggestion before you've heard it in full. Many of us are too quick, too eager, to show off our own experience and knowledge and say that

(C) people always think of evolving better and more efficient methods of working (D) people always make a show of their experience and knowledge Ans : (C)

5. The word motivation in the passage means (A) to impute a motive to an action (B) the act of inspiring others (C) to put a thing into action (D) None of these Ans : (B)

(C) you distrust his experience and knowledge (D) you pressurise him to tender new ideas or face the consequences Ans : (B) 10. A good manager should (A) be open-minded and receptive to new ideas (B) quickly shoot down innovative suggestions from an

6. To be receptive to new ideas in the passage suggests (A) Readiness to receive new ideas (B) to be cautious and careful about the new ideas (C) to share with your people the new ideas (D) to think of better and more efficient methods of working Ans : (A)

employee to assert supremacy of his experience and knowledge (C) discard innovative ideas dubbing them unworkable (D) be content with the normal functioning of the department Ans : (A)

CTET TEACHING APTITUDE PRACTICE

01. While working as a teacher, you get an offer from a firm for an appointment to an

7. The word incentives in the context of the passage suggests (A) to produce higher quality product, in less time (B) to produce higher quality product, at lower cost (C) an additional payment or additional facilities to employees to increase production (D) employee's faith that management does listen to his suggestions and ideas Ans : (C)

administrative post with better financial prospects and status. How will you react to this?

a) accept the offer provided the salary is considerably higher

b) inform them that you prefer to continue as a teacher 8. A truly productive employee, according to the writer, is always (A) busy at work on his assigned tasks (B) actively thinking of better and more efficient methods of working (C) has an eye on a cash bonus, time off, or a gift (D) suggesting but never busy at work Ans : (B) 9. The innovative suggestions or new ideas from your employee can be obtained when 02. You would like to prefer to join the teaching profession. How will you manage to procure the job? a) by giving bribe to the appointing authority d) seek the advice of friends and parents before taking a decision c) accept the offer if more incentives and conveniences are provided

(A) you offer a cash bonus to him (B) you make him feel that management does listen to him or her and puts his ideas to work

b) by adopting any means that would help in getting appointed

c) by seeking political support

to ridicule him

d) by exalting excellence in competition

d) inform his parents and advise them to arrange for providing private tuition

03. You are asked to attend, without allowance, a refresher course to the subject teachers of your specialisation at a time when you have some familial inconveniences. How will you react to this situation? 06. You find it difficult to take your class because of the loud noise in the neighboring class. What step would you take? a) go to that class immediately and scold the students a) make arrangements for compensating your absence from the family and attend the course b) make a complaint to the principal about the class c) go to that class and openly tell the teacher that the b) accept the offer provided it is a requirement for promotion noise is quite distressing d) have a friendly talk with the teacher at some convenient time and discuss about a solution c) agree to attend if TA and DA are given as per rules 07. A club is formed for your teaching subject. What d) persuade the authorities for a postponement of the course till your inconveniences are over role will you play in its functioning? a) will regularly attend the functions organised by the office bearers 04. Your principal is penalising you deliberately inspite of your efforts to satisfy him. What would you do under this situation? a) boldly do what you think to be right b) retort in the same coin b) will extend help in matters when requested by the staff representative c) voluntarily contribute for organising all activities taken up d) co-operate with the programmes organised according to your suggestions c) dont react at all d) mobilize support of the colleagues against him 08. In a teachers meeting, a majority decision is going to be taken about an issue. You strongly feel that it is 05. A student of your class is being ridiculed by his mates because he gives foolish answers not proper. What will you do in this situation? a) walk out of the meeting in protest of the decision b) exert pressure over your close friends to vote to all questions. Which of the following steps do you consider most appropriate? a) stop asking questions to him so that such a situation can be avoided against the decision c) clearly present your arguments against the decision and request the members to reconsider d) quietly yield to the view point of the majority b) frequently ask very simple questions to him so that he can answer correctly and gain confidence 09. You feel that a particular instructional strategy is effective for teaching your subject. But none of your c) advise the other students to be sympathetic and not colleagues agree with you. What step will you take?

a) look for the theoretical justification of the strategy from books on instruction b) leave them to do as they like c) give up your strategy as it is not acceptable to others d) with the co-operation of your colleagues, design an action research

Ans : (A) 4. His directions misled us we did not know which of the two roads to take. (A) complicated (B) ambiguous (C) narrow (D) fantastic Ans : (B) 5. It would be difficult for one so to believe that all men are equal irrespective of caste, race and religion. (A) emotional (B) democratic (C) intolerant (D) liberal Ans : (C) Directions(Q. 610) In each of the following sentences four words or phrases have been bold. Only one bold part in each sentence is not accepted in standard English. Identify that part and mark its letter (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your as answer.

10. You come to know that a girl student is being teased by a boy of your class. What step will you take first? a) call her brother to the campus and tell him this information b) ask a few able boys to deal with the mischievous boy c) ask the girl to give a written complaint to the principal d) talk to the boy gently and persuade him apologise to the girl

CTET SAMPLE PAPERS FOR ENGLISH

Directions(Q. 15) Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set of words that best completes the sentence meaningfully. 1. He went to the library to find that it was closed. (A) seldom (B) never (C) only (D) solely Ans : (C) 2. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so that they can disappear at any moment. (A) tentative (B) tenuous (C) consistent (D) restrictive Ans : (B) 3. Her reaction to his proposal was . She rejected it . (A) inevitablevehemently (B) subtleviolently (C) cleverabruptly (D) sympatheticangrily

6. Gaze for a thing (A) that are not (B) available easily (C) in the country is a universal phenomenon. (D) Ans : (B) 7. It is foolish to be expecting (A) one person to be like another (B) person, for (C) each individual is born (D) with his characteristics traits. Ans : (A) 8. The tendency to believe (A) that (B) man is inherently dishonest is something (C) that will be decried. (D) Ans : (D) 9. I have not come across very (A) few (B) people who (C) think of thing beyond (D) their daily work. Ans : (B) 10. He managed to board (A) the running train (B) but all his luggages (C) was (D) left on the station. Ans : (C)

ctet result and sample paper(Child Pedagogy MCQ)

Child development and Pedagogy (MCQ) 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. Frobels 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 ANSWERS 1. (a) (c) 9. (b) 2. (d) 6. (c) 10. (b) 7. (c) 3. (d) 8. (c) 4. (c) 5.

monthly test. If monthly scores were given equal weightage and final scores are given double weightage , what are his average marks in Mathematics ? a. 65 b. 75 c. 80 d. None of these

Test Of Numerical Ability For Forthcomming Exam

1. Let A = (x + 1)/(x 1 ) and B = (x 1)/(x + 1). Determine the value of A B a. 0 b. x/(x - 1) c. 4x/(x - 1) d. None of these 2. Ashok had to do a multiplication. Instead of taking 35 as one of the multipliers, he took 53. As a result, the product went up by 540. What is the new product ? a. 1050 b.1590 c. 1440 d. none of these 3. A ladder on a road when inclined on a wall reaches a point 12 m above ground. Placing at the same position if it is inclined on to other side of a road, it reaches a point 9m above the ground. If the length of ladder is 15 m, what is the width of the road ? a. 17 m b. 23 m c. 19 m d. 21 m 4. The rate of interest on two bonds is in the ratio of 4 : 5. A person wants to invest his savings in these bonds in such a way that he received equal half yearly interest from both the bonds. He should invest in these bonds in the ratio : a. 5 : 2 b. 2 : 5 c. 4 : 5 d. 5 : 4 5. A student secured 60, 75 and 85 in Mathematics

6. A sells a product having a printed price of Rs.2,400 at a discount of 10% on printed price. He earns a profit of 25% in this sale. What was the purchase price on which A purchased this product ? a. Rs.1980 b. Rs.1728 c. Rs.2160 d. Rs.1800 7. A wheel travels a distance of 22 km in 2500 revolutions. Find the diameter of the wheel. a. 1.4 m b. 2.8 m c. 5.6 m d. None of these 8. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on a sum of money at the rate of 10% p.a. for 2 years is Rs.50. Find the principal amount. a. Rs.5,500 b. Rs.4,000 c. Rs.5,000 d. None of these 9. If the numerator of a fraction is doubled and the denominator is increased by 3, the new fraction is 3/5. What is the original fraction if its denominator is more than twice the numerator by 1 ? a. 3/7 b. 6/13 c. 1/3 d. 5/11 10. Three taps A, B and C can fill the tank in 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes respectively. All the three taps are opened simultaneously and after 10 minutes, tap C is closed and another tap D is opened.

It took another 20 minutes to fill the tank. How much time does tap D take to empty a full tank ? a. 18 minutes b. 24 minutes c. 30 minutes d. 36 minutes 11. A rod of length 300 inches is to be cut into three pieces of integer length such that length of the first piece is square of the second and that of the second is square of the third. What is the length of the left out portion, if the left out portion has to be the least ? a. 12 inches b. 24 inches c. 8 inches d. 30 inches 12. The amount on a certain sum for 3 and 4 years at a certain rate of compound interest are Rs.18250.50 and Rs.20988.10 respectively. What is the rate of interest ? a. 10% b. 12% c. 13% d. None of these 13. The difference between simple interest and compound interest on a certain sum of money for 2 years at 10% p.a. is Rs.4200. The sum is : a. Rs.20,000 b. Rs.16,000 c. Rs.24,000 d. None of these 14. In an examination A gets 40% of total marks and B gets 80% of that of A. C gets 60% of As and Bs marks taken together. D gets 45% of As and Cs marks taken together. If the required pass percentage is 36, how many of these four students passed the examination ? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 15. In a school, the number of girls exceeds the

number of boys by 60. If the number of girls is increased by 15% and the number o boys is increased by 50%, there would be 15 boys more than girls. Find the original strength of the class ? a. 540 b. 360 c. 720 d. 600 16. An investor invested a sum of Rs.10 lakhs in shares of company X and of company Y. Company Xs share yields 24% in cash each year and the rate of interest on company Ys debentures is 16%. He received a total of Rs.2,08,000 in the form of dividend and interest from these two companies. How much money was invested in company X ? a. 400000 b. 600000 c. 650000 d. None of these 17. A dry fruit seller purchased 3 kinds of nuts at the rate of Rs.100/kg, Rs.80/kg and Rs.60/kg respectively. He then mixed them in the ratio of 3 : 4 : 5 by weight and sold the same to a customer at 50% profit. The price per kg at which he sold the mix to the customer is : a. Rs.110 b. Rs.90 c. Rs.70 d. None of these 18. A, B and C were partners sharing profits in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 : 6. D died and his share was distributed equally among the surviving partners. What will be the new profits sharing ratio ? a. 4 : 5 : 6 b. 2 : 3 : 4 c. 3 : 4 : 5 d. None of these 19. A vehicle changed hands 3 times and at each time the loss to the earlier owner was 10%. If the overall loss was Rs.4,065, find the original price of the vehicle (in rupees). a. 10,000

b. 10,500 c. 15,000 d. 5,000 20. What is the three digit number which is a 2 more than a perfect square and 2 less than a perfect cube ? a. 627 b. 402 c. 123 d. None of these 21. If it costs Rs.Y to whitewash the 4 walls of a room, how much would it cost(in rupees), if all the dimensions were to be 5 times the original dimensions ? a. 5 Y b. 25 Y c. 25 Y d. 20 Y 22. A sum of Rs.4000 was lent partly at 6% and partly at 8% simple interest. If the interest received after one year is Rs.272, find the ratio in which the money was lent. a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 2 c. 1 : 2 d. None of these 23. A man pays off 3/20 of his debt every month . At the end of 6 months, his remaining debt is Rs.290. How much amount (in rupees) has he cleared off every month ? a. 400 b. 435 c. 450 d. 500 24. Y wanted to borrow Rs.1000 from a moneylender for a period of one year. However, the moneylender deducted Rs.200 as interest charges and gave Rs.800 to him. What is the rate of interest at which Y has borrowed the money ? a. 20% b. 22.5% c. 25%

d. 27.5% 25. If the interest compounded annually on a certain sum at a certain rate of interest for 2 years is equal to 55% of the simple interest on the same amount at the same rate of interest for twice the time period, find the rate of interest. a. 12% b. 20% c. 24% d. None of these ANSWER 1. c 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. d 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. b 11. b 12. d 13. d 14. c 15. a 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. c 20. c 21. b 22. b 23. b 24. c 25. b

TET/CTET Science study notes for paper-II

Properties of Metals

Metals are solids at room temperature with the exception of mercury and gallium, which are liquids at room temperature. Gallium and Caesium melt below 30c . So if room temperature is around 30c, they may also be in liquid state Metals are hard but not brittle, except zinc at room temperature. Metals, in their pure state, have a shining surface. This property is called metallic luster e.g., gold, silver and copper Metals can be beaten into thin sheets known as foils. This property is called malleability. Gold and silver are the most malleable metals. The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wires (except sodium, potassium, calcium, lead etc.)is called ductility. Gold is the most ductile metal. It is because of their malleability and ductility that metals can be given different shapes according to our needs like for making cooking vessels or making jewellery. Metals are generally hard except sodium and potassium, which are soft and can be cut with a knife.

When metals strike a hard surface produce a sound and are said to be sonorous like iron or aluminum Metals have high melting points but gallium and caesium have very low melting points. Metals have 1 to 3 electrons in the outermost shell of their atoms. The greater the number of shells and lesser the number of valence electrons, the greater is the reactivity of the metal. Metals are good conductors as they have free mobile electrons. Silver and copper are the two best conductors of heat and electricity. Lead is the poorest conductor of heat. Bismuth, mercury and iron are also poor conductors. Metals have high density and are very heavy except sodium, potassium, calcium etc. Iridium and osmium have the highest densities where as lithium has the lowest density. Metals have high melting and boiling point except mercury, cesium, gallium, tin, lead. Tungsten has the highest melting point where as silver has low boiling point. Sodium and potassium have low melting points. Metals always ionize by losing electrons and become positively charged ion or Cation Na - 1e- Na+ Metals are always deposited at the cathode during electrolysis. Metals lose electrons and hence get oxidized. Hence They are reducing agents. Metals generally form basic oxides, some of which are also amphoteric, such as aluminium oxide, zinc oxide, lead oxide etc. Metals usually do not form hydrides by reacting with hydrogen except those of sodium, potassium and calcium. Metal react with chlorine and produce chlorides, which are electrovalent. Metals on reaction with dilute acids they give respective salt and hydrogen.

(carbon). These have no metallic lustre, and do not reflect light. Non-metals are not lustrous, except iodine and diamond which is the most lustrous of all the substances Non-metals are usually not hard exception is diamond which is the hardest substance. Non-metals are very brittle, and cannot be rolled into wires or pounded into sheets. Non-metals are poor conductors of heat and electricity except for carbon in the form of graphite and the gas carbon Non-metals have a tendency to gain or share electrons with other atoms. They are electronegative in character. By gaining electron form anions Nonmetals generally form acidic or neutral oxides with oxygen. Non-metals have 4, 5, 6 or 7 electrons in the valence shell. If it has 8 electrons, it is called a noble gas. Lesser the number of shells and greater the number of valence electrons, greater is the reactivity of the nonmetal. Non-metals gain electrons to form anions and hence get reduced and act as a oxidizing agents. Non-metal gain or share electron so exhibit both electrovalency or covalency. Non-metals are always deposited at the anode during electrolysis. Non-metals generally form acidic oxides when react with oxygen. Some oxides are neutral, such as nitrous oxide, nitric oxide, carbon monoxide water etc Non-metals produce chlorides, which are covalent when, react with chlorine Non-metals form hydrides when react with hydrogen , e.g. NH3, PH3, HCl, HBr, HI, H2S, H2O etc.

CTET TEACHING APTITUDE PRACTICE

01. While working as a teacher, you get an offer from a firm for an appointment to an administrative post with better financial prospects and status. How will you react to this? a) accept the offer provided the salary is considerably higher b) inform them that you prefer to continue as a teacher c) accept the offer if more incentives and conveniences are provided d) seek the advice of friends and parents before taking

Properties of Non-metals
Non-metals exist in two of the three states of matter at room temperature: gases (oxygen) and solids

a decision 02. You would like to prefer to join the teaching profession. How will you manage to procure the job? a) by giving bribe to the appointing authority b) by adopting any means that would help in getting appointed c) by seeking political support d) by exalting excellence in competition

providing private tuition

06. You find it difficult to take your class because of the loud noise in the neighboring class. What step would you take? a) go to that class immediately and scold the students b) make a complaint to the principal about the class c) go to that class and openly tell the teacher that the noise is quite distressing

03. You are asked to attend, without allowance, a refresher course to the subject teachers of your specialisation at a time when you have some familial inconveniences. How will you react to this situation? a) make arrangements for compensating your absence from the family and attend the course b) accept the offer provided it is a requirement for promotion c) agree to attend if TA and DA are given as per rules d) persuade the authorities for a postponement of the course till your inconveniences are over

d) have a friendly talk with the teacher at some convenient time and discuss about a solution

07. A club is formed for your teaching subject. What role will you play in its functioning? a) will regularly attend the functions organised by the office bearers b) will extend help in matters when requested by the staff representative c) voluntarily contribute for organising all activities taken up d) co-operate with the programmes organised

04. Your principal is penalising you deliberately inspite of your efforts to satisfy him. What would you do under this situation? a) boldly do what you think to be right b) retort in the same coin c) dont react at all d) mobilize support of the colleagues against him

according to your suggestions

08. In a teachers meeting, a majority decision is going to be taken about an issue. You strongly feel that it is not proper. What will you do in this situation? a) walk out of the meeting in protest of the decision b) exert pressure over your close friends to vote against the decision

05. A student of your class is being ridiculed by his mates because he gives foolish answers to all questions. Which of the following steps do you consider most appropriate? a) stop asking questions to him so that such a situation can be avoided b) frequently ask very simple questions to him so that he can answer correctly and gain confidence c) advise the other students to be sympathetic and not to ridicule him d) inform his parents and advise them to arrange for

c) clearly present your arguments against the decision and request the members to reconsider d) quietly yield to the view point of the majority

09. You feel that a particular instructional strategy is effective for teaching your subject. But none of your colleagues agree with you. What step will you take? a) look for the theoretical justification of the strategy from books on instruction b) leave them to do as they like

c) give up your strategy as it is not acceptable to others d) with the co-operation of your colleagues, design an action research

10. You come to know that a girl student is being teased by a boy of your class. What step will you take first? a) call her brother to the campus and tell him this information b) ask a few able boys to deal with the mischievous boy c) ask the girl to give a written complaint to the principal d) talk to the boy gently and persuade him apologise to the girl