Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Trained Graduate Teachers Exam Solved Paper

General Knowledge 

(Exam Held on 12-02-2011)

 


1. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Kalinga Award          -     Popularization of Science
b) Barlong Award          -     Agriculture
c) David-Cohen Award   -     Literature
d) Pulitzer Prize         -     Progress in Religion     

2. Which of the following characters was not a part of Shakespearian plays?
a) Julius
b) Brutus
c) Potterd) Ariel

3. Which of the following international organizations is dedicated to the cause of wildlife conservation?
a) UNFPA
b) UNDP
c) UNESCO
d) WHO

 4. Human Rights Day is observed on :
a) 10 October
b) 9 May
c) 10 December
d) 18 February

5. Railway coaches are made in the largest number at Integral coach factory, situated in:
a) Kapurthala
b) Peramburc) Varanasi
d) Moradabad

6. Which of the following is not a necessary qualification for a state to become a member
of United Nationas Organization? It should :
a) be a sovereign state
b) be a peace loving state
c) be a willing to discharge responsibilities under the UNO charterd) guarantee human rights and freedom to its citizens

7. The imaginary line on the earth’s surface which closely follows 180^o meridian, is called :
a) International date time
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Equator
d) Prime Meridian

8. ‘Loti’ is the currency of :
a) Burundi
b) Libya
c) Sudan
d) Lesotho

9. Which type of rocks are mainly found in the Himalayan ranges?
a) Sedimentary
b) Metamorphicc) Igneous
d) Granite

10. Water Lily is the national emblem of :
a) Denmark
b) Bangladesh
c) Italy
d) Luxemberg

11. Who is a famous ‘Sarangi’ player?
a) Vilayat Khan
b) Ustad Zakir Husian
c) Alauddin Khan
d) Ustad Binda Khan

12. Which of the following is not a dance/dance-drama associated with the state ‘Maharashtra’?:
a) Lezim
b) Lavani
c) Kathid) Dahi Kala

13. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I.  Simon Commission                                   1. 1885
II. Quit India Movement                                  2. 1942
III. Formation of Indian National Congress        3. 1927
IV.Minto-Morley Reforms                               4. 1909
      Codes :
      I      II       III       IV
a)   3     2       1        4
b)   1     3       4        2
c)   4     3       2        1
d)   1     2       3        4


14.Commonwealth games in 2014 will be held in :
a) Edinburgh, Scotland
b) Ontario, Canada
c) Glasgow, Scotland
d) Abuja, Nigeria

15. United Kingdom’s Prime Minister since May, 2010 is :
a) Tony Blair
b) David Cameron
c) Gordon Brown
d) Edward Health

16. Which of the following two IIT’s started functioning in 2009?
a) Gandhinagar, Jodhpur
b) Ropar, Patna
c) Indore, Mandid) Bhubaneshwar, Hyderabad

17. Banking of cureves is done to provide :
a) Centripetal force
b) Centrifugal force
c) Centrifugal acceleration
d) Angular velocity

18. Match the following and choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
I.   Calomel                   1. Copper sulphate
II.  Blue vitriol                2. Calcium sulphate
III. Gypsum                   3. Mercurous chloride
IV. Normal salt              4. Sodium chloride
      Codes :
       I      II       III       IV
a)   1     2       3        4
b)   4     3       2        1
c)   3     2       1        4
d)   3     1       2        4


19. Which of the following have maximum calrofic value?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fatsc) Protiens
d) Vitamins

20. How many Fundamental Rights are there now guaranteed under the Constitution of India?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

 21. The reduction of voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha as well as Assemblies is in :
a) Sixty-First Amendment 1989
b) Seventy-Third Amendment 1992
c) Sixty-Fourth Amendment 1990
d) Fifty-Ninth Amendment 1988

22. Jute is mainly grown in :
a) Tamil Nadu
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Himachal Pardesh

23. Delhi became the capital of India in :
a) 1910
b) 1911
c) 1916
d) 1923

24. Who amonst the following is the author of the book ‘My Country My Life’?
a) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
b) Atal Behari Vajpayee
c) L.K.Advani
d) Shashi Tharoor

25. One-rupee currency notes bear the signature of :
a) The President of India
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Governor of Reserve bank
d) Indian Finance Secretary

26. Which of the following country won the FIFA World Cup, 2010?
a) Germany
b) South Africa
c) Brazil
d) Spain

27. Who among the following is Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) President
 b) Vice President
c) Prime Minister
d) Home Minister

28. B.C. Roy Award is given in the field of :
a) Journalism
b) Medicine
c) Music
d) Environment

29. Who among the following has been declared as Businessman of the decade?
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Anil Amabani
c) Ratan Tata
d) Azim Premji

30. Who amongst the following has been named UNESCO’s National Ambassador?
a) Aishwarya Rai
b) Priyanka Choprac) Sharmila Tagore
d) Kajol

31. People have eyes of different colours, e.g. brown, black or blue, depending upon
the particular Pigment present in the :
a) Iris
b) Corena
c) Pupil
d) Choroid

32. Which of the following is known as the ‘red planet’ ?
a) Mercury
b) Mars
c) Jupiter
d) Saturn

33. The special Constitution position of Jammu & Kashmir is that :
a) It is not one of the States of the Indian Union
b) It is beyond the purview of the Indian Constituion
c) Indian laws do not apply to it
d) It has its own Constitution

34. The fundamental right which has been described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar as ” The heart
and soul of the Constitution” is the right to :
a) Equlaity
b) Property
c) Freedom of religion 
d) Constituional remedies

35. Fourth Estate is referred to :
a) Public Opinion
b) Chamber of Commerce
c) The Newspaperd) Political Parties