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MSSW Entrance Test Model Question Paper

Common Entrance Test for Post-Graduation Courses 16th June 2014
MADRAS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, established in 1952, located in Chennai, South India, is an Autonomous Institution, NAAC accredited and affiliated to University of Madras.

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Instructions to the Candidate

Please read the instructions given below carefully before you start answering the questions.
** First fill up your Name, Question Booklet series Number, Your Application Number, Course applied for and Overall Percentage of marks in UG in the respective boxes given in the OMR Sheet.

** Please include all the subjects including languages/optional papers for calculating overall percentage of marks. In case you do not have the final semester marks, enter the percentage you have obtained up to V / VII semester (in the case of Non Semester pattern upto II year).
** If you have applied for more than one course, please write the application form number of each course in the space provided.

** As of now, if you do not know the percentage of marks, get it after the test and submit it in the college office, before 4 pm today. If you fail to do so, your application will not be considered for further processing.

Sample Question

How to fill the Coding Sheet?
1. The duration of the test is for 60 minutes (one hour).
2. You are required to answer ALL (50) objective type multiple choice questions. There is no negative mark for wrong answers.

3. Do not make any entries in any place other than the OMR answer sheet provided. For Rough work, use the last blank page of the question booklet provided for that purpose.

4. On choosing the answer of your choice, fully darken the appropriate response space using a Ball Point Pen (black or blue ink). Use of Pencil is not allowed. Adopt the following pattern to mark your choice of answer to the questions. For instance, if choice of answer for Q. No. 1 is ‘B’.

5. Do not darken more than one response space for a single question. It will make your answer invalid.
6. Ensure that only the required shadings are done. Any other markings/shading/scratches will make the OMR answer sheet invalid.

7. On completion of the test, leave the hall after handing over BOTH the question booklet and the OMR answer sheet to the invigilator.

I. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Eugenics is the study of
a. altering human beings by changing their genetic components
b. people of European origin
c. different races of mankind
d. genetics of plants

2. Headquarters of United Nations Organization is situated at
a. Haque, Netherlands
b. Geneva, Switzerland
c. New York, USA
d. Vienna, Austria

3. Fathometer is used to measure
a. Earthquakes
b. Ocean depth
c. Rainfall
d. Sound intensity

4. Hybridization is
a. downward movement of water through soil
b. a process of tilling the land
c. decayed vegetable matter
d. cross-fertilization between two varieties

5. Human Rights Day falls on
a. 24 February
b. 10 December
c. 15 May
d. 21 July

6. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
a. The people
b. Lok Sabha
c. elected members of the legislative assembly
d. elected members of the legislative council

7. Devaluation of a currency means
a. reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies
b. permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
c. fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of pre-determined currencies
d. fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and major trading partners

8. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
a. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
b. resistance power increases
c. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
d. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

9. Where was the Vulture Population Estimation-2013 conducted?
a. Manas Tiger Reserve
b. Panna Tiger Reserve
c. Palamau Tiger Reserve
d. Pench Tiger Reserve

10. Who was awarded the India’s top cine honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2014?
a. Pran
b. Shahrukh Khan
c. Lata Mangeshkar
d. Gulzar

11. National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) established in the year 2005 is situated at
a. Kolkatta
b. Delhi
c. Chennai
d. Bangalore

12. What is the playing time of the full version of the Indian National Anthem?
a. 42 seconds
b. 48 seconds
c. 52 seconds
d. 58 seconds

13. _________________ is a set of benchmarks towards achieving standardization of cheques issued by banks across the country.
a. Cheque Transmission System(CTS)-2014 Standard
b. Cheque Truncation System (CTS)- 2010 Standard
c. Cheque Transparent System(CTS)-2013 Standard
d. Cheque Teller System (CTS)-2011 Standard

14. The world governing body of which of the following Sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently?
a. Football
b. Cricket
c. Tennis
d. Rugby

15. Who is Malala Yousufzai?
a. First Muslim woman Booker prize winner
b. Norway’s first Islamic Cabinet minister
c. First Muslim woman to scale Mt.Everest
d. Pakistani teenage Education rights Activist.

16. Who invented the ‘Ball Point Pen’?
a. Biro Brothers
b. Waterman Brothers
c. BICC Brothers
d. Write Brothers

17. Development expenditure of the Central Government does not include
a. Expenditure on economic services
b. Grant to States
c. Expenditure on social and community services
d. Defence expenditure

18. The decade 1981-1990 was observed as International Decade for
a. Peace and Communal Harmony
b. Drinking Water supply and Sanitation
c. Women and Children
d. Health and Hygiene

19. In the last decade (2003-13), which one among the following sectors had attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows in to India?
a. Chemicals other than fertilizers
b. Services sectors
c. Telecommunication
d. Food Processing

20. Ms. Medha Patkar is associated with the
a. Tehri project
b. Enron project
c. Sardar Sarovar project
d. Dabhol project