SYBCOM Foundation Course MCQ with Answers: Mumbai University 2021
SYBCOM Foundation Course MCQ with Answers
The protection of Human Rights Act in India was enacted in the year _________________.
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
_______________ categories of Fundamental Rights incorporates ‘Abolition of Untouchability’.
- Right to Religion
- Right to Equality
- Right to Freedom
- Right against Exploitation
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on _________________.
- 01-Dec-48
- 10-Dec-48
- 11-Dec-48
- 31-Dec-48
_____________Schedule of the Constitution given below deals with recognised languages.
- Schedule 8
- Schedule 7
- Schedule 12
- Schedule 9
_____________ is not a UN Agency.
- UNICEF
- UNESCO
- WTO
- ILO
_______________amendment introduced the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble of Indian Constitution.
- 44th
- 42nd
- 93rd
- 16th
India is a __________________ country .
- secular
- free
- busy
- overpopulated
The Prevention of Atrocities (POA ) Act was enacted in the year ______________________.
- 1988
- 1999
- 1899
- 1989
________________article of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability.
- Article 18
- Article 15
- Article 14
- Article 17
______________are the most physically abused children.
- Infants
- toddlers
- teenagers
- adults
As per census 2011, SCs comprise about _______ of India’s population.
- 17.7%
- 18.7%
- 19.7%
- 16.6%
The SC’s may belong to__________,Neo-Buddhist and Sikh religion.
- Shikhisam
- Jainism
- Zoroastrian
- Hindu
_______ right is the right or freedom which is guaranteed to citizens by a country’s constitution.
- Civil
- Political
- Eco and social
- Constitutional
All________ are expressly stipulated and written in a consolidated National constitution which is the supreme law of the land.
- Political rights
- Civil rights
- Constitutional rights
- Social rights
Constitutional right is a________ guaranteed by the constitution.
- Social right
- Constitutional right
- Civil right
- Supreme right
Constitutional rights are not basic and do not apply to everyone, unlike_______.
- Supreme light
- Political right
- Civil right
- Fundamental rights
______ are those right which is accepted and enforced by the government or state.
- Civil right
- Constitutional right
- Political rights
- Legal right
______ rights are equally available to all the citizens.
- Civil
- Legal
- Fundamental
- Constitutional
________ Rights differ from fundamental rights.
- Constitutional
- Fundamental
- Civil
- Legal
Article_____ states that when an individual is deprived of his fundamental rights he can move the supreme court and seek justice.
- 32
- 33
- 42
- 43
Safeguards are grouped into______category.
- Four
- Five
- Seven
- Six
Article____ prohibits the state to discriminate on grounds of religion race caste sex or place of birth in respect of any employment.
- 16(2)
- 17(2)
- 18(2)
- 19(2)
Article______ is states that the state is empowered to make any special provision for women.
- 15(3)
- 16(3)
- 17(3)
- 18(3)
______ are events that allow Lava Rock fragments and gases to escape from layers the Earth’s surface.
- Volcano
- Nuclear accidents
- Hurricane
- Cyclone
Certain disaster result in____ of several people.
- Death
- Loss
- Gain
- Injury
______who have studied the men’s mental health effect of disasters have noticed and apparent pattern.
- Psychiatrist
- Physiotherapist
- Orthopedic
- Counselor
Disaster can lead to Severe ______ related symptoms
- Headache
- Ulcer
- Depression
- Stress
Several studies indicate that at least half of survivors of major disasters suffer from_______ problems that need clinical care.
- Stress
- Mentally disabled
- Distress or mental health
- Hearing impairment
Adults who are in the age group of_____are likely to be more distressed after a disaster.
- 24 to 60
- 35 to 70
- 30 to 60
- 10 to 50
c)______ can lead to an adverse economic effect on the human.
- Disaster
- Politics
- Inflation
- Deflation
Disasters result in economic loss to survivors on account of______.
- Inflation
- Stagflation
- Disaster
- Unemployment
Issac Newton is considered the greatest figure of the_______ revolution.
- Scientific
- Myth
- French
- Russian Scientific
The logical process adopted by scientists to develop knowledge of nature and present it as an accepted fact is known as the _____ method.
- Modern
- Scientific
- Logical
- Adopted
______ is a logical predictive statement regarding the outcome of the research.
- Hypothesis
- Hypothermia
- Hyperbola
- Hyperstate
The attitude which enables man to apply logic and arrive at decisions based on reliable and practical knowledge is said to be_______.
- Person temper
- Scientific logic
- Scientific temper
- Logic temper
Which one of the following beliefs is not based on any reason?
- Supernatural
- Suspense belief
- Super phenomena
- Superstitious
______ are the stories that may or may not be true.
- Facts
- Hamper
- Myths
- Social
_________ are unfavourable or negative opinions held by people without any knowledge or examination of facts.
- Prejudices
- Facts
- Principles
- Stories
New technology makes the earlier one______.
- Adequate
- Absolute
- Inadequate
- In absolute
Which field of science combines other disciplines such as genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology?
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- Bio gas
- Biophysics
Which was the period of new ideas and the growth of scientific knowledge?
- Palaeolithic age
- Neolithic Age
- Middle ages
- Renaissance
_________ is a product of scientist’s creative ideas based on scientific theories and laws.
- Commodity
- Goods
- Assets
- Technology
The word science is derived from the word _____ meaning knowledge.
- Scientia
- Scientist
- Scientie
- Science
________knowledge of science refers to the application of scientific knowledge.
- Theoretical
- Practical
- Summative
- Exclusive
____________is considered as father of science(7th BC).
- Magnus
- Thomson
- Pythagoras
- Thales
____________is known as father of medicine.
- Hypocratus
- Impocratus
- Hippocritus
- Hippocrates
Leucippus and his student Democritus introduced a theory that all matter is made of indivisible units is called______.
- Proton
- Atom
- Neutron
- Quarks
In the post-disaster period, the survivors may have to face_____discrimination.
- Caste and communal
- Men and women
- Upper caste and lower caste
- Religion and culture
BSC stands for_____.
- Behavioural science centre
- Basic science centre
- Basic social centre
- Basics social corporation
Man-made disaster include______.
- Volcano
- Civil disturbances
- Deforestation
- Flood
Post-disaster may result in_____ such as robberies murders etc.
- Social evils
- Regional evils
- Communal evils
- Bad evils
______ involves all those activities that are required to prevent the disaster.
- Mitigation
- Rehabilitation
- Prevention
- Protection
Ancient Egypt made significant advances in astronomy mathematics and_______.
- Medicine
- Architecture
- Agriculture
- Homeopathy
The astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first known person to propose a ______model of the solar system.
- Universe
- Heliocentric
- Globe
- Earth
In_______the astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first known person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system.
- 200BC
- 3000BC
- 2000BC
- 3000BC
The first half of the______ century saw the scientific work of great thinker.
- 15th
- 14th
- 16th
- 17th
______ is best known for his early works on vision and metaphysics.
- Berkeley
- John Locke
- Newton
- David Hume
The word ______ comes from the Latin word Scientia meaning knowledge.
- History
- Social
- Social science
- Science
________ refers to knowledge claim based upon observation of the natural world.
- Empirical
- Superior
- Fundamental
- Observational
_______ knowledge is the project of observation and inference.
- Scientific
- Specific
- Logical
- Theoretical
A place where an earthquake originates is called the __________.
- Focus
- Tsunami
- Fault Line
- Epicenter
As the magnitude of natural disasters increases their frequency of occurrence _________.
- increases
- decreases
- remains the same
- varies over time
________________has resulted in the greatest monetary losses in a single event for the period of time listed.
- earthquake
- hurricane
- fire
- flood
The destructive powers of tsunami result mainly from their ___________________.
- incredible height
- unpredictability
- cold water
- momentum and long wavelength
Powerful tsunami are most frequently produced by _________.
- volcanoes
- underwater landslides
- Earthquakes
- impacts of asteroids
A disease that becomes unusually widespread and even global in its reach is referred to as _________.
- Epidemic
- Pandemic
- Spanish flu
- Hyperendemic
________________volcano is known for its most destructive volcanic eruption in recorded history.
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Mauna Loa
- Krakatoa
- Mount St Helens
Cyclones occurring in North Atlantic ocean are called ________________.
- Typhoon
- Hurricanes
- Tornado
- Floods
The Disaster Management Act was made in a______________.
- 2006
- 2003
- 2005
- 2009
The word disaster comes from ____________.
- Greek word
- Latin word
- French word
- German
The Bhopal Gas disaster occurred in_______.
- 1986
- 2003
- 1984
- 2009
In disaster management, mitigation measures involves_____________.
- Governmental action and administration
- Community action and administration
- Military action and administration
- Military government action
The cycle of disaster consists of the following components ____________.
- Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery B
- Preparedness, vulnerability assessment, risk assessment, recovery
- Mitigation, Risk assessment, Response, and Recovery
- risk, recovery, remedy, analysis
A good _______________ focuses on the content of the speaker’s message and not on the speaker’s personality.
- Speaker
- Receiver
- Listener
- Sender
Any form of communication where words are used is called _____________ communication.
- Verbal
- Non-verbal
- Face-to-face
- Personal
Letters, Memos, Reports are examples of _______________.
- Oral
- Written
- Face-to-face
- Verbal
A science of body language is called ________________.
- Space
- Proxemics
- Kinesics
- Oculesis
Barriers that exist in the environment are called ________________.
- Language barriers
- Psychological barriers
- Physical barriers
- Cultural barriers
Informal channels of communication is also called as_______________.
- Formal communication
- Grapevine
- Horizontal
- Diagonal
When production manager inputs certain instructions to the workers regarding production target is an example of ______________.
- Downward communication
- Upward communication
- Horizontal communication
- Diagonal communication
Group discussion is an interactive _____________ process.
- Oral
- written
- Visual
- Non-verbal
______________ refers to technical language used by people belonging to same occupation or profession.
- Communication overload
- Ambiguity
- Communication underload
- Jargon
The words ‘fair’ and ‘fare’ have different spellings but same pronunciation is an example of _____________.
- Jargon
- Communication overload
- Ambiguity
- Communication underload
____________ refers to the process of enabling that group of people to reach their goal.
- Leadership
- Team building
- Management
- Communication
A good team leader should be able to ______________.
- Manage conflict
- Manage time
- Manage stress
- Manage activity
___________ first came up with the memorable words forming, storming, forming, and performing.
- Paul Newman
- Keith Davis
- Geoffrey leech
- Bruce Tuckman
Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Correct answer | |
“The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion race, caste, sex, and place of birth ” is said in Article… | 15 (2) | 15 (1) | 15 (3) | 15 (5) | 15 (1) |
……………. The article allows the state to implement reservation in the matter of promotion for SCs and STs | 16(4A) | 16(5B) | 16(5A) | 16(A) | 16(4A) |
The first commission under the constitution was constituted in March ………….. | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1992 |
Article………….. states ‘ equality before the law or equal protection of the laws of the country’ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Sexual harassment of women at workplace (prevention, prohibition, and Redressal) Act was passed in …….. | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 |
Varishta Pension yojna is run by …………….. | LIC | Ministry of finance | RBI | NABARD | Ministry of finance |
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojna is launched by the Prime Minister in 2017 for …………. during old age | Image development | Legal Security | Political Security | Social Security | Social Security |
Muslim women (protection of rights on divorce) Act 1986 protects the rights of Muslim women who have been ………… | married | divorced | Child | Employed | Divorced |
……………… The article allows the President to appoint a commission to investigate the condition of socially and economically backward classes and table the report in parliament | 340 | 341 | 342 | 344 | 340 |
Article 275 allows special grant in aid to states for ………….welfare | Tribal | Urban | Rural | Institutional | Tribal |
Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 | Correct answer | |
Disaster usually resulted from human interaction within the artificial environment is called ……………..disaster | natural | manmade | Hybrid | Alien | manmade |
…………… stands for reducing the loss due to disaster | mitigation | Response | Loss of Lives | Public Policies | mitigation |
which of the following is not a threat of disaster in Maharashtra | Flood | Droughts | Earthquakes | Volcanoes | Volcanoes |
National Disaster Management Act was enacted in ……… | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2006 |
According to U. N. O., there were about ______ disasters per year between 1992 – 2000 in the world? | 100 | 300 | 500 | 800 | 500 |
An effect that natural disasters can have on people affected by the event is an increased rate of | homicide | Immigration | Population Growth | No Impact | Population Growth |
Approximately ——— % of earth’s surface is covered with water | 25 | 35 | 95 | 70 | 70 |
Disaster at Chernobyl (USSR), Three Mile Island (USA), and Fukusima (JAPAN) are all related to | Disaster caused by earthquake | Disaster caused by Tsunami | Nuclear disaster | Epidemic disaster | Nuclear disaster |
Disasters can be categorized into various types on the basis of | Its speed | Its previous history | Loss of property they result | Loss of human life they result | Loss of human life they result |
An example of Civil War is | Syrian War | World War I&II | Kargil War | Vietnam-US War | Syrian War |
A flood can not occur due to | Cyclone | Tsunami | Heavy rain | Biological disaster | Biological disaster |
Hurricanes are common in | India | Bangladesh | USA | Australia | USA |
Major tsunamis are produced by earthquakes with hypocenters less than | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 30 km | 30 km |
The movement of earthquake waves through the ground can produce | Solification | Creep | Liquefaction | Lahars | Liquefaction |
Percentage of Indian total area prone to the cyclone is | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
The term cyclone means | Coil of tiger | Coil of snake | Coil of lion | Coil of pig | Coil of snake |
Which of the following is the first calculating device? | Abacus | Calculator | Turing Machine | Pascaline | Abacus |
Anatomy is a branch of Science which deals with | Structure of animals and plants | The functioning of body organs | Animal behaviour | Cells and tissues | Structure of animals and plants |
Name an instrument used to measure the intensity of earthquakes | Richter Scale | Ammeter | Hyetometer | Oometer | Richter Scale |
Who had invented zero? | Egyptians | Greeks | Indians | Americans | Indians |
Who discovered Penicillin? | Alexander Fleming | Joseph Lister | Robert Koch | W. Roentgen | Alexander Fleming |
Logarithm tables were invented by | John Napier | John Doe | John Harrison | John Douglas | John Napier |
Robert Koch worked on | Tuberculosis | Cholera | Malaria | Diabetes | Tuberculosis |
Galileo Galilei stands as a central figure of the scientific revolution of the ……….. century | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 17th |
Who invented Jet Engine | Sir Frank Whittle | Gottlieb Daimler | Roger Bacon | Lewis E. Waterman | Sir Frank Whittle |
In which decade was the telephone invented? | 1850s | 1860s | 1870s | 1880s | 1870s |
What Galileo Galilei invented? | Barometer | Pendulum clock | Microscope | Thermometer | Thermometer |
What Sir Isaac Newton invented? | Reflecting telescope | Chronometer | Microscope | Spectacles | Reflecting telescope |
Who had an explosive idea and first patented DYNAMITE? | J. R. Gluber | A. Nobel | G. Fawks | W. Bickford | A. Nobel |
The term “communis” derived from ___word. | Greek | Latin | Chinese | English | Latin |
What is communication without words? | There is no communication without words | Non-verbal communication | Telepathy | Sign language | Non-verbal communication |
When speaking on the phone, what type of communication is being used? | Verbal and tone of voice | Verbal and body language | Nonverbal communication | Face to face | Verbal and tone of voice |
What is the term used to describe the emotion or feeling in your voice? | Affect | Verbal communication | Tone | Sarcasm | Tone |
Using your whole body to communicate is called what? | Miming | Body language | Sign language | Exuberant communication | Body language |
What is listening well called? | Correct listening | Passive listening | Active listening | Total listening | Active listening |
__________ are the approaches to the study of leadership which emphasize the personality of the leader | Contingency theories | Group theories | Trait theories | Inspirational theories | Trait theories |
A leader who is highly task-oriented and focuses only on getting the job done is called…………. | Autocratic | Authorotarian | Bureaucratic | Neurocratic | Neurocratic |
there are …………… stages in the team-building process | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Teamwork in an organization leads to organizational………. | Empowerment | Weakness | Economy | Skills | Empowerment |
The ________ leadership style is an expression of the leader’s trust in the abilities of his subordinates. | Participative | Delegative | Authoritarian | Neurocratic | Participative |
At the norming stage, the team is involved in defining ……… | Goals | Roles | Relation | Habits | Goals |
1)……. rights are the rights that an individual can avail and enjoy, by the virtue of being born as a human being. | Human | Civil | Political | Economical | Human |
2)……… rights are guaranteed only to citizens of the state. | Civil | Human | Economical | Political | Political |
3)……. rights make an individual self-sufficient in his/her basic needs. | Economic | Civil | Political | Human | Economic |
4) The universal declaration of human rights(UDHR) came into effect in the year……. | 1951 | 1950 | 1949 | 1948 | 1948 |
5) ….. right is a right that is guaranteed to citizens of a country by the constitution. | Political | Human | Civil | Constitutional | Constitutional |
6) Article ….. of the constitution of India has reference to schedule caste (SC). | 341 | 342 | 343 | 344 | 341 |
7) Article ….. of the constitution of India has reference to schedule tribe (ST). | 344 | 343 | 342 | 341 | 342 |
8) Schedule tribe can belong to……. | Hinduism | Neo-buddhism | Sikhism | Any religion | Any religion |
9) National commission for women act was enacted in the year…….. | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1990 |
10) National Commission for women was set up in the year …….. | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1992 |
11) No child below the age of, years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or any hazardous employment. | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
12) To apply for the national old-age scheme, the age of the applicant should be, years or higher. | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 60 |
13) Article ….of the constitution of India provides for social equality and equal access to public areas. | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
14) Storms is an example of….. disaster. | Manmade | Natural | Hybrid | Ecological | Natural |
15) ……. disaster occurs when anthropogenic actions allow increased damages from natural or manmade disasters. | Natural | Manmade | Ecological | Hybrid | Hybrid |
16)…… takes place when a large amount of ice, snow, earth, or rock falls suddenly down the mountainside. | Cyclone | Drought | Earthquake | Avalanche | Avalanche |
17)…… takes place when a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water supply. | Earthquake | Drought | Cyclone | Floods | Drought |
18)……. diseases are generally spread through consuming contaminated water. | Diseases associated with crowding | Vector-borne diseases | Diseases due to lack of nutrition | Waterborne diseases | Waterborne diseases |
19) …….. diseases are transmitted by insect and animal bites. | Diseases due to lack of nutrition | Diseases associated with crowding | Vector-borne diseases | Waterborne diseases | Vector-borne diseases |
20) Headache is a…. symptom. | Physiological | Psychological | Behavioural | Super natural | Physiological |
21) ……. has been prepared by the government of Maharashtra and other agencies to participate in disaster management. | Disaster management action plan | Varishtha pension bima yojana | The pradhan mantri vaya vandana yojana | Rashtriya vayoshree yojana | Disaster management action plan |
22) …….. is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property by reducing the impact of the disaster. | Mitigation | Litigation | Communication plan | Training | Mitigation |
23) Response includes …….. phases. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
24) The aim of the…. phase is to restore the affected area to its previous state. | Recovery | Pre-disaster | Respnse | Post -response | Recovery |
25) ……… approach relates to the human rights approach relating to the resettlement and rehabilitation of disaster victims. | Humanitarian | Philanthropist | Socialistic | Monopolistic | Humanitarian |
26) Principle …. is related to the guiding principle of the right to health. | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
27) Recent research suggest that the idea of an alphabet was first used in ……… | Egypt | India | Africa | America | Egypt |
28) ……. astronomy was the first and highly successful attempt at giving refined mathematical description of astronomical phenomena. | Babylonian | Mesopotamia | Greek | Hellesnistic | Babylonian |
29) The ….. right triangle and other rules of thumb were used to build rectilinear structures. | 3–4–5 | 4–5–6 | 5–6–7 | 7–8–9 | 3–4–5 |
30) … is known as father of science. | Pythagoras | Plato | Aristotle | Thales | Thales |
31) ….. was a first person to postulate that earth is a spherical in shape. | Thales | Aristotle | Pythagoras | Plato | Pythagoras |
32) ….. introduced atomism. | Leucippus | Euclid | Pythagoras | Aristotle | Leucippus |
33) Meaning of the word science is……… | Knowledge | Characteristic | Nature | Observation | Knowledge |
34) The word science comes from a …. word ‘Scientia’ | Indian | American | African | Latin | Latin |
35) ….. is known as father of classical liberalism. | David hume | John locke | Issac newton | George berkeley | John locke |
36) …. is a theory of knowlegde that asserts that knowledge comes from sensory experience. | Empiricism | Theoretical | Practical | Validated | Empiricism |
37) A mental attitude which is behind the method of aquiring reliable and practical knowlege may be called….. | Tolerance | Humanism | Secularism | Scientific temper | Scientific temper |
38) Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM) is a term related to ……… | Production | Sales | Human resource | Finance | Production |
39) Public speaking is a part of …….. skills. | Communication | Listening | Interpersonal | Leadership | Communication |
40) In …. listening the listener listens with interest and encourages the speaker with continued speaking. | Active | Content | Evaluative | Reflective | Active |
41) Gossip is an example of ……. communication. | Written | Non-verbal | Body language | Oral | Oral |
42) …. communication can be preserved as permanent record of the organisation. | Body language | Non-verbal | Written | Oral | Written |
43) ….. colour signifies health and excitement. | Red | Pink | Blue | Green | Pink |
44) In …. charts two bars are shown for each activity. | Pie | Bar | Gantt | Graphs | Gantt |
45) Distance of 4 feet to 12 feet is considered as ….. space. | Intimate | Personal | Social | Public | Social |
46) Noise is an example of…. barriers to communication. | Physical | Semantic | Socio-psychological | Organisational | Physical |
47) …… means to distort in writing or telling. | Filtering | Rambling | The Halo and Horn effect | Slanting | Slanting |
48) …. refers to talk aimlessly , without connection of ideas. | Slanting | Filtering | Rambling | The Halo and Horn effect | Rambling |
49) Status barrier is an example of….. barrier. | Cross-cultural | Organisational | Semantic | Physical | Organisational |
50) Communication between the same department or persons on the same level is called…. communication. | Downward | Upward | Horizontal | Diagonal | Horizontal |
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Sir please mention this is for which semester
These MCQs are very helpful.
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This website is not good .
Sir please make only for sem 3 MCQ pdf
Please provide mcq of foundation course sem 1
nataural disaster management act was passed on 23 dec,2005 and not 2006
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Sir please mention for which semester …..i want seperate MCQ’s for 4th semester