The choice of communication partners is influenced by factors of
A.Proximity, utility, loneliness
B.Utility, secrecy, dissonance C.Secrecy, dissonance, deception D. Dissimilarity, dissonance, deviance

Assertion (A) : Formal communication tends to be fast and flexible.
Reason (R) : Formal communication is a systematic and orderly flow of information.

The term ‘grapevine’ is also known as :
(1) Downward communication
(2) Informal communication (3) Upward communication (4) Horizontal communication

Identify the air pollutant in urban areas which irritates eyes and also respiratory tract of human beings.
(1)    Particulate matter  
(2)    Oxides of nitrogen    (3)    Surface ozone     (4)    Carbon monoxide

Which of the following is the largest source of water pollution in major rivers of India?
(1)    Untreated sewage
(2)    Agriculture run-off (3)    Unregulated small scale industries (4)    Religious practices

Sustainable development goals have specific targets to be achieved by
(1)    2022    (2)    2030 (3)    2040    (4)    2050

Which ot the following pollutants can cause cancer in humans?
(1) Pesticides   (2) Mercury          (3) Lead          (4) Ozone

Which of the following phenomena is not a natural hazard?
(1) Wildfire            (2) Lightning
(3) Landslide        (4) Chemical contamination

As a chairman of UPSC while selecting a teacher you should, be

Listening is badly affected by

The first OpenUniversity in India was set up in the State of
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Delhi
(C) HimachalPradesh (D) TamilNadu

Most of the Universities in India are funded by
(A) the CentralGovernment
(B) the State Governments (C) the UniversityGrants Commission (D) Private bodiesand Individuals

Which of the following organizations looks afterthe quality of Technical andManagementeducation in India?
(A) NCTE (B) MCI
(C) AICTE (D) CSIR

The President of India is
(A) the Head ofState
(B) the Head ofGovernment (C) bothHead ofthe Stateand the Head ofthe Government (D) None oftheabove

The essential qualities of a researcher are
(A) spirit of free enquiry
(B) reliance on observation and evidence (C) systematization or theorizing of knowledge (D)all the above

What is the number that comes next in the sequence?
2, 5, 9, 19, 37, __
(A) 76 (B) 74 (C) 75 (D) 50

Find the next letterforthe series MPSV..…
(A) X (B) Y
(C) Z (D) A

HTML is used to create
(A) machine language program (B) high level program
(C) web page (D) web server

The term DNS stands for
(A) Domain Name System (B) Defense Nuclear System
(C) Downloadable New Software (D) Dependent Name Server

The missing term in the series 1, 4, 27 16, ? , 36, 343, ……is
(A) 30
(B) 49 (C) 125 (D) 81