IGNOU B.ed Entrance Exam GK

1. The battle of Mahabharata is believed to have been fought at Kurukshetra for
(A) 14 days
(B) 16 days
(C) 18 days
(D) 20 days
Ans: (C)
2. The Mnkteswara Temple is located
(A)Puri
(B) Belur
(C). Konark
(D)Bhubaneswar
Ans: (D)
3. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the ‘Napoleon of India’?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Sri Gupta
(D) Chandragupta-I
Ans: (A)
4. Between which two rulers was the First Battle of Panipat fought
(A) Akbar and BahIol Lodi.
(B) Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
(C)Bairam Khan and Sikandar Lodi
(D) ShahJahan and Daulat Khari Lodi
Ans: (B)
5. Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari?
(A) Abul Fazl
(B) Abdus Samad
( C) Bairam Khan
(D) Raja Todarmal
Ans: (A)
6. Match list’ I with list II and select the correct answef by
given below the lists:
List I                 List II
(a)Peshwas       I. Nagpur
(b) Gaekwad      2. Pune
(c) Bhonsles      3. Indore
(d) Holkers         4. Baroda
Codes:
a     b          c          d
(A) 2     4          1          3
(B) 1     3          2          4
(C) 2     4          3.         1
(D) 4     3          2          1
Ans: (A)
7. Which reformer from Maharaslitia was known as Lokhitavadi?
(A) Pandit Ramabai
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) M.G. Ranade,
(D) Gopal Han Deshmukh
Ans: (D)
8. ‘Din-e-Ilahi’ of. Akbar was not a success because
(A After Akbar, it was not patronised.
(B) The Muslim did not accept other religious practices.
(C) It was not suitably projected to the masses.
(D) All the above.
Ans: (D)
9. Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Bal Gangadhar tilak
(C) M.K Gandhi
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: (C)
10.Give the correct chronological order
of the following events
1.Formation of Muslim League
2.Formation of All India Untouchability League
3. Formation of All India Trade Union Congress
4. Formation of Indian National Congres
(A) 2, 4, 1, 3
(B) 3, 4, 1, 2
(C) 4, 3, 1, 2
(D) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans: (D)
11. 80% of the coal in India comes
from
(A) Jhatia and Raniganj
(B) Kantapalli and Singareni
(C) Singrauli and Korba
D) Neyvei
Ans: (A)
12. Dry zone agriculture in India contributes nearly 40% of the total
(A) Commercial crops
(B) Fodder crops
(C) Food crops
(D) Plantation products
Ans: (C)
13. The precipitation consisting of a mixture of snow and rain is
(A)Sleet
(B) Smog
(C)Snow-line
(D) Fog
Ans: (A)
14. ‘Operation Flood’ was launched
1970 to
(A) control floods
(B) increase milk production
(C) improve water sources
(D) construct more dams
Ans: (B)
15. Photogrammetry is
(A) portraying gradient
(B) movement of setlines
(C) a method of solving geometrical problems
(D) use of photography in surveying and mapping
Ans: (C)
16. The spice State of India is
(A) Taniil Nadu
(B) Bihar
(C)Gujarat
(D) Kerala
Ans: (D)
17. Jog Falls is found across the river
(A)Cauvery
(B) Kabini
(C)Krishna
(D) Sharavati
Ans: (D)
18. Which of the following sea ports of
India is the main outlet for export of Tea ?
(A)Mumbai ‘
(B) Kolkata
(C)Kandla
(D) Chennai
Ans: (B)
19. The International Date Line passes through the
(A) Pacific Ocean
(B) Atlantic’ Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D)Arctic Ocean
Ans: (A)
20. Which of the following is not form of precipitation 7
(A)Rainfall
(B) Snowfall
(C)Fog
(D) Hail
Ans: C
21. Which of the following is a Great Circle?
(A) The Tropic of Cancer
(B) The Arctic Circle
(C) The Equator
(D) The Tropic of Capricorn
Ans: C
22. Tides in the sea have stored in them
(A) hydraulic energy
(B) kinetic energy
(C) gravitational potential energy
(D) a combination of all the above
Ans: D
23. Which component of blood is considered as the guard cell of our body?
(A)R.B.C.
(B) Platelets,
(C)Plasma
(D)W.B.C.
Ans: D
24. Camel can walk easily in the desert, because
(A)it has thick skin
(B)it can maintain water level in the body
(C)it has a layer of fat under the skin to combat heat
(D)it has long legs with padded paws
Ans: D
25.The function of arteries in ‘our body is to
(A) carry blood away from the heart
(B) purify the blood
(C) manufacture White Blood Corpuscles
(D) carry blood back to the heart
Ans: A
26. Plants climb by means of
(A)Tendril
(B) Roots
(C)Pistil
D) Branches
Ans: A
27. This term is associated’ with the Biology ef silkworms.
(A) Apiculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Sylviculture
D) Pisciculture
Ans: B
28. Pick out the correct sequence of
a simple land food ‘chain
I.deer
2.grass
3.tiger
(A)1 2 3
(B)321
(C)1 3 2
(D)213
Ans: D
29. Sex in human beings is determined
by
(A) Vitamins
(B) Chromosomes
(C) Hormones
(D) Nutrients
Ans: B
30. Deficiency of  Fluorine in drinking water causes
(A) dental caries (cavity)
(B) dental fluorosis
(C) skeletal fluorosis
(D) goitre
Ans: A
31. In man, urea is formed in
(A)Kidney
(B) Liver
(C)Nephron
(D)Urinary Bladder
Ans: A
32. The most important function of perspiration is
(A) get rid of the body wastes
(B) regulate body temperature
(C) regulate body wastes
(D) lubricate the skin
Ans: B
33. ECG is the instrument that records
(A) potential difference of cardiac muscles
(B) rate of respiration’
(C) rate of glomerular filtration
(D) volume of blood pumped
Ans: A
34. Hot spot is an area having
(A) wide variety of species
(B) wealth of endemic species
(C) rich variety of flora and fauna
(D) conserving species in natural habitat
Ans: B
35. Electromagnet is used “in a
(A) Calling bell
(B) Computer
(C) Motor
(0) Washing machine
Ans: A
36. Kilo Watt Hour represents the unit for
(A) force
(B) power
(C) time
(D) energy
Ans: D
37. A transformer is used to
(A) convert mechanical energy into electrical energy
(B) convert alternating current into direct current
(C) convert direct current to alternating current
(D) transform alternating current voltage
Ans: D
38. Clear nights are colder than cloudy nights because of
(A)conduction
(B) condensation
(C)radiation
(D) insolation
Ans: C
39. What is condensation ?
(A) Change of gas into solid
(B) Change of solid into liquid
(C) Change of vapour into liquid
(ID) Change of heat energy cooling energy
Ans: C