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LANGUAGE ABILITY
For Questions 16-20: Please read the passage below and answer the questions that
follow
Towards the end of the 17th century, the British East India Company exported Indian
fabrics to other countries. According to a French traveller of the 17th century, "the Indian
cotton fabrics clothed everyone - from Cape of Good Hope to China, man and woman,
from head to foot". Before the introduction of mechanised spinning in the early 19th
century, all Indian cottons and silks were only hand woven. Preserved in museums
around the world, are samples of Indian handmade fabrics, including that found in the
ruins of Mohenjodaro. But many expressions of this traditional skill - Sambalpuri of
Orissa, Jamdhani of West Bengal, Leheria of Gujarat, Paithan of Maharashtra, Ikkat of
Andhra Pradesh and the triple-ply silks of Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) - are vibrantly
alive today. Though every state is home to a range of unique fabrics in hundreds of
designs, colours and textures, Indian fabrics constitute less than 2 per cent of the world
textile trade.

16. The Indian fabrics referred to in the passage are …
(A) All hand woven / hand made
(B) Usually made of silk and cotton
(C) All of antique value
(D) All of the above
17. The expression ‘fabrics clothed everyone ... from head to toe’ appears in the
passage. This refers to …
(A) Clothes which fit well.
(B) A cloth that can completely cover a person’s body
(C) Clothing made for all parts of the body.
(D) None of the above.
18. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A) India, even today, makes hand woven fabrics.
(B) India stopped making hand woven fabrics in the early19th century.
(C) Kancheepuram is famous for Leheria fabrics.
(D) French travellers exported Indian fabrics in the 17th century.

19. From the passage one can infer that…
(A) In the 17th century, a lot of French people visited India.
(B) At some point in history, Indian fabrics were popular across the world.
(C) Indian fabrics have not been able to keep up with the changes in international
fashion.
(D) If not for the British, Indian fabrics would never have been exported to other
countries.
20. According to the author, which of the following is a reason for the low percentage
contribution of Indian fabrics to world textile trade?
(A) Indian fabrics do not have much variety in terms of colour and texture.
(B) Indian fabrics are mostly handmade and hence not up to international standards.
(C) Both a and b
(D) None of the above

For Questions 21 and 22: Choose the most appropriate option to fill the blank in the
sentences:
21. I have ______________ her name for the post.
(A) recommended (B) commended
(C) demonstrated (D) distressed
22. Due to delayed monsoons, prices of vegetables have risen ________. This has made
certain vegetables unaffordable to the common man.
(A) immediately (B) exponentially
(C) eventfully (D) simultaneously
23. Choose the option so that each pair of words is related in the similar manner.
Poem : Sculpture :: Pen : _____
(A) Chisel (B) Tool
(C) Sculptor (D) Rock

For Questions 24 and 25: Choose the most appropriate option of two words, to fill the
two blanks in the sentences.
24. She received a standing ______ for her _____ performance.
(A) ovation … dull (B) claps … immense
(C) provocation … deliberate (D) ovation … enchanting

25. I am ______ to ______ home.
(A) going … go (B) planning … rush
(C) seeing … buy (D) run … going

For Questions 26, 27 and 28: Choose the option that contains a grammatically incorrect
sentence.
26. (A) Wild flowers often grow around the well near to the temple.
(B) Wild flowers often growing around the well near the temple.
(C) Wild flowers often growing around the well near to the temple.
(D) Wild flowers often grow around the well near the temple.
27. (A) Why he is talking rudely always?
(B) Why does he always talk rudely?
(C) Why does he always talk so rude?
(D) Why he is talking rudely always?
28. (A) Did you remember to take the keys?
(B) Did you remember taking the keys?
(C) Do you remembered taking the keys?
(D) Do you remember to take up the keys?

For Questions 29 and 30: Given are sets of sentences. They need to be arranged in a
sequence to form a coherent paragraph. Pick the option which gives the best sequence.
29. A Raag expresses the structure of the melody.
B Taal concerns itself with rhythm.
C There are more than 200 such Raags in Hindustani classical music.
D Raag and Taal are the fundamental elements of Hindustani classical music.
(A) ABCD (B) BADC
(C) DABC (D) DACB
30. A However, all of these have made the greatest impact in the last century.
B Throughout this expansion, new technologies have been integrated into the
mainstream.
C Since its development, roughly 10,000 years ago, agriculture has expanded
vastly in geographical coverage and yield.
D Agricultural practices such as irrigation, crop rotation, fertilizers, and pesticides
were also developed over the centuries.
(A) CDBA (B) DBAC
(C) CBDA (D) DBAC

For Questions 31 and 32: Choose the word that is different from the remaining words.
31. (A) Relation (B) Characteristic
(C) Trait (D) Attribute
32. (A) Sympathy (B) Empathy
(C) Apathy (D) Understanding
33. Select the option that is opposite in meaning to the words/phrases that is highlighted
in the sentence.
This shopkeeper goes an extra mile to ensure that customers get the benefits of all
special schemes.
(A) does more than expected
(B) shies away from physical labour
(C) makes no effort
(D) None of the above

34. Read the paragraph and select the option that best captures the essence of the
paragraph.
The earliest forms of pottery discovered in the Indus valley date back to around
5000BC. These are similar to baskets in shape and most of the designs on these
vessels are identical to woven motifs on earlier baskets. These decorative motifs
were not just for ornamentation, but definitely had some ritual significance.
(A) Indus valley had designs similar to woven motifs on everything including its
pottery and these had ritual significance.
(B) The pottery in the Indus valley had ritual significance.
(C) The earliest forms of pottery in the Indus valley had a basket shape and designs
similar to woven motifs having ritual significance.
(D) Indus valley’s earliest pottery was made around 5000BC and was of basket
shape which was of ritual significance.

35. Choose the option that best replaces the highlighted part in the sentence.
The budget for this project being low has become an issue for the director.
(A) The budget for this project being low (B) The project’s budget being low
(C) The project’s low budget (D) This low budget project

SECTION – C Marks: 15
AWARENESS OF GENERAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES
36. Which of the following rivers is called the sorrow of Bihar?
(A) Gandaki (B) Kosi
(C) Bramhaputra (D) Mahananda
37. UNESCO is a United Nations agency. UNESCO stands for ________________.
(A) United Nations Environmental, Social and Cultural Organisation
(B) United Nations Ecological, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(C) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(D) United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation
38. Which of the following has never held the position of the Chief Justice of India?
(A) V. N. Khare (B) Y. K. Sabharwal
(C) R. C. Lahoti (D) R. S. Sarkaria
39. In his book, “On the origin of species”, Charles Darwin proposed that all species had
evolved through a process of ______________.
(A) Divine creation (B) Coincidental breeding
(C) Natural selection (D) Natural diversification
40. A mammal named “Dolly” was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an
adult cell. Dolly was a _______.
(A) Lab mouse (B) Chimpanzee
(C) Orangutan (D) Sheep
41. Who out of the following, never visited the Indian subcontinent?
(A) Hsüan-tsang from China (B) Queen Victoria of United Kingdom
(C) Alexander the Great of Macedon (D) Ghengis Khan of Mongolia
42. As of the year 2009, which of the following words appear in the preamble to the
Constitution of India?
(A) Empire (B) Socialist
(C) Welfare state (D) Both B and C
43. ______________ is the highest wind energy producing state in the country.
(A) Rajasthan (B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) None of the above.
PART-I – 2 – A – 12 of 12
44. India Gate is located at _____________ while the Gateway of India is located at
________________.
(A) Mumbai, Agra (B) Mumbai, New Delhi
(C) New Delhi, Mumbai (D) New Delhi, Khyber Pass
45. India’s GDP growth during the financial year 2008-09 was ____________.
(A) 8.1% - 9% (B) 7.1% - 8%
(C) 6.1% - 7% (D) 5.1% – 6%
46. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is ____________.
(A) a programme for universalisation of educational content in all primary schools.
(B) a programme for ensuring that everyone irrespective of age or gender has
access to education.
(C) a programme for universalisation of elementary education.
(D) Both A and C.
47. The 2016 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in ____________.
(A) Chicago (B) Rio de Janeiro
(C) Madrid (D) Tokyo
48. What was the name of the organization founded and run by Mother Teresa?
(A) Sisters of Loreto (B) Sisters of Charity
(C) Loreto Convent (D) Missionaries of Charity
49. 28) Ramon Magsaysay – after whom the Magsaysay awards are named – belonged
to _______________.
(A) United States of America (B) People’s Republic of China
(C) Republic of the Philippines (D) Republic of India
50. Which, out of the following civil services fall under the category of All India
Services?
(A) Indian Administrative Service (B) Indian Police Service
(C) Indian Forest Service (D) All of the above

PART – II
M.A. IN SOCIAL WORK
Duration: 1 Hour Marks: 25
Instructions to the Candidate:
(a) All answers are to be written in the space provided below each question. No additional
sheets will be provided to write the answers.
(b) Please use a blue or black ink or ballpoint pen only.
(c) Please write your answers in English only. Answers written in any other language will not
be corrected.

INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE QUESTION PAPER
1. Question Number One is COMPULSORY.
2. Do ANY ONE out of Question 2 and 3.
QUESTION NO. 1
Mr. Mehta is an eighty year old widower residing with his only son and daughter-in-law
in an urban middle class locality of a city. With age there has been an onset of arthritis
which affects mobility and at times causes acute pain in his joints. Although not
bedridden, Mr. Mehta can only manage to move around the house and take care of his
basic routine requirements. Having served in a private company as the head of the
accountancy department, he gets a pension of Rs. 6000/- per month. Both the son and the
daughter-in-law work in a multinational firm and have long work hours. They also have a
two year old son, who is looked after in the day care of the housing society from 8 am to
8 pm and is picked up by either of the parents on their way home.
Mr. Mehta spends the entire day by himself and goes out to the nearby park in the
evenings where he interacts with a few people of his age group. However that does not
address his problem of loneliness adequately. Further, after having worked for long
hours, the son and daughter-in-law prefer to spend some time by themselves or with their
son. On weekends, there are numerous household chores that have to be completed which
give very minimal family time together. Mr. Mehta has several times suggested having a

governess for the young child so that care giving can happen at home. Further, he could
also spend some time with the child so as to be more meaningfully engaged. The son and
daughter-in-law however feel that getting a reliable governess would be a difficulty
particularly in the current scenario. Taking care of both, the elderly Mr. Mehta and the
child would further make the situation more complex. The daughter-in-law particularly
feels that the current arrangement is convenient and Mr. Mehta should find means to
occupy himself such as joining an elderly group engaged in some interesting activity.
Today the son informed that he was considering an international posting assignment and
wanted to know what Mr Mehta would like to do?

Based on the above caselet answer the following question.
Q. Write a short note highlighting the social problems emerging from the case. (250
words)
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QUESTION NO. 2
Tasnim a 17 year old girl comes from a conservative family.
Living in an urban slum from her childhood, She lost her father in an accident when she
was five years old. Her mother was not able to cope up with her father’s death and
developed a mental health problem. Tasnim and her three other siblings were then living
together with their relatives. Due to poor economic conditions and being dependent on
her relatives, Tasnim started working in a zari- factory from the age of six.
Tasnim’s mother, due to her mental illness, would often run-away from home and would live
on the streets. Her relatives were not ready to take care of her mother. She would often go on
the streets and spend some time with her mother. Tasnim’s earnings were controlled by her
relatives. She would work continuously for 15-16 hours in the factory.
Tasnim’s uncle was an alcoholic and would often physically hit her and her siblings for
small reasons. When she was 15, he forcefully married her elder sister off to an older
man. Tasnim was scared with this incident. Her uncle then started putting more
restrictions on her and she was not even allowed to meet her mother. Tasnim was
frustrated with this attitude and behavior. In a fit of anger she ran away from home.
Tasnim was not clear where she wanted to go, all she had in her mind was to be far away
from her family where they will not be able to trace her. She boarded a train to Mumbai
and reached one of the main stations. She slept in the waiting hall for one night, during
this period she came in contact with a local girl at the station who helped with food and
some basic necessities and shared that if she wishes to survive in this city alone she will
have to disguise herself as a boy or she will be vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
For Tasnim, this was another new world.

Based on the above caselet answer the following questions.
1. List the problems you consider important in the above situation. (50 words)
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2. Explain your understanding of the problems you have identified. (50 words)
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3. What would you do in a situation like this and why? (50 words)
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4. What do you believe should be done to bring about change in situations like this?
(50 words)
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QUESTION NO. 3
Sunita is a 13 year old Adivasi girl from a tea garden in Jalpaiguri district of West
Bengal. The tea garden where Sunita’s mother worked as a labourer has been closed for
the past one year. The family has been struggling with limited resources and barely able
to sustain themselves. Sunita’s father died four years back. He fought an unsuccessful
battle with cancer. Sunita’s two younger brothers Chhotka and Hari were too young to be
left alone while her mother went out to work in the quarry. So Sunita stopped going to
school to take care of her younger siblings and would keep looking for odd jobs to help
with the family situation.
A distant Mama (maternal uncle) of Sunita visits the family and tells her mother that in
recent months, the cases of kidnapping of young girls has increased and gives a few
examples. Sunita’s uncle also adds that since Sunita has now grown up, she is also
vulnerable.
He then informs Sunita’s mother that he has found a groom in Haryana who has 20 acres
of land and is very rich. And that he would take care of Sunita well. Moreover, he tells
her that the person is not asking for any dowry. Instead, he will only pay for the marriage
expenses.
Sunita’s mother accepts this offer happily. The marriage is fixed for the next week in a
nearby temple.

Based on the above caselet answer the following questions.
1. List the problems you consider important in the above situation. (50 words)
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2. Explain your understanding of the problems you have identified. (50 words)
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3. What would you do in a situation like this and why? (50 words)
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4. What do you believe should be done to bring about change in situations like this?
(50 words)
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PART - II
M.A. IN DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION
Duration: 1 Hour Total Marks: 50
Instructions to the Candidate

(a) Write an essay on ANY ONE of the following statements expressing your point of
view.
(b) Maximum word limit is 1000 words
(c) Please use a blue or black ink/ballpoint pen only.
(d) An Answer booklet is provided with the Question Paper. No additional sheets will
be provided to write the answers.
(e) Please write your answers in English only. Answers written in any other language
will not be corrected.

STATEMENTS
1. Poverty is a major cause of disability.
2. Children with disabilities should preferably be educated in special schools.
3. Societal reactions are more disabling than the impairment itself.
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PART - II
M.A. IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Duration: 1 Hour Total Marks: 50
Instructions to Candidates
This part of the test consists of THREE SECTIONS. All questions are compulsory.
Please write your answers in the space provided in this Booklet. No additional sheets will
be provided to write the answers. Please write legibly. Please use blue or black
ink/ballpoint pen only.

SECTION: A Marks: 20
Write an essay on ANY ONE of the following topics (word limit: 500 words)
1. Relevance of board examination in students’ learning
2. Importance of libraries in education
3. Role of schools in promoting democratic values
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SECTION: B Marks: 5 x 3 = 15
The following statements represent different views on school education. Do you agree
with them? Give reasons.
1. Schools cannot make children creative and talented. Children are born with these
qualities.
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2. Free schooling leads to poor quality of education.
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3. English must be made the medium of instruction in all schools in India.
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4. Girls are naturally suited for social sciences than science subjects.
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5. Subject knowledge is less important than sensitivity to children for teachers in
primary schools.
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SECTION: C Marks: 3 x 5 = 15
Read the following extract and answer the questions below.
In our society, work is identified with a job; it is done for an employer and for money;
unpaid activities do not count as work. For example, the work performed by women and
men in households is not assigned any economic value; yet this work equals, in monetary
terms, two-thirds of the total amount of wages and salaries paid by all the corporations in
the United States. On the other hand, work in paid jobs is no longer available for many
who want it. Being unemployed carries a social stigma; people lose status and respect in
their own and others’ eyes because they are unable to get work.
At the same time those who do have jobs very often have to perform work in which they
cannot take any pride, work that leaves them profoundly alienated and dissatisfied.
…[Workers] have no say about the use to which their work is put, and cannot identify in
any meaningful way with the production process. The modern industrial worker no
longer feels responsible for his work nor takes pride in it. The result is products that show
less and less craft, artistic quality or taste. Thus work has become profoundly degraded;
from the worker’s point of view, its only purpose is to earn a living. …
This state of affairs is in sharp contrast to traditional societies in which ordinary women
and men were engaged in a wide variety of activities – farming, fishing, hunting,
weaving, making clothes, building, making pottery and tools, cooking, healing – all of
them useful, skilled and dignified work. In our society most people are unsatisfied by
their work and see recreation as the main focus of their lives. Thus work has become
opposed to leisure, and the latter is served by a huge industry featuring resource- and
energy-intensive gadgets – computer games, speedboats, and snowmobiles – and
exhorting people to ever more wasteful consumption.
As far as the status of different kinds of work is concerned, there is an interesting
hierarchy in our culture. Work with the lowest status tends to be that work which is most

“entropic,” i.e., where the tangible evidence of the effort is most easily destroyed. This is
work that has to be done over and over again without leaving a lasting impact – cooking
meals which are immediately eaten, sweeping factory floors which will soon be dirty
again, cutting hedges and lawns which keep growing. In our society, as in all industrial
cultures, jobs that involve highly entropic work – housework, services, agriculture – are
given the lowest value and receive the lowest pay, although they are essential to our daily
existence. These jobs are generally delegated to minority groups and to women. Highstatus
jobs involve work that creates something lasting – skyscrapers, supersonic planes,
space rockets … and all the other product of high technology. High status is also granted
to all administrative work connected with high technology, however dull it may be.

1. What are the different classifications of jobs discussed in the paragraph?
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2. How is the nature of work different in traditional and present societies?
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3. Do you agree with the author’s classification of high and low status jobs? Where
would you place teaching in this classification?
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